Helaine Williams

DRESSING ROOM: Belk’s fall sale benefits charities

Belk is again hosting a Fall Charity Sale that will put money into social service agencies, schools and other nonprofit organizations throughout the store chain’s 16-state market area, including the store at Pleasant Ridge Shopping Center, 11525 Cantrell Road in Little Rock.
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GLASS SLIPPERS AND PUMPKIN CARRIAGES Tiaras all around

Cinderella Ball is the prince that comes for Safe Places

“A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes” : That’s the song to which Cinderella, her handsome prince and six “princesses” and their escorts danced during The Cinderella Ball, the 2009 gala to benefit Safe Places, an agency that aids survivors of domestic violence. The event was held Oct. 24 at Embassy Suites in Little Rock.
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CHEERS TO THE MUSEUM Uncorked! is again fruitful for Museum of Discovery

Red or white? Merlot or cabernet sauvignon? The vineyards proved generous at the eighth annual Uncorked!, an evening designed to support the science programs of Little Rock’s Museum of Discovery.
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LET’S TALK Carnival’s ‘fun’ motto ends when bag arrives C.O.D.

As we slowly spiraled closer to the thin boundary line that separated us from open sea, it began to occur to me that maybe hopping into a pedal boat wasn’t such a good idea.
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Social eyes Their place in history

Governor, guests applaud Arkansas Black Hall of Fame inductees

The Arkansas Black Hall of Fame 2009 inductees were feted Oct. 17 at a VIP reception held at the Governor’s Mansion prior to the evening’s induction ceremony.
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LET’S TALK Operator? Help! I’m tethered to a buffet

ABOARD THE CARNIVAL CRUISE SHIP FANTASY — If you’re trying to diet, don’t go on a cruise.
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DRESSING ROOM Aprons and umbrellas

Elizabeth Scokin, Blythevilleborn designer of Haute Hostess Aprons, will host a trunk show from 10 a.m. to noon and 2-6 p.m. Oct. 28 at the 300 Third Tower condo of Sandy and Steve Landers, 300 E. Third St., No. 1701, in Little Rock. Parking will be available in the deck.
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Renaissance lady

Businesswoman, speaker and writer Chauncey Holloman is a young dynamo of positive power.

By now it should be obvious to everyone that Chauncey Cymone Holloman and her hip-hop-influenced line of greeting cards are not fly-by-nighters. Harlem Lyrics, which Holloman started when she was a 15-year-old sophomore at Little Rock’s Parkview High School, has blossomed.
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CHEERS FOR HEALTHY HEARTS Festival of Wines pours on the fun at fundraiser

The sixth annual Festival of Wines, presented by the Jack Stephens Heart Center at St. Vincent Infirmary Medical Center and directed by Jamie Deason, was held Oct. 1 at Dickey-Stephens Park in North Little Rock. The festival raised money for the American Heart Association’s educational programs and life-saving research.
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LET’S TALK Tut, tut: Another chance at Egyptians

I must give thanks and “props” to the good people at the Arkansas Arts Center for stopping me from kicking myself raw. Sorta.
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