Calendar of Events
Applebee’s Late Night Karaoke
Place: Applebee’s of El Dorado
Date: 8 p.m. today
Cork and Canvas with artist Kelly Campbell Place: South Arkansas Art Center
Date: 6 to 9 p.m. today More information: Come try something new. Walk out after class with a finished painting! For non-artists and artist alike, please bring the beverage of your choice. $40 per person includes supplies and snacks; call 862-5474 to register.
Let’s Eat! Making the most of plant-based
nutrition
Place: South Arkansas Community College Date: 6 p.m. today More information: Join Paula Shackelford, Dr. Jim Sheppard, Alexandra Bell, Dr. Ivory Kinslow and Dr. Eric Hatley as they present the practical side of plantbased nutrition and how to enjoy whole foods, plantbased eating. A valuable follow-up to the earlier panel presentation in July.
Friday Oct. 20
Jerry Douglas and Earls
of Leicester
Place: Griffin Music Hall Date: 7 p.m. Friday More information: The Earls of Leicester have discovered a kind of magic that, when harnessed, allows moments once relegated to memories to roar back to life. Old sounds rattle loose chains of space and time that have kept us from forgotten joys and who we once were.
Slik Nickel at the American Legion Place: The American Legion
Date: 8 p.m. to midnight Friday
More information: All patrons must be 21 and older and the cover charge will be $8.
Grown Folks Party at the Brothers of Gusher Elk Lodge #560 Place: Gusher Lodge Date: 9:30 p.m. Friday More information: The event will be featuring the sounds of disc jockey B. Moe and Entry will be $7. Class roll call pictures at midnight.
El Dorado High School’s annual homecoming Place: EL Dorado high School Commons Date: 9 a.m. Friday More information: Festivities will start with an alumni reception from 9 to 10 a.m. tomorrow in the El Dorado High School Commons. The Homecoming Assembly will begin at approximately 1:35 p.m. in the El Dorado High School Arena. Line-up for the homecoming parade will be from 2 to 3:15 pm at the El Dorado Municipal Auditorium with the parade beginning at 3:45 p.m.
Dan Kemp to hold interest meeting Place: Union County Courthouse second floor courtroom
Date: 11:30 a.m. Friday More information: Chief justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court Dan Kemp will meet with all interested citizens of the 13th Judicial District. For more information, call Administrative Judge Hamilton Singleton at 870-837-2272.
Saturday Oct. 21
Abbey Road: music of the Beatles
Place: El Dorado Municipal Auditorium Date: 7:30 p.m. Saturday
Fall Fest at Arkansas Museum of Natural
Resources
Place: Arkansas Museum of Natural Resources Date: 4 p.m. Saturday More information: Admission will be $5 children, $3 adults. Come see the museum during the 1920s when south Arkansas was hustling and bustling with the activities of the oil boom and Halloween was a huge sensation. Community parties and parades were planned and the tradition of “Trick-or-Treating” became popular. Festival goers to the Arkansas Museum of Natural Resources will play some of the same games as were played during the by-gone era. There will be carnival games with prizes and several activities with take home materials. Participants are encouraged to dress up.
Jeans and Classics Place: Griffin Music Hall Date: 7:30 p.m. Saturday More information: Canadian rock band Jeans ’n Classics will join forces with the South Arkansas Symphony Orchestra for a concert celebrating the music of the Beatles. Tickets ranging in price from $15 to $35 are available online at southarkansassymphony.org or by calling the box office at 870-863-4547. Student, senior and military discounts are available.
The Union County Master Gardeners’ Sixth
Annual Bulb Sale Place: South Arkansas Arboretum
Date: 9 a.m. to noon Saturday
More information: Funds raised at the annual bulb sale will be used to fund their annual Dirt Friends Festival. Monday Oct. 23
Keynote: Arkansas Attorney General Leslie
Rutledge
Place: El Conference Center Date: 12:15 p.m. Monday More information: Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge will speak on cyber security, identity theft and Internet safety for the first annual SouthArk CyberExpo, held as part of National Cyber Security Awareness Month. Events include guest speakers, “small byte” lunch hour presentations and community outreach opportunities. Dorado
The Smackover-Norphlet School District’s annual report to the public Place: Smackover-Norphlet central office board room
Date: 5:30 p.m. Monday More information: The board will also hear a report about a possible grant from Lanxess and consider changing the date of annual elections.
Tuesday Oct. 24
Banking Services for
Small Businesses Place: South Arkansas Community College Library Auditorium
Date: 12 p.m. Tuesday More information: Cyber security is a concern for everyone, and perhaps especially companies and “Banking Services for Small Businesses” is presented by Southern Bancorp and the Arkansas Women’s Business Center.
Southern Airways Ribbon Cutting Place: South Arkansas Regional Airport
Date: 5 p.m. Tuesday
Wednesday Oct. 25
Children’s Storytime Place: Barton Public Library
Date: Wednesday 10:30
Thursday Oct. 26 a.m.
Cyber Jobs Panel Place: South Arkansas Community College Date: Oct. 26
More information: Join Alexandra Bell, Bryan Windham, and Tim Bolin as they present insight on the cyber security and information technology job market, preparing for technology jobs interviews, and other helpful tips. Students and all others welcome!