Performing arts

On today's show, how an idea from a magazine became a system of Friendly Fridges in Northwest Arkansas. Plus, a guide to becoming a sustainable runner, updates from the latest Illinois River Watershed stakeholders meeting and TheatreSquared's new season opens with a nefarious plan.

TheatreSquared is more than performances in a theater. Its educational outreach takes actors across the state.

Becca Martin Brown, the features editor with the Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, is back after a two-week hiatus. She said people don't have to leave the region this weekend to travel to different worlds. Also, she offers entertainment opportunities.

In 1998, Matthew Shepard was attacked and left for dead in an anti-gay hate crime in Wyoming. His death lead to the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Anti Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2009. The University of Arkansas Schola Cantorum will perform "Considering Matthew Shepard," a piece responding to Shepard's murder.

The next Broadway season at the Walton Arts Center includes the "Six", a new take on "To Kill a Mockingbird" and more.

Jandek is a musician who rarely offers interviews and has not performed live since 2019. Saturday night he will perform at Clapp Auditorium on Mt. Sequoyah in Fayetteville. The concert is a presentation of the Free Ozark Music Society.

The band Larkin Poe will return to George's Majestic Lounge in Fayetteville Saturday, February 25. On tour in support of their latest album Blood Harmony, we talk with sisters Rebecca and Megan Lovell from the band about the new release, touring, and more.

Bradd Marquis, songwriter and actor, has created a brand new energetic and touching tribute show that will be at Walton Arts Center on Jan. 30. He performs as Cooke himself, depicting the life and music of the soul legend, Sam Cooke.

Actor Jared David Michael Grant portrays Jeff Slater in the touring musical "Tootsie," based on the Oscar-winning 1982 film. In the show, Michael Dorsey is an out-of-work actor who finds success after recreating himself as Dorothy Michaels. Grant said this tour updates the musical for modern audiences.

Becca Martin Brown said she can limit her weekend suggestions to five things. She can't.