Entertainment
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April 20 (Friday) “Natural Shocks” — An ArkansasStaged staged reading of the play by Lauren Gunderson, 7 p.m., Fenix Fayetteville DownUnder, 16 W. Center St. in Fayetteville. Suggested donation of
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April 20 Ed Gerhard — 7 p.m., Artist Retreat Center, Bella Vista. $20. Dance Monkey Dance — Black Apple Crossing, Springdale. Candy Lee — Brick Street Brews, Rogers. Count TuTu
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April 13 Cultural Fusion Concert — 7:30 p.m., Arts Center of the Ozarks, Springdale. $10. The Alive — 8 p.m., Black Apple Crossing, Springdale. Pat Ryan Key — Brick Street
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April 13 (Friday) Author Talk — “Turning Experiences into Exciting Fiction” with Velda Brotherton, 2 p.m., Fayetteville Public Library. Free. Register at faylib.org. Inverse Performance Art Festival — April 13:
Take Note
Talking to Brantley Gilbert on the phone is like calling up any one of your down-home buddies — he’s friendly, casual, charming. His easy warmth and laid-back disposition are abundant,
Staged Surprises
ArkansasStaged prides itself on making extraordinary theater in interesting spaces. “I’m drawn to creating theatrical experiences that surprise an audience and dislodge their sense of what is expected while taking
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April 6 Ashtyn Barbaree Band — 8 p.m., Black Apple Crossing, Springdale. Emily Rowland — 7 p.m., Brick Street Brews, Rogers. Diversity Band — Chelsea’s Corner Cafe, Eureka Springs. Jon
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April 6 (Friday) Vintage Market Days — 10 a.m.-5 p.m. April 6-7; 10 a.m.-4 p.m. April 8, Benton County Fairgrounds in Bentonville. $5-$10. vintagemarketdays.com. African Night — A night of
A Possible Dream: Actors, singers undertake quixotic quest
It might have seemed he was tilting at windmills. But Michael Riha never gave up. “I have been in conversation with the [chairwoman of the music department] Ronda Mains, for