Friday, Feb. 28

Freddy Todd / photo by Treevalds Productions

Happy Friday, everyone.

It’s a good weekend for jokes in Fayetteville. There are a couple comedy shows to check out in town, with Dwayne Duke at Nomad’s for an installment of their Southtown Comedy Night, and touring comedians Jenny Zigrino (Fifty Shades of Black) and Kelsey Cook will perform on campus at the Verizon Ballroom inside the Union.

Local supergroup the Flipoff Pirates are back together for a performance at Smoke & Barrel on Friday night. They bring the funk.

There’s a big EDM show at George’s with Freddy Todd, Dorfex Bos, Fractal Sky, and Meesh on Friday night if you feel like shaking a leg or two.

Also in tunes, there’s a four band rock show at Backspace with Austin-based rockers, The Teddys, along with Barista Boys, Sharp Woolston, and John Charles.

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Saturday, Feb. 29

Jim Henson cartoonist Guy Gilchrist, coming to Fayetteville Comic Show / Courtesy

A host of actors, artists, cosplayers, and more will be in town for the first ever Fayetteville Comic Show at the Town Center, The Graduate, and a few other locations downtown. There will be panels and meet and greets with members of the cast of Twin Peaks, Little House on the Prairie, Sleepaway Camp, and others, along with well-known comic book artists and illustrators, and more. Here’s our full story about the convention.

Also on Saturday, Greg Herman, Associate Professor of Architecture at the Fay Jones School of Architecture and Design, and Director of the Fay and Gus Jones House Stewardship will lead a tour of the home of architect Fay Jones and his wife Gus’ personal home in Fayetteville. Here’s more about that.

There’s a big country show at George’s on Saturday night with Jameson Rodgers and Drew Parker. Tickets are $15, on sale now at George’s ticketing site.

Club Lush inside Fresco Restaurant will be celebrating hip hop with a showcase called “For the Culture” on Saturday night. The event will include DJs, performances, and more. Here’s a bit more info.

Click around for more info about anything that sounds interesting below for more info. Have a great weekend, everyone.

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Sunday, March 1

The League of Women Voters will celebrate a century of existence with a big show at George’s on Sunday night. The event will include performances by a who’s-who of local female musicians, including Jenna and the Soul Shakers, Dawn Cate Band, Jamie Lou and The Hullabaloo, Leah & the Mojo Doctors, and Rochelle Bradshaw & Hypnotion. Here’s more.

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