COMMUNITY EVENTS IN THE TRI-LAKES AREA

Sept. 14

Flower Show

HOT SPRINGS — The Verna Garvan Design Study Group’s standard flower show will continue from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. today at Garvan Woodland Gardens. The show is free and open to the public. For more information, call (501) 262-9606.

Sept. 15

Game On

BENTON/BRYANT — Tweens and teens are invited to play video and board games at 3:30 p.m. at the Bob Herzfeld Memorial Library in Benton and at the Mabel Boswell Memorial Library in Bryant. For more information, call (501) 778-4766.

Crochet Class: Going in Circles

BENTON — Join this crochet class and learn to crochet a baby bonnet at 6 p.m. at the Bob Herzfeld Memorial Library. Hooks will be provided to the first 10 participants. Participants need to bring their own yarn. For more information, call (501) 778-4766.

Square Dancing

HOT SPRINGS — The Diamond Squares Western Square Dance Club will begin its seventh season of dancing at 6:30 p.m. at Lake Hamilton Church, 2891 Airport Road. For more information, contact Gordon or Sue White at white3297@hotmail.com or call (501) 922-0803.

Excel Workshop

ARKADELPHIA — The Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center at Henderson State University will present a Microsoft Excel workshop for intermediate Excel users from 5:15-8:15 p.m. in Room 307B of Mooney Hall at Henderson. Topics will include absolute cell references, windows view manipulation, use of logical functions, range names, and working with charts and graphics. There is a $40 workshop fee. For more information or to register, call (870) 230-5184 or email asbtdc@hsu.edu.

Blood Drive

ARKADELPHIA — The American Red Cross will hold a blood drive from 1-5:30 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall of First United Methodist Church. Refreshments will be provided for donors. To give blood, the donor must present a donor card or photo identification. For more information or to schedule an appointment, visit redcrossblood.org.

Sept. 15-18

QuickBooks Workshop Series

ARKADELPHIA — The Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center at Henderson State University will present a series of QuickBooks workshops from 5:15-7:45 p.m. Monday through Thursday at the Greater Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce building. Each session is $65, and seating is limited. For more information or to register, call (870) 230-5184 or email asbtdc@hsu.edu.

Sept. 16

Ouachita Speaker Series

HOT SPRINGS VILLAGE — Chuck Dovish, producer and host of AETN’s Exploring Arkansas, will present Exploring Arkansas: Sharing the Wonders of The Natural State, at 7 p.m. in the Ouachita Activities Building of the Ponce de Leon Center. General admission is $12. For more information, visit OuachitaSpeakerSeries.com.

To submit a school or 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 (501) 378-3500; or email tlnews@arkansasonline.com. Deadlines for calendar-item submissions are noon Friday for Thursday editions and noon Tuesday for Sunday editions. See more of the Tri-Lakes Calendar of Events online at www.arkansasonline.com/trilakes.

Upcoming Events