Dec. 24-26
Holiday Closing
RUSSELLVILLE — The Hughes Community Center will be closed Wednesday through Friday for observance of the Christmas holiday.
Ongoing
Grief Support Group
MAUMELLE — The Maumelle Senior Wellness Center, 550 Edgewood Drive, is offering a grief support group from 9:30-10:30 a.m. Wednesdays. The group is open to all center members who have experienced loss. Participants will have an opportunity to discuss their losses and gain insight into developing coping skills. For more information, call (501) 851-4344.
TeamKID
MAUMELLE — Southern Hills Baptist Fellowship and JumpZone have teamed up to offer a free children’s program, TeamKID, for first- through sixth-graders. The program is held at 6:30 p.m. each Wednesday at the JumpZone building. For more information, call (501) 851-7729 or visit www.southernhillsbaptist.tv.
Midday Manna
CONWAY — A Bible lecture and luncheon led by Wanda Landers takes place from 11:45 a.m. to 12:50 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month at Woodland Heights Baptist Church, 4215 Prince St. Lunch, including a drink and dessert, is served for $5. For child care by reservation, call (501) 329-0001.
Tea Party Meeting
HEBER SPRINGS — Arkansas’ We the People Tea Party of Cleburne County meets at 6:30 p.m. the first and third Thursdays of every month at St. Barnabas Anglican Church, 1101C W. Main St. Various issues are discussed. For more information, call Marlin Schwartz at (847) 977-5261.
Upcoming
Family Concert
CONWAY — The Faulkner County Library will present musical group Still on the Hill for an afternoon of fun for the whole family at 3 p.m. Jan. 2. The event is funded in part by a grant from the Arkansas Arts Council. All library programs are free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served. For more information, call the library at (501) 327-7482 or email Nancy@fcl.org.
Health Screenings
MAUMELLE — The Maumelle Senior Wellness Center, in connection with the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, will offer screenings for peripheral arterial disease from 12:30-4:30 p.m. Jan. 5. The screenings, for people older than 50, are free and open to the public. Blood-pressure and glucose readings will also be available. The center is at 550 Edgewood Drive, Suite 400. For more information, call (501) 851-4344.
Blood Drive
MAUMELLE — The Maumelle Senior Wellness Center will hold a Red Cross blood drive from 1-5 p.m. Jan. 8. The Red Cross bus will be parked in the center’s front parking lot at 550 Edgewood Drive. To make an appointment, call (501) 851-4344.
Small Business Training
RUSSELLVILLE — The Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center will present Website in a Day from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Jan. 8 at Arkansas Tech University. Participants in this hands-on workshop will be taken step by step through creating a free account and building an attractive, functional, five-page website using Weebly. The cost to attend is $50. Registration is required to guarantee a seat. To register, call (479) 356-2067 or visit asbtdc.org/training/russellville-events.
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 email to rvonews@arkansasonline.com. Deadlines for calendar-item submissions are noon Friday for Thursday editions and noon Tuesday for Sunday editions