<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=05OswX_0w2yIOKO00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=05OswX_0w2yIOKO00" width="1920" height="1080" ><figcaption>Illustration: Sarah Grillo/Axios</figcaption></figure>🛍 Shop — Get a jump start on holiday shopping at <a href="https://vintagemarketdays.com/market/nw-arkansas/index.php">Vintage Market Days</a> today through the weekend at the Benton County Fairgrounds. Find antiques, clothing and home decor.📚 Go to the <a href="https://www.faylib.org/truelit">True Lit</a> festival — This literary festival at the Fayetteville Public Library includes poetry and screenwriting workshops and author talks. You can also take the kids to a story time. The festival runs Saturday through Oct. 19.📰 Laugh at the news — Local journalists (that have included Alex in some years) will be on stage in a variety show poking fun at news from the past year at the <a href="https://nwagridiron.com/">NWA Gridiron Show</a> at 7pm tonight and Saturday at The Medium in Springdale. <a href="https://stubs.net/o/177-0AS63X/spj">Get tickets</a> starting at $33. Proceeds go toward scholarships for journalism students.</div></body>

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Your weekend plans: Books, shopping, variety show

🛍 Shop — Get a jump start on holiday shopping at Vintage Market Days today through the weekend at the Benton County Fairgrounds. Find antiques, clothing and home decor. 📚 Go to the True Lit festival — This literary festival at the Fayetteville Public Library includes poetry and screenwriting workshops and author talks. You can also take the kids to a story time. The festival runs Saturday through Oct. 19.

Your weekend plans: Books, shopping, variety show

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