2 WHAT'S UP!
MAY 28-JUNE 3, 2023
FYI
An Entertainment Calendar
May 28
ARTIST DEMO — With Val Gonzalez,
noon, Terra Studios in Durham. Free.
usingart.org.
DROP-IN ARTMAKING — 1-4 p.m.,
Crystal Bridges Museum. Free.
657-2335 or crystalbridges.org.
"THE LAST FIVE YEARS: A QUEER
REIMAGINING" — With Binta Francis,
Brittany Tavernaro, Peter Gaskin and
Jacob Andrews, 2 p.m., Thaden School
Performing Arts Center in Bentonville.
$25. Search eventbrite.com for tickets.
"HADESTOWN" — A musical retelling
of the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice
written by folk singer-songwriter
Anaïs Mitchell, 2 p.m., Walton Arts
Center in Fayetteville. $75 & up.
waltonartscenter.org.
MOUNTAIN STREET STAGE — Album
release of "Backyard Bugs" with
Candy Lee, 2-4 p.m., Fayetteville Public
Library. Free. faylib.org.
AUTHOR TALK — With Sarah Neidhardt,
author of "Twenty Acres: A Seventies
Childhood in the Woods," 4:30 p.m.,
Pearl's Books in Fayetteville. Free;
books will be for sale. uapress.com.
SQUIRREL JAM — 5 p.m., Ozark Folk-
ways in Winslow. Free. ozarkfolkways.
org.
May 29
DROP-IN TOUR: COLLECTION
HIGHLIGHTS — 11:30 a.m. Monday,
Thursday & Sunday, 2 p.m. Saturday,
Garrison Lobby at Crystal Bridges
Museum. Free. 657-2335 or crystal-
bridges.org.
DROP-IN TOUR: ARCHITECTURE — 1
p.m. Monday, Thursday, Sunday, Garri-
son Lobby at Crystal Bridges Museum.
Free. 657-2335 or crystalbridges.org.
May 30
MINDFULNESS MEDITATION — 5:30
p.m., Fayetteville Public Library. Free.
faylib.org.
May 31
ARTIST DEMO — Wren of Talisman Hall,
11 a.m., Terra Studios in Durham. Free.
usingart.org.
DROP-IN TOUR: BIG PICTURE — Art,
architecture and nature, 11:30 a.m.
Wednesday, Friday & Saturday,
Garrison Lobby at Crystal Bridges
Museum. Free. 657-2335 or crystal-
bridges.org.
DROP-IN TOUR: 3 IN 30 — 12:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Satur-
day & Sunday, Garrison Lobby at Crys-
tal Bridges Museum. Free. 657-2335 or
crystalbridges.org.
THE ULTIMA ZONE — With Matt
Venuti, 7 p.m., Main Stage Creative
Community Center in Eureka Springs.
Hosted by Fire Om Earth. $20. Tickets
at the door or eventbrite.
June 1
GALLERY CONVERSATION — Women-
Led Labor Activism with Laura Pratt,
1 p.m., Modern Art Gallery at Crystal
Bridges Museum. Free. 657-2335 or
crystalbridges.org.
ARKANSAS' SLITHERING SNAKES
— With the Ozark Highlands Nature
Center, 2 p.m., Bentonville Public
Library. Free. Register at bentonvilleli-
brary.org.
NEURODIVERSE NIGHT — 5-8 p.m.,
Crystal Bridges Museum. Free with
exhibition ticket. 657-2335 or crystal-
bridges.org.
BPL IN THE COMMUNITY — Neighbor-
hood night at For the Live foodtruck,
5:30-6:30 p.m., in the parking lot
between Gearhead and Bentonville
Plastics on S.W. A Street. bentonvilleli-
brary.org.
COCKTAIL TOUR — Self-Portraits,
6-7:30 p.m., Garrison Lobby at Crystal
Bridges Museum. $20. 657-2335 or
crystalbridges.org.
IN CONVERSATION — With author
Brit Bennett, 7 p.m., Event Center at
Fayetteville Public Library. Free. faylib.
org.
June 2
SUMMER READING PROGRAM — 11
a.m., Bella Vista Public Library. Free.
bvpl.org.
ARTIST DEMO — With Holly Freeburg,
11:30 a.m., Terra Studios in Durham.
Free. usingart.org.
ART TRAIL TOUR — Sculpture &
Nature, 1 p.m., Garrison Lobby at Crys-
tal Bridges Museum. Free. 657-2335 or
crystalbridges.org.
EXHIBITION TOUR — "Architecture
at Home," 2 p.m., Crystal Bridges
Museum. Free. 657-2335 or crystal-
bridges.org.
ART TRAIL AT NIGHT — 5-8 p.m., Crys-
tal Bridges Museum. Free. 657-2335 or
crystalbridges.org.
"DEATHTRAP" — The classic Ira Levin
thriller, 7:30 p.m. June 2-3; 2 p.m.
June 4; again June 7-10, Fort Smith
Little Theatre. $20 opening night, $12
all other performances. fslt.org or
783-2966, ext. 2.
June 3
SUMMER READING KICKOFF — 9:30
a.m.-12:30 p.m., Fayetteville Public
Library. Free. faylib.org.
RUFF RUFF READ — With Yukon and
Haylee, 10 a.m., Bentonville Public
Library. Free. bentonvillelibrary.org.
SEW SIMPLE — Create a fabric box to
organize everything, 10 a.m.-noon,
Springdale Public Library. Free. Regis-
ter at springdalelibrary.org.
ARTIST DEMO — With Allison Bailey,
noon, Terra Studios in Durham. Free.
usingart.org.
QUEER FILM FESTIVAL — With NWA
Equality, noon-10 p.m., The Momen-
tary in Bentonville. Free but tickets
required. themomentary.org.
SUMMER READING KICKOFF — With
Will Parker, 2-4 p.m., Rogers Public
Library. Free. rogersar.libcal.com.
IN CONCERT — Some Guy Named Robb,
6 p.m., Ozark Folkways in Winslow.
$10. ozarkfolkways.org.
SUMMER FOREST CONCERT — Ozark
Mountain Daredevils, 7 p.m., North
Forest at Crystal Bridges Museum.
$20. 657-2335 or crystalbridges.org.
"SILENCE IN THE JUNGLE" —
Presented by Melonlight Productions,
7 p.m. May 27, June 3, June 9, June
17 & June 24, Melonlight Ballroom,
upstairs at 2 Pine St. in Eureka
Springs. $30-$65. melonlight.com.
June 4
SUNDAY MUSIC — With John & Betsy
Tako, 12:30 p.m., Terra Studios in
Durham. Free. usingart.org.
MOUNTAIN STREET STAGE — Buddy
Shute & The Motivators, 2 p.m., Event
Center at Fayetteville Public Library.
Free. faylib.org.
— BECCA MARTIN-BROWN
BMARTIN@NWAONLINE.COM
PATCHWORK 'N PATTERNS — A family weekend starts June 2 at the Rogers Historical Museum with a quilt and coverlet show from 10 a.m. to 4
p.m. June 2. On June 3, the show continues from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., while Family Day at the same time brings farm animals, face painting, black-
smith demonstrations, model trains and wood carvers to RHM. There will be food trucks and, at 1:30 p.m., in conjunction with the "A Parade of
Apple Blossoms" exhibit, a Family Day parade around Downtown Rogers. Free. rogershistoricalmuseum.org or call 621-1154.