Fall In To Fun

Arts centers offer creativity, opportunity

File Photo / SPENCER TIREY Wren Walton lays on a sheet of paper as Eve Smith, director of visual arts at the Arts Center of the Ozarks, traces her outline during a class.
File Photo / SPENCER TIREY Wren Walton lays on a sheet of paper as Eve Smith, director of visual arts at the Arts Center of the Ozarks, traces her outline during a class.

Fall may mean back to school, but it's also time for students to return to creative pursuits at area arts centers. Here are some of the autumn offerings:

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Courtesy Photo Classes begin Sept. 11 at Studio Leilani in Fayetteville.

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File Photo /BEN GOFF Elise Hallof, a teaching artist with Trike Theatre, leads campers in an improv exercise during a summer camp.

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File Photo /FLIP PUTTHOFF Owen Whitaker looks at chunks of coal with blacksmith Joe Doster of Huntsville during a Third Saturday activity at the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History in Springdale.

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File Photo /ANDY SHUPE Instructor Jules Taylor works with actors during a Broadway Bound camp at Arts Live Theatre in Fayetteville.

FAYETTEVILLE

Arts Live Theatre

818 N. Sang Ave

521-4932

artslivetheatre.com

All classes are Sept. 18-Nov. 16.

Create-A-Play -- Treasure Trunk Theatre, 5-5:45 p.m. Mondays, grades K-1, $110; Showstoppers Musical Theatre, 4-4:45 p.m. Tuesdays, grades K-1, $110; Fairytales and Fantasy Theatre, 4-4:45 p.m. Wednesdays, grades K-1, $110; Storytellers Theatre, 4-4:45 p.m. Thursdays, grades K-1, $110.

Musical Theatre -- "Beauty and the Beast" Musical Theatre, 5-6 p.m. Mondays, grades 2-4, $130; "Cinderella" Musical Theatre, 5-6 p.m. Tuesdays, grades 2-4, $130.

Magical Beasts Storytellers Theatre -- Based on the magical beasts of Harry Potter, 5-6 p.m. Thursdays, grades 2-4, $130.

Songs of "Hamilton" Revue -- 4-5 p.m. Mondays, for grades 5-7. $130.

Komedy Klub Comedy Improv -- 4-5 p.m. Tuesdays, for grades 5-7. $130.

"The Lion King" Musical Theatre -- 4-5 p.m. Wednesdays, for grades 5-7. $130.

"A Charlie Brown Christmas" Readers' Theatre -- 5-6 p.m. Thursdays, for grades 5-7. $130.

Songs of "Hamilton" Revue -- 5-6 p.m. Tuesdays, for grades 8-12. $130.

Ha Ha Comedy Improv -- 5-6 p.m. Wednesdays, for grades 6-12. $130.

Community Creative Center

505 W. Spring St.

571-2706

communitycreativecenter.org

Plein Air Painting: 6-8 p.m. Tuesdays & Thursdays, Aug. 22-Sept. 7, ages 16 and up. $160.

Studio Leilani

254 N. Olive Ave.

442-4396

studioleilani.com

After-School Fine Art -- 3:45-5:15 p.m. Mondays, Tuesdays or Wednesdays, beginning the week of Sept. 11 through May 18 for a total of 32 classes. For ages 7-14.

TheatreSquared

505 W. Spring St.

445-6333

theatre2.org

Beginning Acting -- With Steven Marzolf, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Sundays Aug. 27, Sept. 3-10-17. For adults. $125.

Public Speaking -- With Steven Marzolf, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Sundays Oct. 15-22-29 & Nov. 5. For adults. $125.

Shakespeare Folio -- With Steven Marzolf, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Sundays Jan. 28 & Feb. 4-11-18. For adults. $125.

Intro to Improvisation -- With Jordan Haynes, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Sundays May 6-13-20-27. For adults. $125.

