Location: Rogers

NWA’s Soul Festival is a vibrant celebration of music, food, and community in Downtown Rogers. Enjoy live bands, local food trucks, and vendors representing local businesses, cultural organizations, and health & wellness initiatives.

The Falconer: Bird Abatement Demos and Walmart AMP Mini Tour 

11 am and 11:30 am | Sunday, May 19 | The Walmart AMP, Rogers 

Free but ticketed. Registration opens May 6 

Walton Arts
Center is proud to
announce the return of Artosphere: Arkansas’ Arts Nature Festival May 2-23,
with events and performances at locations across Northwest
Arkansas.  

Artosphere celebrates art, music and nature with exciting performances, activities and events for the whole family.

Each year, Artosphere spotlights artists and performers from around the world who are inspired by nature and provides a creative framework for the community to discuss issues of sustainability and environmental awareness. 

The multi-week festival features a mix of free and low-cost events, including outdoor performances, large orchestral concerts and several chamber music performances in special spaces throughout

our region. Several Artosphere favorites are back this year including Trail Mix, art workshops with Shannon Green and performances by the signature Artosphere Festival Orchestra in their finale season.  

New this year, Taking Flight: Restorative Mindfulness String Quartet & Bird Watching emphasizes meaningful observation, beginning with guided bird watching provided by NWA Land Trust.

Afterward, musicians Miho Sakon, Andrew Chu, Grace Clark and Mickael Puryear will perform Haydn’s String quartet in C major Opus 33 No. 3 “The Bird” on the beautiful Wilson Springs Preserve Trail. You have two chances to experience this one-of-a-kind event on Saturday, May 4 at 10 am and 5 pm.  

Tunes on the Trail returns, bringing classical music outdoors! Throughout May when you enjoy the trails at Lake Fayetteville, Mount Kessler, Mount Sequoyah, Cato Springs, Frisco Trail &

The Lower Ramble, Wilson Springs Preserve and Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, enjoy a curated playlist featuring some of the Artosphere Festival Orchestra’s most beloved performances from the past 11 seasons. Find the Artopshere signage and scan the QR code to see how music, nature and movement collide!  

Except where noted below, tickets or

reservations for these events are available now. Purchase or reserve tickets to all events at artospherefestival.org, by calling 479.443.5600 weekdays 10 am-5 pm or in person at the Walton Arts Center Box Office weekdays 10 am-2 pm. 

Join us every Wednesday for another free edition of the New Province Comedy Open Mic presented by Natural State Comedy! You must be 18 to enter and adult language and themes are to be expected. The open mic is open to all who wish to perform, but we ask that you follow the guidelines laid out in the “Open Mic” section of this website. Signups are at 6:30 pm and show starts at 7:00 pm.

After playing hundreds of shows a year for more than a decade, Derrick Dove & the Peacekeepers released their first album to critical acclaim in 2018. The self-titled album reached #5 on the iTunes blues charts and had 5 songs chart in the top 100 in 4 different countries! 

Touring non-stop for the past 5 years, through personal struggles, through covid, through highs & lows, they are back with a new album!

 ‘Rough Time,’ was released in October of 2023 & debuted at #2 on the Blues Charts!

“Everybody has a rough time. Everybody has their own struggles, and sometimes it’s just not that easy to get over ‘em. The past few years have been rough. My fathers death, covid, and everything going on in the world right now. I was struggling for a long time and writing this new album helped me get thru it.” ~says Derrick

Rough Time has produced 4 #1 blues singles in 9 countries! The album has also garnered almost 2 million streams since its release in Oct 2023!

Brick Fields have won the hearts of loyal fans all over the world with tunes that are solid like a firm conviction. Brick Fields music is much more than blues, though. The Nashville Blues Society has called the Brick Fields sound “A cleansing of the soul”. They’ve also won folk, songwriting and regional music awards, and have been called “a treasure” and “NWA’s hardest working musical group,” by KUAF’s radio program Ozarks At Large.

