Upcoming Events

Last updated Wednesday, January 7, 2009 7:22 PM CST in Our Town

By THE MORNING NEWS

Cookbook Bash

A First Birthday Bash celebrating the one-year anniversary of the launch of the Junior League of Northwest Arkansas's cookbook Add Another Place Setting will take place from 7 to 10 p.m. Jan. 30 at The Garden Room on Dickson Street in Fayetteville.

The evening will feature a sampling of recipes from the book prepared by local chefs from restaurants such as Soul, Theo's and Herman's with wine pairings. There will also be a silent auction including unique culinary-inspired items and attendees will receive a "swag bag" full of surprises, including one copy of Add Another Place Setting.

Tickets for the event are $40 and available at Soul Restaurant and Lounge and Theo's. Only 200 tickets are available.

Information: 366-0111.

Le Chocolate Feast

NARTI

The NARTI Le Chocolate Feast to benefit the patient assistance program will be from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Jan. 31 at the Northwest Arkansas Mall in Fayetteville. Tickets available at the NWA Mall Guest Services desk and at NARTI on U.S. 412 W / Sunset Avenue in Springdale.

Tickets for adults are $10; tickets for children are $5.

Information: 361-5847.

Red Tie Dinner

UA Athletics

The Razorback Red Tie Dinner to celebrate the achievements of outstanding male and female athletes at the University of Arkansas will begin at 5:30 p.m. Jan. 31 with cocktails and silent auction. Dinner will begin at 7 p.m. with a tribute, live auction and dancing to Stockholm Jazz to follow. Tickets for the black (or red) tie optional event are $100.

Sponsorships are available for $1,000, $1,500 and $2,000.

Information: 575-5139 or celicec@uark.edu.

Crimson & Cream Scholarship Ball

Delta Sigma Theta

The eighth annual Crimson & Cream Scholarship Ball hosted by Delta Sigma Theta is slated to begin at 7 p.m. Feb. 12 at Embassy Suites in Rogers. The evening will include dinner, silent auction and dancing.

Tickets for the after-five attire event are $45 or $600 for a table of 10.

Sponsorships are available from $10,000 to $2,500.

Wine Opener

Cystic Fibrosis

The NorthWest Arkansas Wine Opener is a relaxed, yet lively wine-tasting event that benefits the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. Guests can sip wines from international and domestic wineries and savor great cuisine at festive tasting stations from area chefs.

Those attending also will be treated to lively auctions and entertainment. The event is part of a national wine tasting series.

The event at Doubletree Guest Suites, 301 S.E. Walton Blvd. in Bentonville, will begin with a VIP reception from 6 to 7 p.m. Feb. 20. VIP tickets are $100, and general admission tickets are $55.

Information: (501) 371-0233.

Kiss A Pig Gala

American Diabetes Association

The seventh annual Kiss A Pig Gala benefiting the American Diabetes Association will be from 6 p.m. to midnight Feb. 28 at the John Q. Hammons Center in Rogers.

Tickets are $150 per person or $1,500 for a table of 10.

The Kiss A Pig Gala honors the pig for its life-saving role in the first discovered sources of insulin, a hormone needed to save the lives of millions of people with diabetes.

In the fundraiser, community leaders compete for a chance to kiss a pig to thank it for its role in this life-saving research.

Information: 464-4121 or lbramlett@diabetes.org.

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