Weekend Flyer: Every Brilliant Thing, Corey Smith, and more

Friday, Jan. 18

Tyler Kinchen & The Right Pieces / Courtesy

TheatreSquared’s new show, the one-person ‘Every Brilliant Thing’ starring veritable Broadway star Liz Callaway, is playing this weekend at Nadine Baum Studios. There are several chances to see it. Here’s the list.

One of the biggest local fundraisers for the American Heart Association is Friday night at Fayetteville Town Center. It’s Paint The Town Red, and this one has a “Paint Through the Decades’ theme. It’s always a party, for a great cause. More info is here.

Theres’s a comedy show at Stage 18 with Little Rock comedian, Jay Jackson.

Music-wise, Tyler Kinchen & The Right Pieces is at Smoke & Barrel Tavern. Stop what you are doing (reading this post?) and watch this video right now.

Local 90s tribute The Mixtapes are at George’s as well. There’s a lot more below.


Full list:

5:00 pm

Razorback Swimming & Diving vs Houston

HPER Building – UA Campus
Sports
6:00 pm

Earl & Them / Upright Citizen

George’s Majestic Lounge
Music
7:00 pm

Paint the Town Red – “Paint Through the Decades” Vol. II

Fayetteville Town Center
Fundraiser
7:30 pm

Take Cover

JJ’s Grill – Springdale
Music
7:30 pm

TheatreSquared: Every Brilliant Thing

Nadine Baum Studios
Performance
8:00 pm

Benjamin Del Shreve

Dickson Street Pub
Music
8:00 pm

Comedians NWA Presents: Jay Jackson

Stage 18
Comedy
8:00 pm

Homeschool Dropouts

Mojo’s Pints & Pies
Music
8:00 pm

Melody Pond

Black Apple Crossing – Springdale
Music
8:30 pm

Shotgun Billys

JJ’s Grill on Dickson
Music
8:30 pm

Willie Mack Patsy

JJ’s Grill on Steamboat
Music
9:30 pm

The Mixtapes

George’s Majestic Lounge
Music
9:30 pm

We Ain’t Dead

Backspace
Music
10:00 pm

Tyler Kinchen & The Right Pieces

Smoke & Barrel Tavern
Music

 

Saturday, Jan. 19

Corey Smith / Courtesy

Trike Theatre has a new family-friendly show opening this weekend. The company will perform Go, Dog. Go! in the Starr Theatre at Walton Arts Center, with several shows set for this weekend and next. Here’s more info.

There’s a five band bill at Backspace on Saturday night, with noise-punk band Tom Boil and loud rockers Plastic Palms of Tulsa, along with locals The Phlegms and Ankle Pop, and New York-based Vamanos.

Also in tunes, songwriter and frequent Fayetteville visitor Corey Smith will be at George’s, and locals Foggy Bobcat and Trumann Rail Boys will play at Stage 18.

A group of local kids have organized a fundraiser to purchase sleeping bags to distribute to the homeless in our community. The event, called Youthfest 2019, is set for Saturday at the Guisinger Building (1 E. Mountain) in Downtown Fayetteville. It will feature live music by local folk band Smokey & The Mirror, along with pizza by Wood Stone Craft Pizza, donuts from Rick’s, raffles, a marshmallow dodgeball competition, and more. Here’s more.

There’s a lot more below. Have a great weekend, everyone.


Full list:

9:00 am

Fayetteville Farmers’ Market

Ozark Natural Foods
Community
10:00 am

Trike Theatre: Go, Dog. Go!

Walton Arts Center
Family
10:30 am

Super Saturday: Chinese New Year Celebration

Fayetteville Public Library
Family
11:00 am

2019 NWA Women’s March

Fayetteville Town Center
Community
1:00 pm

Free class: How To Eat To Lose Weight

Ozark Natural Foods
Community
2:00 pm

Chess @ the Library

Fayetteville Public Library
Activity
2:00 pm

Film noir series with Benjamin Meade: Double Indemnity

Fayetteville Public Library
Community
2:00 pm

TheatreSquared: Every Brilliant Thing

Nadine Baum Studios
Performance
2:00 pm

Trike Theatre: Go, Dog. Go!

Walton Arts Center
Family
4:00 pm

Trike Theatre: Go, Dog. Go!

Walton Arts Center
Performance
6:00 pm

Local Color Art Teacher Show and Reception

Local Color Studio Gallery
Art
7:00 pm

Dale & Billy

Core Public House – Mall Avenue
Music
7:30 pm

The Atlantics

JJ’s Grill – Springdale
Music
7:30 pm

TheatreSquared: Every Brilliant Thing

Nadine Baum Studios
Performance
8:00 pm

Amarugia Ridge Runners

Dickson Street Pub
Music
8:00 pm

Ashtyn Barbaree

The Nines Alley
Music
8:00 pm

Ciderday Night Comedy Show: Narado Moore & Carter Clascock

Black Apple Crossing – Springdale
Comedy
8:00 pm

Flashback

Mojo’s Pints & Pies
Music
8:00 pm

Foggy Bobcat / Trumann Rail Boys

Stage 18
Music
8:00 pm

Tom Boil / Plastic Psalms / The Phlegms / Ankle Pop / Vamanos

Backspace
Music
8:30 pm

Dial Up

JJ’s Grill on Dickson
Music
8:30 pm

Ocie Fisher

JJ’s Grill on Steamboat
Music
9:00 pm

Corey Smith

George’s Majestic Lounge
Music
9:00 pm

Emily Rowland

The Nines
Music
9:00 pm

Makin Loaf

West & Watson
Music

 

Sunday, Jan. 20

Full list:

1:30 pm

Experience Fayetteville road bike group ride

Columbus House Brewery
Activity
2:00 pm

Author Will von Bolton: Loophole to Happiness

Fayetteville Public Library
Literary
2:00 pm

TheatreSquared: Every Brilliant Thing

Nadine Baum Studios
Performance
5:00 pm

Free class: Zero Garbage Presentation

Ozark Natural Foods
Community
9:00 pm

Magic Beans

George’s Majestic Lounge
Music