Weekend Flyer: Frost Fest, Galaxy Tour Guides, Nature & Madness, and more

Friday, Feb. 3

Galaxy Tour Guides / Courtesy graphic

TheatreSquared has a new show opening this weekend. The troupe will perform Lisa D’Amour’s Pulitzer Prize finalist and Obie Award-winning play Detroit, with shows scheduled through the weekend at Nadine Baum Studios. Here’s a schedule.

Music-wise, local hip-hop band Galaxy Guides will perform at the new Stage 18, country act Eli Young Band is at George’s, and Dallas rockers The Roomsounds will perform at Smoke & Barrel Tavern.


Full list

2:00 pm

Public Lecture: Dr. Claudia Salazar

UA campus
Literary
6:00 pm

Full House

George’s Majestic Lounge
Music
7:00 pm

Claudia Salazar Jimenez reading & booksigning

Nightbird Books
Literary
7:00 pm

Still on the Hill: Still A River

Walton Arts Center
Music
7:30 pm

Black Music Symposium Concert: Open Mic Night

Stella Boyle Smith Concert Hall
Community
7:30 pm

Daniel Jordan

Dickson Street Pub
Music
7:30 pm

Get Loose

Mojo’s Pints & Pies
Music
7:30 pm

TheatreSquared: Detroit

Nadine Baum Studios
Performance
8:00 pm

Formals / Jacob Yount

Nomads Music Lounge
Music
8:00 pm

Galaxy Tour Guides

Stage 18
Music
8:00 pm

Route 358 / Death Before Breakfast

Backspace
Music
8:00 pm

Rozenbridge

Black Apple Crossing
Music
8:30 pm

The Odds

JJ’s on Dickson
Music
8:30 pm

Wes Hart

JJ’s Grill
Music
9:00 pm

Eli Young Band / Chance Anderson

George’s Majestic Lounge
Music
10:00 pm

The Roomsounds

Smoke & Barrel Tavern
Music

 

Saturday, Feb. 4

Frost Fest / Event poster

There’s a family concert at Fayetteville Public Library Saturday morning with local singer/songwriter, Shannon Wurst. The show starts at 10:30 a.m., and is free to attend.

Later that afternoon, Black History Month festivities get underway at the library with an workshop called “Allies for Equality.” Here’s more info about that.

If you’re thirsty on Saturday, you could head to Frost Fest taking place near the Washington County Fairgrounds in Fayetteville. It’s a craft beer festival featuring brews from all over the region. Here’s more info.

Legendary country act the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band is in town for a show at Walton Arts Center Saturday night. Here’s the ticket information.

Also Saturday night, local band Nature & Madness will host a show/potluck/new song release party at Smoke & Barrel with excellent local band, Gravedancer, and Austin-based band, Name Sayers.

Full list:

9:00 am

Fayetteville Farmers’ Market (indoor)

Ozark Natural Foods
Community
9:00 am

Used Book Sale

St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
Community
10:30 am

Super Saturday: Family Concert with Shannon Wurst

Fayetteville Public Library
Family
11:00 am

Free class: Eating Healthy On a Budget

Ozark Natural Foods
Sponsor
1:00 pm

Black History Month: Allies for Equality Workshop

Fayetteville Public Library
Community
2:00 pm

Free class: Pickled Veggies

Ozark Natural Foods
Sponsor
2:00 pm

TheatreSquared: Detroit

Nadine Baum Studios
Performance
3:00 pm

Frost Fest

Washington County Fairgrounds
Beer
7:00 pm

Caspian Ray reading & booksigning

Nightbird Books
Literary
7:30 pm

Black Music Symposium Concert: STAX MUSIC ACADEMY / UA Inspired Soul

Faulkner Performing Arts Center
Music
7:30 pm

Hot Stop

Dickson Street Pub
Music
7:30 pm

TheatreSquared: Detroit

Nadine Baum Studios
Performance
8:00 pm

Beat Bachs / Ben Edwards

Stage 18
Music
8:00 pm

Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

Walton Arts Center
Music
8:00 pm

Ozark Travelers

Black Apple Crossing
Music
8:00 pm

Purp Loder / Cosmic Elegy / PETRI / Meesh / Phoenix Up

Nomads Music Lounge
Music
8:30 pm

Got It Covered

JJ’s on Dickson
Music
8:30 pm

Maud Crawford

JJ’s Grill
9:00 pm

Sammy Adams

George’s Majestic Lounge
Music
10:00 pm

Nature & Madness / Gravedancer

Smoke & Barrel Tavern
Music

Sunday, Feb. 5

Full list:

1:00 pm

Arkansas women’s basketball vs. South Carolina

Bud Walton Arena
Sports
2:00 pm

TheatreSquared: Detroit

Nadine Baum Studios
Performance
2:00 pm

UA Press Author Showcase: Mohja Kahf

Fayetteville Public Library
Literary
7:30 pm

Open Mic

Dickson Street Pub
Music