What's Up - Your guide to what's happening in Fayetteville, AR this week!
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10 WHAT'S UP! DECEMBER 31, 2017-JANUARY 6, 2018 HIGHLIGHTS FYI DEC. 31 NEW YEAR'S EVE — A family celebra- tion, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Crystal Bridges Museum. Free. 657-2335. THE RINK AT LAWRENCE PLAZA — 2-4:45 p.m., 214 NE "A" St. in Benton- ville. $2 skate rental, $3 per skating session. 464-7275. LAST NIGHT FAYETTEVILLE — With more than 100 local performers, on the Fayetteville square. $5-$95. LastNightFayetteville.com. JAN. 1 FIRST DAY HIKES — Ozark Highlands Trail and scenic Shepherd Springs Loop, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Lake Fort Smith State Park near Mountainburg. Free. 369-2469. FIRST DAY HIKES — 10 a.m. on the Sinking Stream Trail and 2 p.m. for a history hike to the Van Winkle mill, Hobbs State Park near Rogers. Free. 789-5000. FIRST DAY HIKES — 11 a.m. & 2 p.m., Prairie Grove Battlefield State Park. Free. 846-2990. SPECIAL EXHIBITION TOUR — "Stuart Davis: In Full Swing," 1 p.m., Crystal Bridges Museum. Free. 657-2335. STEWART FAMILY LIGHT DISPLAY — Some 750,000 Christmas lights and more than 300 holiday-themed inflat- ables, 5:30-9:30 p.m., 4423 Wyman Road in Fayetteville. $3 parking. Last day. 427-6205. JAN. 2 BOOKS & BREWS — "The Humans," a play by Stephen Karam, which follows one family's Thanksgiving dinner, 6 p.m., Core Brewing Company at 3671 N. Mall Ave. in Fayetteville. Hosted by Fayetteville Public Library. Free. faylib. org. JAN. 3 WINTER BREAK WONDERS — Artmak- ing, music, puppets, dance and more, 1-4 p.m. through Jan. 5, Crystal Bridges Museum. Free. 657-2335. JAN. 4 GALLERY CONVERSATION — With Mindy Besaw speaking on Robert Henri's "Jessica Penn in Black with White Plumes" and notions of beauty, 1 p.m., Crystal Bridges Museum. Free. 657-2335. OPENING RECEPTION — For "Fort Smith Legend John Bell," part of the bicentennial celebration in Fort Smith, 5-7 p.m., Fort Smith Regional Art Museum. Bell was an acclaimed American painter and sculptor whose career spanned nearly 50 years. This exhibit will showcase works from private collections across the region. $5. Exhibit on show through April 22. 784-2787. OPENING RECEPTION — For "Return to Roots: Paintings, Photographs & Nature's Design," featuring art by John Calvin Womack, Heather Chilson and Andy Baugus, 5-8 p.m., Art Ventures in Fayetteville. Free. Works on show through January. 871-2722. FICTION FORGE — A creative writing workshop, 6 p.m., Springdale Public Library. Free. 750-8180. DAUGHTERS OF EVE BOOK CLUB — 6:45 p.m., Rogers Public Library. Free. 621-1152. JAN. 5 TAI CHI — With Paul Davis, 9:30-11 a.m., Fayetteville Public Library. Free every Friday in January. faylib.org. BUFFALO RIVER HOUSE CONCERT — With Still on the Hill, 7 p.m., 2000 E. Country Way in Fayetteville. $15. Reservations at 501-940-0872. "RICHARD III" — With the Crude Mechanicals, 7:30 p.m. Jan. 5-7, Arkan- sas Union Ballroom on the University of Arkansas campus in Fayetteville. Free. Email crudemechanicals@gmail. com. JAN. 6 TELLERS OF TALES — A storytelling group, 10:30 a.m., Shiloh Museum of Ozark History in downtown Spring- dale. 750-8165 or shilohmuseum.org. DROP-IN ARTMAKING — 1-4 p.m., Crystal Bridges Museum. Free. 657-2335. KING'S DAY KICKOFF — Meet the 2018 Eureka Gras Royal Court, 5 p.m., Rowdy Beaver in Eureka Springs. EurekaSpringsMardiGras.org. JAN. 7 DROP-IN ARTMAKING — 1-4 p.m., Crystal Bridges Museum. Free. 657-2335. AETN SCREENING — And panel discus- sion of the film "I Am Not Your Negro," 2 p.m., Fayetteville Public Library. Free. faylib.org. JAN. 8 BOOKTALK — "The Woman in Cabin 10" by Ruth Ware, 1 p.m., Fayetteville Public Library. Free. faylib.org. SERENDIPITY BOOK CLUB — 1 p.m., Rogers Public Library. Free. 621-1152. MEDITATION AND MINDFULNESS — 1 p.m., Crystal Bridges Museum. Free. 657-2335. COVER TO COVER — A kids' book club, "The Mighty Miss Malone" by Chris- topher Paul Curtis, 5 p.m., Bentonville Public Library. 271-6816. ARTIST'S RECEPTION — For Reese Abbot, 5-6 p.m., Springdale Public Library. Free. 750-8180. BOOKTALK@NIGHT — "The Under- ground Railroad" by Colson White- head, 6:30 p.m., Fayetteville Public Library. Free. faylib.org. — BECCA MARTIN-BROWN BMARTIN@NWADG.COM "IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE" — A live radio play, 2 p.m. & 7 p.m. Dec. 31, TheatreSquared in Fayetteville. Final day. $10-$47. 443-5600. THE RINK AT LAWRENCE PLAZA — 2-4:45 p.m. Dec. 31, 214 NE "A" St. in Bentonville. $2 skate rental, $3 per skating session. 464-7275. FIRST DAY HIKES — 10 a.m. Jan. 1 on the Sinking Stream Trail and 2 p.m. Jan. 1 for a history hike to the Van Winkle mill, Hobbs State Park near Rogers. Free. 789-5000.