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News Briefs
Bobby Petrino’s house is for sale (and has been since 2010), and it could be yours for only $2.5 million. Pocket change. Right?
A handful of storm drain inlets in Northwest Arkansas are receiving a makeover this spring thanks to UpStream Art, a public art and awareness project. Check it.
J.T. “Wamplestiltzken” Wampler (not a real nickname) gave Joe’s Premium American Pilsner by Avery Brewing Co. a taste yesterday. Here’s the latest It’s All About The Beer column.
Volunteers are needed for a tree and shrub planting at the White River Streambank Stabilization Project on Saturday, April 14.
Friday events, April 13
There’s a big happy hour show with Big Smith at George’s Majestic Lounge, followed by legends of jamming, Leftover Salmon. Leftover has a new record coming out May 22, FYI.
Local singer/songwriter Barret Baber will celebrate the release of his new album Colt Square Sessions on Friday night at Legacy Blues Lounge.
Charliehorse plays the patio at Kingfish with their original lineup on Friday night. If the weather doesn’t cooperate, Cody Russell tells us that the show will likely be moved to LIT.
The Lightbulb Club has Digital Leather and Glory Bones, and Matt Smith Soul Explosion is at Smoke & Barrel.
TheatreSquared will debut a new production this weekend. The Fall of the House is an original play by T2 Artistic Director Robert Ford, and will run through the weekend at Nadine Baum Studios. Here’s the schedule.
Full Friday list:
- Rogue: Cool Shoes
- Fresco Cafe & Pub: Michael Tisdale
- Baum Stadium: Arkansas Baseball vs. Kentucky
- Legacy Blues Lounge: Brick Fields Duo / Barrett Baber / Ashley McBryde
- Greenhouse Grille: Matt Smith Jazz
- GoodFolk: George Ensle
- Nadine Baum Studios: TheatreSquared: The Fall of the House
- JJ’s Grill: Ouachita River Band
- Speakeasy: Sarah Hughes
- Kingfish: Charliehorse
- George’s Majestic Lounge: Leftover Salmon / Big Smith
- Smoke & Barrel Tavern: Matt Smith Soul Explosion
- JR’s Lightbulb Club: Digital Leather / Glory Bones
Saturday events, April 14
If you missed the opening of the Fayetteville Farmers’ Market last week, you can redeem yourself on the Fayetteville Square this Saturday. It starts at 7 a.m. Everyone’s gonna be there.
There’s a mini-golf tournament / pub crawl happening on Dickson Street Saturday night. It kicks off at 6 p.m. from Clubhaus Fitness, and the proceeds benefit The Miracle League of Arkansas. Here’s some more information.
After a lot of years making a lot of ears happy, and a lot of feet shuffle around the dance floors of Dickson Street, Big Smith will bid farewell to Fayetteville Saturday night. The band announced back in November that they’ll be calling it quits this summer, and Saturday’s show at George’s Majestic Lounge will be their last in town.
Symphony of Northwest Arkansas (SoNA) will hold their last performance of the season, Masterworks III, at Walton Arts Center.
In rock & roll news, Randall Shreve & the Sideshow are at Rogue, Six Hung Sprung will reunite for a show at Smoke & Barrel, and the Lightbulb Club has Teenagers and The Sound Of The Mountain.
Full Saturday list:
- Fayetteville Square: Farmers’ Market
- Fayetteville Public Library: Green Your Life: Public Transportation
- Fayetteville Public Library: Reading with the Razorbacks
- UA Campus: Walk Into Awareness
- Walton Arts Center: Trike Theatre’s Musical Theatre Boot Camp
- Nadine Baum Studios: TheatreSquared: The Fall of the House
- Dickson Street: Driving Dickson
- Baum Stadium: Arkansas Baseball vs. Kentucky
- Fresco Cafe & Pub: Effron White & Richard Hartrick
- Legacy Blues Lounge: Roby Pantall / Ron Pennington / Amanda Rey / Michael Tisdale & the Union
- Walton Arts Center: SoNA: Masterworks III
- JJ’s Grill: Ocie & the Heartstrings
- Kingfish: Mandy McBryde
- Rogue: Randall Shreve & the Sideshow / Plain Jane Automobile / Language Room
- George’s Majestic Lounge: Big Smith
- Smoke & Barrel Tavern: Six Hung Sprung Reunion
- JR’s Lightbulb Club: The Sound Of The Mountain / Teenagers
Sunday events, April 15
Long-time comedian Charlie Wiener is at UARK Bowl for the Sunday night stand-up series.
The Hogeye Marathon is on Sunday as well, and will kick off at around 7:30 a.m. The race will begin and end on the Fayetteville Square, and there’s also a half marathon, some relays, and a 5K happening.
Full Sunday list:
- Common Grounds: Sarah Hughes
- Nadine Baum Studios: TheatreSquared: The Fall of the House
- Stella Boyle Smith Concert Hall: Schola Cantorum Concert
- Rogue: Randall Shreve Acoustic
- Fayetteville Square: Hogeye Marathon, Half Marathon, Relays, 5K
- Baum Stadium: Arkansas Baseball vs. Kentucky
- Greenhouse Grille: Chooch
- Fayetteville Square: Hogeye Marathon
- Tanglewood Branch Beer Co.: Bluegrass jam
- UARK Bowl: Stand-up comedy w/ Charlie Wiener
Friday Public Meetings
Time | Meeting | Location |
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2:00 p.m. | Deadline: RFP 12-04, Benefits Brokerage Services | City Hall, Room 306 |
Weekend Birthdays
Amy Merck, Brandy Tinsley, Bonnie Wardell-Chadwick, Pam Kaney, Scott Hunter, Seth Warford, Michael Hughes, Carrie Gall-Warren, Caroline Eckel, Elizabeth Atherton, Leslie Newell Peacock
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