Highlights

Tonight, the big show will be hot local bands Memphis Pencils, David’s Pegasus, Hosta and Cntrl-Alt-Delete who will join Uncle Kracker at George’s for a free show. Friday night George’s will host roots rockers Reckless Kelly, the Last Waltz Ensemble — a tribute to The Band and local rockers Joe Giles. Saturday night will be a tough one, you’ll have to chose between Earl & Them (Earl Cate’s band) at The Bayou in Rogers, the hip Apartment 5 at Rogue and the George’s show with North Carolina alt-country rockers American Aquarium, Randal Shreve, Monster Heart, Bobby Drivers and Jason Paul. County fans will have the chance to hear Eric Church Wednesday night at the Walton Arts Center. The week ends with George’s bringing in the fabulous Melvin Seals and JGB (Jerry Garcia Band) and Grateful Dead tribute bands The Schwag and Dead Ahead on March 4. And if you haven’t heard, the STS9 show on Wednesday at George’s is sold out.

For a different kind of music and more laid back shows, check out these free shows at the University of Arkansas Fine Arts Concert Hall. The Arkansas Saxophone Quartet at 7:30 p.m. today; guitarist Patrick Sallings at 7 p.m. Friday; pianist Olga Greenhut at 8 p.m. Tuesday; a classical viola and violin concert at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday; and vocalist John Garst at 7 p.m. March 4. Another free show is singer-songwriter Justin Brasher at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Mount Sequoyah Conference Center.

Also on tap for this week: songwriter and satirist Roy Zimmerman at GoodFolk tonight ($10); the 17-piece Fayetteville Jazz Collective Friday at Teatro Scarpino ($10); jazz pianist Hiromi Saturday at the Walton Arts Center ($15.50-$32.50); the UA Campus and Symphonic Bands Monday at the Walton Arts Center ($1-$10); and the UA concert band and wind symphony Tuesday at the Walton Arts Center ($1-$10).

Music highlights this week range from some stellar local and touring bands in the clubs and several concerts by University of Arkansas ensembles.

Check Out All The Free Concerts

Tonight, the big show will be hot local bands Memphis Pencils, David’s Pegasus, Hosta and Cntrl-Alt-Delete who will join Uncle Kracker at George’s for a free show. Friday night George’s will host roots rockers Reckless Kelly, the Last Waltz Ensemble — a tribute to The Band and local rockers Joe Giles. Saturday night will be a tough one, you’ll have to chose between Earl & Them (Earl Cate’s band) at The Bayou in Rogers, the hip Apartment 5 at Rogue and the George’s show with North Carolina alt-country rockers American Aquarium, Randal Shreve, Monster Heart, Bobby Drivers and Jason Paul. County fans will have the chance to hear Eric Church Wednesday night at the Walton Arts Center. The week ends with George’s bringing in the fabulous Melvin Seals and JGB (Jerry Garcia Band) and Grateful Dead tribute bands The Schwag and Dead Ahead on March 4. And if you haven’t heard, the STS9 show on Wednesday at George’s is sold out.

For a different kind of music and more laid back shows, check out these free shows at the University of Arkansas Fine Arts Concert Hall. The Arkansas Saxophone Quartet at 7:30 p.m. today; guitarist Patrick Sallings at 7 p.m. Friday; pianist Olga Greenhut at 8 p.m. Tuesday; a classical viola and violin concert at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday; and vocalist John Garst at 7 p.m. March 4. Another free show is singer-songwriter Justin Brasher at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Mount Sequoyah Conference Center.

Also on tap for this week: songwriter and satirist Roy Zimmerman at GoodFolk tonight ($10); the 17-piece Fayetteville Jazz Collective Friday at Teatro Scarpino ($10); jazz pianist Hiromi Saturday at the Walton Arts Center ($15.50-$32.50); the UA Campus and Symphonic Bands Monday at the Walton Arts Center ($1-$10); and the UA concert band and wind symphony Tuesday at the Walton Arts Center ($1-$10).

Art In Downtown

Downtown Fayetteville will be buzzing with art in March. In addition to the month-long Goddess Festival exhibit at 1 E. Center St., the Fayetteville Underground — also at that location — will open shows on March 4 in three separate galleries. Showing will be textile artist Jennifer Libby Fay, painter William Mayes Flanagan and photographer Don House.

Additionally, a public art project, “The Homeless Project” by Bethany Springer, will show at four locations on the square. Springer’s video and sound exhibition presents the personal stories of 27 local homeless people. Their testimonies reveal memories and personal meanings associated with the term “home.” Springer, an assistant professor of art at the University of Arkansas, began the project in 2007, interviewing residents of local shelters, makeshift campsites and transitional housing. The videos will be set for viewing from the sidewalk at 1 E. Center St., 21 S. Block Ave., 26 E. Center St. and 40 E. Center St.

All They Want To Do Is Dance

Find out what the local dance community is up to at the Dance Coalition’s “So You Think You Know How to Dance?” The Dance Coalition, a group of NWA choreographers and dancers, will host its fifth annual showcase at 6:30 p.m. Saturday at the Clarion Inn in Fayetteville. Dancers of all ages will perform a variety of dance styles, from ballet to jazz and modern. The event kicks off with an appetizer hour and silent auction. Tickets for the appetizer hour, silent auction and premium seating are $25. General admission tickets for the performance are $10. Tickets are available at the Dance and More Store on Main Street in Johnson, at www.dancecoalition. com or at the door.

The Goddess Festival Returns To Fayetteville

The month-long Goddess Festival that came to Fayetteville for the first time last year, is returning and will run throughout March at 1 E. Center St. on the Fayetteville Square. Created by local producers Diana Rivers and Vick Kelley, the festival honors female divinity and power through art, music, words, dance and education. The festival opens on March 4 with an art exhibit by several local artists. Other highlights include weekend workshops on various topics ranging from illuminated journaling to wellness to fabric collage. There will be sacred circle singing, belly dancing, swing dance lessons, yoga, storytelling and more. For a complete schedule go to www.goddessfestival.com.