Fantastic Mr. Fox
Trike Theatre’s Youth Theatre production of Fantastic Mr. Fox is fun, family-friendly and springs to life on February 28th at NWACC’s White Auditorium. Performances run until March 2nd. Tickets are available on Trike’s website: www.triketheatre.org. Adults: $8; Students and Seniors 65+: $6. Come enjoy this fantastical story of mayhem with our group of talented local youth.
Date: Feb. 28-March 2
Time: Varies
Location: NWACC’s White Auditorium
More info: Click here
Smoke & Barrel Tavern: Fund the Farm
$5 admission/adult only event. Live Music provided by local bands, including Mike Bewley, Dave Baer, Effron White, Shannon Wurst, Smokey & The Mirror, Candy Lee & The Sweets, and Cutty Rye. Local beer provided by Apple Blossom. All proceeds benefit the Apple Seeds Teaching Farm.
Date: March 1
Time: 6pm until last call
Location: Smoke & Barrel Tavern
More info: Click here
NWA Fashion Week
Date: March 3-8
Time: Varies
Location: Varies
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Fat Saturday Parade of Fools, downtown Fayetteville
Costumes, beads, floats and fun.
Date: Saturday, March 1
Time: 2 p.m.
Location: Fayetteville Square to Dickson Street
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NWA Financial Forum
Keynote speaker former Governor Mike Huckabee. All net proceeds from the ticket sales ($20 per person) go to the Arkansas Children’s Hospital Foundation.Huckabee will speak on “The New Economy and You.”
Date: March 6
Time: 6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Location: John Q. Hammons Center / Embassy Suites, Rogers.
More info: Click here to buy tickets
Dancing with the Stars of NWA
Date: March 8
Time: 7 p.m.
Location: John Q. Hammons Center, Rogers
More info: Click here
NWA Beautiful Girls Retreat
The largest girls’ ministry conference in NWA. Worship, dynamic speakers and teachers, a fashion show, ballroom dinner, film premiere and more at Embassy Suites.
Date: March 7-8
Time: Varies
Location: Embassy Suites, Rogers
More info: Click here
Miss Nelson is Missing
D
ate: March 8-9
Time: Saturday and Sunday, 3 p.m.
Location: Arts Center of the Ozarks
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Chicago
Date: March 11
Time: 7 p.m.
Location: Walton Arts Center
More info: Click here
NWA Lawn and Garden Show
Date: March 14-15
Time: 9 to 6 p.m., both days
Location: Washington County Fairgrounds
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Siloam Springs Girls Night Out
Gather your girlfriends and head to scenic downtown Siloam Springs for this popular quarterly shopping event! Boutiques, cafes, restaurants, flower shops, and more will be open late and offer refreshments, door prizes, and merchandise specials – all within close walking distance! Bring your mothers, daughters, sisters, cousins and friends to explore the scenic historic downtown Siloam Springs (named 2013 City of Distinction by NWA Main Street Preservation Association), and treat yourself to a truly memorable Girls Night Out! Social Hour runs from 4:30 – 5:30 in 28 Springs Restaurant, where you’ll enjoy a free wine tasting, door prizes, and other refreshments. Retail shops are open until 8pm. Hosted by: Main Street Siloam Springs
Date: Thursday, March 13th
Time: 4:30 – 8pm
Location: Downtown Siloam Springs (streets include Broadway, E. University, E. Main, and N. Wright)
More info: morgan@mainstreetsiloam.org, 479.524.4556
Father-Daughter Princess Ball
The First Ever Father-Daughter Princess Ball, a fundraiser for the NWA Mercy Family YMCA, is open to the entire community- not just members of the YMCA. Princesses 2 & older are invited to bring their favorite male role model – not necessarily just fathers. We welcome stepfathers, grandfathers, uncles and even older brother escorts to join the fun! We will be serving dinner & indulgent chocolate treats donated by Ferrara Candy Company. There will be a 40-foot red carpet for each princess and her escort to walk as they are announced. Capture Me Photography will also be on-site with a custom designed backdrop created especially for this event. They will be taking studio quality portraits and will provide a FREE digital print to each couple to commemorate the evening. We will also have a dance room, complete with a disco ball, for princesses who wish to show off their dance moves! And for competitive princesses, there will be fun games such as “princess relays” and “princess cornhole”. The cost is $25 per couple and $10 for each additional princess.
