Friday, April 27

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First of all, we’re going to preface this edition of the Weekend Flyer with a ‘good luck’ to anyone trying to decide what to do this weekend. There are a million things happening.

Pulitzer prize winning author Colson Whitehead will speak at the Fayetteville Public Library on Friday night beginning at 7 p.m. Here’s more info about that.

There are some great theatrical performances in town this weekend. TheatreSquared’s new show, The Hounds of the Baskervilles opens at Nadine Baum Studios this week, Beautiful – the Carole King Musical is playing at Walton Arts Center, and a new musical theatre company called Pilot Arts will perform Tuck Everlasting, the Musical at the Arkansas Air & Military Museum.

There’s baseball at Baum Stadium. The Diamond Hogs are taking on Alabama for a weekend series this week. The Hogs will try to bounce back from a pretty rough showing last weekend at Mississippi State. They looked up to the challenge earlier this week when they dominated a good Texas Tech team.

Music wise, local duo Handmade Moments are back in town for a show at Smoke & Barrel Friday night. Admission is $10.

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Saturday, April 28

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It’s gonna be a beautiful day at the Fayetteville Farmers’ Market on Saturday.

Later on, there’s a bike race at CDS Farm & Motorsports track near Stonebridge Meadows in East Fayetteville. Here’s our story about the event.

The University of Arkansas’ annual Springtime of Youth Music Festival is set for Saturday at Washington County Fairgrounds. Headliners this year include Galantis, Bleachers, and Lil’ Dicky. Tickets for the general public are available via the Walton Arts Center.

Music-wise, the first Walmart AMP show of the year is Saturday night with country stars Brantley Gilbert, Aaron Lewis, and Josh Phillips.

George’s also has a big show with guitarist/singer Monte Montgomery.

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Sunday, April 29

Who’s thirsty? There’s a Craft Beer and Music festival on Sunday at the Washington County Fairgrounds. It’s called Arkansas Brewgrass Festival, and musical headliners include East of Zion, Homeschool Dropouts, and Opal Agafia & The Sweet Nothings. Tickets are available here, and some should also be for sale at the door.

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