The weekend is on it’s way! There are lots of fun things going on in Arknasas over the next few days.

We’ve gathered up the details for a handful of them for you here, but be sure to check Facebook’s events section to see all your options!

just Click the red text to visit the Facebook page with information about each event.

However you spend your weekend,

We hope it’s a good one!

NOTE: As always, we do our best to bring you accurate information… however, we encourage you to reach out to event venues to confirm before you head out to an advertised event!

Friday, April 21st

APR 21 AT 9 AM – APR 23 AT 4 PM

April 21-23 Conway Bella Rustina Modern Vintage Market

2505 East Oak Street Conway

Celebrate Spring at the April 21-23 Conway Bella Rustina Modern Vintage Market!

The Bella Rustina Modern Vintage Market, brought to you by Ashley’s Finds, LLC, will take place April 21-23 inside the Conway Expo & Event Center plus open-air pavilion located at 2505 E. Oak St. in Conway, Arkansas. Bella Rustina is locally-owned out of Maumelle and is central Arkansas's original and largest vintage market event.

Exhibitors from numerous states will fill 300+ booths inside the Conway Expo & Event Center and open-air pavilion with authentic vintage, one-of-a-kind handmade, trendy boutique clothing & accessories, and vintage-inspired décor.

On top of being a great shopping experience, Bella Rustina will also have food trucks and many snack choices like handmade fried pies, roasted candy and nuts, kettle corn, coffee, sweet tea, and more!

Bella Rustina will be open Friday - Saturday, April 21-22, from 9:00AM – 5:00PM and Sunday, April 23, from 11:00AM – 4:00PM. Early buying admission on Friday is $10 for adults. Regular admission for the Bella Rustina Modern Vintage Market is $5 Saturday and Sunday for each adult. Admission is free for children 18 and under. Admission is good for re-entry all weekend and parking is free.

Event by Bella Rustina Modern Vintage Market

FRIDAY, APRIL 21, 2023 AT 12:30 PM

UCA Mainstage Education Series Presents: The Wizard of Oz

Reynolds Performance Hall

223 Beatrice Powell St, Conway

This is a group ticketed event. You will need to purchase tickets for our group through Eventbrite link. When you purchase tickets with us, you will be seated with Homeschool REC as a group. Tickets MAY be available for purchase the day of the show at the box office but there are no guarantees unless you pre-purchase them with our group.

Here's a synopsis of the show:
A one-hour adaptation of The Wizard of Oz, the classic tale by L. Frank Baum that has been entertaining audiences for ages. Rediscover the joy of following the yellow brick road with Dorothy, the Scarecrow, the Tinman, the Cowardly Lion, and even Munchkin puppetry, as they travel through a re-imagined world of Oz.
Grades PreK-3rd. Theatre, Imagination, Storytelling

If you have any questions regarding this event, please reach out to Lisa Ruckle

Event by Homeschool REC

FRIDAY, APRIL 21, 2023 AT 2 PM

Rise & Build! - Choose To Stay Marriage Conference 2023

CrossHeirs Retreat Center
140 Cox’s Bend Lane, Humphrey

Cost for the event is only $250 per couple. Conference check in begins as early as 2 pm on Friday but continues until dinner at 6 pm. There will be a couple short sessions Friday night and a couple sessions Saturday morning between breakfast and lunch. Following lunch we will have free time to enjoy the property's amenities. Each couple will receive a one night stay in a private room with private bath and 3 meals prepared by the lodge's chef. There also be plenty of fun and games. To register just email us at marriagematters@choose2stay.org

Event by Choose To Stay Ministries and Ty Jamie Pipkins

FRIDAY, APRIL 21, 2023 AT 3 PM – 4 PM

Rock Painting

Cabot Public Library
909 W Main St, Cabot

It's been a pretty crazy spring, and sometimes you just need to paint something to release all that tension. Join us at the Cabot Library on Friday, April 21st, for a relaxing afternoon of rock painting. We will have a (limited) supply of flat river rocks to paint, along with brushes, paints, and paint pens to decorate your rock as intricately- or not- as you'd like. This will be in-person only, while supplies last.

