TRI-LAKES AREA — Find out what's going on in the Tri-Lakes area.
THURSDAY-SATURDAY
Campus Closed
HOT SPRINGS — National Park Community College students, staff and faculty will observe the Thanksgiving holiday today through Saturday. The campus will be closed on these dates. The school will reopen for business and classes as usual on Monday.
TUESDAY AND THURSDAY DEC. 9
Children’s Choir
BENTON/BRYANT — The Saline County Library will feature musical performances by the Central Arkansas Children’s Choir at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Mabel Boswell Memorial Library in Bryant and at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 9, at the Bob Herzfeld Memorial Library in Benton. Both events are part of the 2010 Get Tuned in at Your Library concert series and are open to the public. The select group is under the direction of Ryan Fisher, UCA choral music education professor. He is assisted by Paige Rose, UCA instrumental music education professor, and Bart Dooley, music specialist at Ida Burns Elementary School in Conway. The Central Arkansas Children’s Choir is an auditioned choral program for fourth- through eighth-graders. For more information regarding the performances, call (501) 778-4766.
THURSDAY, DEC. 2
Genealogical Society Meeting
HOT SPRINGS VILLAGE — Gordon Bard, a member of the Village Genealogical Society, will present “Sharing Your Family Story” to the society. He will display some of the earlier methods of sharing family history and more traditional forms and finally will demonstrate the use of digitization and computerizations for sharing family history. The meeting, plus food and fellowship, will be held at the group’s annual Christmas party. The society meets at 2 p.m. the first Thursday of each month (except July and August) at the Coronado Center. Anyone interested in family research is welcome to attend. An informal breakfast session is held at 9 a.m. the third Thursday of each month. For details, call Judy Robbins at (501) 922-0734 or Jeanette Frahm at (501) 922-9220.
Creative Writing
BRYANT — Instructor Jennifer Watson will teach creative writing for ages 13 and older from 6-7 p.m. at the Mabel Boswell Memorial Library. Sign up by calling (501) 847-2166 or (501) 778-4766.
UPCOMING
Christmas Celebration
SHERIDAN — The Grant County Chamber of Commerce and Down Home Sheridan will team up to make preparations for the annual downtown Christmas celebration. “Down Home Christmas on the Square” will be Saturday, Dec. 4, and will kick off with the second annual Heel the Soul Race, followed by the Christmas parade. Local businesses and restaurants will be open to provide shopping and dining opportunities. Activities will be available to children of all ages, including pictures with Santa, storytelling, drawings for door prizes from individual merchants and gift certificates from Down Home Sheridan, presentations of Christmas music, refreshments and more. For more information, call the Grant County Chamber of Commerce at (870) 942-3021.
Holiday Concert
HOT SPRINGS VILLAGE — The Kiwanis Club of Hot Springs Village will present the Hot Springs Concert Band in a holiday concert at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 9, at the Woodlands Auditorium in Hot Springs Village. The concert will celebrate the band’s 35th anniversary. Band director Craig Hamilton will be joined by a special guest soloist for this performance. Tickets are $10 each and are available from any member of the band or Kiwanis member, as well at the Woodlands office.
To submit a school or community event for the Tri-Lakes Calendar of Events, mail information to Calendar of Events, Tri-Lakes Edition, P.O. Box 2221, Little Rock, AR, 72203; fax to (501) 378-3500; or e-mail to wbryan@arkansasonline.com.