The Blind Boys of Alabama are bringing the "good news" to Fayetteville for the second annual "Good News and The Blues" fundraiser benefiting the educational nonprofit Music Moves.
"The Juke Joint Project: An Exhibit" opens at 2 p.m., followed by a performance by Tony Redman from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the Pryor Center at 1 E. Center St. on the downtown Fayetteville square. Music Education Initiative Executive Director Orson Weems says that people are "going to be surprised to see that it's actually something that they can touch and walk through." Musical performances to accompany the exhibit will be posted to the Pryor Center's website, pryorcenter.uark.edu, as information becomes available. The exhibit will be open from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday and regular hours to visit the exhibit will be from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday through the end of June. "The Juke Joint," built of period-aged cypress and tin, was originally created by designer Kaki Hockersmith.