CONWAY — The 10th annual and final Shawn Smith for Kids Foundation fundraising event returns May 4 to the big tent at Merlino’s Steakhouse of North Conway from 4 to 10 p.m.
The Full Circle Band — long a supporter of the cause — is reuniting for this one show and will perform from 5 to 10 p.m.
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