Weekend Flyer: Jason Isbell, Jess Harp, Square to Square, Arkansas Pottery Festival and more

It’s Friday again. Who’s ready for one? (This guy)

It’s a pretty great weekend for music in Fayetteville. Acclaimed artist/songwriter Jason Isbell is in town fresh off a couple nights at Red Rocks for a Friday night show at JJ’s Live. Heartless Bastards are also on the bill. Here’s ticket info.

Also on on Friday night, Roots HQ has a couple of good songwriters in Erin Rae and Logan Ledger. Here’s ticket info for that.

How about a band of talented ladies? George’s has a performance by all-female local supergroup, Divas on Fire, who are back together for a performance for happy hour Friday night. Later on, George’s has another big show with Opal Agafia and Mountain Sprout. Tickets to George’s shows are here.

There’s a cool house show at The Heartbreak House on Block Avenue Saturday night featuring Irish singer/songwriter Pat Byrne, along with Beat Root Revival and local duo, Meadow Makers.

What about some jazz? Mount Sequoyah Center, in partnership with the NWA Jazz Society and Artosphere, will present Los Veleros at the center on Friday night. Here’s more info.

Also on Saturday night, Smoke & Barrel Tavern has the return of Adam Faucett performing alongside Fayetteville artist Jess Harp. Tickets are $10. Here’s a bit more info.

It should be dry enough this weekend for the Chucky Waggs and the Company of Raggs show scheduled for Saturday night in the Kingfish backyard.

It’s the last weekend to see TheatreSquared’s latest hit, The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity. Lots of folks have been raving about it. Here’s a schedule of performances for this weekend.

There are a couple opportunities to check out some cool arts and crafts this weekend. Community Creative Center will host the Arkansas Pottery Festival with demonstrations, lectures, and dozens of local potters showing off and selling their wares. Here’s more information on that.

Just up the road, the Little Craft Show will hold its annual spring event in downtown Springdale. Here’s more about that.

You can ride your bike from the Fayetteville square to the Bentonville square. You can launch some golf balls into Razorback Stadium. There’s a Strawberry-picking festival at Rivercrest Orchard.

Sunday is Mother’s Day. Thanks for being awesome, all you Moms out there.

There’s also a Miranda Lambert show at the Walmart AMP on Sunday night, and a Mother’s Day pickleball tournament at PB&JJ’s. There’s more below.

Have fun, y’all.

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Friday, May 6

9:00 am	Arkansas Pottery Festival Community Creative Center	Art
10:00 am	TopGolf Stadium Tour Razorback Stadium	Activity
2:00 pm	Chamber Political Forum Fayetteville Public Library	Community
6:00 pm	Dime Box Duo La Huerta Mexican Restaurant	Music
6:00 pm	Happy Hour: Divas on Fire George’s Majestic Lounge	Music
6:00 pm	Rachel B & Table for 3 Sassafras Springs Vineyard	Music
6:00 pm	UnGala Amazeum – Bentonville	Fundraiser
6:30 pm	Comedian Jamie Lissow The Grove Comedy Club – Lowell	Comedy
6:30 pm	Music on the Mountain: Los Veleros Mount Sequoyah	Music
7:00 pm	Erine Rae / Logan Ledger Roots HQ	Music
7:30 pm	Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit JJ’s Live	Music
7:30 pm	TheatreSquared: The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity TheatreSquared	Performance
8:00 pm	Cate Brothers / Handshake Saints Railyard Park – Rogers	Music
8:00 pm	Swade Diablos JJ’s Grill – Springdale	Music
8:00 pm	Take Cover JJ’s Grill on Steamboat	Music
8:30 pm	Abby Pierce & The Sinners JJ’s Grill on Dickson	Music
9:30 pm	Opal Agafia / Mountain Sprout George’s Majestic Lounge	Music

Saturday, May 7

7:00 am	Fayetteville Farmers’ Market Fayetteville Square	Community
7:00 am	Square to Square bike ride Fayetteville Square	Activity
9:00 am	Arkansas Pottery Festival Community Creative Center	Art
10:00 am	Super Saturday: Free Comic Book Day Fayetteville Public Library	Family
10:00 am	TopGolf Stadium Tour Razorback Stadium	Activity
10:00 am	Walk & Talk: History of Wilson Park Wilson Park	Community
11:00 am	The Little Craft Show Downtown Springdale	Art
2:00 pm	Author Talk: LaDonna Humphrey Fayetteville Public Library	Literary
2:00 pm	TheatreSquared: The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity TheatreSquared	Performance
3:00 pm	Core de Mayo Party / Cornhole tournament Core Brewing – Springdale	Activity
6:00 pm	Ouachita Dune / Kitchen Slug Prairie Street Live	Music
7:00 pm	Cate Brothers: Lynnard Fest George’s Majestic Lounge	Fundraiser
7:30 pm	TheatreSquared: The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity TheatreSquared	Performance
8:00 pm	Circle of Thirds / Moldilocks / Formals Nomads Trailside	Music
8:00 pm	Comedian Jamie Lissow The Grove Comedy Club – Lowell	Comedy
8:00 pm	Emmitt & 4WD JJ’s Grill on Steamboat	Music
8:00 pm	Funk Factory / Chris Cameron Band Railyard Park – Rogers	Music
8:00 pm	Gavin Sumrall Six Twelve Coffeehouse & Bar	Music
8:00 pm	NWA Sessions: Pat Byrne / Beat Root Revival / Meadow Makers Heartbreak House	Music
8:00 pm	Opera Fayetteville: Second Nature Walton Arts Center	Performance
8:00 pm	The Atlantics JJ’s Grill – Springdale	Music
8:30 pm	Axios JJ’s Grill on Dickson	Music
9:00 pm	Chucky Waggs and the Company of Raggs Kingfish	Music
9:00 pm	Jess Harp / Adam Faucett & The Spectral Class Smoke & Barrel Tavern	Music
9:00 pm	The Taylor Party: Taylor Swift Night JJ’s Live	Music

Sunday, May 8

8:00 am	Spring Sprint Veterans Memorial Park	Activity
9:00 am	Mother’s Day in the Garden Botanical Garden of the Ozarks	Family
10:00 am	Arkansas Pottery Festival Community Creative Center	Art
10:00 am	TopGolf Stadium Tour Razorback Stadium	Activity
1:00 pm	Doubles & Bubbles Pickleball Tournament PB&JJ’s	Activity
2:00 pm	TheatreSquared: The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity TheatreSquared	Performance
7:00 pm	Miranda Lambert / Little Big Town / The Cadillac Three The AMP – Rogers	Music