Ohio resort under construction

MASON, Ohio -- A $100 million family resort and entertainment complex will be built on a 39-acre campground at Paramount's Kings Island, the Cincinnati-area amusement park.

The complex, expected to open in late 2006, will be called Great Wolf Lodge and will be run by Great Wolf Resorts of Madison, Wis., according to the Dayton Daily News.

The year-round resort will include 404 suites, an indoor water park, a conference center, family restaurants, arcade, gift shop, spa, fitness center and outdoor recreation area. Shuttles and trams will transport vacationers from the lodge to the park.

Great Wolf already has lodges in Sandusky, as well as in Michigan, Kansas, and Virginia.

Paramount's Kings Island drew approximately 3.5 million guests in 2004, ranking it as the 15th most popular amusement park in North America, according to the industry trade publication Amusement Business.

B.B. King to headline at Little Rock Riverfest

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- Bluesman B.B. King will headline this year's Riverfest in Little Rock and North Little Rock.

The festival, which runs May 27 to 29, will feature more than 100 performing groups on five stages on both sides of the Arkansas River. The festival will close with the customary Sunday fireworks after the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra plays.

Tickets are $7.50 in advance, $15 at the gate.

Trout Fishing in America, a popular regional act, will make its annual appearance, and Brave Combo will return after being away for several years.

Other acts include Richard Thompson, Hank Williams Jr., Black Crowes, Sonny Landreth, The Wallflowers and Trapt. King will perform on the first night.