Moon Mane News Today

The annual Arkansas Folk Festival, first held in 1963, returns to the tiny town of Mountain View this weekend. Musicians, fans of folk, bluegrass and country music and the merely curious are expected to again pack the area surrounding the Stone County Courthouse, all the streets leading to it and the nearby Ozark Folk Center State Park.

The person shot and killed early Saturday morning at a Little Rock bar was a well-liked doorman who employees and regulars said was a pillar of the community.

For New Year’s Eve revelers who want something more exciting than watching the ball drop at home, Central Arkansas’ bars, clubs and music venues are offering a variety of events to ring in 2022.

The Gravel Yard bluegrass band will perform at 6:30 p.m. Saturday at Argenta Plaza, 510 Main St., North Little Rock. (501) 404-0192.