FRIDAY (10/27)
"Cowboy in the Kitchen" -- Part of the Little Trike series, 9:30 & 11 a.m. today & Saturday, Trike Theatre in Bentonville. $6. 464-5084.
True Lit -- Pitch Like a Pro to the Pros with Marilyn Collins, 10 a.m., Fayetteville Public Library. Register at faylib.org.
True Lit -- Rhyming Writing Workshop with Secret Agent 23 Skidoo, 11 a.m., Fayetteville Public Library. For ages 7-12. Register at faylib.org.
Living Forest -- Join Mother Nature as she introduces her many woodland friends, 1-5 p.m., Hobbs State Park near Rogers. Free. 789-5000.
True Lit -- Rhyming Writing Workshop with Secret Agent 23 Skidoo, 2:30 p.m., Fayetteville Public Library. For teens. Register at faylib.org.
Dia de Los Muertos Celebration -- Potluck dinner with a chance to honor loved ones, 6-8 p.m., Ozark Folkways in Winslow. Free; bring food to share. ozarkfolkways.net.
Art by the Glass -- Gelli Prints with Senior Museum Educator Moira Anderson, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville. $55. 657-2335.
"The Boy Friend" -- Set on the 1920s French Riviera, it features lots of jazz and lots of dancing, 7:30 p.m. Friday & Saturday, again Nov. 2-3, Berry Performing Arts Center at John Brown University in Siloam Springs. $7-$16. 524-7382.
"The Champion" -- By Amy Evans, first seen in Fayetteville as a workshop production at TheatreSquared's New Play Festival in the summer of 2016, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday & 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday now through Nov. 5, TheatreSquared, 505 W. Spring St. in Fayetteville. $10-$47. 443-5600.
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SATURDAY (10/28)
True Lit -- Students Write Rap with Secret Agent 23 Skidoo, 10 a.m., Fayetteville Public Library. Register at faylib.org.
True Lit -- Children's Author & Illustrator Showcase, 10 a.m., Fayetteville Public Library. faylib.org.
True Lit -- A Path to Publication with moderator Nancy Hartney, 10 a.m., Fayetteville Public Library. For ages 7-12. faylib.org.
American Women Composers & Friends -- With Gloria Grilk, Karen Grilk Noorani, Freda Goodman & Pam Meyer, 11 a.m., Burns Hall Room 2105, Northwest Arkansas Community College in Bentonville. Free. Email [email protected].
A Quicktown Revival -- A celebration of Heartwood Gallery, Crimson & Clover, Freckled Hen Farmhouse, Zuppa Zuppa Soup Kitchen, Harvest Moon Pies & Cathead Biscuits, noon-8 p.m. with crafts, music & brews, on Government Avenue in south Fayetteville. Free. Email [email protected].
True Lit -- Writing Nonfiction with J.B. Hogan, 1 p.m., Fayetteville Public Library. For ages 7-12. Register at faylib.org.
True Lit -- Rhyme Writing Workshop with Secret Agent 23 Skidoo, 2 p.m., Fayetteville Public Library. For ages 7-plus. Register at faylib.org.
True Lit -- Writing for Community Betterment with Misty Murphy, 2 p.m., Fayetteville Public Library. Register at faylib.org.
"Tartuffe" -- One of the best-known theatrical comedies by Molière presented by BHS drama students under the direction of Justin Scheuer, 7 p.m. Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, Arend Arts Center at Bentonville High School. $5-$8. itickets.com/events/388519.html.
"The Odd Couple" -- 7 p.m. Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, Fayetteville High School Performing Arts Center Black Box Theatre. Directed by Warren Rosenaur. $7-$10. 445-1335.
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SUNDAY (10/29)
Ozarktober Fest Brews & Tunes -- With live music, dancing and food trucks along with a ticketed beer festival, 1-6 p.m., Magnolia Gardens in Springdale. Free admission with $25 beer tasting tickets. downtownspringdale.org.
True Lit -- That's What She Said storytellers, 2:30 p.m., Fayetteville Public Library. faylib.org.
Sunset Cruise -- 4:15 p.m., Rocky Branch Marina near Rogers. Hosted by Hobbs State Park. $5-$10. Reservations at 789-5000.
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MONDAY (10/30)
An Evening Of Nina Simone -- With TheatreSquared actors from "The Champion" and UA music students performing Simone's signature songs, 6 p.m., Honors Student Lounge, Room 130, Gearhart Hall at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville. Free. Email [email protected].
Faculty Recital -- 7 p.m., Walmart Auditorium, Northwest Arkansas Community College in Bentonville. Free. Email [email protected].
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TUESDAY (10/31)
Ozark Poets and Writers Collective -- With Zan Jarvis, author of "River and the Lost," 7 p.m., Nightbird Books in Fayetteville. An open mic will also take place. Email [email protected].
-- Becca Martin-Brown
NAN What's Up on 10/27/2017