What: Rock Painting for Relaxation
Where: Cabot Public Library
When: Friday, April 21st 3:00pm-4:00pm
Who: Adults 18+

Event by Cabot Public Library

FRIDAY, APRIL 21, 2023 AT 5 PM – 8 PM

3rd Friday Art Walk @ the Hub!

Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub

N Little Rock

The Innovation Hub is lucky to be a part of Argenta’s 3rd Friday Art Walk event! We promise you will have a good time with our fun family-friendly activities, shopping from local makers, visiting our gallery, chatting with our “Artist of the Month”, and enjoying free drinks! This event is completely free and open to the public.

If you’d like to be a vendor, please fill out the following form https://bit.ly/400q4Ni

Event by Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub

FRIDAY, APRIL 21, 2023 AT 6 PM – 7 PM

Kids Run Arkansas®

Conway Regional Health & Fitness Center

700 Salem Rd, Conway

Help us celebrate 15 years of Kids Run Arkansas® on Friday, April 21 at 6:00 pm. Kids Run Arkansas® is presented by Conway Regional Health & Fitness Center and the title sponsor is Groovy Smiles Pediatric Dentistry. Registration opens March 1!

This event offers fun for the entire family, including face painting, games and more leading up to the 1-mile and 3-mile run/walk. Kids Run Arkansas® is open to children of all ages and parents. There is no chip timing as Kids Run Arkansas® strives to promote fun and fitness in youth and family.

Each year, the schools with the highest percentage of participation are awarded scholarships for their physical education programs. We have awarded over $60,000 in scholarships over the past 15 years!

To register visit https://runsignup.com/Race/AR/Conway/KidsRunArkansas. *Processing fees apply with online registration. Paper forms are also available for download from our website https://conwayregionalhfc.org by selecting Kids, then Kids Programs. The deadline to register and guarantee an official event tee is Tuesday, April 3.

Packet pickup will be held Thursday, April 20 from 3:30 – 6:00 pm and Friday, April 21 from 10:00 am – 1:00 pm and 5:15 pm – event in the HFC classroom.

For more information, contact Mallory Lefler at 450-9292, ext. 309 or mlefler@conwayregional.org.

Event by Conway Regional Health & Fitness Center

FRIDAY, APRIL 21, 2023 AT 7 PM – 9 PM

Sleeping Beauty

King Opera House, Van Buren

Tickets are on sale now at www.waballet.org for $25, $20, and $15 (plus service fees). Group tickets for nonprofits are available. Please call 479.785.0152 for more information.

This year's Western Arkansas Ballet presentation is Sleeping Beauty! Presented by James & Company, CPA’s.

Princess Aurora, accompanied by a cast of vivacious characters, appears for three delightful performances on Friday, April 21, at 7:00 p.m., Saturday, April 22, at 2:00 p.m., and Sunday, April 23, at 2:00 p.m. at the King Opera House in downtown Van Buren.

A cast of over 60 area dancers that will feature members of Western Arkansas Ballet’s pre-professional company, guest artists Samuel Lawson from Southeast Missouri State, Julian Cottrell from University of Oklahoma, and Western Arkansas Ballet’s own Brianna Mesa and Jared Mesa.

Event by Western Arkansas Ballet

FRIDAY, APRIL 21, 2023 AT 7 PM

Eddie Penney

Benton Event Center
17322 I30 N, Benton

Navy Seal Eddie Penney, combat veteran, former member DEV/GRU, SEAL TEAM 6 talks about his experiences in the military and life's challenges and how he overcame them. Book signing and photographs after the event.

