Roscoe Willis News Today

The Blues By Budweiser concert series Nov. 4 featured the Chad Marshall Band in place of the original lineup at RJs Grill & Bar.

Last weekend kicked off the two-day Big Steam Blues and Roots Music Festival in downtown Hot Springs.

Part of the intrigue in attending events such as the Big Steam Blues and Roots Music Festival is being entertained not only by the headliners but also area artists, which gives listeners a glimpse into what the local atmosphere is like.

Saturday evening at 128 South Main in downtown Pine Bluff saw the Port City Blues Society host a special program to honor and entertain supporters and expand the societys membership.

The Arts and Science Center for Southeast Arkansas in downtown Pine Bluff renewed its second annual Art Rocks: Summer Bash fundraising event Friday evening beginning with Junes monthly Live@5 program.

Thirty-plus music lovers braved storms and a downtown deluge to fill the Bistro of the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluffs Business Support Incubator, 615 S. Main St., on March 24.

The "Blues By Budweiser" concert series will be back for a second season, according to Roscoe Willis, president of the Port City Blues Society.

These are the people and events that made headlines from West Orange County's past.

The Blues By Budweiser concert series will feature The Chad Marshall Band at 8 p.m. Saturday at RJ’s Grill & Bar, 128 S. Main St.