Dawn, born and raised in Springdale, AR, is the daughter of Arkansas music legend, guitarist Earl Cate of the Cate Brothers Band. Dawn literally grew up in the business.  Gifted with a soaring voice that can channel and seamlessly meld influences such as Gladys Knight and Mavis Staples, Dawn got her start with regional favorites Earl’s Garage, sharing the stage with her brother, Devin Cate in venues ranging from Tulsa, OK  to Beale Street in Memphis, TN.  Now leading her own namesake band, Dawn continues to bring her powerful soul to the people. 

Funk Factory is a party band that covers a wide spectrum of music including soul, rock ‘n’ roll, jazz, modern pop, and country. Their high-energy lead vocalists have huge vocal ranges and even bigger personalities. They will have everybody, from the youngest to the oldest, on the dance floor all night long!

One of the true leaders of the scene, Steph knows more about Tulsa history and Black Wall Street than any other artist. He often refers to himself as ‘Dick Rowland’ or ‘Dicky Ro’ and says he channels the spirit of Rowland in his rhymes.

 Steph is interested in the alchemy of turning tragedy to triumph, and has consistently done things to ‘reclaim’ or ‘flip’ some of the darker aspects of Tulsa’s past. That theme was a constant thread through his 2019 opus Born on Black Wall Street. For example, in his ‘Upside’ video Steph threw a party on the lawn of the ‘Brady Mansion’ – which was once the home of infamous KKK member and Tulsa business leader Tate Brady.  In 2019, Steph partnered with his childhood friend former NFL running back Felix Jones to create Skyline Star Records and turn the Brady Mansion into the Skyline Mansion.

The impact of Steph Simon on the city of Tulsa extends even beyond the music he makes. Simon, a father of two girls, is currently partnering with a North Tulsa school to create and implement a new hip-hop education program. Steph is also the creator of World Culture Music Fest, Oklahoma’s largest hip-hop festival and conference. Steph plans to release multiple new projects and music videos in 2020.

 Steph Simon is a dope AF hip-hop artist whose music is as authentic as his chilled, happy-go-lucky personality. 

His musical taste, coupled with his lyrical artistry, is smooth and cultivates a sound that’s uniquely Black Wall Street. This means his rhymes don’t sound like the dirty south rap, East Coast, or West Coast. Nor does Simon’s rap sound like the Midwest. Simon sounds like Simon. Or, I guess we could say, Steph Simon, sounds like Greenwood, Archer, and Pine. 

Join us every Wednesday for another free edition of the New Province Comedy Open Mic presented by Natural State Comedy! You must be 18 to enter and adult language and themes are to be expected. The open mic is open to all who wish to perform, but we ask that you follow the guidelines laid out in the “Open Mic” section of this website. Signups are at 6:30 pm and show starts at 7:00 pm.

With the rich, bluesy vocals of Darius Rucker and gleeful harmonies of guitarist Mark Bryan, bassist Dean Felber and drummer Jim “Soni” Sonefeld, Hootie & the Blowfish have sold over 25 million records worldwide to date after their infectious melodies hit the airwaves in 1994. The quartet met at the University of South Carolina where endless gigs at frat houses and local bars built a major local buzz. Their blend of pop, folk, blues, soul and rock made them hard to pigeonhole, but easily accessible to anyone who loved good music. 

Atlantic Records, impressed by their regional draw, signed them and released Cracked Rear View in 1994. The album had been out for six months before the band played on the Late Show with David Letterman which sent sales skyrocketing, eventually landing at No. 1 on the Billboard chart the following spring. Cracked Rear View and the band went on to win two Grammy Awards®, an MTV Video Music Award, a Billboard Music Award and multiple People’s Choice Awards. Cracked Rear View also earned the band Billboard‘s Band of the Year Award in 1996 and the RIAA’s Diamond® Award for sales in excess of 10 million units. At 21x Platinum®, Cracked Rear View remains among the Top 10 best-selling studio albums in music history. 

The band remained a top draw nationwide following their debut and released five more albums for Atlantic: Fairweather Johnson, Musical Chairs, Scattered, Smothered & Covered, Hootie & the Blowfish and The Best of Hootie & the Blowfish, as well as Looking For Lucky on their own Sneaky Long Records and LIVE in Charleston, The Homegrown Concert Event DVD and CD. The band took a break from full-time touring in 2007, reuniting annually for a variety of philanthropic events while also pursuing solo projects. 2019 marked the band’s first full-time touring year in over a decade as they embarked on the sold-out Group Therapy Tour in support of Imperfect Circle, released in late 2019 under a new record deal with Universal Music Group’s Capitol Nashville, and 2024 will see them return to the road once again for the upcoming Summer Camp with Trucks Tour. 

