Friday, March 16

This weekend’s gonna rule. Spring-like weather? Check. Live music? Yep. Theatre? Uh huh. Sports? Oh yeah. Harry Potter-themed event, holidays mostly centered around drinking, and gumbo cooking competitions? We’ve got all that.

Let’s start with sports. The basketball Hogs are in the big dance today taking on Butler at 2:10 p.m. The game will be televised by TrueTV.

At Baum Stadium, the Diamond Hogs open SEC play with a series versus the No. 4 ranked Kentucky Wildcats. The Friday game is at 6:30 p.m. It’s gonna be a gorgeous weekend for baseball, too.

TheatreSquared opened a new show this weekend that looks awesome. It’s called Vietgone, written by El Dorado native Qui Nguyen about his parents experiences as refugees. We talked to Nguyen earlier this week. Check it out.

Music wise, there’s a big show at George’s with The Irie Lions celebrating the release of their new album.

Also, local songwriter Randall Shreve is at Stage 18, and Colorado folk outfit Ponder the Albatross is at Smoke & Barrel.

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Full list

5:00 pm	Arkansas softball vs. Iowa State Bogle Park	Sports
6:00 pm	7th Annual Cesar Chavez Commemorative Banquet St. Paul’s Episcopal Church	Community
6:00 pm	Brave Soul George’s Majestic Lounge	Music
6:30 pm	Arkansas baseball vs. Kentucky Baum Stadium	Sports
7:00 pm	Soul of a Nation Film Series – Black Power Mix Tape 1967-1975 Crystal Bridges – Bentonville	Art
7:30 pm	Arkansas softball vs. Saint Francis Bogle Park	Sports
7:30 pm	TheatreSquared: Vietgone Nadine Baum Studios	Performance
8:00 pm	Arkansas Bros The Roost	Music
8:00 pm	Meatsweat / Esc / Ghost Cities Nomads	Music
8:00 pm	Randall Shreve Stage 18	Music
8:00 pm	The Dump$ter Bros. Dickson Street Pub	Music
8:00 pm	Tim & Travis Black Apple Crossing – Springdale	Music
9:00 pm	The Irie Lions / Ponder The Albatross / DJ HOD-I George’s Majestic Lounge	Music
9:00 pm	VENUS: An Extraterrestrial Dance Party Backspace	Activity
10:00 pm	Ponder The Albatross Smoke & Barrel Tavern	Music

Saturday, March 17

There’s tons of fun stuff happening on Saturday, too.

Remember that Harry Potter fan convention we told y’all about a while back? It’s happening at the Fayetteville Town Center this weekend, and it’s totally sold out.

The third annual Fayetteville Gumbo Cook-Off is this weekend as well. It’s at the Washington County Fairgrounds, and proceeds from the event benefit the Humane Society of the Ozarks. Here’s more info.

Local songwriter Shannon Wurst will celebrate the release of a new album on Saturday night at Stage 18. We caught up with Shannon earlier this week, and here’s what she had to say about the record.

Also in tunes, George’s has a four-band bill Saturday night with Who Knows?, Richie Nagan, Woody & Sunshine, and Adam & Eli.

There’s a ton more below. Enjoy yourself.

Full list:

9:00 am	Fayetteville Farmers’ Market Ozark Natural Foods	Community
10:00 am	DiaCON Alley of the Ozarks Fayetteville Town Center	Community
10:00 am	Knife Sharpening at ONF Ozark Natural Foods	Sponsor
10:30 am	Irish Dance Performance Fayetteville Public Library	Family
12:00 pm	Fayetteville Gumbo Cook-Off Washington County Fairgrounds	Fundraiser
12:00 pm	Fayetteville Seed Exchange Tri Cycle Farms	Community
2:00 pm	Arkansas baseball vs. Kentucky Baum Stadium	Sports
2:00 pm	TheatreSquared: Vietgone Nadine Baum Studios	Performance
5:00 pm	Arkansas softball vs. Omaha Bogle Park	Sports
5:30 pm	St. Patrick’s Day Pub Crawl Dickson Street	Community
7:00 pm	Formals Nomads	Music
7:30 pm	Arkansas softball vs. Saint Francis Bogle Park	Sports
7:30 pm	TheatreSquared: Vietgone Nadine Baum Studios	Performance
8:00 pm	Drifters Mile Mojo’s Pints & Pies	Music
8:00 pm	Emily Rowland Dickson Street Pub	Music
8:00 pm	Mark Shields & Good Company Black Apple Crossing – Springdale	Music
8:00 pm	Shannon Wurst Stage 18	Music
8:30 pm	Bottlerocket JJ’s on Dickson	Music
8:30 pm	Hook-ups Sunrise Guitars	Music
8:30 pm	Jamie Wolfe & the Wranglers JJ’s on Steamboat	Music
9:00 pm	Cadillac Jackson Kingfish	Music
9:00 pm	The Chads / Sun Voyager / Minivan Backspace	Music
9:00 pm	Who Knows? / Richie Nagan / Woody & Sunshine / Adam & Eli George’s Majestic Lounge	Music

Sunday, March 11

Full list:

12:30 pm	Arkansas softball vs. Omaha Bogle Park	Sports
1:00 pm	Arkansas baseball vs. Kentucky Baum Stadium	Sports
1:00 pm	The Baskins Terra Studios	Music
2:00 pm	Classical Guitarist Peter Fletcher Fayetteville Public Library	Music
2:00 pm	TheatreSquared: Vietgone Nadine Baum Studios	Performance
2:30 pm	Parade For Peace Dickson Street	Community
6:00 pm	Bethlehem Steel / Washer / Maneka / Stove / Yazan Backspace	Music
6:30 pm	HOWL – Womens open mic Nightbird Books	Literary
7:00 pm	Ponder The Albatross Black Apple Crossing – Springdale	Music
7:30 pm	The Comedy Service: Grant Lyon Stage 18	Comedy