Friday, Feb. 28

Happy Friday, everyone.

It’s a good weekend for jokes in Fayetteville. There are a couple comedy shows to check out in town, with Dwayne Duke at Nomad’s for an installment of their Southtown Comedy Night, and touring comedians Jenny Zigrino (Fifty Shades of Black) and Kelsey Cook will perform on campus at the Verizon Ballroom inside the Union.

Local supergroup the Flipoff Pirates are back together for a performance at Smoke & Barrel on Friday night. They bring the funk.

There’s a big EDM show at George’s with Freddy Todd, Dorfex Bos, Fractal Sky, and Meesh on Friday night if you feel like shaking a leg or two.

Also in tunes, there’s a four band rock show at Backspace with Austin-based rockers, The Teddys, along with Barista Boys, Sharp Woolston, and John Charles.

There’s plenty more below.

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Full list:

4:45 pm	Arkansas softball: Wooo Pig Classic vs Villanova Bogle Park	Sports
5:00 pm	Arkansas women’s tennis vs. Ole Miss Dills Indoor Tennis Center	Sports
6:00 pm	Oreo Blue 30th Reunion George’s Majestic Lounge	Music
6:00 pm	Route 358 Mojo’s Pints & Pies	Music
7:00 pm	Arkansas softball: Wooo Pig Classic vs Kent State Bogle Park	Sports
7:00 pm	Becky Six Twelve Coffeehouse & Bar	Music
7:00 pm	Comedians: Jenny Zigrino and Kelsey Cook UA campus	Comedy
7:30 pm	Aces n’ Eights JJ’s Grill – Springdale	Music
7:30 pm	TheatreSquared: Ann TheatreSquared	Performance
8:00 pm	Honey Shuffle Black Apple Crossing – Springdale	Music
8:30 pm	Southtown Comedy Night: Dwayne Duke Nomads	Comedy
8:30 pm	The Odds JJ’s Grill on Dickson	Music
9:00 pm	The Teddys / Barista Boys / Sharp Woolston / John Charles Backspace	Music
10:00 pm	Flipoff Pirates Smoke & Barrel Tavern	Music
10:00 pm	Freddy Todd / Dorfex Bos / Fractal Sky / Meesh George’s Majestic Lounge	Music

Saturday, Feb. 29

A host of actors, artists, cosplayers, and more will be in town for the first ever Fayetteville Comic Show at the Town Center, The Graduate, and a few other locations downtown. There will be panels and meet and greets with members of the cast of Twin Peaks, Little House on the Prairie, Sleepaway Camp, and others, along with well-known comic book artists and illustrators, and more. Here’s our full story about the convention.

Also on Saturday, Greg Herman, Associate Professor of Architecture at the Fay Jones School of Architecture and Design, and Director of the Fay and Gus Jones House Stewardship will lead a tour of the home of architect Fay Jones and his wife Gus’ personal home in Fayetteville. Here’s more about that.

There’s a big country show at George’s on Saturday night with Jameson Rodgers and Drew Parker. Tickets are $15, on sale now at George’s ticketing site.

Club Lush inside Fresco Restaurant will be celebrating hip hop with a showcase called “For the Culture” on Saturday night. The event will include DJs, performances, and more. Here’s a bit more info.

Click around for more info about anything that sounds interesting below for more info. Have a great weekend, everyone.

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Full list:

9:00 am	UA Museum: Preserve Your Past UA campus	Community
10:00 am	Fayetteville Comic Show Fayetteville Town Center	Activity
10:00 am	Vegetable Gardening for Beginners Botanical Garden of the Ozarks	Community
10:00 am	Walk & Talk: Tour of Fay and Gus Jones House Evelyn Hills Shopping Center	Community
10:30 am	Read Across America Day with the Yellow Hatted Zookeeper Fayetteville Public Library	Family
11:00 am	7th Annual Fayetteville Seed Exchange Trinity United Methodist Church	Community
2:00 pm	Talk: Landscaping with Ozark native plants Fayetteville Public Library	Community
2:00 pm	TheatreSquared: Ann TheatreSquared	Performance
4:45 pm	Arkansas softball: Wooo Pig Classic vs Florida State Bogle Park	Sports
5:30 pm	First Peoples Record Keeping through Astronomy Museum of Native American History – Bentonville	Community
6:00 pm	Comic Show presents: Movie Night at T2 TheatreSquared	Activity
6:00 pm	Jazz by the Fireplace Sassafras Springs Vineyard	Music
6:00 pm	The Kitchen Table with Chef Haley O’Brien Apple Seeds Teaching Farm	Community
7:00 pm	Arkansas softball: Wooo Pig Classic vs Villanova Bogle Park	Sports
7:00 pm	Arts Rising Gala Arts Center of the Ozarks – Springdale	Fundraiser
7:00 pm	Dave Adair Six Twelve Coffeehouse & Bar	Music
7:00 pm	Last Saturday: Jesse Dean & Molly Adamson American Legion	Performance
7:00 pm	Trombone Day Recital Faulkner Performing Arts Center	Music
7:30 pm	Steve Dimmitt JJ’s Grill – Springdale	Music
7:30 pm	TheatreSquared: Ann TheatreSquared	Performance
8:00 pm	Apollo’s Fire: Baroque Orchestra Walton Arts Center	Music
8:00 pm	Bill Dollar & Loose Change Morano’s	Music
8:00 pm	Ciderday Night Comedy Show: Dwayne Duke Black Apple Crossing – Springdale	Comedy
8:00 pm	The Candid / Serpents of Eden Nomads	Music
8:00 pm	Tüth / Fiscal Spliff / Hummin’ Bird / Musclegoose Backspace	Music
8:30 pm	Justin Logan JJ’s Grill on Dickson	Music
8:30 pm	Maud Crawford JJ’s Grill on Steamboat	Music
9:00 pm	Jameson Rodgers / Drew Parker George’s Majestic Lounge	Music
10:00 pm	Live Music Showcase “For the Culture” Fresco Restaurant & Cocktails	Music

Sunday, March 1

The League of Women Voters will celebrate a century of existence with a big show at George’s on Sunday night. The event will include performances by a who’s-who of local female musicians, including Jenna and the Soul Shakers, Dawn Cate Band, Jamie Lou and The Hullabaloo, Leah & the Mojo Doctors, and Rochelle Bradshaw & Hypnotion. Here’s more.

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Full list:

10:00 am	Fayetteville Comic Show Fayetteville Town Center	Activity
12:15 pm	Arkansas softball: Wooo Pig Classic vs Kent State Bogle Park	Sports
12:30 pm	Onyx road bike group ride Onyx Coffee Lab	Activity
1:00 pm	Arkansas men’s tennis vs. Ole Miss Dills Indoor Tennis Center	Sports
1:00 pm	Arkansas women’s basketball vs. LSU Bud Walton Arena	Sports
1:30 pm	Experience Fayetteville Sunday social road bike group ride Columbus House Brewery	Activity
2:00 pm	Century Celebration George’s Majestic Lounge	Community
2:00 pm	Mountain Street Stage: The Barbaloots Fayetteville Public Library	Music
2:00 pm	TheatreSquared: Ann TheatreSquared	Performance
7:30 pm	SHE Festival of Women in Music: Abbie Conant Stella Boyle Smith Concert Hall	Music
8:00 pm	My Open Mic Dickson Street Pub	Music