What's Up - Your guide to what's happening in Fayetteville, AR this week!
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APRIL 10-16, 2022 WHAT'S UP! 9 FYI Music Festivals But wait, there's more! Stars and Sauce April 29-30 at The Farm in Eureka Springs. A music and stargaz- ing event with high-powered telescopes provided by Explore Scientific and onsite camping, it features Arkansauce, Ben Miller Band, Opal Agafia, Chucky Waggs & The Company of Raggs, Country Jesus, 1 Oz Jig, The Dirty Strings, Skye Pollard, Big Still River, Front Porch, Charlie Mellinger, Alyssa Galvan and Jenna & Friends. More information at starsandsauce.com. Home Sweet Home April 29-30, in homes all around Bentonville. The 40 shows will feature 24 hometown artists and eight national artists, including Joshua James, Sawyer, Ira Wolf, Anjimile, Bantug, Mini Trees, Peter Mulvey, My Politic, Pura Coco, Cameron Johnson, Luke Sheafer, Jon Dooly, Will Gunselman, BAANG, Dandelion Heart, Shaun Munday, Brad Byrd, Ashtyn Barbaree, Church Street, Josh Noren, Jamie Lou Connolly, Jasper Logan, Tiffany Lee, Melody Pond, Dylan Earl, Sarah Loethen, Kalyn Fay, Kevin Kiehn, Eddie Canyon, Benjamin Del Shreve, Andrew McLaughlin and Sons of Otis Malone. More information citysessions.org/ homesweethome Fresh Grass May 20-21 at the Momentary, performers will include Emmylou Harris and the Red Dirt Boys, Amos Lee, Margo Price, Sam Bush, The Jerry Douglas Band, Amythyst Kiah, Hayes Carll, Balsam Range, Bombino, Alison Brown, Arkansauce, Red Baraat, Lost Bayou Ramblers, Willi Carlisle, Son Rompe Pera, Ozark High Ballers, The Gravel Yard, and more. Festival programming also includes FreshScores, a silent film original live music with Alison Brown, Lost Bayou Ramblers, and Mamie Minch; special performances by The House of Songs and The Black Legacy Project. Tickets at themomentary.org/calendar/freshgrass-ben- tonville/#tickets. Roots on the Avenue June 17-19, downtown square at East Avenue in Fayetteville. The festival includes performances by Iris Dement, Anna Egge, Leyla McCall, Black Opry Revue and Bonny Light Horseman. Chef-curated food and craft bar selections will be available. The Fayetteville Roots festival is scheduled Aug. 25-27. More infor- mation and tickets for both festivals at fayettevilleroots.org. Opal Agafia's Ozark Mountain Soul Fest June 30-July 2, The Farm in Eureka Springs. Featuring Opal Agafia, Jon Stickley Trio, Aaron Kamm and the One Drops, The HillBenders, Mountain Sprout, The Burney Sisters, Chucky Waggs, Rachel Ammons, Pretend Friend, Red Oak Ruse, Patti Steel and DimeTrip. Tickets at stubs.net/tickets/4595/ ozark-mountain-soul-festival. Peacemaker Festival July 29-30, Harry E. Kelley River Park in Fort Smith. Music will be provided by Zach Bryan, Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real, Charley Crockett, The Steel Woods, Pecos & The Rooftops, Tanner Usrey, Them Dirty Roses, Jacob Stelly, Graycie York, Ella Langley and more. Tickets and more information at peacemak- erfest.com. Hillberry Music Festival Hillberry Music Festival will be Sept. 29-Oct. 2 at The Farm in Eureka Springs. Details to come. hillberryfestival.com. Local musician Jasper Logan will perform with BAANG in August during the Railyard Live Concert Series in Rogers. (NWA Democrat- Gazette File Photo/Andy Shupe) The series is hosted by Downtown Springdale Alliance. For more information, visit downtownspringdale.org/live-at- turnbow-concerts. APRIL 28 — Modeling MAY 26 — Jeff Horton Band JUNE 30 — TBA (Jill Dabbs of the Downtown Springdale Alliance assures us that it's the "best of Arkansas bluegrass!") JULY 28 — Jukebox Confession AUG. 25 — House of Songs Presents SEPT. 29 — Big Piph OCT. 27 — City Sessions Presents Levitt Amp Music Series Levitt Amp Music Series kicks off 10 weeks of free music at Riverfront Park at 121 Riverfront Drive in downtown Fort Smith. Camp chairs, picnic baskets and pets are welcome. The park is open all day, but music starts setting up around 6 p.m. The series is hosted by the Mortimer & Mimi Levitt Foundation, which seeks to "inject new life into underused public spaces." For more information on this concert series visit 646downtown.com/levitt-amp-music- series. MAY 12 — Chris Cameron & Trey Johnson MAY 19 — Conjunto Sinley MAY 26 — Anitta Smith JUNE 2 — Hudost JUNE 9 — Dawson Hollow JUNE 16 — New Breed Brass Band JUNE 23 — Michael Fields Jr. JUNE 30 — The Claudettes JULY 7 — Gangstagrass JULY 14 — Chantae Cann See Summer Page 38 Chantae Cann will perform July 14 during the Levitt Amp Music Series at Riverfront Park in Fort Smith. The series kicks off on May 12. (File Photo)