What's Up - Your guide to what's happening in Fayetteville, AR this week!
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Festivals VOICEJAM — April 3-4 Competitors from all over the country travel to Fayetteville in April for the Walton Arts Center's original a cappella festival where the champion group wins the opportunity to attend and perform at Vocal Asia Festival, VoiceJam's sister event, in Japan. MOSAIX — April 20-25 The WAC's new cultural celebration debuts in April in the form of a new JANUARY 26-FEBRUARY 1, 2020 WHAT'S UP! 39 "Erth's Prehistoric Aquarium Adventure: The Mystery of the Dinosaurs of the Deep" comes to the WAC April 28 as part of the Kids Series, and will give children an up-close view of some of the strangest underwater creatures. (Courtesy Photo/C Waits) festival — Mosaix. The new festival is a collaboration between WAC and community organizations and cultural influencers with the goal of elevating the intersection of arts and cultures (hence the "x") that make up the mosaic of Northwest Arkansas. Each year, a different culture important to the diverse tapestry of Northwest Arkansas will be highlighted with a week- long celebration of that culture's performers and performing arts. The inaugural Mosaix festival will celebrate the vibrant sights and sounds of India. ARTOSPHERE — April 28-May 15 This year marks the beginning of the second decade of WAC's art, music and nature festival. In celebration, the festival will see the return of a few fan favorites that organizers have heard through the years the community couldn't get enough of. ART OF WINE — June 11-12 The premier wine tasting event in the South, and WAC's largest annual fundraiser, celebrates its 20th year in 2020. Recent Additions MARCH 6 — Trisha Yearwood Grammy, CMA and ACM Award-winning musician Trisha Yearwood made her return to the studio in 2019 with two album releases — a collection of Frank Sinatra covers, and "Every Girl" — her first full-length country record in more than a decade. Now, the singer, actor, author, chef and entrepreneur brings "Every Girl on Tour" to Fayetteville. APRIL 25 — A Conversation with Hasan Minhaj Comedian and TV personality Hasan Minhaj is featured at the finale event of the WAC's inaugural Mosaix Festival, highlighting and celebrating India. Minhaj is known for being the host and creator of the web television talk show "Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj," his stand-up comedy and appear- ances on "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart." The conversation will be moderated by Heena Patel, founder and CEO of Mela Arts Connect, producer and artistic director of Bollywood Boulevard. MAY 29 — Kansas The progressive rockers of Kansas began their "Point of Know Return Tour" in celebration of the 40th anni- versary of their 1977 synonymous and greatest-selling album. Fayetteville is part of the fourth and final leg of the tour, which sees the sextuple-plat- inum band playing the massive hit album in its entirety in addition to deep cuts and fan favorites.