LOUISIANA, Mo. — People who attended the Bluegrass Pickers Festival May 13 were treated to a living windows display at the Louisiana Area Historical Museum. Pictured, from left, are Halle Sheppard, Barron Stoops and Warren Stoops posing in the museum’s baseball display. The facility formally opens for the summer season from 10 a.m. to noon May 27.

Sweet, sweet music

The Springfield-area band Odd Man Out performs the song “Slow Train” during the Bluegrass Pickers Festival May 13 in downtown Louisiana. Pictured, from left, are Jordie Filip, Jacob Moyer and Donte Herman. Afternoon rain forced cancellation of the fiddle contest, but could not dampen the rest of the second annual event. In addition to other bluegrass bands, there was a scavenger hunt, games and vendors.