Feb. 16 and Feb. 17
Royal Theatre Auditions
BENTON — The Royal Theatre will hold auditions for the musical Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at 6:30 p.m. today and Monday. Those who are auditioning need to prepare 16 bars of any song and provide sheet music for the selection. Auditioners are asked to wear comfortable clothing and shoes for ease in moving onstage. For more information, call (501) 315-5483.
Feb. 17
Presidential Tree Marker Dedication
HOT SPRINGS — The Arkansas School for Mathematics, Science and the Arts and the Hot Springs Parks and Recreation Department will hold a presidential tree historical marker presentation at 3 p.m. in front of the ASMSA Administration Building. A reception in the Administration Building Boardroom will follow the marker presentation. For more information, call (501) 622-5147.
Feb. 18
Using an Android Device
BRYANT — Learn the basics, or more, for using an Android device, such as a Nexus tablet, Galaxy, Droid or anything that uses Google Play store, at 1 p.m. at the Mabel Boswell Memorial Library. No registration is required. For more information, call (501) 778-4766 or (501) 847-2166.
Puppet Show
BENTON — All ages are invited to a family-friendly puppet show at 4 p.m. at the Bob Herzfeld Memorial Library. For more information, call (501) 778-4766.
Teen Coffeehouse
BRYANT — Teens are invited to warm up with a hot drink, eat some chocolate and hang out with friends from 4-5 p.m. at the Mabel Boswell Memorial Library. No registration is required. For more information, call (501) 847-2166.
Breakfast Seminar
HOT SPRINGS — National Park Medical Center will host a free breakfast seminar at 7:30 a.m. in the Fordyce Room at the hospital. The seminar will feature free cholesterol screenings and a special presentation by board-certified interventional cardiologist Dr. Victor Castro. Registration is required. For more information or to register, call (501) 620-1402.
Gardening 101
HOT SPRINGS — Garvan Woodland Gardens will present Gardening 101: Reading Your Soil Test Results, Basics of Soil Science from 9-11:30 a.m. in the Magnolia Room. Admission is free to members and $10 for nonmembers. Preregistration is required. For more information or to register, call (501) 262-9300.
Haskell Historical Society Meeting
HASKELL — The Haskell Historical Society will meet at 3:30 p.m. at Haskell City Hall. The program, The Story of Fannie Orr, will be presented by society president Emaline Stroud. The society collects published items, articles and pictures about Haskell or Harmony Grove School. These may be loaned, donated or copied for display at the Haskell Museum. For more information, call Stroud at (501) 303-0384.
Saline Crossing Meeting
BENTON — The Saline Crossing Regional Park and Recreation Area Inc. will meet at 5:30 p.m. in the Gene Moss building at Tyndall Park. For more information, call (501) 778-8661.
Feb. 19
Block Party
BRYANT — Ages 4-14 are invited to create a LEGO masterpiece from 3:30-5 p.m. at the Mabel Boswell Memorial Library during the monthly Block Party. A new theme is explored each month. For more information, call (501) 847-2166.
Feb. 20
Teen Coffeehouse
BENTON — Teens are invited to warm up with a hot drink, eat some chocolate and hang out with friends from 4-5 p.m. at the Bob Herzfeld Memorial Library. No registration is required. For more information, call (501) 778-4766.
Genealogy/Local History Help
BRYANT — Steve Perdue, head of genealogy/local history for the Saline County Library, will be available to answer genealogy and local history questions from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Mabel Boswell Memorial Library. To make an appointment, call (501) 778-4766.
Breakfast Seminar
HOT SPRINGS VILLAGE — National Park Medical Center will present a free breakfast seminar at 7:30 a.m. at the Coronado Community Center in Hot Springs Village. The seminar will feature free cholesterol screenings and a special presentation by board-certified interventional cardiologist Dr. Victor Castro. Registration is required. For more information or to register, call (501) 620-1402.
Harp Performance
BENTON — The Saline County Library will feature Pamela Gibson in a Valentine-themed harp performance at 5:30 p.m. at the Bob Herzfeld Memorial Library. The performance is open to the public. For more information, call (501) 778-4766.
Feb. 20 and Feb. 21
Rescheduled ASMSA Speaker Dates
HOT SPRINGS — The Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences and the Arts’ Science and Arts Cafe event featuring noted Underground Railroad historian Anthony Cohen has been rescheduled for 7 p.m. Thursday at the Superior Bath House in Hot Springs. Weather along the East Coast prevented Cohen from being able to fly out of Baltimore to Arkansas. The student assembly at which Cohen was set to speak has been rescheduled for Friday. The tentative time is 8:30 a.m.
Feb. 21
Online Leadership Academy
BRYANT — The next free Online Leadership Academy session has been rescheduled to 8-9 a.m. Friday at the Bryant Chamber of Commerce. The session, which will be devoted to blogging and how it can help businesses, will be led by other business professionals within the chamber who use this technique and see results. Participants are asked to arrive at the session with their Google+ listing claimed or active and to bring a laptop or other electronic device to connect to their page and actively work in it during the session. For more information, email raeann@bryantchamber.com.
Ongoing
Bingo
HOT SPRINGS — The Quapaw Community Center invites the public to play bingo at 12:45 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays. Cash prizes are awarded for all games. For more information, call (501) 623-9922.
Arkadelphia Arts Center Exhibit
ARKADELPHIA — The Arkadelphia Arts Center’s February exhibit, Early Education in Clark County, will be on display through Feb. 28. The exhibit takes the viewer through a pictorial history of African-American education from the mid-1800s to the present, with emphasis on the Peake Rosenwald School. Admission is free. The center’s hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m Wednesday through Friday, and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays. For more information, call (870) 245-3612.
Ageless Bikers Club
HOT SPRINGS VILLAGE — The Ageless Bikers Club holds bicycle rides at 1 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays. There are eight different 20-mile rides on relatively flat, quiet country roads. For more information or to sign up for a ride, visit hsvabc.weebly.com.
Merry Mixers Dance Club
HOT SPRINGS VILLAGE — The Hot Springs Village Merry Mixers dance to live music from 7:30-10:30 p.m. the first and third Saturdays of every month at the Coronado Community Center. A lesson is held at 7 p.m. on the third Saturday. Admission is $7.50 for first-Saturday dances and $10 for third-Saturday dances. Club members receive a discount for the season. All dancers are welcome. For more information, call (501) 915-8111.
Rhythmic Interactive Percussion
HOT SPRINGS — A Rhythmic Interactive Percussion musical event takes place from 5-9 p.m. Sundays at Kenneth Adair Park, 358 Central Ave. Participation is encouraged as ensemble members pass out drums, tambourines,
maracas and more to audience members. Many weeks, belly dancers, hula-hoopers, poi ball artists and martial
artists perform. For more information, call (714) 273-6464.
VFW Bingo
BENTON — Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2256 invites the public to play bingo at 6:30 p.m. Wednesdays and at 1 p.m. Saturdays at 5323 Sleepy Village Road. Cash prizes are paid to each winner.
Upcoming
Trumpet Performance
ARKADELPHIA — Henderson State University will present trumpeter Wayne Bergeron at 7:30 p.m. March 15 in
Arkansas Hall. Bergeron will be accompanied by the Arkansas All-Star Big Band. Tickets are $15 in advance or $20 at the door. The ticket includes admission to a pre-concert clinic presented by Bergeron from 3-4:30 p.m. in Arkansas Hall. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit hsutrumpets.com.
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