The Friday 5: Fun things to do this weekend in NWA

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1. Mardi Gras parade in downtown Fayetteville. Saturday is the 25th anniversary of Mardi Gras Fayetteville and the Parade of Fools will be downtown at 2 p.m.

Fayetteville Mardia GrasThe Grand Marshal is Dan Skoff. There will be costumes, beads, floats and fun!

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2. Glow Swim at the Bentonville Community Center. The community center (at 117 Central Ave.) is providing the exciting nighttime experience of swimming in the dark on Saturday, Feb. 6, from 5-6:30 p.m. The center will turn off all the pool deck lights, and leave on all the water features (slides, adventure river, and play structures).

Swimmers are encouraged to bring glow sticks to play with, and they’ll give glow sticks to the first 30 participants. This event will be lifeguarded and the lights inside the pool will stay on for safety reasons.

The event is free for Community Center members and non-members can purchase a day pass for the event.

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Bentonville Community Center pool
Bentonville Community Center pool

3. Monty Python’s Spamalot. This Tony award-winning “Best Musical” is ripped off from the classic film comedy Monty Python and The Holy Grail.

Spamalot retells the legend of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table, and features a bevy of beautiful show girls, not to mention cows, killer rabbits, and French people. The show will be at the Arkansas Public Theatre in downtown Rogers on Feb. 5-7, Feb. 11-14, Feb. 18-21.

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4. Paula Poundstone comedy show. You may know Paula Poundstone as a regular panelist on NPR’s popular weekly news quiz show “Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me.” We’re lucky to have her on stage at Walton Arts Center on Friday, Feb. 5, at 8 p.m. to enjoy that wry, intelligent and witty comedy.

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sona5. SoNA Presents Valentine Pops: American Songbook. Enjoy America’s beloved popular music from the first half of the last century, with a generous helping of songs about love.

This Symphony of Northwest Arkansas show will feature guest vocal soloists at Saturday, Feb. 6, at 7:30 p.m. at Walton Arts Center.

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