Friday, Aug. 25

It’s Fayetteville Roots Festival weekend, y’all, and that means there’s music all over the place over the next few days.

The main stage lineup at the Fayetteville Town Center on Friday night includes The Honey Dewdrops, Joe Purdy, Beau Jennings, River Whyless, John Paul White, and The Wood Brothers.

Over at George’s, Amy Helm will play happy hour along with Earl & Them. Earl Cate has a long history with the Helm family, as you all probably know. It’s gonna be a sweet show. Later on at George’s, Elephant Revival and Mandolin Orange will be on the big stage out back.

There’s a sweet late night show at Maxine’s as well, featuring Dana Louise & The Glorious Birds.

TheatreSquared has a brand new show opening this week as well. The company debuted their version of the Tony Award-winner Fun Home earlier this week at Nadine Baum Studios, and there are performances scheduled through the weekend.

The 112 Drive In is hosting a retro weekend, and will be showing Ferris Bueller’s Day Off and Back to the Future Friday – Sunday. Here’s more about that.

There’s a lot more below.

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Full list

9:00 am	Roots Festival: Film screening of “The Verdigris, In Search of Will Rogers” Fayetteville Public Library	Community
10:00 am	Roots Festival: Bayard Guitars Workshop Tour Chancellor Hotel	Community
12:00 pm	Roots Festival: Live broadcast of Ozarks at Large Fayetteville Public Library	Community
1:00 pm	Green Candy celebration Walker-Stone House	Art
2:30 pm	Roots Festival: Main stage music Fayetteville Town Center	Music
6:00 pm	Genevieve Wilson Bear’s Place	Music
6:00 pm	Roots Festival: Amy Helm / Earl & Them George’s Majestic Lounge	Music
6:00 pm	Second Line Strings Sassafras Springs Vineyard	Music
7:00 pm	Silverado Foghorn’s on 15th	Music
7:00 pm	The Blacklisted Foghorn’s on Green Acres	Music
7:30 pm	TheatreSquared: Fun Home Nadine Baum Studios	Performance
8:00 pm	Comedians NWA Presents: Eric Brown Nomads	Comedy
8:00 pm	Luke Ford Dickson Street Pub	Music
8:00 pm	Pat Ryan Key Mojo’s Pints & Pies	Music
8:00 pm	Poetic Justice Open Mic NWA Artist’s Laboratory Theatre	Community
8:00 pm	Roots Festival: Square dancing Backspace	Music
8:00 pm	Route 358 Black Apple Crossing – Springdale	Music
8:30 pm	412 West JJ’s on Dickson	Music
8:30 pm	Jamie Wolfe & the Wranglers JJ’s on Steamboat	Music
9:00 pm	Roots Festival: Elephant Revival / Mandolin Orange George’s Majestic Lounge	Music
9:00 pm	TK & The Right Pieces Smoke & Barrel Tavern	Music
10:00 pm	Roots Festival: Chooch’s All Star Roots Jam Kingfish	Music
10:00 pm	Roots Festival: Dana Louise & The Glorious Birds Maxine’s Tap Room	Music
10:30 pm	Roots Festival: Sean McConnell / Shannon Wurst / Bayard Blain Stage 18	Music
11:00 pm	Roots Festival: Open mic with Joe Mack Chancellor Hotel	Music

Saturday, Aug. 26

There’s a ton of Fayetteville Roots Festival fun happening on Saturday in town.

Saturday morning, there’s the big chef cook off happening during the Farmers’ Market at around 11 a.m.

Main stage music starts at 12:30 p.m. at the Fayetteville Town Center. Artists include Kayln Fay, Blind Boy Paxton, Mandolin Orange, Dead Man Winter, J Wagner, Elepahnt Revival, Nick Offerman, and Iron & Wine.

Late night shows Saturday night include Pennsylvania trio The Stray Birds at Maxine’s Tap Room, and Arkansauce and National Park Radio will play at George’s Majestic Lounge.

There’s a sweet rock show at Smoke & Barrel with locals The Too’s and Westerners.

It’s the last Saturday of the month, and that means time for the Last Saturday variety show at American Legion. The lineup this month includes Melody Pond, Foggy Bobcat, Zach Slusher, and Derek Van Lynn.

There’s also a big boxing match on Saturday night that lots of folks seem to be interested in. Sassys’BBQ & Grille is so far the only venue we’ve confirmed that is planning to show the fight in Fayetteville. There’s a $25 cover to watch it there.

