Weekend Flyer: Block Street Block Party, Artosphere, and more

Friday, May 19

Shawn James / Photo by David Arteaga

TheatreSquared’s new comedy The Dingdong is still playing at Nadine Baum Studios this weekend, and folks have been raving about it. Here’s our review of the show.

A couple of Fayetteville regulars will be back on stage for the first time in a while this weekend. Shawn James is back in town for a show at George’s Friday night, and the boys from Charliehorse are back together at Kingfish.

Also in music, there’s a cool Artosphere show scheduled at Botanical Garden of the Ozarks with Third Coast Percussion.

Downtown, locals the Vine Brothers and Melody Pond will perform together at Stage 18.

There’s more below. Click around down there for details.


Full list

4:00 pm

Foggy Bobcat

Black Apple Crossing
Music
6:00 pm

Artosphere: Third Coast Percussion

Botanical Garden of the Ozarks
Performance
6:00 pm

Chubby Carrier

George’s Majestic Lounge
Music
6:00 pm

Dave Smith / Sam Thompson

Emma Ave. Bar & Tap
Music
6:00 pm

Grand Opening Dinner On The Deck

JBGB
Sponsor
6:00 pm

Ty Lee

Core Public House – Fayetteville
Music
7:00 pm

Arts Live Theatre: Little Women

Arts Live Theatre
Performance
7:00 pm

Buddy Shute

Bear’s Place
Music
7:00 pm

DJ E-Yo

Wasabi
Music
7:00 pm

Mouton / Mobile Home /Sad Palomino / Prahnas

Backspace
Music
7:00 pm

The Chaperones

Foghorn’s on Green Acres
Music
7:00 pm

Tori Miller

Baum Stadium
Music
7:30 pm

TheatreSquared: The Ding Dong

Nadine Baum Studios
Performance
8:00 pm

Desecrate Ethereal / Serpentine / Izuna

Nomads Music Lounge
Music
8:00 pm

The Matchsellers

Dickson Street Pub
Music
8:30 pm

BottleRocket

JJ’s on Dickson
Music
8:30 pm

Fetz Folly

JJ’s Grill
Music
9:00 pm

Charliehorse

Kingfish
Music
9:00 pm

Shawn James

George’s Majestic Lounge
Music
9:00 pm

Vine Brothers / Melody Pond

Stage 18
Music

 

Saturday, May 20

Artosphere Festival Orchestra / Courtesy

When’s the last time you attended a Hootenanny? You’ll get a chance this weekend as Artist’s Laboratory Theatre will be hosting one at Cheadle Farms (next door to Ozark Natural Foods). It’s a big fundraiser for the company, and proceeds help support their programming efforts. Here’s more info.

Artosphere is coming to a close, and the extremely talented Artosphere Festival Orchestra will perform their festival finale concert at Walton Arts Center Saturday night.

In comedy, local improv troupe Phunbags will be back in action with a show at Stage 18 on Saturday as well. After the show, there’s a comedy fundraiser for Lauren Embree, one of the owners of Stage 18 who was recently injured in a fall. The show features live comedy from the jokesters at Comedians NWA. Here’s more info.

Full list:

7:00 am

Fayetteville Farmers’ Market

Fayetteville Square
Community
8:00 am

Walk for Wishes

Arvest Ballpark
Fundraiser
9:00 am

Cooking Local Demonstration

Fayetteville Square
Sponsor
10:30 am

NWA Poetry Buzz: Read and Write-a-thon

Fayetteville Public Library
Literary
11:00 am

The Man Who Planted Trees

Walton Arts Center
Performance
2:00 pm

The Man Who Planted Trees

Walton Arts Center
Performance
2:00 pm

TheatreSquared: The Ding Dong

Nadine Baum Studios
Performance
6:00 pm

“Elemental” Opening Reception

Local Color Studio Gallery
Art
6:00 pm

Hootenanny and Pie Auction

Artist’s Laboratory Theatre
Community
6:00 pm

Jay Yates

Core Public House – Springdale
Music
6:00 pm

Russ Hutchinson

Core Public House – Fayetteville
Music
7:00 pm

Arts Live Theatre: Little Women

Arts Live Theatre
Performance
7:00 pm

The Mojo Trio

Foghorn’s on Green Acres
Music
7:00 pm

Vince Turner

Baum Stadium
Music
7:30 pm

Formals / Yokohama Drifters / Skylar Johnson / This Just In

Nomads Music Lounge
Music
7:30 pm

TheatreSquared: The Ding Dong

Nadine Baum Studios
Performance
8:00 pm

Artosphere Festival Orchestra finale

Walton Arts Center
Performance
8:00 pm

Community Center

Dickson Street Pub
Music
8:00 pm

Phunbags Comedy Improv

Stage 18
Comedy
8:00 pm

Sad Palomino

Black Apple Crossing
Music
8:30 pm

Pool Boys

JJ’s on Dickson
Music
8:30 pm

Saturdays Saints

JJ’s Grill
Music
9:00 pm

Cadillac Jackson

Kingfish
Music
9:00 pm

Jon Shorter

Emma Ave. Bar & Tap
Music
9:00 pm

Kelly Road

George’s Majestic Lounge
Music
9:00 pm

Patrice Pike

Smoke & Barrel Tavern
Music

Sunday, May 21

Block Street Block Party / Photo: Todd Gill, Flyer staff

Everyone you know is gonna be on Block Avenue Sunday. The seventh annual Block Street Block Party is taking over the street, featuring over 40 bands on six stages, 150 local arts, crafts, business, and no-profit booths, a dunk tank, bouncy castles, local beer, food trucks, and tons of other activities. We put together a guide to the fun earlier this week, and it is available here.

There’s a lot more below.

Full list:

12:00 pm

Block Street Block Party

Block Avenue
Community
1:00 pm

Bobby Smith

Terra Studios
Music
2:00 pm

Arts Live Theatre: Little Women

Arts Live Theatre
Performance
2:00 pm

TheatreSquared: The Ding Dong

Nadine Baum Studios
Performance
5:00 pm

Kidz Bop

Arkansas Music Pavilion – The AMP
Family
6:30 pm

HOWL – Women’s open mic

Nightbird Books
Literary
7:00 pm

UA Percussion Ensemble Concert

Faulkner Performing Arts Center
Performance
7:30 pm

The Nighthawks

Sunrise Guitars
Music
8:00 pm

Open Mic

Dickson Street Pub
Music
9:00 pm

Devour the Day / Day After Mourning / BKR

George’s Majestic Lounge
Music