Nov. 19
Speed Dating Tonight!
ARKADELPHIA — Ouachita Baptist University’s Division of Music and Department of Theatre Arts will present Speed
Dating Tonight! at 2:30 p.m. in the Jones Performing Arts Center. Tickets are $12. For more information, visit obu.edu/box
office or call (870) 245-5555.
Haircuts for Charity
BRYANT — The Art of Men’s Cuts, 5920 Arkansas 5 N., will host its fifth annual charity cuts from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The business will cut hair free all day, no appointments, walk-ins only, and will accept donations. All donations will go to The Vine and The Branches of Saline County. For more information, call (501) 847-6323.
Nov. 19 and 20
The Mousetrap
ARKADELPHIA — Henderson State University Theatre will present The Mousetrap at 2:30 p.m. today and at 7:30 p.m. Monday in the Arkansas Hall Studio Theatre. Tickets are $10, or free with an HSU student ID. For more information, call (870) 230-5291.
Nov. 20
OBU Percussion Ensemble Concert
ARKADELPHIA — The Ouachita Baptist University Percussion Ensemble, under the direction of Ryan Lewis, will perform at 7:30 p.m. in the Mabee Fine Arts Center’s McBeth Recital Hall at OBU. The ensemble will perform pieces that have been written for percussion ensemble. The percussionists will play a variety of instruments, including timpani, tom-toms, cymbals, marimba, vibraphone, glockenspiel, Latin cajon, Afro-Cuban bongos, congas and the lion’s roar. For more information, contact Ryan Lewis at lewisr@obu.edu or (870) 245-5421.
Fairy Tale STEM
BENTON — Children ages 4 to 7 are invited to Fairy Tale STEM at 4 p.m. at the Bob Herzfeld Memorial Library. The event will feature a fairy tale and a craft. For more information, call (501) 778-4766.
Nov. 21
Teen Art Club
BENTON — Youth ages 13 to 18 are invited to the Teen Art Club at 4 p.m. at the Bob Herzfeld Memorial Library. For more information, call (501) 778-4766.
Nov. 22
Morning Walking Club
BENTON — The Morning Walking Club will meet at 8 a.m. at the Bob Herzfeld Memorial Library. For more information, call (501) 778-4766.
LOL Book Club
BENTON — Children in the third through fifth grades are invited to the LOL Book Club at 4 p.m. at the Bob Herzfeld Memorial Library. For more information, call (501) 778-4766.
Nov. 23 and 24
Holiday Closing
BRYANT/BENTON — The Mabel Boswell Memorial Library in Bryant and the Bob Herzfeld Memorial Library in Benton will be closed Thursday and Friday for the Thanksgiving holiday. For more information, call (501) 778-4766.
Nov. 25
Jingle Bella
HOT SPRINGS — The eighth annual Jingle Bella will take place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Casa Bella. The event will feature refreshments, a scavenger hunt and door prizes. For more information, call (501) 624-2272.
Ongoing
Holiday Bazaar
ARKADELPHIA — A Holiday Bazaar show and sale will take place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays through Dec. 15 at the Arkadelphia Arts Center, 625 Main St. Included in the sale are holiday finds, collectibles, toys and more. For more information, visit ccahc.org or call (870) 403-8216.
Holiday Lights
HOT SPRINGS — The 15th annual Holiday Lights event will begin at 3 p.m. daily through New Year’s Eve, with the exception of Thanksgiving and Christmas days, at Garvan Woodland Gardens. The event will feature ice tunnels, a fully animated James the Train, a miniature Train Garden, a free hot-chocolate tent and 4 acres of holiday lights. Admission is $15 for adults and $5 for children ages 4 through 12. Dogs are not allowed in the park. For more information, visit garvangardens.org.
Stuff the Bus
BRYANT/BENTON — Now through December, the Bryant and Benton school bus drivers will team up to start an annual Saline County Stuff the Bus Christmas event for the children of Saline County. Proceeds will go to the Saline County Toy Commission and the Healing Waters Outreach Center. For more information, contact Shanon Pinson at (501) 557-8772.
Art Exhibit
HOT SPRINGS — A Natural Perspective, the November exhibit at the Justus Fine Art Gallery, 827A Central Ave., will feature work by Robyn Horn, Dolores Justus, Jill Kyong, John Lasater and others. The show will be on display through Nov. 29. 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.
Smithsonian Hometown Teams Exhibit
ARKADELPHIA — Ouachita Baptist University will host a national traveling exhibition titled Hometown Teams, presented by the Smithsonian Institution, through Dec. 9 in the Mabee Fine Arts Center’s Hammons Gallery. Gallery hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. The exhibit is free and open to the public. For more information, call (870) 245-5208.
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 djob
1947boom@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 held at 7 p.m. before dances begin. 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.
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.