Things to do next week and next month
Next week
Cold and creamy: The Thea Foundation, Loblolly Creamery and Rock Town Distillery will team up for tasty concoctions and visual treats with the Ice Cream Happy Hour, 5-7 p.m. July 9. Loblolly, inside The Green Corner Store & Soda Fountain, 1423 Main St., Little Rock, will host a party with homemade sodas, ice cream (including blueberry pie ice cream) and "boozy floats" while guests of all ages use chalk to decorate the surrounding sidewalks. A portion of sales will benefit Thea Foundation. Call (501) 379-9512 or visit theafoundation.org.
Next month
Cool and fruity: Two towns, two festivals, one weekend. Hope and Cave City celebrate the mighty melon with watermelon festivals from Aug. 6-8. The Cave City Watermelon Festival is free and will feature Saturday headliner Shenandoah. Call (870) 283-5301 or visit cavecityarkansas.info. Down in Hope, the Hope Watermelon Festival has free general admission, but admission to the Saturday concert with headliner Sammy Kershaw is $12 in advance, $20 the day of the show, $6 for children. A Friday-Saturday combo ticket is $15. Call (870) 777-3640 or visit hopemelonfest.com.
Weekend on 07/02/2015