Event by Central AR Masculinity Group

FRIDAY, APRIL 21, 2023 AT 9 PM

Huckleberry Jam

Tavern Round the Bend
26611 AR 365, Maumelle

Huckleberry Jam a wonderful band so much fun it's going to be an awesome Friday night so y'all come see us have some fun listen to some great music great talent eat some great food play some pool on our diamond tables we will see y'all there

Event by Tavern Round the Bend

Saturday, April 22nd

SATURDAY, APRIL 22, 2023 AT 5:30 AM – 4 PM

Lake Dardanelle

OFF LIMITS!!
Monday - Wed 17-19th
Prefishing starts daylight Thurs 20th
Ends 4pm Friday
Friday Night Registration 5:30PM -7PM
Rules 7PM
Western Sizzlin

Saturday 5:30AM - 6:30AM livewell check and registration
Tournament Hours 7AM-3PM
Weigh-in location

Event by Arkansas Crappie Trail

SATURDAY, APRIL 22, 2023 AT 8 AM – 1 PM

Farmer’s Market Plant Sale

Greenbrier City Event Center
5 Lois Lane, Greenbrier

Join us on April 22nd at the Greenbrier City Event Center for the Farmer’s Market 1st annual PLANT SALE! Your farmers have been working hard to provide you with the best quality vegetable, herb, and flower plants. You won’t find these unique varieties at the big box stores!

Event by Greenbrier Farmers Market

SATURDAY, APRIL 22, 2023 AT 9:30 AM – 8:30 PM

Peace of Yoga at Point Remove Yoga Festival

Point Remove Brewing Company
102 S Crestliner St, Conway

You’re invited to join us for a day full of fun, food, and of course, YOGA at Point Remove Brewing Company in Morrilton, Arkansas! This one-day yoga festival is for people at all levels of their yoga journey from beginner up through advanced. You can expect the atmosphere to be casual and inviting.

The following schedule is subject to minor changes based on the final group size. All meals and activities are included in the price of your ticket unless otherwise noted on the schedule.

General Admission Ticket $149
*plus ticket service fees
(price after 4.1.2023 – $169)

Schedule

Saturday
9:30 am – 10;15 am
Morning Flow with Jaymie Leigh

11 am – 11:45 am
Yoga with Jaymie Leigh and Joanna

11:45 am – 12:45 pm
Brunch Buffet Catered by The Breakfast Tray Food Truck

12:45 pm – 1:30 pm
Love Your Brain, Yoga and Meditation Presentation by Joanna Blocker, PhD, CBIS

2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Yoga Session with Jill Belongia {Exploring Subtle Body Energy}

3:30 pm – 4:30
Laughing Yoga Sip n’ Stretch with Jaymie Leigh and Joanna
(includes two drink tickets)

4:30 pm – 6:30 pm
Massage Therapy Available
($10/10 minutes | $15/15 minutes)
Vendor Fair
(shop on your own)

6:00 pm
Dinner Buffet Catered by The Pizza Factory at Point Remove

6:30 pm
Live Music
(cash bar available)

Event by Peace of Mine Yoga

SATURDAY, APRIL 22, 2023 AT 10 AM

Spring Brunch w/Heather Artripe

Ozark Folkways
22733 N Hwy 71, Winslow

Spring Brunch w/Heather Artripe
Saturday, April 22 @ 10am

Let’s ring in Spring with a lovely brunch!

In this class, Chef Heather of Ozark Natural Foods Co-Op, will lead us through the smells and tastes of spring flavors. We will be making a delectable brunch that highlights the local produce and products our wonderful area has to offer!

First up you will enjoy a Cold Brew Lemonade when you arrive. We will then make Herbed Roasted Potatoes with Cured Egg Yolks and an Egg with Asparagus Tart. Next, for dessert, Lavender Lemon Pound Cake.

The $30 workshop fee includes materials and instruction.

To register visit - www.ozarkfolkways.org

Event by Ozark Folkways

SATURDAY, APRIL 22, 2023 AT 10 AM – 4 PM

Art Jam 2023

25 Ivy St, Greenbrier

Don't miss this JAM-packed day of FUN featuring live music, local art, school exhibits, hands-on activities and demonstrations in beautiful Matthews Park. This year's theme is "Peace, Love & Art" to coincide with Earth Day! Join us for a JAM GOOD TIME!

