THURSDAY 11/20
CARTI’s 2014 Festival of Trees is at the Statehouse Convention Center through Saturday Nov. 22. Comedian Cowboy Bill Martin performs at the Loony Bin through Saturday Nov. 22, 7:30 p.m. (with shows at 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday). Charleston, S.C., EDM musician Archnemesis is at Stickyz with Ryan Viser, 9 p.m., $10. Texas avant-metal group Pinkish Black is at Vino’s with The Sound of the Mountain and Trophy Boyfriends, 9 p.m., $5. KABF’s Shoog Radio hosts Sean Fresh and Off the Cuff and Benjamin Del Shreve, 9 p.m., $5.
FRIDAY 11/21
Austin Barbour, a former Thad Cohran compaign strategist, gives a presentation on the 2014 Mississippi Republican Primary at the Clinton School’s Sturgis Hall, noon. Comedy cover band The Dan Band (best known for appearing in movies like “Old School” and “The Hangover”) performs at Walton Arts Center in Fayetteville at 9 p.m., $18-$38. Locals Pockets and John Willis and Late Romantics play at White Water Tavern, 9:30 p.m.
SATURDAY 11/22
“Chardonnay and Cabaret,” a fundraiser to benefit the Weekend Theater, begins at 6:30 p.m. with hors d’oeuvres, wine and live entertainment, $20. Christian songwriter John Mark McMillan plays at Vino’s with Sean Michel and Justin Jarvis, 7 p.m., $15 adv., $18 day of. Bluesboy Jag and the Juke Joint Zombies perform at Another Round Pub at 9 p.m. The Dan Band plays at Juanita’s, 9 p.m., $20. Atlanta alt-metal group Sevendust is at Revolution with AZ, 9 p.m., $22 adv., $25 day of. Swampbird plays at JR’s Lightbulb Club in Fayetteville with Peace of the Sea and Bombay Harambee, 9 p.m.
TUESDAY 11/25
“Tales from the South,” featuring music by The Salty Dogs, kicks off at 6:30 p.m. at Stickyz, $10. Vino’s Brewpub Cinema screens “The Giant Gila Monster” (1959) at 7:30 p.m., free. The Joint holds Stand-Up Tuesday, hosted by Adam Hogg, at 8 p.m., $5.
WEDNESDAY 11/26
South on Main hosts Bonnie Montgomery and friends as part of their Local Live series, 7:30 p.m., free. Bryan Hayes plays at Juanita’s with local duo Fret N Worry, 8 p.m., $5. Bluegrass group Runaway Planet performs at White Water Tavern, 9 p.m., $5.