OFF DUTY LIFE >>07-20-07

Mt. Nebo Remembers set for Saturday

Mt. Nebo Remembers Day will be held from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday at Mt. Nebo State Park Pavilion, 16728 West State Hwy. 155, Dardanelle. Join the staff and Mount Nebo residents as we share memories of the mountain. Special programs pertaining to the mountain’s history, including a walking tour, hayride, slideshow, speakers, and a story swap are on the agenda. Anyone with memories to share is encouraged to participate. Admission is free. Call 479-229-3655 for more information.


Grape Festival slated

25th Annual Altus Grape Festival is set for July 27 through 28 in Altus. The event is Altus’ annual celebration of the grape harvest with blessing of the harvest ceremony and cutting of the vines. The fun includes grape-stomping competitions, waiter and waitress tray races, grape pie-eating contest, wine tasting booths, juried craft show, food booths, inflatable play area for children, street dances, an amateur wine tasting contest, free vineyard tours, and a Bacchas look-alike contest. Admission is free. For more information visit http://altusarkansas.com.


Museum of Discovery set to host dig

The Museum of Discovery will host “Can You Dig It?” July 26 through July 28 at 500 President Clinton Ave., Suite 150, Little Rock. Join geologists, archeologists and paleontologists as they dig for minerals, rocks and fossils, erect a giant dinosaur skeleton, and learn how dinosaurs, sea creatures and plants turn into oil and coal. Admission is $7 adults, $6 children and seniors, members free. For more information visit www.amod.org.


Book show Aug. 11-12

The 22nd annual Book and Paper Show, hosted by the Arkansas Antiquarian Booksellers, will be held Aug. 11-12 at the Jacksonville Community Center just off Hwy. 67/167 at Main Street and Municipal Drive in Jacksonville. More than 50 book and paper dealers and Arkansas authors will be on hand to display, autograph and make available for purchases rare and collectible books of interest and value.

There will be a special offering of $1 to $5 distressed merchandise and bargain books on the afternoon of Sunday, Aug. 12.
Admission is $5 with a $2 rebate couple with each admission to be used toward any show purchase. Show hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 11 and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 12. There will be door prizes, a concession stand and book-rebinding service is also offered. Parking I free.


VBS slated July 23-27

Grace Fellowship invites all children ages 4-12 years old to participate in the Ramblin’ Road Trip Vacation Bible School.

Children will take a journey along the road of Christianity as they experience God’s love. Vacation Bible School will be held nightly July 23-27 from 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. at Grace Fellowship Church, 601 West Elm (behind Bank of the Ozarks) in Cabot. The week will culminate with a musical presentation, slide show, and dinner on Friday night.
For more information, please contact Dana Wessel at 605-6229.