FUN<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n Fiesta en Soma<\/strong><\/p>\nSoMa 501 celebrates \u201cthe richness of Latin American traditions\u201d and honoring Hispanic Heritage Month with live music, food, dance performances and \u201cinteractive activities,\u201d according to a news release, with the third Fiesta en SoMa, 4-9 p.m. Friday, along Little Rock\u2019s Main Street between 12th and 15th streets in the SoMa neighborhood.<\/p>\n
Among the festival highlights:<\/p>\n
\u25fc\ufe0f A tamale taste-off competition, in which restaurants and individual cooks compete for a chance to win cash prizes and trophies. Sampler tickets are $15; visit givebutter.com\/tamaletasteoff.<\/p>\n
\u25fc\ufe0f Music by DJ Nica and Mariachi America<\/p>\n
\u25fc\ufe0f Food trucks offering cuisines from several Latin American countries<\/p>\n
\u25fc\ufe0f Street vendors<\/p>\n
\u25fc\ufe0f Dance lessons by Club 27 and a presentation by Ballet Folklorico Reflejos Mexicanos<\/p>\n
\u25fc\ufe0f New this year, a performance by TAC Wrestling.<\/p>\n
Overall admission is free; fare from food trucks and merchandise from vendors, of course, costs money. Visit somalittlerock.com\/fiestaensoma or email fiestaensoma@gmail.com.<\/p>\n
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Food trucks and a dog show are a part of Hillcrest HarvestFest this weekend along Kavanaugh Boulevard in Little Rock’s Hillcrest neighborhood.
\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div>\nHillcrest HarvestFest<\/strong><\/p>\nKavanaugh Boulevard in Little Rock\u2019s Hillcrest neighborhood will close between North Monroe Street to Walnut Street, 6 a.m.-10 p.m. Saturday for the annual\u00a0HarvestFest in Hillcrest, 11 a.m.-7 p.m. The street party features more than 120 vendors, 15 food trucks, a local beer garden, a pie contest, an all-day concert on the Lost Forty stage (with performers Isaac Alexander, Case Oats and headliner Lucius) and a kids entertainment zone (featuring pumpkin painting, story time and activities from the Central Arkansas Library System), live animal encounters from the Little Rock Zoo, arts and crafts, bubble magic courtesy of Big Poppa Bubble and a performance from the Pulaski Heights Middle School Cheer Squad. The annual dog show, presented by Hounds Lounge Pet Resort & Spa and Healthy Life Pet Clinic, offers awards for best-dressed and most talented pups, a red carpet entrance and Wag Bags for the first 50 entries \u2014 all proceeds supporting CARES for Animals. Primary beneficiary of proceeds for the rest of the festival is The Allen School, which supports special-needs children up to age 5 and prepares them and their parents for kindergarten. Admission is free. Visit hillcrestharvestfest.com.<\/p>\n
Library grandly reopens<\/strong><\/p>\nThe Central Arkansas Library System grand-reopens its Main Library, 100 Rock St., Little Rock, after a two-year redesign and rebuild, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday. (The library actually opened to the public on Monday.)<\/p>\n
Festivities kick off with a 9 a.m. opening ceremony; the Philander Smith University Panther Doll Cheerleaders will put on a 10 a.m. show in the library parking lot. Activities for kids include mini-train rides, music from Papa Rap, balloon craft by Vicente Yanez, Kindness Rock painting, a bounce house, face-painting, a carousel and games and bubble wand-making. There will be a 1-3 p.m. karaoke session for teenagers.<\/p>\n
Adults can take part in three \u201cDigital Treasures: Discover Your Library\u2019s Databases\u201d sessions, each with a different focus, at 11 a.m. and 1:30 and 3 p.m. in the new basement Technology Center, and a 1:30 p.m. \u201cDemo with Sweet Creations by Tiffany\u201d in the new Teaching Kitchen.<\/p>\n
Boulevard Bread Co. will be open in the brand-new caf\u00e9 space; other grand-opening food offerings come from Kingdom Made Treats, The Dogfather, Mr. Keith\u2019s Kettle Corn and Delicioso Tamales & Catering.<\/p>\n
The redesigned library parking lot will be closed; free shuttles will run all day to the library from the Clinton Presidential Center, 1200 President Clinton Ave.<\/p>\n
A complete schedule is available at events.cals.org\/event\/14629479.<\/p>\n
Conway ArtsFest<\/strong><\/p>\nThe Conway Alliance for the Arts holds its 19th Conway ArtsFest, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday at Fifth Avenue Park, 600 Fifth Ave., Conway, featuring \u201chands-on art experiences for all ages,\u201d according to a news release, include screen printing, cyanotype and canvas painting, Gelli printmaking, tie-dyeing, button-making and poetry writing. The festival will also include performances by the Conway High School Chamber Orchestra, the Roundy Roundabout, Arkansas AcroYoga and the University of Central Arkansas Theatre. Admission is free. Visit conwayarts.org\/artsfest.<\/p>\n
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The Stardust Big Band holds its 10th Halloween Costume Contest Sunday at the Arlington Resort hotel in Hot Springs. (Special to the Democrat-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div>\nCostume contest<\/strong><\/p>\nThe Stardust Big Band holds its 10th Halloween Costume Contest, 3 p.m. Sunday at the Arlington Resort hotel, 239 Central Ave., Hot Springs. There are prizes in four categories: best female, best male, best couple and audience favorite. (There\u2019s no contest for children but they can come in costume.) You may bring a sweet treat for your table and guests but no other food from outside the hotel. Beverages from the lobby bar can be taken to the ballroom; ice water will be served at the tables. Admission is $10, free for K-12 students. For more information, email swonderful@cablelynx.com.<\/p>\n
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A touring a cast of eight, including (from left) Jared Alexander, Paloma D\u2019Auria, T.J. Newton, Nigel Richards and Brandon Kinley \u2014 spoofs Broadway blockbusters in \u201cSpamilton: An American Parody,\u201d Thursday Oct. 2 at the University of Arkansas Pulaski Technical College\u2019s Center for Humanities and Arts Theatre in North Little Rock.
