Friday, May 12

It’s one of the busiest weekends of the year in Fayetteville.

University of Arkansas Graduation is on Saturday, and there are a ton of big events taking place all over the region to take advantage of all the extra folks who will be in town for the event.

One of the signature events of Walton Arts Center’s annual Artosphere Festival is Friday night at Crystal Bridges. The Artosphere Festival Orchestra will perform a concert entitled Mozart in the Museum in the great hall.

Talented local artist Brandon Bullette will open a new show at Fossil Cove Friday night. He’ll also be on hand live-painting some new work, and the brewery’s new Rye IPA will be released.

Sports-wise, the Razorbacks will play their final scheduled home series of the year versus Vanderbilt this weekend at Baum Stadium. The first pitch Friday night is scheduled for 6 p.m.

TheatreSquared debuts a new show this week as well. Their take on the classic French farce, The Dingdong, opened Wednesday, and there are several performances scheduled this weekend. A full schedule and ticket info are on their website.

There’s a lot more below. Click around for details.

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Full list

6:00 pm	Arkansas baseball vs. Vanderbilt Baum Stadium	Sports
6:00 pm	Brandon Bullette Art Reception Fossil Cove Brewing	Art
6:00 pm	Jesse Dean Core Public House – Fayetteville	Music
6:00 pm	Pecha Kucha Modus Studio	Community
6:00 pm	The Odds / Flashback George’s Majestic Lounge	Music
6:00 pm	Whisky Menders Core Public House – Springdale	Music
7:00 pm	Judas Brooks Foghorn’s on Green Acres	Music
7:00 pm	Un-Gala: A (Outrageous) Night at the Museum Amazeum	Family
7:30 pm	TheatreSquared: The Ding Dong Nadine Baum Studios	Performance
8:00 pm	Artosphere: Mozart in the Museum Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art	Performance
8:00 pm	Korey Danley Emma Ave. Bar & Tap	Music
8:00 pm	Southtown Comedy Show Nomads Music Lounge	Comedy
8:00 pm	Throwback Jack Morano’s	Music
8:00 pm	Youth Pastor Black Apple Crossing	Music
8:30 pm	412 West JJ’s on Dickson	Music
8:30 pm	Maud Crawford JJ’s Grill	Music
9:00 pm	Helen Kelter Skelter / Space4lease Smoke & Barrel Tavern	Music
9:00 pm	Keith Nicholson Trio Kingfish	Music
9:00 pm	Laser Background / The Chads / Stereo Tech Fighters Backspace	Music
9:00 pm	Mountain Sprout George’s Majestic Lounge	Music
10:00 pm	MotherFunkShip Stage 18	Music

Saturday, May 13

There’s a big group bike ride happening Saturday morning. The annual Square to Square ride starts at 8 p.m. on the Fayetteville square, and ends in Bentonville this time. Here’s more info.

Along the trail, you could check out some music on Saturday as well. The Artosphere Trail Mix concert series is happening on Saturday, where you could see Rozenbridge at Lake Fayetteville, Melody Pond at the Mercy Trailhead in Rogers, and several other musicians. Here’s a link to the full lineup.

How about a beer festival? The sixth annual Fayetteville Foam Fest is taking place on the Fayetteville square on Saturday as well. There will be beer from more than 50 breweries, including most of the locals, available at the event. Here’s more info.

The AMP has a big show on Saturday night with rapper Travis Scott. Last we heard, there were still tickets available.

Just up the road in Springdale, Little Craft Show makes their return after about a year hiatus with their spring show in the downtown area. For those who aren’t familiar, it’s an arts and craft show featuring some of the best makers from the region.

There’s more below. Click around down there for details.

Full list:

7:00 am	Fayetteville Farmers’ Market Fayetteville Square	Community
8:00 am	Square to Square Fayetteville Square	Activity
10:30 am	“Little Women” Showcase with Arts Live Theatre Fayetteville Public Library	Family
11:00 am	Free cooking class: Mother’s Day Brunch Ozark Natural Foods	Sponsor
2:00 pm	Casey at the Bat with Phil Elson Fayetteville Public Library	Family
2:00 pm	Free class: Soap Making Ozark Natural Foods	Sponsor
2:00 pm	TheatreSquared: The Ding Dong Nadine Baum Studios	Performance
4:00 pm	Artosphere: Dover Quartet Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art	Performance
5:00 pm	Foam Fest Fayetteville Square	Beer
6:00 pm	Arkansas baseball vs. Vanderbilt Baum Stadium	Sports
6:00 pm	Heart Ball John Q. Hammons Center	Fundraiser
6:00 pm	Kevin & Amber Core Public House – Springdale	Music
7:00 pm	Caleb Ryan Martin Arsaga’s at The Depot	Music
7:00 pm	Jason Plumlee Foghorn’s on Green Acres	Music
7:30 pm	Ghost Cities / Molasses Disaster / Rival Monsters Nomads Music Lounge	Music
7:30 pm	TheatreSquared: The Ding Dong Nadine Baum Studios	Performance
8:00 pm	Brian Ramsay Dickson Street Pub	Music
8:00 pm	Michael Tisdale Emma Ave. Bar & Tap	Music
8:00 pm	Stand-Up/Stay-Up Comedy Show Black Apple Crossing	Comedy
8:00 pm	Travis Scott / Khalid Arkansas Music Pavilion – The AMP	Music
8:30 pm	BottleRocket JJ’s Grill	Music
8:30 pm	Got It Covered JJ’s on Dickson	Music
9:00 pm	Bethlehem Steel / Piss Shivers / Minivan Backspace	Music
9:00 pm	Blew Reed & the Flatheads Kingfish	Music
9:00 pm	DJ M. Bolez Smoke & Barrel Tavern	Music
9:00 pm	Moonsong / Moldilocks Stage 18	Music

Sunday, May 14

Happy Mother’s Day, moms. You ladies are amazing.

Full list:

12:00 pm	Bike to Baum Arsaga’s at The Depot	Activity
1:00 pm	Arkansas baseball vs. Vanderbilt Baum Stadium	Sports
1:00 pm	Sam Thompson Terra Studios	Music
2:00 pm	Artosphere: The Way Back Home Walton Arts Center	Performance
2:00 pm	TheatreSquared: The Ding Dong Nadine Baum Studios	Performance
4:00 pm	Artosphere: The Way Back Home Walton Arts Center	Performance
7:00 pm	Ian Moore Sunrise Guitars	Music
7:00 pm	Kruger Brothers St. Paul’s Episcopal Church	Fundraiser
8:00 pm	Matt Pless / Cheesecake Charlie / Olde Man Marcum Backspace	Music