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Tuesday, September 2
• Howling Clinic, Chamber of Commerce, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Info: 932-6691.
Thursday, September 4
• CWL Golf Tournament, Sage Meadows, 8 a.m. Info: 930-3315.
• Senior Citizen Game Day, games, free coffee, Chick-Fil-A, 8-9:30 a.m. each Thursday. Info: 910-6611.
Friday, September 5
• Brown Bag Luncheon, “Dressing Right for Your Body Type” hosted by The Woman’s Discovery Center, $15 each, St. Bernards Auditorium, Noon. Info: 933-9939.
• Big Great Wolf Pack Tailgate, Downtown Jonesboro, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Info: 932-6691.
• “The Way Home,” a spoken opera about women who have battled cancer, tickets $15, to benefit the Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House, Fowler Center, 7:30 p.m. Info: 336-5011.
Saturday, September 6
• Memory Walk, to benefit the Alzheimer’s Association, Craighead Forest Park Pavilions 3 & 4, registration at 9 a.m. Info: Teresa Guerrero, 501-265-0027.
• ASU vs. Texas Southern, ASU Football Stadium, 6 p.m. kick-off.
Sunday, September 7
• Tour de Forest MTB Race, championship timed race, Craighead Forest Park access 6, 9 a.m. Info: Amanda Herget 926-1450.
Monday, September 8
• Delta Symphony Orchestra Membership Drive, 6 p.m. Info: Christy McKeel, 761-2747.
Tuesday, September 9
• Groundbreaking for the Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House, 1148 E. Matthews, Info: 336-5011.
• Newcomers Club, monthly meeting of ladies new to the Jonesboro area, Interior Design Plus/Pitter Patter, 7 p.m. Info: Tad Margolis, drtadley@yahoo.com.
Wednesday, September 10
• Archeology of the Jones Mills site, educational program free and open to the public, ASU Museum Room 182, 7 p.m. Info: Dr. Julie Morrow, 972-2071.
Friday, September 12
• 15th Annual Day of Caring, volunteers to “Live United” through a day of work across Jonesboro, sponsored by the United Way, kick-off breakfast at First United Methodist Church at 8 a.m., projects 9-11 a.m., lunch at FUMC 11 a.m.-1 p.m., projects 1-4 p.m. Info: 935-3658.
Saturday, September 13
• Blessed Sacrament School 5K Run & Walk, starts at Blessed Sacrament School, 8 a.m. Info: 932-3684.
• Classic Car Cruise-In, Chick-Fil-A, 5-8 p.m. Info: 910-6611.
• ASU vs. Southern Mississippi, ASU Football Stadium, 6 p.m. kick-off.
• Movie in the Park, 8:30 p.m., Earl Bell Community Center, 933-4604.
Monday, September 15
• NEA District Fair, gates open at noon, midway opens at 4 p.m., NEA Fairgrounds.
Tuesday, September 16
• NEA District Fair, gates open 10 a.m., midway opens at 4 p.m., also on wed.-Fri., NEA Fairgrounds.
Friday, September 19
• ASU Open, golf tournament sponsored by the Red Wolf Club, Sage Meadows, registration at 10 a.m., shot gun start at 11 a.m. Info: www.astateredwolves.com.
• NEA District Fair, gates open 10 a.m., midway opens at 4 p.m., NEA Fairgrounds.
• Rhonda Vincent and the Rage, bluegrass concert, Fowler Center’s Riceland Hall, 7:30 p.m. Tickets: 972-ASU1.
Saturday, September 20
• Bikers for Babies Ride, to benefit the March of Dimes, 6:30-7:30 a.m. registration for ride to Toad Suck, 7:30-10 a.m. registration for ride to Clinton Presidential Center in Little Rock. Info: Melissa Gann, 932-0300.
• The Turtle Trot 10K Run & Walk, Craighead Forest Park, 8 a.m. Info: Lowell French, 972-8517.
• College of Business breakfast, honoring Business Executives of the Year, Holiday Inn, 9 a.m. Info: 972-3035.
• NEA District Fair, gates open at noon, Arm Band Day, NEA Fairgrounds.
• Cooper Alumni Center Open House, pre-game tailgate party and tours of the new center, 4-5:30 p.m. Info: 972-2586.
• ASU vs. Middle Tennessee, Homecoming, ASU Football Stadium, 6 p.m. kick-off.
Monday, September 22
• Red Cross Blood Drive, sponsored by Heritage Bank as part of Celebration of Hope week, 2009 Browns Lane, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Info: Blake Sandusky or Martha Pierce, 268-2111.
Tuesday, September 23
• Genentech, “Her Story,” breast cancer survivor’s luncheon, Jonesboro Country Club, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Register: 934-5214.
• Dick Hoyt of “Team Hoyt,” as part of Celebration of Hope week, ASU Convocation Center, doors open at 6 p.m. with sponsor booths, program at 7 p.m. Tickets: 972-ASU1.
Wednesday, September 24
• Red Cross Blood Drive, sponsored by Heritage Bank as part of Celebration of Hope week, 2009 Browns Lane, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Info: Blake Sandusky or Martha Pierce, 268-2111.
Thursday, September 25
• Predator Hunting and Game Calling Seminar, all ages, Crowley’s Ridge Nature Center, 6:30 p.m. Pre-register: Shaun Merrell, 933-6787.
Saturday, September 27
• Heart & Sole 5K Run/Walk/Corporate Walk, start at Cardiology Associates, 201 E. Oak, 9 a.m. Info: Tracy Stearns 931-0578.
• 2nd Annual Arkansas Game & Fish Commission Fall Family Fair, Crowley’s Ridge Nature Center, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Info: 933-6787.
Tuesday, September 30
• Rally for the Cure, two lady golf scramble to benefit Susan G. Komen for the Cure, Jonesboro Country Club, tee time 9 a.m. Info: Mary Lee Wierzba, 935-0863.