June 15 (Friday)
Barnyard Buddies — See & feed barnyard animals, 10 a.m.-noon, old City Hospital parking lot south of the Fayetteville Public Library. Part of the Summer Reading Series. Free. faylib.org.
Native American Cultural Symposium — With live painting by Bunky Echo-Hawk, a reading by Bobby Bridger, storytelling with Gayle Ross, 10 a.m.-noon at the Museum of Native American History in Bentonville, and Xiuhtezcatl Martinez, a performance of “Crossing Mnisose,” keynote speaker Walter Echo-Hawk and performers Brooke Simpson and Bobby Bridger, 2 p.m.-10 p.m., The Record in Bentonville. 273-2456 or monah.us.
Gallery Conversation — With “The Beyond” artist Pearl Hsuing, 1 p.m., Crystal Bridges Museum. $10. 657-2335.
Arkansas New Play Festival — “Crossing Mnisose” by Mary Kathryn Nagle, 4 p.m., The Record in Bentonville. $10-$15. 443-5600.
Artosphere — Trail Mix, 5:30-7:30 p.m., Fayetteville Arts District. With The Crumbs, Melody Pond, Rozenbridge, Still on the Hill, Block Street Hot Club, Mobile Aquarium, Water Bombs and more. Free. 443-5600.
Arkansas New Play Festival — “Staging The Daffy Dame” by Anne García-Romero, 7:30 p.m., TheatreSquared in Fayetteville. $10-$15. 443-5600.
“Smile” — A Broadway musical from the 1980s with a message for today, 7:30 p.m. June 15-16; 3 p.m. June 17; again June 22-24, Arts Center of the Ozarks in Springdale. $15-$25. 751-5441.
Artosphere — “Live From Crystal Bridges: Mozart in the Museum,” with the Artosphere Festival Orchestra, 8 p.m., Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art. $40. 443-5600.
The Second City — Improv comedy, 8 p.m., Temple Live in Fort Smith. $40-$111. 222-6186, templelive.com.
“An Act of God” — God (played by Michael Myers) decides to sit down for a chat — with interruptions from two angels (Ed McClure and Kris Isham) — in this comedy, 8 p.m. June 14-16; 2 p.m. June 17, Arkansas Public Theatre in Rogers. $20-$27. 631-8988.
June 16 (Saturday)
Discover the Grounds — “Landscape Designing as an Artist” with North Carolina-based landscape architect and artist Preston Montague, 9-10:30 a.m., Crystal Bridges Museum. Free. 657-2335.
Shiloh Saturday — “Washing Clothes in the Old Days,” 10-11 a.m., Shiloh Museum in downtown Springdale. Free. 750-8165 or shilohmuseum.org.
Arts Live Showcase — “Junie B. Jones,” 10:30 a.m., Fayetteville Public Library. Free. faylib.org.
Artosphere — Trail Mix, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., downtown square in Bentonville. With The Crumbs, Melody Pond, Rozenbridge, Water Bombs and more. Free. 443-5600.
Garden Party — With music in multiple locations as part of Walton Arts Center’s Artosphere Festival, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Crystal Bridges Museum. Free. 657-2335.
NWA Pride Parade & Rally — Noon, Dickson Street in Fayetteville. Part of a weekend of Pride activities hosted by NWA Center for Equality. Free. nwaequality.org.
Beginning Calligraphy for Adults — With Julie Rae, 2 p.m., Fayetteville Public Library. Free. Register at faylib.org.
Arkansas New Play Festival — “Among the Western Dinka” by Russell Sharman, 3 p.m. at TheatreSquared in Fayetteville. $10-$15. 443-5600.
Forest Concert Series — With MONAH artists Shoshana Kish and Raven Kanataka, 7 p.m., Crystal Bridges Museum in Bentonville. Free-$10. 657-2335.
Blues Weekend — Coco Montoya headlines at 8 p.m. June 16 at the Eureka Springs City Auditorium. 253-7333.
June 17 (Sunday)
Artosphere — Jane’s Walk: Rediscovering Our City with Sabine Schmidt, 11 a.m., Fenix Fayetteville Gallery at 16 W. Center St. in Fayetteville. Free. 443-5600.
Arkansas New Play Festival — “Black Book” by Austin Ashford, 1 p.m., TheatreSquared in Fayetteville. $10-$15. 443-5600.
Mountain Street Stage — With Sad Daddy, 2 p.m., Fayetteville Public Library. Free. faylib.org.
Artosphere — “Disneynature Oceans,” part of the Artosphere Film Series, 2 p.m., Walton Arts Center. $5. 443-5600.
Native American Cultural Symposium — Featuring the Prairie to Table Dinner, 6 p.m., Museum of Native American History in Bentonville. $47. Tickets at monah.us.
Artosphere — “Song of the Sea,” part of the Artosphere Film Series, 7 p.m., Walton Arts Center. $5. 443-5600.
Artosphere — “Chasing Coral,” part of the Artosphere Film Series, 7 p.m., Starr Theater at Walton Arts Center. Free. 443-5600.
Arkansas New Play Festival — “Until Just Moistened: A One-Woman Show with Crumbs” by Crescent Dragonwagon, 7:30 p.m. at TheatreSquared. $10-$15. 443-5600.