3W Magazine

Eat Build Love @ Home
2020-05-28
Eat Build Love @ Home will be an online, interactive event featuring a beautiful art auction, a live auction, along with interactive cooking segments from NWA area chefs. Learn to cook, from the best of the best chefs, all for the very best purpose. This will be a delicious, fun and dedicated event, and especially now, Olivia’s Basket is committed to do everything possible to help families in critical need. For more information, visit www.oliviasbasket.org.

Sassafras Sunset Virtual Stroll
2020-05-28 19:00 (America/Denver)
Sassafras Sunset Virtual Stroll, benefiting The Jones Center, is set for 7 p.m. May 28. In light of current recommendations to promote social distancing, we are transitioning our annual wine stroll to a virtual event. Guests will enjoy the featured wine together, virtually, as the team of Sassafras Springs Vineyard leads us through the livestream Sunset Stroll. For more details, email Kelly Kemp-McLintock at KKemp@jonesnet.org.

Brandon Burlsworth Virtual Football Camps
2020-06-01 - 2020-06-05
Brandon Burlsworth Virtual Football Camps will be 5:30-6 p.m. June 1-5 and hosted by Marty Burlsworth. The camps are free in 2020 and will be broadcast at www.brandonburlsworth.org.

***RESCHEDULED TO JUNE 2021*** - Matilda: The Musical
2020-06-03 | TheatreSquared, 477 W. Spring St., Fayetteville, AR, 72701, United States
***RESCHEDULED TO JUNE 2021*** – Fresh from its hit Broadway run, TheatreSquared reimagines for Northwest Arkansas the story of an extraordinary girl who, armed with a vivid imagination and a sharp mind, dares to take a stand and change her own destiny. For more details, visit www.theatre2.org.

***RESCHEDULED TO JUNE 5 AND CHANGED TO VIRTUAL EVENT*** - Red Shoe Soirée
2020-06-05
***RESCHEDULED TO JUNE 5 AND CHANGED TO VIRTUAL EVENT*** – Join Ronald McDonald House Charities of Arkoma in celebrating our successes of the past year, and in raising critical funds for our programs in Northwest Arkansas: the Ronald McDonald House at Washington Regional, the Ronald McDonald Family Room at Mercy NWA and the Ronald McDonald Care Mobile. The nonprofit will be bringing the celebration to you, with all ticket holders receiving their very own “Party In A Box”–including food, beverage and FUN (who says the After Party can’t start until after the party?!). The night is yours to to enjoy: Stay at home in your PJs? Yes! Invite your “table” of friends to dig out their best cocktail casual attire and come over to your home for a (small!) get-together? Yes! Follow up the program with a dance party with the kids? Yes!!!
In addition to silent and “live” auction items, there will also be two “door prizes” which will be drawn live during the event! Between May 13 and June 4, the first 50 people who make additional donations of $20+ will be entered to win a Staycation package, which includes a one-night stay at the Embassy Suites in Rogers and a $120 spa certificate, and the first 75 people who make additional donations of $100+ will be entered to win a Botox Party for Four package from Premier Dermatology, including up to 40 units per person. Visit the ticket/sponsorship purchase page to choose your donation amount!
For more details about the event, visit www.nwaredshoesoiree.com.

***CANCELED*** - Golf Tournament
2020-06-05 | Big Sugar Golf Club, 1101 Sugar Creek Rd., Pea Ridge, AR, 72751, United States
***CANCELED*** – Enjoy this golf tournament at Big Sugar Golf Club in Pea Ridge. For more details, contact Angela D’Amico at angela@arryr.org.

***RESCHEDULED TO JUNE 5 AND CHANGED TO NATIONWIDE VIRTUAL EVENT CALLED TOGETHER: CELEBRATING 65 YEARS*** - NWA Great Strides Walk
2020-06-05
***RESCHEDULED TO JUNE 5 AND CHANGED TO NATIONWIDE VIRTUAL EVENT CALLED TOGETHER: CELEBRATING 65 YEARS*** – Great Strides is more than just a walk, it is a celebration of the CF Community. While events are no longer in person for the time being, we can still come together, safely, to support people living with CF and the greater CF community. Although social distancing may keep us apart, it can also make us stronger together as we celebrate with the biggest event yet, a nationwide virtual event called Together: Celebrating 65 years on June 5, 2020, at 4 p.m. CST. This online event will feature voices from the CF community in an hour-long celebration of all we have accomplished together, along with opportunities to connect with other attendees as we move forward on the path to cure cystic fibrosis. Now more than ever, our ties to each other and our shared mission will help us persevere.
The Arkansas Chapter of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation is hosting “Together, Virtual Pep Rally” at 5 p.m. May 19 on Facebook Live.
For more details, visit www.cff.org/Arkansas.

