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News Briefs
Bikes, Babes & Bling 2011
Fayetteville-based band Swimming has released a beautifully-shot video to help promote their upcoming album, Feel Not Bad, set for release this summer. Watch it.
JT “Wamp-a-doodle-do” Wampler (not a real nickname) tried out Tallgrass IPA for his “It’s All About the Beer” column. Did he like it? Find out here .
The two-year experiment by Bikes, Blues & BBQ organizers to hold a second summer bike rally targeted at women has come to an end. Bikes, Babes & Bling, the off-shoot festival that began in 2010, will be consolidated with the original Bikes, Blues & BBQ rally beginning this fall.
Friday events, May 4
Alley Ghost
First of all, happy Star Wars Day. May the Fourth be with you.
Photographer, writer, DJ and musician Bob Reuter has been called the best songwriter in St. Louis, and his band Alley Ghost is at Smoke & Barrel Tavern Friday night.
Speaking of songwriters, there’s a good one at GoodFolk Friday night, with Texas picker/grinner Butch Morgan.
George’s Majestic Lounge has Leah & The Mojo Doctors for happy hour, followed by locals Boom Kinetic later on.
Kingfish opens a new and improved backyard area tonight which includes a new bar. Memphis musicians Grace Askew and Davis Coen will perform.
There’s an African culture festival in Eureka Springs this weekend, with Afrique Aya performing at the The Auditorium, 32 S. Main, Eureka Springs at 7 p.m. on Friday and Saturday night. The African drum and dance group will also perform during the Artrageous parade on Saturday at 2 p.m., and at the Basin Park Hotel at 3 p.m.
Full Friday list:
- Stella Boyle Smith Concert Hall: Community Music School: Student Recital
- Fix Ultralounge: Backroom Throwback w/ Phodamentals
- Nadine Baum Studios: TheatreSquared: The Fall of the House
- GoodFolk: Butch Morgan / Susan Shore / Michael Cockram
- Legacy Blues Lounge: The Tim Paul Duo
- Fresco Cafe & Pub: Darren Ray
- Mojo’s Pints & Pies: Honeyshine / Sean Key
- Foghorn’s on College: Derek VanLynn
- George’s Majestic Lounge: Boom Kinetic / Leah & The Mojo Doctors
- JJ’s Grill: Left of Center
- Jose’s: Mike and Grady
- Dickson Street Pub: Justin Leflar
- Smoke & Barrel Tavern: Alley Ghost
- UARK Bowl: Calle Soul
Saturday events, May 5
noir33 poster
Saturday morning starts at the Farmers’ Market on the Fayetteville Square. It just does.
Later on, the first-ever NWA Cheese Dip Classic starts at the Washington County Fairgrounds at 2 p.m. Tickets are $10. At 5 p.m., the Fayetteville Foam Fest begins, featuring nearly 300 beers from around the country. Tickets are $30, or you can get into both events for $35.
Saturday is also Cinco De Mayo, and there are parties at George’s Majestic Lounge with Neta Band, Smoke & Barrel Tavern with T. Jay, Lucio, Bloka, and Shortfuze, and JJ’s Grill with Jason Strode and lots of Cinco De Mayo-related games.
Also, Jose’s is open again on Dickson Street, and West Street Blues Band plays their Cinco De Mayo party.
Photographer John Moore, aka noir33, will exhibit photography at LaLaLand behind Brenda’s Bigger Burger on MLK in Fayetteville. Local bands scheduled to play include Perpetual Werewolf, The Drunkards, Egyptr and Texas-based Nervous Curtains. After five years and more than 15,000 photos of local bands, Moore recently announced he will soon retire his camera.
There’s a music festival at Terra Studios, just outside of Fayetteville. The format features folk “song circles,” and participants include Michael Bewley, Joel Emerson, Bruce Allen, Judi Neal & Ellis Ralph, Geoff & Leslie Oelsner, Allyson Perry & Randy Covey, Bryn Bowen Cox, J.T. Huff, Lacy Morris, Chase ‘n Missy, and many more.
Full Saturday list:
- Fayetteville Square: Farmers’ Market
- Fayetteville Public Library: Cinco de Mayo w/ Arkansalsa
- Terra Studios: Spring Music Fest World Labyrinth Day
- Nadine Baum Studios: TheatreSquared: The Fall of the House
- Washington County Fairgrounds: Fayetteville Foam Fest & NWA Cheese Dip Classic
- Rogue: The Flipoff Pirates / Dont Stop Please
- GoodFolk: Jenee’ Fleenor & Outside The Lines
- Legacy Blues Lounge: Matt Smith and Yaniv Tabenhouse
- Powerhouse Seafood: Copasetic
- Foghorn’s on College: Sean Kemp
- Mojo’s Pints & Pies: Aisle 24
- LaLaLand: 15,000 Frames: Noir33 celebration
- George’s Majestic Lounge: Neta Band
- JJ’s Grill: Jason Strode
- Jose’s: West Street Blues Band
- Smoke & Barrel Tavern: Cinco De Mayo party
- Dickson Street Pub: Steve Dimmitt
Sunday events, May 6
Effron White
Walton Arts Center will host a “Trail Mix” concert on Lake Fayetteville Trail Sunday as part of their ongoing Artosphere festival. It starts at 1 p.m. More info is available at the Artosphere website.
The Fayetteville Farmers’ Market opens the annual Sunday market at the Botanical Garden of the Ozarks this weekend. It starts at 9 a.m.
Singer-songwriters Effron White, John Inmon, Emily Kaitz, and Susan Shore are set to perform at Mt. Sequoyah on Sunday. They’ll celebrate the release of Effron’s new album, Long Haul. The show starts at 2 p.m.
Sunday night, comedian Conrad Courtney performs at UARK Bowl at 7 p.m.
Full Sunday list:
- Botanical Garden of the Ozarks: BGO Farmers’ Market
- Common Grounds: Isayah Warford
- Greenhouse Grille: Pat Pathoumthong
- Mt. Sequoyah: Effron White / John Inmon / Emily Kaitz / Susan Shore
- Nadine Baum Studios: TheatreSquared: The Fall of the House
- Tanglewood Branch Beer Co.: Bluegrass jam
- UARK Bowl: Comedy w/ Conrad Courtney
- Pesto Cafe: Shannon Wurst
Friday Public Meetings
| Time | Meeting | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 8:00 a.m. | Fayetteville Forward Green Economy Group | Chamber of Commerce |
| 2:00 p.m. | Deadline: RFP 12-05, Veterinary Services | City Hall, Room 306 |
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