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Upcoming Events TRIVENI Zakir Hussain with Kala Ramnath and Jayanthi Kumaresh April 5 | Tickets $10! Grammy Award ® winner and pre-eminent classical tabla master Zakir Hussain presents TRIVENI: an entirely original collaboration featuring soaring melodies and complex rhythms that seamlessly stitch North and South Indian traditions together. Joey Alexander Trio April 7 | Tickets $10! The youngest musician ever nominated for a Grammy Award ® in a jazz category, Joey Alexander is an 18-year- old piano phenom known for his heaven-sent sense of song and form. See him perform live with bandmates Larry Grenadier on bass and Kendrick Scott on drums. VoiceJam Competition Saturday, April 9 Your favorite aca-night out is back and better than ever! See the top high school, collegiate and community vocal bands from around the country come together in Northwest Arkansas to battle it out live on-stage. Which group will top the charts? Cast your vote for aca-fan favorite! Tower of Power April 10 This high-achieving group of musicians is fluent in all realms of soul, funk and R&B, with the punch of a jazz big band – thanks in no small part to their world-famous horn section. Help us welcome the illustrious Tower of Power as they roar into their 50th anniversary performing their signature sound live on the WAC stage! CONTRA-TIEMPO joyUS justUS April 16 | Tickets $10! This Los-Angeles based activist dance troupe takes on joy as the ultimate expression of resistance – reclaiming the narrative of people of color being voiceless, powerless and victimized, and turning it on its head. 495 W. Dickson St., Fayetteville, AR 72701 waltonartscenter.org | 479.443.5600 Zakir Hussain Series Sponsors: Additional support provided by Marti & Kelly Sudduth and Tony Waller Media support: Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette | Northwest Arkansas Business Journal KUAF, KNWA Show Sponsors: Celebrating 30 Years! Joey Alexander Trio VoiceJam Competition Tower of Power CONTRA-TIEMPO MARCH 20-26, 2022 WHAT'S UP! 11 TICKETS • Tickets are on sale for Darren Knight, aka Southern Momma, April 1; Frank Foster with Crawford & Power and Dylan Earl, April 9; tickets for Easton Corbin with guests Red Squirrel and Gary Cargal, April 15; Black Stone Cherry, April 30; Dylan Scott, May 13; at Temple Live, 200 N. 11th St. in Fort Smith. 222-6186; fortsmith.templelive.com. • Tickets are $34.50 to $60 for the WellRed Comedy Tour featuring Trae Crowder, Corey Ryan Forrester and Drew Morgan with two shows at 6 and 8 p.m. April 30 at Meteor Guitar Gallery in Bentonville. meteorguitargallery.com. • Tickets are on sale for Jon Lovitz, June 9-11; Kevin Nealon, Sept. 9-10; Bruce Bruce, Dec. 9-11 at The Grove Comedy Club, grovecomedy.com. • Tickets are on sale for Brian Regan coming to the Walton Arts Center at 7 p.m. June 12. waltonartscenter.org • Tickets are on sale for Cody Jinks, May 27; "Black Panther" Live in Concert conducted by Anthony Parnther April 15; Big Time Rush, Aug. 2; Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats with special guest Devon Gilfillian, April 22; Tim McGraw, April 29; The Bandwagon Tour with headliners Miranda Lambert and Little Big Town and featuring The Cadillac Three, May 8; Whiskey Myers with Shane Smith and Goodbye June, May 14; 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; Fitz and the Tantrums and St. Paul and the Broken Bones, June 23; Matchbox 20 with The Wallflowers, June 24; 5 Seconds of Summer, June 28; ZZ Top, June 29 ; Train with Jewel, Blues Traveler and Thunderstorm Artis, July 17; Maverick City Music is bringing their Kingdom tour with Kirk Franklin and Jonathan McReynolds, July 13; OneRepublic, Aug. 9; Incubus with special guests Sublime with Rome and The Aquadolls, Aug. 16; Keith Urban, Aug. 18; Morgan Wallen, Aug. 26; and Goo Goo Dolls, Sept. 18; The Black Keys with Band of Horses and The Velveteers, Oct. 13; at the Walmart AMP in Rogers, amptickets. com. • Tickets went on sale March 18 for Nitty Gritty Dirt Band on June 9 ($65-$85) at Eureka Springs City Auditorium, 36 S. Main St., Eureka Springs. 253-7788; theaud.org. Send info about your upcoming concerts and events to Monica Hooper, music editor, at mhooper@nwadg.com.