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Upcoming Events Trike Theatre presents Digging Up Arkansas Jan. 22 | 2 SHOWS! This educational play produced and created by Walton Arts Center in partnership with Trike Theatre of Bentonville uses artifacts, songs, stories and student participation to teach Arkansas history from the year 1000-1936. Tickets just $10 for children and $15 for adults! Recommended for ages 9+. Turning 15 on the Road to Freedom Feb. 3 | Tickets $10! A new musical adapted from the award-winning memoir by Lynda Blackmon Lowery that tells her inspiring true story of being the youngest person to walk from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama during the Voting Rights March in 1965. A Conversation with Fran Lebowitz Feb. 4, 2022 Straight from her hit Netflix special "Pretend It's a City," directed by Martin Scorsese, get ready for a night of no- holds-barred conversation with the queen of "tell it like it is!" Known for her sardonic social commentary, the cultural satirist and purveyor of urban cool offers her acerbic view on- stage moderated by KUAF's Kyle Kellams. Invoke The Adventures of Prince Achmed Feb. 17 | Tickets $10! From the famous collection of Middle Eastern folk tales One Thousand and One Nights, the oldest-surviving, full-length animated film The Adventures of Prince Achmed is brought to life by multi-string quartet Invoke, performing the score live on-stage. Sullivan Fortner Trio Feb. 18 DownBeat magazine's first-place winner in both Rising Star Piano and Rising Star Jazz Artist, Fortner pulls distinct musical elements from different eras – preserving tradition while evolving the sound, and seeking connections among styles that are deeply soulful and wildly inventive. Media support: Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette | Northwest Arkansas Business Journal KUAF | KNWA 495 W. Dickson St., Fayetteville, AR 72701 waltonartscenter.org | 479.443.5600 Digging Up Arkansas Series Sponsors: Turning 15 on the Road to Freedom Additional support provided by Ted & Leslie Belden | Anton & Linda Myers | Ann & Jim McKenzie Show Sponsors: Fran Lebowitz Invoke Sullivan Fortner Celebrating 30 Years! 12 WHAT'S UP! JANUARY 2-8, 2022 Live! Continued From Page 11 • Lyle Lovett brings his acoustic show to Fort Smith at 8:30 p.m. March 22; and the Kansas Point of Know Return Anniversary Tour stops at 7:30 p.m. March 25 at ArcBest Performing Arts Center, 55 S. Seventh St. 788- 8932; fortsmithconventioncenter.org. SPRINGDALE • Dirty Flannel Shirt performs at 6 p.m. Jan. 5, Michael Cooper on Jan. 12, Amber & Kevin on Jan. 19 and Patti Steel on Jan. 26 at Core Brewing, 2470 N. Lowell Road. 717- 2231. coreofarkansas.com. • Ashtyn Barbaree performs at 6 p.m. Jan. 14 at Black Apple Hard Cider, 321 E. Emma Ave. Free. 751-0337; facebook.com/blackapplehardcider. TICKETS • Tickets are on sale at the Walmart Arkansas Music Pavilion in Rogers for Tim McGraw, April 29; for KING + COUNTRY, May 21; Jimmy Buffett & The Coral Reefer Band, June 9; Steely Dan with Steve Winwood, June 10; REO Speedwagon and Styx, with Loverboy, June 13; Backstreet Boys, June 17; Chicago and Brian Wilson, June 21; Matchbox 20 with The Wallflowers, June 24; 5 Seconds of Summer, June 28; Keith Urban, Aug. 18; Morgan Wallen, Aug. 26; and Goo Goo Dolls, Sept. 18. amptickets. com. • Tickets for Casting Crowns in concert at 7 p.m. March 24 at Simmons Bank Arena in North Little Rock are on sale. Opening acts will be We Are Messengers and Jonathan Traylor. Tickets range from $19.75 to $89.75, on sale at the arena box office and Ticketmaster.com. • Tickets for Shinedown in concert April 29 at Simmons Bank Arena in North Little Rock went on sale at 10 a.m. Friday. Opening acts will be The Pretty Reckless and Diamante. Tickets range from $39.50 to $79.50, on sale at the Arena box office and Ticketmaster.com. • Tickets for a concert by Bonnie Raitt and Lucinda Williams at 8 p.m. May 23 at Robinson Center Performance Hall in Little Rock went on sale Friday at 10 a.m. Tickets range from $51.99 to $101.99 at ticketmaster.com. • Tickets are also available for Weird Al Yankovic's Unfortunate Return of the Ill-Advised Vanity Tour May 31 at Robinson Center Performance Hall in Little Rock. Tickets are $39-$79 at ticketmaster.com. Send info about your upcoming concerts and events to Becca Martin-Brown, Features editor, at bmartin@nwadg. com.