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MUSIC AND ENTERTAINMENT

Grace Lutheran Church, 5124 Hillcrest Ave., will have a service at 7 p.m. Thursday featuring Kammerchor, a touring choir from Concordia University Wisconsin. The choir will perform selections from a variety of musical styles dating from the 1500s to the present. Dinner will be served at 5:30. gracelutheranlr.org or (501) 663-3631.

• Pianist Tatiana Roitman Mann and violinist Trisha McGovern Freeney will perform in concert at 3 p.m. March 19 at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, 199 Barcelona Road, Hot Springs Village. The program will include Ludwig van Beethoven's "Spring" Sonata, Witold Lutoslawski's Subito, Dmitri Shostakovich's Three Fantastic Dances and more. The concert is free. A reception will follow in Sifford Hall. (501) 922-0299.

• ARmusica will perform at 7 p.m. Tuesday at St. Luke's Episcopal Church, 4106 John F. Kennedy Blvd., North Little Rock. The program will feature Julie Cheek on piano, Stephen Feldman on cello and soprano Suzanne Loerch. Music will include Beethoven's Sonata in A major, op.69 for cello and piano and a variety of vocal selections. A meet-the-artists reception will follow. Admission is free. (501) 753-4281.

Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, 310 W. 17th St., will host "With String and Pipe," a concert for harp, violin and organ at 7:30 p.m. March 21. The concert will feature Arkansas Symphony Orchestra harpist Alisa Coffey and the symphony choirmaster Drew Irvin, as well as cathedral organist Jason A. Pennington-Saugey performing Bach, Smetana, Bruch and Debussy. Tickets are $20 for adults, free for students with a student ID, and can can be bought online at trinitylittlerock.org/withstringandpipe. (501) 372-0294.

SPECIAL EVENTS

Christway Missionary Baptist Church, 4324 Potter St., will honor its pastor, Roderick Torrence, and family at 10:15 a.m. Sunday with speaker Kenneth Meyers. (501) 562-1023.

First Missionary Baptist Church, 701 S. Gaines St., will have an installation service for Tony L. Byers as pastor at 2:30 p.m. Sunday with guest speaker Jessie Frazier. (501) 372-2705.

Greater Center Star Missionary Baptist Church, 800 W. 33rd St., will have a third anniversary celebration for its pastor, Kenneth R. Traylor, and family at 2:30 p.m. Sunday with guest speaker Rickey L. Lawson Sr. (501) 374-7109.

Mount Ararat Baptist Church, 5417 E. Valentine Road, North Little Rock, will celebrate the 20th anniversary of its pastor, Timothy Smith, and his wife, Brenda, at 3 p.m. Sunday with guest speaker Walter Pace. (501) 982-5893.

New Grace Baptist Church, 800 Calhoun St., will observe its annual Women's Day at 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. March 19. (501) 541-3456.

New Hebron Missionary Baptist Church, 7615 Woodson Road, will celebrate its 112th anniversary at 3 p.m. March 19 with guest speaker Patrick Green. (501) 375-7351.

Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church, 8500 Woodson Lateral Road, Woodson, will have its annual Fellowship Service at 3 p.m. Sunday with speakers Elnora Perkins and Gibion Young. (501) 397-2197.

Primrose United Methodist Church will have an All You Can Eat Fish Fry and White Elephant Bingo at 5 p.m. today in the Family Life Center, 3006 W. Dixon Road. (501) 888-3854.

Pulaski Heights Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), 4724 Hillcrest Ave., will host a quarterly potluck luncheon at noon (after the worship service) Sunday in Hunter Hall. Participants are asked to take enough food for themselves and one other person. phcc-lr.org or (501) 663-8149.

Reed Memorial Christian Methodist Episcopal Church, 3101 S. Izard St., will celebrate its 86th anniversary at 3 p.m. Sunday with guest speaker Rickey Nelson. (501) 960-7915.

