Mark Abernathy is among this year's chefs at Cooks Tour.

Tickets are on sale now for Cooks Tour, a weekend of fundraising events for the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.

The tour of homes is happening 1-4 p.m. April 18 in the Orle neighborhood of Little Rock’s Chenal Valley.

The event will feature tours of the homes of Lynette and Paul Bowersock, Lindsay and Dr. Chad Wilkerson, Danea and Graham Smith and Doris and Oscar Washington. In each home, executive chefs from some of Little Rock’s most popular restaurants will prepare dishes for tour participants to sample.

The chefs for this year’s tour are Mark Abernathy of Loca Luna and Red Door, John Beachboard and Scott McGehee of ZAZA Fine Salad and Wood Oven Pizza Co., Evette Brady and Tim Morton of 1620 Restaurant and Lee Richardson of Ashley's.

Tickets are $20 in advance or $25 at the door and may be purchased online, in the Cancer Institute Auxiliary Gift Shop (open 9:15 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Monday-Friday) or by calling (501) 686-8286.

UPDATE: The Cancer Institute Auxiliary’s Distinguished Honoree Award, given annually in conjunction with Cooks Tour, will be presented at the Patrons’ Cocktail Buffet from 7-9:30 p.m. April 16 at the home of Mary Kay and Jim East. The event will feature food by Cheers in the Heights and musical entertainment by The Rodney Block Project. Glazer's is providing beverages for both the tour and cocktail buffet.

Honored this year will be Dr. Robert Fincher, director of breast imaging and medical director of the UAMS Breast Center. Tickets are $100 and include tickets to the April 18 tour of homes.