Sept. 26 – Oct. 1
National Banned Book Week
MALVERN — Celebrate the Freedom to Read during National Banned Book Week, Sept. 26 through Oct. 1, by coming to the Malvern/Hot Spring County Library during regular business hours to see a display of books that have been banned. There will be a drawing for a door prize on Friday. For more information, call the library at (501) 332-5441.
Sept. 27
Birkett Williams Lecture
ARKADELPHIA — Ouachita Baptist University will host OBU alumna Jane Chu, chairwoman of the National Endowment for the Arts, to present the Birkett Williams Lecture at 7:30 p.m. in McBeth Recital Hall. The lecture is free and open to the public. For more information, call (870) 245-5208.
Sept. 29
Pastors’ Conference
ARKADELPHIA — Ouachita Baptist University will host the 2016 Pastors’ Conference from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on campus. The one-day conference, which costs $55 per person, includes the NIV Application Commentary on Joel, Obadiah and Malachi by David W. Baker, as well as session notes for preaching and teaching. A continental breakfast, lunch and refreshments will be served. For more information or to register in advance, visit obu.edu/pconf.
Red Cross Blood Drive
ARKADELPHIA — The American Red Cross will have a blood drive from 1-5:30 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall. A donor card or photo ID is required, and refreshments will be served. For more information or to schedule an appointment, visit redcrossblood.org.
Ouachita Speaker Series
HOT SPRINGS VILLAGE — The 2016 fall session of the Ouachita Speaker Series will begin at 7 p.m. at the Ponce de Leon Center. The first speaker in the series is Jerry Singleton, who survived sevens years as a Vietnam prisoner of war. Admission to the speaker series is $12 per session or $30 for all three presentations. For more information, visit hsvticketsales.com.
Bid to Build Art Auction
BENTON — Habitat for Humanity of Saline County will present its Bid to Build Art Auction at 5:30 p.m. at the Benton Events Center. Tickets are $40 per person or $375 for a table of 10. For more information or to purchase tickets in advance, call (501) 315-5434.
Ongoing
To Kill a Mockingbird
ARKADELPHIA — The Ouachita Baptist University and Henderson State University theater programs will partner to produce To Kill a Mockingbird at 7:30 p.m. Thursday through Saturday and at 2:30 p.m. Oct. 2 in OBU’s Verser Theatre, and at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 6-8 and 10 in HSU’s Arkansas Hall Studio Theatre. Tickets are $10 per person, or free for students with an HSU or OBU student ID. For more information or to purchase tickets in advance, visit obu.edu/boxoffice.
Exit Laughing
HOT SPRINGS — The Pocket Community Theatre, 170 Ravine St., will present Exit Laughing at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and at 2:30 p.m. Oct. 2; and again at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 7 and 8, and at 2:30 p.m. Oct. 9. Tickets are $10 per person. For more information, visit pockettheatre.com.
Easybridge Workshop
HOT SPRINGS VILLAGE — The Hot Springs Village Card Club will present a series of Easybridge workshops from 9-11 a.m. Mondays through Dec. 19 at Casa de Carta. Each workshop is $7 per person. Textbooks are available for $14 each. For more information, visit villagecardclub.org.
Monday Studio Artists Exhibit
HOT SPRINGS VILLAGE — The Monday Studio Artists of Hot Springs Village — Shirley Anderson, Barbara Seibel and Caryl Joy Young — will exhibit their work at the Argenta Branch of the William F. Laman Public Library System, 420 Main St. in North Little Rock, through Oct. 8. Gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday, and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday. The gallery is closed on Sunday. There is no admission charge. For more information on these artists, visit www.themondaystudioartists.com.
Free Exercise Classes
ARKADELPHIA — The Central Arkansas Development Council’s Arkadelphia Senior Activity Center invites the public to a free Zumba class at 11 a.m. every Wednesday at the center, 1305 N. 10th St. The class is taught by a local fitness instructor and is geared for seniors ages 60 and older. The center also offers a free exercise class at 11 a.m. Mondays, as well as chair volleyball and beanbag baseball teams that practice daily. For more information, call the center at (870) 246-9871.
Ageless Bikers Club
HOT SPRINGS VILLAGE — The Ageless Bikers Club has 10 different bike rides that are 16 to 35 miles long. The rides start at 8 a.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays. The rides are on quiet, paved country roads (one ride has up to 3 miles of gravel). No one is left behind, and the group stops often to regroup and socialize. Several rides are “out and back,” so the beginner can turn back for a shorter ride. For more information, contact Dave OBrien at (830) 285-5129 or djob1947boom@gmail.com.
Free Yoga Class
BENTON — McClure Fitness, 1200 Library Drive, offers a free community yoga class at 10 a.m. every Saturday. For more information, call (501) 269-1662.
Alzheimer’s Caretaker Support Group
BENTON — The Alzheimer’s Arkansas Caretaker Support Group meets from 2-4 p.m. the third Thursday of every month at the Bob Herzfeld Memorial Library. For more information, call (501) 778-4766.
Merry Mixers
HOT SPRINGS VILLAGE — The Hot Springs Village Merry Mixers dance to live music from 7:30-10:30 p.m. the third Saturday of each month in the Coronado Community Center. A dance lesson will be held at 7 p.m. Admission is $10 per person. For more information, call (501) 915-8111.
Art Exhibit
ARKADELPHIA — The Rosemary Adams Department of Visual Arts at Ouachita Baptist University will host Stephen Watson in a guest exhibit titled Emanate: A Fragrant Installation through Oct. 17. in Moses-Provine Hall’s Rosemary Gossett Adams 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, call (870) 245-5129.
Bridgehouse Classes
HOT SPRINGS — The Bridgehouse of Hot Springs will offer weekly Easybridge 1 classes from 9:30-11:30 a.m. at 300 W. St. Louis St. After four free lessons, the cost is $5 per person, plus $14 for the book. For more information or to sign up, call (501) 984-1384.
GriefShare
BENTON — GriefShare, a grief recovery seminar and support group, meets at 7 p.m. each Monday at First United Methodist Church, 200 N. Market St. For more information, call (501) 778-3601.
Upcoming
9th Annual Golf Tournament
HOT SPRINGS — The Guardian Angels Cat Rescue and Adoption Shelter, 907 Hobson Ave., will have its annual fundraiser, a four-person scramble, Oct. 2 at the Diamond Head Golf course. All are invited to the event to golf, eat dinner, win prizes and help the homeless cats in Hot Springs. For more information, contact Diane Jones at (501) 276-1480.
To submit an event, 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 each week.