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News Briefs
Washington County Fair
Due to the wet weather we’re currently experiencing, the Washington County Fair will stay open an extra day through Sunday this year.
Southern Living Magazine is holding an online voting competition for the nations best tailgating schools, and Arkansas is in the running.
As we have for the last several years, some current and former Flyer contributors put on our fortune teller hats and tried to predict the 2012 Arkansas Football season. How’d we do?
Friday events, Aug. 31
Bobcat Goldthwait
Friday is opening night for TheatreSquared’s seventh season, and they’re kicking it off with Michael Fayn’s comedy, Noises Off at Nadine Baum Studios. We’ve heard it’s hilarious.
Speaking of hilarious, comic Bobcat Goldthwait is performing two sets at UARK Bowl Friday night, one at 8 p.m. and one at 10:30 p.m.
Happy-hour wise, Big Uns and Joe Giles are at George’s Majestic Lounge. Later on, George’s regulars Ben Miller Band and Speakeasy play the late night show.
Daddy Mack Blues Band has been the house band at the Center For Southern Folklore on Beale Street in Memphis for years, but the folks at Legacy Blues have booked them in town Friday night. They sound pretty legit.
If you like bass, you might like the show at Highway 62 Event Center with Austin, Tex. dubsteppers Run DMT and bay-area band, Helicopter Showdown.
Full Friday list:
- Kingfish: Freakjuice
- The Stolen Glass: A Good Fight
- Ella’s: Matt Smith
- Louie’s Bar & Grill: Effron White
- Foghorn’s on College: Vikki Cunningham
- Fresco Cafe & Pub: Morty & Melody Mortenson
- Jose’s: Ruckus
- Legacy Blues Lounge: Daddy Mack Blues Band
- Nadine Baum Studios: TheatreSquared’s Noises Off
- The Wine Cellar: B.A. Glass
- UARK Bowl: Bobcat Goldthwait / Carlos Valencia
- JJ’s Grill: Ocie & the Heartstrings
- Dickson Street Pub: No Name Kicker
- Smoke & Barrel Tavern: Sarah Hughes Band
- Scarpino: Salsa Night
- Highway 62 Event Center: Run DMT / Helicopter Showdown
- Rogue: Stiff Necked Fools / Cadillac Jackson
- George’s Majestic Lounge: Big Uns / Joe Giles / Ben Miller Band / Speakeasy
Saturday events, Sept. 1
Photo: Steve Moore Photography
It might be a rainy morning for the Farmers’ Market at the Fayetteville Square Saturday, but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t go down there. It just means you should bring an umbrella.
The Razorback football team begins the 2012 season against the Jacksonville State Gamecocks at Reynolds Razorback Stadium on Saturday. The game starts at 6 p.m., and will be televised on Pay Per View. Here’s more info on the PPV situation.
Local guitar genius Matt Smith has a new project, and the group will make its debut at Smoke & Barrel Tavern Friday night. We don’t know anything about it, except for the fact that Matt is a bad mammer jammer.
The Lightbulb Club has a show with locals Meat Sweat and Dead Indian, and you can also check out Revolution Butterfly and The Town that Dreaded Sundown at a brand new bar on Center Street called The Stolen Glass.
Full Saturday list:
- Fayetteville Square: Farmers’ Market
- Fayetteville Public Library: Kids Concert with Shaky Bugs
- Jammin’ Java: Rusty Plow Band
- Nadine Baum Studios: TheatreSquared’s Noises Off
- Kingfish: Carter Sampson
- The Stolen Glass: Revolution Butterfly / The Town that Dreaded Sundown
- Reynolds Razorback Stadium: Football: Arkansas vs. Jacksonville State
- Mojo’s Pints & Pies: Fuggins Wheat Band
- JJ’s Grill: Jovan Arellano
- The Lightbulb Club: Meat Sweat / Dead Indian
- Dickson Street Pub: Justin Leflar
- Smoke & Barrel Tavern: Matt Smith
- Rogue: Groovement
- George’s Majestic Lounge: Ben Miller Band / The Mike Dillon Band
- Legacy Blues Lounge: Goodluck Slim
Sunday events, Sept. 2
There’s a rock show at Rogue with Such Gold, Honest Like Politics, Noiseletter, Stick Tight and Dreamfast.
Full Sunday list:
- Common Grounds: Richard Burnett
- Greenhouse Grille: Pat Pathoumthong
- Emelia’s Kitchen: Live jazz
- Nadine Baum Studios: TheatreSquared’s Noises Off
- Mojito’s Mexican Grill: Walter Savage
- Rowdy Beaver Den: Michael Tisdale & the Union
- Rogue: Such Gold / Honest Like Politics / Noiseletter / Stick Tight / Dreamfast
Monday events, Sept. 3
- Tanglewood Branch Beer Co.: Jeff Gray
- The Perk: Acoustic jam
- West Mountain Brewing Company: What’s Brewing beer tasting
- Rogue: Shelley King / Oona Love
- JJ’s Grill: Keyla & Kelly
Friday-Monday public meetings
| Time | Meeting | Location |
|---|---|---|
| No meetings listed |
Weekend Birthdays
Monday: Angela McIver, Teesha Taylor, Jason Suel, Sarah Dent Sawyer, Alison Tussey, Brian Dandy, Mark Watkins, Nancy Vincent, Robert James, Nikki Earp, Lacy Tyson, Aaron Ritz, Devin Cate, Rhonda Duncan, Melanie Batey and Richard Bell.
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