Friday, June 16

Friday night is going to be a good one for music in Fayetteville. Tulsa-based Afro-beat-funk band Count Tutu is back in town, this time for a show at George’s Majestic Lounge. We’ve heard good things about their live show.

Down at Smoke & Barrel, band of all-stars The Flipoff Pirates will perform together again, and local musician Randall Shreve will play a solo set at Stage 18.

The Arkansas New Play Festival will kick off their 2017 event with a series of readings at Crystal Bridges this weekend, where they’ll debut some of the most promising new plays in the country. Here’s more information about the festival.

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Full list

5:30 pm	Arkansas New Play Festival: Visible from Four States Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art	Performance
6:00 pm	Full House / Sabrina & The Howlers George’s Majestic Lounge	Music
6:00 pm	Jake Hertzog Trio and U of A Jazz Jam Core Public House – Springdale	Music
6:00 pm	Kevin & Amber Core Public House – Fayetteville	Music
6:00 pm	Kids Against Alzheimer’s Lokomotion	Fundraiser
6:30 pm	Arts Live Theatre Laugh Out Loud Gala Fayetteville Town Center	Fundraiser
7:00 pm	Ashtyn Barbaree Arsaga’s at The Depot	Music
7:00 pm	Jay Yates Foghorn’s on Green Acres	Music
7:00 pm	Vince Turner Foghorn’s on 15th	Music
7:30 pm	Arkansas New Play Festival: Transatlantic Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art	Performance
7:30 pm	Moonsong / Goldfish Water Slide Nomads Music Lounge	Music
8:00 pm	AJ Gaither Black Apple Crossing	Music
8:00 pm	Dave Bright Mojo’s Pints & Pies	Music
8:00 pm	Open Fields / Couch Jackets / High Lonesome / HotBed Backspace	Music
8:00 pm	Stephen Pruitt Dickson Street Pub	Music
8:30 pm	412 West JJ’s on Dickson	Music
8:30 pm	Mark Shields & Good Company JJ’s Grill	Music
9:00 pm	Count TuTu / Cosmocean George’s Majestic Lounge	Music
9:00 pm	DeFrance Kingfish	Music
9:00 pm	Flipoff Pirates Smoke & Barrel Tavern	Music
9:00 pm	Randall Shreve Stage 18	Music

Saturday, June 17

The Fayetteville Farmers’ Market is in full swing, and there’s a special event at this week’s market. Local chefs Heather Artripe of Ozark Natural Foods, and Anne Carroll of the Farmers’ Table Cafe will conduct some cooking demos this week, teaching attendees how to create recipes using fresh local ingredients from the market. The market opens at 7 a.m., and the cooking demos begin at 9 a.m.

A local Juneteenth celebration is planned on the University of Arkansas Campus this weekend. The event is from 3-7 p.m. on Saturday, June 17 at The Gardens on Campus, and will feature live music by R&B artist Sarah Nicole and jazz artist Michael Fields, along with a cookout, ice cream, games, inflatables, a run/jump/throw competition, football toss, basketball shootout, vendor faire, and other activities. Here’s more info.

How about an outdoor concert surround by some world-class artwork? Crystal Bridges’ Chihuly Saturday Nights Series is happening this weekend, with performances by Smokey & The Mirror and The Ozark Highballers. Music starts at 6:30 p.m., and you’ll be surrounded by work from the new Chihuly exhibit now showing at the museum.

Local comedy improv troupe Phunbags will be making people laugh at Stage 18, and there’s a food drive/hip hop show at Backspace featuring Thunderman, Nugstufr, Clams.wav, J Daimyo, Jonny Enigma, I Am, and Divine Lowlife.

There’s more below. Click around there for more info.

Full list:

7:00 am	Saturday Fayetteville Farmers’ Market Fayetteville Square	Community
8:00 am	Volunteer trail building event Kessler Mountain	Community
8:45 am	Iron Pig Festival Drake Field Airport	Activity
9:00 am	Color Vibe 5K Washington County Fairgrounds	Activity
9:00 am	Cooking local demo Fayetteville Square	Sponsor
10:30 am	Super Saturday: Music with Brian and Terri Kinder Fayetteville Public Library	Family
1:00 pm	Charles Masner reading & booksigning Nightbird Books	Literary
2:00 pm	Arkansas New Play Festival: The Furies Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art	Performance
2:00 pm	The Aux Arcs Saxophone Quartet Fayetteville Public Library	Performance
3:00 pm	Juneteenth Celebration UA campus	Community
4:30 pm	Arkansas New Play Festival: Comet Town Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art	Performance
6:00 pm	Chihuly Saturday Nights: Smokey & the Mirror with Ozark Highballers Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art	Music
6:00 pm	Will Brand Core Public House – Fayetteville	Music
7:00 pm	Coverblind Foghorn’s on Green Acres	Music
7:00 pm	Formals / The Wirms / Panic Station / Rocket Coma Nomads Music Lounge	Music
7:00 pm	Jim N’ Juice Wasabi	Music
7:00 pm	Lindsay Will Foghorn’s on 15th	Music
7:00 pm	Summer Salsa Fayetteville Town Center	Fundraiser
8:00 pm	Chris Cameron Band Mojo’s Pints & Pies	Music
8:00 pm	Holy Smokes! / Better On Paper Black Apple Crossing	Music
8:00 pm	Jeff Alvine Dickson Street Pub	Music
8:00 pm	Phunbags Comedy Improv Stage 18	Comedy
8:00 pm	Rap For Food Backspace	Fundraiser
8:30 pm	Ouachita River Band JJ’s Grill	Music
8:30 pm	Straightline JJ’s on Dickson	Music
9:00 pm	Funk Factory George’s Majestic Lounge	Music
9:00 pm	Jon Shorter Emma Ave. Bar & Tap	Music
9:00 pm	Josh Hoyer / The Soul Colossal Smoke & Barrel Tavern	Music
9:00 pm	Stephen Neeper & the Wild Hearts Kingfish	Music

Sunday, June 18

Full list:

10:00 am	Tapioca Carnival Terra Studios	Family
2:00 pm	Arkansas New Play Festival: Young Playwrights Showcase Nadine Baum Studios	Performance
2:00 pm	Free summer concert: Claudia Burson/Ben Harris Quartet Fayetteville Public Library	Performance
4:30 pm	Arkansas New Play Festival: (I)sland T(rap) Nadine Baum Studios	Performance