SPRINGDALE

Arts Center of the Ozarks

214 S. Main St.

751-5441

acozarks.org

Afterschool Classes

Students learn from a professional artist in a studio environment. Each month is themed and includes an hourlong lesson each Tuesday and Thursday with all class material provided.

Summers End Sketching -- Sept. 12-28. $55 for all six classes or $10 a day drop-in.

Fall Into Painting With the Masters -- Oct. 3-24. $65 for all seven classes or $10 a day drop-in.

Mix It Up: Mixed Media -- Nov. 2-28. $65 for all seven classes or $10 a day drop-in.

Homeschooling Classes

Students learn from a professional artist in a studio environment. Each month is themed and includes a two-hourlong lesson each Wednesday with all class material provided.

Hippie Modernist -- Sept. 13-17. $40 for all three classes or $15 a day drop-in.

Super Hero/Heroine Dadaist -- Oct. 4-23. $55 all four classes or $15 a day drop-in.

Surrealist Sculptures -- Nov. 3-27. $70 for all five classes or $15 a day drop-in.

Shiloh Museum of Ozark History

118 W. Johnson Ave.

750-8165

shilohmuseum.org

Third Saturday -- Join museum educators as they harvest and prepare food from the heritage garden, 10-11 a.m. Aug. 19. For families. Free.

Ozark Quilt Fair -- With antique and contemporary quilts for show and sale on the museum grounds, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Sept. 9. Music by Greenland Station and a special quilt exhibit inside the museum by the Dogwood Quilters Guild. Free.

Third Saturday -- Explore the pioneer skill of candle-dipping, 10-11 a.m. Sept. 16. For families. Free.

Third Saturday -- Bring a handful of apples to run through a cider press, 10-11 a.m. Oct. 21. For families. Free.

Third Saturday -- Join museum educators for dutch oven cooking in the log cabin, 10-11 a.m. Nov. 18. For families. Free.

ROGERS

Rogers Historical Museum

322 S. Second St.

621-1154

rogershistoricalmuseum.org

History Tours -- With costumed characters, 7, 7:45, 8:30 & 9:15 p.m. Oct. 19-21 & 26-28. $5.

BENTONVILLE

Crystal Bridges Museum

600 Museum Way

657-2335

crystalbridges.org

Craft Squared -- Wired! with artist Joel Armstrong, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Aug. 18. Get all wrapped up in a new technique of drawing with wire. All materials, two glasses of beer & light appetizers provided. $55 ($44 members).

Adult Workshop -- Jewelry with artist Sally Ball, 1-5 p.m. Aug. 20. Learn the basics of wire wrapping and bead setting and leave with a wearable work of art. $55 ($44 members).

Art by the Glass -- Misshapen Masterpiece, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Aug. 25. All materials, plus two glasses of wine and light appetizers provided. $55 ($44 members.

Drop-In Artmaking -- 1-4 p.m. Aug. 27, Sept. 2, Sept. 3, Sept. 9, Sept 16,-17, Sept. 23-24, Sept. 30. Drop in to the studios any time between 1 and 4 p.m. for creative artmaking all ages will enjoy. Free.

Preschool Art -- Nature Inspirations, 10-11 a.m. Sept. 5-12-19-26, Bentonville Community Center studio. For ages 4-5. $60. Register here.

Homeschool Art --Art & Nature, 1-2 p.m. Sept. 5-12-19-26, Oct. 3-10, Bentonville Community Center studio. For ages 4-6. $90. Register here.

My Grown-Up & Me -- Nature Inspirations, 9-9:45 a.m. Sept. 5-12-19-26, Bentonville Community Center studio. For ages 2-4 with an adult. $60. Register here.

Homeschool Art -- Art & Nature, 2:25-3:15 p.m. Sept. 5-12-19-26, Oct. 3-10, Bentonville Community Center studio. For ages 7-12. $90. Register here.

After-School Art -- Spectacular Sculpture, 3:30-4:30 p.m. or 5:30-6:30 p.m. Sept. 5-12-19-26, Bentonville Community Center studio. For ages 4-5. $60. Register here.

