LITTLE ROCK — ONGOING Free GED Classes CAVE CITY - Ozarka College will offer free GED classes at Cave City Middle School, 711 N. Main St., from 6-9 p.m. The classes will meet in Room 402 on Mondays and Tuesdays. Registration is ongoing at the class site. For more information, call Ozarka College’s Adult Education Department at (800) 821-4335, ext. 2051.
Zumba Fitness MELBOURNE - Ozarka College will offer a Continuing Education course in Zumba Fitness from 5-6 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, running from Tuesday through Feb. 14, on the Melbourne campus, 218 College Drive, in Room C-120. The class costs $40 and will be taught by Tracie Kirk of Dance 2 Fitness in Cave City. Zumba is a mix of bodysculpting movements with easy-tofollow dance steps. Applications and payment must be turned in by Friday. For more information or to register, contact Karen Overturf in the Vice President of Academic Affairs’ Office at (870) 368-2005. To request a Continuing Education application, email koverturf@ozarka.edu.
Technology Classes CABOT - The Cabot Public Schools will offer free technology classes from 9-11 a.m. and 1-3 p.m. Tuesdays and 6:30-8:30 p.m. Thursdays until May 24. The course list includes classes on Microsoft Office applications, the Internet, OpenOffice applications and Macintosh computers. There will be no classes March 11-24 because of parent-teacher conferences and spring break. For more information on courses or to register, call (501) 743-3527 or visit cabot.k12.ar.us.
The Lion in Winter SEARCY - Center on the Square will present The Lion in Winter, by James Goldman, at 7 p.m., with doors opening at 6:30 p.m., on Jan. 26-28. Tickets are $15 in advance or $18 at the door. For tickets or more information, call (501) 368 0111, drop by the theater at 111 W. Arch St., or visit www.centeronthesquare.org.
TODAY Blood Drive NE WPORT - Arkansas State University-Newport will hold a blood drive on campus from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Merchants & Planters Insurance and Investments Room of the Student/Community Center. All blood types are needed, especially O negative and B negative, followed by A negative and O positive. Blood type O is the universal donor and can be given to anyone. To determine eligibility to donate blood, go to www.givelife.org and click on Being a Donor.
Banquet Reservation Deadline JACKSONVILLE - The reservation deadline is today for the Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce banquet and silent auction, to be held at 6 p.m. Jan. 26 at the Jacksonville Community Center, 5 Municipal Drive. U.S. Rep. Tim Griffin, R-Ark., will be the guest speaker. Tickets are $50 for chamber members, $55 for nonmembers and $400 for a table of eight. For more information or to purchase tickets, call the chamber at (501) 982-1511.
UACCB Board of Visitors Meeting BATESVILLE - The University of Arkansas Community College at Batesville Board of Visitors will meet at 4 p.m. at Independence Hall, 140 West.
FRIDAY Chinese New Year Celebration JACKSONVILLE - A Chinese New Year celebration in honor of the Year of the Dragon will be held from 5:30-9 p.m. at the Jacksonville Community Center.
The Nanjing Acrobatic Troupe will perform, and there will be a silent auction, a cake-decorating contest, dance performances, and an art exhibit featuring theart of Jacksonville High School teacher Marvin Lindley and his students. The registration fee for the cake-decorating contest is $10. The first-place winner will receive $100, the second-place winner $50 and the third-place winner $25. All proceeds will go toward building a new Jacksonville arts center.
For more information, call (501) 244-4307.
Chamber Membership Banquet CABOT - The Cabot Chamber of Commerce will hold a chamber membership banquet at 6:30 p.m. in the Cabot Junior High School North cafeteria.
The guest speaker will be Craig O’Neill, anchor for THV 11 News. The cost is $25 per person or $255 for a table, and reservations are required. To make reservations or for more information, call (501) 843-2136.
SATURDAY Basket Weaving Workshop BATESVILLE - The Batesville Area Arts Council will hold a basket-weaving workshop from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Council Gallery on Main Street. To register or for more information call (870) 793-3382.
ASO’s Rockefeller Quartet BEEBE - The Arkansas Symphony Orchestra’s Rockefeller Quartet will perform The String Family and Music at the Movies at 3:30 p.m. in the Owen Center Theater at Arkansas State University Beebe. The quartet will give a second performance, featuring Debussy and Schubert, at 7:30 p.m., also in the Owen Center Theater. Tickets are $10 forgeneral admission and $ 5 for seniors, students, military personnel and educators. ASU Beebe students, faculty and staff are entitled to two free tickets to any performance with an ASU Beebe ID. For more information call (501) 882-8951.
SAME Café SEARCY - The SAME Café will be open from 4-6 p.m. Saturday at the West Side Church of Christ 709 W. Arch St. in Searcy. The SAME Café is open the first and third Saturdays of each month to anyone in the community who would like a free warm meal.
