Here are are my quick picks for today and tomorrow: Tonight Arkansas New Play Festival — “Uprooted” by Clinnesha Sibley, 7:30 p.m., Nadine Baum Studios in Fayetteville. $7. theatre2.org. What happens when long-separated siblings reunite after the death of a parent? When successful film actress Venus Kettle returns to Indianola, Miss., to her mother’s “home [...]

Nashville, Tenn., songwriter and vocalist Ashley McBryde is making a pass through Arkansas, stopping at several local venues along the way. McBryde last summer released the album “Elsebound.” See her live at 6 p.m. today at JJ’s Grill in Rogers. For details, visit ashleymcbryde.com. Darrel Cole — 8 p.m., Cherokee Casino, West Siloam Springs. Michael [...]

Beaver Lake: Northwest Arkansas’s Ace in the Hole — A Sandwiched In program with Robert Morgan, manager of environmental quality at Beaver Water District, noon, Shiloh Museum  in Springdale. Free. 750-8165. Wine, Women & Song — With Elizabeth Momand, Katherine White, Nancy Mathis and Rachel Black, 7:30 p.m., Second Street Live in Fort Smith. $10. [...]

The Association for Beaver Lake Environment is sponsoring a free public event featuring Susan Young from the Shiloh Museum who will speak on “Life on the White River Before the Building of Beaver Dam.” Music group Still on the Hill will play. The event starts at 6:30 p.m. today at the Rogers Public Library. Questions and contact informatiion:  [...]

Trail Mix Concert Tour — 1-3:30 p.m. on Lake Fayetteville trail in Fayetteville. See nwaonline.com/whatsup for bands and other info. Following the concert series a free family show by kids’ rock band Milkshake begins at 4:30 p.m. at the Botanical Garden of the Ozarks in Fayetteville. Anna Wilson — Country, jazz & pop, 2 p.m. [...]

Mini Golf Tournament — Sponsored by the Springdale Lions Club, 8 a.m., Lokomotion. $10; kids welcome. 973-3099. Public Garden Days — With a plant sale 8 a.m.-1 p.m., children’s author Dawn Denton reading 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. & educational stations for kids from Crystal Bridges 10:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Compton Gardens in Bentonville. 273-9664. Spring Plant Sale [...]

This weekend is wildly busy with the opening of the new Hudson River school exhibit at Crystal Bridges, crafts fairs and festivals. Here’s the Reader’s Digest condensed version: Crafts Fair Weekend — At War Eagle Mill (today-Sunday), Sharp’s Show (today-Sunday), Spring Craft Extravaganza (Saturday on the Fayetteville square and Sunday at the Botanical Garden), Ozark [...]

Michael Pollan doesn’t want people to worry about what they eat. He just wants them to make wise choices. To that end, Pollan — who will speak tonight as part of the Artosphere kickoff event at the Walton Arts Center — has come up with a few simple rules. Among them are: • Don’t eat [...]

The annual Beale Street Music Festival returns to Tom Lee Park in downtown Memphis, Tenn., starting Friday. Part of the larger Memphis In May event, the festival will include artists like Jane’s Addiction, pictured, My Morning Jacket, Florence + Machine and dozens more. Tickets range from $32.50 for a one-day ticket or $75 for a [...]