The Dixie Center for the Arts in Ruston, Louisiana will again host the annual Joe Woods

Wildwood Express Show to benefit the Historic Dixie Theater in Downtown Ruston. This

17th annual Showcase will hit the stage at 6:00 pm on Saturday, April 6th. With foot-

stomping country music and entertainment! We celebrate the life and legacy of Joe

Woods as we bring back band members who played in his original band and singers

who often have a tie to Joe, and always a connection to the music he performed at the

Dixie Theater every Saturday night back in the day when the Wildwood Express was a

weekly cultural happening in Ruston. The tribute show began as a fundraiser for the

Dixie but it’s much more than that. The venue, music, and the people on the stage and

in the audience represent all that is good about times past in Ruston. The show will

feature a great music lineup, including Travis Woods, Jay Woods, Buddy Terzia, Rita Spillers, Rick Nelson, Alice Prophet, Don Pennington, Jeff Woods, Josie Hargis, Rhonda O’Neal, Gene Stewart, Andy Griffin, Brian and Lane Spurlock, and Scooter Howard. Tickets are available at http://www.dixiecenter.org.

The Dixie Theater has been the cornerstone of entertainment in the North Central

Lousiana community for 96 years, and because of fundraisers like the Joe Woods

Wildwood Express Show and the generosity of our patrons, we are able to keep up the

maintenance and repairs that come along with managing this historic and wonderful

building in the heart of our downtown.

The Dixie Center for the Arts is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and restored historic

theater in Ruston, LA that also serves as a rental venue. Our mission is "To be the

home and heart of the arts in North Central Louisiana. For more information about the

Dixie Center please visit our website at http://www.dixiecenter.org