Weekend Flyer: May 8-10, 2015

Friday events, May 8

It’s graduation weekend in Fayetteville, and those who have lived here for any significant length of time know what that means. Restaurants will be packed, there will be more traffic than usual, and people (and their parents and aunts and uncles and cousins) will be everywhere. Get ready.

It’s also the last home baseball series of the season at Baum Stadium. The Diamond Hogs are on fire lately, winning six straight SEC series, and the struggling Tennessee Volunteers are coming to town for games on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. There’s some rain in the forecast this weekend, so keep in mind that game times may shift around some around the weather. Friday night’s game is scheduled to begin at 6:35 p.m.

Just up the road, the Bentonville Film Festival is in full swing up north. Here’s a link to the schedule.

There’s plenty of good music in town as well. Local songwriter Barrett Baber is at George’s with up and coming local artist Madison Watkins, Tulsa rock band Native Lights (featuring members of Ester Drang and Unwed Sailor) is at the Lightbulb Club, and locals Galaxy Tour Guides are at Smoke & Barrel.

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Full list

5:00 pm	Paul Price – Harp guitar Emelia’s Kitchen	Music
6:00 pm	Leah & The Mojo Doctors / Jim Mills & The Hellbenders George’s Majestic Lounge	Music
6:35 pm	Arkansas baseball vs. Tennessee Baum Stadium	Sports
7:00 pm	Caleb Ryan Martin Foghorn’s	Music
7:00 pm	Joe Giles Jose’s	Music
7:00 pm	Yasmina Reza’s ‘ART’ Backspace	Performance
7:30 pm	Shirkey’s Pickin’ Post: Jay Ungar and Molly Mason Fayetteville Underground	Music
7:30 pm	Spotlight Lecture: The Drunken Botanist Crystal Bridges	Art
8:30 pm	Copelin Bates JJ’s Grill	Music
8:30 pm	Keith Nicholson Trio Kingfish	Music
9:00 pm	Barrett Baber / Madison Watkins George’s Majestic Lounge	Music
9:00 pm	Brynn Elliott / Smokey and the Mirror – BFF The Ice House of Bentonville	Music
9:00 pm	Native Lights / Gibberish JR’s Lightbulb Club	Music
9:00 pm	Robe Flax DJing at The Nines The Nines	Music
9:00 pm	Vintage Pistol Nomads Music Lounge	Music
10:00 pm	Brazilian Night Teatro Scarpino	Music

Saturday events, May 9

The University of Arkansas will host commencement ceremonies for the majority of their schools and colleges on Saturday, so there will be thousands of extra parents in town, and everyone will be ready to celebrate. It’ll be packed, but kind of a blast.

More than 400 beers including several that have never been available in Arkansas, will be ready to be sampled at the fourth annual Fayetteville Foam Fest from 5-9 p.m. in the Walton Arts Center parking lot. Here’s more information about the event.

Want to see a bunch of sweet houses while helping out a local school? Maybe you should head out to the Washington Elementary Tour of Homes on Saturday. There are six houses on the tour this year. Here are more details about that.

There’s a mini-comedy festival at Nomad’s Music Lounge on Saturday night. Memphis in Fay will feature five comedians from Memphis doing their best standup. Admission is $5.

Music wise, there’s a huge show at George’s with Elephant Revival and Smokey & the Mirror. If it’s not sold out yet, it might be by Saturday night. Just a heads up. Here’s ticket info.

JR’s has a serious rock show with locals LLinda, Bik Fliqqr, and the Waltons, and Kingfish has Southern Missouri Americana band Joshin the Giants.

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Full list

7:00 am	Saturday Farmers’ Market Fayetteville Square	Community
9:00 am	Farmer’s Market Yoga Fayetteville Underground	Activity
10:00 am	Spring Open House Handmade Market	Sponsor
10:30 am	Shrek Jr. Showcase with Arts Live Theatre Fayetteville Public Library	Family
11:00 am	Art & Environment in the Ozarks Fayetteville Underground	Community
12:00 pm	Crystal Bridges’ Garden Party Crystal Bridges	Community
12:00 pm	Washington Elementary Tour of Homes Washington Elementary School	Community
5:00 pm	Fayetteville Foam Fest – NWA Beer Week Dickson Street	Community
5:00 pm	Paul Price – Harp guitar Emelia’s Kitchen	Music
6:00 pm	Heart Ball John Q. Hammons Center	Community
6:05 pm	Arkansas baseball vs. Tennessee Baum Stadium	Sports
7:00 pm	Ruckus Jose’s	Music
7:00 pm	UA Piano Studio Recital Stella Boyle Smith Concert Hall	Music
7:00 pm	Wildwood Duo Foghorn’s	Music
8:00 pm	Memphis in Fay Nomads Music Lounge	Comedy
8:30 pm	Joshin the Giants Kingfish	Music
8:30 pm	Ouachita River Band JJ’s Grill	Music
9:00 pm	Breaking Silence / Funk Factory – BFF The Ice House of Bentonville	Music
9:00 pm	Elephant Revival / Smokey & The Mirror George’s Majestic Lounge	Music
9:00 pm	Graduation Dance Party Smoke & Barrel Tavern	Music
10:00 pm	LLinda / Bik Fliqqr / The Waltons JR’s Lightbulb Club	Music

Sunday events, May 10

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Full list

10:00 am	Live music Table on the Hill	Music
11:00 am	Bike to the Game – Bike Month Dickson Street	Community
12:00 pm	Art of Ginger Beer – NWA Beer Week Nomads Music Lounge	Community
12:00 pm	Spring Music Festival Terra Studios	Music
12:05 pm	Arkansas baseball vs. Tennessee Baum Stadium	Sports
3:00 pm	Degree Recital: Jessica Carvin-Watkins, flute Stella Boyle Smith Concert Hall	Music
7:00 pm	UA Piano Studio Recital Stella Boyle Smith Concert Hall	Music