What's Up - Your guide to what's happening in Fayetteville, AR this week!
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DECEMBER 24-30, 2017 WHAT'S UP! 9 HIGHLIGHTS LIVE! IN NWA DEC. 24 CHRISTMAS EVE BLUE DREAM BLUE — Chelsea's Corner Cafe, Eureka Springs. OPEN MIC NIGHT — 7:30 p.m., Dickson Street Pub, Fayetteville. DEC. 25 MERRY CHRISTMAS! DEC. 26 OPEN MIC NIGHT — Chelsea's Corner Cafe, Eureka Springs. RUSS HUTCHINSON — 5 p.m., JJ's Grill, Bella Vista. JEFF FOX — JJ's Grill, Dickson Street. SAM THOMPSON — 6 p.m., JJ's Grill, Fayetteville. JON DOOLY — 6 p.m., JJ's Grill, Fort Smith. SAMANTHA HUNT — 6 p.m., JJ's Grill, Rogers. JED CLAMPIT — 7 p.m., Pesto Cafe, Fayetteville. DEC. 27 LEE TOMBOULIAN — 6 p.m. house concert with Emily Kaitz, 5 E. Davidson St., Fayetteville. $20. RSVP at 442-5426. JEFF FOX — 5 p.m., JJ's Grill, Bella Vista. COPELIN BATES — JJ's Grill, Dickson Street. SAMANTHA HUNT — 6 p.m., JJ's Grill, Fayetteville. AMOS COCHRAN — 6 p.m., JJ's Grill, Fort Smith. JON DOOLY — 6 p.m., JJ's Grill, Rogers. ISAYAH'S ALLSTARS — Mojo's Pints & Pies, Fayetteville. HOMECOMING QUEENS — 7:30 p.m. comedy show. Stage Eighteen, Fayetteville. $10. DEC. 28 WAYNE GARNER — 8 p.m., Cherokee Casino, West Siloam Springs, Okla. DEF LEGGEND — 10 p.m., Choctaw Casino, Pocola, Okla. RANDALL SHREVE — 7:30 p.m., Dickson Street Pub, Fayetteville. RICK DODSON — 5 p.m., JJ's Grill, Bella Vista. RICK SHAW — JJ's Grill, Dickson Street. JEFF FOX — 6 p.m., JJ's Grill, Fayetteville. ACES N' EIGHTS — 6 p.m., JJ's Grill, Fort Smith. DUDLEY JR. — 6 p.m., JJ's Grill, Rogers. DEC. 29 TRUMANN RAIL BOYS — 8 p.m., Black Apple Crossing, Springdale. A FEROCIOUS JUNGLE CAT — Chel- sea's Corner Cafe, Eureka Springs. 90LB WRENCH — 8 p.m., Cherokee Casino, West Siloam Springs, Okla. THE FOUR TOPS — 8 p.m.; The Coppertones at 10. Choctaw Casino, Pocola, Okla. $59. GEORGE HUGHEN — 7:30 p.m., Dickson Street Pub, Fayetteville. WILL BRAND — 7 p.m., JJ's Grill, Bella Vista. DIAL-UP BAND — JJ's Grill, Dickson Street. SASSY & THE FRAS — 8:30 p.m., JJ's Grill, Fayetteville. WHIPPERSNAPPER — 8:30 p.m., JJ's Grill, Fort Smith. OCIE FISHER — 8:30 p.m., JJ's Grill, Rogers. BENJAMIN DEL SHREVE — 8 p.m., Levi's Gastrolounge, Rogers. TERRI & BRETT — 8 p.m., Rowdy Beaver Den, Eureka Springs. MUDHAWK — Smoke & Barrel Tavern, Fayetteville. ART OF TANGO — Stage Eighteen, Fayetteville. DJ BOYD — Teatro Scarpino, Fayette- ville. DEC. 30 DRAWING BLANKS — 8 p.m., Black Apple Crossing, Springdale. SHAUN MUNDAY — Chelsea's Corner Cafe, Eureka Springs. NIGHT TRAIN — 8 p.m., Cherokee Casino, West Siloam Springs, Okla. JOSH ABBOTT BAND — 10 p.m., Choc- taw Casino, Pocola, Okla. WILLI CARLISLE — 7:30 p.m., Dickson Street Pub, Fayetteville. MIKE & GRADY — 8:30 p.m., JJ's Grill, Rogers. SECOND GLANCE — 8 p.m., with Arjüna, and Solid Ground. Nomads Music Lounge, Fayetteville. PEARSON BROS TRIO — 7 p.m., Rowdy Beaver on W. Van Buren, Eureka Springs. TERRI & BRETT — noon & 8 p.m., Rowdy Beaver Den, Eureka Springs. DEC. 31 HAPPY NEW YEAR'S EVE! TRAGIKLY WHITE — 9 p.m., Cherokee Casino, West Siloam Springs, Okla. DEAD METAL SOCIETY — 10 p.m., Choctaw Casino, Pocola, Okla. NOON YEAR'S EVE — 10 a.m.-2 p.m., with art projects, performances and a family dance party. Crystal Bridges, Bentonville. Free. NEW 365 — 9:30 p.m.-1 a.m., with Matt Stansberry & the Romance, Jack Novak, and DJ Robe Flax. Crystal Bridges, Bentonville. $48-$60. NEW YEARS EVE BASH — 9 p.m. with Arkansauce, The Too's, and The Mighty Pines. George's Majestic Lounge, Fayetteville. $15. LAST NIGHT FAYETTEVILLE — 7 p.m.-2 a.m., music and art festival featuring favorite local musicians, comedians, and performance artists at stages across downtown Fayetteville includ- ing Stage Eighteen, The Chancellor Hotel, Fenix Fayetteville and Fayette- ville Town Center. $5-$95. Please send info about your upcoming concerts and events to Jocelyn. — JOCELYN MURPHY JMURPHY@NWADG.COM BUFFALO RIVER HOUSE CONCERT — The Buffalo House Concert Series at 2000 E. Country Way in Fayetteville will host husband-and-wife-duo Still on the Hill at 7 p.m. Jan. 5 as part of the Local Legends Series. The series began with Smokey and the Mirror (2015) and Jack Williams (2016) as an effort to showcase local artists who have made significant contri- butions to their art. This year Still On The Hill (Donna and Kelly Muhollan) will share moments from their musical journey and their vision for the future. $15. Reserva- tions at 501-940-0872. LEE TOMBOULIAN — Creative piano player/improviser/composer Lee Tomboulian will perform an intimate house concert at 7 p.m. Dec. 27 at the home of local musician Emily Kaitz, 5 E. Davidson St. in Fayetteville. Tomboulian is known for his fun mashups and covers, like a medley of George Gershwin and Freddie Mercury, or "Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer" in the style of Chopin and other classical composers. Finger foods and drinks (BYOB) will be served at 6. Space is limited. $20. RSVP at 442-5426 or emilykaitz@hotmail.com. BÉLA FLECK — Widely considered the premier banjo player alive today, Béla Fleck returns to the Walton Arts Center in Fayetteville as the first show of the new year at 7 p.m. Jan. 17. Fleck has been nominated for 30 Grammys in more unique categories than any artist in Grammy history, winning 14 of them, and has been named by countless musicians as an inspiration to their own careers. He will be joined by Brooklyn Rider, a quartet Strings calls "the future of cham- ber music." Part of the 10x10 Arts Series. 443-5600, waltonartscenter.org. $10.