Full list:

7:00 am	Saturday Fayetteville Farmers’ Market Fayetteville Square	Community
8:00 am	Roots Festival: Pop-up bistro Fayetteville Square
8:00 am	Roots Festival: Taste & Talk with Jon Allen Arsaga’s at The Depot	Community
9:00 am	Roots Festival: Joe Mack / Melody Pond Fayetteville Square	Music
10:00 am	Roots Festival: Matt the Electrician – Kids and Family Concert Fayetteville Public Library	Family
11:00 am	Roots Festival: Chef Cookoff Fayetteville Square	Community
11:00 am	Roots Festival: Songwriting workshop with J. Wagner Chancellor Hotel	Music
11:30 am	Roots Festival: Film screening for “Look & See,” Fayetteville Public Library
12:30 pm	Roots Festival: Main Stage music Fayetteville Town Center	Music
1:00 pm	D R Bartlette Book Release Party Nightbird Books	Literary
2:00 pm	TheatreSquared: Fun Home Nadine Baum Studios	Performance
6:00 pm	Jer’s Itty-Bitty Big Jazz Band Sassafras Springs Vineyard	Music
7:00 pm	Last Saturday: Melody Pond/Foggy Bobcat/Zach Slusher/Derek Van Lynn American Legion	Performance
7:00 pm	Morgan Squared Duo Foghorn’s on Green Acres	Music
7:00 pm	Paper Jam Band Foghorn’s on 15th	Music
7:00 pm	The Remnants Core Public House – Springdale	Music
7:30 pm	TheatreSquared: Fun Home Nadine Baum Studios	Performance
8:00 pm	Aisle 24 Black Apple Crossing – Springdale	Music
8:00 pm	Cameron Johnson The Odd Soul – Springdale	Music
8:00 pm	Photosphere Dickson Street Pub	Music
8:00 pm	TownHouse Fire Mojo’s Pints & Pies	Music
8:30 pm	Toxic Rhythms JJ’s on Steamboat	Music
8:30 pm	Wes Hart JJ’s on Dickson	Music
9:00 pm	Justin Kaleb Driggers Emma Ave. Bar & Tap – Springdale	Music
9:00 pm	Roots Festival: Dylan Earl George’s Majestic Lounge	Music
9:00 pm	The Too’s / Westerners Smoke & Barrel Tavern	Music
10:00 pm	Roots Festival: Chooch’s All Star Roots Jam Kingfish	Music
10:00 pm	Roots Festival: The Stray Birds Maxine’s Tap Room	Music
10:30 pm	Roots Festival: Arkansauce / National Park Radio George’s Majestic Lounge	Music
10:30 pm	Roots Festival: Ozark Highballers / Willi Carlisle Stage 18	Music

Sunday, Aug. 27

A giant slip and slide will be set up on Dickson Street on Sunday. The annual Dickson Street Slide, benefitting Soldier On Service Dogs, will take place from 10 a.m. – 8 p.m. Here’s more info about the event.

There’s tons of cool Roots Fest stuff happening on Sunday as well. Maxine’s has a biscuit brunch with Shawn James at noon, followed by a Gillian Welch tribute featuring 9 local female musicians at 4 p.m. Later on, Kyle Lacey & The Harlem River Noise will take the stage at around 8:30 p.m. Here’s more info about the Maxine’s shows.

There’s a free show at the Fayetteville Public Library at noon featuring a Guy Clark tribute by Nature & Madness, and performances by Tamara Salviana and Rodney Crowell.

Fayetteville Roots Fest main stage acts at the Fayetteville Town Center on Sunday include Dana Louise & The Glorious Birds, Jack Williams, The Brother Brothers, The Stray Birds, Raina Rose, John Fullbright and Rodney Crowell.

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

Full list:

10:00 am	Dickson Street Slide Dickson Street	Activity
12:00 pm	Roots Festival: Gospel brunch with Shawn James Maxine’s Tap Room	Music
12:30 pm	Roots Festival: Main Stage music Fayetteville Town Center	Music
1:00 pm	Bobby Smith Terra Studios	Music
1:00 pm	Roots Festival: Guy Clark tribute with Tamara Salviano and Rodney Crowell Maxine’s Tap Room	Music
2:00 pm	TheatreSquared: Fun Home Nadine Baum Studios	Performance
4:00 pm	Roots Festival: Gillian Welch tribute Maxine’s Tap Room	Music
8:00 pm	Open mic Dickson Street Pub	Music
8:30 pm	Freakabout / The Phlemgs Backspace	Music
8:30 pm	Roots Festival: Kyle Lacy and the Harlem River Noise Maxine’s Tap Room	Music