LITTLE ROCK — 1 DIP The first World Cheese Dip Championship at North Little Rock’s Dickey-Stephens Park was so successful that they ran out of dip before they ran out of crowd. The Southern Cheese Dip Academy has moved the second annual World Cheese Dip Championship, 1-7:30 p.m. Saturday, to AT&T Field at Little Rock’s War Memorial Stadium, West Markham Street and Fair Park Boulevard. Teams from around the country will be competing for cash prizes and trophies in amateur and professional divisions, as well as for People’s Choice Awards from the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette and Sync.
Also on tap: local musicians and children’s activities. You can watch the Arkansas/Alabama football game (live from Tuscaloosa) on the stadium Jumbotron. Local celebrities will chow down in a halftime cheese dip eating contest. Admission: $10 for adults, free for children 10 and under; proceeds benefit the nonprofit Harmony Health Clinic. You can also donate canned food items at the gate for the Arkansas Foodbank. Visit CheeseDip.net. Story on Page 4E.
2 DRINK OR DINE The Little Rock Zoo will froth and foam for Zoo Brew, a beersampling event, 7-10 p.m. today at Cafe Africa and the Civitan Pavilion at the zoo, 1 Zoo Drive in Little Rock’s Fair Park.
The Shannon Boshears Band will supply the entertainment and Hot Dog Mike will supply hot dogs. Tickets are $20. Call (501) 661-7208.
Eat your fill of seafood at the seventh annual Shrimp Boil Benefit for St. Francis House, 5-9 p.m. Saturday at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 1000 N. Mississippi St., Little Rock. In addition to a Cajun dinner with all the fixings, there will also be music by the Greasy Greens. Tickets are $30, $15 for children. Call (501) 225-4203.
3 DRAW Students, teachers and chalk are coming from all over the state (from as far away as West Memphis, in fact) to chalk up the sidewalks for the sixth annual “Thea Paves the
Way,” 9:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday on
the front lawn of the Clinton Presidential
Center, 1200 President Clinton Ave., Little
Rock. There will also be music, a bouncy
castle and performances by mimes from Parkview High School’s drama department, plus food concessions for sale. Teacher-student groups will put names into a drawing for six $250 gift certificates for art supplies from Dick Blick. Admission is free; all students who come with a teacher will also get in free to the Clinton center. Call (501) 379-9512 or visit theafoundation.org.
4 DISNEY Mickey, Minnie, Donald and Goofy lead audiences through the familiar stories of Cinderella, Beauty, the Beast, Snow White and all those dwarfs as Disney Live! presents Three Classic Fairy Tales, 10:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Friday at North Little Rock’s Verizon Arena. Tickets are $15.75-$52.75 plus handling charges. Call (800) 745-3000 or visit Ticketmaster.com.
5DRAMA Central Arkansas playwright Judy Baker Goss’ First Farewell, focusing on thepeople who attended a 1906 Little Rock performance by famed French actress Sarah Bernhardt, premieres at 7:30 p.m. Friday with additional performances at 4:30 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the Argenta Community Theatre, 405 Main St., North Little Rock. Friday night’s show honors students and volunteers at the University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service (one of the sponsors). The William F. Laman Public Library System will host the Saturday matinee. Admission is free; matinee tickets will be available at the door at 3:30 p.m. on a first-come, first-seated basis; reservations are recommended for the Saturday evening show.
Call (501) 225-2733 or e-mail info@judybgoss.
com. Story on Page 5E.
6 DIXIE Community Theatre of Little Rock will stage the Southern-fried comedy The Dixie Swim Club by Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope and Jamie Wooten at 7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday, Sept.
30-Oct. 1 and Oct. 7-8 and 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 2 and 9 at the Public Theatre, 616 Center St., Little Rock. Tickets are $14, $12 for military members, students and senior citizens 65 and up, free for children 6 and under (cash/checks only, no credit or debit cards). You can get a $1 discount by donating new or “gently used” shoes for the “A Mile in Their Shoes” campaign. Today’s 7:30 p.m. dress rehearsal is a pay-whatyou-can “Pocket Preview.” Call or text (501) 410-2283 (ACT3) or visit www.ctlr-act.org.
7 DUDE!
Go back to a totally awesome time at the Arkansas Arts Center’s Culture Shock: The ’80s, 7-10 p.m.
today. DJ Poebot will play ’80sera tunes; guests are welcome to tour the “Building the Collection: Art Acquired in the 1980s” exhibition. Members Only jackets, shoulder pads and parachute pants are welcome. Tickets are $19.80,$10 for Arts Center members. Call (501) 372-4000.
8 DAM!
Cyclists from all over converge on central Arkansas for the Big Dam Bridge 100, starting at 7:30 a.m. Saturday on LaHarpe Boulevard in downtown Little Rock. The ride, oflengths from 16 to 100 miles, ends on North Little Rock’s Main Street between Fifth Street and Broadway, where participants and spectators can enjoy Finale Fest, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., with food, music and art. Participation in the ride is $33-$49.95; festival admission is free. Call (501) 603-0113 or visit thebigdambridge100.com.
9 DRIFT ... Hot Springs Memorial Field Airport is hosting colorful hot air balloons from all over the country and some musical favorites. The annual Arkansas Legends Balloon Rally lifts off at 5:30 p.m. Friday, with fly-outs, races and balloon glows through the evening and (as conditions allow) all day Saturday.
Saturday’s activities will also include a car show at noon and a tailgate-and-watch party for the Razorbacks game, which starts at 2:30 p.m. Concessions will be available but no ice chests are allowed. The Charlie Daniels Band and Three Dog Night headline concerts at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, respectively. Admission is free. Call (501) 321-2027 or visit hotsprings.org.
10 D’ART Local professional and amateur artists have donated pieces for the annual Artists for Ovaries silent art auction, 6:30-10 p.m. Friday, a fundraiser for the Arkansas Ovarian Cancer Coalition, at the Junior League of Little Rock Building, 401 Scott St., Little Rock. Tickets are $25, $40 for couples, in advance; $30 and $50 on Friday. Call (501) 551-2738.
People are invited to spend an evening strolling through the Bernice Garden Sculpture Party and Fall Fest, 5:30-7:30 p.m.
today. Four new outdoor sculptures will be unveiled at the event, which will include food, drinks and music in the garden, 1401 S. Main St., Little Rock. Admission is free.
Call (501) 617-2511.
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