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TRI-LAKES AREA — MONDAY Trick-or-Treat ARKADELPHIA - Henderson State University’s annual trick-or-treat will be from 5:30-7 p.m.

in the Garrison Center on campus. Numerous campus groups and organizations will be set up throughout the center to hand out a variety of treats.

TODAY AND MONDAY Haunted House BENTON - Southwest Display, the Benton Area Chamber of Commerce and the Boys & Girls Club of Saline County will open a haunted house from 6-11 p.m. today and Monday at 1216 River St. The experience will include oncoming trains, snakes, a slaughterhouse, a haunted swamp and a zombie graveyard. The cost is $10 per person.

MONDAY Movie Monday BENTON - All ages are invited to attend a family friendly movie, selected for ages 12 and under, at 4 p.m. at the Bob Herzfeld Memorial Library. Popcorn and drinks will be provided. For more information, call (501) 778-4766.

TUESDAY Diabetes Health Fair BENTON - Saline Memorial Hospital will hold a Diabetes Health Fair from 9 a.m. to noon in the Saline Memorial Hospital Health Education Building. There will be free health screenings, educational presentations, and various vendors and giveaways. The event is open to the public.

String Ensemble Concert ARKADELPHIA - Ouachita Baptist University’s String Ensemble will perform its fall concert at 7 p.m. in McBeth Recital Hall. The ensemble is directed by Jir Shin Boey, assistant professor of music. The program will include J.S. Bach’s “Suite No. 1 in C, Overture,” W.A. Mozart’s “Divertimento in D, K. 136,”Samuel Barber’s “Adagio for Strings” and Gustav Holst’s “St. Paul’s Suite.” The recital is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Jir Shin Boey at boeyj@obu.edu or (870) 245-5272.

Artists Submission Deadline HOT SPRINGS - Tuesday is the deadline for submission for the annual Handmade for the Holidays at the Art church, a fine crafts and arts festival, to be held Nov. 12 and 13. The Art church Studios in Hot Springs National Park needs artists and artisans for the event. Vendor applications are available online at www.artchurch.org/Handmade_Holidays_2011.php., by email, or from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday at the Art church Studios, 301 Whittington Ave. For more information, email festival2011@artchurch.org or call (501) 463-9890.

WEDNESDAY Retired Federal Employees Meeting BENTON - National Active and Retired Federal Employees Chapter 1256 of Saline County will meet at 11 a.m. at Western Sizzlin. The program will be provided by physical therapist Randy Green. New officers will be elected. All federal employees and retirees are invited to attend.

THURSDAY Family-Friendly Movie BRYANT - All ages are invited to enjoy a family-friendly movie selected for ages 12 and under at 4 p.m. at the Mabel Boswell Memorial Library. Call (501) 847-2166 for more information.

Creative Writing BRYANT - Jennifer Watson will teach creative writing for ages 16 and older at 6 p.m. at the Mabel Boswell Memorial Library. Sign up by calling (501) 847-2166 or (501) 778-4766.

FRIDAY Free Health Screening BENTON - Saline Memorial Hospital will offer free screening for the risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease from 10 a.m to 2 p.m. at the HEC Atrium at the hospital. The event is open to the public.

Fish and Chicken Dinner MALVERN - St. Paul United Methodist Church will have a fish and chicken dinner from 4-7 p.m. A two-piece din ner is $9, a four-piece din ner is $11, and children 12 and younger can eat for $5 Prices include a drink and home made banana pudding. For carry outs, call (501) 337-7364 Orders can be picked up at the East Mill Street entrance.

Gallery Walk HOT SPRINGS - Gallery 726 at 726 Central Ave. will feature wheel-thrown and hand-built pottery by Janet Donnangelo and trump l’oeil paintings by Deena Hunkler-Sanks on Fri day evening until 9 at the Gal lery Walk in downtown Hot Springs. The exhibit will con tinue through November, with the gallery open from 10 a.m to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays.

FRIDAY AND SATURDAY Quilt Sale and Show MALVERN - The first Quilts and More show and sale will be held from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday

at the Hot Springs 4-H Youth

Center, 1407 MLK Blvd. The

cost for a two-day pass is $5,

and there is no charge for

children younger than 14. For

more information or a booth

reservation, call Lois Hughes

at (501) 337-9170 or Cheri

Bailey at (501) 467-8018.

Holiday Shopping

Fundraiser

BENTON - The Glitz and Gar

land holiday shopping event

will be held from noon to 8

p.m. Friday and from 9 a.m.

to 6 p.m. Saturday at the Hol

land Chapel Family Life Cen

ter. Vendors will sell jewelry,

holiday decor, gourmet food

and more. There will be a car

giveaway at 2 p.m. Saturday.

A portion of the proceeds will

benefit the Saline Memorial

Health Foundation and the

Benton Area Chamber of Com

merce.

SATURDAY Hosta and Shade Plant Society Meeting HOT SPRINGS - The Ouachita Hosta and Shade Plant Society will meet at 9:30 a.m. at the Garland County Library, 1427 Malvern Ave., for refreshments and visiting. The meeting will start at 10 a.m. The program will include Bob Byers’ presentation, “How the Project by the Garden Clubs Furthers the Master Plan.” Visitors are welcome.

To submit a 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 tlnews@arkansasonline.com.

Deadlines for calendar-item submissions are noon Friday for Thursday editions and noon Tuesday for Sunday editions.