Homeschool Friday Fun -- Printmaking, 2-3:30 p.m. Sept. 8. For ages 5-8 & 9-12. $45.

Preschool Art Class -- Portrait Perfect, 10:30 a.m.-noon Sept. 9-16-23. For ages 3-5 with an adult. $30.

Homeschool Tour & Art -- Discover how to represent movement in art, using our bodies to create, 1-3 p.m. Sept. 13. Free.

Studio Squad -- Tote-ally Cool, 4-5:30 p.m. Sept. 16. For ages 11-13. Free.

Adult Workshop -- Pet Portraits with Amy Eichler, 1-5 p.m. Sept. 17. $55 ($44 members).

Studio Studies Series -- Mixed Media Landscapes with Tony Tiger, 6-8:30 p.m. Sept. 20-27-Oct. 4. For adults. $100 ($80 members).

Craft Squared -- Meditation Art with Matt Miller, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Sept. 22. For adults. $55 ($44 members).

Art By the Glass -- Jazzed with musical inspirations of Stuart Davis, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Sept. 29. For adults. $55 ($44 members).

Scott Family Amazeum

1009 Museum Way

696-9280

amazeum.org

Baby Buds -- 10-11 a.m. Sept. 13, Oct. 4, Nov. 1, Dec. 6, Jan. 10, Feb. 7, March 7, April 4, May 2. For ages 6-17 months and their favorite adult. $15 ($10 members).

Discovery Tots -- 10-11 a.m. Sept. 20, Oct. 11, Nov. 8, Dec. 13, Jan. 17, Feb. 14, March 14, April 11, May 9. For ages 18-26 months and their caregiver. $15 ($10 members).

Great Pretenders -- 10-11 a.m. Sept. 27, Oct. 18, Nov. 15, Dec. 20, Jan. 24, Feb. 21, March 28, April 18, May 16. For ages 3-5 and their favorite adult. $15 ($10 members).

Trike Theatre

209 E. Second St.

464-5084

triketheatre.org

Creative Players -- Surprise!, 4-4:50 p.m. Tuesdays Sept. 12-Oct. 17 or 9-9:50 a.m. Saturdays Sept. 16-Oct. 21. For grades preK-4. $65.

Story Tellers -- Elephant and Piggie Adventures, Tuesdays Sept. 12-Oct. 17 or 9-9:50 a.m. Saturdays Sept. 16-Oct. 21. For grades 1-2. $65.

Playwriting -- 5:30-6:30 p.m. Tuesdays Sept. 12-Oct. 17. For grades 6-12. $100.

Acting -- Audition Prep, 4:30-5:30 p.m. Thursdays Sept. 14-Oct. 19 for grades 3-6; 6:20-7:40 p.m. Thursdays Sept. 14-Oct. 19 for grades 7-12. $100.

Acting -- Character, 10:30-11:50 a.m. Saturdays Sept. 16-Oct. 21. For grades 3-8. $100.

Second session begins Oct. 31. Camps are also scheduled for fall break (Oct. 16-18), Thanksgiving break (Nov. 20-22) and December break (Dec. 22).

EUREKA SPRINGS

Eureka Springs School of the Arts

15751 U.S. 62 West

253-5384

essa-art.org

Oil Painting -- 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Sept. 11-15, beginner/intermediate, $325.

Reverse Glass Painting -- 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Sept. 11-15, all levels, $195.

Metal Pendulum Sculpture -- 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Sept. 18-22, all levels, $425.

Watercolor - Inside Out -- 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Sept. 25-29, all levels, $375.

Intro to Drawing -- 5-8 p.m. Mondays, Oct. 2-Nov. 6, all levels, $195.

Door Hardware -- 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Oct. 2-6, intermediate, $375.

Inking and Illustration -- 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Oct. 16-20, all levels, $375.

Watercolor Greeting Cards -- 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Oct. 30-Nov. 3, all levels, $195.

-- Becca Martin-Brown

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