CALENDAR EVENTS IN THE TRI-LAKES AREA

Tuesday

International Food Festival
ARKADELPHIA — Ouachita Baptist University’s International Club and the Daniel and Betty Jo Grant Center for International Education will host the East Meets West-themed International Food Festival at 6 p.m. in the Walker Conference Center on campus. Tickets are $5 each and will be available at the door. For more information, call (870) 245-5208.
Tuesday International Food Festival ARKADELPHIA — Ouachita Baptist University’s International Club and the Daniel and Betty Jo Grant Center for International Education will host the East Meets West-themed International Food Festival at 6 p.m. in the Walker Conference Center on campus. Tickets are $5 each and will be available at the door. For more information, call (870) 245-5208.

Feb. 14

Crossing Delancey

HOT SPRINGS — The Pocket Community Theatre, 170 Ravine, at the intersection of Ramble and Ravine streets, will present Crossing Delancey, a romantic comedy by Susan Sandler, at 2:30 p.m. The show is directed by Mary Hill. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for children 12 and younger. Reservations can be made by calling (501) 623-8585 or visiting www.pockettheatre.com.

Cheaper by the Dozen

BENTON — The Royal Players will present Cheaper by the Dozen at 2 p.m. at The Royal Theatre, 111 S. Market St. Tickets are $10 for adults, $8 for seniors and $5 for students. For more information or to reserve seating, visit theroyalplayers.ticketleap.com.

Feb. 18

Saline Crossing Meeting

BENTON — The Saline Crossing Regional Park and Recreation Area Inc. will meet at 5:30 p.m. in the Gene Moss building at Tyndall Park. John Eckert, director of the Benton Parks Department, will present details of Benton’s developmental plans. For more information, call (501) 778-8661.

Feb. 18-22

Muse Project Productions

ARKADELPHIA — Ouachita Baptist University’s Department of Theatre Arts will present its second annual Muse Project on Thursday through Feb. 22 in the Verser Theatre. The student-produced shows will include Render and Alone Together. Showtimes are at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday; at 2:30 p.m. Feb. 21; and at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 22. Tickets are $10 per person. For more information, call (870) 245-5208.

Thursday – Saturday

and March 3-5

And Then There Were None

ARKADELPHIA — The Henderson State University Theatre will present Agatha Christie’s murder mystery And Then There Were None at 7:30 p.m. Thursday through Saturday and March 3-5 in Arkansas Hall. Tickets are $8 per person, and all seats are reserved. For more information, call (870) 230-5291.

Ongoing

Black History Celebration Art Exhibit

ARKADELPHIA — The Arkadelphia Arts Center will present its February art exhibit, Black History Celebration, through Feb. 27 at 625 Main St. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays. For more information, call (870) 403-8216.

Volunteer Fire Department Meeting

SHANNON HILLS — The Shannon Hills Volunteer Fire Department meets at 7 p.m. the second, third and fourth Mondays of each month at 11600 County Line Road. New membership applications are accepted at each meeting. Training and equipment are provided. For more information, call (501) 455-3530.

The Art of Carole Katchen

ARKADELPHIA — An exhibit titled The Art of Carole Katchen: A Forty-Year Retrospective will be on display through Feb. 24 in Henderson State University’s Russell Fine Arts Gallery. 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, visit carolekatchen.com.

Commemorative Art Exhibit

MALVERN — Arkansas African American Legislators, 1868-1893, a free traveling exhibit produced by the Arkansas History Commission and the Black History Commission of Arkansas, will be on display through Feb. 25 at the College of the Ouachitas. Gallery hours are 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Fridays. For more information, call (501) 332-0247.

Boys to Black Men Art Exhibit

ARKADELPHIA — The Ouachita Baptist University Department of Visual Arts will host Chrystal Seawood’s exhibit titled Boys to Black Men through Feb. 26 in the Rosemary Gossett Adams Gallery in Moses-Provine Hall at OBU. 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.

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 emailtlnews@arkansasonline.com. The deadline for calendar-item submissions is noon Tuesday for Sunday editions.

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