OCTOBER CALENDAR: Fair warnings

Fried, frightful, fruity, festive things ahead

— October is when things go bump in the night, and no wonder. Night comes all of a sudden these last weeks of daylight-saving time. Watch out for lumberjacks, mothers-in-law and other squirrels underfoot.

1 World Smile Day. Smile, and the world smiles with you. Cry, and you might as well have been a Travs fan.

GRRRLS IN THE WOODS

Women’s Outdoor Weekend, bird-watching, backpacking, fly-fishing and more; three-day, two-night workshop through Oct. 3 at Bull Shoals-White River State Park near Mountain Home. Registration: $125. Call (870) 445-3629.

FEST-IVITIES

Arkansas Apple Festival through Oct. 3 in Lincoln southwest of Fayetteville. Call (479) 824-3378. El Dorado MusicFest through Oct. 2 with Pat Green, Uncle Kracker. Details at musicfesteldorado. com. Call (870) 862-4747. Timberfest and lumberjack contests through Oct. 2 in Sheridan, south of Little Rock. Call (870) 942-3021. Autumnfest and spaghetti dinner, 5 p.m.; festival Oct. 2 at St. Theresa Catholic Church, Little Rock. Call (501) 565-9198. Rock and Roll Highway 67 Music Festival with Bill Rice, Narvel Felts, Mickey Gilley, through Oct. 2, Pocahontas. Call (870) 758-1875.

TALK THE TALK, WALK THE STALK

Schaefer’s Corn Maze through October near Mayflower. Call (501) 269-7903.

RHYMES WITH BIKE, IKE

Prints and Poems: The Bikewriters teen poetry slam about motorcycles, 5:30 p.m. at Crystal Bridges at the Massey, Bentonville. Call (479) 418-5700.

BETWEEN A ROCK AND A YARD SPACE

2 Central Arkansas Gem and Mineral Show through Oct. 3 at Jacksonville Community Center, Jacksonville. Details at centralarkansasrockhound. org. Call (501) 821-2346. Argenta Neighborhood-Wide Yard Sale, 7 a.m.-noon around downtown North Little Rock. Call (501) 376-1127.

NAME THAT FESTOON

Oktoberfest, 9:30 a.m. in MacArthur Park, Little Rock; Elise Davis Band, 5 p.m.; dinner at St. Edward Catholic Church near the park. (Rummage sale starts Oct. 1.) Call (501) 454-0120. Family Fun Fest, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at Dickey-Stephens Park, North Little Rock. Details at nlrfamilyfunfest.org. Call (501) 372-5959. Keo Fall Days, car show, horseshoes and free cake at Keo City Hall east of Little Rock. Call (501) 842-0100.

ROPES, REINS AND STRINGS

High Cotton on the Bayou plantation tours and demonstrations of horse- and mule-drawn farming gear, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. at Scott Plantation Settlement east of Little Rock. Call (501) 351-0300. Arkansas Symphony Orchestra concert, “Opening Night,” with pianist Kevin Cole, 8 p.m. Oct. 2 and 3 p.m. Oct. 3, at Robinson Center Music Hall, Little Rock. Details at arkansassymphony.org. Call (501) 666-1761. Hank Williams Jr. and Jamey Johnson, 7 p.m. at Verizon Arena, North Little Rock. Call (800) 745-3000.

WHAT? — HIM?

3 Mad magazine founding editor Harvey Kurtzman’s birthday, 1902. All That Jazz, 6 p.m. at Next Level Events, Little Rock, kickoff party for the CARTI Kids Golf Classic Oct. 4 at Maumelle Country Club, benefiting the Central Arkansas Radiation Therapy Institute. Details at carti. com. Call (501) 296-3429.

4 How to celebrate Spinning and Weaving Week: Hire a good PR agent.

5 National Newspaper Week and, wouldn’t you know it? — Self Promotion Month, too.

SOME DAYS, YOU GREET THE BEAR

6 National Bring Your Teddy Bear to Work Day. The Teddy Bear was named for: (A) Chicago Bears President Ted Phillips, (B) Bear-hunting President Theodore Roosevelt, or (C) bare-chested Ted Nugent.

Answer at Oct. 27.

