Weekend Flyer: Black Music Expo, Lucero, Spring football scrimmage, and more

Hopefully y’all like doing things, because there are so many things to choose from that could be done this weekend, we’re not sure how you can avoid it. Look at all these things.

Let’s start with happy hour. Local legends Earl & Them will kick things off at George’s with a happy performance. Later on that evening, Memphis-based country-rockers Lucero are back in town for a sold-out show on Friday night. Also at George’s, there’s a Red Dirt show on Saturday night with Stillwater, OK based band The Great Divide. Here’s ticket info to all those shows.

Also in tunes, locals The 1 Oz. Jig are at Kingfish on Friday night (weather permitting), and you can check out Bootleg Royale and Brujo out there in the Kingfish Backyard on Saturday night.

Up in Springdale, the Black Music Expo we wrote about recently will take place, but will move indoors at the Jones Center due to storms in the forecast. There will be performances on Friday and Saturday by a host of musicians, including Rochelle Bradshaw & Hypnotion, Grammy nominee Carl Thomas, DJ D. Sewell, BAANG, Spida, Big Lowe, BabeeDee Hollywood, Kirk Whalum, and more. Here’s the full lineup including more information. It’s free!

How about some sports. The Razorback baseball team is taking on LSU in a three-game series this weekend at Baum Walker. The Hogs beat the Tigers 5-4 in game one on Thursday, and they’ll take them on Friday night at 5 p.m., and on Saturday at 2 p.m.

Also in sports, the Hog fotball team will host an open scrimmage on Saturday at Razorback stadium. It’s a situational scrimmage instead of a full spring game that they’ve hosted in the past, in part because the week the actual Spring Game would have taken place next weekend, a fella by the name of Garth Brooks is using the venue for a concert. Here’s a preview of the scrimmage on Saturday.

The Arkansas softball team is killing it this year as well, and they’re taking on Kentucky at Bogle Park this weekend.

The Farmers’ Market is happening on Saturday morning on the square. Everyone’s gonna be down there, of course.

The Battle of Fayetteville commemoration event at the Headquarter’s House and Museum will also take place on Saturday. Here’s more about that.

There’s an art show inside the NWA Mall this weekend. It’s called Nostalgia, curated by local artist Alex Bodishbaugh, and will feature work by 28 local, regional, and national artists. The Friday and Saturday shows will be open from 6-9 p.m. It’s a ticketed event. Here’s more about the show, and here’s where to purchase tickets.

Sunday is Easter, so hopefully all your baskets will be full this year, and that someone you know knows how to make killer deviled eggs.

There’s so much more below. Have fun, buds.

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Friday, April 15

5:00 pm	Arkansas women’s tennis vs. Texas A&M Dills Indoor Tennis Center	Sports
5:00 pm	Ashtyn Barbaree Inn at Carnal Hall	Music
6:00 pm	Arkansas baseball vs. LSU Baum-Walker Stadium	Sports
6:00 pm	Arkansas softball vs. Kentucky Bogle Park	Sports
6:00 pm	Earl & Them George’s Majestic Lounge	Music
6:00 pm	Rumours JJ’s Grill – Springdale	Music
6:00 pm	Will Saylor Sassafras Springs Vineyard	Music
6:30 pm	Scott White The Grove Comedy Club – Lowell	Comedy
7:30 pm	TheatreSquared: The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity TheatreSquared	Performance
7:30 pm	UA Theatre: Ride the Cyclone UA – Global Campus	Performance
8:00 pm	Battle Of The Bands / UA’s Got Talent UA – Student Union	Music
8:00 pm	Circle of Thirds Six Twelve Coffeehouse & Bar	Music
8:00 pm	Pump Station JJ’s Grill on Steamboat	Music
8:30 pm	Frisky Squirrels JJ’s Grill on Dickson	Music
8:30 pm	The 1 oz. Jig / Mildenhall Kingfish	Music
9:00 pm	Like Before / Protohive Smoke & Barrel Tavern	Music
9:00 pm	Lucero George’s Majestic Lounge	Music

Saturday, April 16

7:00 am	Fayetteville Farmers’ Market Fayetteville Square	Community
8:00 am	HogFest / Spring Game Razorback Stadium	Sports
9:00 am	Korey McKelvy Jammin’ Java	Music
9:30 am	Lake Fayetteville Spring Cleanup Lake Fayetteville	Volunteer
10:00 am	Battle of Fayetteville Commemoration Headquarters House	Community
10:00 am	Super Saturday: Afrique Aya Fayetteville Public Library	Music
11:00 am	FPL Community Needs Forum Fayetteville Public Library	Community
2:00 pm	Arkansas baseball vs. LSU Baum-Walker Stadium	Sports
2:00 pm	TheatreSquared: The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity TheatreSquared	Performance
6:00 pm	Diversity Drag Fundraiser Fayetteville Town Center	Community
6:00 pm	Rachel B & Table for 3 Sassafras Springs Vineyard	Music
6:30 pm	Scott White The Grove Comedy Club – Lowell	Comedy
7:00 pm	Arkansas softball vs. Kentucky Bogle Park	Sports
7:00 pm	Matteson Gregory Six Twelve Coffeehouse & Bar	Music
7:30 pm	TheatreSquared: The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity TheatreSquared	Performance
7:30 pm	UA Theatre: Ride the Cyclone UA – Global Campus	Performance
8:00 pm	CONTRA-TIEMPO joyUS justUS Walton Arts Center	Performance
8:00 pm	Coverblind JJ’s Grill – Springdale	Music
8:00 pm	Craig Cook Marauders JJ’s Grill on Steamboat	Music
8:30 pm	Jamie Wolfe & The Wranglers JJ’s Grill on Dickson	Music
8:30 pm	The Great Divide George’s Majestic Lounge	Music
9:00 pm	Bootleg Royale / Brujo Kingfish	Music
9:00 pm	Ted Hammig & The Campaign / Mildenhall Smoke & Barrel Tavern	Music

Sunday, April 17

11:00 am	Arkansas softball vs. Kentucky Bogle Park	Sports
12:00 pm	Arkansas women’s tennis vs. LSU Dills Indoor Tennis Center	Sports
2:00 pm	TheatreSquared: The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity TheatreSquared	Performance
2:00 pm	UA Theatre: Ride the Cyclone UA – Global Campus	Performance
5:00 pm	Jenna and the Soul Shakers Kingfish	Music
6:00 pm	Statehouse Electric Mojo’s Pints & Pies East – Citizens Drive	Music