Go "Into the Woods" or home with the boy who became Peter Pan this weekend!
Time For Theater
"The Lost Boy" -- This fictionalized account of the birth of Peter Pan is described as a beautiful story of unexpected friendship, directed by Joanne Peterson, 7:30 p.m. April 4-6; 2 p.m. April 7; again April 10-13 at Fort Smith Little Theatre. $13-$20. fslt.org.
"Into The Woods" -- APT's return to the Victory Theatre, 8 p.m. April 5-6; 2 p.m. April 7; again April 11-14, Arkansas Public Theatre at the Victory in Rogers. $46-$54.50. arkansaspublictheatre.org/tickets.
"Fly By Night" -- A "comic rock fable" presented by JBU students, 7:30 p.m. April 11-13, Jones Recital Hall at John Brown University in Siloam Springs. $5-$10. jbu.edu/tickets/.
"Anne of Green Gables" -- Produced by Community School of the Arts, 2 & 7 p.m. April 13, King Opera House in Van Buren. $15-$18. csafortsmith.org.
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Hear It Here!
The World Famous Glenn Miller Orchestra -- The most popular and sought after big band in the world today for both concert and swing dance engagements, 7 p.m. April 6 at King Opera House in Van Buren. $30-$50. kingoperahouse.com.
"Ode to Joy: Beethoven's Ninth" -- With the Symphony of Northwest Arkansas, 7:30 p.m. April 6, Walton Arts Center in Fayetteville. $36, $48, $61. sonamusic.org, 443-5600.
"Praising Together" -- A spring concert with the Bella Vista Men's Chorus, 3 p.m. April 7, Bella Vista Community Church, 75 Lancashire Road in Bella Vista. The Men's Chorus will be joined by the Northwest Arkansas Women's Chorus. Free; donations to the Bella Vista Community Van. Email jmatt0952@gmail.com.
Van Cliburn Concert -- With Emanuel Ax, 7 p.m. April 10, Great Hall at Crystal Bridges Museum in Bentonville. $45; sold out. 657-2335 or crystalbridges.org
VoiceJam -- With Take 6, 8 p.m. April 12, and the VoiceJam competition, 7:30 p.m. April 13, Walton Arts Center in Fayetteville. $29 combo ticket. waltonartscenter.org, 443-5600.
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Read And Write
Create and Sell Your Graphic Novel -- With author and illustrator Sean Fitzgibbon, 2 p.m. April 5, Writers' Colony at Dairy Hollow in Eureka Springs. $40. Register at writerscolony.org.
"The Essence of Lemon, Herbs and Writing" -- Lemon tea bread and a poem in 90 minutes, 3 p.m. April 13, Writers' Colony at Dairy Hollow in Eureka Springs. $30. Register at writerscolony.org.
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Do Something New
Night at the Museum -- With the Diamond Garrison of the Star Wars 501st Legion, 5-8 p.m. April 5, U.S. Marshals Museum in Fort Smith. Free with museum admission of $8-$15. marshalsmuseum.org.
Harlem Globetrotters -- 7 p.m. April 11, Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville. $39 & up. arkansasrazorbacks.evenue.net/events/HG.
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Let's Dance!
"The Wizard of Oz" -- By Western Arkansas Ballet, 7 p.m. April 6 & 2 p.m. April 7, ArcBest Performing Arts Center in Fort Smith. $20-$30. waballet.org.
Ballet Magnificat! -- Stratagem, 7 p.m. April 6 & Deliver Us!, 2 p.m. April 7, Ozark Performing Arts Center, 1601 Hillbilly Drive in Ozark. $8-$20. balletmagnificat.com.
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Take The Kids
Family Day -- Pre-clipse Party, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. April 7, Crystal Bridges Museum in Bentonville. Free. 657-2335 or crystalbridges.org
Earth Day Festival -- With educational & environmental booths, live music, food trucks & treats, 3-6 p.m. April 21, Botanical Garden of the Ozarks in Fayetteville. $5-$10. bgozarks.org/events.
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At the Movies
Arkansas Filmmakers Showcase -- With films by Hilary Lex & Ashley Hayes, Dalton Hays, Lexie Mosby, Laina Adelle Ludwig, Raelyn Munneke, Russell Leigh Sharman and more, 8 p.m. April 6, Walton Arts Center in Fayetteville. $15. waltonartscenter.org.
Community Film Screening -- "State of the Unity," presented by Arkansas Cinema Society, 5 p.m. April 11, Crystal Bridges Museum in Bentonville. Free. 657-2335 or crystalbridges.org
-- Becca Martin-Brown
bmartin@nwaonline.com