RENT

Book, Music and Lyrics by Jonathan Larson

Set in the East Village of New York City, Rent is about falling in love, finding your voice and living for today. Winner of the Tony Award for Best Musical and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, Rent has become a pop cultural phenomenon. with songs that rock and a story that resonates with audiences of all ages.  Based loosely on Puccini’s La Boheme, Jonathan Larson’s Rent follows a year in the life of a group of impoverished young artists and musicians struggling to survive and create in New York’s Lower East Side, under the shadow of HIV/AIDS. The physical and emotional complications of the disease pervade the lives of Roger, Mimi, Tom and Angel. Maureen deals with her chronic infidelity through performance art; her partner, Joanne, wonders if their relationship is worth the trouble. Benny has sold out his Bohemian ideals in exchange for a hefty income and is on the outs with his former friends. Mark, an aspiring filmmaker, feels like an outsider to life in general. How these young bohemians negotiate their dreams, loves and conflicts provides the narrative thread to this groundbreaking musical.

Rated R

May 31 – June 2, 6 – 9, 2024

TICKETS ON SALE MAY 3, 2024

Smokey & The Mirror is husband wife duo Bryan and Bernice Hembree.  Based out of Fayetteville, Arkansas, the Smokey & The Mirror have toured nationally/internationally over the past decade, including a touring collaboration and album with Denmark’s The Sentimentals.  The band has also supported tours/concerts for The Wood Brothers, I’m With Her, Elephant Revival, John Fullbright, and more.  They play most often as a duo, but also regularly collaborate with luthier/musician Bayard Blain (3 Penny Acre/Bayard Guitars), and drummer/songwriter Ryan Pickop (Nature & Madness).  Whatever the configuration, the interplay of their two unique voices coupled with their provoking and engaging songs form the foundation of Smokey & The Mirror.

The Hembrees also work tirelessly on many musical and creative pursuits. They are committed to others’ music as much as their own.  They have found that the most satisfying path to longevity in music is to put others’ art in the spotlight or to inspire others’ to find their voice.  They believe that the future of music is not winning the “me first” battle, but rather building community. They are founders and co-creators of the Fayetteville Roots Festival (Arkansas) and have partnered with numerous music and community organizations over the past decade to help foster a vibrant music ecosystem in Northwest Arkansas.

Members Only, the premier 80’s tribute act. Their mission: To play a full-length, high-energy, rock show of the most recognizable hits of the 1980’s. Their goal: Synthesize every show into an epic party. Stylistically, the band plays a balance of rock and pop that emphasizes a packed dance floor. Put on your party gear, and let these masters of the 80’s remind you that the 80’s will always live on.

RENT

Book, Music and Lyrics by Jonathan Larson

Set in the East Village of New York City, Rent is about falling in love, finding your voice and living for today. Winner of the Tony Award for Best Musical and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, Rent has become a pop cultural phenomenon. with songs that rock and a story that resonates with audiences of all ages.  Based loosely on Puccini’s La Boheme, Jonathan Larson’s Rent follows a year in the life of a group of impoverished young artists and musicians struggling to survive and create in New York’s Lower East Side, under the shadow of HIV/AIDS. The physical and emotional complications of the disease pervade the lives of Roger, Mimi, Tom and Angel. Maureen deals with her chronic infidelity through performance art; her partner, Joanne, wonders if their relationship is worth the trouble. Benny has sold out his Bohemian ideals in exchange for a hefty income and is on the outs with his former friends. Mark, an aspiring filmmaker, feels like an outsider to life in general. How these young bohemians negotiate their dreams, loves and conflicts provides the narrative thread to this groundbreaking musical.

Rated R

May 31 – June 2, 6 – 9, 2024

TICKETS ON SALE MAY 3, 2024

Trumpeter Rodney Block, a classically trained instrumentalist, performs a unique blend of traditional jazz, gospel, hip-hop, Bebop, funk and soul. This is smooth jazz at its finest, with trumpet leading the way.