Proceeds from Art Jam benefit a scholarship fund for students pursuing the arts.

#GBArtJam
#GBArtJam23
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Event by Greenbrier Area Arts Council

SATURDAY, APRIL 22, 2023 AT 10 AM – 2 PM

Sunshine Market and Plant Sale

Dunbar Garden
1720 S Chester, Little Rock

Mark those calendars… the third Sunshine Market is back! The spring edition of the market will be at the beautiful Dunbar Garden on April 22- EARTH DAY!

The Sunshine Market is a collection of women-owned businesses from right here in the Little Rock area. There are artists, makers, bakers, movers and shakers.

Yoga by Nicole (Yoga begins at 9:30am)

Music & food trucks will be announced soon.

Loblolly Creamery Truck will be there!

Event by Dunbar Garden and Paper Hearts Bookstore

SATURDAY, APRIL 22, 2023 AT 10 AM – 2 PM

Naturally Arkansas: Bringing Nature To Your Yard

CALS Children's Library and Learning Center
4800 W 10th St, Little Rock

Do you want to build a pollinator garden but don’t know how to start? Or have you been working on your garden for a while and have questions about cultivars and companion plants? What should you be doing if you want more native bees in your garden? Where can you buy native plants in central Arkansas?

Naturally Arkansas is back in 2023 with Bringing Nature to Your Yard, cohosted by the Central Arkansas Library System and the Arkansas Monarch Conservation Partnership! Join us at 10am on Saturday, April 22, at the Hillary Rodham Clinton Children’s Library & Learning Center for this outstanding program. Speakers will provide tips on how to garden for better plants, butterflies, bees and birds! A special Q & A session will follow, and door prizes will be awarded. Partners including the Arkansas Audubon Society, Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission, Arkansas Master Naturalists, Arkansas Natural Sky Association, Audubon Delta, Little Rock Sustainability Office, Wild Birds Unlimited and more will be distributing information at tables and selling merchandise, and local native plant sellers will be on hand selling native plants! The Children’s Library Teaching Garden and Greenhouse will also hold an open house afterward–come to see their pollinator garden!

What better way to spend Earth Day than by learning about bringing nature to your yard?

To attend in person or virtually, register on our website at http://cals.org/.../naturally-arkansas-bringing-nature-to...

Event by Central Arkansas Library System, Arkansas Environmental Education Association and 4 others

SATURDAY, APRIL 22, 2023 AT 10 AM – 3 PM

Northwest Arkansas Plant Swap

983 E Don Tyson Pkwy, Springdale

This is a free event to come and set out plants your looking to trade.
There is no fee to set up a table with what you have to offer (plants or plant related items)
If anyone asks for money to set up, they are scamming, as this is a free event!
Looking for a new plant baby, or perhaps you just have too many that no longer bring you joy?
Come to the Northwest Arkansas Plant Swap ( #4 ) and enjoy new plant possibilities!
Bring a table, Label your plants with Species and your name and have a nice afternoon browsing all Northwest Arkansas has to offer as far as rare, and not so rare plants that others have aquired and are willing to share.

Event by Mimi's Greenery, Kateryn Flores and 3 others

SATURDAY, APRIL 22, 2023 AT 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM

Hop Into Reading

Arkansas River Valley Library Dardanelle
501 N Front St, Dardanelle

Bring your kids and come join us for a fun Story Hour! We will be reading stories, making a fun craft, having a snack, and we will have free books for kids to take home.

Event by Junior Auxiliary of Yell County

SATURDAY, APRIL 22, 2023 AT 12 PM – 3 PM

RAM Saturdays | April

Fort Smith Regional Art Museum
1601 Rogers Ave, Fort Smith

Saturdays in April
12-3 pm
FREE - All art supplies provided
All ages and skill levels welcome!

Create a different make-and-take art project each week. This month we are focusing on crafts through the decades!

