Food drivestarts Monday
Compassion Fayetteville, an approved 501c(3) organization, is holding a food drive, "Standing in Compassion for Everyone," Monday through Friday. Help relieve child hunger in Northwest Arkansas by contributing. Drop-off locations are Fayetteville City Hall, Fayetteville Public Library, Tri-Cycle Farms and Fayetteville's Farmer's Market.
Information: compassionfayetteville.org or email revdian@gmail.com.
Osher offers new classes
The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute will offer the following classes:
•Nanotechnology Tour: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, tour the Nanoscale Material Science and Engineering building on campus, with transportation to campus and lunch provided; members $60, nonmembers $75
•Defending Saint Paul: 10 a.m. Wednesday-April 26, Drake Airfield; members $45, nonmembers $60.
•Behind the Curtains: 2 p.m. Wednesday, tour behind the scenes at Walton Arts Center; members $20, nonmembers $35.
•The Basics of Cannabis: 2 p.m. Thursday-April 6, Drake Field; members $30, nonmembers $45.
•Get Hooked on Beading: 9 a.m. Thursday, Drake Field, beading materials and lunch provided; members $55, nonmembers $70.
Registration: (479) 575-4545.
Henry to visitRogers library
New York Times best-selling author April Henry will present her class "Plot Your Way to Success" at 6 p.m. Tuesday in the Friends of the Library Community Room of the Rogers Public Library, 711 S. Dixieland Road. There will be a question and answer session open to both teens and adults. Henry is the author of 21 mysteries and thrillers.
Information: (479) 621-1152 or email eday@rogersar.gov.
BPL hostsbook sale
Bentonville Public Library will host its semi-annual used book sale from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday and Saturday in the Wal-Mart Community Room of the library, hosted by the Friends of the Bentonville Library.
Thousands of items are for sale, including new and used books, magazines, DVDs and CDs. Materials for all ages, interests and genres are covered. Most items are $1 or less, and all proceeds will be used to benefit the collections and other special needs of the library.
Friends of the Bentonville Library members will be able to have early access to the sale from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday.
Information: bplfriends.org.
Energy help program ends
The Office of Human Concern will be ending the Winter Regular Home Energy Assistance Program Friday. OHC will continue to take crisis applications, requiring a disconnect notice to receive assistance.
The main office, located at 506 E. Spruce St. in Rogers, will be conducting interviews for crisis applications from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Thursday. Applicants are required to be signed in by 1 p.m. Interviews are not conducted on Fridays.
This program is designed to assist low-income individuals and families from Benton, Carroll and Madison counties with the rising cost of energy.
Information: (479) 636-7301.
BeekeepingFriday topic
Wild Birds Unlimited of Fayetteville will host Brad Keck, president of Northwest Arkansas Beekeepers Association, who will speak at 7 p.m. Friday at 745 E. Joyce Blvd., Suite 109, in Fayetteville. Keck will present "Beekeeping 101: Getting the Buzz."
Learn about bees, beekeeping and the wonderful products made by the bees.
Information: (417) 766-5630.
Blood Centerseeks donors
Community Blood Center of the Ozarks will host blood drives at the following locations:
•Fayetteville: 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Monday, Airways Freight Corporation, 3849 W. Wedington Road; 8 a.m.-noon Friday, Washington County Courthouse, 280 N. College Ave.
•Kingston: 1:15-6 p.m. Tuesday, Kingston High School, Arkansas 74
Information: cbco.org or (800) 280-5337.
Beahm setto lecture
Emily Beahm, station archaeologist at the Arkansas Archeological Survey's Winthrop Rockefeller Institute Research Station, will present a presentation on the garden initiative the WRI is currently undertaking at 7 p.m. April 20 as part of the monthly Ark-Homa chapter meeting held at the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith in the Echols Conference Center, 504 N. Waldron Road.
The presentation, titled "Learning about the History of Plant Use in Arkansas Through Time: The WRI Gardens," will discuss the WRI's new initiative to create a set of gardens that highlight the change in food gathering from plants. The institute seeks to provide hands-on experiences for visitors to learn more about how plants have been acquired and processed over time, and the talk will address the process, challenges and successes of establishing the gardens, as well as future plans.
Information: (479) 788-7812 or email tim.mulvihill@uafs.edu.
Rain gardeningto be taught
A Rain Garden Academy will be held from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday at the Goshen Community Building, 244 Clark St. in Elkins. This workshop will assist residential and commercial property owners with financial assistance and knowledge for installing rain gardens on properties in the Beaver Lake Watershed.
The workshop will help participants better understand rain garden functions, design considerations, including monarch butterfly habitat design, Ozark native plants and cost-effective methods for installation. Financial assistance in the form of mini-grants will be available for program participants wishing to install gardens on residential properties, businesses and public places in the Beaver Lake Watershed.