RENT

Book, Music and Lyrics by Jonathan Larson

Set in the East Village of New York City, Rent is about falling in love, finding your voice and living for today. Winner of the Tony Award for Best Musical and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, Rent has become a pop cultural phenomenon. with songs that rock and a story that resonates with audiences of all ages.  Based loosely on Puccini’s La Boheme, Jonathan Larson’s Rent follows a year in the life of a group of impoverished young artists and musicians struggling to survive and create in New York’s Lower East Side, under the shadow of HIV/AIDS. The physical and emotional complications of the disease pervade the lives of Roger, Mimi, Tom and Angel. Maureen deals with her chronic infidelity through performance art; her partner, Joanne, wonders if their relationship is worth the trouble. Benny has sold out his Bohemian ideals in exchange for a hefty income and is on the outs with his former friends. Mark, an aspiring filmmaker, feels like an outsider to life in general. How these young bohemians negotiate their dreams, loves and conflicts provides the narrative thread to this groundbreaking musical.

Rated R

May 31 – June 2, 6 – 9, 2024

TICKETS ON SALE MAY 3, 2024

Join us every Wednesday for another free edition of the New Province Comedy Open Mic presented by Natural State Comedy! You must be 18 to enter and adult language and themes are to be expected. The open mic is open to all who wish to perform, but we ask that you follow the guidelines laid out in the “Open Mic” section of this website. Signups are at 6:30 pm and show starts at 7:00 pm.

Formed in Fayetteville, Arkansas, Rochelle Bradshaw & Hypnotion have crafted a unique reggae fusion sound with intoxicating rhythms and blazing guitar solos that meld beautifully with Bradshaw’s strong vocals and thought-provoking lyrics.

Local Northwest Arkansas band The Irie Lions play a fusion of Roots-Reggae mixed in with PHAT dub sections that gives their music a unique style not found in many other artists’ repertoire.

Soaring through the colors and textures of jazz, fusion, funk, and rock, the Fayetteville AR based Monk is King are an explosive ride.  Serene and tranquil plateaus rise seamlessly to incendiary peaks, woven together by ever-present grooves and instantly singable melodies.  Shining brightly through, amidst so many styles, is a sound that is unquestionably their own.  Soulful, playful, energetic, and intelligent, it is a sound that you simply must see live.

Join us every Wednesday for another free edition of the New Province Comedy Open Mic presented by Natural State Comedy! You must be 18 to enter and adult language and themes are to be expected. The open mic is open to all who wish to perform, but we ask that you follow the guidelines laid out in the “Open Mic” section of this website. Signups are at 6:30 pm and show starts at 7:00 pm.

Little Women is an original ballet production choreographed and directed by Caitlyn Sullins for Natural State Performing Arts. NSPA will perform at the Arkansas Arts Academy on June 13th and 14th. Tickets go on sale April 1st.

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SUMMARY

Follow in the footsteps of the March Family women as they adjust to life during wartime. In Concord, Massachusetts in the 1860s, Mrs. March lives at home with 4 daughters. Her husband, once a wealthy businessman, has been conscripted to fight in the Civil War. The March women do their best to lead fulfilling lives despite the circumstances they find themselves in. Meg, the oldest, remembers times of wealth and prosperity but strives to be grateful for what she still has. Jo writes, cares for her sick sister, and writes some more. Beth brings music to their home before she falls ill. And Amy, the youngest, does her best to keep up.

The sisters experience poverty, famine, loss, heartbreak, and war, all while trying to find their version of success in a divided world. A story that’s as topical today as it was when written, the Marches show us how to persevere by relying on each other while they find themselves. 

Little Women is an original ballet production choreographed and directed by Caitlyn Sullins for Natural State Performing Arts. NSPA will perform at the Arkansas Arts Academy on June 13th and 14th. Tickets go on sale April 1st.

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SUMMARY

Follow in the footsteps of the March Family women as they adjust to life during wartime. In Concord, Massachusetts in the 1860s, Mrs. March lives at home with 4 daughters. Her husband, once a wealthy businessman, has been conscripted to fight in the Civil War. The March women do their best to lead fulfilling lives despite the circumstances they find themselves in. Meg, the oldest, remembers times of wealth and prosperity but strives to be grateful for what she still has. Jo writes, cares for her sick sister, and writes some more. Beth brings music to their home before she falls ill. And Amy, the youngest, does her best to keep up.

