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FEATURE 38 WHAT'S UP! JANUARY 5-11, 2020 Art OverView January opportunities include seeing art, making it Now "CRYSTALS IN ART: ANCIENT TO TODAY" — Regular museum hours through Jan. 6, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville. $12. 657-2335. "PORTRAITS OF COURAGE" — Full-color portraits painted by President George W. Bush that honor the sacrifice and courage of America's military veterans since Sept. 11, 2001, regular museum hours through Jan. 20, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville. Free. 657-2335. PHOTOGRAPHY BY JIM ANDERSON — Through Jan. 31, Fort Smith Main Library. Free. 783-0229. PHOTOGRAPHY BY TAYLOR PREWITT — Through Jan. 31, Fort Smith Main Library. Free. 783-0229. ARTIST OF THE MONTH — Leslie Stewart, through Jan. 31, Fort Smith Miller Branch Library. 646-3945. NORTH FOREST LIGHTS — After sunset through Feb. 16, Crystal Bridges Museum of Ameri- can Art in Bentonville. $7-$22. 657-2335. "THE DIVERSE HISTORY OF MUSIC IN NWA" — 10 a.m.- 5 p.m. Monday-Saturday through Feb. 23, Rogers Historical Museum. Free. 621-1154. COLLECTION SPOTLIGHT — George David Walker Collection, featuring the story of one man from Helena who, in 1942, was drafted into the U.S. Army, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday, Rogers Historical Museum. Free. 621-1154. "SMALL TALK" — A focus exhibi- tion that considers how contem- porary artists employ language and text through themes of pop culture and word play, and techniques of assemblage and collage, regular museum hours through March 3, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville. Free. 657-2335. "WE ARE THE MUSIC MAKERS" — "Preserving the Soul of Amer- ica's Music," regular museum hours through March 8, Fort Smith Regional Art Museum. Free. 784-2787. "A WALK IN THE WOODS" — In this focus exhibition, the artists reveal various ways to interact with a forest, based on season or purpose for entering, regular museum hours through March 10, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville. Free. 657-2335. Jan. 6 B'CREATIVE STITCHERS — A group for any and all handwork such as cross stitching, embroi- dery, quilting, knitting, weaving, and crocheting, 10 a.m., Bella Vista Public Library. Free. 855-1753. Jan. 7 KNITTERS & CROCHETERS — Open to all ages and skill levels, 1 p.m., Bella Vista Public Library. Free. 855-1753. Jan. 8 DISCOVER DRAWING — Noon- 2 p.m., Miller Branch Library in Fort Smith. Free. 646-3945. TRY FPL — Calligraphy with Julie Rae, 5:30 p.m., Fayetteville Public Library. Free. faylib.org. FIGURE DRAWING — From a nude model, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Crystal Bridges Museum. $10. Register at 657-2335. Jan. 9 DROP IN & DRAW — 1-3 p.m. Thursdays, Fort Smith Regional Art Museum. Free. fsram.org. JOURNAL COVERS — 3:30 p.m., Windsor Branch Library in Fort Smith. 785-0405. OPENING RECEPTION — For "Expressions of a Creative: Nadia Lougin" and "Maximum Exposure: Group Photography Exhibit," 5-7 p.m., Fort Smith Regional Art Museum. $10. fsram.org. Jan. 11 "CABIN FEVER RELIEVER" — An open house and collectors' day, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Shiloh Museum of Ozark History in Springdale. The event will feature displays by some two dozen local collectors including coins, onyx carvings, cats, paper wheels, seashells, magnets, miniature THREE-DAY LAST HURRAH — With the artists of Heartwood Gallery and its founders, Anita and Edward Hejtmanek, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Jan. 24-26, 428 S. Government Ave. in Fayetteville. Email margshore@aol.com.