Around Town

By Voice Staff
Wednesday, November 26, 2008 10:57 AM CST

Free shots offered

to ‘Part B’ seniors

Free flu shots will be given to seniors, with Medicare Part B, from 9 to 11 a.m. every Wednesday in November at the Jack Evans Senior Center in Sherwood. A $20 charge will be assessed for seniors without Medicare Part B coverage. For more information, call the center at 834-5770.

Pinnacle state park

holds holiday sale

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The Pinnacle Mountain State Park Visitor Center Gift Shop will have its holiday sale from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday through Sunday.

Among items for sale are books and nature items.

For details call (501) 868-5806.

Christmas parade slated for Dec. 7

The North Little Rock Christmas parade will be at 2 p.m. Dec. 7.

The theme is Peace on Earth. The parade will follow its traditional route starting at Pershing Boulevard, and continuing down Main Street to the City Services Building.

Those interested in being in the parade may contact the Sertoma Club at (501) 758-037. Entry forms are available at the North Little Rock Chamber of Commerce. All entries are due by Nov. 30.

Sherwood group

to host benefit

The eighth annual Hearts & Hooves Hoedown will be from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday at Hearts & Hooves, 2308 Kellogg Acres Road in Sherwood.

The event is a bluejeans and boots affair with Craig O’Neill of KTHV-TV, Channel 11, as master of ceremonies, according to a news release from Hearts & Hooves.

Activities will include music, silent and live auctions, a country store, grilled steaks catered by James Staats of Golden Corral and an equestrian fashion show by the group’s models. The event is the organization’s primary fundraiser to subsidize the riders’ fees. All proceeds go to the program and the community.

Hearts & Hooves is a nonprofit therapeutic riding center that brings people with special needs together with horses in a program that helps develop coordination, balance, flexibility and self-esteem.

For tickets or information, call Pat White at 834-8509.

Shelter revises

adoption schedule

The Sherwood Humane Animal Shelter at 6500 North Hills Blvd. is closed to adoptions every other Saturday.

The open Saturday dates for adoption for the rest of 2008 are noon to 4 p.m. Saturday and again on Dec. 6, 20.

People who want to adopt an animal should arrive at least one hour before closing to complete the documents.

The shelter is open 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays.

For more information, call the shelter at 834-2287.

Wellness clinic

open weekly

The Baptist Wellness Clinic for senior citizens is open from 9 to 11 a.m. Wednesdays at the Jack Evans Senior Center, 2301 Thornhill Drive in Sherwood.

For more information, call the senior center at 834-5770.

Scottish dance

classes under way

The fall session of Scottish Country Dance Lessons runs from 7-9 p.m. through Dec. 1 at Park Hill Presbyterian Church, 3520 John F. Kennedy Blvd. in North Little Rock.

Classes and times are:

Introduction to Scottish Country Dance, for children ages 6-11, from 6:30 to 7 p.m. Early registration is necessary. The class requires a minimum of eight students. The cost is $10.

Beginning Scottish Country Dance, 7-8 p.m. The cost for adults is $55 plus a $5 membership fee and, for ages 12-18, is $20 plus a $5 membership fee.

Intermediate Scottish Country Dance, 8-9 p.m. The cost for adults is $55 plus a $5 membership fee and, for ages 12-18, is $20 plus a $5 membership fee.

Participants will learn basic formations and footwork used in dancing traditional and modern Scottish reels, jigs and strathspeys, which form the basis of Scottish ballroom dancing. No partner or previous dance experience is necessary.

Casual dress and soft-sole shoes are required.

The Arkansas Scottish Country Dance Society is a nonprofit organization established in 1985 by people interested in fostering traditional Scottish country dancing and music.

For more information, call 821-4746 or visit arkansasscds.googlepages.com/home.

GriefShare meets

weekly at church

A GriefShare recovery seminar and support group meets at 7 p.m. Thursdays at Sylvan Hills Church of Christ, 117 W. Maryland Ave. in Sherwood, said John Snyder, GriefShare facilitator.

GriefShare features nationally recognized experts on grief and recovery. Topics include “The Journey of Grief,” “When Your Spouse Dies,” “Your Family in Grief,” “Why?” and “Stuck in Grief.”

Child care is provided.

For more information, call the church at 835-4141.

Farmers market

open twice a week

The Certified Arkansas Farmer’s Market in Argenta is open 7 a.m. to noon Tuesdays and Saturdays in the parking lot on Main Street between Fourth and Fifth streets.

For vendor information, e-mail csalittlerock@yahoo.com. For market progress reports, visit www.arkansasfood.net.

Center features

museum, riverboat

The North Shore Maritime Center at 100 Riverfront Drive includes a Maritime Museum, the submarine USS Razorback; the Salty Parrot Restaurant; a party barge and stern-wheel excursion boat the Arkansas Queen.

The Arkansas Queen offers sightseeing and dining cruises and sails on the Arkansas River.

For details, visit www.arkansasqueen.com or call 372-5777.

Mobile unit makes

adoptions possible

Pets are available for adoption every Saturday in the North Little Rock Animal Shelter’s Mobile Adoption Unit in the Lakewood Village shopping center.

The hours are 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays.

For the Sunday schedule or more details, call the shelter at 791-8577.

Pet adoptions set

every Saturday

Maumelle Friends of the Animals is at the North Little Rock PetSmart store from 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays for pet adoptions.

For more information, call Charleen Akins at 851-7114.

Museum displays

artillery piece

The MacArthur Museum of Arkansas Military History in Little Rock is displaying a rare piece of Civil War-era artillery, coinciding with the 145th anniversary of the July 4 Battle of Helena, according to museum Executive Director Stephan McAteer.

An oil portrait of Lt. William Rector, recently donated to the museum by a relative, will also make its debut. A son of Arkansas Gov. Henry Rector, William was killed July 4, 1863, at the Battle of Helena.

The unwheeled tube of one gun from a pair of 1851 Alger Cadet Guns will be on display in Arkansas for the first time. Produced for the Arkansas Military Institute by Cyrus Alger & Co. of Boston, the rare Civil War-era artillery is on loan to the MacArthur Museum from the Petersburg National Battlefield in Virginia.

The MacArthur Museum of Arkansas Military History, at 503 E. Ninth St. in Little Rock’s MacArthur Park, was created to preserve and interpret the state’s military heritage from its territorial period to the present.

For more information, call McAteer at 376-4602 or visit www.arkmilitaryheritage.com.