by Do South | Jun 1, 2017 | Uncategorized
[title subtitle=”words: Marla Cantrell images: courtesy Fort Smith Riverfront Blues Festival”][/title] The Riverfront Blues Festival is a two-day event that will take place on June 23-24 at Harry E. Kelley Park, 121 Riverfront Drive in downtown Fort Smith....
by Do South | Jun 1, 2017 | People
[title subtitle=”images:courtesy Chris and Lolly Swicegood”][/title] Husband and wife musicians Chris and Lolly Swicegood live in Nashville. But Chris grew up in Fort Smith, Arkansas, and the two return often to visit family and perform under the name...
by Do South | Jan 1, 2017 | Books
[title subtitle=”Review: Marla Cantrell”][/title] By Ann Patchett | Harper | 322 pages | $27.99 “The christening party took a turn when Albert Cousins arrived with gin.” That first sentence sets the course for Commonwealth, a story about two...
by Do South | Sep 1, 2016 | Uncategorized
[title subtitle=”words: John Post images: courtesy UAFS “][/title] Rural areas and country music commonly go hand in hand, but a Country Music Television initiative takes the equation one step further to include education. In an effort to increase...
by Do South | Aug 1, 2016 | Uncategorized
[title subtitle=”words: Greenwood Public Schools with Malynda Sayers Images: courtesy Restless Heart and Maxwell Blade “][/title] Greenwood residents used to travel out of town to enjoy professional shows. But that was before the Performing Arts Center,...