The Arkansas Symphony Orchestra will kick off the Fowler Center’s Riceland Distinguished Performance Series at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, January 29.

The concert, featuring works by Rossini, Stravinsky, Tchiakovsky and Vaughan Williams, will be conducted by ASO Music Director Phillip Mann.

Your trash could be the History Channel’s treasure.

Mike and Frank from “American Pickers” are coming to Arkansas.

According to an announcement posted Monday on their Facebook page, the pair is “heading down to the Natural State.”  They’re asking fans to submit their tips for the “biggest piles of rusty gold in your neck of the woods—from the Ozarks to the Mississippi and everything in between.”

A crowd favorite is returning to the Newport Country Club.

The Jess Hoggard Band will perform at the next KASU Bluesday Tuesday on January 8 at 7 p.m.

The band is comprised of experienced bluesmen from Little Rock and Jonesboro and includes Charles Woods on guitar, Ivan Yarbrough on bass and Cecil Parker on drums.  They’ll be joined by singer/guitarist Jess Hoggard of Jonesboro.

KASU Manager Mike Doyle said the band was such a hit in June of 2011, “concertgoers told us they wanted to hear them again.”