The second annual Her Set Her Sound festival featuring 15 acts rooted in hip-hop, soul, electronic and world music happens in two locations in Fayetteville this weekend. Listeners can connect with "a festival from her for humanity" at 8 p.m. today with Missy Midwest, Taiga, Yuni Wa and DJs D Lite and Susie Q at West and Watson. Then the festival moves to Prairie Street Live at 4 p.m. Saturday with music from VLYN, Avian Alia, Yongi, Queen Agnes, Na Tosha De Von and DJs Dribblz, So Calm, Queen Supreme, Katastrophe and N8tiv as well as more than 20 women and non-binary-owned businesses and local artists.
In the classic story of "The Jungle Book," Mowgli learns that "the strength of the jungle is us, and the strength of us is the jungle," not only to survive but to defeat Shere Khan.
From the moment the shovels broke ground on TheatreSquared's new building in 2017, one goal was crystal clear: In addition to being a fulcrum for cutting edge theater, the building would also be a community hub a gathering place for everyone, not just for those seeing a show. The Commons Bar/Cafe offers a cozy place to have breakfast, lunch or dinner or to just grab a cocktail in the main area or on its outside balcony or patio. The sides of the building are flanked by wide, inviting concrete steps, urging passers-by to rest or enjoy a coffee. And the floor-to-ceiling windows allow a bird's eye view of the interior, leading Architecture Magazine to dub T2 "a theater that lures the public inside."