Earth Day is all about celebrating the natural world around us and protecting the environment, but it doesn’t have to stop with just one day. Continue your celebrations May 1-19 along with Walton Arts Center during Artosphere: Arkansas’ Arts + Nature Festival.
Artosphere celebrates art, music and nature by spotlighting artists and performers from around the region who are inspired by nature, and it pushes performances outside the traditional theater into nature and the community. It also 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, performances and workshops throughout the region.
Free, fan-favorite event Trail Mix is kicking off the festival on Friday, May 1 from 5:30-7:30 pm. This signature event features live art, music and activities for kids and the whole family. Enjoy pop-up performances by Common Roots, cellist Peco Singer, Trio Las Hermanitas Álvarez and entertainment from University of Arkansas’ Ento-Roadshow and Inspiral Circus while exploring the trails at the Lower Ramble in Fayetteville.
New this year is Rowdy on the Ramble, a Trail Mix after party with lively music, spectacular entertainment and a high-energy festival atmosphere. Bring your friends, bring a blanket and bring your dancing shoes. Arkansauce and Jumpsuit Jamey & the Can’t Wait to Play Boys will provide the soundtrack for the evening, and Inspyral Circus lights up the night with a thrilling fire art performance.
The Chapel Concert Series returns on Wednesday, May 6 at 6 pm with Chamber music at the beautiful Hunt Chapel in Rogers. Curated by Tomoko Kashiwagi, this special concert unites students from the University of Arkansas, outstanding regional musicians and distinguished professional artists to perform John Rutter’s Suite Antique. A second Chapel Series Concert features roots music by The Crumbs at the Mildred B. Cooper Memorial Chapel in Bella Vista. Tickets to both of these shows are just $10 each.
To see a full lineup of Artosphere events, including more live music and a show especially for preschoolers, please visit waltonartscenter.org/artosphere. Additional information, tickets or reservations for these events are available now 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.
Low-Cost Performances and Events
Chapel Concert Series: Ozark Chamber Music
6 pm | Wednesday, May 6 | Hunt Chapel, Rogers
$10
Chapel Concert Series: The Crumbs
6 pm | Wednesday, May 11 | Mildred B. Cooper Memorial Chapel
$10
NatGeo Live! The Wolves of Yellowstone
7 pm | Tuesday, May 12 | Walton Arts Center
$10
Broadway, Bacharach & Bossa Nova
Featuring vocalist Marcy Harriell and pianist Jeannine Wagar
6 pm | Sunday, May 17 | Walton Arts Center
$10-$22
Curtis Chamber Orchestra
7 pm | Tuesday, May 19 | Walton Arts Center
$10
Free Performances and Events
Trail Mix
5:30-7:30 pm | Friday, May 1 | Lower Ramble
Rowdy in the Ramble
7:30-10:30 pm | Friday, May 1 | Upper Ramble
Square to Square Bicycle Ride Finish Line Party
Artosphere Partner Event
9 am - 2 pm | Saturday, May 2 | Upper Ramble, Fayetteville
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Live music by Covington Creek, and party at the finish line will be free and open to all.
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Community Creative Center Pottery Festival – Post-Pottery Party
Live music
6-8 pm | Saturday, May 2 | Kingfish, Fayetteville
Railyard Live: Covington Creek and Gone Country
Artosphere Partner Event
7 pm | Saturday, May 2 | Butterfield Stage, Downtown Rogers
Tickets are free, tables are available for purchase
Jazz in the Garden with Langiappe featuring Genine LaTrice Perez
6:30 pm | Tuesday, May 5 | Botanical Garden of the Ozarks
Free, register here
Bead Making Workshop
2 pm | Sunday, May 10 | Fayetteville Public Library
Yoga on the Glade with cellist Pecos Singer
6 pm | Monday, May 11 | J.B. and Johnelle Hunt Family Gathering Glade at the Fayetteville Public Library
the Boy & the Ball
A show especially for preschoolers! Bring the family for a story about how one friend can become many.
A show especially for preschoolers! Bring the family for a story about how one friend can become many.
10 am and 4 pm | May 12 and 13 | Fayetteville Public Library Art and Movement Room
10:30 am and 1 pm | May 14-15 | Bentonville Public Library Walmart Storytime Room
10 am and 2 pm | May 16-17 | Jone Center Conference Room
Upcycled Birdfeeder Drop-In Workshop with Wild Birds Unlimited
3:30-5 pm | Wednesday, May 13 | Fayetteville Public Library
Jazz on the Mountain
6 pm | Thursday, May 14 | Vesper Point at Mount Sequoyah
Yoga on the Mountain
7:15 pm | Thursday, May 14 | Vesper Point at Mount Sequoyah
Instrument Petting Zoo
2-4 pm | Saturday, May 16 | Fayetteville Public Library Art and Movement Room
Strawberry Festival
Noon-6 pm | Sunday, May 17 | Fayetteville Square
Artosphere Partner Event
Tunes on the Trail
May 1-31 | Lake Fayetteville, Mount Kessler, Mount Sequoyah, Cato Springs Trail, Frisco Trail and the Lower Ramble, Wilson Springs Preserve Trail, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art Trails and the Razorback Greenway Trail
Support for Walton Arts Center is provided, in part, by the Arkansas Arts Council, an agency of the Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism, and the National Endowment for the Arts. Walton Arts Center is Arkansas’ largest and busiest performing arts presenter. Each year more than 215,000 people from Arkansas, Missouri, Kansas and Oklahoma and beyond attend more than 300 public events at Walton Arts Center, including performances, rehearsals, community gatherings, receptions, weddings and more. Approximately 35,000 students and teachers participate annually in arts learning programs at Walton Arts Center, and almost 250 volunteers donate 28,000 hours of time each year to its operations. Walton Arts Center presents entertainers and artists from around the world including Broadway musicals, renowned dance companies, international artists, up-and-coming jazz musicians and more. As a non-profit organization, Walton Arts Center enjoys the generous support of public sector funding, corporate sponsorship and private donors, allowing audience members to enjoy world-class performances at a
