Arkansas Roots Music Festival Planned for May 29
05/19/2021
JONESBORO KASU and the Department of English, Philosophy and World Languages at Arkansas State University, together with the West End Neighborhood Association, will present the Arkansas Roots Music Festival on Saturday, May, 29. The festival will begin at 1 p.m. at Craighead Forest Park’s bandshell, 4910 S. Culberhouse Road, pavilion six. In case of rain, the festival will move to A-State’s Fowler Center. KASU 91.9 FM’s radio personality Marty Scarbrough will serve as master of ceremonies, and recordings made at the event will be used for various radio programs, including KASU’s noontime show Arkansas Roots.
JONESBORO â KASU and the Department of English, Philosophy and World Languages at Arkansas State University, together with the West End Neighborhood Association, will present the Arkansas Roots Music Festival on Saturday, May, 29.
The festival will begin at 1 p.m. at Craighead Forest Parkâs bandshell, 4910 S. Culberhouse Road, pavilion six. In case of rain, the festival will move to A-Stateâs Fowler Center.
KASU 91.9 FMâs radio personality Marty Scarbrough will serve as master of ceremonies, and recordings made at the event will be used for various radio programs, including KASUâs noontime show Arkansas Roots.
The festival, presented in conjunction with Delta Symposium XXVI, will feature a variety of musical styles with a special emphasis on rockabilly and the roots music that contributed to its history. The outdoor festival is free, pet friendly, and open to the public.
Keep Jonesboro Beautiful Commission hosts clean up events A volunteer picks up trash off of Craighead Forest Road. (Source: KAIT) By Bradley Brewer | May 1, 2021 at 5:46 PM CDT - Updated May 1 at 5:46 PM
JONESBORO, Ark. (KAIT) - The mission to clean up Jonesboro continued Saturday morning as the Keep Jonesboro Beautiful Commission hosted several events around town.
Lisa Tedder from the commission led the charge at Craighead Forest Park.
Volunteers met at the ATV Park and picked up trash up and down Craighead Forest Road.
Tedder said the area has recently been very susceptible to littering.
“Jonesboro has got a litter problem,” Tedder said. “If you drive down just about any street, especially in areas that maybe don’t have a development, there is a lot of litter on the side of the road. And it’s really sad. We shouldn’t be trashing our city this way and we believe that Jonesboro can and should do better.”