***RESCHEDULED TO JUNE 5*** - Evening Star PTO Golf Scramble: Putts for a Playground
2020-06-05 | Shadow Valley Country Club, 7001 W. Shadow Valley Rd., Rogers, AR, United States
***RESCHEDULED TO JUNE 5*** – Evening Star PTO Golf Scramble: Putts for a Playground will be held at Shadow Valley Country Club in Rogers. To register, visit https://evening-star-elementary-school-pto.square.site/product/evening-star-pto-golf-scramble-putts-for-a-playground/21?cs=true.

Virtual Girls on the Run 5K
2020-06-06
Join Girls on the Run NWA for the first virtual Girls on the Run 5K. This will be a 5K that you complete with your family member(s) anytime between June 6 and June 13. You choose the time and place (following local social distancing guidelines, of course) to walk, run or stroll a 5K or complete the physical activity cards. Tag Girls on the Run NWA at #GOTRNWA #GOTRVIRTUAL5k. Girls on the Run will celebrate everyone’s achievements by posting pictures, quotes, and stories sent in by you! For more details, visit www.gotrnwa.org/5K.

***POSTPONED*** - Bentonville No Kid Hungry Dinner
2020-06-08
***POSTPONED*** – The Bentonville No Kid Hungry Dinner originally planned for June 8 has been postponed. For more details on No Kid Hungry, visit www.nokidhungry.org.

***RESCHEDULED TO FEB. 26-MARCH 7, 2021*** - The Clean House
2020-06-12 - 2020-06-14, 2020-06-18 - 2020-06-20 | Arkansas Public Theatre, 116 S. Second St., Rogers, AR, 72756, United States
***RESCHEDULED TO FEB. 26-MARCH 7, 2021*** – The play takes place in what the author describes as “metaphysical Connecticut,” mostly in the home of a married couple who are both doctors. They have hired a housekeeper named Matilde, an aspiring comedian from Brazil who’s more interested in coming up with the perfect joke than in house-cleaning. Lane, the lady of the house, has an eccentric sister named Virginia who’s just nuts about house-cleaning. She and Matilde become fast friends, and Virginia takes over the cleaning while Matilde works on her jokes. Trouble comes when Lane’s husband Charles reveals that he has found his soul mate, or “bashert” in a cancer patient named Anna, on whom he has operated. The actors who play Charles and Anna also play Matilde’s parents in a series of dream-like memories, as we learn the story about how they literally killed each other with laughter, giving new meaning to the phrase, “I almost died laughing.” For more details, visit www.arkansaspublictheatre.org.

***RESCHEDULED TO JUNE 13 AND CHANGED TO LIVE STREAMING EVENT WITH ONLINE AUCTION*** - Sunshine Gala
2020-06-13
***RESCHEDULED TO JUNE 13 AND CHANGED TO LIVE STREAMING EVENT WITH ONLINE AUCTION*** – The Sunshine Gala online auction & streaming event will be 7-8 p.m. June 13 on YouTube Live. Online auction is open from 8 a.m. June 8 to 10 p.m. June 13. For more information, visit www.nwasunshineschool.org/gala.

***CANCELED*** - Gardens on Tap
2020-06-13 | Compton Gardens, 312 N. Main St., Bentonville, AR, 72712, United States
***CANCELED*** – Guests will have the opportunity to sample local brews while enjoying the 6.5-acre native tree and plant garden. For more details, visit www.peelcompton.org.

