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Looking For More? We have real concert series to report on again! Here are just a handful of some of the other series coming up in the area. Send information on your concert series and other music events to Jocelyn Murphy at jmurphy@nwadg.com. In the Atrium Also in Fayetteville, the Walton Arts Center contin- ues its series of house concert-like experiences through mid-May. When In The Atrium ends in May, 50 local and regional groups or artists will have performed as part of this free perfor- mance series. April 9 — Troy Farnam Quar- tet April 11 — SoNA Voices: Latin Tones with Duo Capriccioso April 15 — HogTown Hot Club April 16 — Mike Sumler Project April 18 — SoNA Voices: Who We Are featuring Lia Uribe April 22 — North South East West: A Sampler of Music from India April 25 — SoNA Voices: All Alone featuring Eman Chalshotori April 29 — Comedy in the Atrium May 1 — Still on the Hill "Words on Birds" May 2 — A Classical After- noon: Featuring flutist Lydia Roth and pianist Kristy Olefsky May 13 — An Evening of Poetry: with the Ozark Poets and Writers Collec- tive May 14 — The Crumbs — waltonartscenter.org Music on the Mountain Music on the Mountain is a family-friendly music festival held on beautiful Mount Sequoyah in Fayette- ville. Blankets and lawn chairs are welcome and encouraged and outdoor, socially distanced circles can be reserved at the event website. APRIL 9 — Shannon Wurst with Brad Helms APRIL 16 — Dylan Earl complex stories that don't just fit into these molds that are given to us." Walter Turnbow Park off the Shiloh Square is already a familiar gathering place, but with the new Downtown Outdoor Dining District born of the pandemic, the area is even more enticing. "Turnbow Park is really an ideal setting for an outdoor concert," Jill Dabbs, executive director of Downtown Springdale Alliance, confirms in a press release on the series. "It's right off the Razorback Greenway, making it easy to walk and bike there. It's spacious with plenty of seating, and it's an easy walk to grab a bite to eat or drink from one of our bars and restaurants." "We have some really dedicated business owners, and I would also call them kind of like community stewards," Perez says of the establishments that make up the fabric of downtown. "Trailside [Coffee Company] has been there for a really long time; Bike Rack [Brewing Co.] has been there for a really long time; Emma Ave. Bar & Tab has been there for a really long time, The Odd Soul… all those bars are real great. And they're all friends, which I think is a really cool thing that you don't always see in downtowns. But they're all really great at just having good shows and having good customer service and staying open through the hard times — because there's been a lot of hard times in downtown Springdale." With such community-oriented businesses pouring into the vibrancy of downtown alongside vital nonprofit and cultural organizations, Perez says the growth he's seen in Springdale since his childhood and its offerings to the community have been a hard- fought battle that he's proud to be an even bigger part of. "I really think it's just a testament to a lot of people's hard work," he says. "More than anything," Perez adds, turning back to the music series, "we're just going to try to keep up having exciting and diverse lineups for every show. We're super excited to make a series out of this and to really give it some more identity. And this first show does kind of give us a nice kicking off place to start." Masks required • sOCiaL disTaNCiNG Measures iN PLaCe 4 WHAT'S UP! APRIL 4-10, 2021 SPRINGDALE Turnbow Continued From Page 3 APRIL 22 — Alisha Pattillo Quartet APRIL 23 — The Cocktail Club APRIL 25 — Randall Shreve MAY 1 — Mike Sumler Project MAY 7 — Williw Carlilse MAY 8 — Route 358 — mountsequoyah.org/events/ music-on-the-mountain Gulley Park Summer Series The summer concert series will celebrate its 25th anniversary when it returns in 2021! Lounge chairs and blankets are welcome at the family-friendly series, where local and regional bands perform free concerts from 7-9 p.m. on Thursdays throughout the summer. The 25th annual Gulley Park Concert Series lineup will be announced soon, but the dates have already been chosen: June 24, July 1, 8, 15, 22 and 29. — fayetteville-ar.gov/515/Gulley- Park-Summer-Concert-Series FYI