Sept. 21 (Friday)
“Baroque Topologies” — With Andrew Saunders, associate professor of architecture at the University of Pennsylvania School of Design, 1 p.m., Vol Walker Hall at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville. Free. 575-4704.
Fayetteville Film Festival — Continues at 2 p.m. with the feature film “Wild Nights With Emily,” Global Campus Theatre; plus documentary feature, “Fail State,” 3:30 p.m., Pryor Center Screening Room; and feature film “Antiquities,” 8 p.m., Global Campus Theatre, Fayetteville. Single movie tickets, $5-$7. fayettevillefilmfest.org.
“Rome In America” — With Mark Robbins, president of the American Academy in Rome, 4 p.m., Vol Walker Hall at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville. Free. 575-4704.
Sunset Dinner Cruise — With dinner at Ventris Trails End Resort, 4 p.m., Rocky Branch Marina near Rogers. $40. Reservations at Hobbs State Park, 789-5000.
Fashion Week — With shows at 7:15 p.m. Sept. 21-22 at Drake Field in south Fayetteville. nwafw.com.
Africa in the Ozarks — Tradition of The Mask performance, 7:30 p.m. Sept. 21-22, Arts Center of the Ozarks in Springdale. $15-$20. 751-5441.
Frank Stanford Literary Festival — With poetry readings, panel discussions & a small press bookfair, Sept. 21-22, various locations in Fayetteville. openmouthreadings.com.
“Once” — The story of five days in the lives of two musicians, a Dublin songwriter and a Czechoslovakian immigrant, 7:30 p.m. Friday; 2 & 7:30 p.m. Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday, TheatreSquared in Fayetteville. $17-$48. Final weekend. theatre2.org or 443-5600.
“Sunset Boulevard” — Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical about reclusive, delusional Hollywood legend Norma Desmond, 8 p.m. Sept. 21-22; 2 p.m. Sept. 23; again Sept. 27-30, Arkansas Public Theatre at the Victory in Rogers. $28-$39. 631-8988.
Sept. 22 (Saturday)
Book Sale — 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Sept. 22 & 1-5 p.m. Sept. 23, Fayetteville Public Library lobby. Hosted by the Friends of FPL. 856-7104.
Ozark Wireless Society — 10 a.m., Shiloh Museum of Ozark History in downtown Springdale. 750-8165 or shilohmuseum.org.
National Arts Networking Event — Including a facility tour & a meet-and-greet focused on ACNMWA programs that benefit Arkansas women artists, 10 a.m.-noon, Brightwater in Bentonville. Hosted by the Arkansas Committee of the National Museum of Women in the Arts. Tickets are free at facebook.com/ASC.NMWA/.
Africa in the Ozarks — Drumming in the park & African market, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Turnbow Park in downtown Springdale. Free. Hosted by Arts Center of the Ozarks. 751-5441.
“Aladdin Jr.” — Presented by Stage One Entertainment, 1 & 6 p.m., Arend Arts Center in Bentonville. $5-$10 at the door. Email [email protected].
Fayetteville Film Festival — Continues at 10 a.m. with a documentary block at the Pryor Center Screening Room; plus feature film, “Thunder Road,” 1:30 p.m., Global Campus Theatre; and feature film “Blood Fest,” 7:30 p.m., Global Campus Theatre, Fayetteville. Single movie tickets, $5-$7. fayettevillefilmfest.org.
50th Anniversary Family Celebration — With a scavenger hunt, old-fashioned toys and games and cake and ice cream, 2-4 p.m., Shiloh Museum of Ozark History in downtown Springdale. Free. Reservations at 750-8165.
“Conversations and High Tea” — With author Eloisa James, 4 p.m., John Q. Hammons Center in Rogers. $40. Hosted by the Rogers Public Library Foundation. $40. 621-1152.
Beginning Photography — With Cleo Wright, nature photographer from the Photographic Society of Northwest Arkansas, 4 p.m., Hobbs State Park near Rogers. Free. 789-5000.
The Pump and Dump Show — With Tracey Tee and Shayna Ferm, 7 p.m., Walton Arts Center in Fayetteville. $30. 443-5600.
Sept. 23 (Sunday)
Clayton Conversation — Brandon Goldsmith on his play “The Western District,” 1:30 p.m., Clayton House museum in Fort Smith. $10. 783-3000.
Jam With the Squirrels — With Winslow Squirrel Jam, 5-7 p.m., Ozark Folkways in Winslow. Free; donations welcome. 634-3791.
Hispanic Heritage Festival — With cultural booths, arts, health fair, games, kids area, food, parade, music and more, 1-5 p.m., on the Fayetteville square. Hosted by the Fayetteville Chamber of Commerce. Free. 521-1710.
Sept. 24 (Monday)
Creative Connections — A program for individuals in the early stages of Alzheimer’s or dementia and their care partners, 1:30-3:30 p.m., Crystal Bridges Museum in Bentonville. Free. Register at 273-5559.
Yoga at FPL — 6 p.m., Fayetteville Public Library. Free. faylib.org.
Family Story Time — 6:30 p.m., Rogers Public Library. Free. 621-1152.