Date: Friday, March 14
Time: 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Location: NWA Mercy Family YMCA, 5214 Village Parkway, at Village on the Creek in Rogers. Tickets can be purchased by calling the YMCA at (479) 273-9622.
More info: Click here
St. Patrick’s Day Celebration, downtown Fayetteville
The celebration kicks off at 11 a.m. with the annual St. Patrick’s Day parade, which will travel around the square before heading north and then west along Dickson Street to West Avenue. By 2 p.m a portion of East Avenue on the square will be blocked off where the Craft Beer Village will be. Expect music, food and other festivities throughout the afternoon.
Date: March 15
Time: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Location: Downtown Fayetteville
More info: Click here
Tales from the South, On the Road
This unique radio showcase of southern writers broadcasts locally on KUAF on Sunday afternoons. Host Paula Morell chooses local writers for performance, accompanied by local musicians and a scrumptiously southern Sunday night supper.
Date: March 16
Time: 6 p.m.
Location: Arts Center of the Ozarks, Springdale
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Tales and Ales
Date: March 29
Time: 5 p.m.
Location: Fayetteville Town Center
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Spring Break Activities for Kids in Northwest Arkansas
Spring Break events, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art
Crystal Bridges will have a variety of Spring Break events from Saturday, March 22nd to Sunday, March 30th.
On March 22nd:
All Day: Spring Bingo
Pick up a bingo card in the main lobby before you enter the galleries. Complete your bingo hunt and stop back in the lobby to pick up a prize.
Noon to 3 p.m.: String Painting
Drop in anytime between noon and 3 p.m. for a free, guided studio session. Be inspired by Janet Sobel’s drip paintings in our permanent collection and try this irresistible, gooey technique. Materials are provided and all ages are welcome!
1 p.m.: Family Tour
Join our friendly volunteer guides for a fun family tour – and each child participating will receive a pair of I-Spy Gallery Glasses to use on the tour and decorate at home!
2 p.m.: StoneLion Puppet Theatre presents Stellaluna
Enjoy this puppet presentation of Stellaluna, the story of a little bat who is separated from her mother during a night of foraging and lands in a nest full of birds. Mama bird happily adopts her, but Stellaluna just can’t change her “batty” ways. A great tale of acceptance adapted from the beloved children’s book by Janell Cannon.
Click here to see the full listing of Spring Break week activities at Crystal Bridges.
Spring Break at The Jones Center, March 24-28
Extended Recreation Sessions, Monday through Friday, Noon to 8 p.m.:
$3 All Access Pass
Skate, Swim and/or Gym for one price
Open House, Thursday, March 27
Come enjoy free popcorn and inflatables in the gym and learn about the leagues, day camps and fitness classes at the center.
Frozen Friday, March 28 (Noon to 8 p.m.)
Dress as your favorite princess character while skating to the soundtrack of Frozen and enjoy Ben and Jerry’s ice cream after you skate!
Click here for more info about The Jones Center.
Spring Break art classes, Terra Studios
During Spring Break, we’ll have fun and affordable art classes for kids and adults (and for all ages together!) There’s also Sunday Music at Terra every Sunday from 1-4 p.m. And during Spring Break, we’ll have specials that will only be posted for our friends, so be sure to “like” us on facebook.
Click here for more information.
Spring Break “Go-5” Fitness Camp for youth (Grades 1-8)
Focused on providing kids with enjoyable, active group training sessions in a fun, motivating environment, G0-5 includes: Age appropriate exercises, drills, and games; Education about healthy eating habits and hydration; Special guest appearances from local athletes.
Cost: $99
Date: March 24th-March 28th
Time: Varies
Location: New Advanced Fitness and Performance facility, Fayetteville
More info: Call 479-987-4187, email ksummers@arkosm.com or click here.
Click here for a list of Spring Break classes at Trike Theatre.
