JAIME MITCHELL
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Pop heroes The Fray (of “How to Save a Life” fame) rocked UAFS September 10 for Festival on the Border, a four-day musical extravaganza backed by the same folks who, until last year, put on the Fort Smith Classic and Celebrity Classic golf tournaments. The Festival also featured shows ranging from country boy Dierks Bentley at the riverfront to preeminent violinist Mark O’Connor with the Fort Smith Symphony. Boom Kinetic and Andy Grammer opened the Saturday night show at UAFS, with mashup DJ Girl Talk closing it out. The Alumni Association ran out of the 4,000 glow sticks they brought to give away to a crowd that ended up around 4,500 strong.
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