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‘Miss Daisy’ drives, trains roll, kites fly this month

March 9-10 "PostSecret: The Show" -- An immersive, poignant journey through the humor and humanity of the personal stories we keep to ourselves, and on rare occasions, share with others, 7:30 p.m. March 9; 2 & 8 p.m. March 10, Walton Arts Center in Fayetteville. $25. 443-5600.
March 9-10 "PostSecret: The Show" -- An immersive, poignant journey through the humor and humanity of the personal stories we keep to ourselves, and on rare occasions, share with others, 7:30 p.m. March 9; 2 & 8 p.m. March 10, Walton Arts Center in Fayetteville. $25. 443-5600.

March 8

Distinguished Lecture Series -- With Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, 7 p.m., Bud Walton Arena at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville. Doors open at 6 p.m. Free. 575-3583.

March 9-10

"PostSecret: The Show" -- An immersive, poignant journey through the humor and humanity of the personal stories we keep to ourselves, and on rare occasions, share with others, 7:30 p.m. March 9; 2 & 8 p.m. March 10, Walton Arts Center in Fayetteville. $25. 443-5600.

March 9-11

"Driving Miss Daisy" -- With Vickie Hilliard, Ralph Sweatte & Billy Bryant, directed by Evan Crawford, 7:30 p.m. March 9-10; 3 p.m. March 11; again March 16-18, Arts Center of the Ozarks in Springdale. $10-$20. 751-5441.

March 10

Pops Concert -- Symphony of Northwest Arkansas with the Fayetteville Jazz Collective, 7:30 p.m., Walton Arts Center in Fayetteville. $30-$52. 443-5600.

March 11

Bella Vista Library Fundraiser -- With folk musician and author Crow Johnson Evans, 2 p.m., Bella Vista Public Library. $10. Email [email protected].

Second Sunday Local Author -- With Fiona van Dahl, author of "Eden Green," 2 p.m., Fayetteville Public Library. Free. faylib.org.

March 14

"Vietgone" -- Fresh from its acclaimed, sold-out New York debut, "Vietgone" is an energetic and winning take on one Arkansas family's origin story, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday-Friday, 2 & 7:30 p.m. Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday through April 8, TheatreSquared at the Nadine Baum Studios in Fayetteville. $17 & up. 443-5600.

March 15

"Driving Miss Daisy" -- The national tour with Clarence Gilyard and Sheree J. Wilson from "Walker, Texas Ranger," 7:30 p.m., Alma Performing Arts Center. $25 & up.632-2129.

March 16

"Soul of a Nation" Film Series -- "The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975" with Duke University professor Mark Anthony Neal, 7 p.m., Crystal Bridges Museum. Free. 657-2335.

March 17

Model Train Show -- 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Embassy Suites in Rogers. Hosted by the Sugar Creek Model Railroad and Historical Society. $8; $1 off with donation of nonperishable food item. 855-1113 or sugarcreekrailroadclub.com.

March 18

Sunday Music -- With classical guitarist Peter Fletcher, 2 p.m., Fayetteville Public Library. Free. faylib.org.

March 22

Listening Sessions -- "Love in the Stax: Death & Resurrection in Memphis" with Duke University professor Mark Anthony Neal, 7 p.m., Crystal Bridges Museum. $15. 657-2335.

March 23

"Soul of a Nation" Film Series -- "For the Love of Ivy" with Duke University professor Mark Anthony Neal, 7 p.m., Crystal Bridges Museum. Free. 657-2335.

March 24

Art With An Altitude -- 28th annual kite festival, 9 a.m.-6 -p.m., Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge near Eureka Springs. Free. 253-5841.

Art Night Out -- Celebrate the reopening of the permanent galleries and the temporary exhibition "Soul of a Nation: Art In the Age of Black Power," 6:30-11:30 p.m., Crystal Bridges Museum. Featuring Philadelphia composer and DJ King Britt. $10. Reservations at 657-2335.

Puppet Slam -- Contemporary, short-form puppet theater designed for an adult audience, 7-9:30 p.m., The Fenix Gallery at 16 W. Center St. in Fayetteville. $10. Hosted by the Art Experience. 442-0557.

March 25

Clayton Conversations -- With filmmaker and Fort Smith native Phillip Person, 1:30 p.m., Clayton House museum in Fort Smith. Reservations at 783-3000.

March 27

Jazzy Ash & the Leaping Lizards -- Music for kids born in New Orleans and influenced by Caribbean rhythms, 6 p.m., Walton Arts Center in Fayetteville. $9-$15. 443-5600.

March 29

Listening Sessions -- "A Love Supreme: Jazz and the Pursuit of Black Excellence" with Duke University professor Mark Anthony Neal, 7 p.m., Crystal Bridges Museum. $15. 657-2335.

March 30

"Soul of a Nation" Film Series -- "Mo' Better Blues" with Duke University professor Mark Anthony Neal, 7 p.m., Crystal Bridges Museum. Free. 657-2335.

An Evening With Jazon Mraz -- A solo acoustic show, 8 p.m., Walton Arts Center in Fayetteville. $99-$149. 443-5600.

"Living on Love" -- This farce about an opera diva who discovers her larger-than-life maestro husband has become enamored with the lovely young lady hired to ghostwrite his largely fictional autobiography, 8 p.m. March 30-31, 2 p.m. April 1; again through April 8, Arkansas Public Theatre in Rogers. $23-$35. 631-8988.

March 31

"Breaking Bread" -- "A Baker's Journey Home in 75 Recipes" with King Arthur Flour head bread baker Martin Philip, 2:30 p.m., Fayetteville Public Library. Free. Books will be for sale. faylib.org.

An Evening With Peter Yarrow -- Originally part of Peter, Paul and Mary, 7:30 p.m., Walton Arts Center in Fayetteville. Sold out. Wait list info at 443-5600.

-- Becca Martin-Brown

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“VIETGONE” — Fresh from its acclaimed, sold-out New York debut, “Vietgone” is an energetic and winning take on one Arkansas family’s origin story, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday-Friday, 2 & 7:30 p.m. Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday through April 8, TheatreSquared at the Nadine Baum Studios in Fayetteville. $17 & up. 443-5600.

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