Lineup for the new Dickson Street Music Festival are on sale at www.majesticconcerts.com and ticketsage.com. Tickets are $30 per day or $50 for both days. The lineup is: Friday, Apr. 25: Charlie Daniels Band, 38 Special, Shooter Jennings. Saturday, Apr. 26: Sonic Youth, Little Feat, Michael Franti & Spearhead.
Festival weekend begins on Apr. 24 with [...]

And the Oscar goes to…. Our predictions and ideas on how to spend Oscar Night
Tony Macklin’s Picks
In 1970 the nominees for Best Picture were really split up into movies for different audiences. The five nominees for Best Picture were “Patton,” “Airport,” “Love Story,” “Five Easy Pieces,” and “M*A*S*H.”
The audience for “Airport” was not the [...]

The final decision in the high-definition video format war was made in Bentonville, Arkansas.
Wal-Mart came down on the side of Blu-Ray rather than the HD DVD last week. One electronics industry analyst compared the decision to the fat lady singing.
For those blissfully unaware of this fight, there was a war over what would succeed the [...]

What are U gonna do with “stimulus bucks?”
Daddy W. wanted to know so he hit the bricks – the streets - the shaded trails all around Fayetteville to ask those unsuspecting pedestrians this simple question: “What are you going to do with the $300 stimulus check from the government?” The answers in this very unscientific [...]

Opening Be Kind Rewind (PG13) Comedy. A man’s weird electronic brain wave demagnetizes all the tapes in a friend’s video store. Mos Def, Jack Black, Danny Glover, Mia Farrow. FS: 1:15, 3:25, 5:40, 8:05, 10:25. TC: 1:10*, 4:00, 7:00, 9:25*.
Charlie Bartlett (R) Teen comedy. A high school student dishes out life advices and drugs. Anton [...]

Comin’ at ya…the Dickson Street Music Festival
There’s been a low level buzz for a few years, that portends that Springfest, Dickson Street’s annual one-day street festival and craft fair, just ain’t what it used to be. But, there’s something new in the works that will push the annual event up more than just a notch [...]

SPECIAL EVENTS
DANCE COALITION FUNDRAISER “SO YOU THINK YOU KNOW HOW TO DANCE?” at 6 p.m. Friday at the Clarion Inn, 1255 S. Shiloh Dr., in Fayetteville. Silent auction and pre-show reception. $10-$25. dancecoalition.com or 422-6132.
FEED JUST ONE BENEFIT Friday at George’s Majestic Lounge, 519 W. Dickson St. in Fayetteville. Performances by The Whigs, Matt Jones, [...]

Thursday, Feb. 21
Arsaga’s Crossover - Jazz jam
Bayou - Eric Jerardi
Bordino’s - Burson Starr Trio
Deja Vu - DJ Revellution
George’s - Johnny Cooper, Maud Crawford, Jason Boland & The Stragglers
Green Door - 1 oz. Jig
Ice House - SoundChild Crew
The OPO - Rachel Fields Band
Pesto Cafe - Kevin Bennoch
Tangerine - DJ Michael, Drag show
Taponozos - Raja

Hello Everyone,
Let’s look at a great grape for chilly winter days and hearty menus, a favorite of red wine lovers and a red wine often chosen for chocolate.
My weekly wine broadcast The Wine Show will be live as usual this Friday morning 11:30 on KABF FM 88.3, streamed live via the internet at www.kabf883.org .
Try [...]

Pisces and Health in a “Post-Exotic Age”
We are in the first week of Pisces, sign of health and welfare for all humanity. As the US is now progressed Pisces the issue of healthcare is a central concern. At present Uranus (change) is transiting Pisces. We are reminded of the great viruses of 1918 & 1919, [...]