Nov. 16
Conway AARP Chapter Meeting
CONWAY — The Conway AARP Chapter will meet at the Ola and John Hawks Senior Activity Center, 705 E. Siebenmorgen Road. A lunch of taco salad, refried beans, chips and dip, ice cream and milk will be served at 11:15 a.m. at a cost $3 for attendees 60 and older, and $6 for those 59 and younger. The program will be a seniors talent show at 12:30 p.m., with local talent selected by Debra Robinson and Peggy Sturgis. Donations will be accepted at the show, with the money going to the senior center. For more information, call the center at (501) 327-2895.
Nov. 17
UCA Creative Writing Faculty Reading
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Central Arkansas Department of Writing will host a faculty reading at 7:30 p.m. at the Oxford American Annex, 1300 Main St. The reading is free and open to the public. Readers will include Jennie Case, who has published poetry and prose; Sandy Longhorn, the author of The Alchemy of My Mortal Form; Mark Spitzer, the author of Garapaima: A Monster Fish Novel; and Garry Craig Powell, the author of Stoning the Devil. Light refreshments will be served. Copies of the authors’ works may be available for purchase. For more information, contact Ryan Harris at rharris@oxfordamerican.org.
Nov. 19-21
Civil War Traveling Exhibit
PERRYVILLE — The Perry County Historical Museum is hosting a traveling exhibit, Arkansas in the Civil War. The museum will be open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Patrons may buy a soldier’s meal of beans and cornbread for $5 each day.
Nov. 20
Film Series
CONWAY — The Faulkner County Library film series will conclude with a screening of The Ice Storm: (Thanksgiving, 1973) at 6 p.m. The series is hosted by Mark Lager, a graduate student in the Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing Program at the University of Central Arkansas. The showing is free. Moviegoers are welcome to bring snacks and drinks. For more information, call the library at (501) 327-7482, email nancy@fcl.org, or visit Facebook or Twitter.
Nov. 21
Tree-mendous Event
MORRILTON — The Safe Place Inc., a shelter for domestic-violence victims, will hold its second annual Tree-mendous fundraiser event at 9:30 a.m. at The Rialto Community Arts Center, 215 E. Broadway. The event includes refreshments and a silent auction for decorated trees, wreaths, centerpieces, ornaments and more. To purchase tickets, at $20 each, call Vicki Ennis, event chairwoman, at (501) 977-7375, or Jo Warren, executive director of The Safe Place, at (501) 354-1884. Proceeds from the event will be used to establish an endowment.
GFWC Century League 5K and Kids 1K
MORRILTON — The General Federation of Women’s Clubs Century League of Morrilton will host its third annual 5K run/walk fundraiser at 8 a.m. at the University of Arkansas Community College at Morrilton, with a kids 1K fun run for ages 16 and younger at 7:45 a.m. The 5K entry fee is $30; the 1K fee is $15. Register at www.racesonline.com. Race-day registration and check-in will be from 7-7:45 a.m. outside the UACCM Plaza. Canned goods will be collected at the race for the Conway County Care Center’s Harvest of Hope Food Drive. For more information, visit www.facebook.com/CenturyLeague or www.centuryleague.weebly.com, call (501) 208-7992, or email centuryleaguemorrilton@gmail.com.
ONGOING
Student Art Show
CONWAY — Senior art majors in the Hendrix College Department of Art will host the 2015 Student Competitive Art Show through Dec. 4 in Gallery A of the college’s Art Building on Front Street downtown. Gallery hours are 4-6 p.m. Monday through Friday. The show features work in a diverse range of media, including photography, painting, drawing, ceramics, sculpture and digital art. For more information, contact Anna Sheals at ShealsAJ@hendrix.edu or call (573) 673-4991.
Friendship Clothes Closet Ministry
GREENBRIER — The Friendship Clothes Closet Ministry offers free, gently used clothing for the entire family from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. the third Saturday of every month. The ministry is accepting donations of coats for children and teens. The clothes closet is at Friendship Baptist Church, 170 Cash Springs Road, on the corner of West Republican Road, 4 miles north of Greenbrier. For more information, call (501) 679-1672.
A Starry, Starry Night at the Library
CONWAY — Kaye R. Clanton, a retired teacher of sciences from the Conway School District, is presenting a series of star-gazing events with various topics from 7-8 p.m. at the Faulkner County Library. Monday’s program will feature Leonid Meteor Shower; Moon phases; and more. Dec. 14’s event will include Geminid Meteor Shower; Winter Solstice; and Comets, Andromeda Galaxy and Milky Way Galaxy. For more information, call the library at (501) 327-7482 or email nancy@fcl.org.
