Jan. 3
ER Toys
HOT SPRINGS — The Hot Springs Women’s Welcome Club will have an ER Toys session from 12:30-2 p.m. at Westminster Presbyterian Church, 3819 Central Ave. The group will make stuffed toys to donate to the St. Vincent Emergency Room and to other organizations that help children. For reservations or more information, call club president Ginger Yates at (501) 339-1899.
Jan. 5
New Year Exhibit
HOT SPRINGS — The January exhibit at Justus Fine Art Gallery, 827A Central Ave., will celebrate the start of a new year with a selection of work by Jennifer Libby Fay, Robyn Horn, Dolores Justus, Laura Raborn, Jason Sacran, Tony Saladino, Sandra Sell, Gene Sparling and others. The exhibit will open with a reception from 5-9 p.m. Friday in conjunction with the monthly Hot Springs Gallery Walk. The show will be on display through Jan. 31. Regular gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday or by appointment. For more information, call (501) 321-2335 or visit justusfineart.com.
Ongoing
Donnie Copeland Solo Exhibit
ARKADELPHIA — Donnie Copeland, Ouachita Baptist University associate professor of visual arts and chair of Ouachita’s Adams Department of Visual Arts, is presenting a solo exhibit through Jan. 13 at the Texarkana Regional Arts Center. The works in the exhibit feature striped patterns created from cutting patterns from stacked sheets of paper and adhering them to sheets of paper. The free exhibit is open to the public. For more information, contact Donnie Copeland at copelandd@obu.edu, or visit www.trahc.org.
Ageless Bikers Club
HOT SPRINGS VILLAGE — The Ageless Bikers Club has 10 different bike rides that are 16 to 35 miles long. The rides are on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays 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. Start times for the rides are seasonal, so for a schedule, contact Dave OBrien at (830) 285-5129 or djob1947boom@gmail.com.
Merry Mixers Dance Club
HOT SPRINGS VILLAGE — The Merry Mixers Dance Club meets at 7:30 p.m. the third Saturday of each month in the Coronado Community Center. A dance lesson will be given at 7 p.m. before the dance begins. Admission is $10 per person, with annual membership packages available for $60 for all nine dances. For more information, call (501) 915-8111.
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, taught by a local fitness instructor, 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.
Alzheimer’s Caregiver Support Group
HOT SPRINGS — The Alzheimer’s Association Caregiver Support Group meets at 2:30 p.m. the second Thursday of each month at The Atrium at Serenity Pointe, 2803 Albert Pike Road. For more information, call (501) 844-5161.
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.
Upcoming
Master Gardeners Program
BENTON — The Saline County Master Gardeners will host Janet Carson, who will give a Herbaceous Perennials presentation, at 6:30 p.m. Jan. 8 at the Bob Herzfeld Memorial Library. For more information, call (501) 778-4766.
Hot Springs Women’s Welcome Club Meeting
HOT SPRINGS — The Hot Springs Women’s Welcome Club will meet Jan. 10 at the Hot Springs Country Club. A social hour will begin at 10:30 a.m., followed by the luncheon meeting at 11:30 a.m. January’s program will be presented by Dennis Berry, who is with CALL (Children of Arkansas Loved for a Lifetime), a faith-based nonprofit that finds foster and adoptive homes for children in Garland and Hot Spring counties. The cost of the luncheon is $20. Women new to Hot Springs within the past 24 months who are interested in making friends and participating in philanthropic projects may call club president Ginger Yates at (501) 339-1899 for luncheon reservations or more information.
Men’s Cooking Club
HOT SPRINGS VILLAGE — The Men’s Cooking Club of Hot Springs Village will meet at 10:30 a.m. Jan. 11 at Christ of the Hills Methodist Church. For more information, call (501) 922-5921.
Hand Knee and Foot Card Session
HOT SPRINGS — The Hot Springs Women’s Welcome Club will have a Hand Knee and Foot card session at 10 a.m. Jan. 17, with bridge played at 10:30 a.m., at the West Shores Retirement Home, 2607 Albert Pike Road. The cost of lunch is $10. For reservations or more information, call club president Ginger Yates at (501) 339-1899.
Hot Springs Women’s Welcome Club Activities
HOT SPRINGS — The Hot Springs Women’s Welcome Club will have two activities Jan. 24. The group’s Book Club will meet at 10:30 a.m. at Westminster Presbyterian Church, 3819 Central Ave. Entertainment will be provided at 2 p.m. at Quapaw Care and Rehabilitation Center, 138 Brighton Terrace. For reservations for the Book Club or more information, call club president Ginger Yates at (501) 339-1899.
To submit an event, mail information to Calendar of Events, Tri-Lakes Edition, P.O. Box 221, Little Rock, AR 72203; fax (501) 378-3500; or email tlnews@arkansasonline.com. The deadline for calendar-item submissions is noon Tuesday each week.