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10 WHAT'S UP! JUNE 12-18, 2022 LIVE! IN NWA Lavender Festival Promises To Smell Good, Too MONICA HOOPER NWA Democrat-Gazette G o for the music and stay for the sweet smell. In Newton County, AuxArc Botanicals will present its first Lavender Festival on June 18. The event will feature local vendors, food trucks, demonstrations and live music from Shannon Wurst and Brad Helms, Aaron Smith & The Coalbiters, Brad Waters and the Long Spurs, The Sidemen, Jake Fancher and Lyric Long. Admission is $10 per person or $20 per car. Children 12 and younger get in free. AuxArc Botanicals is located at HC 33 Box 32 in Harrison. Gates open at 9 a.m. Go to auxarcbotanicals.com for more information. Riverfront Blues Festival The 31 annual Riverfront Blues Festival will be June 17 and 18 at multiple venues on Garrison Avenue in Fort Smith. Larry McRay, Robert Kimbrough Sr. and Lucious Spiller, The Cate Brothers, Big A and the Allstars, James "Super Chikan" Johnson, Mark McGee & Buddy Shute, Wanda Watson, Good Luck Slim, Oreo Blue, Truck Stop Poets, LaLa Craig and Chris & Lolly will be featured musicians. Armbands are $20 for one day and $30 for both. There will be a cover for single venues with no armband. Food trucks will be available, too. For more information, check out riverfrontbluesfest.org. Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Nitty Gritty Dirt Band had to reschedule its June 9 show because some of the band came down with covid, according the Eureka Springs City Auditorium's website. The Aud reports that the band members are on the mend and will play at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 28. All previously purchased tickets will be honored for the new show date. Reserved tickets are $65 and $85 and may be purchased online at tickets. thundertix.com. BENTONVILLE • The Sound of Freedom featuring Ricky Wade and Genine LaTrice Perez starts at 7 p.m. June 18 ($12; $10 members); Bonnie Montgomery opens for Dale Watson at 7 p.m. June 25 ($12; $10 members); No-No Boy opens for Luna Luna at 7 p.m. July 2 ($12; $10 members); Joel Frahm performs at 7 p.m. July 9 ($12; $10 members); and The Ozark Mountain Daredevils play at 7 p.m. July 30 ($17, $15 members) as part of the Forest Concert Series at Crystal Bridges Museum, 600 Museum Way. crystalbridges.org/series/2022-forest- concert-series. • Taj Farrant plays at 8 p.m. June 17 at Meteor Guitar Gallery, 128 W. Central Ave. meteorguitargallery.com. • Charity Shatwell plays at 7 p.m. June 16; and Ashtyn Barbaree plays at 7 p.m. June 25 at Bike Rack Brewing, 801 S.E. Eighth St., Suite 61. facebook. com/bikerackbrewing/events. • Home Sweet Home Sessions presents Matt the Electrician with Mia Gjeldum at 7 p.m. June 16 ($20) at the Black Apple Community, 812 N.E. A St. Tickets at stubs.net. • Full Circle Artists 360 Alumni showcase featuring short talks and performances by BAANG, Kalyn Fay Barnoski, Karen Castleman, Amos Cochran, Craig Colorusso, Brody Parrish Craig, Crescent Dragonwagon, Danielle Hatch, Roy Pilgrim, Caroline Sharkey, Hiba Tahir, Loring Taoka and Lynette Thrower happens at 1 p.m. June 12 in the Great Hall at Crystal Bridges Museum, 600 Museum Way. facebook. com/Artists360 EUREKA SPRINGS • Sprungbilly plays at 6 p.m. June 13; Los Roscoes play at 5 p.m. June 16; Chucky Waggs plays at 7 p.m. June 17; Skye Pollard and Averill Cates play at 7 p.m. June 18; and Patti Steel and Michael Tisdale play at 7 p.m. June 25 at Wanderoo Lodge & Bar, 216 W. Van Buren. 