Food, films and floats are strong indicators that festival season is in full swing, according to Thursday's Arkansas Weekend section.
Volunteers will dish up plates full of baklava, pastitso and gyros as the International Greek Food Festival returns Friday through Sunday at Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church in Little Rock. This year’s festival adds Indian food to its usual menu of Greek and Mediterranean favorites.
Directors, actors and film fans have congregated in Little Rock and North Little Rock for a long list of screenings, workshops, panels and special events. The Little Rock Film Festival continues Thursday through Sunday at various locations in both cities.
Teams of 20 paddlers with a drummer and a sweep will race in authentic, Hong Kong-style, 46-foot-long dragon boats in the inaugural River Cities Dragon Boat Festival, Saturday on Victory Lake at North Little Rock’s Burns Park.
Read tomorrow's Arkansas Democrat-Gazette for complete details on these and other events.