CALENDAR EVENTS IN THE THREE RIVERS AREA

Feb. 14 and 15

Holiday Closing

BATESVILLE — The Independence County Library, 368 E. Main St., will be closed today and Monday. The library will re-open at 9 a.m. Tuesday.

Feb. 15

Community Music Gathering

BATESVILLE — Singers and instrumentalists are welcome to participate in a community music gathering from 6-8 p.m. at First Community Bank. Listeners are also welcome. The event is free.

Travel Club of Citizens Bank Meeting

BATESVILLE — The Travel Club of Citizens Bank will meet at 6 p.m. in the Community Room of the Citizens Bank Annex, at Third and College streets. Reservations are being accepted for the bank’s 10-day Shades of Ireland trip, scheduled for October. The club will also discuss activities that interest its members, including plays, concerts, museum exhibitions and other travel in the area, across the U.S. and around the world. For more information, call (870) 698-6233.

Feb. 16

Presentation on Indonesia

BATESVILLE — The Lyon College Friends of the Mabee-Simpson Library will host a presentation by Martha Beck, professor of philosophy, at 7 p.m. in the library on campus. After a brief meeting about the Friends of the Library group and its mission, Beck will give a lecture reflecting on her time in Indonesia and discussing her experiences and the importance of Indonesia in the development of an interconnected global civilization. A reception will follow. The event is free and open to the public.

Cabot Farmers Market Summit Meeting

CABOT — The Cabot Farmers Market will conduct its annual summit meeting at 6 p.m. in the Community Room of Centennial Bank, 300 W. Main St., across from First Baptist Church. The summit provides a forum to bring together everyone’s ideas for making the farmers market bigger and better. The market dates will be set for the 2016 season. The meeting is open to vendors, patrons, managers and the public.

White County Retired Teachers Meeting

BEEBE — The White County Retired Teachers Association will meet at 2 p.m. at the Shepherd Center behind First United Methodist Church of Beebe. The program will be presented by state Rep. Jeremy Gillam, R-Judsonia. Refreshments will be provided by Beebe/McRae/Pangburn retirees.

Glenn Miller Orchestra Concert

HEBER SPRINGS — The World Famous Glenn Miller Orchestra will perform at the Heber Springs Schools Performing Arts Center, 1100 W. Pine St. The high school jazz bands will open the concert at 6:45 p.m., with the Glenn Miller Orchestra taking the stage at 7:30. Seating is general admission, and the doors will open at 6:30. Tickets are $20 and can be purchased online at heberspringsband.ludustickets.com or by calling (501) 362-3141.

Feb. 16 and April 7

Hands-On Preview Events

BEEBE — The Advanced Technology/Allied Health Division at Arkansas State University-Beebe will host Hands-On Preview events from 6-8 p.m. Tuesday and April 7 in the Advanced Technology/Allied Health Building on the campus. The events, which will provide hands-on experience and information about several technical and health care programs offered at ASU-Beebe, are open to traditional and nontraditional students, who are welcome to bring guests. Refreshments will be available. Register by calling Addie Banks at (501) 882-8822 or visiting select.asub.edu/TakeSurvey.aspx?SurveyID=l61M3n6. For more information on Advanced Technology/Allied Health programs, call (501) 882-8822 or visit www.asub.edu.

Feb. 17 and 24

Adult Game Days

JACKSONVILLE — The Nixon Library, 703 W. Main St., will offer Adult Game Days at noon both days. Adults ages 18 and older are invited to play dominoes, poker, chess, board games or video games. For more information, call the library at (501) 457-5038.

Feb. 19

Faculty Recital

BATESVILLE — Russell Stinson will give a faculty recital at 7:30 p.m. in Brown Chapel at Lyon College. Stinson will present an organ concert featuring the works of Bach, Brahms, Buxtehude and Couperin.

American Red Cross Blood Drive

BATESVILLE — Eagle Mountain Magnet School will host an American Red Cross Blood Drive from 2-6 p.m. in the Bloodmobile at 600 Eagle Mountain Blvd. To schedule an appointment, visit redcrossblood.org and enter sponsor code EAGLEMTNMAGNET. Those who donate blood need to bring a photo ID.

