Weekend Flyer: The Mixtapes, Air Structures, Dia de los Muertos Festival, and more

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Happy Friday, buds.

Happy hour starts at 6 p.m. at George’s, and they’ll host local favs, Uncrowned Kings for their Friday after-work tradition this week. Also on the marque at George’s this weekend is 90s tribute The Mixtapes on Friday night, a Prince Tribute on Saturday, and Sunday night, Nate Hancock and the Declaration will perform. Here’s George’s ticket info.

Prairie Street Live will host an outdoor show this weekend as well (might need to bundle up a little) with Black Mountain Fever and Jake Keegan band on Friday night. It starts at 6 p.m.

Up on Mount Sequoyah, there’s an cool show with longtime musician Kevin Blagg and composer Amos Cochran’s new project, Air Structures, along with some experimental tunes by Sam King’s latest project, Untight. It’s in Clapp Auditorium, and the show starts around 7 p.m. Tickets are here.

Also in tunes, SoNA is back in action at the Walton Arts Center for the first time in a long time on Friday night with a performance of Mozart and Beethoven music. Here’s ticket info.

TheatreSquared’s new show Tiny Beautiful Things is playing this weekend, and we’ve heard good things about it. Here’s a schedule and ticket info.

Fayeteville Public Library will host a panel discussion called Being trans and gender nonconforming in Arkansas at 2 p.m. on Saturday. The panel is presented in partnership with the University of Arkansas Multicultural Center. Here’s more.

The Razorback football team is in action at home this weekend. The Hogs will take on Mike Leech and the Mississippi State Bulldogs at 3 p.m. on Saturday. Gawgs.

Remember the Dia de los Muertos Festival and Art Reception we wrote about not too long ago? That’s happening at Fenix Fayetteville on Mount Sequoyah on Saturday. It starts at 6 p.m. Here’s that post from a while back.

Up in Benton County, Crystal Bridges has a new show titled In American Waters focusing on the sea in American Art. Here’s more on that.

There’s more below. Go for it.

Friday, November 5

9:00 am

NWA Holiday Market

NWA Convention Center
Activity
11:00 am

The Smilin’ Bob Guitar Expo

Roots HQ
Music
6:00 pm

Arkansas women’s basketball vs. UAFS (exh)

Bud Walton Arena
Sports
6:00 pm

Black Mountain Fever / Jake Keegan Band

Prairie Street Live
Music
6:00 pm

Mick Byrd

Sassafras Springs Vineyard
Music
6:00 pm

Uncrowned Kings / One for the Money

George’s Majestic Lounge
Music
7:00 pm

Dave Bright & Company

Mojo’s Pints & Pies East – Citizens Drive
Music
7:30 pm

SoNA: Mozart and Beethoven

Walton Arts Center
Music
7:30 pm

TheatreSquared: Tiny Beautiful Things

TheatreSquared
Performance
7:30 pm

UA Opera Theater: Speed Dating Tonight!

Faulkner Performing Arts Center
Performance
7:30 pm

UA Theatre: The Wolves

UA Global Campus
Performance
8:00 pm

Dragonflyz

JJ’s Grill – Springdale
Music
8:00 pm

Take Cover

JJ’s Grill on Steamboat
Music
8:30 pm

Jenna & The Soul Shakers

JJ’s Live
Music
8:30 pm

Mr. Lucky

JJ’s Grill on Dickson
Music
9:30 pm

The Mixtapes

George’s Majestic Lounge
Music

Saturday, November 6

7:00 am

Fayetteville Farmers’ Market

Fayetteville Square
Community
9:00 am

NWA Holiday Market

NWA Convention Center
Activity
9:30 am

Lake Wilson Cleanup & Plant Walk

Lake Wilson
Community
10:00 am

Super Saturday: Tommy Terrific

Fayetteville Public Library
Family
11:00 am

The Smilin’ Bob Guitar Expo

Roots HQ
Music
12:00 pm

Day of the Dead Celebration

Downtown Springdale
Community
2:00 pm

Being trans and gender nonconforming in Arkansas – panel

Fayetteville Public Library
Community
2:00 pm

TheatreSquared: Tiny Beautiful Things

TheatreSquared
Performance
2:00 pm

UA Theatre: The Wolves

UA Global Campus
Performance
3:00 pm

Arkansas football vs. Mississippi State

Razorback Stadium
Sports
6:00 pm

Dia de los Muertos Festival and Art Reception

Mount Sequoyah
Art
7:00 pm

Music on the Mountain: Air Structures

Mount Sequoyah
Music
7:00 pm

Project 1268

Six Twelve Coffeehouse & Bar
Music
7:30 pm

Reading: DQ, or Our Sovereign State

Mount Sequoyah
Literary
7:30 pm

TheatreSquared: Tiny Beautiful Things

TheatreSquared
Performance
8:00 pm

The Atlantics

JJ’s Grill – Springdale
Music
8:00 pm

The Imperfectionists / Traveling Squirrels

Nomads Trailside
Music
8:30 pm

Steve Dimmitt

JJ’s Grill on Dickson
Music
9:00 pm

Prince tribute

George’s Majestic Lounge
Music

Sunday, November 7

11:00 am

The Smilin’ Bob Guitar Expo

Roots HQ
Music
2:00 pm

NWAAT presents The Western Hour

Fayetteville Public Library
Performance
2:00 pm

TheatreSquared: Tiny Beautiful Things

TheatreSquared
Performance
2:00 pm

UA Theatre: The Wolves

UA Global Campus
Performance
7:30 pm

Reading: DQ, or Our Sovereign State

Mount Sequoyah
Literary
8:00 pm

Nate Hancock & The Declaration

George’s Majestic Lounge
Music