St. Andrew United Methodist Church, 4600 Baseline Road, will continue a four-week Women's History Month celebration, "Honoring Trailblazing Women in Ministry, Labor and Business," at 11 a.m. Sundays in March. Speakers include Jenni Duncan on Sunday, Deena Hamilton on March 19 and former U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Joycelyn Elders on March 26. (501) 562-1891.

Samaritan Hill Baptist Church, 1001 E. 13th St., North Little Rock, will observe its annual Women's Day program at 11 a.m. March 19 with speaker Karen Collier. (501) 376-3009.

Trinity Presbyterian Church, 4501 Rahling Road, will have a churchwide breakfast 8:30-9:30 a.m. Sunday in the fellowship hall. Donations will help the youth of the church finance a trip to the Junior High Jubilee. Questions can be directed to David Muffett at (270) 202-2776 or tpclryouth@gmail.com. The Women's Evening Group will meet at 6:30 p.m. Thursday in Room 2. Contact Robin Brown at rbrownlr@gmail.com.

• The congregation of Union African Methodist Episcopal Church, 1825 S. Pulaski St., will dedicate its remodeled building and lay a cornerstone at 3:30 p.m. Sunday with Michael L. Mitchell, bishop of the 12th Episcopal District, presiding. unionamec.com or (501) 374-3528.

LENTEN ACTIVITIES

First Lutheran Church, 314 E. Eighth St., will have Lenten services at 7 p.m. Wednesdays. A meal will be served at 6. (501) 372-1023.

• Karen Akin will lead a Lenten Bible study at 5:30 p.m. Tuesdays in the library at Grace Presbyterian Church, 9301 N. Rodney Parham Road. The focus will be on The Return of the Prodigal: A Story of Homecoming by Henri Nouwen. Reading the book is optional. The book is for sale at the church office. gracelr.org or (501) 225-3274.

Our Lady of the Holy Souls Catholic Church, 1003 N. Tyler St., will host the Hillcrest Lenten service at noon Friday with Susan Miller preaching. The 30-minute service will be followed by lunch in the fellowship hall. (501) 661-1129.

St. Mark's Episcopal Church, 1000 N. Mississippi St., will offer three adult Sunday School Lenten classes -- two variations on the "Five Marks of Love" curriculum developed by the monks of the Society of St. John the Evangelist and a study of the book Breakfast With Buddha. Classes meet 9:15-10 a.m. Sundays. Wednesdays in Lent include Stations of the Cross at 5 p.m., Eucharist at 5:30 and a meal at 6. Following the meal, participants can choose from four 30-minute offerings. st-marks.com or (501) 225-4203.

Second Presbyterian Church, 600 Pleasant Valley Drive, will offer Sunday School Series, "24 Hours That Changed the World" at 9:50 a.m. Sundays through April 9 in Second Hall. The class will focus on the events that occurred during the last 24 hours of Jesus' life. secondpreslr.org or (501) 227-0000.

Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church, 5900 John F. Kennedy Blvd., North Little Rock, will have a midweek Lenten service at 7 p.m. Wednesdays. A light supper will be at 6. (501) 753-8134.

Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, 310 W. 17th St., will have a Lenten Quiet Day 9 a.m.-noon March 18. The program, "It's Time to Get Our Souls Back: Stories that Make Us Human. A Fresh Look at What Defines Us," will be led by Alan Jones, dean emeritus of Grace Cathedral, San Francisco. trinitylittlerock.org or (501) 372-0294.

Trinity Presbyterian Church, 4501 Rahling Road, will continue a Lenten Bible study at 6 p.m. Wednesdays in Room 6. The study, taught by Jeff Price, will focus on the people Jesus interacted with during Holy Week and will be loosely based on the Stations of the Cross. Questions can be directed to Price at pastorjeffprice@gmail.com or by calling (501) 868-5848.

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Religion on 03/11/2017

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