What's Up - Your guide to what's happening in Fayetteville, AR this week!
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2 WHAT'S UP! FEBRUARY 3-9, 2019 HIGHLIGHTS FYI "VALENTINES AND KILLER CHILI" — A trucker and a waitress look for love in Kent Brown's one-act play presented by Smokehouse Play- ers, doors at 6 p.m., dinner at 6:30 p.m., music by Rob Button at 7:30 p.m., show at 8 p.m. Feb. 8-9, Chillin' Room at Ozark Mountain Smokehouse in Fayetteville. $20 donation to Magdalene Serenity House. smokehouseplayers@gmail.com or 935-4219. U.S. AIR FORCE BAND OF MID-AMERICA — In concert at 7 p.m. Feb. 9, Van Buren Fine Arts Center; 2 p.m. Feb. 10, Greenwood Performing Arts Center; 7 p.m. Feb. 11, Arend Arts Center in Bentonville; 7 p.m. Feb. 12, Center for the Arts in Russellville. All performances are free. music.af.mil. "MACBETH" — With multiple murder- ous plots to untangle, Shakespeare's "Macbeth" has plenty of darkness and evil to offer, 2 p.m. Feb. 3, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 6-9 & 2 p.m. Feb. 10, UA Black Box Theater, 2 E. Center St. in Fayetteville. $5-$20. 575-4752. Feb. 3 "MACBETH" — With multiple murder- ous plots to untangle, Shakespeare's "Macbeth" has plenty of darkness and evil to offer, 2 p.m. Feb. 3, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 6-9 & 2 p.m. Feb. 10, UA Black Box Theater, 2 E. Center St. in Fayetteville. $5-$20. 575-4752. EAGLE WATCH CRUISE — 3 p.m., Rocky Branch Marina near Rogers. Hosted by interpreters from Hobbs State Park. $5-$10. Reservations at 789-5000. Feb. 4 "INSTRUMENTS OF FAITH" — "The Life and Work of Ed Stilley," featuring more than 20 handmade Stilley instru- ments on loan from private collectors, through 2019, Shiloh Museum of Ozark History in Springdale. Free. 750-8165. LIFEWRITERS — A group for people interested in writing the stories of their own lives or those of family and friends, 10 a.m., Shiloh Museum of Ozark History in downtown Spring- dale. June Jefferson at 790-2588 or shilohmuseum.org. BOOKTALK AT NIGHT — "Sea Prayer" by Khaled Hosseini, 6:30 p.m., Fayette- ville Public Library. Free. faylib.org. Feb. 5 TEEN MOVIE NIGHT — 4:30 p.m., Springdale Public Library. Free. 750-8180. Feb. 6 NONPROFITS: TELLING YOUR STORY — 10 a.m., Fayetteville Public Library. Free. Register at faylib.org. A CURIOUS KIDS WORKSHOP — Symmetrical Heart Art, 4 p.m., Benton- ville Public Library. Free for grades K-6. 271-6816. BOOKS & BREWS — "The Lost City of the Monkey God" by Douglas Preston, 6 p.m., Apple Blossom Brewing Co. on Zion Road in Fayetteville. Hosted by the Fayetteville Public Library. Free. faylib.org. TRY FPL — Salsa Dancing 101 with Ms. Eliese from DANCE, 6:30 p.m., Fayette- ville Public Library. Free. Register at faylib.org. Feb. 7 RENAISSANCE AND RESISTANCE — An Exploration of Black American Art in Times of Radical Change: "The Harlem Renaissance" with Kentrell Curry of NWA Black Artist Collective and Raven Cook of Foundations, 6 p.m., Fayetteville Public Library. Free. faylib. org. FICTION FORGE — Join writers of all genres on the first Thursday of the month as they focus on different elements of the craft of creative writ- ing, 6 p.m., Springdale Public Library. Free. 750-8180. Feb. 8 MEMBER PREVIEW — "Men of Steel, Women of Wonder," 11 a.m.-9 p.m., Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville. Free. Register at 418-5728. "VALENTINES AND KILLER CHILI" — A trucker and a waitress look for love in Kent Brown's one-act play presented by Smokehouse Players, doors at 6 p.m., dinner at 6:30 p.m., music by Rob Button at 7:30 p.m., show at 8 p.m. Feb. 8-9, Chillin' Room at Ozark Mountain Smokehouse in Fayetteville. $20 donation to Magdalene Serenity House. smokehouseplayers@gmail. com or 935-4219. "FALSETTOS" — The Tony Award-win- ning musical starts its national tour at the Walton Arts Center, 8 p.m. Feb. 8-9. $38. 443-5600. Feb. 9 MAKER SPACE ON THE MOUNTAIN — Make a unique gift at workshops including weaving, Mexican dessert making, blacksmithing, oil painting, hand-built pottery and soap making, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Ozark Folkways in Winslow. Fees vary. 634-3791 or OzarkFolkways.org. HANDWEAVERS GUILD — 10 a.m., Shiloh Meeting Hall in downtown Springdale. 750-8165 or shilohmuseum.org. GENEALOGY WITH RICH VENEZIA — 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Fayetteville Public Library. Free. Register for each session at faylib.org. MOTHER NATURE READS — "The Woods in Winter: Where Are the Animals," 10:30 a.m., Hobbs State Park near Rogers. Free. 789-5000. CHINESE NEW YEAR CELEBRATION — With a traditional Lion Dance, 10:30 a.m., Bentonville Public Library. Free for families. 271-6816. VALENTINE ARTSY CRAFTSY — 10:30 a.m.-noon, Fayetteville Public Library. Free. faylib.org. GALLERY CONVERSATION — The Cotton Pickers with museum educator Raven Cook, 1 p.m., Crystal Bridges Museum. Free. 657-2335. MAKER STUDIO — SewSimple, designed for adult sewing enthusiasts interested in learning how to sew, 2 p.m., Springdale Public Library. Free but sewing machines are limited. Register at 750-8180. EAGLE WATCH CRUISE — 3 p.m., Rocky Branch Marina near Rogers. Hosted by interpreters from Hobbs State Park. $5-$10. Reservations at 789-5000. FSRAM FUNDRAISING GALA — With cocktails, live music, food and fun, 6:30-10 p.m., Fort Smith Regional Art Museum. $75-$100. 784-2787. VALENTINE'S DAY DANCE — With the new NWA Jazz & More Orchestra, 7:30 p.m., Riordan Hall in Bella Vista. $10. 855-8170. Feb. 10 SECOND SUNDAY LOCAL AUTHOR SERIES — With Steve Hamburg, author of the novel "Ladies Wagon Train — Independence: The Begin- ning," 2 p.m., Fayetteville Public Library. Free. faylib.org. EAGLE WATCH CRUISE — 3 p.m., Rocky Branch Marina near Rogers. Hosted by interpreters from Hobbs State Park. $5-$10. Reservations at 789-5000. Feb. 11 BOOKTALK — "The Day of the Owl" by Leonardo Sciascia, 1 p.m., Fayetteville Public Library. Free. faylib.org. ADULT SPEAKER SERIES — With Master Naturalist Denis Dean speak- ing on "The Disappearing Ground: The World of Sinkholes, Caves, Disappear- ing Streams, and More," 6 p.m., Bella Vista Public Library. Free. 855-1753. AUDITIONS — For "Stupid Kid," a new play by Sharr White, 6:30 p.m., Arkan- sas Public Theatre in Rogers. 631-8988. — BECCA MARTIN-BROWN BMARTIN@NWADG.COM