Feb. 20

Caring Hearts Grief & Loss Support Group Meeting

JACKSONVILLE — The Caring Hearts Grief & Loss Support Group will meet from 10-11 a.m. at Christian Church Jacksonville, 200 E. Martin. The group meets the third Saturday of every month unless otherwise announced. Those who cannot make the group meetings may schedule individual sessions. For more information, contact Steve Summers at (870) 710-1508.

Beginners Weaving Workshop

POCAHONTAS — Davidsonville Historic State Park will offer a Beginners Weaving Workshop from 9 a.m. to noon. The workshop will teach basic weaving using a piece of cardboard as a loom. Participants will make a bookmark to take home. Preregistration is required by calling the park at (870) 892-4708. The workshop fee is $13. Davidsonville Historic State Park is a 15-minute drive south of Pocahontas on Arkansas 166.

Herbal Medicine Workshop

NEWPORT — The 19th Century Herbal Medicine Workshop: Lotions, Potions and Tinctures, Oh My! will take place from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Jacksonport State Park’s Visitor Information Center. This workshop explores common 19th-century remedies and herbal medicines that were compounded in the home. Admission is $25, and participants must be at least 18 years old and provide their own lunch. Advance registration is required by 3 p.m. Thursday. For more information, contact the park staff at Jacksonport State Park, 205 Avenue St. in Newport, call (870) 523-2143 or email Jacksonport@arkansas.com.

ONGOING

Celtic Poetry Contest

BATESVILLE — Lyon College’s 37th annual Arkansas Scottish Festival, April 8-10, will include a Celtic poetry contest. Poems may be any style or length, as long as they have a Celtic (Scottish, Irish, Welsh, Briton, Galician, etc.) theme or traditional form. There is no entry fee, and the entry deadline is March 31. The prizes for first, second and third place are $100, $50, and $25, respectively, and the first-place poem will be read at the Celtic Concert on April 8. Kenton Adler, last year’s first-place winner, will judge the entries. To submit a poem, send it in the body of an email to james.bell@lyon.edu with “Poetry Entry” in the subject line.

Observations Exhibit

BATESVILLE — The exhibit Observations: Work by Sheila and Allison Cantrell will be on display at the Batesville Area Arts Council Gallery on Main, 246 E. Main St., through March 12. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays, and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays. For more information, call (870) 793-3382 or visit batesvilleareaartscouncil.org.

ESL Classes

JACKSONVILLE — The El Zocalo Cultural Center will present English as a Second Language classes at 10 a.m. Mondays through May 23 at the Nixon Library, 703 W. Main St. Registration is encouraged. For more information, call the library at (501) 457-5038.

Beginner Word Processing Course

MOUNTAIN VIEW — Ozarka College in Mountain View will offer a three-week beginner-level word-processing course through Continuing Education from from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Fridays, running Feb. 19 to March 4. The course, taught by Frances Bullard, will teach students a wide variety of computer skills. The tuition is $25 per student or $20 for people 60 and older. Preregistration is required by Friday. Contact Lindsay Wilson-Galloway, director of Ozarka College in Mountain View, at (870) 269-5600 or lhgalloway@ozarka.edu.

Rotary Meat Sale

HEBER SPRINGS — The Rotary Club of Heber Springs will sell 7- to 9-pound fully cooked pork butts for $40 each. Proceeds from the sale will fund college scholarships for Heber Springs students. The meat can be picked up from 8-9:30 a.m. March 12. Place an order with any Rotarian, or call Connie Herrin of the Public Relations Committee at (501) 281-5115 or Julie Turney, Rotary president, at (501) 206-6855.

Photography Exhibit

BATESVILLE — The Kresge Gallery at Lyon College has opened the spring semester’s exhibition series with a photography exhibit by Lyon volleyball coach Ray Green through Feb. 26. Titled Road Trip, the exhibition features photographs taken by Green on various trips across the country. He explains in his artist statement that he stops a lot on trips and likes to capture details the typical tourist might overlook. The Kresge Gallery is in the Alphin Building on campus. The gallery’s hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Admission to the gallery is free, and the exhibit is open to the public.