Friends of the Library Book Shop
HEBER SPRINGS — The Friends of the Library Book Shop, 2255 Arkansas 25B N., is open from 3:30-7 p.m. Mondays, and from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesdays and Saturdays. The shop offers a large selection of books at bargain prices. All proceeds from book sales benefit the libraries in Cleburne County.
Cherokee Bingo
CONWAY — Cherokee Bingo begins at 6:15 p.m. every Tuesday and Thursday at Helton’s Wrecker Service/U-Haul, 710 S. Harkrider St. All proceeds go to the Helton-Osburn-Spencer Scholarship Fund at the University of Central Arkansas.
Morning Movers Class
MAUMELLE — The Morning Movers class is offered from 8:15-9 a.m. Monday through Thursday at the Maumelle Senior Wellness Center, 550 Edgewood Drive, Suite 400. 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
UCA Jazz Ensemble Concert
CONWAY — The University of Central Arkansas Department of Music will host its final jazz ensemble concert of the fall semester at 4:30 p.m. Nov. 22 in the Snow Fine Arts Center Recital Hall. The concert will feature Jazz Ensemble I, directed by Larry Jones; Jazz Ensemble II, led by Gail Robertson; and the UCA Dixieland Band, led by Jackie Lamar. The free performance is open to the public. For more information, contact Lamar at (501) 450-5759 or jackiel@uca.edu.
Chamber Orchestra Thanksgiving concert
CONWAY —The Hendrix College Chamber Orchestra’s Thanksgiving concert will be at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 23 in Reves Recital Hall. The orchestra is conducted by Karen Griebling. The program will include selections from Le bourgeois gentilhomme, by Jean-Baptiste Lully, and Les Indes galantes, by Jean-Philippe Rameau, in the first half. The second half will be devoted to Mozart’s Symphony No. 41: The Jupiter. The program is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Griebling at (501) 450-1249 or griebling@hendrix.edu.
Holiday Closing
MORRILTON — The Conway County Library, 101 W. Church St., will be closed Nov. 26-28 in observance of Thanksgiving. The library will reopen at 9 a.m. Dec. 1 and resume normal hours. For more information, call the library at (501) 354-5204.
Russellville Christmas Parade Entry Deadline
RUSSELLVILLE — The entry deadline for the 2015 Russellville Christmas Parade is noon Nov. 30. Entries will not be accepted past this time. Parade entry forms are available at the Recreation and Parks Department office, 1000 E. Parkway, or at www.russellvillearkansas.org. The parade, with the theme “Christmas Movies,” will be at 6:30 p.m. Dec. 3, with a rainout date of Dec. 7. The entry fee is $25 for a float and $100 for a commercial entry. For more information, call Recreation and Parks at (479) 968-1272.
Lupus Foundation GivingTuesday
The Lupus Foundation of Arkansas Inc. will hold GivingTuesday on Dec. 1. This effort aims to harness the collective power of partners-charities, families, businesses and individuals to transform how people think about and participate in the giving season, and to improve the lives of lupus patients by giving them hope that there is still life after the diagnosis of this unpredictable disease. Go to www.firstgiving.com/28300 Dec. 1 to make a tax-deductible donation to the Lupus Foundation of Arkansas Inc.
Trout Day 2015
RUSSELLVILLE — The Caddis Fly Fishing Club, the Russellville Recreation and Parks Department and the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission will present Trout Day 2015 from 9 a.m. to noon Dec. 5 at Pleasant View Park pond, which the AGFC will stock with 1,200 rainbow trout. Both bait fishing and fly-fishing will be available, and bait will be provided. A fishing license and trout permit (stamp) are required for fishermen 16 or older. The limit of five rainbow trout will apply. In conjunction with Trout Day, a free Basic Trout Fishing Clinic will be held from 6-7 p.m. Dec. 1 at the Hughes Center. The first 50 kids 15 or younger who attend will receive a certificate for a free rod and reel, to be redeemed at Trout Day. For more information, call the Hughes Center at (479) 968-1272.
Book Signing
RUSSELLVILLE — There will be a book signing from 5-7 p.m. Dec. 17 at A Conversation Piece, 312 W. Second St. Jeannie Stone will sign copies of the illustrated The Holy Spirit in the New Testament, which features 12 pieces of Stone’s artwork. Copies of the book will be available for purchase for $60 each. Other local handmade items will be available, and refreshments will be served.
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