SUNDAY Sharp County Historical Society ASH FLAT - The Sharp County Historical Society will have its winter quarterly meeting at 2 p.m. at the Community Room ofFirst National Banking Company in Ash Flat. Parking and the entrance are at the rear of the building. Special guest speaker Dr. George E. Lankford will present “Living in Occupied Independence C ount y in 1862.” UPCOMING Foundation for Wellness Seminar SEARCY - The Foundation for Wellness Professionals will host a seminar at 6:30 p.m. Jan. 26 at the Ewing-Pyeatt Building by the White County Library. The seminar is geared toward people with chronic pain, numbness or tingling from the back, neck or a herniated disk. The seating is limited to the first 12 people. To register, call (501) 230-2182.
Pearl Stringing Necklace Workshop NEWPORT - Jacksonport State Park will have a Pearl Stringing Necklace Workshop from 9 a.m. to noon Jan. 28 and Feb. 25. Participants will learn the history of the freshwater pearl discovered in the White River and how to make a freshwater-pearl necklace. The cost of the program is $20 per person, and space is limited.
All materials will be provided.
The workshop is handicapped accessible. For more information or to make reservations, contact Jacksonport State Park at 205 Avenue St., Newport, AR 72112; (870) 523-2143; or jacksonport@akransas.com.
Fundraising Event POCAHONTAS - The Bob Boyd Sounds in Concer t, Spaghetti Dinner and Celebrity Silent Auction will be begin at 7 p.m. Jan. 28 in the Black River Technical College auditorium.
Tickets, at $25 per person or$40 per couple, will benefit the Pocahontas High School Band, which will travel to Orlando during spring break to perform in the All American Music Festival Competition. To purchase tickets, visit the Posey Patch, 877 Arkansas 67 S. in Pocahontas, or call (870) 892-4431.
Pam Tillis Concert NEWPORT - Country singer Pam Tillis will perform at 7 p.m. Jan. 28 as part of the Patron Series at Arkansas State University-Newport’s Center for the Arts. Tillis, who is based in Nashville, has won three Country Music Association awards, including 1994 Female Vocalist of the Year. Tickets, at $15 for reserved seats, are on sale at the ASU-Newport Bookstore. For more information or to order tickets, call (870) 512-7806.
Golden Boy Rifle Drawing HEBER SPRINGS - A drawing for a .22-caliber Golden Boy Rifle will be held Jan. 31 at Golden Outdoors, 1520 Bypass Road. Tickets are $1 for one chance, $5 for six chances and $20 for 30 chances. All proceeds will go to the family of Toby Simpson Leonard, a 14-year-old who recently died in a car accident. For more information or to buy tickets, call (501) 362-1968.
Smoke on the Mountain CABOT - Cabot Community Theatre, Cabot’s only dinner theater, is taking reservations for the musical comedy Smoke on the Mountain. Performances with dinner will be Feb. 3-4 and Feb. 10-11, with a showonly performance on Feb. 12. The production includes more than two dozen bluegrass gospel songs interspersed with hilarious testimonies from the family members.Reservations are required and can be made by calling (501) 941-2266 or by visiting www.
cabotcommunitytheatre.org.
The Cabot Community Theatre is at the CenterStage Playhouse, 204 N. First St.
Lucious Spiller Concert NEWPORT - The date of Lucious Spiller’s performance at Arkansas State University-Newport has been changed to Feb. 10. Spiller will perform as part of the ASU-Newport Concert-Lecture Series at 7 p.m. in the university’s Center for the Arts. Spiller is an upand-coming entertainer in the Little Rock area. Accompanied by his band, Spiller explores virtually every genre of music but specializes in the blues.
He will sing a collection of hits by various Motown artists,particularly Stevie Wonder.
The free concert is open to the public.
Stone County Master Gardener Seminar MOUNTAIN VIEW - The Stone County Master Gardeners will hold a Spring Seminar from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Feb. 18 at First Baptist Church, 224 King Ave. in Mountain View. Guest speakers will include Janet Carson, R.C.
Schroeder, Lori Spencer, Ed Levi and Tina Marie Wilcox. The cost is $20, which includes a box lunch. Seating is limited, and registration is required by Feb. 11. For more information or a registration form, call the Stone County Extension Office at (870)269-3336 or Debra Alexander at (870) 269-3092.
Chamber Trap Tournament BATESVILLE - The Batesville Area Chamber of Commerce will hold the first ChamberTrap Tournament from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Feb. 24 at the Independence County Shooting Sports Complex. Each team will consist of five shooters shooting 25 targets each. Amateur shooters are encouraged to participate. Practice will be available the day before and the morning of the tournament.
Sponsorship opportunities are available, and corporate teams are encouraged to participate. To register or for more information, call (870) 793-2378 or view the calendar section at www.
mybatesville.org.
‘Heaven, Is It Real?’ CABOT - A Cabot Community Seminar: “Heaven, Is It Real?” will be held at 7 p.m. March 5-8 at the Cabot National Guard Armory. Guest speaker Steve Hemphill, author of My Search for the Real Heaven, willdiscuss heaven as described by the Bible. The free event is sponsored by the Cabot Church of Christ, but is open to the public. Free child care will be provided on-site. For more information, visit the “Heaven, Is It Real?” Facebook page.
To submit an item for the Calendar of Events, mail information to Calendar of Events, Three Rivers Edition, P.O. Box 2221, Little Rock, AR, 72203; fax to (501) 378-3500; or email to trnews@arkansasonline.com.
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