The Fantasticks

SEARCY — Center on the Square Community Theater, 219 W. Arch Ave., will present The Fantasticks, directed by Mario Hofheinz, with Susan Bucher as musical director. The play is a funny, romantic musical about a boy, a girl and their fathers, who try to get the couple together by keeping them apart. Showtimes will be at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and at 1:30 p.m. today and Feb. 21. Tickets are $18, plus tax. For more information or tickets, call (501) 368-0111 or visit centeronthesquare.org.

The Biggest Loser Community Challenge

HIGHLAND — The Spring River Area Chamber of Commerce will present the eight-week Biggest Loser Community Challenge, an online health and wellness challenge, beginning Monday. The challenge seeks teams of four, for a $100 fee, for the national event, which will give away more than 10,000 prizes, including trips to the finale of The Biggest Loser television show in Los Angeles. People of all fitness levels are welcome. Register a team at www.biggestlosercommunity.com. For more information, contact Todd Conforth with Clary Fitness at (870) 994-4444, the chamber at (870) 856-3210, or Kari or Pat at Curves at (870) 856-6010.

GED/Adult Education Classes

FLORAL — The University of Arkansas Community College at Batesville Adult Education Department offers reading, math, writing and computer-literacy classes from 3-5 p.m. Mondays in the computer lab at Midland Elementary School in Floral. Enrollment is ongoing. Students must be at least 18 and not enrolled in school. For more information, contact Nancy Whitmire at (870) 612-2085 or nancy.whitmire@uaccb.edu, or Judy Pearson at (501) 345-2413.

Second Time Around Bookstore

SEARCY — The Literacy Council of White County operates the Second Time Around Bookstore at 811 S. Main St., Suite D. Proceeds from the sale of donated books support the mission of helping adults in the community improve their literacy and English-language skills. The store and literacy office are open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, and from 9 a.m. to noon Saturdays. To train as a tutor, to become a bookstore volunteer or for more information, call (501) 278-5500.

Yoga in the Gallery

BATESVILLE — The Batesville Area Arts Council offers Yoga in the Gallery classes at 8:45 a.m. every Tuesday and Thursday at the BAAC Gallery on Main, 226 E. Main St. The hour-long sessions are taught by RYT200-certified yoga instructor Marnie Davis. Beginners are welcome, and no preregistration is required. The cost is $10 per session or 10 sessions for $70. For more information, call (870) 793-3382.

Pancake Breakfast

McRAE — A pancake breakfast is held from 7-9 a.m. the second Saturday of each month at McRae Masonic Lodge F. & A.M. No. 687. Donations are accepted.

WISE Coalition Meeting

SEARCY — The WISE (White County Invested in Substance Abuse Eradication) Coalition meets from noon to 1 p.m. the third Wednesday of every month in the Community Room of the First Community Bank University Branch, 800 E. Beebe Capps Expressway. All are invited to attend and get involved in activities to help prevent and reduce substance abuse in White County youth. For more information, visit wisecoalition@gmail.com or call (501) 388-6555.

Cabot Civitan Meetings

CABOT — Cabot Civitan Meetings are held at 6 p.m. the first and third Mondays of each month at First Security Bank in downtown Cabot. For more information, call Tom Nolting at (501) 606-3731.

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 the shop benefit the libraries in Cleburne County.

UPCOMING

Cabot AARP Meeting

CABOT — The Cabot AARP Chapter will meet at 6 p.m. Feb. 22 at the Senior Center, 600 N. Grant St. Candidates for Cabot-area offices in the March 1 election are invited to briefly address the group. A potluck dinner will be served. The chapter meets the fourth Monday of each month. For more information, call (501) 492-1456.

