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Tuesday, August 1
• TLC Mum Sale, $100 per container for large mums to be delivered in September, to benefit The Learning Center, to continue through month. Info: Barbara Pitcock, 932-4245.
• Diabetes Back to School Conference, for teachers, coaches and daycare providers, 505 East Matthews, 8-11 a.m. Info: 972-4454.
Saturday, August 2
• Wayne Hancock Book Signing, local mystery writer to sign “30 Days in May,” Barnes & Noble, 2-4 p.m. Info: 336-2549.
Thursday, August 7
• Senior Citizen Game Day, games, free coffee, Chick-Fil-A, 8-9:30 a.m., Thursday’s throughout the month. Info: 910-6611.
• Pi Mu Fashion Show, the latest in fall fashions from local shops, to benefit the children’s wings of Jonesboro hospitals and the Arkansas Children’s hospitals, Holiday Inn, 11:30 a.m. Info: Aylia Poston, 932-5125.
Friday, August 8
• RRAC Hot Summer Nights, 4 mile run and walk, start at Trim Gym, 6 p.m. Info: 931-0578.
Saturday, August 9
• Dog (and Cat) Days of Summer, pet photography by Courtney Fitzwater Photography with 2 item donation to Northeast Arkansas Humane Society. Info and booking: 268-0502
• Pink Warrior Race Rally, register for the Pink Warrior Arkansas Race for the Cure team, The Mall at Turtle Creek, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Info: 972-4454.
Joe Truman Book Signing, to sign “Sling Creek,” Barnes & Noble, Noon-3 p.m. Info: 336-2549.
• Classic Car Show, Chick-Fil-A, 5-9 p.m. Info: 910-6611.
Sunday, August 10
• XTERRA Iron Will, $50 Aug. 2-9, $60 day of race, Craighead Forest Park, 8 a.m. Info: 933-4604.
Tuesday, August 12
• Salad Social and Auction, sponsored by the Jonesboro Newcomers Club to benefit the organizations charities, at the home of Tad Margolis, 7 p.m. Info: Tad Margolis, 934-9203.
Wednesday, August 13
• Adoption Coalition Meeting, lunch provided, St. Bernards Auditorium, Noon-1 p.m. Info: Sharon.stallings@sbcglobal.net.
Saturday, August 16
• Jimmy Gillentine Book Signing, to sign “Of Moon and Blood,” Barnes & Noble, 2-4 p.m. Info: 336-2549.
• Red Dress Safari: A Walk on the Wild Side, heavy hors d’oeuvres, silent and live auctions, dancing, black tie-optional, presented by Cardiology Associates Foundation and Clopton Clinic Charitable Foundation, St. Bernards Auditorium, 6:30 p.m. Info: 931-4044.
Friday, August 22
• Mutts, Meows & Music, to benefit the Northeast Arkansas Humane Society, silent and live auctions, heavy hors d’oeuvres and dancing, The Holiday Inn, 6:30 p.m. Info: Jennifer Smith, 933-1888.
Saturday, August 23
• 9th Annual Watering Hole, ASU alumni, friends and community volunteers are invited to hand out free bottles of water to incoming students, ASU residence halls, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Info: Todd Clark, 972-2586.
• Partners in Survival Workshop, educational workshop for husbands, fathers and sons of those with cancer and the women diagnosed, presented by HopeCircle and Men Against Breast Cancer, Holiday Inn, 9 a.m.-Noon. Info: June Morse, 934-5214.
• Nutcracker Ballet Auditions, 10 a.m. ages 8-10, 12:30 p.m. ages 11+, 4 p.m. adults actors/dancers, The Foundation of Arts, Info: www.jonesborofoa.com
• Little Women Auditions, parts available for girls 12+ and boys 16+, The Foundation of Arts, 2 p.m. Info: www.jonesborofoa.com
• “Night of Laughs,” professional stand-up comedy show presented by the Jonesboro F.O.P, to benefit CityYouth Ministries, local youth athletics and Special Olypmics, Valley View Fine Arts Center, 8 p.m. Info: 268-1120.
Sunday, August 24
• Nutcracker Ballet Auditions, 1p.m. ages 8-10, 3 p.m. ages 11+, 6 p.m. adults actors/dancers, The Foundation of Arts, Info: www.jonesborofoa.com
• Little Women Auditions, parts available for girls 12+ and boys 16+, The Foundation of Arts, 1 p.m. Info: www.jonesborofoa.com
Monday, August 25
• Comprehensive Breast Care Seminar, sponsored by St. Bernards Medical Center, Dr. Ellen McDaniel to speak, St. Bernards Auditorium, 6 p.m. Info: 972-4473.
Thursday, August 28
• Business After Hours, Occasions Publishing Group, 5-6:30 p.m. Info: 931-0012.
• Bike Night, Chick-Fil-A, 5-9 p.m. Info: 910-6611.
Judy Fisher Book Signing, to sign “Life is a Gift,” Barnes & Noble, 6-8 p.m. Info: 336-2549.
• Fall Food Plots: Implementation and Management, door prizes and refreshments, Lynn Fair to speak, Crowley’s Ridge Nature Center, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Info and registration: 933-6787.
•Democratic Convention Watch Party, ASU Student Union Auditorium, 7-10 p.m.,Info: E.J. Roussell, 935-3419