
Are your dad's golf clubs getting dusty? Buy him a round on a local course for Father's Day.
Shopping for Dad isn't always easy -- he's either got everything he wants or goes and gets it if he wants it. Here are some less-than-ordinary ideas to make Father's Day special.
Take your sports-loving dad to the Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame Museum in Verizon Arena, 1 Verizon Way, North Little Rock. Learn all about inductees including Bill Dickey, Jim Lee Howell, Hazel Walker, Ray Winder, Paul (Bear) Bryant, Frank Broyles, Pat Summerall, Reese (Goose) Tatum, Brooks Robinson, Lance Alworth, Dan Hampton, Joe Kleine and many others. Admission is $6 per person ($3 for ages 6-17). Hours are 10 a.m-4:30 p.m. Monday-Saturday.
Specials at Colonial Wine & Spirits, 11200 W. Markham St., Little Rock, include 1.75L bottles of Sauza Gold or Silver tequila for $23.99 (regularly $23.99) and Jim Beam for $21.99 (reg. $25.99). He won't know you got it on sale.
Other sale items: Get 40-50 percent off the entire stock of Chaps sportswear and Izod twill and oxford dress shirts for $21.99 (regularlyy $45) during a Father's Day sale going on now at Belk at Pleasant Ridge, 11525 Cantrell Road, Little Rock.
While you're at Pleasant Ridge, stop in at Kitchen Co. where you'll find a Wursthof two-stage knife sharpener for $14.99 (regularly $19.95).
If you cook a terrific dinner for Dad, you get to eat well too. While your'e at Pleasant Ridge, head to The Fresh Market, 11525 Cantrell Road, Little Rock, where you'll find whole beef tenderloin for $9.99 per pound (save $3) and cold water lobster tails (5.5 ounces) priced at two for $15 (save $4.98).
Or get Dad to cook for you by giving him a Brinkmann stainless steel four-burner gas grill that can grill up to 32 burgers at a time for $169 (regularly $199) at Home Depot. You'll get a free propane tank with any gas grill purchase of $88 or more through June 22.
Does Dad play golf? Since Tiger Woods disappeared, so did golf's popularity and courses aren't crowded. Buy him an 18-hole round for $35 weekdays and $42 weekends at Country Club of Arkansas in Maumelle.
Encourage Dad to exercise by taking him on a shopping trip for shoes at Go! Running in the Heights, 1819 N. Grant St., Little Rock. Follow up with fat-free frozen yogurt at Red Mango, 5621 Kavanaugh Blvd. Don't try to take him to Browning's Mexican Grill -- its opening has been pushed back again to July 1 at the earliest.
Wildwood Park for the Arts celebrates Father’s Day with family outdoor activities from noon-5 p.m. Sunday (June 19). Bring a picnic, take a hike, play free badminton, croquet and bocce ball, grab a snack at the Wildwood concession stand. and enjoy free fishing (catch and release) for Father’s Day only in Swan Lake. Guests are invited to bring fishing poles and tackle to catch and release fish in Wildwood’s Swan Lake. Admission is free. For more information call (501) 821-7275.
The Arkansas Arts Center welcomes Dad and the rest of the family to try their hands at art activities inspired by the wood exhibition Michael Peterson: Evolution/Revolution from 1-3 p.m. Sunday (June 19). A docent-led tour of the exhibit will take place at 2 p.m. Admission is free.


