(Deadline is 10 a.m. Monday. Entries can be e-mailed to accent@texarkanagazette.com.)



Events

Taste of Texarkana will be held from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the Four States Fair Grounds. More than 40 area restaurants and food and beverage distributors will participate in this benefit for the Harvest Texarkana foodbank. Tickets: $12 adults, $6 children 12 and under, available at TEXAR Federal Credit Union, CableOne, Harvest Texarkana office and at the door. Info: www.harvesttexarkana.org or 870-774-1398.



American Pit Bull Terrier Club of East Texas is having annual Conformation Show and Weight Pull on Saturday and Sunday at the Four States Fair Grounds. Entry fee is $18 per dog and registration ends at 9 a.m. Other events are $5 per dog and include junior handler and dog Halloween costume contest. All dogs must be ADBA registered, at least 4 months old and in a crate. Info: 903-280-3416.



Texarkana College Department of Drama presents “The Importance of Being Earnest” by Oscar Wilde Friday though Sunday, Nov. 7-9 and Friday through Sunday, Nov. 14-16 in the Humanities Building. Tickets: $10 adults, $8 senior adults and students, $5 TC students and faculty with ID. Reservations: 903-831-7827.



Cass County Conservancy presents Don Henley in concert at 7 p.m. Saturday at Music City Texas Theater in Linden. The concert will benefit the Cass County Courthouse Restoration Project. Tickets are $1,000 each, of which a portion is tax deductible. This special evening includes an after concert reception for ticket holders and an opportunity to meet and speak with Mr. Henley. Tickets: www.tix.com or www.cassconservancy.org. Info: Rebecca Narramore, 903-796-3003 or rebecca@txk.net.



Red Lick Elementary School is hosting its Fall Festival from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday. Once known as the fall carnival, the event dates back to the 1950s and has been a long standing social event. Fun, games, food, desserts, BINGO, pumpkin painting, cake walk, hay maze and costume contest are all part of the affair. The school is located at FM 2148 North.



Steven Sondheim’s musical dazzler “Sweeney Todd” is coming to the Perot Theatre in Texarkana at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 2. Texarkana Regional Arts and Humanities Council presents this Tony-winning Broadway smash hit. Much lighter than the movie, the stage rendition provides its own infamous variation of hair-raising excitement, audacious humor and lush melody. Tickets: $6-$45, with group and half-price student discounts. Info: 903-792-4992 or trachc.org.



Hooks First Baptist Church will host John Dylan Benefit Concert for 2008 Angel Trees at 7 p.m. Saturday. John Dylan Riddle, a 15-year-old Christian songwriter/guitarist, will perform some of his own songs along with local artists Gage Baird, Angela Walker and other youth in the community. Open donations at the door will benefit children in Bowie County Foster Care.



Wake Village Masonic Lodge is hosting a community wide garage sale from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. The lodge will be selling breakfast, lunch and drinks. Proceeds benefit the repair and restoration of the lodge building. Info: 903-838-7911.



Holly Hill Homestead, near Hughes Springs, is having a Fall Festival from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday featuring music, vendors, lunch, and garden tours. Info: 903-639-1318



Historic Washington State Park will have Washington After Dark beginning at 6 p.m. until 9 p.m. Saturday. There will be a tour and stories of unexplained events. Tickets $25 adults, $20 children under 14. Registration: 870-983-2684.

They will also be having Civil War Weekend Friday, Oct. 31 through Sunday, Nov. 2. The park will be open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Cost is $8 adults and $4 children.



Jefferson, Texas, hosts “Terror on the Bayou” each weekend in October. Events will include a G-rated tour through the Screamin’ Corn Maze, Runaway Fright Train and Monster Tractor Safari. Prices range from $10-$22. Purchase tickets at www.jeffersonrailway.com or at the event site during event hours.

They will also have “Taste of Jefferson” on Sunday on Austin Street. Local restaurants, cafe owners and non-profit organizations bring samples of their finest foods. Lunch will be served from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tickets $10 adults and $5 children 5-11 years old.



Gilmer, Texas, will have Three Solo Airshow Stars Plus World War II Flying Legends from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 4 at Fox Stephens Field and the Flight of the Phoenix Aviation Museum. Pilots are Jan Collmer in the Fina 300 Extra, Paul Fiala in his open cockpit Great Lakes Bi-Plane and John MacGuire in his PiperSuper Cub. Admission is free and gates open at 9 a.m.



Arts and Ends

Texarkana’s Regional Arts Center, 321 W. Fourth St., is hosting Landscape: Selections from the Wachovia Securities Art Collection through Dec. 6. Exhibit includes works by Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein and Christo. The four States Art Club/Decorative Artists Exhibit is also on display at the RAC. The exhibit will run through Nov. 1. The 5th annual competition of “WRITE! ON ART” has begun. Participants view landscapes exhibit and write impressions. Info: 903-792-8681.

Life Drawing: Thursdays 1-4 p.m. Bring your own supplies; model provided. Open enrollment. Call 903-792-8681.

