Gignest

By now you have already heard about First Thursday in downtown Fayetteville (at least I hope you have). Nearly every local publication in Fayetteville is talking about it and tonight it will be happening from 5PM-8PM just off of the downtown Square. First Thursday is a culmination of two exquisite galleries (ddp Gallery and Fayetteville Underground), featuring the work of locally and nationally acclaimed artists. Tonight will be the first evening to also feature local musical talent. Gignest’s own, Marshall Mitchell, will be performing at 5PM in front of the Town Center. Marshall has that cowboy sound you just can’t find anywhere else.  Bring the kids down early for this one!

At 6:30 the seasoned ‘Guta’ will take the stage, compliments of Fayetteville’s Sound Warehouse. Front man, Teddy Sablon, and his cast of stellar musicians have been touring the East Coast for nearly a decade and they now frequent little nest here in Northwest Arkansas. Tonight will feature Teddy Sablon  (guitars and vocals), Christian Mara (drums), and Drew Packard (bass). According to Randy Thomas of Sound Warehouse, Guta has been featured in Billboard and was by ranked number one by Relix Magazine in its 10 Best Kept Secrets list. Sablon described the band as a bit like Paul Simon meets Bob Dylan meets Bob Marley meets The Grateful Dead meets Steely Dan. Sweet!

Opal Fly and gang will be set to perform just before the showing of “War Eagle.” Fire dancers, ukuleles, jazz-gypsy-madness, you all know the drill! If you aren’t able to catch Opal Fly early this evening she will be posting up at the Smoke and Barrel for the late night.

Have you seen “War Eagle” yet? If not, tonight you will have your chance. A personal friend and colleague, Will Churchill, wrote and performed the soundtrack to the film that has been the buzz of the nation. Churchill grew up in Central Arkansas and was a graduate of Hendrix College. Something about his songs just make you want to load up the car and head towards your favorite Arkansas’ swimmin’ hole. The soundtrack is true mastery and recommended to anyone who has not yet watched the film. All of the events at First Thursday are free and open to the public. Hope to see you there!