APR 22 | PETER MAX COLLAGE

Event by Fort Smith Regional Art Museum

SATURDAY, APRIL 22, 2023 AT 12 PM – 2 PM

April 22nd - Kids Pottery Workshop Nature Dishes

River Valley Arts Center
1001 E B St, Russellville (next to Hughes Center)

April 22nd from 3-5pm
Class is $35 with all supplies included.

For kids ages 5-16.
5-7 will need an adult to stay during class.

It may take up to two months for your pieces to be fully fired and ready for pickup, We will call you when they are ready! Parking for the pottery studio is located in the Russellville City Park. The building has a red door.

Visit rivervalleyartscenter.org to sign up
or call 479-968-2452

Event by River Valley Arts Center

SATURDAY, APRIL 22, 2023 AT 1 PM

Arkansas Trail of Tears Association Spring Meeting

Petit Jean State Park

We will host our spring meeting, April 22nd at Petit Jean State Park in Morrilton, AR.
Deloris Gray Wood is set to speak about National Historic Trails in Arkansas.
American Hiking Society and the Partnership for National Trail System (PNTS), which sponsors ‘Hike the Hill,’ an event held each February in Washington, DC, where she attends the annual event as a member of PNTS Trail Leaders Council Member. Deloris was invited to speak about Arkansas before the staff of the House Natural Resources Committee and Public Lands Subcommittee (Majority) Committee – NPS, Forest, and BLM, on February 15, 2023.
US Representative Bruce Westerman is chairman of the Natural Resource Committee.
Deloris discussed work being done by the Arkansas Chapter Trail of Tears Association on the Trail of Tears National Historic Trail with the NPS National Trails Office in Santa Fe, NM, and others in Arkansas who worked on the newest National Historic Trail, the Butterfield Overland National Historic Trail, that President Joe Biden signed to add it to the National Trail Act, on January 3, 2023.
Deloris is a former Assistant Editor at the Arkansas Democrat in the Business and Suburban Sections and a Tulsa World freelance photographer. She taught journalism at Temple University and photography at the American University in Cairo, Egypt. She was a foreign correspondent in Egypt for the Tulsa World and the Oil & Gas Journal. She holds six US and one Canadian Medical Patents. She was Co-Editor and Publisher of the Lost Generation Journal - Americans in Paris in the Twenties. She was the Missouri Chapter Trail of Tears President almost 20 years. She serves as a National Board Member of the Trail of Tears Association (TOTA), and represents TOTA on the Partnership for the National Trails System (PNTS).

Event by Arkansas Trail of Tears Association

SATURDAY, APRIL 22, 2023 AT 2 PM – 3:30 PM

Book Club

Atkins Centennial Library
2167 NE 1st St, Atkins

This is a themed book club. Each month we will choose a theme, and everyone reads a book within that theme. We will discuss how the theme is used in our individual books.

Event by Atkins Centennial Library

SATURDAY, APRIL 22, 2023 AT 3 PM – 5 PM

April 22nd - Adult Pottery Workshop Garden Markers

River Valley Arts Center
1001 E B St, Russellville (next to Hughes Center)

April 22nd from 3-5pm
Class is $35 with all supplies included.

It may take up to two months for your pieces to be fully fired and ready for pickup, We will call you when they are ready! Parking for the pottery studio is located in the Russellville City Park. The building has a red door.

Visit rivervalleyartscenter.org to sign up
479-968-2452

Event by River Valley Arts Center

SATURDAY, APRIL 22, 2023 AT 4 PM

Pokemon Trade Night!

Sharp Gaming
923 Louisville St, Fort Smith

Free entry! Bring your collections, bring your kids! We trade pokemon like the pros!

Event by Sharp Gaming

SATURDAY, APRIL 22, 2023 AT 5 PM

Intro to Fire Spinning and Safety

Arkansas Circus Arts
10503 Maumelle Blvd, N Little Rock

Join fire performer and instructor Kim Ray for an evening of fire! Have you ever wanted to twirl and dance with fire? First we have to learn to do it safely. Kim will explain the safety protocols and introduce the methods of fire performing. You will end the session with your first burn! (weather permitting)

Event by Arkansas Circus Arts

SATURDAY, APRIL 22, 2023 AT 6 PM

Brenda Novak Book Signing

Dog Ear Books
110 N Commerce, Russellville

Join us for the book signing of The Seaside Library by Brenda Novak and with guest speakers Brandi Collins & Tosca Lee Saturday, April 22nd at 6PM.

