The city of Fort Smith will celebrate the 40th anniversary of becoming sister city to Cisterna, Italy beginning at 6 p.m. Wednesday with the opening of an exhibition titled Celebrating 40 Years of "Gemellaggio"! at the Fort Smith Museum of History. The museum is at 320 Rogers Ave. and doors open at 5:30 pm. The event is free and open to the public.

Events continue at 10:45 a.m. Friday with a wreath-laying ceremony at the grave of General William O. Darby at the Fort Smith National Cemetery, 522 Garland Ave. Then at 6:30 p.m. Friday, the Levitt Concert Series will conclude with a performance by Larry & Joe at the Riverfront Amphitheatre, 121 Riverfront Drive.