DOWN A LAZY RIVERSATURDAY Saline River Float BENTON - The Young Professionals Network will host a Saline River float at 10 a.m. Everyone is invited. The group will meet at Riverside Grocery. Admission is free for YPN members and $20 for nonmembers.
MONDAY Library Closings BENTON/BRYANT - The Bob Herzfeld Memorial Library in Benton and the Mabel Boswell Memorial Library in Bryant will be closed Monday in observance of Independence Day. Both branches will reopen at 9 a.m. Tuesday. Call (501) 778-4766 for more information.
Campus Closing HOT SPRINGS - The National Park Community College campus will be closed Monday in observance of Independence Day. Summer session 2 will begin Tuesday.
TUESDAY Movie Marathon BRYANT- The Saline County Library will host a classic movie marathon for adults from noon to 5 p.m. at the Mabel Boswell Memorial Library in Bryant. For more information, call (501) 778-4766 or (501) 847-2166.
Watercolor Class BRYANT - Instructor Carolyn Voss will teach a watercolor class for adults 18 and older at 6 p.m. at the Mabel BoswellMemorial Library in Bryant. This month’s theme is scratchboard animals. Space is limited, so registration is required. Call (501) 778-4766 or (501) 847-2166 to register.
SATURDAY Vessels for the Lord Conference HOT SPRINGS VILLAGE - Everyone is invited to attend the Vessels for the Lord Conference at Christ of the Hills United Methodist Church. Registration will begin at 8:30 a.m. A light breakfast and lunch will be provided. There will be a time to prayerfully prepare for the conference from 6:30-9 p.m.
Friday. There is no admission charge, but a love offering will be taken. Christ of the Hills Church is at 700 Balearic Road.
For more information, contact Nancy Scott at (501) 337-0065 or cnscott@suddenlink.net, or Cassy Jungnickel at (501) 922-4888. The Vessels for the Lord website is www.vesselsforthelord.org.
UPCOMING Tween Salsa Dancing BENTON/BRYANT - The FredAstaire Dance Studio will present A Taste of Salsa Dancing for ages 8-12 on Monday, July 11. The event will be at 4 p.m.
at the Mabel Boswell Memorial Library in Bryant and at 6 p.m. at the Bob Herzfeld Memorial Library in Benton. Registration is required. Call (501) 778-4766 or (501) 847-2166 to sign up.
Book Club BENTON - The Benton Book Club will meet at 5:30 p.m.
Monday, July 11, at the Bob Herzfeld Memorial Library to discuss the group’s chosen title. The club is open to all adults. For more information, call (501) 778-4766.
African Story Adventure BENTON/BRYANT - An African Story Adventure will be held for children ages 7 and younger at 6 p.m. Monday, July 11, at the Bob Herzfeld Memorial Library in Benton;
and at 1 p.m. Wednesday, July 13, at the Mabel Boswell Memorial Library in Bryant.
Participants should arrive at least 15 minutes early to ensure that they are placed in a group. Call (501) 778-4766 for more information.
Class of 1996 Reunion HOT SPRINGS - The Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences and the Arts’ class of 1996 will have its 15-year reunion Friday, July 15, through Sunday, July 17, in Hot Springs.
For more information, email asma96@gmail.com.
Diabetes Support Group BENTON - The Saline Memorial Diabetes Support Group will meet at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, July 28, in Classroom 1 of the Saline Memorial Hospital Health Education Building. The topic will be diabetes medications. An SMH pharmacist will speak. For more information, contact Rebecca Jones at (501) 776-6764.
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 email to wbryan@arkansasonline.
com. Deadlines for calendaritem submissions are noon Friday for Thursday editions and noon Tuesday for Sunday editions.
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