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TRI-LAKES AREA — MONDAY Author Presentation ARKADELPHIA - Ouachita Baptist University will host guest speaker and Ouachita alumnus C. Edward Spann in a presentation about his book Presidential Praise: Our Presidents and Their Hymns at 7:30 p.m. in Hickingbotham Hall’s Young Auditorium on Ouachita’s campus. Spann, retired dean of the College of Fine Arts at Dallas Baptist University, centered the book around three years of research in which he discovered the favorite hymns of each president and their significance. Admission to the presentation will be free of charge, and Presidential Praise will be available for purchase. For more information, contact Rob Hewell at hewellr@obu.edu or (870) 245-5133.

Teddy Bears/ Mystery Night BENTON - Ages birth to 6 years are invited to PJs and Teddy Bears, and ages 7 to 12 are invited to Cracks in the Wall mystery night at 6 p.m. at the Bob Herzfeld Memorial Library in Benton. PJs and Teddy Bears participants are invited to come in their pajamas and bring their favorite teddy bear for an evening of games, crafts, stories and cookies and milk. Children 7 to 12 will use their best detective skills to solve a crime that has occurred in the library. Registration for the mystery night event is required. Call (501) 778-4766 for more information regarding either event.

Creative Outlet BENTON - Ages 13-18 are invited to participate in a makeand-take craft from 4-7:30 p.m.

at Bob Herzfeld Memorial Library in Benton. Call (501) 778-4766 for more information.

TUESDAY Puppet Show BENTON - All ages are invited to attend a family-friendly puppet show at 4 p.m. at Bob Herzfeld Memorial Library in Benton. Call (501) 778-4766 for more information.

Gardening Workshop HOT SPRINGS - Martien Bakens returns to present usable recipes to boost the immune system and ways to work with herbs during a holistic herbs workshop from 9:30 a.m. to noon and from 5:30-7:30 p.m. in the Magnolia Room at Garvan Woodland Gardens. Bakens is an energy healer, Aroma therapist and counselor. Martien received his formal training in Europe in various holistic healing modalities in both Eastern and Western traditions. Both workshops are free to Gardens members or those previously registered as volunteers of the Gardens. The public will be subject to Garden admission fees, which are $8.75 for adults and $7.75 for seniors. Space is limited. Register by calling (501) 262-9300 or (800) 366-4664.

WEDNESDAY Care Program BENTON - Bill Mathews of LTC Financial Partners will present a program regarding the details of long-term care from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Bob Herzfeld Memorial Library in Benton. Topics will include Medicare and Medicaid, how to qualify and what they pay for, cost of care, long-term care insurance plans and more. Registration is required. Call (501) 778-4766 to sign up.

Film Night ARKADELPHIA - The Center for International Programs at Henderson State University will sponsor the first International Film Night at 7 p.m. in the Garrison Center Lecture Hall. Beginning this year, the annual event will screen a movie or documentary that has an international impact and gives the campus and community a chance to learn more about the world outside of Arkadelphia. The first film will be the documentary As We Forgive by Laura Winter Hinson. The film runs for about one hour, and six Henderson students from Rwanda will serve as a discussion panel for questions following the screening. The event is free and open to the public. A trailer for the film can be viewed at www.youtube.com/user/ laurawaters100. For more information, contact C. Drew Smith, director of Henderson’s Center for International Programs, at (870) 230-5265 or smithc@hsu.edu.

Computer Class BRYANT - Brad Crumby, Mabel Boswell Memorial Library manager, will teach E-mail 101, a beginning computer course, at 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. at Mabel Boswell Memorial Library in Bryant. Registration is required. Call (501) 847-2166 or (501) 778-4766 to sign up.

THURSDAY Charlotte’s Web BRYANT - The Bryant High School Theatre Department will present the children’s classic Charlotte’s Web to all area elementary school students the week of Thursday through Monday, Nov. 23. Aperformance is scheduled for Sunday, Nov. 22, for the public in Love Auditorium, Building 9 at Bryant High School. Tickets for the public show are $5 and can be purchased at the door.

Shows for the elementary schools begin at 10 a.m. Charlotte’s Web is on the required reading list, and third-graders are especially encouraged to attend.

Computer Class BENTON - Brad Crumby, Mabel Boswell Memorial Library manager, will teach Speed Up Your Computer, a beginning computer course, at 9 a.m.

and 4 p.m. at the Bob Herzfeld Memorial Library in Benton.

Registration is required. Call (501) 847-2166 or (501) 778-4766 to sign up.

Genealogy Help BRYANT - Steve Perdue, head of local history/genealogy at the Bob Herzfeld Memorial Library, will help individuals with genealogy questionsat the Mabel Boswell Memorial Library in Bryant from 9 a.m.

to 1 p.m. and 2-5:30 p.m. Call (501) 778-4766 to reserve a time.

SATURDAY Holiday Cardmaking BRYANT - Instructor Amber Chastain will teach participants the art of making their own holiday greeting cards from 10 a.m. to noon at the Mabel Boswell Memorial Library in Bryant. Space is limited, so registration is required. Sign up by calling (501) 778-4766 or (501) 847-2166.

Information on a school or community event for the Tri-Lakes Calendar of Events may be mailed to Calendar of Events, Tri-Lakes Edition, 1227 Military Road, Suite 5, Benton, AR 72015; faxed to (501) 378-3500; or e-mailed to wbryan@arkansasonline.

com.

Tri-Lakes, Pages 134 on 11/15/2009

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