Best Bets: March

‘Miss Daisy’ drives, trains roll, kites fly

MARCH 8

DISTINGUISHED LECTURE SERIES — With Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, 7 p.m., Bud Walton Arena at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville. Doors open at 6 p.m. Free. 575-3583.

MARCH 9-10

“POSTSECRET: THE SHOW” — An immersive, poignant journey through the humor and humanity of the personal stories we keep to ourselves, and on rare occasions, share with others, 7:30 p.m. March 9; 2 & 8 p.m. March 10, Walton Arts Center in Fayetteville. $25. 443-5600.

MARCH 9-11

“DRIVING MISS DAISY” — With Vickie Hilliard, Ralph Sweatte & Billy Bryant, directed by Evan Crawford, 7:30 p.m. March 9-10; 3 p.m. March 11; again March 16-18, Arts Center of the Ozarks in Springdale. $10-$20. 751-5441.

MARCH 10

POPS CONCERT — Symphony of Northwest Arkansas with the Fayetteville Jazz Collective, 7:30 p.m., Walton Arts Center in Fayetteville. $30-$52. 443-5600.

MARCH 11

BELLA VISTA LIBRARY FUNDRAISER — With folk musician and author Crow Johnson Evans, 2 p.m., Bella Vista Public Library. $10. Email joanbarrettroberts@gmail.com.

SECOND SUNDAY LOCAL AUTHOR — With Fiona van Dahl, author of “Eden Green,” 2 p.m., Fayetteville Public Library. Free. faylib.org.

MARCH 14

“VIETGONE” — Fresh from its acclaimed, sold-out New York debut, “Vietgone” is an energetic and winning take on one Arkansas family’s origin story, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday-Friday, 2 & 7:30 p.m. Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday through April 8, TheatreSquared at the Nadine Baum Studios in Fayetteville. $17 & up. 443-5600.

MARCH 15

“DRIVING MISS DAISY” — The national tour with Clarence Gilyard and Sheree J. Wilson from “Walker, Texas Ranger,” 7:30 p.m., Alma Performing Arts Center. $25 & up.632-2129.

MARCH 16

“SOUL OF A NATION” FILM SERIES — “The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975” with Duke University professor Mark Anthony Neal, 7 p.m., Crystal Bridges Museum. Free. 657-2335.

MARCH 9-10

“POSTSECRET: THE SHOW” — An immersive, poignant journey through the humor and humanity of the personal stories we keep to ourselves, and on rare occasions, share with others, 7:30 p.m. March 9; 2 & 8 p.m. March 10, Walton Arts Center in Fayetteville. $25. 443-5600.

MARCH 17

MODEL TRAIN SHOW — 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Embassy Suites in Rogers. Hosted by the Sugar Creek Model Railroad and Historical Society. $8; $1 off with donation of nonperishable food item. 855-1113 or sugarcreekrailroadclub. com.

MARCH 18

SUNDAY MUSIC — With classical guitarist Peter Fletcher, 2 p.m., Fayetteville Public Library. Free. faylib.org.

MARCH 22

LISTENING SESSIONS — “Love in the Stax: Death & Resurrection in Memphis” with Duke University professor Mark Anthony Neal, 7 p.m., Crystal Bridges Museum. $15. 657-2335.

MARCH 23

“SOUL OF A NATION” FILM SERIES

— “For the Love of Ivy” with Duke University professor Mark Anthony Neal, 7 p.m., Crystal Bridges Museum. Free. 657-2335.

MARCH 24

ART WITH AN ALTITUDE — 28th

annual kite festival, 9 a.m.-6 -p.m., Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge near Eureka Springs. Free. 253-5841.

ART NIGHT OUT — Celebrate the reopening of the permanent galleries and the temporary exhibition “Soul of a Nation: Art In the Age of Black Power,” 6:30-11:30 p.m., Crystal Bridges Museum. Featuring Philadelphia composer and DJ King Britt. $10. Reservations at 657-2335.

PUPPET SLAM — Contemporary, short-form puppet theater designed for an adult audience, 7-9:30 p.m., The Fenix Gallery at 16 W. Center St. in Fayetteville. $10. Hosted by the Art Experience. 442-0557.

MARCH 25

CLAYTON CONVERSATIONS — With filmmaker and Fort Smith native Phillip Person, 1:30 p.m., Clayton House museum in Fort Smith. Reservations at 783-3000.

MARCH 27

JAZZY ASH & THE LEAPING LIZARDS — Music for kids born in New Orleans and influenced by Caribbean rhythms, 6 p.m., Walton Arts Center in Fayetteville. $9-$15. 443-5600.

MARCH 14

“VIETGONE” — Fresh from its acclaimed, sold-out New York debut, “Vietgone” is an energetic and winning take on one Arkansas family’s origin story, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday-Friday, 2 & 7:30 p.m. Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday through April 8, TheatreSquared at the Nadine Baum Studios in Fayetteville. $17 & up. 443-5600.

MARCH 29

LISTENING SESSIONS — “A Love Supreme: Jazz and the Pursuit of Black Excellence” with Duke University professor Mark Anthony Neal, 7 p.m., Crystal Bridges Museum. $15. 657-2335.

MARCH 30

“SOUL OF A NATION” FILM SERIES — “Mo’ Better Blues” with Duke University professor Mark Anthony Neal, 7 p.m., Crystal Bridges Museum. Free. 657-2335.

AN EVENING WITH JAZON MRAZ — A solo acoustic show, 8 p.m., Walton Arts Center in Fayetteville. $99-$149. 443-5600.

“LIVING ON LOVE” — This farce about an opera diva who discovers her larger-than-life maestro husband has

become enamored with the lovely young lady hired to ghostwrite his largely fictional autobiography, 8 p.m. March 30-31, 2 p.m. April 1; again through April 8, Arkansas Public Theatre in Rogers. $23-$35. 631-8988.

MARCH 31

“BREAKING BREAD” — “A Baker’s Journey Home in 75 Recipes” with King Arthur Flour head bread baker Martin Philip, 2:30 p.m., Fayetteville Public Library. Free. Books will be for sale. faylib.org.

AN EVENING WITH PETER YARROW — Originally part of Peter, Paul and Mary, 7:30 p.m., Walton Arts Center in Fayetteville. Sold out. Wait list info at 443-5600.