Weekly deals & more: Aug. 22-28

Live comedy? Check. Live rock and roll? Check. Live hip-hop? Check.

A roots music festival, an acclaimed author, and a bunch of back to school parties? Check, check, and check.

There’s a ton of fun things to do, back-to-school sales, drink specials, and a lot more on the list this week.

Welcome back, UA students. Have a great week, everyone.

Arts & Events

Big Gigantic, Turnpike Troubadours, Reckless Kelly, and a back-to-school bash w/ Andy Frasco are at George’s this week.
Better make your reservations for the Fayetteville Roots Festival songwriters brunch at Greenhouse Grille on Sunday.
JJ’s Grill has Scott Miller, Jeff Fox, Russ Hutchison, TJ Scarlett, Daryl Brooks and Barett Baber this week.
Kingfish has a back-to-school party Saturday night with Damn Arkansan and Joe Sundell. $1 beers, no cover.
Mickey Finn’s has live music w/ Brandy Armstrong from 5-8 p.m. on Sat, Aug. 27, and drafts and wells will be all-you-can-drink for $10.
Stephanie Hapner, author of the book “Allergy-Free Cooking Everyone Loves” will be at Ozark Natural Foods on Thursday.
Smoke & Barrel has DJ Shortfuze’s Double Tough, a Rock City Kicks launch party featuring Epiphany, MSG, and more this week.
UARK Ballroom is the place for live comedy this weekend. Fools on Parade perform Friday, and Phunbags are back on Saturday.
Guy Clark, Sarah Lee Guthrie & Johnny Irion and more will play the Fayetteville Roots Festival Saturday at Walton Arts Center.

Drink Specials

Buster Belly’s has $2 wells, and $2.50 domestic Mason jar drafts every Tuesday night. Click for more specials.
Back to school, back to Wine Down Wednesday at Emelia’s Kitchen. Select glasses are $5, or get $5 off a bottle.

Food & Dining

Are you going to see Conan the Barbarian this week? These weekly specials from Burger Life will probably come in handy.
Ella’s will be preparing food for the Fayetteville Roots Fest Friday night reception. Look at this deliciousness.
A pound of snow crab legs and a loaded baked potato are only $13.49 every Sunday night at Powerhouse.
Kids eat for free every Monday-Wednesday at Flying Burrito Co.
Ever get hungry on a Saturday? An Ultimate Bacon Cheeseburger from Hugo’s is a good solution to that problem.
Hjem Restaurant specials: Cornmeal blinis with creme fraiche and sturgeon caviar, and blue crab cakes. More.
You guys know that Little Bread Co. can make your wedding cake, right? Look at this beauty.
Wings are delicious. Beer is delicious. Therefore, Wing Wednesday at Lucky Luke’s is delicious. (45¢ wings, $1 drafts)
Oseguerras / Celi’s is welcoming back the students with 10% off this week when you present your student ID.
Get a BBQ Meat Potato at Penguin Ed’s Historic B&B location every Saturday for only $3.95.
Pink Swirls Frozen Yogurt has 12 flavors and over 60 toppings. Try it with Boba (think bubble tea.)
Thursday is all-you-can-eat rib night at Sassy’s Red House. Domestic bottles are just $2, too.
Buy 10 entrees at Slim Chickens, and get your 11th free when you check in on Facebook.

More Sales & Specials

Adventure Subaru is offering huge discounts on custom orders for 2012 Subaru Imprezas. Email [email protected].
Austin Vision Care is offering $10 off a glasses exam, or $15 contact lens exams this month.
Back-to-school sale: A complete pair of glasses at The Eye Center for $59 with eye exam. Click here for details.
Ozark Urgent Care is offering sports physicals for kids for just $10 during the month of August.
Need a copy of Microsoft Office or Office Mac? Save a lot of money by getting it at the UA Computer Store.

Real Estate

This 3-bedroom, 1.5-bath home at 336 E. Cleburn in Fayetteville is still available for rent from AMA for $850/ month.
Reduce your rent. Templeton Place Apartments from BR Management are only $400/mo.

Shopping

Items marked with black tags are 20% off at Eco Chic Resale this week. Click for more specials.
Get ready for another TOMS Style Your Sole event Aug. 26-27 at Masons. The Grillenium Falcon will be there!
Get 50% off clothes, shoes, and purses when you mention the Fayetteville Flyer at One More Time this week. More deals.
Riffraff is having a back-to-school sale Aug. 22-24. Get 20% off clothing (excludes Riffraff & Hog t-shirts).
Get ready for football season with vintage Razorback tanks, tees and game-day dresses from Something Urban!
Razorback football season is almost here! Stock up on game-day apparel from Zortees on Township.

News

The Fayetteville Clarion still has rooms available for Razorback game weekends. Free hot breakfast buffet w/ your stay.
Wow. Have you checked out the latest construction photos from Crystal Bridges? Museum opens in twelve weeks! Click here.
Are you a green business? Get GreeNWAy certified with the Fayetteville Chamber of Commerce.
Wanna see what Emily and Sunshine at Shine Salon can do? Check out the client photo gallery on Facebook.