\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div>\nTHEATER<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n \u2018Spamilton\u2019 spoof<\/strong><\/p>\nA touring cast of eight performs\u00a0\u201cSpamilton: An American Parody,\u201d\u00a07:30 p.m. Thursday at the Center for Humanities and Arts Theatre, on the University of Arkansas Pulaski Technical College, 3000 W. Scenic Drive, North Little Rock. Creator Gerard Alessandrini is also the comic mastermind behind \u201cForbidden Broadway.\u201d The show spoofs recent Broadway blockbusters, including celebrity satires and pop culture zings, with hip-hop piano accompaniment. Tickets are $55 and $65 via uaptc.edu\/charts. Dinner, beer, wine and light concessions will be available; a full buffet dinner, catered by the UA-PTC Culinary Institute, is available with advance purchase, for $25.<\/p>\n
A-State \u2018Emma\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\nArkansas State University\u2019s theater department will kick off its 2025-26 season with a production of \u201cEmma,\u201d Kate Hamill\u2019s adaptation of the Jane Austen classic, 7:30 p.m. Friday and Oct. 10-11 and 2:30 p.m. Sunday and Oct. 12 in the Drama Theatre at A-State\u2019s Fowler Center, 201 Olympic Drive, Jonesboro. The department\u2019s content warnings include mild romantic situations and notions of matchmaking, gentle social satire, occasional passive-aggressive dialogue and very mild suggestive themes (but nothing explicit). Tickets are $15, free for A-State students. Call (870) 972-2781 or visit AState.edu\/tickets.<\/p>\n
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The touring exhibition \u201cEmmett Till & Mamie Till-Mobley: Let the World See\u201d opens Thursday at the Mosaic Templars Cultural Center in Little Rock. (Special to the Democrat-Gazette\/courtesy of the Indianapolis Children’s Museum, the Emmett Till & Mamie Till-Mobley Institute and the Emmett Till Interpretive Center)<\/figcaption><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div>\nART & EXHIBITS<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n Traveling \u2018Till\u2019 exhibit<\/strong><\/p>\n\u201cEmmett Till & Mamie Till-Mobley: Let the World See,\u201d\u00a0exploring the life and legacy of Emmett Till, the 14-year-old boy whose 1955 lynching became a catalyst for the Civil Rights movement, and the activism of his mother, Mamie Till-Mobley, to keep his memory alive, opens Thursday at the Mosaic Templars Cultural Center, 501 W. Ninth St., Little Rock. The exhibition, created by The Children\u2019s Museum of Indianapolis in collaboration with the Emmett Till Interpretive Center and the Till family, includes photographs, oral histories and interactive displays.<\/p>\n
In conjunction with the exhibit, the center will host Sankofa Sundays Oct. 5 and Nov. 2, during which attendees can take a guided tour and eat a catered lunch. (\u201cSankofa,\u201d from the Akan language of West Africa, means \u201cgo back and fetch it\u201d; it is represented by a bird looking backward while moving forward, according to a museum statement.)<\/p>\n
The Nov. 2 Sankofa Sunday will also include a performance by the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra. The orchestra will also give a separate performance on Oct. 11. Admission to each event is free. Get details on lunch options, sign up and pay in advance at tinyurl.com\/y7bmz7tr.<\/p>\n
The exhibit will remain up through Jan. 4. Museum hours are 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday. Admission is free. Call (501) 683-3593.<\/p>\n
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\u201cContinuously Swirling\u201d and \u201cCurled Maple,\u201d maple burl sculptures, and \u201cFade to Blue\u201d and \u201cSecond Chance,\u201d acrylics, rust and charcoal on canvas, by Robyn Horn are on display this month at Justus Fine Art Gallery in Hot Springs. (Special to the Democrat-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div>\nWoodwork and paintings<\/strong><\/p>\nWood sculpture and paintings by Robyn Horn\u00a0go on display with a 5-9 p.m. Friday Hot Springs Gallery Walk reception at Justus Fine Art Gallery, 827A Central Ave., Hot Springs. The exhibition remains up through Oct. 31. Gallery hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday and by appointment. Admission to the reception and gallery is free. Call (501) 321-2335 or visit justusfineart.com.<\/p>\n
ETC.<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n Health Expo<\/strong><\/p>\nThe Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Health and Wellness Expo will feature vendor exhibits, educational seminars and Arkansas Travelers Bingo, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday at City Center, 315 N. Shackleford Road, Little Rock. Sponsor is the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, which is offering health screenings (no appointment needed) as well as information on injury prevention, vascular health and breast cancer. Gardening expert Janet Carson will be among the participants; there will also be panels focusing on heart health, cancer guidance and other health topics. There will be prize drawings throughout the day. Admission is free. Register at bit.ly\/40WZvvV.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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