COMMUNITY EVENTS IN THE TRI-LAKES AREA

March 2

Operation Jump Start Classes

HOT SPRINGS — National Park Community College, along with Winrock International and the Arkansas Women’s Business Center, will offer Operation Jump Start classes, beginning at 6 p.m.Monday on the NPCC campus. The course fee is $275 and includes the book. For more information, call (501) 760-4223.

March 2-17

Senior Art Exhibit

ARKADELPHIA — Ouachita Baptist University’s School of Fine Arts will host Craig Martin in his senior art exhibit March 2-17 in Moses-Provine Hall’s Rosemary Gossett Adams Gallery. Gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. The exhibit is free and open to the public. For more information, call (870) 245-5129.

March 4

Women’s Welcome Club

HOT SPRINGS — The Hot Springs Women’s Welcome Club will meet at 11:30 a.m. at the Hot Springs Country Club. Lunch costs $15, and reservations are required. For more information or to reserve seating, call (361) 774-3591.

March 5

Village Genealogical Society Meeting

HOT SPRINGS VILLAGE — The Hot Springs Village Genealogical Society will meet at 2 p.m. in Room 6 of the Coronado Community Center. Jeanette Frahm will present the program, Using Online Newspapers for Genealogical Research. For more information, call (501) 545-6790.

Artist Reception

ARKADELPHIA — The public is invited to a reception for Delita Martin from 4:30-6 p.m. at the Arkadelphia Arts Center. Martin’s exhibit, Beyond Layers, is on display at the center. The exhibit and reception are free and open to the public. For more information, call (870) 245-3612.

March 6

Voices of Appalachia Concert

HOT SPRINGS — The Voices of Appalachia will perform at 7 p.m. at Walnut Valley Baptist Church, 1698 N. Arkansas 7. The concert is free and open to the public. For more information, call (501) 915-0456.

Bonnie Montgomery in Concert

ARKADELPHIA — Singer-songwriter Bonnie Montgomery will perform at 7:30 p.m. in Ouachita Baptist University’s Verser Theatre as part of the Ouachita School of Fine Arts’ Guest Artist Series. Tickets are $5 per person. For more information or to reserve seating, visit obu.edu/boxoffice.

Artist Reception

HOT SPRINGS — A reception will be held for artist Robyn Horn from 5-9 p.m. at the Justus Fine Art Gallery. Horn’s exhibit of wood sculptures and mixed-media paintings is on display at the gallery. For more information, call (501) 321-2335.

March 7

Museum Reopening

HOT SPRINGS — The Mid-America Science Museum, 500 Mid-America Blvd., will reopen Saturday after being closed since August for renovations. Museum hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and 1-5 p.m. Sunday. Regular admission is $10 for adults, plus tax. For more information, visit midamericamuseum.org or call (501) 767-3461.

March 7 and 9

To Kill a Mockingbird Auditions

BENTON — Auditions for the Royal Players’ production of To Kill a Mockingbird will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday and at 7 p.m. March 9 at The Royal Theatre. For more information, call 9501) 315-5483.

Ongoing

The Music Man

BENTON — The Royal Players will present The Music Man on Friday through March 8, and again March 13-15 and March 20-22 at The Royal Theatre. Performances will be at 7 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays, and at 2 p.m. Sundays. Tickets are $12 for adults, $10 for seniors and $5 for students. For more information or to reserve seating, visit theroyalplayers.com or call (501) 315-5483.

Beyond Layers Art Exhibit

ARKADELPHIA — Delita Martin’s Beyond Layers exhibit will be displayed through March 28 at the Arkadelphia Arts Center. The exhibit features portraits of black women within community and family structures. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. For more information, call (870) 403-8216.

The Lost Highway Art Exhibit

HOT SPRINGS — National Park Community College will present David Malcolm Rose’s art exhibit The Lost Highway through June 30 at 101 College Drive. Rose’s art depicts photorealistic scale models of roadside vernacular architecture. For more information or library hours, call (501) 760-4222.

Hot Springs Ukulele Club

HOT SPRINGS — The Hot Springs Ukulele Club meets from 2-4 p.m. each Tuesday at Cranford’s Village Pantry grocery store on Arkansas 5, east of the East Gate to the Village. No experience is needed. For more information, call (207) 844-1350.

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. The deadline for calendar-item submissions is noon Tuesday for Sunday editions.

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