Entertainment calendar featuring FSLT’s “Annie” and APT’s “Disaster”

August 7 (Sunday)

“Annie” – Aug. 7, 2 p.m.; Aug. 11-13, 7:30 p.m., Fort Smith Little Theatre, 401 N. Sixth St. in Fort Smith. $20 for all performances; half-price child tickets will be on sale August 4-11, while stocks last. fslt.org or 783-2966.

“Disaster” – a jukebox musical based on the ’70s Campi disaster film, Aug. 7, 2 p.m.; Aug. 11-13, 8 p.m.; Aug. 14, 2 p.m., Arkansas Victory at Rogers at the Public Theatre. $25 and up. 631-8988, Arkansas Public Theater.org.

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August 8 (Monday)

Tour: Collection Highlights – Monday, Thursday and Sunday at 11:30am, Saturday at 2pm, Garrison Hall at Crystal Bridges Museum. free. 657-2335 or crystalbridges.org.

Book Talk – “Five Years Later” by Rebecca Serle, 1 p.m. Fayetteville Public Library. free. faylib.org.

Tour: Architecture – Mon, Thu, Sun 1pm, Garrison Hall at Crystal Bridges Museum. free. 657-2335 or crystalbridges.org.

LOUDwomen Institute – Public speaking and leadership camp for students of all ages, 1-6 p.m., Bentonville Public Library. free. Register at bentonvillelibrary.org.

Yoga at FPL – 6 p.m. Fayetteville Public Library. free. faylib.org.

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August 9 (Tuesday)

LOUDwomen Institute – Public speaking and leadership camp for students of all ages, 1-6 p.m., Bentonville Public Library. free. Register at bentonvillelibrary.org.

First Edition Book Club – “The Four Winds” by Kristin Hannah, 6 p.m. Bentonville Public Library. free. Bentonville Library.org.

Books and Beer – “Mexican Gothic” by Silvia Moreno-Garcia, 6 p.m. El Sol Mexican Restaurant in Fayetteville. Free; hosted by Fayetteville Public Library. Register at faylib.org.

Virtual Trivia Night – 7 p.m., Fort Smith Public Library. free. fortsmithlibrary.org.

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August 10 (Wednesday)

Take a Tour: The Big Picture – Art, Architecture and Nature, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday at 11:30am, Garrison Hall at Crystal Bridges Museum. free. 657-2335 or crystalbridges.org.

3 In 30 – Three artworks in 30 minutes, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday at 12:30pm, Garrison Hall at Crystal Bridges Museum. free. 657-2335 or crystalbridges.org.

Village Lake Writers & Poets — 1 p.m. Bellavista Public Library. free. bvpl.org.

LOUDwomen Institute – Public speaking and leadership camp for students of all ages, 1-6 p.m., Bentonville Public Library. free. Register at bentonvillelibrary.org.

Magic and Balloons – 1:30 p.m. with Marty Boone, Fayetteville Public Library. free. faylib.org.

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August 11 (Thursday)

Crime and Clue Book Club – “Missing Americans” by Kwei Quartey, 9:30 a.m. Fayetteville Public Library. free. faylib.org.

11pm – 5pm and 6.30pm, 11 Restaurant at Crystal Bridges Museum. $89. 657-2335 or crystalbridges.org.

Teen Movie Night – “Sonic the Hedgehog 2,” 6 p.m. Rogers Public Library. free. rogerspubliclibrary.org.

UA Press Author Spotlight — Austen Barron Bailly, “In American Waters: The Ocean in American Painting,” 6 p.m. Fayetteville Public Library. free. faylib.org.

Cocktail Tour – Colourful, 6-7:30pm, Garrison Hall at Crystal Bridges Museum. 15 dollars. 657-2335 or crystalbridges.org.

CB To You Mobile Art Lab – Creative Writing Workshop with Leah Grant, 6-8pm, Downtown Fort Smith 64.6. free. Hosted by Crystal Bridges Museum. 657-2335 or crystalbridges.org.

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August 12 (Friday)

Tour: Art Route – Sculpture and Nature, 1pm, Garrison Hall of Crystal Bridges Museum. free. 657-2335 or crystalbridges.org.

