Spring is coming with solar eclipse in pocket
Today is the first day of spring, and the live-music events are starting to show up on my radar.
I have hope for the outside venues to get an early start and have reasonable weather. Another hope of mine can be heard in the sound of the cash register when I bought early tomato plants. Yes, I know about the Easter freeze caution, BUT I have hope and a lot of buckets to cover for protection of my early setouts.
Enough about gardening, and more music. The very biggest event for our area will be the total solar eclipse on April 8. So far, I know of three watch parties that will be well attended because this area will be prime viewing. Don’t forget your dark glasses, and please plan now for the several hundred thousand visitors from coast to coast and overseas to overflow our highways and byways.
The Heavener Runestone Park will have camping, food trucks and live music on April 6-8. It will be a good place to watch, too. The next chance to see such an event in 2044.
On the East end of the Skyline Drive in Mena, Ark., there is also a fourday event planned for all the sky pilots from out of town. This will be a citywide event with most activities in Janssen Park on the spring sessions, such April 5-8. There will be as Crocky’s in Hackett, live music, food, all things Ark., LaHuerta’s Mexican family and a great viewing Grill on Garrison Avenue from 11 a.m. until 1 in Fort Smith, Ark., The p.m. April 8. There’s an Lot at Wister and several awesome line-up of bands more. I know that the fans with “The Tribadours” in and bands are ready. Send the mix. I’ll have more me information on any festival, information one this later. fish fry, fundraiser, I am looking for the information jam or dance. My contact of the events from information is listed at the the west end of Skyline end of this column.
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The Memorial Day Randy Fennell will be Concert will be May 25 there on Saturday. There at the Donald W. Reynolds will be two nights of awesome Community Center music, and it all will Amphitheater. There will start at 7 p.m. both nights. be an awesome line-up of “The Stagemasters” music with “Oreo Blue” will be playing outside on and “The Jeff Horton The Beer Garden Stage at band” as the headliners. Neumeier’s Rib Room on There will be five hours of Garrison Avenue on Saturday live music. I’ll have more at 6 p.m. Make plans information on this later. to enjoy the nice weather
Outside stages are and great country music. making preparations for * “The Tribadours” will bring coastal and western to El Toro Grill and Cantina in Fort Smith on Friday. Catch the new sound from these longtime friends. There will be good grub and great music. The music will be from 5:30-8:30 p.m.
“The Libby Starks Band” will fill the house at Muldrow City Limits on Saturday as the establishment has been having 100-plus dancers on average lately. With this local, talented singer taking the stage, I look for the place to be full. Get there early for a seat. The dancing will start at 7 p.m.
Well, that ain’t all that I have to say, but it’s a good place to stop.
For additional information about any olive-music events or to let me know of any such venues, e-mail me at tj.wiles61@outlook. com or call or text message me at (918) 649-5736.