Daily Flyer: Tuesday, Oct. 16

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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

TimeMeetingLocation
11:30 a.m.Fayetteville Executive Airport Board strategic meetingDrake Field, Airport Terminal Conference Room
2:00 p.m.Bid Opening: Bid 12-74, Construction – Asphalt Micro SurfacingCity Hall, Room 111
3:00 p.m.Wedington Business Owner MeetingCity 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

Locals: Zachary Larson, Lee Anne Henry, Jenn Griffey, Frank Bailey, Morty Mortenson, Shane Prince, Linda Westphal and Vicki Jones.
*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.