Music on the porch

Garden club offers neighbors, friends a chance to get together safely

Music fans, neighbors and members of the Quapaw Quarter Garden Club spread out across the lawn at the home of Amber and Scott Jones in the historic Quapaw Quarter on May 30. They were there for the Live from the Front Porch series featuring the Rodney Block Collective.

Technically, the musicians played on a side porch, but it made for a better stage and allowed for more folks to see the performance which brought in curious neighbors, people out for their evening walks and those in the know who brought lawn chairs and cool drinks.

The Live From the Front Porch Series has featured outdoor concerts by the Rodney Block Collective in various neighborhoods with this one sponsored by the Quapaw Quarter Garden Club. The performance included musicians Rodney Block, Joel Crutcher, Dre Franklin, Jonathan Burks and Haywood King.

Kathi Jones, Dana Nixon and Karen Ford practice social distancing. Colleen and Nick Zaller with sons Micah and Nick

Torey and Kimberly Cox with Josiah Cox, CJ Cox, Caliyah Holiman, Alysia Sullivan and Alice Young

Susan and Arkansas Supreme Court Chief Justice Dan Kemp with LeAnne and Judge Sam Bird

Brandy, John and Matthew Collins

Brogan, Rory and Eilis Jones with their parents Scott and Amber Jones

Gabriel and Ilya Stiritz with their daughter

Rodney Block

Drew and Mark Counsell-Short

Juanita Britton and Debra Ward