Daily Flyer: Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2014

Weather forecast

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Local news

Today is the third straight day Fayetteville schools have been closed this week, marking 11 days of classes missed because of winter weather this school year.

There’s a City Council meeting tonight. Here’s the agenda.

The Fayetteville Animal Shelter is offering Puppy-Grams for Valentine’s Day this year with a donation of at least $30.

Several Fayetteville officials were on hand last week to accept the city’s fifth straight Arkansas Volunteer Community of the Year award.

The Harvest Music Festival will return to Mulberry Mountain in October.

This cold weather calls for a visit to Savoir-Faire’s online sweater shop. That news and more in this week’s Flyer Sponsor post.

Sports

It’s National Signing Day and our friends at RazorBloggers are updating a list of Razorback signees as they are reported.

The Arkansas men’s basketball team faces Alabama tonight at Bud Walton Arena.

A total of 45 UA student-athletes earned selection to the SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll.

 

Wednesday Events

5 p.m.  JJ’s Grill: Tim Metizen
6 p.m.  Bear’s Place: Brick Fields and The A Team
6 p.m.  Greenhouse Grille: Emily Kaitz & Dennis Collins
6:30 p.m.  Crystal Bridges Museum: Panel Discussion: Celebrating the Life and Artwork of Arkansas Native, Carroll Cloar
6:30 p.m.  Arsaga’s at The Depot: Live jazz w/ Adams Collins, Johnny Arredondo and friends
7 p.m.  Nibbles: Jed Clampit
7 p.m.  Walton Arts Center: I Love Lucy Live on Stage
8 p.m.  Stella Boyle Smith Concert Hall: Classical Guitar Ensemble
9 p.m.  George’s Majestic Lounge: K Theory

Wednesday Meetings

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6 p.m.City Council Meeting ** (agenda)City Hall, Room 219

Wednesday Birthdays

Locals/Expats: Brittney Jordan, Gary Hutchison, Connie Payne, Hannah Clark, Aimee Clark, Beth Erbe, Brian Kamps, Stephen Pruitt, Nickki Golden, Brian Sutton, Brian Stevens.
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Others: Actor-director-comedian Christopher Guest is 66, actor-comedian Tim Meadows is 53, actress Jennifer Jason Leigh is 52, actress Laura Linney is 50, bassist Duff McKagan of Guns N’ Roses is 50, actor Chris Parnell is 47, singer Chris Barron of the Spin Doctors is 46, singer Bobby Brown is 45, country singer Sara Evans is 43, actor Darren Criss is 27, actor Jeremy Sumpter is 25.