QUOTE OF THE DAY “It’s not the materials, it’s the time and the skill. I wish I could have paid some of the people who worked on it.We had
professional artists who spent a couple of days working on it … people who were willing to work for Thai food and barbecue.” Heather Grills, of Phoenix Fired Art in Joplin, Mo., on recruiting Elkins ceramics artist Trent Tally to design and install the mural Rise of the Phoenix in its downtown Joplin storefront Article, 1BToday’s meetings Tontitown Inter-Local Fire Department, 7 p.m.
Today’s happenings
Schmieding Center Senior Services Expo, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Riordan Hall, Bella Vista
Fourth annual Fayetteville Job Expo, 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Guesthouse International Hotel and Suites, 1255 S. Shiloh Drive, Fayetteville
Homeschool Friday Fun, 2 p.m., Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville
University of Arkansas at Fort Smith Choral Ensembles present Choral Glory: An Evening of Remembrance, 7:30 p.m., Arkansas Best Corp. Performing Arts Center, Fort Smith Convention Center
Green Day’s American Idiot, 8 p.m., Walton Arts Center, FayettevilleLooking ahead
Second Pagnozzi Charities Big Bass Tournament, 7 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Hickory Creek and Prairie Creek, Beaver Lake, Rogers
Northside High School’s third annual Chase for Charity 5K, 8-11 a.m. Saturday, Janet Huckabee Arkansas River Valley Nature Center, Fort Smith
North Arkansas College presents Bandfest, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, North Arkansas College, Harrison
Prescription drug drop-off event, 9 a.m.-noon Saturday, Boston Mountain Solid Waste facility, 11398 Bond Road, Prairie Grove; 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Mercy Health Center, Arkansas 102 and Interstate 540, Bentonville; World Gym parking lot, 2035 N. College Ave., Fayetteville; Fort Smith Police Department; Benton County sheriff’s office; Rogers Police Department; and Bentonville Police Department
Fayetteville Paw Fest, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Agri Park, Garland Avenue, Fayetteville
2013 Health and Safety Fair, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Booneville Community Hospital
Volunteer Speaker Series: The Life and Times of Lawman Heck Thomas, 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Saturday, Fort Smith National Historic Site
Drop-in studio, noon-3 p.m. Saturday, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville
Butterfield Overland Trail interpretive marker dedication, 1 p.m. Saturday, Pea Ridge National Military Park
Clay 4 Cancer: Two-dimensional clay mosaics, 1-3 p.m. Saturday, Nadine Baum Studios, Fayetteville
Slow Art Day, 1-5 p.m. Saturday, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville
Earth Day/Green Week, for teens, 2 p.m. Saturday, Springdale Public Library
Authors in the Afternoon with Nancee Fox, 2-4 p.m. Saturday, Fort Smith Main Library, 3201 Rogers Ave.
Marshallese Appreciation Day, 2-6 p.m. Saturday, Student Center North Lawn, Northwest Arkansas Community College, Bentonville
10th annual Northwest Arkansas Handbell Festival: Red, White and Bells - Let Freedom Ring!, 4 p.m. Saturday, Central United Methodist Church, Fayetteville
Fourth annual Singing for Spays picnic, 5:30-9 p.m. Saturday, Dog Party USA, 912 S. Maestri Road, Tontitown
Northwest Arkansas Children’s Shelter Starlight Gala with the Band Perry, 6 p.m. Saturday, John Q. Hammons Center, Rogers
Arkansas Winds Community Concert Band presents European Gallery, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Arts Center of the Ozarks, Springdale
Tales of the Crypt, 3 p.m. Sunday, Oak Cemetery, 1401 S. Greenwood Ave., Fort Smith
Lecture: Artists Collaborating with Nature, 3-4:30 p.m. Sunday, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, BentonvilleDevil’s Eyebrow to be dedicated May 3
The Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission will host a dedication ceremony for the Devil’s Eyebrow Natural Area near Gateway at 10 a.m. May 3.
Guests can receive tours of the new wildlife management area, owned by the Nature Conservancy. The group purchased the 1,954 acres in northeast Benton County in October of last year.
The tours are free, but residents must RSVP by Monday to attend.
More information is available at naturalheritage.com or by calling (501) 324-9619.
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Northwest Arkansas, Pages 9 on 04/26/2013