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SoMa 501 holds its second annual Fiesta en SoMa, celebrating the area’s Latino cultures, 4-10 p.m. Friday along Little Rock’s Main Street between 12th and 15th streets. The fiesta features music and dance, art, street vendors, food from various Latin American countries and a kid zone. New this year: a Tamale Taste-off in the Bernice Garden, 1401 Main, with area tamale creators competing for trophies and cash prizes of $500 and $250; sampler tickets are $15, via somalittlerock.com/donate/tamale-taste-off-ticket. somalittlerock.com/fiestaensoma.
The annual Turkish Food Festival takes place 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Saturday at the Arkansas Culture and Dialog Center, 1501 Market St., Little Rock; the menu includes kebabs, Turkish baklava, other sweet and savory pastries, breads, gyros, shawarma, salads, stuffed grape leaves and lahmajoon (Turkish pizza). Admission is free; we’re presuming the purchase of food items will cost money. TurkishFoodFest.com; facebook.com/events/870335128345692…