Daily Flyer: Thursday, Oct. 10, 2013

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Local news

Mayor Lioneld Jordan (left) and Paula Marinoni hold Crosswalk Safety Awareness Day signs Wednesday morning at College and Lafayette.

Todd Gill

Cyclists could one day have an official bike route from the city’s trail system to the businesses in and around Evelyn Hills Shopping Center.

One of the longest-running and most well respected bluegrass bands in Portland, Ore. is coming to Fayetteville tonight.

A “Zombie Tag” fundraiser is set for Saturday, Oct. 26 at Lake Fayetteville Park.

UA news

Several UA groups are uniting through the “Hogs to Heroes” program to send care packages to 30 soldiers from the Arkansas National Guard.

In honor of American Archives Month, the UA Libraries’ special collections department will host an event featuring a presentation by author and editor Anthony Priest.

Sports

FHS Bulldogs Jason Rapert is making the most of his move from quarterback to tight end.

AP writer Ralph D. Russo picked Arkansas to beat South Carolina this weekend. See all of his picks here.

 

Thursday Events

7 a.m.  Fayetteville Square: Farmers’ Market
7:30 p.m.  Nadine Baum Studios: TheatreSquared’s 4,000 Miles
7 p.m.  Fayetteville High School: Elizabeth Richardson Center 50th Anniversary Celebration
7:30 p.m.  Walton Arts Center: Los Angeles Guitar Quartet
7 p.m.  Foghorn’s on Green Acres: Jones & Leah
7:30 p.m.  Stella Boyle Smith Concert Hall: Fulbright Trio Concert
8 p.m.  Dickson Street: Comedy open mic
8 p.m.  George’s Majestic Lounge: Brick Fields
8 p.m.  Kingfish: Voxana
8 p.m.  UA University Theatre: UA Theatre: The Clean House
8 p.m.  Mojo’s Pints & Pies: Funk Jam Session
8 p.m.  The Stolen Glass: Karaoke
8 p.m.  Maxine’s Tap Room: Jackstraw
9 p.m.  21st Amendment: Rooftop Revival
9 p.m.  Smoke & Barrel Tavern: DJ EO

Thursday Meetings

12 p.m.Fayetteville Forward Inclusion Action GroupCity Hall, Room 111
1:30 p.m.Airport Board *Airport Conference Room
4:30 p.m.Planning Agenda Session and Tour *City Hall, Room 111
5:30 p.m.Historic District Commission *City Hall, Room 326

Thursday Birthdays

Locals/Expats: Greg Smart, Jason Steffes, Joseph Israel, Jonathan Holder, Stephen Shanks, Jeremy Hudson, Debbi Layman, Jesse Thomas, Daniel Valentine, Gary Boyle, Geoff Baker, Micah Mae and Molly Clark.
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Others: Singer John Prine is 67, singer Cyril Neville of The Neville Brothers is 65, singer David Lee Roth of Van Halen is 59, country singer Tanya Tucker is 55, actress Julia Sweeney is 54, actor Bradley Whitford is 54, actor Mario Lopez is 40, singer Mya is 34 and actor Dan Stevens is 31.