Concertgoers listen and dance on Friday, June 17, 2022, as Wanda Watson performs with her band at the 31st annual Fort Smith Riverfront Blues Festival inside Hero’s in downtown Fort Smith. Performances continued Saturday night at all-ages shows in multiple venues along Garrison Ave., including headliners Larry McCray and the Cate Brothers at The Majestic. This year marked the first time the festival, which had previously been hosted outdoors next to the Arkansas River but was sometimes...
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Concertgoers listen and dance on Friday, June 17, 2022, as Wanda Watson performs with her band at the 31st annual Fort Smith Riverfront Blues Festival inside Hero’s in downtown Fort Smith. Performances continued Saturday night at all-ages shows in multiple venues along Garrison Ave., including headliners Larry McCray and the Cate Brothers at The Majestic. This year marked the first time the festival, which had previously been hosted outdoors next to the Arkansas River but was sometimes rained or flooded out, took place downtown inside The Majestic, Rooster’s, Hero’s, 906 Lounge, Tipsy’s Pub and Kinkead’s. Visit nwaonline.com/220619Daily/ for today's photo gallery.
(NWA Democrat-Gazette/Hank Layton)
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