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LITTLE ROCK — ONGOING Noonday Prayer CONWAY - St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, 925 Mitchell St., will offer noonday prayer and Stations of the Cross at noon each weekday during Lent, through April 5. People of all faiths are welcome to participate in this short service of prayer and Scripture. For more information, call (501) 329-8174.

TODAY Daffodil Show CONWAY - The Arkansas Daffodil Society will continue its 50th annual Arkansas State and Southern Regional Daffodil show from 1-4 p.m. today at the Faulkner County Library. For more information, call (501) 327-7482 or email Nancy@fcl.org.

Renewal Ranch Worship VILONIA - Renewal Ranch will worship at 10:45 a.m. with the Liberty Church of the Nazarene, 184 Arkansas 36 between Conway and Vilonia. The public is invited. The Dooleys will offer praise in music. Renewal Ranch, in Perry County, is a faith-based rehabilitation for men with addictions.

Church Services MAUMELLE - Sunday services at First Baptist Church Maumelle begin at 9 a.m. with Bible studies for all age groups, followed by worship in the main Sanctuary at 10:15 a.m. Pastor Johnny Jackson Sr.’s sermon will be “The Ideal New Testament Church.” Evening services will begin at 5 p.m. For information on church programs, call the church office at (501) 851-3547 or visit www.fbcmaumelle.org.

MONDAY Audubon Meeting DARDANELLE - The Arkansas River Valley Audubon Society will meet at 7 p.m. at the Lake Dardanelle State Park Visitor Center. The monthly meetings alternate between Lake Dardanelle, Petit Jean Mountain and Conway. Single memberships are $10, and family memberships are $15. Refreshments will be served, and visitors are welcome. For more information, contact Coe Wilson at (501) 727-5559 or coeawilson@att.net.

Political Pie Auction CONWAY - Bethlehem House will hold the fourth Political Pie (and Cake) Auction fundraiser at 6:30 p.m. at Bob’s Grill, 1112 Oak St. All proceeds will go tothe Home for the Homeless Capital Campaign and will be matched by both the Windgate and Mabee foundations. Bob’s Grill will provide free bottomless coffee and iced tea.

Cross Town Trio CONWAY - The Cross Town Trio will perform at 7:30 p.m. in Reves Recital Hall at Hendrix College. The performance is free and open to the public.

For more information, contact Karen Griebling at (501) 450-1249. For more information on the Cross Town Trio, visit www.

crosstowntrio.info.

THURSDAY Prom Dress Drive CONWAY - The University of Central Arkansas Panhellenic Council will hold its annual Cinderella’s Closet Prom Dress Drive for high school students from 3-5 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church, 2400 Prince St.

The dresses will be sold for $10, and all proceeds will go to Bethlehem House. Donations of all sizes and styles of prom and pageant dresses are needed.

Dresses will be accepted until noon Thursday at the Student Life Office in the Student Center, Suite 207, or call (501) 450-3137 to arrange a pickup time.

FRIDAY - APRIL 1 Love Loud Family Fest GREENBRIER - CrossPoint Baptist Church will hold the Love Loud Family Fest on Friday, Saturday and April 1. A concert will be held from 7-9 p.m. Friday at the Greenbrier Coffee Shop inside CrossPoint Baptist Church, 48 Glenn Lane. Family Fest will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at Eastside Elementary School across from the church.

There will be health screenings, child IDs, face painting, classic cars and more. Palm Sunday worship services will begin at 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. April 1. For more information, visit www.loveloudgreenbrier.com, call (501) 679-8950, or email brian@crosspointlife.com.

SATURDAYOrchestra Concert RUSSELLVILLE - The Russellville Symphony Guild will present a concert by the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra at 8 p.m. in Witherspoon Auditorium at Arkansas Tech University. The concert will feature a mix of light classical music and pop favorites. Reserve-seating tickets are $25 and include a 6 p.m. preconcert reception at the Lake Point Conference Center. General admission tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for students in kindergarten through grade 12. Tickets are free for current Arkansas Tech and University of Arkansas Community College at Morrilton students with a college ID. For more information or to purchase tickets, call Russellville Symphony Board member Ann Squyres at (479) 968-5080. Tickets are also available at Brown & Brown Insurance, 705 W. Main, and can be purchased at the door the evening of the concert.

Train Open House CONWAY - The Central Arkansas Model Railroad Club will sponsor a free Train OpenHouse from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the McGee Center, 3800 College Ave. Teams of parents and their kids will race against the clock to build a Lionel FasTrack layout on the floor. Hobby-related prizes will be awarded to winners and runners-up in three divisions, based on the level of difficulty. The CAMRC modular HO-scale train layout will be in operation, along with other train displays. Informational how-to clinics will be held, along with Q&A demonstrations. For more information, visit artrains.org.

UPCOMING Art Exhibit Opening Reception RUSSELLVILLE - The River Valley Arts Center, 1001 E.

Main St., will hold an opening reception for exhibiting artists Jeannie Stone and Beth Whitlow from 1-3 p.m. April 1. Stone and Whitlow will give a gallery talk, and refreshments will be served by Whitlow’s sister-in-law, Amy Whitlow, and Lynette Griffin, both members of the Arts Center Board of Directors. For more information, contact Betty La-Grone at (479) 968-2452.

Softball Tournament RUSSELLVILLE - The Russellville Recreation and Parks Department will hold its annual Battle on the Bayou softball tournament April 7 at Pleasant View Park. The USSSA tournament is for men’s E and C/D teams and women’s D and below teams. The entry fee will be $160, plus the sanctioning fee. The deadline to register is noon April 4. For more information, call the Hughes Center at (501) 968-1272 or (501) 880-1519, or visit russellvillearsof tball@hotmail.com.

Flower and Plant Sale MORRILTON - The annual Flower and Plant Sale sponsored by the Petit Jean Garden Club of Morrilton will be held from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. April 13 and 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 14 at the Fullerton Activity Center, 1050 Oak St./Arkansas 95. Many varieties of annuals, grasses, flowering vines, perennials, hanging baskets and potted containers will be available for purchase. Master Gardeners will be on-site to help customers with gardening problems and suggest flowers for particular sites. Proceeds from the sale will go toward the club’s planting and maintenance projects and two college scholarships. For more information, call (501) 354-3396.

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