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The Big Red Ball Charitable Foundation, the charitable arm of the Little Rock Kickball Association, once again presents Chili with a Kick from 10:30 a.m. until 9 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 25 at Dickey-Stephens. Admission is $5; children under 12 get in free.

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The main draw is a chili cook-off. Some 30 teams, vying for a number of awards, will offer samples on a first-come, first-serve basis.

Your idea of chili and my idea of chili might be quite different within Chili with a Kick’s guidelines:

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Chili is defined as any kind of meat or combination of meats (or vegetables) cooked with chili peppers, various other spices and other ingredients. So, that means beans and other fillers are allowed and encouraged! Vegetarian Chili entries are welcome!

Also on the schedule: a jalepeno eating competition that begins at 2 p.m. Because I thought they were entertaining, I stuck the rules on the jump (no lining the inside of your mouth with protective coating!).

For the kids (big and little), there’ll be a bounce house, face painting, baggo and kickball. Plus, there’s music scheduled all day.

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11 a.m.: Suburban Legend
noon: War Chief
1 p.m.: Echo Canyon
2:45 p.m.: Whale Fire
3:45: The Year of the Tiger
5 p.m.: DNR
6 p.m.: Elise Davis (and band)
7 p.m.: Falcon Scott
8 p.m.: Booyah! Dad

ALSO: Stickyz hosts a kick-off party on Fat Tuesday (Feb. 21) with music by Four on the Floor, Slick Norman, The Binary Marketing Show and Ezra Lbs. Starts at 6 p.m.

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