Weather comment! I can’t believe how long it’s been, but while i’m writing this article Monday Morning, I can hear the sound of RAIN. The dry spell has been good and bad. Good- Didn’t buy any gas to mow the grass for a couple of months, Skeeters have almost disappeared. Bad- not very colorful Fall foliage, dust covers everything. I saw ducks that were carrying bottled water to land in. It got that bad! We needed some relief. Thank You, Lord!
Halloween is being celebrated on Sat. 29th in most places with Live Music. Kinda tradition. I always enjoyed getting a costume and having fun with it. BUT every seven years the Halloween Party landed on a Sat. nite, my church family would wonder if I wadn’t back on the sauce. It is a little known fact that if ya buy the spray paint for hair and beards that It takes several warshings to get out. One Sunday morning my beard was bright blue. Another, it was dayglo orange! And they oughtta put a warning label that says “Cover nose, shut mouth and hold breath!” Got a lil’ dizzy the first time. Have a safe and spooky Halloween. And wouldn’t ya know it. There is a slight chance of rain.
This Tues 25th will be the 2nd in a series of Live Music by the “Al Grzech Trio”. It starts at 6:30 pm. The tunes selected are gonna be period pieces of the History of Jazz, at least from the recorded history. It will be held in the beautiful lobby of the Lowery Museum and hosted by the LeFlore Co Historical Society. Good seating and Great acoustics! Refreshments will be available. No charge for this event. Al will be joined by David Hoffpauir/guitar and Dale Fraze Sr./drums. This will be a monthly series of Live Music that will follow a timeline thru the decades of Jazz Classics. Hope to see ya there.
Live Music and Halloween parties- Dawn’s Diner/Red Oak kicks off Thurs. 27th with awesome grub and “The Shady Oak Tribadors”. Friday the 28th, “Lonnie Lay” will be singing for your supper. AND his! Then the Party starts on Sat 29th at 7 pm. Family Friendly and all the ‘ungen’s will get a prize for entering the costume contest and adults will get part of the 50/50 drawing. I still don’t exactly know how they split the money in the pot but the winner gets one part and part goes back into the community of Red Oak Christmas fundraiser. Adult costumes will be judged by experts at 10 pm. Big Marty and the Dirty Dogs will play for the folks dining and dancing.
Crocky’s/Hackett will have their Friday Night Fire with “Troubaduo” handling the filling of the spirit. This couple sings and plays songs of love and praise. Then, Sat. 29th, “The Stagemasters” will bring their Classic Country to the stage. Randy Smith, Terry Barnes, Larry Hight and David Hoffpauir have become one of the best dance bands going. Make plans to be there. Music starts at 6 pm both nights.
Ed and Lind’s Bar and Grill, still my favorite social watering hole, will have a costume party on Sat. 29th and this year it will be “Live Wire/ft. Felisha McKenzie” playing for the ghost and goblins. Always a great Halloween party with food, cold drinks and R&R. Be there!
Ft. Smith Senior Activity Center will have a pot-luck supper AND Halloween dance. “Country Express” will play like a band of demons for the costume contest. They specialize in Classic Country for the dancers. Music starts at 7 pm on Friday 28th.
I-40 Dance and Music Hall will have the very best country entertainment, “The Lawman Band”, for the Thurs Line dancing, 27th, AND for their Halloween party on Sat 29th. Come out in costume, even come as somebody else. Music starts at 7 pm both nights.
Just down the road, The Spiro Eagles will feature “Make It a Double”. They have quickly become a favorite there. It will be a Halloween Costume party and Dance, Sat. 29th, so put on your scariest outfit. Music starts at 7 pm. Dave and Connie Abbott will always play some of your Country favorites . Make it a date night. “Haunted House” kicks off at 7 pm.
Get “Spooky” this weekend. Remember the kids will be out in some towns. So keep an eye peeled for them. Have a great time. To contact – 918-649-5736 or tj,wiles61@ outlook.com
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