The sisters experience poverty, famine, loss, heartbreak, and war, all while trying to find their version of success in a divided world. A story that’s as topical today as it was when written, the Marches show us how to persevere by relying on each other while they find themselves. 

Boom Kinetic is a high-energy indie pop band from Little Rock, Arkansas. Get ready to dance to your favorite tunes from across the decades!

Randall Shreve is a singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist out of Fayetteville, Arkansas. With his soulful vocals and moving melodies, Shreve affects his audiences in a way that is often described as a spiritual experience.

While he has toured for over a decade with and without a band, he also takes the “one-man-band show” to the next level. The show features the artist looping multiple instruments together giving the audience the experience of watching a song being created from scratch. This process often starts off with a drum beat, then progresses to the multiple guitar tracks including rhythm and melody, then he adds additional instrumental tracks and starts singing. His expertise in this process shines in every show.

Little Women is an original ballet production choreographed and directed by Caitlyn Sullins for Natural State Performing Arts. NSPA will perform at the Arkansas Arts Academy on June 13th and 14th. Tickets go on sale April 1st.

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SUMMARY

Follow in the footsteps of the March Family women as they adjust to life during wartime. In Concord, Massachusetts in the 1860s, Mrs. March lives at home with 4 daughters. Her husband, once a wealthy businessman, has been conscripted to fight in the Civil War. The March women do their best to lead fulfilling lives despite the circumstances they find themselves in. Meg, the oldest, remembers times of wealth and prosperity but strives to be grateful for what she still has. Jo writes, cares for her sick sister, and writes some more. Beth brings music to their home before she falls ill. And Amy, the youngest, does her best to keep up.

The sisters experience poverty, famine, loss, heartbreak, and war, all while trying to find their version of success in a divided world. A story that’s as topical today as it was when written, the Marches show us how to persevere by relying on each other while they find themselves. 

Los MX es Música Norteña Con Sax con base en Rogers AR

Artist hospitality provided by Ozark Beer Co.

From LA to Amsterdam, Amanda Cole has performed every genre of music imaginable. Country, R&B, Rock, Classical even Tejano have all been a part of her growing repertoire.
She has shared the stage with many R&B and Pop greats such as Destiny’s Child, Mary J. Blige and the late greats Whitney Houston and Michael Jackson. For a few years, Amanda performed as a replacement member of the legendary girl group En Vogue and has extensive experience on and off stage. As an actress, Amanda has been featured in productions such as “Ain’t Misbehavin’”, “Anything Goes” and “Dream Girls” as well as a string of other successful gospel and off Broadway stage plays.

Amanda received rave reviews performing an 18 song, symphonic tribute to the late Ms. Whitney Houston with countless symphony orchestras around the country.

Modeling is a three-piece experimental electronic group creating introspective music inspired by film scores, visual arts, and personal experiences. Comprised of brothers Connor, Ryan, and Cuinn Brogan, the band places most of their sonic emphasis on intense analog synth sounds and detail-oriented electronic textures. Many of their songs center around themes of longing, alienation, and feelings of nostalgia with lyrical references to dreams and memories of a time before.

Mildenhall is an indie-pop rock band that infuses a blend of trumpet, standing bass, synths, and falsetto harmonies to mesmerize the audience

more info coming soon…

Wooten, now a five-time Grammy winner, hit the worldwide scene in 1990 as a founding member of the super-group Bela Fleck and the Flecktones. Continuing to blaze a musical trail with the band, Victor has also become widely known for his own Grammy nominated solo recordings and tours.

The Mixtapes are a premier level 90’s tribute band playing all your favorite radio hits from a GREAT decade of music! Each member of this five piece outfit sings, enabling them to convincingly recreate a HUGE range of music spanning The Cranberries, Nirvana, No Doubt, Beastie Boys, TLC, Radiohead, Spice Girls, Weezer, Rage Against the Machine, Britney Spears, Beck, and LOTS MORE…

The music of the 90’s was great from the start, so The Mixtapes bring the songs (and the nostalgia) to life faithfully. This is a high energy stage show–you won’t be able to help but dance and sing along!

