This week the Argenta Downtown Council (ADC) was awarded a National Main Street
Forward award at the virtual national Main Street Conference. Below is a video
that was played at the conference.
MAIN STREET AWARD VIDEO
The ADC also created a new video promoting our new third weekend event, “The
Argenta Dogtown Throwdown.” I think it captures that Argenta Vibe!
DOGDOWN THROWDOWN VIDEO
On to this weekend
Due to impending bad weather, we had to adjust our weekend schedule. If you get
a chance, come on out and enjoy Music, Food and Fun! There is something for
everyone with some Retro Country at The Argenta Farmers Market, Showtunes at the
Plaza, Funky Sounds on Saturday and some Arkansas Rock and Roll on Sunday Live
on the Library Steps. The full schedule is below.
Friday - April 16, 2021 = = = = = = =
Saturday - April 17, 2021 = = = = = = = =
- 7:30am – 10:30 – The Argenta Farmer’s Market at the Argenta Plaza –
Live music
by the Salty Dogs
Started as a lark retro-country act, the quartet immediately found chemistry,
along with a lot of joy, as they dug into their craft. Their sound has expanded
over a decade and a half, from uber-twang and purist classic country to equal
parts 1954 Nashville, 1961 Bakersfield, and 1972 Everywhere.
The band has played countless shows sharing the stage with such likes of Willie
Nelson, Hank Williams, Jr., Old Crow Medicine Show, Billy Joe Shaver, Robert
Earl Keen, The Gourds, Pete Anderson, David Rawlings, Kinky Friedman, Junior
Brown, Kelly Willis and many more
- 10:00am – Street Closes to traffic
- 11:00am – Outdoor Dining Closes
- 5:30 – 8pm - The Show Must Go On: A Theatre Benefit Concert at the Argenta Plaza
- 6:00pm – Live Music at the Library - The Unfair Advantage Band
- 10:00pm - Outdoor Dining Closes for the Day
Sunday - April 18, 2021 = = = = = = = =
- 10am – Outdoor Dining Opens
- 3pm – Live Music at the Library - Black River Pearl
Black River Pearl is a rock band. A Psychedelic, Garage Rock, Rock Band. From
the parts of Arkansas where the foothills meet the delta, the Pearl emerged from
the river bed in 2012 with a sound that sweeps you off your feet and pulls you
out to a place where you forget about everything and nothing is taken to
serious.
- 7pm – Breakdown
