By Terrah Baker Tommy Culpepper of Bentonville had a trying year in 2010 — a divorce, a new city, a new job — but hitting the open mic. nights throughout Fayetteville helped him get through. “I was doing so many open mic.’s, on the way home from one I almost ran into an 18-wheeler because…
By Terrah Baker The first time I listened to the Real Live Tigers’ newest album “Denatured,” released in March, it was a dreary, rainy day. Unknowingly, I had chosen the perfect setting for this album that left me relaxed, mellow, and at times a little depressed. Although depression isn’t normally considered a positive emotion, when…
Win Tickets for Caravanserai, 7:30-9:30 p.m. April 19, Walton Arts Center, Baum Walker Hall Pre-Performance Creative Conversation, Public Performance and Post-Performance Reception Tickets are $5 for students and $10-25 for community members. Staff Report It’s easy to forget people living thousands of miles from your home are in many ways just like you. They tell…
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Staff Report The Popovich Comedy Pet Theater at the Walton Arts Center on April 6 is more than just an extravaganza of rescued and domesticated-cat talent, it’s a chance to help local pets, too. Through their “Arts For Animals” program, the WAC is partnering with the Humane Society of the Ozarks in providing $1 of…
There’s a spot in Fayetteville where Drew Walls of the band Damn Arkansan said local and traveling bands along with their fans can feel at home. “When we started playing a lot in Fayetteville, Smoke and Barrel was our launch pad, one of the first places we started doing shows and where we feel at home,” Walls said.
By Anna VanHorn A celebration of life, a love letter to freedom and a passionate cry for hope and change, “Hair” features some of the greatest songs ever written for the stage. The musical broke new ground when it first opened in 1967 by defining the genre of “rock musical,” changing the face of musical…