Wanna hear a joke? If you said, “Not really,” you’ve come to the right place. I don’t know any jokes.
Instead, lets have a look together at all of the cool things that are happening in Fayetteville this weekend. As it happens, there are a ton of them below.
Friday
Pretty much every good weekend starts with happy hour, and George’s has bad butt blues-man Michael Burks, and The Bel Airs beginning at 6 p.m. Later on, Austin singer/songwriter Patrice Pike will take the stage along with Sarah Hughes.
Local country-rockers Charliehorse are at Smoke & Barrel Saturday night, and they’re selling their CDs for half price ($5), FYI.
Denton, Texas band New Science Projects are back at The Lightbulb Club along with locals Real Live Tigers and David’s Pegasus.
An Horse
Australian indie band An Horse is at Rogue Friday night. They’ve played on Letterman. Pitchfork gave their 2009 record Rearrange Beds a 6.7 (not bad.) Locals Brothel Sprouts and Little Rock indie/folk band Free Micah will open the show. Update: Basement Brew will open instead of Free Micah.
Wanna see a play? Arts Live Theatre’s The Jungle Book is playing all weekend at the UARK Ballroom. Here’s the schedule of performances.
Seven local fashion designers, and seven local poets will be showing off their work at the Ozark Couture Fashion Show at the Walton Arts Center Friday night, all to the sounds of the Artosphere Symphony Orchestra. If it’s not raining, it will be in the Rose Garden. Otherwise, it will be in the lobby.
TheatreSquared’s 2011 New Play Fest is happening at Nadine Baum Studios all weekend. On Friday night, you can check out staged readings of new plays They Want by Alan Berks, and In The Book Of by John Walch.
The Diamond Hogs lost their Thursday night matchup with Ole Miss on Thursday, meaning that the Friday and Saturday games are even more important. There’s a firework show after Friday night’s game at Baum Stadium, and it’s also ‘Find it in Fayetteville’ habitote night.
Saturday
Elephant Revival
Of all the animals in the universe, none are more amazing than dogs (not even monkeys). A whole bunch of the furry little balls of awesome will be running around, licking people in the face at the The 19th Annual Dogwood Walk at Gulley Park on Saturday. The actual “walk” is at noon.
A really good Hot Springs band, Holy Shakes, is a Smoke & Barrel Saturday night with a really good local band, Egyptr. It’s also a free show.
Colorado quintet Elephant Revival has been to town a few times before, but if you’ve never seen them, you’ll get another chance at George’s Saturday night. They have a new record out.
Joan of Arc is at The Lightbulb Club on Saturday night. Did you read the interview with singer Tim Kinsella we posted (thanks Roger) recently? Locals Swimming and Brooklyn band Airwaves will open the show.
Local comedy improv troupes Phunbags and Dan’s Party will perform during an improv showcase at TheatreSquared’s New Play Fest on Saturday night. The show will take place at Nadine Baum Studios, and will also serve as a benefit for the family of Sean Phillip Mabrey, the local actor (and co-founder of Dan’s Party) who was killed in a car accident early Sunday morning.
Sunday
The Grillenium Falcon
There’s a 20 percent chance of rain on Sunday, and a 100 percent chance of awesome at the first ever Block Street Block Party on Block Avenue. The street will be closed off and full of over 75 vendors, four music stages, two beer gardens, and one Grillenium Falcon. Here’s a guide we put together earlier this week, and here’s a link to a full list of participants.
If you want to hear some world class musicians, maybe you should head down to the Walton Arts Center for the Fulbright Concerto Competition Finals. The top three musicians from two-days of competition will perform beginning at 5 p.m., and it’s free to attend.
The 2011 New Play Fest concludes on Sunday with the annual 24 Hour Play-Off at Nadine Baum Studios. Six teams of five artists each will write, rehearse, and perform a new 10 minute play in the span of 24 hours, and perform them beginning at 6:30 p.m.
There’s more below, feel free to add to the list in the comments, and have an awesome weekend, weirdos.
- Friday, May 20
- Foghorn’s on College: Scott Young
- Walton Arts Center: Ozark Couture Fashion Show
- Nadine Baum Studios: They Want – 2011 New Play Fest
- Savor: Dolan Sanderson
- Hjem Restaurant: Antoine & The Nightcrawlers
- George’s Majestic Lounge: Michael Burks / The Bel Airs / Patrice Pike and Sarah Hughes
- Greenhouse Grille: Stevie Tombstone
- UARK Ballroom: The Jungle Book – Arts Live Theatre
- Hooters: The Dirty Dogs
- Jose’s: Cadillac Jackson
- Nadine Baum Studios: In The Book Of – 2011 New Play Fest
- GoodFolk: 3 Penny Acre
- JJ’s Grill: Barett Baber
- Mojo’s Pints & Pies: Honeyshine
- Arsaga’s on Crossover: Shane Logan
- Teatro Scarpino: Salsa Night
- The Lightbulb Club: New Science Projects / Real Live Tigers / David’s Pegasus
- Rogue Pizza Co.: An Horse / Brothel Sprouts / Free Micha
- Smoke & Barrel Tavern: Charliehorse
- Saturday, May 21
- Fayetteville Square: Fayetteville Farmers’ Market
- Jammin’ Java: Hogeye Ramblers
- Gulley Park: 19th Annual Dogwood Walk
- Nadine Baum Studios: Arkansas Playwrights Workshop – 2011 New Play Fest
- UARK Ballroom: The Jungle Book – Arts Live Theatre
- Nadine Baum Studios: Readings, National Writing Project – 2011 New Play Fest
- Savor: Tiffany Christopher
- Foghorn’s on College: Jon Knox
- Jose’s: Chester P & the Vinyl Kings
- Rogue Pizza Co.: Army Of Birds / The Plaid Jackets
- Walton Arts Center: Artosphere Festival Orchestra Italian Soundscapes
- George’s Majestic Lounge: Elephant Revival
- JJ’s Grill: Ocie & the Hear
- Smoke & Barrel Tavern: Holy Shakes / Egyptr
- Nadine Baum Studios: Improv Night w/ Dan’s Party, Phunbags, and Black & Tan
- Arsaga’s on Crossover: Kathy Cole / Buddy Shute
- The Lightbulb Club: Joan of Arc / Swimming / Airwaves
- Sunday, May 22
- Maxine’s Tap Room: David’s Pegasus
- Common Grounds: Sarah Hughes
- Block Street: Block Street Block Party
- UARK Ballroom: The Jungle Book – Arts Live Theatre
- Walton Arts Center: Fulbright Concerto Competition Finals
- Nadine Baum Studios: The 24 Hour Play-Off – 2011 Arkansas New Play Fest
- Greenhouse Grille: Madame Ren Lovely
- George’s Majestic Lounge:
Tony FurtadoCancelled - Rogue Pizza Co.: Runner Runner (Unplugged) / Jarris / Noiseletter
Sports
- Friday, May 20
- Men’s Baseball vs. Ole Miss, 6 p.m., Baum Stadium
- Saturday, May 21
- Men’s Baseball vs. Ole Miss 2:05 p.m., Baum Stadium
