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APRIL 24-30, 2022 WHAT'S UP! 3 Mountaintop Music Festival on The Farm combines 'stars' and 'sauce' Nick Gibson, with Explore Scientific, sets up a telescope at a regional motorcycle rally. Explore Scientific will have numerous telescopes on hand for the Stars and Sauce festival April 29-30 at The Farm in Eureka Springs. (NWA Democrat- Gazette/File Photo/Tony Reyes) Arkansauce will provide the "sauce" for the Stars and Sauce festival at The Farm in Eureka Springs. The Fayetteville- based foursome will play a few shows during the April 28-30 weekend of music and star gazing. After that, Arkansauce is on the road, including a May 7 show at The Caverns, a literal cavern in Grundy County, Tenn., and the home of the award-winning PBS series "Bluegrass Underground," and will be working on their fifth album. (Courtesy Photo/Braden Proctor) MONICA HOOPER NWA Democrat-Gazette M usic and astronomy are getting together again this year. The Stars and Sauce star gazing party and music festival returns April 28-30 at the Farm in Eureka Springs. The three-day event offers camping, star gazing and what organizers promise will be some of the best music in Northwest Arkansas. Joshua Bradshaw of Fayetteville says that the idea seemed natural to him. "I got into astronomy and learned about 'star parties' and realized: A. We have a fantastic venue here in the Ozarks with really dark skies. B. No one had thought to marry star parties to a music festival. I am friends with the proprietor of The Farm as well as the Arkansauce guys. I pitched it to both of them and got yeses. Then I asked Explore Scientific to sponsor it and got another yes. And so [the Stars and Sauce festival] was born," enthuses Bradshaw. "In my opinion, it's just a really good way to teach people about the night sky. Everyone that frequents music festivals is always talking about the stars. I thought I'd introduce them to people who are eager to teach them. Similarly, people who are into astronomy aren't often seeking out festivals, but I was certain they would enjoy it. It just seemed like a good opportunity for those worlds to collide," Bradshaw adds. The Stars "The main stage and the viewing area are completely separated, there's no light in sight. So there's no light pollution," Bradshaw enthuses. "There will be roughly 20 telescopes [so] we're literally turning The Farm into See Stars & Sauce Page 4 EUREKA SPRINGS FAQ Stars and Sauce WHEN — April 28-30 WHERE — The Farm, 1 Blue Heron Lane, Eureka Springs COST —$75 & up INFO — starsand sauce.com; stubs.net/tickets /3601/stars-and- sauce-2022 FYI — To limit the amount of light pollution, patrons will not be permitted to check in after 10 p.m.