FYI

“ROCK OF AGES” — With Andrew Jefferson & Kailee Mathews, a “jukebox musical” featuring 29 songs by classic bands like Bon Jovi, Styx, Twisted Sister, Journey & more, 8 p.m. today & Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday, Arkansas
Public Theatre in Rogers. $23-$60. Final weekend. 631-8988 or arkansaspublictheatre.org.
“ROCK OF AGES” — With Andrew Jefferson & Kailee Mathews, a “jukebox musical” featuring 29 songs by classic bands like Bon Jovi, Styx, Twisted Sister, Journey & more, 8 p.m. today & Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday, Arkansas Public Theatre in Rogers. $23-$60. Final weekend. 631-8988 or arkansaspublictheatre.org.

TODAY (9/23)

Sunset Dinner Cruise -- 4 p.m., Rocky Branch Marina on Beaver Lake. Hosted by Hobbs State Park. $40. Reservations at 789-5000.

Barn Party: Pluck and Play -- An acoustic jam session on the museum grounds, 6 p.m., Shiloh Museum of Ozark History in downtown Springdale. Sponsored by the Downtown Springdale Alliance. Free. 750-8165.

Just Dance -- An evening mix of Latin dance, music, and visual arts, 7-9 p.m., Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville. Sponsored by Univision Arkansas. Free. Register at 657-2335 or crystalbridges.org.

"Rock of Ages" -- A "jukebox musical" featuring 29 songs by classic bands like Bon Jovi, Styx, Twisted Sister, Journey and solo artists such as Pat Benatar and Steve Perry, 8 p.m. today & Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday, Arkansas Public Theatre in Rogers. $23-$60. Final weekend. 631-8988 or arkansaspublictheatre.org.

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SATURDAY (9/24)

Country Breakfast -- 6-11 a.m., Wedington Volunteer Fire Department, on Arkansas 16 West, 5 miles from I-49. $2-$6. Email [email protected].

Ozark Wireless Society -- 10 a.m., Shiloh Museum of Ozark History in downtown Springdale. 750-8165 or shilohmuseum.org.

Museum Day Live -- In the spirit of the Smithsonian Museums, which offer free admission every day, Museum Day Live! is an annual event hosted by Smithsonian magazine in which participating museums across the country open their doors to anyone presenting a Museum Day Live! ticket, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Fort Smith Museum of History. Download a ticket at smithsonianmag.com/museumday/museum-day-live-2016/.

Super Saturday -- With Stevens Puppets, 10:30 a.m., Fayetteville Public Library. Free. faylib.org.

Creative Constructors -- Play, build & learn with LEGO and Duplo bricks, 10:30 a.m., Rogers Public Library. For all ages. 621-1152.

"Lion of the Lost Cause" -- With with author, historian and park ranger Evan C. Jones, noon, Pea Ridge National Military Park. 451-8122.

Astronomy in Action -- With Katherine Auld, Astronomer, solar system ambassador with NASA, 1 p.m., Bentonville Public Library. Free. 271-6713 or bentonvillelibrary.org.

RAM Saturday -- Sand mandalas, 1-4 p.m., Fort Smith Regional Art Museum. Free. 784-2787.

Drop-in Art Making -- Molas, an applique technique from Panama, 1-4 p.m., Crystal Bridges Museum. 657-2335 or crystalbridges.org.

Flight School -- Learn how to make all kinds of airplanes and have fun testing them at the flight school obstacle course, 2 p.m., Springdale Public Library. 750-8180.

Saturday Story Time -- Stories, literacy activities and a fun craft, 2 p.m., Rogers Public Library. For all ages. 621-1152.

Insect Photography -- With Austin Jones & Robert Thomas, 2 p.m., Hobbs State Park near Rogers. Free. 789-5000.

Dixieland Jazz -- With Charlie Chrysler All-Star Band, 3-5:30 p.m., Holiday Island Memorial Park near Eureka Springs. Food served 5-6:30 p.m. for $8. Email [email protected].

Barks & Brews -- 3-8 p.m., Downtown Rogers Farmers Market. A benefit for the City of Rogers Animal Shelter. 936-5487.

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SUNDAY (9/25)

Clayton Conversations -- "Embracing the Beauty: The Architecture of Color in the Late 19th Century" with Fort Smith Regional Art Museum Executive Director Lee Ortega, 1:30 p.m., Clayton House in Fort Smith. $10. Reservations at 783-3000.

"The Sixth Mass Extinction" -- With Tom Krohn, 2 p.m., Hobbs State Park near Rogers. Free. 789-5000.

Sunset Cruise -- 5:15 p.m., Rocky Branch Marina on Beaver Lake. Hosted by Hobbs State Park. $5-$10. Reservations at 789-5000.

"Singled Out" -- Featuring the band Irie Lions, 7 p.m., Fresco at Fossil Cove Brewery located at 1946 N Birch Ave in Fayetteville. "Singled Out" is a music show that celebrates the individual musicians who make up favorite local bands. The show is part of "Sunday Night Service," a performance series recorded live to be aired on KUAF 91.3 Public Radio. Free. Email Erika Wilhite at [email protected].

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WEDNESDAY (9/28)

Artinfusion Insight -- With Los Angeles-based artist Matty Mo, 7-9 p.m., Crystal Bridges Museum. Free for artinfusion members. Register at 657-2335 or crystalbridges.org.

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THURSDAY (9/29)

Sunset Cruise -- 5:15 p.m., Rocky Branch Marina on Beaver Lake. Hosted by Hobbs State Park. $5-$10. Reservations at 789-5000.

DISH -- With Crystal Bridges Culinary Director Case Dighero and Crystal Bridges' Deputy Director Sandy Edwards, 6 p.m., Crystal Bridges Museum. Open to guests ages 21 and above. $35. Register at crystalbridges.org or 657-2335.

-- Becca Martin-Brown

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