AARP Driver Safety Class

CHEROKEE VILLAGE — An AARP Driver Safety Class will be offered from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Feb. 22 at Cherokee Village United Methodist Church, at the corner of Keno and Otter drives. The class is $15 for AARP members and $20 for nonmembers. To register for the course, call (870) 257-5803.

Williamson Prize Lecture

BATESVILLE — Kurt Grafton will deliver a Williamson Prize Lecture at 11 a.m. Feb. 23 in Brown Chapel at Lyon College. Grafton’s topic is Meeting Them Where They Are: Turning the Classroom Upside Down to Promote Engagement and Success in First-Year Chemistry. The lecture is free and open to the public.

Gospel Choir Concert

BATESVILLE — The Lyon College Gospel Choir will give a concert at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 23 in Brown Chapel at Lyon College. The newly formed gospel choir, directed by Markeita Williams, will present its first concert, performing traditional gospel songs with The Anointed Ones and other local choirs. The concert is free and open to the public.

Heber Springs Chamber Banquet

HEBER SPRINGS — The Heber Springs Area Chamber of Commerce will hold its 60th annual banquet at 6 p.m. Feb. 25 at the Heber Springs Community Center, 201 Bobbie Jean Lane. The guest speaker will be Jeff Moore, director of marketing and communication for the Arkansas Economic Development Commission. The event will include a live auction, and business attire is requested. Tickets are $35 each or $250 for a table of eight. Tickets are available through Feb. 15 at the chamber office, 1001 W. Main St., or by calling (501) 362-2444.

Disney’s Alice in Wonderland Jr.

LESLIE — The Leslie Area Merchants Association and the Red Curtain Theater of Conway will present the children’s musical Disney’s Alice in Wonderland Jr. at 7 p.m. Feb. 27 at the Ozark Heritage Arts Center. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for children 12 and younger. Tickets are available at L.A. Salon and the Elk & Eagle Trading Post, LLC in Leslie. For more information, call (870) 448-2557.

Mineral Leases: What You Need to Know

SEARCY — The Unity Health Foundation will sponsor a free educational program titled Mineral Leases: What You Need to Know About Lease End, Re-leasing and Your Estate Plan, from 6-8:30 p.m. March 3 at the Hubach Conference Center at Unity Health-White County Medical Center, 3214 E. Race Ave. There is no cost to attend. RSVP by March 1 to ssanders@uaex.edu or (501) 268-5394.

Gospel Music with Alvis Arnold

WILBURN — Friendship Community Church, at 1850 Dry Mountain Road between Wilburn and Ida, will have an evening of gospel music with Alvis Arnold and his crew of musicians at 7 p.m. March 5. A love offering will be accepted. For more information, call Danita Hayes at (501) 206-2505.

Ladies’ Luncheon and Fashion Show

MOUNTAIN VIEW — The Ozarka College Foundation will hold its fourth annual Ladies’ Luncheon and Fashion Show at 11 a.m. March 5 in the Stone Bank Student Commons Area at Ozarka College. The Ozark Folk Center Skillet Restaurant will provide a catered lunch, local vendors will showcase items, and there will be a silent auction. Tickets are $25 and may be purchased at Ozarka College-Mountain View, Citizens Bank and First Service Bank, or from any Ozarka College Foundation board member. Proceeds from the event will be used for entryway signage to the Mountain View campus. For more information, contact Lindsay Wilson-Galloway, director of Ozarka College-Mountain View, at (870) 269-5600 or lhgalloway@ozarka.edu.

Cabot Clean-Up

CABOT — Cabot Clean-Up 2016 will be held from 9 a.m. to noon March 19. Volunteers are asked to meet at Cabot Junior High-South on the Panther Trail, no earlier than 9 a.m., and check in at the registration canopies. Orange safety vests and garbage bags will be provided, and participants are asked to bring work gloves. There will be an awards ceremony at 9 a.m. for the winners of the Keep Cabot Beautiful Poster Contest. At noon, volunteers will be served free lunch at the Panther Trail parking lot. There will be a drop-off point for the disposal of electronic waste and household hazardous waste. For more information, call Cabot City Beautiful at (501) 920-2122.

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