In the 1930s, Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys played Fort Smith every two weeks. David Stricklin will discuss those gigs at 7:30 p.m. Friday in the Windgate Theater on the UAFS campus. He's the son of Wills' legendary piano player Al Stricklin. Saturday night, the western swing continues with a dance at the Blue Lion, also beginning at 7:30. Both events are part of the Fort Smith Bicentennial observation.
Kyle Kellams is KUAF's news director and host of Ozarks at Large.