"Sunset Under the Palms: A Key West Soiree" was the theme of the 2023 Gala for Life, benefiting the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute and presented by the Willard & Pat Walker Foundation. The black-tie gala was Sept. 22 in the Wally Allen Ballroom of the Statehouse Convention Center in Little Rock.
This time it wasn t just brews being served. There was a little something extra for the mixed-drinks enthusiasts at Zoo Brew & Cocktails, Too!, which took place Sept. 21 at the Little Rock Zoo.
Burt Hicks took home the Mirror Ball Trophy as champion of the 16th Annual Dancing with Our Stars, benefiting the Children s Tumor Foundation. Held Sept. 7, the contest took place in the Statehouse Convention Center s Wally Allen Ballroom in Little Rock. The Children s Tumor foundation is dedicated to research and a cure for the genetic disorder neurofibromatosis (NF).
"Come out and help make this year s fundraiser our biggest yet," urged officials of Potluck Food Rescue for Arkansas on its website. The fundraiser? Potluck s yearly Driving Away Hunger event.
As a large audience of Art Porter Music Education supporters waited for Norman Brown to take the stage Aug. 5 in the Robinson Center s William Grant Still ballroom in Little Rock, mistress of ceremonies Pamela Smith appeared instead with some bad news.