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Organizer Anthony Ball said talent from across the country will meet in Fayetteville to help inform the community on the music and film industry.

Lost among last weeks big name announcements for FreshGrass at The Momentary was a pretty fun summer show. Portugal. The Man will perform July 6 at the Bentonville art gallery and music venue. The rock n roll band announced a summer tour on Tuesday and shared a new video for their song "Grim Generation."

Folklorist Rachel Reynolds and the Music Education Initiative have partnered together to bring a special weekend of music, learning and community to Fayetteville.

Last weekend kicked off the two-day Big Steam Blues and Roots Music Festival in downtown Hot Springs.

The Mosaic Templars Cultural Center held its annual Juneteenth in Da Rock festival on Saturday to celebrate Black history and culture with live performances, educational skits and offerings from 120 vendors, including nonprofits, small businesses and food trucks.

The Mosaic Templars Cultural Center, 501 W. Ninth St., Little Rock, hosts its 14th Juneteenth celebration, "Juneteenth in Da Rock," starting with the Juneteenth Flag Raising Ceremony, 10:30 a.m. today.

A concert on Sunday in Little Rock will celebrate the Nightflying entertainment guide and its publisher and editor, Peter Read.

Anthony Gomes and Bernard Allison are the headliners for this weekends Big Steam Music Festival, which grew out of the now-defunct Hot Springs Blues Festival.

Less than a month remains until the inaugural Big Steam Music Festival arrives at Hill Wheatley Plaza on Sept. 23 and 24.

Less than a month remains until the inaugural Big Steam Music Festival arrives at Hill Wheatley Plaza on Sept. 23 and 24.