Rain gardens capture and hold excess rain water runoff to help slow the flow of surface water during and after precipitation events, reducing water pollution and flooding, and allowing groundwater recharge. Other benefits include aesthetics and wildlife habitat creation.
Space is limited for this free workshop, and interested participants are required to register.
Information and registration: (479) 750-8007 or email atinfo@beaverwatershedalliance.org.
Leers speakson architecture
Andrea Leers will present a lecture titled "Material Matters" at 5 p.m. April 3 in Ken and Linda Sue Shollmier Hall, Room 250 of Vol Walker Hall, on the University of Arkansas campus in Fayetteville, as part of the Fay Jones School of Architecture and Design lecture series.
Leers is the principal and co-founder of Leers Weinzapfel Associates of Boston. The work of Leers Weinzapfel Associates lies at the intersection of architecture, urban design and infrastructure, and it is notable for its inventiveness in dramatically complex projects.
In her lecture, Leers will address how material is at the heart of the architectural imagination. She will explore a diverse group of recent projects that are bound together by a common attitude about the exploration of material. Each project reveals how material research, selection and detailing build on the properties of materials to meet sustainable goals, to respond to context and to evoke a compelling emotional impact.
This is the Warren Segraves lecture, sponsored by Modus Studio. The public is invited to attend. Admission is free, with limited seating.
Information: (479) 575-4704 or fayjones.uark.edu.
Seniors getfree produce
Arkansas has the highest rate of hunger among seniors in the country. In an effort to fight this growing problem, the Area Agency on Aging of Northwest Arkansas will give seniors an opportunity to obtain fresh, locally grown fruits and vegetables for free.
The USDA Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program provides one $50 coupon book per household to senior adults age 60 and older to purchase locally grown fresh vegetables, fruits, herbs and honey at local farmers markets from approved vendors. To be eligible to receive a coupon book, seniors must meet monthly gross household income guidelines of $1,832 for a family of one, $2,470 for a family of two, $3,108 for a family of three, or $3,747 for a family of 4 (add $642 for each additional family member).
Senior adults that meet the income guidelines and bring photo ID and proof of gross household income will receive a coupon book on a first come first serve basis when distribution begins at the local senior activity centers. In Benton County distribution dates and sites are as follows:
9 a.m.-noon April 3 -- JB Hunt Transport Senior Activity Center, 704 East Monroe Street, Lowell
9 a.m.-noon April 5 -- Gentry Senior Activity and Wellness Center, 121 East Main, Gentry
9 a.m.-noon April 6 -- Billy V. Hall Senior Activity Center, 1870 Limekiln Road, Gravette
9 a.m.-1 p.m. April 7 -- Siloam Springs Senior Activity and Wellness Center, 750 Heritage Court, Siloam Springs
9 a.m.-2 p.m. April 10 -- Rogers Adult Wellness Center, 2001 Persimmon Street, Rogers
9 a.m.-2 p.m. April 11 -- Benton County Senior Activity and Wellness Center, 3501 S.E. L Street, Bentonville
Care coordinators will also assist seniors in applying for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Medicare Savings Program, and Extra-Help with Prescription Drug Costs.
Distribution dates are scheduled at senior centers within the entire AAANWA service area of Baxter, Benton, Boone, Carroll, Madison, Marion, Newton, Searcy and Washington Counties for seniors to have the opportunity to receive coupon books.
Information: (479) 273-9424.
Goddess Galaset April 12
The Goddess Gala/Merlin Foundation Fundraiser will be from 6 to 11 p.m. April 12 at the Basin Park Hotel Ballroom in Eureka Springs. Proceeds will benefit the Merlin Foundation's work with abused children. Music will be provided by Eureka Springs musicians. Events will include raffle, potluck, drumming, blessing of the seeds and dancing. Costumes are encouraged. Advance tickets are $14, and $20 at the door. Tickets are available at Gazebo Books, Annie's at the New Orleans, Eureka Market or from Valerie Damon. This is a women-only event.
Information: Goddessgala.com.
Shiloh Museumplans camps
Registration is under way for the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History's summer camps for children. Campers will explore the intersection of science and history through hands-on activities and crafts related to photography, water, trees, and inventions. Snacks are provided for both camps; lunch is provided for campers attending Session II.
Session I: 9-11:30 a.m. June 19-23, for ages 7-10, $30 for museum members; $40 for nonmembers.
Session II: 10 a.m.-3 p.m. July 10-14, for ages 11-14, $45 for museum members; $55 for nonmembers.
Space is limited for both camps; preregistration and payment is required. A limited number of scholarships are available. The registration deadline is May 31 or when camps are full.
The Shiloh Museum is located at 118 W. Johnson Ave. in Springdale.
Information: (479) 750-8165, or email jcostello@springdalear.gov.
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NAN Profiles on 03/26/2017