BBQ @ BAILEY

Story: Angel Hovis

UA Little Rock hosted its annual BBQ at Bailey’s on Oct. 4. Due to rain, though, the event was moved to the Fitness Center in the Donaghey Student Center instead of the Bailey Alumni and Friends Center.

The event lasted from 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., and was filled with an upbeat environment. There was an overwhelming amount of students, faculty and alumni filling the center. The UA Little Rock dance team also attended the event to bring in the school spirit.

Because of the rain, many staff members were worried that there would not be a lot of people attending the event. It was quite the contrary with the estimated number of people being more than 1,000. Peter Stuckey, database administrator with IT Services, who volunteered to serve lunch, recalls being surprised by the large and enthusiastic crowd. When arriving in front of the Fitness Center doors, attendants would checkin with staff at the doors and then enter the doors to where there would be many lines for the food serving.

Against the walls outside of the center sat tables with little slips where students could design a brick for themselves that would be placed in the alumni plaza, and list reasons to join the UA Little

Rock Alumni Association.

When entering the doors, you were greeted by music, smiling faces and an all around welcoming and friendly environment. The lunch was catered to by Hog Cafe and they provided pulled pork, pulled chicken and veggie patties with multiple barbecue flavors, potato salad, coleslaw and barbecue baked beans.

The Community Bakery provided dessert with it being cookies. There was a table being run by Don O’Donnell, letting people know about the Staff Senate Helping Hands Committee and the events that they were having during the month. Throughout the event many people would gather and dance on the gym floor, smile and laugh and just have a good time. The event was a major success and it all around was an amazing experience.

Rooftop Screening of Hocus Pocus in Downtown Little Rock

On Oct. 18, the Downtown Little Rock Partnership hosted a showing of “Hocus Pocus” on top of the parking lot at Sixth and Scott Street.

“Hocus Pocus” is one of my favorite movies, but I was initially somewhat skeptical about this particular showing. It wasn’t quite sunset when it started so the screen

Story: Sable Hawkins was a bit difficult to see.

However, once the sun set and more people arrived, it took on a perfect Halloween ambiance, complete with candy.

And while we waited for the movie to start, the sound system played classic Halloween songs, such as “Thriller” and “Ghostbusters.”

All together, it added up to a quite enjoyable event.

The campiness of Hocus Pocus always makes for a thrill, particularly given The Divine Miss M’s performance as Winifred. Her character reminds us what we all love about Halloween: delighting in the spooky, the supernatural and the weird, all with more than a touch of showmanship.