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News Briefs
Wilson Park Pool
It’s already getting hot out there. Luckily, The Wilson Park pool will open to the public at 4 p.m. on Friday, June 1.
The 2012 Arkansas New Play Festival is set for this weekend (May 18-20) at Nadine Baum Studios. Here’s more information about it.
The Block Street Block Party is going to be enormous this year. Over 40 bands, DJs, and folk acts are scheduled to perform, and around 100 vendors and community groups will line Block Avenue on Sunday to join the 30-ish awesome local businesses providing activities on the street. Here’s our guide to all the madness.
Friday events, May 18
Charliehorse. Photo: Jeremy Scott
As our friend Dgold pointed out, the new outdoor stage area at Kingfish “has been kickin’ lately.” That kickin’ continues Friday night with local favorites, Charliehorse.
Folks who show up to George’s Majestic Lounge looking for dancing outlaw Jesco White might be disappointed. Or they might be pleasantly surprised. Jesco cancelled, but we’re guessing there will still be some hillbilly dancing to the sounds of Mountain Sprout. Full House kicks off the night during happy hour.
Full Friday list:
- Fresco Cafe & Pub: Tommy Nolen
- Greenhouse Grille: Walter Savage Jazz
- Nadine Baum Studios: Arkansas New Play Festival
- Foghorn’s on College: Meagan White
- Arkansas Air Museum: Pagnozzi Grand Slam Celebration
- Hooters: Kevin Upshaw / One Night Stand
- Jose’s: Red Ambition
- Stella Boyle Smith Concert Hall: Suzuki Music School of Arkansas
- Dickson Street Pub: Justin Leflar
- Kingfish: Charliehorse
- Mojo’s Pints & Pies: Friends of the Phamily
- JJ’s Grill: Joe Giles & the Homewreckers
- George’s Majestic Lounge: Mountain Sprout / Full House
- Smoke & Barrel Tavern: Sarah Hughes Band
Saturday events, May 19
Chasing Pictures
Get some flowers for yourself at the Farmers’ Market on the Fayetteville Square Saturday. They’ll make your house smell better.
Remember that “Pup crawl” we told you about? It’s happening on Dickson Street Saturday from 3 to 6 p.m.
There are a ton of bands at George’s Saturday night, including Rocker Lips, The Radio Sky, Kingsdown, The Victor Ship and Chasing Pictures.
JR’s Lightbulb Club has a rock show with Lincoln, Neb. band Universe Contest and locals The Inner Party. We talked to The Inner Party guys last week. Here’s what they said .
The best name for a bluegrass punk band that we’ve ever heard is Filthy Still and it just so happens that they’re playing at Smoke & Barrel Tavern Saturday night.
Full Saturday list:
- Fayetteville Square: Farmers’ Market
- Fayetteville Public Library: Blues musician Tas Cru
- Nadine Baum Studios: Arkansas New Play Festival
- Walton Arts Center: Polyglot Theatre: We Built This City
- Fayetteville Public Library: Author Vivienne Schiffer
- Dickson Street: Dickson Street “PUP” Crawl
- Tanglewood Branch Beer Co.: Rob Butler & Michael Tisdale
- Foghorn’s on College: The Number Two Band
- Kingfish: Guta
- George’s Majestic Lounge: Rocker Lips / The Radio Sky / Kingsdown / The Victor Ship / Chasing Pictures
- Greenhouse Grille: Jovan Arellano
- Jose’s: Kelly Road
- Dickson Street Pub: No Name Kicker
- Legacy Blues Lounge: The Tim Paul Duo / Tas Cru
- JR’s Lightbulb Club: Universe Contest / Inner Party
- Smoke & Barrel Tavern: Filthy Still
Sunday events, May 20
Block Street Block Party
Sunday is packed with action this week.
For one thing, everyone you know will be at the Block Street Block Party on Block Avenue. Here’s a Flyer Guide with a lot more information on that.
There’s a crazy show at East Hall Recording Studio . Centro-matic frontman Will Johnson is playing a handful of acoustic “living room shows” around the country, and one of them is in Fayetteville this Sunday night. The show starts at 8 p.m. Whoa.
Andy Frasco will play a free show at George’s Majestic Lounge Sunday night. There’s a zero dollar cover.
Also Sunday night, UARK Bowl concludes this year’s Sunday Night Stand-up Series with comic LaVantor.
Full Sunday list:
- Botanical Garden of the Ozarks: Farmers’ Market
- Terra Studios: Community Picnic
- Block Avenue: Block Street Block Party
- Common Grounds: Tiffany Christopher
- Greenhouse Grille: Dan Dean
- Nadine Baum Studios: Arkansas New Play Festival
- UARK Bowl: Stand-up comedy w/ LaVantor
- Pesto Cafe: Shannon Wurst
- East Hall Recording Studio: Will Johnson
- George’s Majestic Lounge: Andy Frasco
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 |
| 9:00 a.m. | Fayetteville Forward Economic Accountability Council * | Public Library, Henry Board Room |
| 2:00 p.m. | Deadline: RFP12-02, Telecommunication Services | City Hall, Room 306 |
Weekend Birthdays
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Does anyone know where one might obtain one of the sweet Block Party posters pictured above? I saw it framed in a business on Block and it looked pretty snazzy.
Those prints will be for sale at block party, as will a limited edition signed screen print of the image!
Awesome! Thanks!
Thanks BlockStreet poster people. Will buy. My comments on the poster art here,
http://www.fayettevilleflyer.com/2012/05/17/flyer-guide-2012-block-street-block-party/#comment-62008
Thank you so much for mentioning the Will Johnson house concert. Townies may recall that Will Johnson played a solo show with David Bazan at the Dickson Street Theater several years ago that was well-attended. The East Hall show will be WAY more intimate. Will played the same venue last year and it was superb. Tickets are only $20. You can purchase your ticket for the show here:
http://www.undertowtickets.com/product/will-johnson-living-room-show-fayetteville-ar-may-20
Also, if you want to hear what Will Johnson sounds like, they are offering a free 24 song sampler of Will’s band Centro-matic” here: http://centro-matic.bandcamp.com/album/24-songs-free-download
I hope some of you will consider coming!!
Got my tix for Will Johnson (Centro-matic, South San Gabriel) in a rare Recording Studio set. Thanks for the heads up Fayetteville Flyer.
See you at the show (after some Block Street Block Party pre-partying).
Will Johnson pic last nite, http://instagr.am/p/K4A2t1vYPw/
on Instagram
Will Johnson song from last night, http://soundcloud.com/dgold/will-johnson-centro-matic-2012
on Soundcloud
Fan.tastic acoustic show in a rare studio setting, unmic’d, no amps, no PA, his voice sounded amazing.