Trout Fishing in America is an eclectic folk/rock band who write songs for all ages. As individuals, they are about as different as one can imagine. Together, they blend seamlessly in a way that has captured the imaginations (and hearts) of audiences of all ages for over four decades.

Irish singer/songwriter Niall Horan was one-fifth of One Direction, one of the most commercially successful boy bands of all time. As one of the group’s more prolific songwriters, he could also play guitar, which helped him kick off a solo career after the group went on hiatus in 2016. His official solo debut, Flicker, was released in 2017 and topped the charts in the U.S. and his native Ireland. 2020’s sophomore set, the breakup-focused Heartbreak Weather, added another hit (the rollicking “Nice to Meet Ya”) to his roster. In 2023, Horan released his third LP, The Show.

Calgary native singer/songwriter/dancer Tate McRae has become the artist to watch with over 6.6 billion career streams, over 945 million video views, a #1 Top 40 hit and multiple #1 dance hits. She’s received countless accolades including nominations for two Billboard Music Awards, an MTV VMA Award, a People’s Choice Award, four iHeartRadio Music Awards and nine JUNO Awards among others. She’s been featured on Variety’s 2022 Power of Young Hollywood list, Billboard’s 21 Under 21 list for the past three years along with Forbes 30 Under 30 list for 2021 where she was the youngest musician on the list.

Her #1 RIAA certified 3x Platinum single “you broke me first” has amassed over 1.9 billion streams since its release in 2020. She’s collaborated with various artists including Regard & Troye Sivan on their #1 dance hit “You,” along with Khalid on their track “working,” Tiësto’s “10:35” and Jeremy Zucker on her viral single “that way.” Tate has toured the world and performed at various music festivals including Lollapalooza, Bonnaroo, Firefly, The Governor’s Ball, Austin City Limits and more. 

Last year, Tate released her highly anticipated debut album, i used to think i could fly  which landed at #1 on Spotify’s Global Top Albums Debut Chart, charted in the top 10 in multiple countries upon release and has garnered over 1.5 billion streams to date. Featuring RIAA certified Platinum single “she’s all i wanna be” and certified Gold track “feel like shit,” the album showcased Tate at the top of her game with all-star writing collaborators and producers including Greg Kurstin, Finneas, Charlie Puth, Alexander 23, Blake Slatkin, and more. The stunning album received praise from the likes of Billboard who said “…Tate McRae steps into stardom on her long-awaited debut album” while GRAMMY.com stated, “… each track shows McRae is ready to be one of her generation’s most raw-and-real superstars.”

In fall 2023, Tate released “greedy” which earned the star her first top 10 on the Billboard Global 200 chart hitting #3. The hypnotic offering has garnered over 297 million streams to date and hit #14 on Hot 100 along with #1 most added at Top 40 and Hot AC radio upon release. Making it her biggest debut to date, “greedy” is just a taste of what’s to come from the multi-platinum artist.

more info coming soon….

The GRAMMY and American Music Award-winning CREED formed in Tallahassee, Florida, in 1994. The more than one billion streams between “Higher,” “My Sacrifice,” “One Last Breath,” “With Arms Wide Open,” and “My Own Prison” on Spotify alone is a testament to the band’s enduring power. Nearly 30 years after CREED’s formation, the ubiquitous anthems composed by singer Scott Stapp and guitarist Mark Tremonti, performed for millions of fans around the world together with drummer Scott Phillips and bassist Brian Marshall, are part of modern rock and alternative’s DNA. My Own Prison (1997) is one of the late 20th century’s biggest debuts. Human Clay (1999) and Weathered (2001) both entered the Billboard 200 chart at No. 1. Full Circle (2009), released after a hiatus, bowed at No. 1 on the Top Rock, Hard Rock, and Alternative charts and No. 2 on the Billboard 200. With more than 53 million albums sold worldwide, CREED stands alongside iconic bands like Van Halen, Guns N’ Roses, and Metallica as one of an elite few hard rock outfits to earn RIAA Diamond-certified status, for more than 11 million sales of Human Clay in the United States.