Weekend Happenings

Weekend Happenings for February 13 February 13, 2009 Happy Valentine's Day Weekend!  This weekend should be filled with lots of hugs and kisses for everyone you love.  After all, it's what makes the world go round.  One of the things we're looking forward to doing is throwing a party for our mini-staffers and their class at school.  We're ordering the heart-shaped pizzas from Papa Johns and bringing them to school today.  Doesn't that sound fun?  We think that's a fun way to celebrate, and it doesn't involve getting 25 third graders all hyped up on sugar, either.  What are you doing this weekend?  Hopefully you'll check out our online calendar atwww.hotinlittlerock.com/calendar and find some great ideas.  Here are our Top Three:   Fall in Love.  Remember what it felt like to fall in love for the first time?  Well, feel it again with the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra as they present "Mancini and Moonlight."  Take your loved one's hand and enjoy the best romantic songs from Johnny Mercer and Henry Mancini.  Songs like "The Days of Wine and Roses" and "Moon River" will put you in the mood for love.  Friday and Saturday, 8:00 p.m. Robinson Center Music Hall.  Call (501) 666-1761 or visithttp://www.arkansassymphony.org/ for tickets and information.   Snuggle Up.  We love hayrides.  But they're not just for fall anymore.  The idea of a Valentine hayride just makes us so excited.  Grab the whole family and snuggle up  as you ride through fields and forests and then warm up by a roaring campfire.  We can't think of a better thing to do on a Valentine afternoon.  Sweetheart Hayride & Campfire.  Pinnacle Mountain State Park Visitors Center. 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.  $10/adults; $5/kids 6-12.  Visitwww.arkansasstateparks.com/pinnaclemountain for more information and reservations.   Endulge in Decadence.  There couldn't be a better day for the Chocolate Fantasy Ball to be held than on Valentine's Day itself.  And it's one heck of a deal.  Grab your best girl or guy and head over to the Embassy Suites for a celebration you won't soon forget.  Begin your evening with a chocolate martini during their chocolate themed cocktail reception (which includes a chocolate fountain and all the fun stuff to dip in it!).  Then enjoy an exquisite dinner and dancing, and maybe even bid on the chocolate diamonds from Sissy's Log Cabin.  Whatever your heart's desire, you'll find it here, and your heart will be warm knowing that you're helping raise money for the Ronald McDonald Charities of Arkansas.  Saturday, 6:00 p.m. Embassy Suites. $150 per person.  Call (501) 374-3318 for tickets.