Month: June 2015

WHEN NATURE AND ART ARE ON EVERYONE’S AGENDA!I

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I am excited to be a guest this weekend at a wonderful event that I will be able to take a bigger role in next year with The Bike Zoo and many more artists to be announced. It is a wonderful time when an entire community puts art and the environment first and makes both apart of their daily lives. They say it takes a village and I feel blessed to watch one come up around this project bringing together neighboring cities, businesses, governments and the residents along with artists from all over the world.

Artosphere: Arkansas’ Arts and Nature Festival celebrates artists influenced by nature, who inspire us to live more sustainable lives. We invite the entire community to join us in the celebration by attending one or all of our free and low-cost family events, art exhibitions and performances!

“At its heart, Artosphere represents what makes Northwest Arkansas so special. The festival invites meaningful dialogue about nature through innovative arts experiences.”

—Jenni Swain, VP of Programming at Walton Arts Center

LINDA GAIL LEWIS HARD ROCKIN’ WOMAN ROCKIN’ JUSTINES JUNE 9!

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STARRING LINDA GAIL LEWIS, Jerry Lee Lewis’ sister, the original boogie-woogie country girl herself!

Linda will be joined onstage by her daughter, Annie Marie Lewis- we’re bringing in a Grand Piano for this one! Spot lights and glistening stage under the tent. We will be serving soul food plates, and whiskey and beer and two full bars, and dancing all night. Plus gorgeous special guests…To book your own Linda Gail show just email us at http://rajiworld.com/artist/linda-gail-lewis/

Linda Gail and brother Jerry Lee grew up in Ferriday, Louisiana along with cousins Jimmy Swaggart (controversial, but world-renowned evangelist) and Mickey Gilley (country singer/songwriter, who gained a worldwide reputation via the movie “Urban Cowboy”). Most of their colorful, but poverty stricken childhood was spent in their hometown church built by members of the family. Their first musical experiences were right there at “The Ferriday First Assembly of God” where Jerry and Linda sang, moving toward what would be their life long career in music.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-TJdIm-L0Dc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UuuAgkq06Y0

Powerhouse blues vocalist, Jai Malano, will be opening the show- God this girl can sing! Her raw, sultry, deep voice has earned her comparisons to Etta James and Lavern Baker.

Check out Jai—–she’s too much!!! She walked in from the past:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_OiXGhGnLE

Danny B Harvey- Guitar
Denny Freeman- Guitar
Kevin Smith- bass
Mike Buck –drums
Nico Leophonte- drums
Johnny Moeller-Guitar

$10 at the door!
Doors at 8:30pm