Social calendar

October

8 Vision Awards 11:30 a.m at the Doubletree Hotel. The World Services for the Blind honors Dr. Dean Kumpuris. Tickets: $120. (501) 664-7100.

8

A Night of Hope 6-8 p.m. at the Governor’s Mansion. Fundraiser for the Single Parents Scholarship Fund of Pulaski County. Tickets: $100. (501) 301-7773.

8

Townsend Wolfe Society Kickoff 5:30 p.m., Alice Pratt Brown Atrium, Arkansas Arts Center. Help celebrate the Arts Center’s new planned giving society named for longtime executive director and chief curator, Townsend Wolfe. RSVP to (501) 396-0303.

9 SpectacUALR 6:30 p.m. at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock Jack Stephens Center. Fundraiser for The Trojan Athletic Foundation honoring Betty Jo Stephens, a pioneer in women’s athletics at UALR. Silent auction and live auctions, cocktails and heavy hors d’oeuvres. Tickets: $75. (501) 569-3393.

9

Old State House Museum Annual Supper 6-9 p.m. on the lawn of the Old State House. A Southern supper and entertainment by Nashville singer/songwriters and Arkansas natives Wood Newton and Erin Enderlin. Also performing will be Little Rock native Jimmy Landfair. Tickets: $100. (501) 664-1879.

10

Vegas on the Rocks: A Chance for Change 7 p.m. at Next Level events. A casinostyle party to benefit Women & Children First, hosted by the Peacekeepers. Heavy hors d’oeuvres, beer and wine, casinostyle games. Tickets: $50. (501) 376-3219.

16

Leader of the Year Banquet 6:30-8:30 p.m. at Penick Boys & Girls Club. Honoring Mike Anderson, head basketball coach for the Arkansas Razorbacks, benefiting Boys & Girls Club of Central Arkansas. Tickets: $150. (501) 666-8816.

16

Fountain Fest 5:30 p.m. at the Arkansas Arts Center. Hosted by The Contemporaries, the evening will include music, barbecue and libations. Funds raised will go toward buying artwork and to fund Contemporaries projects that support the Arts Center. Tickets: $25 in advance, $30 day of. (501) 372-4000.

16

Spark! 6:30 p.m. at the Museum of Discovery. Fundraiser for the museum honoring Arkansans with successful careers in fields that require the intensive study of science, technology and/or math, and corporations and individuals who demonstrate their expertise in science- and technology-related activities. Tickets: $100. (501) 396-7050.

16

Hawgs for a Cause 6-10 p.m. at the AEDD Multipurpose Center, 105 E. Roosevelt Road. Sponsored by the Arkansas Enterprises for the Developmentally Disabled, the evening includes a barbecue dinner, live and silent auctions and music by the Marchese Hendricks Project. Tickets: $40 in advance, $45 at the door. Honoring Craig O’Neill as the 2014 AEDD Champion for a Cause. (501) 801-3648.

16

Prove the Possible Gala, 7-9 p.m. at the Clinton Presidential Library. Fundraiser for KIPP: Delta Public Schools. Tickets: $150. (870) 714-9635.

18

Arkansas Black Hall of Fame Induction Gala 6:30 p.m. at the Statehouse Convention Center. Inducting Rickey L. Jasper, Judge Olly Neal, Dr. Vertie Carter, Colette Honorable, Bobby Rush and U.S. Marshal Bass Reeves (posthumously). Tickets: $150. (501)425-5998.

18

Oktoberfest 6-10 p.m. at the home of Shelly Sutherland. Fundraiser for The Weekend Theater with beer, brats and all the trimmings and karaoke. Tickets: $20. (501) 374-3761.