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The Thea Foundation, Loblolly Creamery and Rock Town Distillery will team up for the Ice Cream Happy Hour.
The Thea Foundation, Loblolly Creamery and Rock Town Distillery will team up for the Ice Cream Happy Hour.

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

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