Staging original works seldom occurs in educational theater. - Friday, February 23, 2007
Open for almost three months, Eddie Haskell's Patio Grill in Rogers has been given many labels by its patrons. It's been called a club, a sports bar and an after-hours hangout.
Bella Vista : BIG BAND DANCE Winner of an Ozark Music Award for best swing/jazz band, The Jack Mitchell Big Band will host a dance from 7:30-10:30 p.m. Saturday at Riordan Hall, 2 Riordan Drive.
With featured vocalists Susan Wizer and Phil Pierce, the band will perform ballads, waltzes, swing music and more. Tickets are $10 and are available at the door or by calling 855-8170 or 855-4702. There will also be a cash bar and tables available for parties of 10 or singles.
Although taiko drums have been around for more than 2,000 years, they are relatively new to America. The following is a list of live performances in Northwest Arkansas. Readers are encouraged to verify times and admission prices.
For details, call venues directly. To add listings, e-mail schedules to living@nwarktimes.com, fax them to 442-1714, or call 571-6447.
- Friday, February 23, 2007
Columbia, Mo. : LATIN MEETS JAZZ In celebration of the 80th birthdays of late jazz greats Miles Davis and John Coltrane, the We Always Swing Jazz Series will showcase the music of both composers with a Latin twist. "The Latin Side of Miles 'Trane: An 80th Birthday Celebration" will take place at 7 p.
m. March 8 at The Blue Note, 17 N. Ninth St.
A septet led by trombonist Conrad Herwig and trumpeter Brian Lynch will perform music from two recent Latin/jazz releases: "Another Kind of Blue: The Latin Side of Miles Davis" and "Que Viva Coltrane." Tickets are $18-$144 and are available by calling (573) 449-3001 or (866) 646-8849 or at www.ticketmaster.
com. For details, visit www.weal waysswing.
org. - Friday, February 23, 2007
The following is a list of performances taking place in Fayetteville and venues within a day's driving distance of Northwest Arkansas. Tickets for all events are currently on sale.
Readers are encouraged to verify times and admission prices. For more information, call venues directly. - Friday, February 23, 2007
Comedian Zach Galifianakis, who is known for his deadpan jokes, television appearances and mountain-man beard, has been busy.
- Friday, February 23, 2007
SILOAM SPRINGS -- Three local photographers with diverse backgrounds are joining for the first time to showcase their works locally in the exhibit "Trilogy," on display through April 17 in the East Gallery at the Sager Creek Arts Center. - Friday, February 23, 2007
There are those who say it in words, and there are those who say it with brushstrokes. Now both can be heard at the Fayetteville Public Library.
- Friday, February 23, 2007
Visual artists may apply in the following categories: ceramics, digital, drawing, fiber, jewelry, two-dimensional mixed media, painting, photography, printmaking and sculpture. Works must be original to the artist. Deadline is April 9.
- Friday, February 16, 2007
If a recent night at the Electric Cowboy was any indication, Northwest Arkansas was in need of a good laugh. - Friday, February 16, 2007
The gear was packed, but 23-year-old musician Justin Eoff couldn't leave just yet for his Feb. 9 concert at Knucklehead's Saloon in Kansas City, Mo.
- Friday, February 16, 2007
At last year's annual International Performing Arts for Youth conference, Jenni Taylor Swain was not looking forward to the upcoming performance of "Hamlet." - Friday, February 16, 2007
The following is a list of live performances in Northwest Arkansas. Readers are encouraged to verify times and admission prices.
For details, call venues directly. - Friday, February 16, 2007
The tale of the first Mardi Gras on Dickson Street begins something like this: It was a cold and lonely Tuesday night. - Friday, February 16, 2007
A Fayetteville tradition is moving up in the world, or at least in the state.
Tim's Pizza opened its newest location in June on U.S. 412 in Tontitown in an effort to meet some of its patrons a little closer to home.
- Friday, February 16, 2007
The following is a list of performances taking place in Fayetteville and venues within a day's driving distance of Northwest Arkansas. Tickets for all events are currently on sale. Readers are encouraged to verify times and admission prices.
For more information, call venues directly. - Friday, February 16, 2007
Call them buzzards. Call them vultures.
Just don't call them worthless, says Harry Harnish, interpreter at Devil's Den State Park. - Friday, February 16, 2007
Walton Arts Center officials unofficially announced the 2007-08 Broadway season this week. - Friday, February 16, 2007
- Friday, February 16, 2007
More than 600 people are expected to attend the 40th annual Arts Center of the Ozarks Ball and Auction, set for 8 p.
m. to midnight Feb. 24 at the Northwest Arkansas Mall in Fayetteville.
- Friday, February 9, 2007
After leaving his full-time job to pursue art, Siloam Springs artist Todd Williams missed the companionship and camaraderie of the office. About two years ago, he and other artists formed Artists' Fellowship to help encourage and foster the arts. - Friday, February 9, 2007
Don Byron was scheduled to see one heck of a show on New Year's Eve.
He'd already seen James Brown perform a dozen times but was excited about the opportunity to see him again. - Friday, February 9, 2007
- Friday, February 9, 2007
Restaurants everywhere, from the cheapest fast food joints to the fine dining establishments, are taking steps toward offering their customers healthier fare. Jose's Mexican Restaurant in Fayetteville and Jose's Southwest Grille in Springdale are following in those footsteps by switching to a trans fat-free cooking oil.
- Friday, February 9, 2007
The following is a list of live performances in Northwest Arkansas. Readers are encouraged to verify times and admission prices. For details, call venues directly.
To add listings, e-mail schedules to living@nwarktimes.com, fax them to 442-1714, or call 571-6447.
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