Lend your support to local nonprofits (and have some fun) by attending these weekend events. Our photographers will be on the lookout for you!
Saturday (Oct. 6)
2012 Cure Search Walk to celebrate and honor those in Arkansas who have been affected by children’s cancer in Little Rock, 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at Murray Park. For info: (501) 376-4567.
Eighth Annual St. Mark’s Shrimp Boil to benefit St. Francis House, 5-9 p.m. Enjoy live music from the Greasy Greens while feasting on boiled shrimp, potatoes and all the fixin’s. Tickets: $25 in advance, $30 at the door. There’s also a drive-through. Info: (501) 225-4203.
Seventh Annual Amethyst Ball to benefit the Arkansas Coalition Against Domestic Violence, 6:30- 10 p.m., Peabody Little Roc. Enjoy dinner plus a silent and live auction. Former Razorback D.J. Williams and his family will be honored with the Domestic Peace Award. Tickets: $100. For info: (800) 269-4668. The October edition of Little Rock Soiree has more about the mission of ACADV, while sister publication Little Rock Family has a cover story on the Williams family’s experience with domestic violence.
Sixth Annual Mane Event to benefit Beyond Boundaries, 7-11 p.m., River Market Pavilions. Guests will enjoy food, drink, a live auction and live music by The Luke Williams Band. All proceeds benefit Beyond Boundaries, a non-profit center that utilizes horses as a therapy tool to increase specific motor, sensory, speech, and behavior/social responses. Tickets: $75 per couple. For info: (501) 259-3511.
Sunday (Oct. 7)
29th Annual Camp Aldersgate Fish Fry, 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. at Camp Aldersgate. Enjoy fried fish and all the fixin’s plus great family entertainment, an old fashioned bake sale, and more. All proceeds benefit Camp Aldersgate,