What's Up - Your guide to what's happening in Fayetteville, AR this week!
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BEST BETS 2 WHAT'S UP! FEBRUARY 25-MARCH 3, 2018 What's Up! is a publication of the Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. EDITOR Becca Martin-Brown 479-872-5054 bmartin@nwadg.com Twitter: NWAbecca ASSOCIATE EDITOR Jocelyn Murphy 479-872-5176 jmurphy@nwadg.com Twitter: NWAJocelyn REPORTERS Deb Harvell 479-872-5029 dharvell@nwadg.com Lara Hightower 479-365-2913 lhightower@nwadg.com DESIGNER Deb Harvell ! ON THE COVER Roger (Kaleb Wells, left) and Mark (Sammy Ferber, right) are "hungry and frozen" and wondering about the life they've chosen in the opening number of "Rent." COURTESY PHOTO MARCH 2 ALICIA OLATUJA QUINTET — Influenced by a wide range of musical styles, from gospel and soul to jazz and classical, Alicia Olatuja has been praised by The New York Times as "a singer with a strong and luscious tone and an amiably regal presence on stage." She will bring her exquisite vocals, artistic versatility and captivating demeanor, supported by her quintet, to the Walton Arts Center stage in Fayetteville at 7:30 p.m. $30-$50. 443-5600. MARCH 1 CONCERT CELEBRATING OPERA IN THE OZARKS — With Joel Burcham, a tenor who holds a Master of Arts in voice performance from the University of Arkansas, 1 p.m., Faulkner Performing Arts Center at the UA in Fayetteville. Free. 575-5577. FEB. 27 BIRDING BASICS — Preparing your backyard for nesting season with Amy Tucker from Wild Birds Unlimited, 6 p.m., Fayetteville Public Library. Free. faylib.org. FEB. 25 "SHH! WE HAVE A PLAN" — Original music, illusion, physical comedy and clowning, puppetry and a little bit of magic, presented for children by Theatre Company Cahoots NI, 2 & 4 p.m., Walton Arts Center in Fayetteville. The 4 p.m. show will be a relaxed performance, specially modified for viewers with sensory-input disorders or who may feel uncomfortable in a typical live theater performance. $9-$15. 443-5600. MARCH 3 THE STEELDRIVERS — Winner of the Grammy for best bluegrass album in 2016 for "The Muscle Shoals Recordings," 7:30 p.m., Faulkner Performing Arts Center at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville. $15-$25. 575-5387. FEB. 26 RECENT ACQUISITIONS — Ten artifacts from the Pre-Co- lumbian period, including this jaguar effigy "whistle" vessel from the Vicus culture, Peru, Museum of Native American History in Bentonville. Open 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday at 202 S.W. O St. Free. 273-2456. — BECCA MARTIN-BROWN BMARTIN@NWADG.COM