BLUES STREAK

7 Arkansas Blues and Heritage Festival with B.B. King and Dr. John, through Oct. 9, Helena-West Helena. Details at blue sandheritagefest.com. Call (870) 338-8327.

World Championship Crystal Dig through Oct. 9; quilt and gem shows through Oct. 10, Mount Ida. Details at mtidachamber. com. Call (870) 867-2723.

FORECAST: FAIR AND WINDY

8 Arkansas State Fair through Oct. 17 at the Arkansas State Fairgrounds, Little Rock. Details at arkansasstatefair.com. Call (501) 372-8341. Musical Chicago, weekends through Oct. 24 at The Weekend Theater, Little Rock. Call (501) 374-3761.

A FEST FULL OF HOLLERS

Turkey Trot Festival and turkeycalling through Oct. 9, Yellville. Call (870) 449-4676.

UP (IN THE CLOUDS) AND DOWN (HOME)

9 Little Rock Air Force Base Open House with the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds jet show, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. through Oct. 10 at the base near Jacksonville. Details at www.littlerock.af.mil. Call (501) 987-3601.

Wiggins Cabin Festival and gumbo cook-off, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Crossett. Call (870) 364-3648.

HEIGH-HO, HEIGH-HO, IT’S OFF

TO CORK WE GO

Wiederkehr Village Weinfest, polka lessons and grape stomp at Wiederkehr Village near Altus. Details at wiederkehrwines.com. Call (800) 622-9463.

10 National Chestnut Week, National Cyber Security Awareness Month: A bushel and a tech.

ROCK AND ROLL

Nickelback with Three Days Grace and Buckcherry, 6 p.m. at Verizon Arena, North Little Rock. Call (800) 745-3000.

Arkansas Bicycle Club’s Arky 100 rides of 25 to 100 miles, 8 a.m. from the Sheridan Community Center. Call (501) 912-1449.

11 Columbus Day. Didn’t get the memo? — no mail delivery.

TWO-STAGE PLAN

12 Carrie Underwood with Billy Currington and Sons of Sylvia, 7 p.m. at Verizon Arena, North Little Rock. Call (800) 745-3000.

Comedy thriller Death by Fatal Murder through Nov. 14 at Murry’s Dinner Playhouse, Little Rock. Call (501) 562-3131.

13 National School Lunch Week, National Sarcastics Awareness Month.

A blob hits the plate — Oh, isn’t this great? Like rubber to chew — I wish I had two; And what’s for dessert? — Ooo! Strawberry splurt!

HYDE AND SEEK

14 The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by the Royal Players through Oct. 17 and Oct. 21-24 at the Royal Theatre, Benton. Details at theroyalplay ers.com. Call 315-5483.

War Eagle Mill Arts and Craft Fair through Oct. 17 at the mill near Rogers. Call (479) 789-5343.

NEWS OF NOTES

15 Arkansas Chamber Singers concert, Forward and Bach Again, 7:30 p.m. at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, Little Rock; also 3 p.m. Oct. 17 at the Clinton Presidential Center, Little Rock. Call (501) 377-1121.

WHAT’S UP: DOCS

Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival, 100 films to be screened through Oct. 24 at the Malco Theater, downtown Hot Springs. Details at hsdff.org. Call (501) 321-4747.

GRAVE MANNERS

Voices from Eureka’s Silent City, cemetery tours with costumed re-enactors, 5:30-8:30 p.m. and continuing Oct. 16, 29 and 30, Eureka Springs. Call (479) 253-9417.

Fort Smith’s hangin’ Judge Isaac Parker (actor Floyd Robinson) celebrates his 172nd birthday, hangin’ around 5-7 p.m. at the Fort Smith Museum of History. Call (479) 783-7841.

FRESH AIRS

16 Harvest Festival through Oct. 17 at Wildwood Park for the Performing Arts, Little Rock. Mountain Heart concert, 7 p.m. Oct. 16. Details at wildwood park.org. Call (501) 821-7275.

Rendezvous and Fall Festival mountain-man merrymaking through Oct. 17 at Pinnacle Mountain State Park near Little Rock. Call (501) 868-5806.

UP ONE WAY, DOWN THE

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Komen Race for the Cure

through downtown Little Rock and North Little Rock. Details at komenarkansas.com. Call (501) 202-4399.

