Something weird is going on here on earth. Last night, at around 7:00 p.m., thinks like “something just shook the foundation” and “WTF was that big boom?” started appearing on Twitter.
Turns out, a 2.6 magnitude earthquake struck Benton County with an epicenter near Cave Springs, the second one in the last month. A 2.5 magnitude earthquake hit the same area on April 29. Did any of you guys feel it? What the heck is going on?
Barring the eruption of Mount Sequoyah, typhoons over Beaver Lake, or a larger earthquake that swallows up Dickson Street, this weekend is looking pretty awesome. Sunny skies, and near 90° weather are on the way, and there are a ton of things going on in town. Weekend!
For example, let’s say you wanted to see some live theater. You could head to the UARK Bowl where Arts Live Theater will present some really cute kids doing their own rendition of the Wizard of Oz.
You could also check out two brand new plays at Nadine Baum Studios during the first night of a three-day Arkansas New Play Festival. More on that is here.
You could even take in a puppet show (sort-of), with The Man Who Planted Trees at the Walton Arts Center, performed by Puppet State Theatre Company of Edinburgh, Scotland. Something tells me this one’s a little higher quality than your average puppet show.
Wanna check out some classic cars and sweet motorbicycles? Bikes, Blues & Hot Rods Too is going down at The AMP. There’s a classic car parade rolling in at around 6:00 p.m., and Charliehorse, LaFuSo, and Oreo Blue will provide the tunes.
There’s a big old dance party at Mojo’s with DJ’s Domewrekka, Merl, and Bizar.
Also, does anyone know anything about Derek and Ricky, playing at Savor Friday night? I’d like to think that that’s their band name, and not the names of the dudes playing. We’ll find out.
Saturday is supposed to be absolutely beautiful. You can spend a good portion of it with your dog, too.
Start with the Farmers’ Market, which is finally getting itself some good Farmers’ Market weather after two straight rainy Saturdays.
Then, you could go to the Dogwood Walk on Old Main Lawn. After that, your dog should be pretty much exhausted.
If you’re still ready to party, get ready for more cowbell than you can handle at The AMP with Blue Oyster Cult, and the Georgia Satellites.
There’s a sweet show at The GROJ with Hosta and Megamatt.
If you feel like shaking your bootie (and by bootie, I mean butt) E.Q., FRED T and Mr. “CitI-BoI”, Marquis, Ceephor, Lucio, and R.A.V.E.N. at Grown Folks Night at Smoke and Barrel.
There’s more. Actually, there’s tons more. What are you guys doing this weekend?
- Friday, May 21
- AMP: Bikes Blues and Hot Rods Too
- Nadine Baum Studios: TheatreSquared’s Arkansas New Play Fest
- Ella’s: William Reyes
- George’s: Steppin Stone / Mo Brothers / Peter, Paul & Pelphrey
- Greenhouse Grille: Drew Packard Trio
- Fayetteville Town Center: Pel’s Pals Whole Hog Roast
- Savor: Derek and Ricky
- Jose’s: Strange Heroes
- JJ’s Grill n Chill: Jamie Wolfe
- UARK Bowl & Ballroom: Arts Live Theatre presents: The Wizard of Oz
- Walton Arts Center: The Man Who Planted Trees
- Mojo’s: Mojo Mixdown with Domewrekka / Merl / Bizar
- Boom Boom Room: Guda / Workhorse
- Smoke & Barrel Tavern: Pope County Bootleggers
- Teatro Scarpino: Friday Night Salsa (Dancing & Lesson)
- La Huerta – Crossover: Darren Ray
- Saturday, May 22
- AMP: Bikes Blues and Hot Rods Too
- Jammin’ Java: East of Zion
- Walton Arts Center: The Man Who Planted Trees
- UA Old Main / Giffels Auditorium: 18th Annual Dogwood Walk
- Nightbird Books: Mimi Mathis Reading & Reception
- UARK Bowl & Ballroom: Arts Live Theatre presents: The Wizard of Oz
- Ella’s: Raja
- Nadine Baum Studios: TheatreSquared’s Arkansas New Play Fest
- Mickey Finn’s: Jones’n Leah
- AMP: Blue Oyster Cult / The Georgia Satellites
- JJ’s Grill n Chill: Jovan Arellano
- Walton Arts Center: Jim Brickman’s Beautiful World Tour
- Rogue: Fayetteville Funk Ensemble / Randall Shreve
- Arsaga’s on Crossover: Reese Neil
- George’s: Cousin Eddie
- The GROJ: Hosta, Megamatt
- Smoke & Barrel Tavern: Lucio presents: Grown Folks Night
- Mojo’s: Justin Leflar Roadhouse
- Sunday, May 23
- Emelia’s Kitchen: Drew Packard/Garrett Jones Duo
- Greenhouse Grille: Clarke Buehling Banjo
- UARK Bowl & Ballroom: Arts Live Theatre presents: The Wizard of Oz
- Pesto Cafe: Shannon Wurst
- Nadine Baum Studios: TheatreSquared’s Arkansas New Play Fest
- LIT: Jody’s Living Room Open Mic
- Mellow Mushroom Pizza: Tiffany Christopher
- Louie’s Bar & Grill: Jones’n Leah
- George’s: Fayetteville Funk Ensemble
- Smoke & Barrel Tavern: Giant Monster MST3K Movie Night
- Boom Boom Room: 2Me / Damn Bullets