***RESCHEDULED TO JUNE 14 AND CHANGED TO VIRTUAL EVENT*** - Wine Dinner
2020-06-14
***RESCHEDULED TO JUNE 14 AND CHANGED TO VIRTUAL EVENT*** – Restore Humanity’s Wine Dinner has been changed to a virtual event on June 14 and will include Bordinos at home. The event benefits the organization’s work in Kenya. For more details, visit www.restorehumanity.org/events.

***CHANGED TO MILES FOR MERCY VIRTUAL COMMUNITY CHALLENGE*** - 5K @ the LPGA
2020-06-15 - 2020-06-20
***CHANGED TO MILES FOR MERCY VIRTUAL COMMUNITY CHALLENGE*** – The annual 5K @ the LPGA, originally slated for June 20, will transform into Miles for Mercy in 2020. This virtual community challenge will support the Mercy Health Foundation and invite participants to run for healthcare heroes. Individuals are encouraged to track miles walked or run throughout June 15-20, with each mile submitted equaling a $1 donation to the Mercy Health Foundation, up to $15,000, courtesy of Procter & Gamble. Individuals of all ages are invited to participate, and miles may be completed on each participant’s route of choice. In addition, participants are encouraged to share their experiences and honor local healthcare workers on social media as part of the event’s #MilesforMercy social media campaign. Interested individuals should register at www.Race-Wizard.com. Registration is $10 to receive a commemorative T-shirt for participation. Those who would like to forgo the T-shirt can register for free. Visit the Race Wizard event page for more details.

***POSTPONED*** - My Father's War
2020-06-17 | TheatreSquared, 477 W. Spring St., Fayetteville, AR, 72701, United States
***POSTPONED*** – Donning her father’s old helmet, Amy is plunged into a world at war. This is the funny, harrowing and deeply moving story of a Jewish kid from Chicago’s North Side who landed at Normandy on D-Day and fought through to the Battle of the Bulge. This limited engagement production — newly revised, a decade after the play’s world premiere at TheatreSquared — commemorates the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II. For more details, visit www.theatre2.org.

***CHANGED TO VIRTUAL EVENT ON JUNE 18*** - Women's Empowerment Summit
2020-06-18
***CHANGED TO VIRTUAL EVENT ON JUNE 18*** – Please join NEW Northwest Arkansas for the annual Women’s Empowerment Summit, which will now be virtual. Speakers inspire the virtual audience via stories, learnings and best practices to improve their future self. Featured speakers include Kathryn McLay of Sam’s Club, author Cara Brookins and Mariah Stackhouse of the LPGA. Shared stories enable attendees to walk away with the following lessons:
-Don’t let circumstances define you. ​
-Make a change to move yourself forward. ​
-Identify soft and hard skills to improve yourself. ​
This is a one-of-a-kind, half-day networking and learning event focusing on relevant, topical and important causes for leaders in business. Attendees will be inspired and challenged to think differently with this year’s theme of, “How I Built This: Leveraging Your Unique Journey to Success.” Registration fee is $20 per member and $30 per non-member. Register for the event here.

***POSTPONED TO FALL 2020*** - BITE NW Arkansas
2020-06-19 - 2020-06-20 | Downtown Rogers, Rogers, AR, United States
***POSTPONED TO FALL 2020*** – BITE NW Arkansas, the region’s largest food festival, returns Friday, June 19 & Saturday, June 20 as part of the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship presented by P&G. Sold out each year since its inception in 2015, the event will once again feature the best restaurants, chefs and brands NW Arkansas has to offer. The event is expected to take place on N. 1st Street, between E. Cedar Street and E. Walnut Street. The June event will feature two unique evenings highlighting the vibrant, local culinary scene. Night One invites attendees to discover and sample offerings from the region’s top restaurants and brands. Night Two celebrates the local spirit of the NW Arkansas community, featuring craft burgers, artisan snacks and libations curated by local chefs and brew masters. A third night of #BITENWA is planned to be held in the fall as an extension of the June event. For more details, visit www.bitenwa.com.

***CANCELED*** - Summer Salsa
2020-06-20 | Fayetteville Town Center, 15 West Mountain, Fayetteville, AR, 72701, United States
***CANCELED*** – This summer party at the Fayetteville Town Center features Mexican food, festive beverages, live music and dancing, a salsa tasting competition and a unique silent auction. For more details, visit www.childrenshousenwa.org.