Kindermusik: Instructor Terri Miller, classes for newborn to age 7, weekly. Call Miller at 903-244-7319. New classes forming.



Texarkana Museums System has many interesting exhibits at the Museum of Regional History, 219 N. State Line Ave., and Discovery Place Children’s Museum, 215 Pine St. Hours for both: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Info: 903-793-4831.



The board for the Arkansas Flower and Garden Show and Arkansas Burger Co. of Little Rock is sponsoring an art contest for high school students. Entries must by 18” in height and 12” in width and received by Friday, Nov. 7, 2008. The contest is being held to find the official design of the 2009 Arkansas Flower and Garden Show. Info and entry forms, call Krista Quinn at 501-821-4000 or visit www.arflowerandgardenshow.org.



Music

Mark Cook plays today at Shooters. Jawbone plays Saturday.



Mr. Jones plays today at Purple Rain in downtown Texarkana. Thursday will be an Animal Shelter Fundraiser.



John Talley and Friends plays at 6:30 p.m. today at Lee’s Catfish and Steakhouse.



Mrya Rolen, Jimmy Lewis, Rickey Giles and Tamara Shada will perform at the Oaklawn Opry on Saturday. Show starts at 7:30 p.m. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Admission: $8 each, $15 couple, under 12 free. Info: 903-838-3333.



Grant Cook plays at 8:30 p.m. today at Fat Jack’s, 3324 State Line Ave.



Windy Windham plays at 7:30 p.m. today at Park Place.



Rich Walker plays at 8 p.m. today and Saturday at Skyward, 211 E. Broad St., downtown Texarkana.



Mystery Machine and guest Smitty G plays Saturday at Players.



Nemesis plays Daizy Dukes, in Garland City, Ark., at 9 p.m. Saturday. Cat Daddy Karaoke is today. $5 cover. Membership required. Info: 870-683-2288.



Country Plus Band plays the Over 30 Club from 7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. today at the Texas Elks Lodge, 3702 New Boston Road in Texarkana. $5 cover. Visitors welcome.



Midnight Hurricane plays at Billy T. Norton VFW on U.S. Highway 82 East from 8:30 p.m. today to 12:30 a.m. $5 cover. Membership not required. Info: 870-772-1772.



Dusty Rose plays from 8 p.m. Saturday to midnight at the Eagles Lodge. $5 cover. Public is welcome.



Katelynn Echols, Gene Stewart, Vicki Gatlin, Ricky Wright, Bill Goodman, Sharon Lowry, Jacque McElhaney, Eldon Bruce, Hugh Blair, Hal Roper, Harry King, and Paul Richardson will be featured at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the Pleasant Jamboree, 112 W. Third St., Mount Pleasant, Texas. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Tickets: $8 adults, under 10 free. Info: 903-563-2032 or www.cmdent.com.



Other Entertainment

The Road Map, 2525 East St., Texarkana, will have Karaoke with Freddyvon and Vicki Friday and Saturday. Rich Walker and Windy Winham perform on Sunday.



The Electric Cowboy has Karaoke at 9 p.m. Sunday.



The Arrow Bar in downtown Texarkana has Karaoke with Bob and Kathi at 8 p.m. Fridays.



Ol’ Friendly Bar, 1211 E. Broad St., has Karaoke at 8 p.m. Friday. Info: 870-216-2637.



Club Next, on State Line Avenue in Texarkana, has Karaoke at 10 p.m. Saturday.



The Branch Office in the Budget Host Inn has classic rock and country music. It has Karaoke on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday. Info: 903-793-6565.



CD’s Bar & Grill has karaoke at 7 p.m. Saturday.



The Texas Elks Lodge, 3702 New Boston Road, hosts line dancing and C&W partners dancing from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Thursdays. $7 per person. Singles welcome. Info: 903-280-8100.



Elks Lodge 399, 4701 Garland Ave. in Texarkana, Ark., and DJ Larey Coker host a dance at 7 p.m. each Saturday. Proceeds benefit Elks’ charities. Admission: $5, but women get in free. Visitors and guests welcome. Info: 870-772-7839.



Saddle Tramps Club, 800 N. Main St., Hope, Ark., has Karaoke with Rick Evans at 8 p.m. Thursdays and Saturdays. Info: 870-777-6312.



The Frosty Mug has Karaoke with Freddyvon and Vicki on Thursdays.



Hog Wild Sports Bar, 1020 East 9th St., has Ricky’s Karaoke at 7 p.m. Saturday. Info: 903-276-6313.



Mic’d Music, 2846 Richmond Road, hosts Gab & Jam on Saturdays. Info: 903-838-0188.



Magician Daryle Miller will be at the Golden Corral from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Tuesdays, creating balloon sculpture and doing magic tricks.



Lil’ Joe’s Karaoke at 26 E. Commerce St. in Ashdown is open every Friday and Saturday at 7 p.m. Info: 903-824-1725.



The Big Easy, at 221 Broad St., features Mardi Gras Mondays and Blues Tuesdays. Old school blues and jazz late nights. Info: 870-774-3299.