Thursday, Aug. 13

It’s mid August. The UA students are starting to arrive back in town, and after the sleepy summertime, the city is coming to life with energy. All that considered, we’re getting the Weekend Flyer up a little early this week. Thursday is the new Friday anyway, right?

There’s plenty happening around town Thursday night this week.

NWA Jazz Society will host a composers showcase at George’s featuring some of the regions best players. Matt Smith, Ben Harris, Jim Greeson, Paul Price, Drew Rogers, Claudia Burson, Drew Packard, Ken Everts, Darren Novotny, Adams Collins will perform at the event. Tickets are $15-20, available at digjazz.com.

There’s an interesting show at Backspace, the DIY venue at the back of the quanza hut on Center Street with the debut of a new video installation by local artists Wanbli Gamache and Kale Ogle, and music by Ghost Hollers, Hayden Johnson, and King & Darden. Here’s more info.

There are a lot more events below.

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Thursday, August 13

7:00 am	Thursday Farmers’ Market Fayetteville Square	Community
5:30 pm	Energize Southside: Four-Points for Revitalization Workshop Christ’s Church	Community
5:30 pm	Pickling class Ozark Natural Foods	Sponsor
6:00 pm	Got it Covered Powerhouse Seafood & Grill	Music
6:00 pm	Jed Clampit On the Mark Sports Bar & Grill	Music
6:00 pm	Keith Nicholson JJ’s Grill	Music
7:00 pm	Lindsay Will Foghorn’s	Music
7:00 pm	Open Mic Comedy Ryleigh’s	Music
7:00 pm	Prince Albert JR’s Lightbulb Club	Music
7:00 pm	Stephen Pigman Arsaga’s at The Depot	Music
7:30 pm	Jim Mills Dickson Street Pub	Music
8:00 pm	NWA Jazz Society Composers Showcase George’s Majestic Lounge	Music
8:00 pm	Video installation / Ghost Hollers / Hayden Johnson / King & Darden Backspace	Art
8:30 pm	American Lions Kingfish	Music
8:30 pm	Vacay on the Rooftop 21st Amendment	Sponsor
9:00 pm	Vinyl Night JR’s Lightbulb Club	Music

Friday, Aug. 14, 2015

How about some comedy Friday night? Fayetteville Underground will host a comedy showcase featuring five local comedians; Jonathan Shannon, Whitney Wasson, Stef Bright, Ryan Baker and Brett Robinson. The show starts at 8 p.m.

Music-wise, one of the best bands in the state will be back in town for a show at George’s Majestic Lounge. Little Rock-based band Amasa Hines will perform with local acoustic duo, Goose. Tickets are $5 at the door.

Backspace has a show Friday night as well, with Houston-based Bad Boyfriend, central Arkansas band Radradriot, locals Ten High and Quartz Prawl. Here’s more info about that.

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Friday, August 14

3:00 pm	Crossroads Farmers’ Market Trinity United Methodist Church	Community
5:00 pm	Creative Cocktails Nomads Music Lounge	Community
5:00 pm	Paul Price – Harp guitar Emelia’s Kitchen	Music
6:00 pm	Emily Kaitz Bear’s Place	Music
7:00 pm	Coverblind Foghorn’s	Music
7:00 pm	Russ Hutchison On the Mark Sports Bar & Grill	Music
7:30 pm	The Old Fashioned Dickson Street Pub	Music
8:00 pm	Bad Boyfriends / RadRadRiot / Ten High / Quartz Prawl Backspace	Music
8:00 pm	Comedy Showcase! Fayetteville Underground	Comedy
8:30 pm	Wes & Karl JJ’s Grill	Music
9:00 pm	Amasa Hines / Goose Acoustic Duo George’s Majestic Lounge	Music
9:00 pm	Cadillac Jackson Smoke & Barrel Tavern	Music
9:00 pm	Drewz Andrews Morano’s	Music
9:00 pm	Take Shapes / Honey & Salt Nomads Music Lounge	Music
9:00 pm	The 13 Most Beautiful … Songs for Andy Warhol’s Screen Tests Crystal Bridges	Art
9:00 pm	Whiskey Grin Kingfish	Music
10:00 pm	Auric / Terminus JR’s Lightbulb Club	Music

