Friday, April 29

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How about starting the weekend with an art show? Local Color Studio Gallery, located at 275 Archibald Yell Blvd., will host a show featuring up-and-coming artists from Fayetteville High School on Friday night. Here’s a bit more info.

There’s a great sounding rock show at Smoke & Barrel Tavern on Friday night, with locals Pagiins and Ten High teaming up with excellent Little Rock Bands Bombay Harambee and The Uh Huhs for the evening. Here’s a Facebook Event that includes Bandcamp links for all four bands.

There’s a square dance at Backspace if anyone feels like shaking a leg, old tyme-style.

At George’s, songwriter and Fayetteville regular Corey Smith is back in town for a show, with fellow songster, Rob Baird.

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Saturday, April 30

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There’s an pretty cool-sounding event at Wilson Park on Saturday. A Kite Festival is planned at the park beginning at 11 a.m. The event is being sponsored by the Hindu Students Association U of A, and a $15 ticket includes Indian food. It’s free for UA students. Here’s more info.

If you like drinking with your dog, you’ve probably already got tickets to the 5th annual Dickson St. Pup Crawl. Here’s a bit more info on that.

It’s a big day for music in Fayetteville as well. The University of Arkansas will host their second annual Springtime of Youth Music Festival on Saturday night, featuring Diplo, Moxie Raia, Brother Moses, Børns, Kevin Gates, and Trey O’Dell at Washington County Fairgrounds. Here’s more info.

SoNA is performing at the WAC, actor/musician Gary Sinise and his band The Lt. Dan Band will be at the AMP for a show Saturday night, and there are some good local rock shows at Backspace and Smoke & Barrel Tavern (see below).

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Sunday, May 1

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Maxine’s Tap Room will celebrate May Day with live music by Joplin-based band, The Toos. Here’s a bit more info.

National Bike Month events in Fayetteville kick off on Sunday with a Bike To Baum event from Dickson Street to Baum Stadium for the Arkansas / Texas A&M Game. Here’s more, including several other cycling events planned to celebrate National Bike Month.

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