Event by Dog Ear Books

SATURDAY, APRIL 22, 2023 AT 7 PM

Concert 5: Native American Legends

Arkansas Best Performing Arts Center
55 S 7th St, Fort Smith

A thrilling and historic evening of orchestral works written by the first recognized Native American concert composer. To be recorded by the Fort Smith Symphony for international release on Naxos Records.

After Party hosted by the Bakery District will begin at 8:30pm. Present your Symphony ticket for a free drink at the bar!

Event by Fort Smith Symphony

SATURDAY, APRIL 22, 2023 AT 7:30 PM

Kenny Chesney: I Go Back Tour

Simmons Bank Arena

Event by Kenny Chesney, No Shoes Nation and 2 others

SATURDAY, APRIL 22, 2023 AT 9 PM

Jack Fancy @ The Big Chill

The Big Chill
910 Higdon Ferry Rd, Hot Springs

Get ready Hot Springs!! Jack Fancy is comin to town to honkeytonk it up at The Chill!!

Event by JACK FANCY BAND

Sunday, April 23rd

SUNDAY, APRIL 23, 2023 AT 11 AM – 1 PM

Sensory-Friendly Hours

Museum of Discovery
500 President Clinton Ave, Little Rock

We are working to provide more inclusive experiences for our neurodiverse guests. Join us during our sensory-friendly hours where our guests can enjoy the museum during a less busy time. This is included in regular museum admission or free for members. Purchase tickets in advance or at the door. Although the sensory-friendly hours are from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., admission is for the entire day (regular Sunday hours: 1-5 p.m.)

Event by Museum of Discovery

SUNDAY, APRIL 23, 2023 AT 1 PM – 6 PM

2023 River Valley Bridal Expo

Fort Smith Convention Center

The River Valley Bridal Expo is a one-stop shopping experience where you and your entire bridal party can walk along aisles of wedding products and services in one convenient location. From being able to meet with professionals face to face, sample items, and have the option to purchase mimosas it will be the best girls day out!

Purchase tickets today $15 online $20 at door
https://www.ticketmaster.com/2023.../event/1B005E75A0092913

There will be hourly giveaways throughout the Expo and many of our exhibitors will be offering booking incentives and special discounts just for our guest.

Sign Up to be an exhibitor here: https://www.fortsmithconventioncenter.org/exhibitor...

Event by The Fort Smith Convention Center

SUNDAY, APRIL 23, 2023 AT 2 PM

Snow White - A Ballet in 2 Acts

214 S Main St, Springdale

Come experience the regional premiere of Vadim Fedotov's Snow White! This Ballet, popular throughout Europe since it's debut in 1970, is very rarely seen in the USA. Ozark Ballet Theater is thrilled to be the first to present the timeless fairy tale ballet in Northwest Arkansas!

This evening-length performance is sure to delight audiences of all ages! See professional dancers performing alongside students from our academy as they bring these classic characters to life with music from Polish composer Bogdan Pavlovsky.

Ozark Ballet Theater is a 501(c)3 nonprofit with a mission to bring professional quality ballet training and performance opportunities to everyone in Northwest Arkansas! Please help us support our dance scholarship program by making a donation alongside your ticket purchase today!

Event by Ozark Ballet Theater

SUNDAY, APRIL 23, 2023 AT 3 PM

Summertime Jazz at the Library

Faulkner County Library
1900 Tyler St, Conway

April is Jazz Appreciation Month!

Join us for an afternoon of celebrating a New Orleans-rooted music genre with the local band, Summertime Jazz. Concert starts at 3:00 pm. Light refreshments will be served.

All library programs are and free and open to the public. Registration is not required for this event.

Event by Faulkner County Library

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