Friday, March 4

Former UA student and pop star Ben Rector is back in town for a sold-out show at Fayetteville Town Center Friday night.

Also Friday night, former Pinback singer Rob Crow’s new band Gloomy Place will perform at George’s Majestic Lounge at a show organized by the folks behind the On the Map Music Festival. Locals Teenagers will open the show.

At the theatre, Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella is playing all weekend at Walton Arts Center. Here’s the schedule of performances.

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Full list

3:00 pm	Arkansas baseball vs. Eastern Illinois Baum Stadium	Sports
5:00 pm	6th annual Orchid Show & Sale Botanical Garden of the Ozarks	Community
6:00 pm	Ben Rector Fayetteville Town Center	Music
6:00 pm	Full House / Ocie Fisher George’s Majestic Lounge	Music
7:00 pm	Jonathan Paape and Malachi Million: Jazz Duo Arsaga’s at The Depot	Music
7:00 pm	Variety Show – Songs of the Road Crystal Bridges	Art
7:00 pm	Vince Turner Foghorn’s on 15th	Music
8:00 pm	Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella Walton Arts Center	Performance
8:30 pm	Jamie Wolfe & The Wranglers JJ’s Grill	Music
9:00 pm	Adam Lee Smoke & Barrel Tavern	Music
9:00 pm	Nugstufr / Thunderman / Massa Mella / Clams / Divine Lowlife / Jonny Enigma Backspace	Music
9:00 pm	Rob Crow’s Gloomy Place / Teenagers George’s Majestic Lounge	Music
10:00 pm	Fractal Sky / No. Faces Ryleigh’s	Music

Saturday, March 5

There’s a big old gumbo cooking competition on Saturday. The first ever Fayetteville Gumbo Cookoff is set for noon on Saturday, March 5 at Fayettechill’s Smokehouse location (1725 S Smokehouse Trail). Tickets are $25, and include all the gumbo you can eat from more than 20 teams. There will also be beer available from local breweries. Here’s more info. Proceeds from the event benefit the

There are also several good rock shows scheduled for Saturday, including Joplin rockers Me Like Bees at Smoke & Barrel, locals Randall Shreve & The Deville’s at Ryleigh’s, and local band Ten High will be at The Lightbulb Club with Norman, OK band Helen Kelter Skelter.

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Full list

9:00 am	9th Annual Riparian Tree Planting Illinois River Watershed Sanctuary	Activity
9:00 am	Fayetteville Farmers Indoor Winter Market Jefferson Center	Community
10:30 am	Super Saturday: Jason Suel Presents Tiny Toy Tales Fayetteville Public Library	Community
11:00 am	Artist talk: Ray Easley Fayetteville Underground	Art
11:00 am	Free Gardening Class Ozark Natural Foods	Sponsor
11:00 am	Iron Jawed Angels movie showing Shiloh Museum	Community
12:00 pm	Arkansas baseball vs. Eastern Illinois Baum Stadium	Sports
2:00 pm	Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella Walton Arts Center	Performance
4:00 pm	Arkansas men’s basketball vs. South Carolina Bud Walton Arena	Sports
4:00 pm	Rum Slingers Ball Nomads Music Lounge	Community
7:00 pm	Caleb Martin Foghorn’s on 15th	Music
8:00 pm	Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella Walton Arts Center	Performance
8:30 pm	Chamomile & Whiskey JJ’s Grill	Music
9:00 pm	Me Like Bees Smoke & Barrel Tavern	Music
9:00 pm	Randall Shreve & The Deville’s Ryleigh’s	Music
9:00 pm	Ten High / GUM / Helen Kelter Skelter JR’s Lightbulb Club	Music
9:00 pm	The Schwag George’s Majestic Lounge	Music
9:30 pm	Piss Shivers / Lush Workers / RD Mauzy / Couch Jackets / Prahnas Backspace	Music

Sunday, March 6

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Full list:

1:00 pm	Arkansas baseball vs. Eastern Illinois Baum Stadium	Sports
2:00 pm	Month of Compassion Kickoff Event OMNI Center	Community
2:00 pm	Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella Walton Arts Center	Performance
3:00 pm	A History of Jewish-Muslim Relations in France and the Middle East Fayetteville Public Library	Literary
7:30 pm	Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella Walton Arts Center	Performance
8:00 pm	The Squarshers George’s Majestic Lounge	Music