Arkansas Puzzle Day crossword challenge, 1 p.m. at the Clinton School of Public Service, Little Rock. Call (501) 683-5239.

17 How to celebrate National Chili Month: Peppered and Pepto’ed.

18 How to celebrate Squirrel Awareness Month: Go nuts.

19 How to celebrate Halloween Safety Month: Avoid ’um boo-boos.

The Color Purple, Broadway musical through Oct. 24 at Walton Arts Center, Fayetteville. Call (479) 443-5600.

20 National Bake and Decorate Month, National Crime Prevention Month.

“Cake or death?” — Eddie Izzard

WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE

21 Boo at the Zoo trick-ortreating 6-9 p.m. through Oct. 24, and Oct. 28-31 at the Little Rock Zoo. Call (501) 661-7208. Rob Zombie and Alice Cooper at Verizon Arena, North Little Rock. Call (800) 745-3000.

Tasting at Twilight wine and auction, 7 p.m. at Union Station, Little Rock, benefits the Arkansas chapter of Hands and Voices. Call (501) 626-4640.

TALK THE TALK, WALK THE STALK

22 Author Rebecca Skloot (The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks), 11:30 a.m. at the Fayetteville Public Library. Call (479) 856-7000. The Giant and the Beanstalk through Nov. 7 at the Arkansas Arts Center Children’s Theatre, Little Rock. Call (501) 372-4000.

23 Full Moon — in spooky October, a sign of things to come. Here, Thing. Come here, Thing.

WALTZING WINDS

24 Little Rock Wind Symphony concerts march from Thursday nights to Sunday afternoons (at 3 p.m.), Second Presbyterian Church. Call (501) 666-0777.

How to celebrate Spinach Lovers Month: Go green.

25 National Magic Week; Eat Better, Eat Together Month. Hey, Rocky! — watch me pull a tidbit out of my hat. “That trick never works.” — Rocky the Flying Squirrel.

WYATT? BECAUSE.

26 Gunfight at the OK Corral, 1881.

27 Nothing to Pooh at quiz answer: (B) Teddy Roosevelt.

28 How to celebrate National Roller Skating Month: Slip into something comfortable.

Fine Arts Club’s The Art of Entertaining with decorating tips from designer Eddie Ross, 11 a.m. at the Governor’s Mansion, Little Rock. Call (501) 396-0322

TO BEAN, OR NOT TO BEAN

29 Shakespearean drama Hamlet through Nov. 14 at Arkansas Repertory Theatre, Little Rock. Call (501) 378-0405.

Beanfest through Oct. 30; Arkansas Championship Outhouse Races Oct. 30 in Mountain View. Details at yourplaceinthemoun tains.com. Call (870) 269-8068.

SUPER CREW, POSTAGE DUE

30 Little Rock Comic Con, comics and collectibles, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. at La Quinta Inn, downtown Little Rock. Call (501) 778-4440.

Pinnacle Mountain Stamp Club’s PINPEX stamp show through Oct. 31 at Jacksonville Community Center, Jacksonville. Call (501) 868-4553. Grand Prairie Rice Festival, Hazen. Call (870) 255-3042.

TOAST A GHOST

31 Halloween!

Coming next month: November! Call (501) 399-3633, write to Ron Wolfe, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, 121 E. Capitol Ave., Little Rock, Ark. 72203, or e-mail rwolfe@arkansasonline.com

by Oct. 15 to suggest November calendar entries or what to do if the Thanksgiving turkey falls off the table on Nov. 25, such as: Be thankful the dog isn’t as fast as he used to be. A bird on the floor is worth two in the dog. Each event requires a phone number that is answered during business hours, or by an answering machine that identifies the event or its sponsor.

SERIOUS ATTENTION:

Arkansas Down Syndrome Association’s Gettin’ Down for Down Syndrome cook-out and dance with Elvis impersonator Butch Dicus, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Oct. 2 at the Little Rock Zoo. Call (501) 223-3696.

Fundraiser Alzheimer’s Arkansas Walk, 7 a.m. Oct. 2 at the Little Rock Zoo. Other walks Oct. 23 in Hot Springs and Oct. 30 in Batesville. Details at alzark.org. Call (501) 224-0021.

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