363-6755; facebook.com/ wanderoolodge. • Rebecca Jed plays at 4 p.m. June 12; Kyren Penrose plays at 6 p.m. June 17; Celebrating Juneteenth with DJ Afrosia starts at 6 p.m. June 18; Circle of Thirds play at 4 p.m. June 19; and Will Saylor Band plays at 6 p.m. June 25 at Gotahold Brewing, 409 W. Van Buren. facebook.com/gotaholdbrewing. • Three Dog Night plays at 7:30 p.m. July 14 ($75) at Eureka Springs City Auditorium, 36 S. Main St. 253- 7788; theaud.org. • Opera in the Ozarks presents "Pinocchio" at 11 a.m. June 16; Seth Darby Band at 5 p.m. June 17; Eureka Strings at 5 p.m. June 24; and Dirty Strings at 5 p.m. June 30 for the Balm of Life Music series, at Basin Park next to the hotel at 4 Spring St. facebook.com/VisitEurekaSprings. FAYETTEVILLE • Tacie & the Sunshine Band play at 2 p.m. June 12; Adam Ostrar plays June 26; Jude Brothers plays July 3; Daniel Bennett Group plays July 10; Honey Collective plays July 17; Western Swing Rules plays July 24; and Will Johnson performs July 31 for the Mountain Street Stage Concert Series at the Fayetteville Public Library, 401 W. Mountain St. faylib.org. • Blue Water Highway plays at 7 p.m. June 16; King Cabbage Brass performs June 23; Funk Factory plays June 30; Pert Near Sandstone plays July 7; and Brennen Leigh performs July 14 as part of the Gulley Park Concert Series at 1850 E. Township St. bit.ly/gulleysummerconcert. • Sarah Lily will perform at 5:30 p.m. June 17 at the Juke Joint in the Pryor Center atrium, 1 E. Center St., Fayetteville. pryorcenter.uark.edu. • Elizabeth Bainbridge plays 5 p.m. June 17 at Inn at Carnall Hall, 465 Arkansas Ave, Fayetteville. facebook. com/elizabeth.bainbridge. • Latin Dance Night starts at 6 p.m. June 12; Ben Harris plays at 5 p.m. June 15; JerGriffin plays at 8 p.m. June 16; The Cole Birmingham Band plays at 8 p.m. June 17; and Matteson Gregory performs at 7 p.m. June 18 at Six-Twelve Coffeehouse, 3980 W. Wedington Drive. 856-6382; facebook. com/sixtwelvecoffeehouseandbar. • Gone So Long plays at 1 p.m. June 12; and Dandelion Heart and Melody Pond play at 6 p.m. June 23 at Prairie Street Live, 509 W. Prairie St. facebook.com/prairiestreetlive/events. • The rescheduled Jazz in Bloom concert featuring Like Minds Jazz Quintet and Fayetteville Jazz Collective Octet will begin at 6:30 p.m. June 12 ($29) at the Botanical Garden of the Ozarks, 4703 N. Crossover Road in Fayetteville. digjazz. com. • Nefresh Mountain plays at 8 p.m. June 12 ($2-25); John Fullbright plays at 8 p.m. June 14 ($20-25); Happy hour with Earl & Them starts at 6 p.m. June 17; and Dave Aude with DJ Soul Free, Still Will and Big Rick starts at 8:30 p.m. June 17 ($15-20) at George's Majestic Lounge, 519 W. Dickson St. 527-6618; georgesmajesticlounge.com. • Stand-up comedy with Layton Flatt and Levi Light starts at 7 p.m. June 24 at Nomad's Trailside, 1863 N. Pluto Drive. facebook.com/ nomadstrailside. • Electric Avenue: The '80s MTV Experience starts at 9 p.m. June 18 ($20); Better Than Ezra plays at 7:30 p.m. June 24 ($30); and Molly Hatchet performs at 7:30 p.m. July 1 ($29.50) at JJ's Live, 3615 N. Steele Blvd. jjslive. com. • Burned Up Bled Dry, Bones of The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band had to reschedule their June 9 show at The Auditorium in Eureka Springs due to covid. According to The Auditorium's website, the band members are on the mend and will play on Oct. 28. (File Photo) See Live Page 37