Feb. 11 (Sunday)
Family Sunday -- I Heart Art, noon-5 p.m., Crystal Bridges Museum. Free. 657-2335.
Sacred Harp Singers -- 1:30 p.m., Shiloh Museum of Ozark History in downtown Springdale. 750-8165 or shilohmuseum.org.
Second Sunday Author Series -- With Russell Gayer, author of "One Idiot Short of the Village," 2 p.m., Fayetteville Public Library. Free; books will be available for purchase. faylib.org.
Eagle Watch Cruise -- Hosted by Hobbs State Park, 3 p.m., Rocky Branch Marina near Rogers. $10. Reservations at 789-5000.
Open Mouth Reading Series -- With Jacob Shores-Argüello, author of the award-winning collection "Paraíso: Poems," 7 p.m., The Nines, 546 W. Center St., Fayetteville. Books will be available for purchase and signing. 575-3583.
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Feb. 12 (Monday)
BookTalk -- "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien, 1 p.m., Fayetteville Public Library. Free. faylib.org.
Beginning Crochet -- With Nicole Rushing, 4 p.m., Boone County Library in Harrison. Free for adults. 870-741-5913.
Cover to Cover -- "Where the Mountain Meets the Moon" by Grace Lin, 5 p.m., Bentonville Public Library. For grades 4-6. 271-6816.
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Feb. 13 (Tuesday)
Vox Femina II -- "The Female Voice in Today's World of Art," featuring works by women artists "from all walks of life, seasons of life and types of mediums" from Arkansas, Oklahoma & Missouri, curated by Autumn Brown, through March 28, Arts Center of the Ozarks in Springdale. Free. Reception 6-8 p.m. March 1. 751-5441.
Books and Brews -- "Ragtime" by E.L. Doctorow, 6 p.m., Core Public House on Mission Boulevard in Fayetteville. Hosted by the Fayetteville Public Library. Free. faylib.org.
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Feb. 14 (Wednesday)
Adult Coloring -- Noon, Boone County Library in Harrison. Free. 870-741-5913.
Library Book Club -- "Underground Railroad" by Colson Whitehead, 1:30-3:30 p.m., Crystal Bridges Museum. Free. Register at 657-2335.
Playwriting Workshop -- Scene Study from "The Humans" with playwright Stephen Karam, 2 p.m., Fayetteville Public Library. Free. faylib.org.
Folding Friends -- Origami club, 4 p.m., Bentonville Public Library. For grades 1-6. 271-6816.
T2 Artist Forum -- "Ozarks at Large" host Kyle Kellams will converse with Tony Award-winning playwright Stephen Karam, TheatreSquared artistic director Bob Ford and play director Shana Gold in conjunction with TheatreSquared's production of "The Humans," 6 p.m., Fayetteville Public Library. Free. faylib.org.
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Feb. 15 (Thursday)
"Wonderland: The REAL Story" -- A new script by Missy Gipson presented by the Young Actors Guild, 6 & 7:30 p.m., Greenwood Performing Arts Center. $10. weareyag.org.
Open Auditions -- For a new improv group founded by Stacey Mason and Mike Markovich, 6-8 p.m., GracePoint, 1355 E. Henri De Toni, Springdale. Email [email protected] or [email protected].
"In the Middle of Nowhere" -- A play by Kent R. Brown examining the ways that fear poisons the soul like a virus, ravaging all who come in contact with it, 7:30 p.m., 1725 S. Smokehouse Trail in Fayetteville. Featuring Terry Vaughn and Tim Gilster. Donations requested. Email [email protected].
"Under Milk Wood" -- Sometimes heartfelt and often hilarious, this "play for voices" chronicles one day in a small Welsh coast town, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 15-17 & Feb. 19-20, Breedlove Auditorium at the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith. Presented by Theatre@UAFS. $6. 788-7300.
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Feb. 16 (Friday)
"The Little Foxes" -- In an avaricious family of Southern entrepreneurs in 1900, a woman considers killing her husband, bartering her daughter and double-crossing her brothers to get the ruling interest in a cotton mill, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 16-17; 2 p.m. Feb. 18, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 21-24, Fort Smith Little Theatre. $12. 783-2966 or fslt.org.
"Life Is a Dream" -- Written by Pedro Calderón de la Barca in 1635, the play wrestles with the relationship of free will and fate, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 16-17; 2 p.m. Feb. 18; 7:30 p.m. Feb. 21-24, 2 p.m. Feb. 25, University Theatre in Fayetteville. $5-$20. 575-4752.
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Feb. 17 (Saturday)
Shiloh Saturday -- Fossils, 10-11 a.m., Shiloh Museum of Ozark History in downtown Springdale. Free. For families. 750-8165.
Great Backyard Bird Count -- 10 a.m., Lake Fort Smith State Park. 369-2469.
Discover the Grounds -- Great Backyard Bird Count with Jay Schneider, 10-11:30 a.m., Crystal Bridges Museum. A guided bird-watching walk will follow. Free. Register at 657-2335.
Super Saturday -- PlayAct Comedy, 10:30 a.m., Fayetteville Public Library. Free for families. faylib.org.
Intro to Genealogy -- 1 p.m., Fayetteville Public Library. Free. faylib.org.
Chinese New Year -- 1 p.m., Bentonville Public Library. Free for families. 271-6816.
Affirmations in Clay -- Come with a few simple images, sayings or words to focus your positive energy for 2018 in this creative two-session class, 1-3 p.m. Feb. 17 & March 10, Ozark Folkways in Winslow. $20. 634-3791.
Chess at the Library -- With Lincoln Middle School chess coach Ryan Billingsley, 2 p.m., Fayetteville Public Library. Free. For grades K-12. faylib.org.
-- Becca Martin-Brown
NAN What's Up on 02/11/2018