Friday, March 18

Crystal Bridges will kick off their Distinguished Speaker Series this weekend with a talk by Faith Ringgold on her fascinating career, her first hand experience with the civil rights movement in America, and more. The talk is set for 7 p.m. Here’s a bit more info.

Songwriter Christopher Denny is back in Fayetteville for the first time in a long time for a show at Smoke & Barrel Tavern Friday night. Denny made arguably one of the best albums ever by an Arkansan a couple years ago, and he’ll give you chills with his live performance. Locals The Good Fear will open the show.

Also in tunes, Little Rock pop bands Canopy Climbers and Brothers + Company will be in town for a show at George’s on Friday night. There’s lots more below.

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Full list

1:00 pm	Lecture: Paul Haas — “Dimensionalizing Space” UA – Vol Walker Hall	Art
6:00 pm	Big Uns / On the Verge George’s Majestic Lounge	Music
7:00 pm	Distinguished Speaker Series – Faith Ringgold Crystal Bridges	Art
7:00 pm	Sugar Creek Foghorn’s on 15th	Music
7:30 pm	Jim Hurst Fayetteville Underground	Music
8:00 pm	A Night with Janis Joplin Walton Arts Center	Performance
8:00 pm	Randall Shreve Core Public House	Music
8:00 pm	The Goodnight Fight / Take It Back / The Iriduim Complex Nomads Music Lounge	Music
9:00 pm	Canopy Climbers / Brothers + Company George’s Majestic Lounge	Music
9:00 pm	The Good Fear / Chris Denny Smoke & Barrel Tavern	Music
10:00 pm	The Mixtapes / The Bourgeoies Ryleigh’s	Music

Saturday, March 19

St. Paul’s Episcopal’s annual Interfaith Harmony Day is Saturday morning at 10 a.m. at their facility on Dickson Street. Here’s a bit more info.

SoNA’s second-to-last concert of the season is on Saturday night at Walton Arts Center. Masterworks II begins at 7:30 p.m. Here’s more.

Music-wise, Shawn James & The Shapeshifters and The Maness Brothers are at Smoke & Barrel, and there’s a big show at Backspace with High Lonesome, Kaia Hodo, Robin Pahlman, Martin Callen and Young Spielberg.

There’s more below. What are you guys excited about this weekend?

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Full list

9:00 am	Bean Mountain Plant Sale Ozark Natural Foods	Sponsor
9:00 am	Fayetteville Farmers Indoor Winter Market Jefferson Center	Community
10:00 am	Interfaith Harmony Day St. Paul’s Episcopal Church	Community
10:30 am	Compassion Fayetteville Little Village Mask Workshop Fayetteville Public Library	Community
11:00 am	St. Patrick’s Day Irish Celebration War Eagle Mill	Activity
7:00 pm	Kyle Nachtigal Arsaga’s at The Depot	Music
7:00 pm	Steve Dimmitt Foghorn’s on 15th	Music
7:30 pm	SoNA Masterworks II: Strings In The Spotlight Walton Arts Center	Music
8:00 pm	The Goodnight Fight / Take It Back / Escapes / Harvester / Theody Nomads Music Lounge	Music
9:00 pm	DeFrance Kingfish	Music
9:00 pm	High Lonesome / Kaia Hodo / Robin Pahlman / Martin Callen / Young Spielberg Backspace	Music
9:00 pm	Shawn James & The Shapeshifters / The Maness Brothers Smoke & Barrel Tavern	Music
11:00 pm	Scarpino Nightclub Teatro Scarpino	Music

Sunday, March 20

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Full list:

11:00 am	Justin Driggers Nomads Music Lounge	Music
6:30 pm	HOWL Nightbird Books	Literary
7:00 pm	Death to cancer! A Benefit Concert for Tiana Leos George’s Majestic Lounge	Music
8:00 pm	Ratboys / Sinai Vessel / Choir Vandals / Staghorn / Pagiins Backspace	Music
10:00 pm	Inner Party Ryleigh’s	Music