11pm – 5pm and 6.30pm, 11 Restaurant at Crystal Bridges Museum. $89. 657-2335 or crystalbridges.org.

Walker’s Landing Night – “The Labyrinth,” 6:30pm Walker’s Landing at Crystal Bridges Museum. free. 657-2335 or crystalbridges.org.

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August 13 (Saturday)

Quick Pickling Workshop – Ozark Folkways in Winslow, 10am. $30. ozarkfolkways.org.

Super Saturday – Artsy Crafty, 10 a.m. Fayetteville Public Library. free. faylib.org.

Author Visit – With Gayla McBride Edwards, author of “Frankie, Nancy and Ross on the Hill,” 1:30 p.m., Fort Smith Main Library. free. fortsmithlibrary.org.

Wholehearted Meditation – 2 p.m. Bentonville Public Library. free. Bentonville Library.org.

Author Talk – Doug Stowe, author of “The Wisdom of Our Hands,” 2 p.m. Fayetteville Public Library. free. faylib.org.

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Private Lessons – 4 to 10 people including Kneading Pot, Troll Head Night Light, Polymer Clay Creature, Clay Rabbit, Clay Dog or Cat and Big Mouth Clay Creature, $25 and up per person, Terra Studios in Durham . Private tours are also available. 643-3185 or usingart.org.

“Dupata: A Journey Through Life and Cultural Identity” – Work by Shabana Kauser, until September 11, Fort Smith Regional Museum of Art, 1601 Rogers Ave, Fort Smith. free. fsram.org and shabanakauserart.com.

“Let’s Talk: Western Art” – Through September 12, Crystal Bridges Museum’s Early American Gallery. Free; no tickets required. 657-2335 or crystalbridges.org.

“Divided Landscape” – European and American artists paint the world they want others to see. What was left out—footprints, fences, trenches, deeds, handshakes, broken treaties, and blood—told a darker, more accurate story until the moment in Bentonville, September 25. free. themomentary.org.

“Worst-case Survival Experience” – Tuesday and Wednesday noon to 6pm; Thursday, Friday and Saturday noon to 8pm; Sunday noon to 6pm to October 14th in Spa The JTL store on Emma Avenue in downtown Lindale. $6-12. thejonescenter.net.

“Civil War in Benton County: The Untold Story” – As of Nov. 12, Rogers Historical Museum. free. 621-1154 or rogershistoricalmuseum.org.

“Ken Smith’s Buffalo River Country” – Until December, the Shiloh Ozark Historical Museum in Springdale commemorates the creation of the National River. free. 750-8165 or shilohmuseum.org.

‘Digi Know’ – a photographic exhibit that showcases an era when photographs were precious and shows visitors how historical photos can be digitized to preserve these stories of our people and the past, throughout the summer, in Springdale Shiloh Ozark History Museum. free. shilomuseum.org.

“Math in Action! Experience Proportion and Proportion” – The Scott Family Amazeum in Bentonville allows children and families to “fun study of proportion and proportion by using their bodies and gestures” throughout the year. USD10. amazeum.org.

“A Dash of Apple Vinegar” – A celebration of the Rogers apple industry, through December 31, Rogers Historical Museum. free. 621-1154 or rogershistoricalmuseum.org.

“We the People: Radical Ideas of Democracy” – As of January 2, Crystal Bridges Museum. free. 657-2335 or crystalbridges.org.

– Becca Martin-Brown

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“Along the Lines” – Sandra Spotts’ exhibition of acrylic and mixed media work, through September 28, Gotahold Brewery in Eureka Springs. “Along the Lines” is special to Spots, she says, because it points a new direction to her creative work, one characterized by a strong linear movement.Thematically, the works explore “narratives, both figurative and physical, about the lines around us. These lines sometimes guide us, sometimes inhibit us, and sometimes define us.” Email [email protected]

“Along the Lines” – Sandra Spotts’ exhibition of acrylic and mixed media work, through September 28, Gotahold Brewery in Eureka Springs. “Along the Lines” is special to Spots, she says, because it points a new direction to her creative work, one characterized by a strong linear movement.Thematically, the works explore “narratives, both figurative and physical, about the lines around us. These lines sometimes guide us, sometimes inhibit us, and sometimes define us.” Email [email protected]