COMMUNITY EVENTS IN THE TRI-LAKES AREA

Feb. 22

Band Blast 2015

HOT SPRINGS — The Hot Springs Concert Band, the New Horizons Band and the Village Big Band will present Band Blast 2015 at 3 p.m. at the Hot Springs Convention Center. Tickets are $8. For more information, visit hotspringsband.org.

Concert and Potluck

GURDON — Testimonies and songs will be presented at 11 a.m. at First Christian Church. The concert is free and open to the public. A potluck dinner will follow. For more information, call (870) 260-5918.

Feb. 22 and 23

Second Star to the Right

ARKADELPHIA — The Ouachita Baptist University Department of Theatre Arts will present Second Star to the Right at 2:30 p.m. today and at 7:30 p.m. Monday in the Verser Theatre. Tickets are $10 per person. For more information, call (870) 245-5208.

Feb. 22-26

Ceramics Exhibit

ARKADELPHIA — Ouachita Baptist University will host a ceramics exhibit, Whole, by guest artist David Hill, through Thursday in the Rosemary Gossett Adams Galleries in Moses-Provine Hall. Gallery hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. The free exhibit is open to the public. For more information, call (870) 245-5559.

Student Juried Art Exhibit

ARKADELPHIA — Ouachita Baptist University’s Hammons Gallery in the Mabee Fine Arts Center will feature the OBU Art Club’s annual Student Juried Art Exhibit through Thursday. The exhibit is free and open to the public. Gallery hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. For more information, call (870) 245-5129.

Feb. 23

Trio de Risata Concert

ARKADELPHIA — The Ouachita Baptist University Division of Music will host Trio di Risata in a flute, clarinet and percussion concert at 7:30 p.m. in the Mabee Fine Arts Center’s McBeth Recital Hall. The recital is free and open to the public. For more information, call (870) 245-5208.

Feb. 24

Jackie B and Me Concert

HOT SPRINGS VILLAGE — Jackie B and Me will provide entertainment at 7:30 p.m. in the Coronado Community Center. The concert is free and open to the public. For more information, visit HotSpringsVillageAR.org.

Shambarger Competition for Singers

ARKADELPHIA — The Ouachita Baptist University Division of Music will host its 17th annual Mary Shambarger Competition for Singers at 2 p.m. in the Mabee Fine Arts Center’s McBeth Recital Hall. The performances are free and open to the public. For more information, call (870) 245-5208.

Workplace Diversity Workshop

ARKADELPHIA — The Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center will present a workshop, A Peacock in a Land of Penguins, at 5:30 p.m. in Room 209 of Mooney Hall at Henderson State University. The workshop will focus on the benefits of having a diverse workplace. The registration fee is $40. For more information, call (870) 230-5184.

Feb. 26

Art Reception

ARKADELPHIA — The public is invited to a reception for Delita Martin’s Beyond Layers exhibit from 4:30-6 p.m. at the Arkadelphia Arts Center. For more information, call (870) 403-8216.

Feb. 27

Health Fair

HOT SPRINGS — National Park Medical Center and the Lupus Foundation of Arkansas will present a health fair from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the hospital’s Fordyce Room. The event is free and open to the public. For more information, visit nationalparkmedical.com.

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