Friday, Nov. 17

Lights of the Ozarks begin this weekend. The annual lighting ceremony and parade is Friday night on the Fayetteville square. The fun starts at 6 p.m. Here are all the details.

The Razorback men’s basketball team is off to a hot start this year, and they’ll be back in action at Bud Walton Arena Friday night, taking on Fresno State. This year’s team is super fun to watch. Tipoff is at 7 p.m.

Music-wise, there’s a good show at Stage 18 Friday night with Abram Shook, Lost John, and Ralph White, and Texas red dirt artist Stoney LaRue is back in town for a show at George’s.

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Full list

11:00 am	Bourbon Barrel Aged Old Boggy Stock Ale release Apple Blossom Brewing	Beer
6:00 pm	Abram Shook / Lost John / Ralph White Stage 18	Music
6:00 pm	Flash jam Bear’s Place	Music
6:00 pm	Jesse Dean & Co. George’s Majestic Lounge	Music
6:00 pm	Lights of the Ozarks ceremony and parade Fayetteville Square	Family
6:00 pm	Student Recital Hour Stella Boyle Smith Concert Hall	Performance
6:00 pm	Toasted Coconut Porter Release Fossil Cove Brewing	Beer
7:00 pm	Arkansas men’s basketball vs. Fresno State Bud Walton Arena	Sports
7:00 pm	BJ Lowell Core Public House – Mall Avenue	Music
7:00 pm	Block St. Hot Club Mojo’s Pints & Pies	Music
7:00 pm	Dale Stokes Core Public House – Springdale	Music
7:30 pm	Harvester / Paperweight / Levels / Vera, Forever Nomads	Music
7:30 pm	Trike Theatre: Charlotte’s Web Walton Arts Center	Performance
7:30 pm	UA Theatre: Avenue Q UA – University Theatre	Performance
8:00 pm	Foggy Bobcat Black Apple Crossing – Springdale	Music
8:00 pm	The She Solo Dickson Street Pub	Music
8:30 pm	Jeff Fox JJ’s on Dickson	Music
8:30 pm	Wes Hart JJ’s on Steamboat	Music
9:00 pm	MotherFunkShip / Couch Jackets The Syc House	Music
9:00 pm	Stephen Neeper & The Wild Hearts Smoke & Barrel Tavern	Music

Saturday, Nov. 18

The last outdoor Fayetteville Farmers Market of the year is Saturday on the Fayetteville square.

After that, the Razorback football team will take on Mississippi State at Razorback Stadium. Come on Hogs. You can do it.

There’s a hip hop food drive at local DIY venue, Backspace. It’s called Rap for Food, and will feature performances by I Am, Voodoo Child, Dana Magelic, Cozmix the Rapture and Thunderman. Admission is a can of food, and proceeds benefit 7 Hills, Bread Of Life, and Salvation Army.

A new comedy quiz show will make its debut at Stage 18 Saturday night. It’s called Dunced, and features Troy Gittings,and local celebrities, Katy Henriksen, Colin Nelson, and Branden Lee testing your smarts. Tickets are $5 at the door.

There’s a fun-sounding event at the Fayetteville Town Center on Saturday night. Friends of India will celebrate Diwali from 5-8:30 p.m. The event will feature cultural performaces, food and more as part of the as festival of lights. Admission is $3 for students, and $5 for non-students. Here’s a bit more info.

Full list:

7:00 am	Saturday Fayetteville Farmers’ Market Fayetteville Square	Community
8:00 am	Second Saturday Jones Center – Springdale	Community
10:00 am	Love, Poppy Trunk Show Riffraff	Sponsor
10:00 am	Open House & Farm Tours Tri Cycle Farms	Community
10:30 am	Arkansas Arts Center presents Jack Frost Fayetteville Public Library	Family
11:00 am	Arkansas football vs. Mississippi State Razorback Stadium	Sports
11:00 am	Free cooking class: Thanksgiving Leftovers Ozark Natural Foods	Sponsor
2:00 pm	Tapioca Maha-Lala Lalaland Gallery	Art
5:00 pm	Diwali 2017 Fayetteville Town Center	Community
6:00 pm	Jer’s Itty-Bitty Big Jazz Band Sassafras Springs Vineyard	Music
6:30 pm	Native Conversations: Tommy Wildcat Museum of Native American History – Bentonville	Activity
7:00 pm	Bob Margolin Sunrise Guitars	Music
7:00 pm	Caleb Ryan Martin Core Public House – Mission Boulevard	Music
7:00 pm	Erin Detherage Core Public House – Mall Avenue	Music
7:00 pm	Richard Burnett Core Public House – Springdale	Music
8:00 pm	Community Center Dickson Street Pub	Music
8:00 pm	Dunced! Stage 18	Performance
8:00 pm	Kimra Black Apple Crossing – Springdale	Music
8:00 pm	NUGSTuFR / Cosmic Elegy / meesh / Akta Nomads	Music
8:00 pm	Rap For Food Backspace	Fundraiser
8:30 pm	BottleRocket JJ’s on Dickson	Music
8:30 pm	Maud Crawford JJ’s on Steamboat	Music
9:00 pm	Groovement / Flow Tribe George’s Majestic Lounge	Music
9:00 pm	Hip-Hop Saturdays Teatro Scarpino	Music
9:00 pm	Stoney LaRue George’s Majestic Lounge	Music

Sunday, Nov. 19

9:00 am	Run for the Parks! Lake Fayetteville	Activity
1:00 pm	Sunday Salon Artist Talk Art Ventures NWA	Art
2:00 pm	Trike Theatre: Charlotte’s Web Walton Arts Center	Performance
2:00 pm	UA Theatre: Avenue Q UA – University Theatre	Performance
4:00 pm	Trike Theatre: Charlotte’s Web Walton Arts Center	Performance
6:30 pm	HOWL women’s open mic Nightbird Books	Literary
8:00 pm	Open Mic Dickson Street Pub	Music
8:00 pm	Sad Palomino / Kill Vargas / Bambi’s Backspace	Music