DARE 2 Tread the Trails
Jonesboro Police DARE will be hosting a 5k, 10k, and half marathon trail run on October 14th. The run will be mostly single track trails with some of the chat walking path around the lake. On October 15th, we will have our fun mountain bike poker ride. The mountain bike is for fun and you can win some cool prizes!
Out of the Darkness NEA Walk
Downtown JonesboroThe Out of the Darkness Community Walk is a journey of remembrance, hope, and support. It unites our communities and provides an opportunity to acknowledge the ways in which suicide and mental health conditions have affected our lives and the lives of those we love and care about.
POPOVICH Comedy Pet Theater
The Forum 115 E Monroe Ave, Jonesboro, AR 72401VOTED BEST FAMILY SHOW IN LAS VEGAS!
The World Famous Popovich Comedy Pet Theater is a family-oriented blend of the unique comedy and juggling skills of Gregory Popovich, and the talents of his furry costar. There are more than 25 pets in the show, each one has been rescued from animal shelters and given a new leash on life! They love to perform their skills and stunts on stage.
Gregory Popovich has shared his expertise for raising, training and living harmoniously with pets in two book – “You CAN Train Your Cat” and “Doggy Gone Good”.
Gregory has also produced and starred in a feature film now available for purchase. “Popovich and the Voice of the Fabled American West” has already won several awards including “Audience Choice Award” at the Dances With Films Festival in Los Angeles, and International Film Festival in Austin, TX . Gregory him self has been vots in Las Vegas “Entarianer of the Year”.
DARE 2 Tread the Trails
Jonesboro Police DARE will be hosting a 5k, 10k, and half marathon trail run on October 14th. The run will be mostly single track trails with some of the chat walking path around the lake. On October 15th, we will have our fun mountain bike poker ride. The mountain bike is for fun and you can win some cool prizes!
Glamaw’s Book Signing
Jessica (Glamaw) will be having a booking signing at📍1500 S Caraway Road, Jonesboro, AR, 72405
🕦 She will be here THIS Friday and Saturday from 10 am to 4 pm.
⭐️For those that can’t make it, she will be going LIVE on our Curvy Facebook page🎉🎉
💖There will be door prizes and professionals to help you style outfits for YOUR body type!
DONT forget to bring your cookbooks❤️
Men on Boats: Presented By Valley View Theater Department
Valley View Fine Arts Center 2111 Valley View Drive, Jonesboro, AR 72404The Valley View Theater Department presents “Men on Boats” this Thursday, Friday, and Saturday at the Valley View Fine Arts Center at 7pm. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased at the door.
Centennial Days of Service: Lake Frierson State Park
Celebrate the centennial of Arkansas State Park’s with 100 hours of service. Lake Frierson State Park is joining with Keep Arkansas Beautiful to host a “Clean at You Own Pace” cleanup on Saturday, October 21. Guests can earn service hours towards the “100 Hours of Centennial Service” program by picking up litter throughout the park and along the highway. Stop by the visitor center between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. to pick up Great Arkansas Cleanup supplies. Trash bags, gloves, and tee shirts will be available while supplies last. Come out and be a part of the Great Arkansas Cleanup! #ARStateParks100
Think Pink Scavenger Hunt
Think Pink Scavenger Hunt. Help us raise money and enjoy some wind therapy while your at it!$15 donation, Proceeds go to Susan G Komen for the Cure. Winner receives a $50 HDJ Gift Certificate and Challenge Coin.
No set route, just ride and have fun. You will receive a list of words, while riding take a pic of the word on a sign, on an item, or on anything you find it on. The person with the most words completed wins. Tie breaker will be whoever completed the most words in the least miles.
FOE Fall Festival
The FOE is hosting a Fall Festival for all ages! Attractions include face painting, a bounce house, games, candy, etc. Halloween costumes are encouraged!
DJA’s Fall Fest 2023
Downtown Jonesboro Alliance’s annual Fall Fest will occur on Oct. 21 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Union Park next to the DJA office at 407 Union St. Join us in celebrating the fall harvest with shopping at Barton’s Village, Scalawags Pet Pageant, food trucks, crafts, inflatables & live music on the Hytrol Stage with Marr Street Jam, Link Theatre, Delta Canyon, Lucas Tyler & Chieftain Lane Revival! 🍁🎃 View all updates and info on this page!For any questions concerning the event or vendor availability, please email Sarah Rickert at events@downtownjonesboro.com.
Homecoming Tailgate
Join us at the Cooper Alumni Center for free food, live music, bounce houses and more. Everyone is welcome. Go Red Wolves!
Shrimp Boil
Tickets $25.00Drive Thru: 3:30pm -6:30pm
Eat in : 5:30pm – 7:30pm
Live music in the Court Yard!
Shrimp dinner or Grilled chicken dinner available
Food, Fun, & Music
contact the church office for more information and tickets. 870-932-2124
2nd Annual CHILI Cookoff & FALL DESSERT Contest
Our 2nd Annual Chili Cook-off Competition will be Sunday, October 22nd in the Lodge Hall starting at 4 PM.Entry fee for CHILI is $20. We are also adding a FALL DESSERT contest! Entry fee for this is $10.
All those that wish to taste test and vote for “People’s Choice” Awards may pay $5 & this gets you access to both CHILI and DESSERTS!
Entries must be turned in by 4:30 PM to judges. This will be a BLIND Judging and each entry will present small cups of CHILI to each JUDGE (presentation is important) & same goes for DESSERTS. Once judges have their samples then we will let the taste testing begin for People’s Choice. Winners will be announced at 6 PM. Expect CASH PRIZES and AWARDS!
We are still looking for judges! Please contact Heather Dix if you are interested in helping judge. She would also like a head count of entries so please comment below or reach out to her.
**SUNDAY JAM at the Elks will be LIVE Entertainment for the CHILI COOK-OFF and we welcome all artists to come and participate in this jam day! Greasy Tree will get us kicked off. Music starts at 4 PM!
Hispanic Heritage Month Festival
Festival del Mes de la Herencia Hispana !23 de Septiembre, 10am-2pm | Biblioteca Pública
Join us for the Hispanic Heritage Month Festival on September 23rd at 10am-2pm on the Front lawn of the library!
Come enjoy the Mad Mexican Food Truck, Lolly’s Gourmet Pops, Campfire Pizza, Sandy’s Mexican Bakery, Viva Tropicana and Gourmet Tamales and over 30 art and craft vendors!!
We will have a Bilingual Storytime at 11am, and a Latin Dance Class at 12:30pm! We can’t wait to see you there!!
Trunk or Treat
The festivities will begin in our Parish Hall at 6pm on Wednesday, October 25. Families will dine on hot dogs and chips. Afterwards all will gather in the church parking lot so (toddlers-6th graders) will have the opportunity to safety Trunk-or-Treat in their Halloween costumes.We encourage parents and parishioner to park their vehicles and decorate them with festive Halloween or Fall decor, and handout candy from the trunk of their cars. also if you would like to dress up you are highly encouraged to do so. There will be a box in our narthex for you to drop off donated candy that we need for this event. We look forward to seeing each of you at our Trunk-or-Treat event!
Trunk or Treat at CME inc.
Join the spooktacular fun at CME Inc.’s Trunk or Treat on October 26 at 5:30 p.m. 🎃🍬 Games, candy, and endless fun await! Dress in your boo-tiful best—we can’t wait to see your amazing costumes! 👻🚗
Children’s Glowtober
Join us for a GLOW-tasticly good time!Stop by the library on October 26th from 5:30pm-7pm in the Round Room for a GLOWING good time!! We will have games, crafts, and a dance party!! Costumes are welcome!