January 2012
Spin-A-Round Meeting
Local members of Wool and Wheel Handspinners demonstrate the traditional art of spinning thread, and discuss the basics of making cloth. Knowing more about hand-woven cloth and hand-sewn clothing can enhance your appreciation of the lives people lived on and around this battlefield in the 19th century.
Date: Wednesday, January 4
Location: Latta Barn Prairie Grove Battlefield State Park (Prairie Grove)
More Info: This monthly informal meeting is held at the park on the first Wednesday of each month. Everyone is welcome. Coffee is furnished, bring snacks if you please. Free admission. For more information, contact prairiegrove@arkansas.com.
Eureka Springs Paranormal Weekend
The 1886 Crescent Hotel & Spa gives ghost hunters the opportunity to investigate “America’s most haunted hotel” –on their own–for three days and two nights. Attendees will investigate this mountaintop spa resort’s “most active” rooms including the “morgue,” to capture evidence of “guests who checked out but never left.”
Date: Friday, January 6 – Saturday, January 7
Location: The Crescent Hotel (Eureka Springs)
More Info: www.americasmosthauntedhotel.com
Blue Man Group
Experience the Phenomenon. BLUE MAN GROUP is best known for their wildly popular theatrical shows and concerts which combine comedy, music, and technology to produce a totally unique form of entertainment. Although it is impossible to describe, people of all ages agree that BLUE MAN GROUP is an intensely exciting and wildly outrageous show that leaves the entire audience in a blissful, euphoric state. With no spoken language, BLUE MAN GROUP is perfect for people of all ages, languages, and cultures. BLUE MAN GROUP is now on the road for its first U.S. theatrical tour. This unique experience is a form of entertainment like nothing else; guaranteed to be an outing you will never forget.
Date: Tuesday, January 10 – Sunday, January 15
Time: Evening shows at 7/8pm. Matinees at 2pm. Check website for full schedule.
Location: Walton Arts Center (Fayetteville)
More Info: Tickets $49-69. For ticket info and reservations, www.waltonartscenter.org
Family Game Night
Family Game Night is a fun night full of board games and bingo. Light refreshments will be served.
Date: Friday, January 13
Time: 6:30-8:30pm
Location: Community Building (Siloam Springs)
More Info: Free admission. www.siloamsprings.com
Cabin Fever Reliever: Collectors Edition II
The museum’s annual celebration of the New Year, featuring displays by local collectors.
Date: Saturday, January 14
Time: 10am-2pm
Location: Shiloh Museum of Ozark History (Springdale)
More Info: www.shilohmuseum.org
Poncho Sanchez and his Latin Jazz Band
If music were about pictures, Mexican-American percussionist Poncho Sanchez’s music would best be described as a kaleidoscopic of some of the hottest colors and brightest lights to emerge from either side of the border. At any given show or on any given record, fragments of Latin jazz, swing, bebop, salsa and other infectious grooves collide and churn in a fiery swirl, with results that are no less than dazzling.
Date: Friday, January 20
Time: 8pm
Location: Walton Arts Center (Fayetteville)
More Info: Tickets $10-25. For ticket info and reservations, www.waltonartscenter.org
It’s Great to Skate – Ice Skating Clinic
The “It’s Great to Skate” clinic welcomes potential skaters to a day filled with fun, learning, and entertainment for free. The clinic will allow young and old to get out to experience ice skating and learn the “basics” from professional instructors in a fun-filled environment. There will be exhibitions, free classes, goodies and information available at the clinic put on by the Ozark Figure Skating Club and US Figure Skating.
Date: Saturday, January 21
Time: 9am-1:30pm
Location: The Jones Center (Springdale)
More Info: www.ozarkfsc.org, www.thejonescenter.org
SoNA: Masterworks II
Date: Saturday, January 21
Time: 7:30pm
Location: Walton Arts Center (Fayetteville)
More Info: Adult tickets $25-45. Children ages 5-17 can get a $5 ticket with the purchase of an adult ticket. Please call the Box Office to purchase Child Tickets. For ticket info and reservations, www.waltonartscenter.org
Wonders of Winter Wildlife
January presents an ideal time to experience the wonders of winter wildlife in Northwest Arkansas. Join us for a weekend of wildlife-oriented activities designed to delight every member of the family, and to cure early onsets of winter’s cabin fever.
