Not even a series of heavy
thunderstorms that interrupted electric service to the Rialto Arts Center
and much of downtown Morrilton on a recent Saturday night, could dampen
the enthusiasm of more than 400 Western Swing music fans that were jammed
into the old theater to hear the world famous Bob Wills Texas Playboys and
country singer Leona Williams and her band. Rialto volunteer Bill Stacks
who coordinates the annual fundraising concert, said fans from all over
Arkansas and as far away as Florida, West Texas, Missouri, Oklahoma, and
Kentucky attended, and most visited while waiting patiently
for power to be restored. Once the lights came back on, the veteran
performers returned to the stage and played another hour, to the delight
of their loyal fans.