The Longest Day
2020-06-20
On the summer solstice – the day with the most light – the Alzheimer’s Association calls on everyone to fight Alzheimer’s disease by raising funds and awareness for care, support and research. Participants across the world come together to fight the darkness of Alzheimer’s through an activity of their choice. For details, visit www.alz.org/tld.

***CANCELED*** - Tee Off for Taylor
2020-06-20 | Shadow Valley Country Club, 7001 W. Shadow Valley Rd., Rogers, AR, United States
***CANCELED*** – Tee Off for Taylor includes a golf tournament and reception at Shadow Valley Country Club with live and silent auctions. For more information, please visit www.taylormckeen.com.

Cooper Communities NWA Classic
2020-06-22 - 2020-06-27 | Bella Vista Country Club, Bella Vista, Arkansas
This professional golf tournament at Bella Vista Country Club benefits several local charities and includes a Pro-Am party and tournament, silent auction and more. For details, visit www.thebellavistafoundation.com.

***RESCHEDULED TO JUNE 25 AND CHANGED TO VIRTUAL EVENT*** - Go Red for Women
2020-06-25 | John Q. Hammons Center, 3303 S. Pinnacle Hills Pkwy., Rogers, AR, 72758, United States
***RESCHEDULED TO JUNE 25 AND CHANGED TO VIRTUAL EVENT*** – Wear red at this luncheon that aims to bring awareness of heart disease in women. For details, visit nwagored.heart.org.

***CHANGED TO VIRTUAL EVENT ON JUNE 26*** - Man and Woman of the Year Grand Finale
2020-06-26
***CHANGED TO VIRTUAL EVENT ON JUNE 26*** – Candidates for Man and Woman of the Year engage in a 10-week fundraising competition in honor of local blood cancer survivors. Top local fundraisers will be announced at the Grand Finale. For more details, visit www.mwoy.org/gateway.

***CHANGED TO ONLINE GIVING CAMPAIGN WITH ONLINE AUCTION*** - Red, White & Baby Blue
2020-06-26
***CHANGED TO ONLINE GIVING CAMPAIGN WITH ONLINE AUCTION*** – Red, White & Baby Blue event proceeds help provide funding to improve the quality of life and care for neonatal and pediatric patients and their families in critical care situations. For details, visit www.jacksongraves.org.

Evening Soirée
2020-06-27
This soirée features a cocktail hour and dinner. Learn more at www.ronniebrewerjr.com.

***CANCELED*** - Summer Garden Party
2020-06-27
***CANCELED*** – The Hospice Summer Garden Party is one of Washington Regional Medical Foundation’s primary fundraising events, an outdoor party with live music, auction and lots of fun. Event proceeds support Washington Regional Hospice to provide care for patients and families experiencing life-limiting illness – regardless of age, terminal condition, or ability to pay. For more details, visit www.wregional.com.

Horses for Healing Virtual Charity Derby
2020-07-01
Support Horses for Healing’s Therapeutic Riding Program in the inaugural Virtual Charity Derby July 1-15. The horses need your help to continue their work of helping special needs children experience the joy and healing aspects of working with horses. The horse with the most funds raised will be declared the winner! Supporters of the winning horse will receive an invitation to the Winner’s Circle Event including photos with their horse and a farm tour. Invite friends and family to help cheer on your horse. For more details, visit https://horsesforhealingnwa.z2systems.com/np/clients/horsesforhealingnwa/campaign.jsp?campaign=16&.

***CHANGED TO VIRTUAL EVENT*** - Run for Veterans
2020-07-04
***CHANGED TO VIRTUAL EVENT*** – This year’s Run for Veterans race is virtual, and there will still be both timed and un-timed options. The 4-mile race is a chip-timed race, and the 1-mile fun walk is un-timed, and open to those who wish to participate, but do not want to run. The race will be on a course of your chosing! Whether you run on your local trail system, on your neighborhood sidewalk or take a scenic route, you can participate in the 2020 Run for Veterans! People can participate between July 4 and July 12. All proceeds benefit Veteran clients of 7hills. For more information and to register, visit 7hillscenter.org/runforvets/.