Date: Saturday, January 21
Time: Contact the park for a detailed schedule of activities.
Location: Hobbs State Park Conservation Area (Rogers)
More Info: There will be indoor and outdoor activities. Admission is free. www.arkansasstateparks.com
LIBRARY STORYTIMES
Fayetteville – www.faylib.org for a full calendar.
Bentonville – www.youseemore.com/bentonville for a full calendar.
Springdale – www.springdalelibrary.org for a full calendar.
Rogers – library.rpl.lib.ar.us for a full calendar.
Fayetteville MOPS
A faith-based fellowship for mothers of preschoolers age birth to 5. The group meets regularly to share breakfast, share support, to learn from guest speakers and to celebrate Jesus Christ.
Date: 2nd Monday of every month
Time: 9-11am
Location: Trinity United Methodist Church (Fayetteville)
More Info: www.fayettevillemops.com
Rogers MOPS
A faith-based fellowship for mothers of preschoolers age birth to 5. The group meets regularly to share breakfast, share support, to learn from guest speakers and to celebrate Jesus Christ.
Date: 1st and 3rd Friday mornings
Time: 9-11am
More Info: Contact Summer Manzo, sumsum55@yahoo.com.
MOMSNext
An extension of MOPS, our group is focused on K-6th grades.
Date: Wednesdays
Time: 6:30-7:30pm
Location: Rogers 1st Nazarene Church (Rogers)
More Info: Contact Ginger Larsen, gingerbread4life@yahoo.com.
Snow Day Activities! (You KNOW we’ll have them!)
Boingo Bounce
Fayetteville’s very own indoor inflatable bounce and party house!
Location: Fayetteville
Schedule: Toddler Time (5 & under) — Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday 10am-1pm. Open Bounce (public) — Tuesday-Thursday 3pm-8pm, Friday 10am-3pm, Saturday 6pm-9pm, Sunday 5pm-8pm.
More Info: $6/Child Ages 2 – 5. $8/Child Ages 6 – Up. Children under 2 are FREE with one paid admission. Parents/Guardians are always FREE. Signed waiver and socks required! www.boingobounce.com
Jump Zone
Indoor, Inflatable FUN!!!
Location: Bentonville
Schedule: Open Play and Private Parties. Check the website for daily schedule.
More Info: $6/Child Ages 2 – 5. $8/Child Ages 6 – Up. Children under 2 are FREE with one paid admission. Parents/Guardians are always FREE. Signed waiver and socks required! www.jumpzoneparty.com
The Jones Center
Swimming | Ice Skating | Youth Center | Track & Gym
The Center is proud to provide a place where “all are welcome” in the heart of Northwest Arkansas. In keeping with Mrs. Jones’ wish that no one be turned away, it offers facilities and services at minimal or no cost to everyone regardless of age, race, gender, religion, or economic status.
Location: Springdale
Schedule: Closed Mondays. Tuesday – Thursday 8am-8pm. Friday – Saturday 8am-10pm. Sunday 1-5pm.
More Info: www.thejonescenter.org
Fast Lane
Arcade | Laser Tag | Bowling Alley
Location: Lowell
Schedule: Mon – Thu 11:00 am-12:00 am, Fri 11:00 am-2:00 am, Sat 10:00 am-2:00 am, Sun 11:00 am-12:00 am
More Info: www.fastlanebowl.com
Chuck E. Cheese
Arcade Games | Pizza!
Locations: Fayetteville, Rogers
Schedule: Sunday – Thursday 9am-10pm. Friday – Saturday 9am-11pm.
More Info: www.chuckecheese.com
Fun City
Arcade Games | Pizza!
Location: Springdale
Schedule: Sunday – Thursday 10am-9pm. Friday – Saturday 10am-10pm.
More Info: www.funcitypizza.com
NWA Area Movie Theaters: Check below sites for showtimes.
Fayetteville: Malco Razorback, AMC Fiesta Square
Springdale: Malco Sunset
