Friday, April 13

Arkansas is in the midst of a big baseball series this weekend against South Carolina. The Hogs dropped the first game of the series on Thursday 3-2, but will have another shot at the Gamecocks (weather permitting) at 6:30 p.m. Friday night at Baum Stadium.

Music-wise, Oklahoma band Count Tutu is back in town for a show at Smoke & Barrel (check them out here), and a bunch of local musicians will come together again for an encore performance of their sold-out Tom Petty tribute at George’s Friday night.

Wanna hear some jokes? Nomad’s Music Lounge is hosting an installment of their Southtown Comedy Show on Friday night featuring comedian, Richard Douglas Jones.

There’s more below. Click around for details.

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Full list:

8:30 am	From Bactrian Camels to the Belt Road UA campus	Community
6:00 pm	Arkansas softball vs. Alabama Bogle Park	Sports
6:00 pm	Dime Box Duo La Huerta Mexican Restaurant	Music
6:00 pm	Honeyjack George’s Majestic Lounge	Music
6:00 pm	Sam Thompson The Roost	Music
6:30 pm	Arkansas baseball vs. South Carolina Baum Stadium	Sports
6:30 pm	Parents’ Night Out: April Artist’s Laboratory Theatre	Community
7:00 pm	Spotlight Talk – Thelma Golden: The Studio Museum Crystal Bridges – Bentonville	Art
7:00 pm	Trike Theatre: Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse Walton Arts Center	Family
7:30 pm	Melody Pond Wasabi	Music
8:00 pm	Buddy Shute & The Motivators The Red Door – Tontitown	Music
8:00 pm	Graduate Chamber Recital: Florencia Zuloaga, piano Stella Boyle Smith Concert Hall	Music
8:00 pm	Greenland Station Mojo’s Pints & Pies	Music
8:00 pm	Jovan Arellano Dickson Street Pub	Music
8:00 pm	Magic with Joey Williams Stage 18	Performance
8:00 pm	Southtown Comedy Show: Richard Douglas Jones Nomads	Comedy
8:00 pm	The Alive Black Apple Crossing – Springdale	Music
8:00 pm	The Odds Kingfish	Music
8:30 pm	Shotgun Billys JJ’s on Dickson	Music
8:30 pm	Wes Hart JJ’s on Steamboat	Music
9:00 pm	Count Tutu Smoke & Barrel Tavern	Music
9:00 pm	Tom Petty Tribute George’s Majestic Lounge	Music

Saturday, April 14

It’s gonna be a little chilly at the Fayetteville Farmers’ Market on Saturday, so grab a jacket before you head down there.

It’s a great weekend for sports in Fayetteville. There’s the Joe Martin Stage Race happening all weekend (check out the crits downtown on Sunday), there’s the John McDonnell Invitational track meet at John McDonnell Field on campus, and the Diamond Hogs will close out their series versus South Carolina at Baum Stadium on Saturday.

How was your prom experience in High School? You’ve got another shot at it this weekend at the Fayetteville Town Center. Local organization NWA Learning Center is hosting a ‘Second Chance Prom‘ fundraiser at the venue, featuring an evening of dancing, spiked punch, live auctions, and more. Here’s more info.

Comedy-wise, Trae Crowder, otherwise known as The Liberal Redneck, will bring his wellRED Comedy Tour to Walton Arts Center on Saturday night. Last we heard, there are still some tickets available for the show.

Also this weekend, the third annual Inverse Performing Arts Festival will be happening in locations all over the region. The Fayetteville performances will take place on Saturday near the UA’s Art & Design District at Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Government Avenue. Here’s more info about the event.

There’s plenty more below. Do whatever you want.

Full list:

7:00 am	Fayetteville Farmers’ Market Fayetteville Square	Community
9:00 am	Volunteer trail building Mount Sequoyah	Volunteer
10:00 am	Theatre For One Crystal Bridges – Bentonville	Art
10:00 am	Trike Theatre: Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse Walton Arts Center	Family
10:30 am	Arkansas Arts Center’s “Dorothy in Oz” Fayetteville Public Library	Family
10:30 am	Storytime at the Museum: H2O! Museum of Native American History – Bentonville	Family
11:00 am	Arkansas softball vs. Alabama Bogle Park	Sports
11:00 am	Free cooking class: Kids in the kitchen Ozark Natural Foods	Sponsor
11:00 am	Una Mañanita Partí (One Morning I Left) Arts Center of the Ozarks – Springdale	Family
12:00 pm	Arkansas Track & Field: John McDonnell Invitational John McDonnell Field	Sports
2:00 pm	Arkansas baseball vs. South Carolina Baum Stadium	Sports
2:00 pm	SoNA Chamber Singers Fayetteville Public Library	Performance
2:00 pm	Trike Theatre: Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse Walton Arts Center	Family
4:00 pm	Lip Service: A panel on Intersectionality Stage 18	Performance
4:00 pm	Una Mañanita Partí (One Morning I Left) Arts Center of the Ozarks – Springdale	Family
6:30 pm	Mollie O’Brien & Rich Moore St. Paul’s Episcopal Church	Music
7:00 pm	Inspired Soul and Songwriter Concert Stella Boyle Smith Concert Hall	Performance
7:00 pm	Jenna & Martin The Roost	Music
7:00 pm	Second Chance Prom Fayetteville Town Center	Fundraiser
7:00 pm	wellRED Comedy Tour Walton Arts Center	Comedy
8:00 pm	Fort Defiance Mojo’s Pints & Pies	Music
8:00 pm	Inverse Performance Art Festival Art & Design District
8:00 pm	Mike Kinkle Nomads	Music
8:00 pm	Stand-Up/Stay-Up Comedy Show: Richard Douglas Jones Black Apple Crossing – Springdale	Comedy
8:30 pm	Jukeboxx JJ’s on Dickson	Music
8:30 pm	Mark Shields & Good Co. JJ’s on Steamboat	Music
8:30 pm	Meredith Kimbrough Dickson Street Pub	Music
9:00 pm	Jamie Lou & The Hullabaloo Kingfish	Music
10:00 pm	DJ Shortfuze / M.Bolez Smoke & Barrel Tavern	Music
10:00 pm	Supa’s Family Band / Deep Sequence George’s Majestic Lounge	Music

Sunday, April 15

Sundays criterium races are probably the most spectator-friendly part of the Joe Martin Stage Race, and are definitely worth checking out. Racers will speed around a closed course in downtown Fayetteville beginning at 8 a.m. and continuing for much of the morning. (Check out our guide to watching the race for more info.)

Fayetteville lost one of it’s most genuine individuals recently when musician Joseph Israel passed away, and several of his friends are coming together to pay tribute to his live at George’s Majestic Lounge on Sunday. Here’s more information about the show.

Full list:

8:00 am	Joe Martin Stage Race – Downtown Races Fayetteville Square	Sports
1:00 pm	Arkansas softball vs. Alabama Bogle Park	Sports
1:00 pm	Joel Emerson Terra Studios	Music
2:00 pm	The Arkansas International: Launch celebration Fayetteville Public Library	Literary
3:00 pm	Cassidy Hobler – Art Reception Nomads	Art
6:00 pm	A Tribute to Joseph Israel George’s Majestic Lounge	Music
6:30 pm	HOWL – Women’s open mic Nightbird Books	Literary