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Saturday, November 1
• Bocce/Athletics Clinic, training for Special Olympics coaches, ASU, 9 a.m. Info: 215-3039.
• Sylvia McNair, a cabaret-style evening of songs, Fowler Center’s Riceland Hall, 7:30 p.m. Info: 972-3471.
Monday, November 3
• Youth Appreciation Banquet, presented by The Optimist Club of Jonesboro, 6:30 p.m. Info: 273-4509.
Tuesday, November 4
• Graduate Thesis Exhibitions, Fine Arts Center Gallery, set to run through Nov. 19. Info: 972-3050.
• Cram the Convo, Lady Red Wolves Volleyball vs. UALR Lady Trojans, $1, 7 p.m. Info: 972-2558.
• Wanna Dance? Dance Night 2, to benefit the Woman’s Discovery Center, Brookland Performing Arts Center, 7 p.m. Info: 933-9939.
Thursday, November 6
• Senior Town Hall Meeting, information to protect the financial interests of senior citizens, sponsored by the state of Arkansas and AARP, St. Bernard’s Auditorium, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Info: 930-9900.
• Signature Chefs Auction, an elegant evening featuring a variety of culinary treasures from the areas best chefs, silent and live auctions, to benefit The March of Dimes, Holiday Inn of Jonesboro, 6 p.m. Tickets and Info: 932-0300.
• Chanticleer, the world’s finest male choral ensemble, Fowler Center’s Riceland Hall, 7:30 p.m. Info: 972-3471.
Friday, November 7
• Lit’l Bita Christmas Arts & Crafts Show, Convocation Center, Noon-6 p.m.
Saturday, November 8
• Fegus Snoddy 4-Mile Run/Walk, Craighead Forest Park, 9 a.m. Info: 933-4604.
NEA Baptist Family Fest, games, activities, DARE car, kids fingerprinting, visit from Howl, NEA Baptist Hospital, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Info: 934-5109.
• Classic Car Cruise-In, Chick-Fil-A, 5-9 p.m. Info: 910-6611.
• Multicultural Food and Dance Festival, food, music, Hispanic princess pageant, St. Bernards Auditorium, 7 p.m. Info: 971-1884.
• Lit’l Bita Christmas Arts & Crafts Show, Convocation Center, 9 a.m.-6 p.m.
Sunday, November 9
• Lit’l Bita Christmas Arts & Crafts Show, Convocation Center, Noon-4 p.m.
Tuesday, November 11
• Memorial Unveiling, the addition of four names to the ROTC War Memorial to be made, National Guard Armory, 1:30 p.m. Info: 972-2064.
• “Women, Religion, Race & Civil Rights,” Bettye Collier-Thomas to speak, as part of the ASU Lecture-Concert Series, ASU Student Union Auditorium, 7 p.m. Info: 972-2308.
• Veteran’s Day Parade, Downtown Jonesboro, 10 a.m. Info: 870-336-1454.
Wednesday, November 12
• Adoption Coalition Meeting, St. Bernards Auditorium, 12-1 p.m. Info: sharon.stallings@sbcglobal.net.
Friday, November 14
• Bowling Tournament, school age tournament for Area 7 Special Olympics, 9 a.m. Info: 215-3039.
• Holiday Show 2008, Sara Howell Studio & Gallery, 6-9 p.m. Info: 935-6336.
• The Rimers of Eldritch, presented by the ASU Department of Theatre, ASU Fowler Center, 7:30 p.m. Tickets: 972-ASU1.
Saturday, November 15
• Waddle, Walk, Run, to benefit the Pregnancy Resource Center, Craighead Forest Park, 9 a.m., Info: 932-6644.
• Holiday Show 2008, Sara Howell Studio & Gallery, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Info: 935-6336.
• The Rimers of Eldritch, presented by the ASU Department of Theatre, ASU Fowler Center, 7:30 p.m. Tickets: 972-ASU1.
Sunday, November 16
• Neil Beg’s 100 Years of Broadway, performing songs of the greatest Broadway musical, Fowler Center’s Riceland Hall, 3 p.m. Info: 972-3471.
Monday, November 17
• Disney’s Jungle Book, Visual & Performing Arts Magnet School, $3, 6:30 p.m. Info: 933-5830.
Tuesday, November 18
• Waterfowl Workshop – Going South with the Fall Migration, Crowley’s Ridge Nature Center, 6:30 p.m. Info: 933-6787.
• Disney’s Jungle Book, Visual & Performing Arts Magnet School, $3, 6:30 p.m. Info: 933-5830.
• Wanna Dance? Grand Finale, to benefit The Woman’s Discovery Center, Valley View Performing Arts Center, 7 p.m. Info: 933-9939.
• “The Beauty of Nature – the Art of Technology,” Astronaut Story Musgrave to speak, as part of the ASU Lecture-Concert Series, ASU Student Union Auditorium, 7 p.m. Info: 972-2308.
• The Rimers of Eldritch, presented by the ASU Department of Theatre, ASU Fowler Center, 7:30 p.m. Tickets: 972-ASU1.
• Downtown Jonesboro Association Annual Meeting, location TBA, 5 p.m. Info: 870-336-1454
Wednesday, November 19
• The Rimers of Eldritch, presented by the ASU Department of Theatre, ASU Fowler Center, 7:30 p.m. Tickets: 972-ASU1.
Thursday, November 20
• Charlotte’s Web, Jonesboro High School, 7 p.m.
Friday, November 21
• Bowling Tournament, adult tournament for Area 7 Special Olympics, 10 a.m. Info: 215-3039.
• Charlotte’s Web, Jonesboro High School, 7 p.m.
Saturday, November 22
• Silent Auction, to benefit the United Way of Northeast Arkansas, The Mall at Turtle Creek Dillard’s entrance, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Info: 935-3658.
• Charlotte’s Web, Jonesboro High School, 2 p.m.
• Game Day, ASU vs. Florida Atlantic, 2 p.m.
Thursday, November 27
• Community Thanksgiving Meal, St. Bernards Auditorium, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Info for volunteers, 932-7479.