TODAY (2/24)
"Is He Dead?" -- A "new" comedy by Mark Twain as adapted by David Ives, 7:30 p.m. today & Saturday, Berry Performing Arts Center at John Brown University in Siloam Springs. $3-$16. 524-7382.
"Lysistrata" -- A retelling of the Greek tale by Aristophanes set in a lush, loud Las Vegas, presented by the UA drama department, 7:30 p.m. today & Saturday, University Theatre in Fayetteville. $5-$20. 575-4752.
"Lysistrata" -- A retelling of the Greek tale set in the 1920s Prohibition era, presented by the UAFS drama department, 7:30 p.m. today & Saturday, again Feb. 27-28, Breedlove Auditorium in Fort Smith. $6. 788-7300.
"Detroit" -- Ben, recently laid off, starts an e-business from his suburban home while his wife, Mary, keeps up a punishing commute to work. But when mysterious new neighbors Sharon and Kenny arrive, they find themselves increasingly pulled toward their wild new friends, to incendiary effect, 7:30 p.m. today; 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday, TheatreSquared at the Nadine Baum Studios in Fayetteville. $15-$45. Final weekend. 443-5600.
"Playboy of the Western World" -- Through March 4, Arkansas Hall Studio Theater at Henderson State University in Arkadelphia. $8. 870-230-5291.
"Young Frankenstein" -- 8 p.m. today & Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, Arkansas Public Theatre in Rogers. $23-$35. Final weekend. 631-8988.
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SATURDAY (2/25)
Birds and Breakfast -- With Wild Birds Unlimited and Wildlife Society of the University of Arkansas, 9-10:30 a.m., Hobbs State Park near Rogers. Free. 789-5000.
Ozark Wireless Society -- 10 a.m., Shiloh Museum of Ozark History in downtown Springdale. 750-8165 or shilohmuseum.org.
Book Workshop -- "Engineering Marvels: The Triangle Book and the Jacob's Ladder" with Karen Hammer, international book artist, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Windgate Art & Design Building at the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith. Free, but registration required. Katie Harper at 788-7333.
RAM Saturday -- "Colorful Butterflies," noon-5 p.m., Fort Smith Regional Art Museum. Free. 784-2787.
Eagle Watch Tour -- Hosted by Hobbs State Park, 3 p.m., Rocky Branch Marina near Rogers. $5 to $10. Reservations at 789-5000.
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SUNDAY (2/26)
Souper Sunday -- A fundraiser for the Holiday Island Fire Department, 10 a.m.-1:30 p.m., 1 Country Club Drive at Holiday Island. $6. 363-8125.
Book Workshop -- "Intro to Leather Bookbinding" with Karen Hammer, international book artist, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Windgate Art & Design Building at the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith. Free, but registration required. Katie Harper at 788-7333.
Clayton Conversations -- "Bicycling Yesterday and Today" with Cris Slaymaker, a representative of the Old State House Museum in Little Rock, 1:30 p.m., Clayton House museum in Fort Smith. $10. Reservations at 783-3000.
Eagle Watch Tour -- Hosted by Hobbs State Park, 3 p.m., Rocky Branch Marina near Rogers. $5 to $10. Reservations at 789-5000.
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MONDAY (2/27)
Manga Drawing Club -- Bring in your own artwork to share, and learn new tips from teen volunteer Hannah, 5 p.m., Bentonville Public Library. For students in grades 7-12. 271-3192.
Book Signing -- With Mike Jordan, author of "The Freedom Song," 5:15 p.m., Nightbird Books in Fayetteville. Books will be available for purchase. 443-2080.
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TUESDAY (2/28)
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WEDNESDAY (3/1)
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THURSDAY (3/2)
"The Practice of Compassion in Daily Life " -- Presented by Lama Tsering Gyaltsen, 7 p.m., Omni Center for Peace 3274 N. Lee Ave. in Fayetteville. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. All donations are for a retreat center in Nepal for elder Tibetan refugees that was damaged from the 2015 earthquake. 263-7603.
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MARCH 3
Local Veterans Art Show -- Noon-3 p.m., Veterans Health Care System of the Ozarks in Fayetteville. 444-4087.
-- Becca Martin-Brown
NAN What's Up on 02/24/2017