TheatreSquared’s production of Fun Home is one of the most totally engrossing new theatrical works I’ve watched in recent years.
Author: By Kevin Kinder
REVIEW: Roots Fest Day 4 (and final thoughts): Music and plans made on the fly
Fayetteville and Northwest Arkansas showed off with some delightful weather and large, engaged crowds at most events. The partnership this community has with the Roots Festival is a strong one, too. And we’re better off for having them here.
REVIEW: Roots Fest Day 3: A bigger Roots Festival has trouble meeting outsized expectations
Saturday’s main stage featured an atypical Roots Fest evening, where the undercard acts will be the ones people talk about, not the headliner.
REVIEW: Roots Fest Day 2: More of the same, with different results
You just never know how a night of music will affect you, which is why we chase it from night to night. And thankfully, we have two more nights to chase.
REVIEW: Roots Fest opening night shines bright in a new location
We closed the first night of the 2017 edition of Roots Festival with full bellies, full hearts and a fuller representation of what the Roots Fest might grow to be.
Fayetteville Roots Festival gathers in the masses with community programming
Free community programming makes up a considerable portion of the Fayetteville Roots Festival.
Filmmaking trio from UA graduate program gives flight to story about local bird watcher
A documentary about Mike the Birdman debuts this week at the Botanical Garden of the Ozarks.
Crystal Bridges announces diverse trio of temporary exhibits for 2018
As one temporary collection of works at the museum in Bentonville prepares to leave and another prepares to go on display, museum officials have announced the slate of exhibits that will be featured in 2018.
REVIEW: Matchbox Twenty, 20 years after debut, embrace millennial nostalgia
Matchbox Twenty sounded very much like … Matchbox Twenty.
REVIEW: Tedeschi Trucks Band offers hot jams on warm night at the Arkansas Music Pavilion
The band had moments of bliss last night – searing guitar, vocal harmonies between Tedeschi and backing/occasional lead vocalist Mike Mattison and a big, brassy backing band.
New ‘Bring Your Own Vinyl’ night at Stage 18 allows participants to play a song and spin a tale about it
In what amounts to a grownup show and tell (with drinks!), vinyl enthusiasts will gather Wednesday at Stage Eighteen on Center Street in Fayetteville for the first Bring Your Own Vinyl Night.
REVIEW: Motown is an aesthetically pleasing reminder of the changing nature of our popular songbook and our world
Based on Berry Gordy’s book “To Be Loved,” the musical tells the story on his dream of creating a record label and the many acts that became part of his client roster.
Take back the town: The Top 10 things to do in Fayetteville now that the students are gone
Here are the 10 best ways to take advantage of a student-free summer in Fayetteville.
REVIEW: ZZ Top, one of rock’s most consistent acts, offers the show you’d expect at the Walmart AMP
ZZ Top, despite their silly appearances and silly lyrics, were pretty serious about their rock and roll. They’ll probably play these same songs for 50 more years, and that’s worth seeing once.
REVIEW: Mary J. Blige visit showcases current minimalistic, honest approach
The concert was both somber and inspiring. While it was underwhelming in some ways, it delivered in many others.