Saturday, Aug. 15

Who wants some ice cream? The Washington County Historical Society will host their annual Ice Cream Social Saturday at Headquarters House (118 E. Dickson St.). There will be ice cream (duh), cake, and live music by East of Zion and Walter Schmidt & Arkansas Chowder. Admission’s $5 for adults and $2.50 for kids. All the details are here.

Fayetteville funk-rockers Groovement will celebrate the release of their new album, Clouds Saturday night at George’s. Henry + The Invisibles and Branjae. The cover is $10, and the first 100 people through the door will get a free copy of the new album.

Also in music, Little Rock band Bombay Harambee will be back in town for a show at Backspace with Pagiins, and Dana Louise & The Glorious Birds will be back at Kingfish Saturday night as well.

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Saturday, August 15

7:00 am	Saturday Farmers’ Market Fayetteville Square	Community
8:30 am	Yoga in the Garden Botanical Garden of the Ozarks	Activity
9:00 am	Farmers’ Market Yoga Fayetteville Underground	Activity
12:00 pm	Local Author J.B. Hogan Fayetteville Public Library
3:00 pm	Class: Yes, We Can! Preserving Your Harvest Ozark Natural Foods	Sponsor
3:00 pm	WCHS Ice Cream Social Washington County Historical Society	Community
5:00 pm	Paul Price – Harp guitar Emelia’s Kitchen	Music
6:00 pm	Las Faygas Texas Hold ’em Tournament & Casino Night Chancellor Hotel	Activity
6:30 pm	Tales From The South Teatro Scarpino	Literary
7:00 pm	Another Fine Mess Jose’s	Music
7:00 pm	Strayz Foghorn’s	Music
7:00 pm	Wildwood On the Mark Sports Bar & Grill	Music
7:30 pm	Michael Tisdale Dickson Street Pub	Music
7:30 pm	Randall Shreve Arts Center of the Ozarks	Music
8:00 pm	Bombay Harambee / Pagiins / Undesirable People Backspace	Music
8:30 pm	Dana Louise Kingfish	Music
8:30 pm	Mark Shields & Good Company JJ’s Grill	Music
9:00 pm	Groovement / Henry + The Invisibles / Branjae George’s Majestic Lounge	Music
9:00 pm	Pride of the Thicket / Native Son Nomads Music Lounge	Music
10:00 pm	Coyote Union Ryleigh’s	Music
10:00 pm	Frederickson Hellfire / Jeh-Sea Wells / Drawing Blanks JR’s Lightbulb Club	Music
10:00 pm	Merl Ito Smoke & Barrel Tavern	Music

Sunday events, Aug. 16, 2015

The annual Razorback Football Fan Day celebration is set for Sunday afternoon at Razorback Stadium. Gates open at 2 p.m., and Razorback players will be on the field signing autographs. More details about the event are here.

The Offshoot Film Festival will announce the lineup for their 2015 event Sunday night at Fresco Restaurant & Cocktails. The party starts at 6:30 p.m.

Also Sunday night, Maxine’s Tap Room will host another version of their Singled Out show featuring local band, Block Street Hot Club. It starts at 7 p.m., and there’s no cover.

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Sunday, August 16

11:00 am	Coverblind Table on the Hill	Music
1:00 pm	Bobby Smith Terra Studios	Music
6:30 pm	Offshoot 2015 Announcement Party Fresco Restaurant & Cocktails	Art
7:00 pm	Block Street Hot Club Maxine’s Tap Room	Music
7:30 pm	Open Mic Night Dickson Street Pub	Music
8:00 pm	Roughhouse Backspace	Art