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News Briefs
I-540 from Wedington to MLK will soon be widened
There’s a new music and camping festival coming up this weekend, May 11-12, called MusicFest: Spring on the Mountain. It’s on a farm just south of Fayetteville. Check it.
The library will host a series of free concerts in the Walker Community Room every Sunday in June. It’s called the Mountain Street Stage Music Series, and it kicks off June 3.
A widening project that will expand Interstate 540 from four to six lanes between Wedington Drive and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard is set to begin this summer.
This week, J.T. “Wampasaurus-Rex” Wampler (not a real nickname) checked out Ruination IPA from Stone Brewing Company in Escondido, California in his latest installment of “It’s All About The Beer.” It’s one of his favorite beers (and he knows beer).
Dan Coody officially announced his plans to run for mayor of Fayetteville in 2012 in front of about 100 supporters near his Mount Sequoyah home Wednesday afternoon.
Friday events, May 11
Dreamfast. Photo: Jerry Perez
Mayor Lioneld Jordan will issue a proclamation at 5:30 p.m. Friday on the Fayetteville Square to kick off Bike to Work Week. After that, there’s a group ride on the city’s trail system from downtown to the uptown area.
Tunes-wise, Big Uns and the Odds kick off the weekend at George’s for Happy Hour. Later on, local DJ’s will square off for a chance to perform at Wakarusa during the Waka DJ Classic.
Speaking of DJ’s, there are some good ones at Smoke & Barrel Friday as well, with Shortfuze and Bizar. Bafdads Little Rock rapper 607 is also on the bill.
Dreamfast is celebrating the release of their long-awaited album My Wounds, My Weapons at Rogue with their friends Inner Party, Radio Sky, and The Supporting Cast. We caught up with them recently.
Have you checked out the new Kingfish backyard yet? Tonight might be a good night to do it. Damn Arkansan and Joe Sundell are playing.
Have you ever heard of the Graffiti Light Project? It’s a “light painting” project by local photographer Chris Look, and he’ll be doing it live tonight at Scarpino with music by DJs Infamous, Nemi, and Dubspeak.
Full Friday list:
- Fresco Cafe & Pub: Steve Emery
- Fayetteville Town Center: Bike to Work Week Kick-Off Proclamation & Ride
- Greenhouse Grille: Matt Smith Jazz
- JJ’s Grill: Darryl Brooks &Taken
- UA Global Campus: Honk! The Family Musical!
- Foghorn’s on College: Russ Hutchinson
- GoodFolk: Mark Bilyeu
- Jose’s: Boston Mountain Playboys
- Legacy Blues Lounge: Roby Pantall Trio / Keith Nicholson
- Walton Arts Center: Diavolo Dance Theater
- Mojo’s Pints & Pies: Loose Change
- Speakeasy: Grady Mathews
- Kingfish: Damn Arkansan / Joe Sundell
- George’s Majestic Lounge: Waka DJ Classic / Big Uns / The Odds
- Smoke & Barrel Tavern: Shortfuze / 607 / Bizar
- The Wine Cellar: Clint Scrivner
- Rogue: Dreamfast / Inner Party / Radio Sky / The Supporting Cast
- Scarpino: Graffiti Light Night
- LIT: Groove Connection
Saturday events, May 12
Cutthroat Shamrock
Go to the Farmers’ Market on the Fayetteville Square on Saturday morning and get some vegetables or something.
Saturday is also graduation day at the University of Arkansas, so keep that in mind. There will be a lot of extra people in town.
Nightbird Books is hosting another installment of the Improved Lighting Reading Series, featuring literary readings by Aran Donovan, Zac Henderson and Katy Henriksen.
Good old Cletus Got Shot is back at Smoke & Barrel Tavern Saturday night, along with “Appalatian Punk” outfit, Cutthroat Shamrock. Grab a copy of the new Cletus Got Shot double album, “Working Songs for the Drinking Class” while you’re there.
George’s Majestic Lounge has Ben Miller Band, and DJ’s Eckobase and K!NG are at LIT.
Full Saturday list:
- Fayetteville Square: Farmers’ Market
- Fresco Cafe & Pub: Steve Young
- UA Global Campus: Honk! The Family Musical!
- Nightbird Books: Improved Lighting Reading Series
- Foghorn’s on College: Smith & Reed
- Jose’s: Another Fine Mess
- Legacy Blues Lounge: The Tim Paul Duo / Lagniappe
- Walton Arts Center: Diavolo Dance Theater
- Mojo’s Pints & Pies: Jovan
- George’s Majestic Lounge: Ben Miller Band
- JJ’s Grill: Chester P. & the Vinyl Kings
- Smoke & Barrel Tavern: Cletus Got Shot / Cutthroat Shamrock
- Scarpino: Salsa Night
- LIT: Eckobase / K!NG
- Rogue: Groove Connection / Cadillac Jackson
Sunday events, May 13
First of all, Sunday is Mother’s Day. Hi Mom. Love you.
Fayetteville Public Library will host an artist forum on TheatreSquared’s 2012 Arkansas New Play Fetsival in the Walker Community Room Sunday at 3 p.m. Sunday.
Sunday night, the UARK Bowl will host another installment of their Sunday night stand up comedy series with Mike Merryfield.
Full Sunday list:
- Botanical Garden of the Ozarks: Farmers’ Market
- Common Grounds: Sarah Hughes
- Greenhouse Grille: Beth Stockdell
- Stella Boyle Smith Concert Hall: Community Music School: String Coalition Spring Concert
- Fayetteville Public Library: T2 Artists’ Forum: 2012 Arkansas New Play Fetsival
- Tanglewood Branch Beer Co.: Bluegrass jam
- UARK Bowl: Mike Merryfield
- UA Global Campus: Honk! The Family Musical!
- Pesto Cafe: Shannon Wurst
Friday Public Meetings
| Time | Meeting | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 10:00 a.m. | Pre-Bid Meeting: Bid 12-43, Construction – HWY 16 Water & Sewer Improvements | City Hall, Room 326 |
| 2:00 p.m. | Bid Opening: Bid 12-42, Generator | City Hall, Room 326 |
| 3:00 p.m. | Off Street Parking Development District * | City Hall, Room 111 |
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Eckobase is intense. So much so, the last time he played at LIT, I spent 3 days re-evaluating where my life is headed. Highly recommended
well said
Eckobase (spelled that way) was/is a live-electronic band, based in Fayetteville, with Clayton Suttle on drums.
It’s an individual DJ now?
Hey Dgold. Carter Malloy (from the band) is doing a solo/DJ thing now.