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News Briefs
The Avett Brothers will play a 7:30 p.m. show tonight at the Arkansas Music Pavilion.
Photo: Todd Gill, Flyer staff
The Fayetteville City’s Council’s 21-member Town and Gown Advisory Committee met for the first time on Monday. The group spent a majority of the meeting introducing members, drawing lots for citizen appointees, electing a chairman and secretary, and deciding when to hold regular meetings going forward.
The Fayetteville City Council meets tonight at 6 p.m. inside City Hall room 219. Here’s what to expect.
Fresco Cafe is giving away four tickets to see TheatreSquared’s Period of Adjustment. That news and more are in this week’s Flyer Sponsor post.
Kickoff is set for 11:21 a.m. for the Arkansas-Ole Miss football game on Saturday at War Memorial Stadium in Little Rock. The game will be televised by the SEC Network.
Tuesday Events
- Fayetteville Square: Farmers’ Market
- AquaFire: Bluegrass night
- JJ’s Grill: Art Bentley
- Tanglewood Branch Beer Co.: Ty
- The AMP: The Avett Brothers
- Smoke & Barrel Tavern: Marc Scibilia
- LIT: Candyland / Singularity / Mitis / Domewrekka
Tuesday Public Meetings
| Time | Meeting | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 11:30 a.m. | Fayetteville Executive Airport Board strategic meeting | Drake Field, Airport Terminal Conference Room |
| 2:00 p.m. | Bid Opening: Bid 12-74, Construction – Asphalt Micro Surfacing | City Hall, Room 111 |
| 3:00 p.m. | Wedington Business Owner Meeting | City Hall, Room 111 |
| 6:00 p.m. | City Council Meeting * (agenda) | City Hall, Room 219 |
» View all of this week’s public meetings
* Meetings scheduled to be televised by the Fayetteville Government Channel
Tuesday Birthdays
*Send us your local birthday shout-outs.
Others: Actress Angela Lansbury is 87, actress Suzanne Somers is 66, guitarist Bob Weir of the Grateful Dead is 65, actor-director Tim Robbins is 54, singer-songwriter Bob Mould of Hüsker Dü is 52, bassist Flea of the Red Hot Chili Peppers is 50, singer Wendy Wilson of Wilson Phillips is 43, singer-songwriter John Mayer is 35 and actress Brea Grant is 31.
Any opener for the Avetts? 8PM showtime listed. With the nice weather, it should be a good tailgate this eve in Washington County Fairgrounds.
See you over there.
Dgold, Honest Tunes — P.S. Interview with The Avett Brothers from Fayetteville debut in 2006, see my radio blog site,
(mp3 download is available here w/ Avett Bros talking and songs)
http://dgold.info/radio/webcast2006/music224
No opener for the Avett Brothers.
Turned out to be more of a 7:30 start too, which caught us a bit late. The calendar said 8.
Great concert tho. The setlist has been posted on twitter by the fantastic cello player, @JoeKwon80