Bentonville’s Jayna Glynn Competes At Lincoln Center

Bentonville native Jayna Glynn will compete in the American Pops Orchestra’s Next Gen vocal competition. Glynn performed in the semifinal livestream event of 30 students, and now will travel to New York City as one of 10 finalists appearing on stage at Lincoln Center. The 20-year-old will compete for cash prizes and performance opportunities with the American Pops Orchestra at 1 p.m. Feb. 19. While professional judges will vote on the winner, the audience watching the livestream will serve as a “fifth judge” on the APO YouTube channel. This event can only be viewed on Feb. 19; the stream will be available starting at 12:30 p.m. Voting will close 10 minutes after the last performance.

Glynn is a musical theater major at Missouri State University in Springfield who dreams of playing Glinda in “Wicked” one day. She moved to Bentonville at the age of 16 and quickly became involved in the theater there, playing Eponine in the 2019 production of “Les Miserables.” She was also involved in “Almost, Maine” and “The Putnam County Spelling Bee” with the BHS theater program. Glynn was a member of the BHS chamber choir and BHS choir president. In 2021, she was involved in TheatreSquared’s production of “Matilda,” and this past fall was part of “Crazy For You” through Tent Theatre, the professional theater housed within Missouri State University.

Register to watch and vote on the American Pops Orchestra’s Next Gen vocal competition at eventbrite.com/e/the-6th-annual-nextgen-national-finalstickets-492041628757.

BENTONVILLE

• Dominic Roy plays at 7 p.m. Feb. 18; Common Roots perform at 7 p.m. Feb. 25 at Bentonville Brewing Company, 901 S.W. 14th St., Bentonville.

• Dispositions, Endfall, Gallowwalker and Spare the Dead play at 7 p.m. Feb. 17; Alex Lopez and Crystal Shawanda perform at 8 p.m. Feb. 25; Songwriters in the Round with Lacy Hampton, Samantha Hunt, Candy Lee and Emily Rowland starts at 6:30 p.m. March 16; Undone with dancers Olivia Ramsey, Sawyer Harvey, Marissa Culbreath, Logan Campbell and Mary Forest happens at 8 p.m. March 31; Tao of Lucy plays at 8 p.m. April 1 at Meteor Guitar Gallery, 128 W. Central Ave. meteorguitargallery.com.

• Home Sweet Home Sessions with Bailen and Elizabeth Moen starts at 6:30 p.m. March 10; My Politic and Kalyn Fay perform at 7 p.m. March 12 at homes in Bentonville. See citysessions.org for location and cover fees.

• From B’way With Love featuring Eryn LeCroy and Dan Miccicchi starts at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 17-18 in the Great Hall at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, 600 Museum Way. crystalbridges.org.

• Rooted Movement Collective presents “Reclaiming Our Roots” at 3 p.m Feb. 25 at CACHE Studios, 1004 S.E. 5th St. cachecreate.org.

• Home Sweet Home Festival featuring David Ramirez, Joshua James, Ira Wolf, Stephen Day, Smokey & the Mirror, Wilfred, National Park Radio, My Politic, Matt the Electrician and McKenzie Lockhart along with 23 local and regional musicians will be April 28-29 at various homes and back yards in Bentonville. Hosted by City Sessions. citysessions.org

• Yosuke Fujita performs at 8 p.m. March 23; Caterina Barbieri performs at 8 p.m. April 8; The Roots at 8 p.m. April 29; FreshGrass with Caamp, Mavis Staples, Sierra Ferrell, The Del McCoury Band, Tank and the Bangas, Cimafunk, The Lil Smokies, Alison Brown, Miko Marks, Willie Watson, Arkansauce, Combo Chimbita, The Jacob Jolliff Band, Melissa Carper, Willi Carlisle, and more will be May 19-20 at The Momentary, 507 S.E. E St. in Bentonville.

EUREKA SPRINGS

• Sebastian Bordeaux plays at 7 p.m. Feb. 17; Avery Waltz plays at 7 p.m. Feb. 18 at Wanderoo Lodge and Gravel Bar, 216 W. Van Buren. 3636755.

• Chucky Waggs and the Company of Raggs plays at 9 p.m. Feb. 18 at Chelsea’s Corner Bar, 10 Mountain St. facebook.com/chelseaseureka.

• Circle of Thirds performs at 5 p.m. Feb. 17; Mick Byrd performs at 5 p.m. Feb. 18; Common Roots plays at 3 p.m. Feb. 19 at Gotahold Brewery, 409 W. Van Buren.

FAYETTEVILLE

• GOON and Teethe play at 7 p.m. Feb. 17; The Q-Tip Bandits perform at 9 p.m. March 8 at Smoke & Barrel, 324 W. Dickson St., Suite 2, in Fayetteville.

• Happy Hour with Ultra Suede starts at 6 p.m. Feb. 17; Dawson Hollow plays at 8 p.m. Feb. 19; The Fayetteville Jazz Collective performs at 7 p.m. Feb. 20; Zero K Beer Run free show starts at 8:30 p.m. Feb. 21; Happy

(Courtesy Photo) Bentonville native Jayna Glynn will compete in the sixth annual NextGen National Finals. She is currently a musical theater major at Missouri State University and one of 10 finalists who will compete for cash prizes and performance opportunities with the American Pops Orchestra at Lincoln Center at 1 p.m. Feb. 19. The audience can vote on performers via the livestream on the APO YouTube channel. Voting will close 10 minutes after the last performance.