RIVER VALLEY and OZARK AREA — Find out what's going on in the River Valley and Ozark area.
SUNDAY
Gun Show
CONWAY — G&S Promotions will sponsor a gun show in Conway at the Faulkner County Fairgrounds, 2505 E. Oak. Show hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is $6 for adults, and children 12 and younger will get in free. There will be a large selection of new and used rifles, shotguns, handguns, knives, ammunition and accessories. Customers are encouraged to bring in their own items to be bought, sold or traded. For more information, call (918) 659-2201 or e-mail gnshpr1@aol.com.
MONDAY
CBC Press Conference
CONWAY — Central Baptist College will host a press conference at 10 a.m. to announce the school’s new head men’s basketball coach. The press conference will be held in the CBC Community Room. For more information, e-mail CBC Athletic Director Lyle Middleton at lmiddleton@cbc.edu.
Audubon Meeting
MORRILTON — The River Valley Audubon Society will meet at 7 p.m. in the Stables Room at the Winthrop Rockefeller Institute on Petit Jean Mountain. The guest speaker will be Petit Jean State Park interpreter Rachel Engebrecht. Engebrecht’s presentation is titled “Birds of Petit Jean.” The public is welcome, and refreshments will be served. Membership is $10 per person or $15 for a family. Membership is not required to attend meetings. Visitors are welcome. For more information, call Coe Wilson at (501) 727-5559 or (501) 208-2264.
TUESDAY
Diabetes Education
CONWAY — Melissa Max, assistant professor at Harding University’s College of Pharmacy, will discuss diabetes-medication management during the next meeting of the Conway Regional Diabetes Education and Support Group.The meeting will be held at 7 p.m. in the Conway Regional Women’s Center’s diabetes education classroom, 700 Salem Road in Conway. The group meets the last Tuesday of each month and is free and open to diabetes patients and their caregivers from throughout central Arkansas. For more information, call (501) 513-5248.
WEDNESDAY
Golf Scramble Rescheduled
MORRILTON — The Petit Jean Golf Scramble has been rescheduled for Wednesday. For more information, call Buck Joiner at (501) 977-7011.
SATURDAY
Golf Tournament
FAIRFIELD BAY — The Holiday Hills United Methodist Men in Greers Ferry will host a Feed the Hungry Benefit Golf Tournament at the Indian Hills Golf Course in Fairfield Bay. Registration will begin at 9 a.m. Prizes will be awarded for the top three teams in each flight. Lunch will be provided before play. The cost per player is $50 or $200 per team. Register for play at the Indian Hills Pro Shop or contact Bobby Brittan at (501) 825-7289 or Bob Vierrgger at (501) 825-6222.
UPCOMING
Fishing Derby
RUSSELLVILLE — The eighth annual Children’s Fishing Derby will be from 8-10 a.m. Saturday, June 4, at Merritt Park. The derby is for children 12 and younger. Preregistration is recommended. For more information, call (479) 229-3328.
School Bazaar
MORRILTON — The Sacred Heart School Bazaar will be from 6-11 p.m. Friday, June 3, and from 5 p.m. to midnight Saturday, June 4, in the Sacred Heart Catholic Church parking lot in downtown Morrilton, 506 E. Broadway. There will be food, games, kiddieland features, a kitchen and crafts area, and a silent auction. There will be a drawing for a 2011 Chevy Camaro, a Caribbean cruise, a Las Vegas getaway, a trip to Sea World and other prizes. Drawings will be at midnight Saturday, June 4, and participants need not be present to win. Dinner will be served Saturday only from 5-8:30 p.m., and boxed-dinner delivery will be from 4-6:30 p.m. in Morrilton. Call (501) 354-8113. The menu includes spaghetti and sausage, turkey and dressing, bread, desserts and trimmings. The cost is $13 for adults and $6 for children 4-12. Children younger than 3 may eat free when accompanied by an adult. For more information, call (501) 354-8113.
To submit an item for the Calendar of Events, mail information to Calendar of Events, River Valley & Ozark Edition, P.O. Box 2221, Little Rock, AR, 72203; fax to (501) 378-3500; or e-mail to czilk@arkansasonline.com