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FRIDAY, JANUARY 4
• Drive for Life, blood drive to help meet the need in our area, St. Bernards Auditorium, 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Info: Bob Draper, 268-1971.
• Officer Installation, Jonesboro Board of Realtors, Jonesboro Country Club, 6 p.m. Info: Kerri Gann, 972-8425.
• Auditions for Disney’s Alice in Wonderland Jr., ages 9 to adult, The Forum, 6 p.m. Info: 931-5252.
• Awards & Installation Banquet, Jonesboro Jaycees new board of directors to be installed, Holiday Inn, 6:30 p.m. Info: 931-5252.
SATURDAY, JANUARY 5
• Auditions for Disney’s Alice in Wonderland Jr., ages 9 to adult, The Forum, 10 a.m. Info: 931-5252.
• Drive for Life, blood drive to help meet the need in our area, St. Bernards Auditorium, 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Info: Bob Draper, 268-1971.
• Girl Scout cookie sales, get your favorite cookies, set to run through Jan. 20. Info: Lee Poindexter, 932-2833.
SUNDAY, JANUARY 6
• Drive for Life, blood drive to help meet the need in our area, St. Bernards Auditorium, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Info: Bob Draper, 268-1971.
• Arts Center Open House, meet instructors, sign up for classes, The Foundation of Arts, 2 p.m. Info: 935-2726.
MONDAY, JANUARY 7
• Drive for Life, blood drive to help meet the need in our area, St. Bernards Auditorium, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Info: Bob Draper, 268-1971.
• b a DAD, dads showing dads-to-be that they have what it takes, sponsored by the Center for Fathers and Families, Imaging Center, 1144 E. Matthews, 6-8 p.m. Info: Chris Hughes, 886-933-DADS.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 8
• Journey of Faith Banquet, a celebration of CityYouth, 6:30 p.m. Info: Rennell Woods, 932-9398.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 9
• Power Breakfast, sponsored by Jonesboro Regional Chamber of Commerce, Holiday Inn, 6:45-8 a.m. Info: 932-6691.
• Adoption Coalition, a community effort to push the children waiting in foster care into adoptive homes and to increase the number of foster homes, St. Bernards Auditorium, Noon-1 p.m. Info: Kathleen Doty Pruitt, 972-5431, www.adoptarkids.org.
• Heart Walk Team Kickoff, for all company team captains participating in the Heart Walk, Architectural Concepts, noon. Info: Lindsay Burnett, 930-7584.
SATURDAY, JANUARY 12
• Classic Car Show, Chick-Fil-A, 5-9 p.m. Info: 910-6611.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 15
• Gallery Opening, show by Joyce Martin and Etty Horowitz, ASU Fine Arts Center Gallery, 5-7 p.m., set to run through Feb. 15. Info: Gayle Pendergrass, 972-3050.
• Presentation on fossils, presented by Dr. Julie Morrow, Jonesboro Public Library Round Room, 7 p.m. Info: 935-5133.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 16
• Deadline for Triumph of the Human Spirit Honorees, nominate people in your life who have faced adversity and used the experience to positively affect the lives of others, sponsored by Hope Circle. Info: June Morse, 934-5214.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 17
• 2008 Delta National Small Prints, Fowler Center’s Bradbury Gallery, opening reception, 5 p.m., set to run through Feb. 17. Info: Les Christensen, 972-2567.
MONDAY, JANUARY 21
• Phone Phrenzy benefiting Arkansas Children’s Hospital, sponsored by Circle of Friends, through Jan. 25. Info: Cindy Meador, cmeador@ mylibertybank.com
TUESDAY, JANUARY 22
• Kickoff Celebration for March of Babies, (formerly WalkAmerica) event for team captains, or anyone interested in forming a team to have lunch and pick up supplies, Chamber of Commerce, Noon-1 p.m. Info: Melissa Gann, 932-0300.
SATURDAY, JANUARY 26
• 2ND Annual Diabetes Awareness Conference, screening, breakout sessions, lunch, Dr. Michael Dansinger, consultant to “The Biggest Loose” to speak, sponsored by Clopton Clinic Charitable Foundation, Southwest Church of Christ, 8 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Info: Meredith Green, 919-4425.
• Polar Bear Plunge to benefit Special Olympics, Craighead Forest Park, registration Noon, plunging starts at 1 p.m. Info: Kimberly Shipley, 215-3039.
• 4th Annual Masquerade Ball, black-tie optional, live and silent auctions, entertainment by Flyin’ Krazee, Sheffields, 7-11 p.m. Info: Karri Bangert, 972-9786.
SUNDAY, JANUARY 27
•Time for Three, a dynamic trio that transcends traditional genres, Fowler Center, 7:30 p.m. Info: Marie Brackett, 972-3471.
MONDAY, JANUARY 28
• Male and Female Perspective Book Discussion Groups, discussion of “The Thirteenth Tale,” Jonesboro Public Library Civic League Room, 6:30 p.m. Info: 935-5133.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 29
• Female Perspective Book Discussion Group, discussion of “The Thirteenth Tale,” Jonesboro Public Library Civic League Room, 10 a.m. Info: 935-5133.
• Jewish Friends & Neighbors, Marian Liebowitz, clarinetist, ASU Lecture Concert Series, Fowler Center Riceland Hall, 7:30 p.m.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 31
• United Way Awards Luncheon, honoring outstanding donors to the United Way of NEA, ASU Centennial Hall, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Info: Ruth Baker, 935-3658.
