Oct. 16
Faculty Percussion Recital
ARKADELPHIA — The Ouachita Baptist University Division of Music will host Ryan C. Lewis, Ouachita assistant professor of music, in a faculty percussion recital at 7:30 p.m. in Mabee Fine Arts Center’s McBeth Recital Hall on Ouachita’s campus. The recital is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Lewis at lewisr@obu.edu or (870) 245-5421.
Lunch and Learn
HOT SPRINGS — The Alzheimer’s Association will present a lunch and learn at noon at The Atrium at Serenity Pointe. For more information, call (800) 272-3900.
Oct. 17
Saline Crossing Meeting
BENTON — The Saline Crossing Regional Park and Recreation Area Inc. will meet at 5:30 p.m. in the Gene Moss building at Tyndall Park. For more information, call (501) 778-8661.
Small Business Startup Summit
HOT SPRINGS — The Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center at Henderson State University will present a Small Business Startup Summit from 3:30-7 p.m. on HSU’s Hot Springs campus. The summit will feature the Starting a Business in Arkansas workshop and the How to Write a Business Plan workshop. The cost is $65 per person. For more information or to reserve seating, call (870) 230-5184.
Heart Disease Luncheon
HOT SPRINGS — Dr. Troy Norred, a Board Certified Interventional Cardiologist, will speak at a heart-disease informational luncheon at 11:30 a.m. at the Atrium, 2803 Albert Pike Road. Seating is limited, and advance registration is required. For more information, call (501) 760-1140.
Gravestone Iconography Lecture
HOT SPRINGS — The Arkansas Historic Preservation Program will present a gravestone iconography lecture at 6 p.m. at the Garland County Library, 1427 Malvern Ave. Holly Hope, AHPP special-projects historian, will give the free lecture, titled Flora, Fauna and Faces: Reading Cemetery Symbolism. For more information, contact Hope at (501) 324-9148 or holly.hope@arkansas.gov, or Cori Williams at (501) 623-4161 or cwilliams@gclibrary.com.
Oct. 18
Bev Collection Art Show
HOT SPRINGS VILLAGE — The Bev Collection Art Show will take place from 3-4 p.m. at Raffaella Rose at Cortez Restaurant. The event will feature prizes and free appetizers, as well as refreshments during the show. For more information, call (501) 915-9821.
Oct. 19
Stepping Up for Ouachita Luncheon
ARKADELPHIA — Mary Pat Cook Anthony, an educator who holds degrees from Ouachita Baptist University, will be honored at the Stepping Up for Ouachita Luncheon at 11 a.m. at the Benton Event Center. For
more information, visit obu.edu/steppingup or call (870) 245-4278.
Rural Business Workshop
HOT SPRINGS — The Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center at Henderson State University will present the Make a Marketing Map for Your Rural Business workshop from 4-6 p.m. at the HSU Hot Springs campus. This is a free workshop, but advance registration is required. For more information, call (870) 230-5184.
Planetarium Show: Mars Quest
ARKADELPHIA — Henderson State University will present Mars Quest at 7 p.m. in HSU’s Reynolds Science Center Planetarium. Admission is $3 per person, or $1 with a student ID. The show is open to the public. Late arrivals will not be admitted. For more information, call (870) 230-5162.
Oct. 21
Running for Cover 5K Run & Fun Walk
MALVERN — The third annual Running for Cover 5K Run & Fun Walk will take place Saturday. Packet pickup and race-day registration will be at 7:30 a.m. The race will start at 9 a.m. at 1601 Martin Luther King Blvd. (Arkansas 270) behind Auto Zone. Enter the race online at www.arkansasrunner.com. The event will benefit the Hot Springs County Homeless Coalition Inc., which strives to improve the quality of life of the homeless by providing food, clothing, emergency housing, transportation and social services. For more information, visit hschomelesscoalitionweebly.com.
Ongoing
Small Works On Paper Exhibit
ARKADELPHIA — The Ouachita Baptist University’s Department of Visual Arts will host its Small Works on Paper exhibit through Oct. 27 in the Rosemary Gossett Adams 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) 245-5129.
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, September through May, 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.
Upcoming
Family Science Night
ARKADELPHIA — Henderson State University’s science and mathematics departments will present the annual HSU Family Science Night from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Oct. 24 at the Reynolds Science Center, on 12th Street next to Arkansas Hall. Biology, chemistry, physics and math clubs will provide a variety of fun demonstrations and activities for children. Henderson faculty and representatives from the STEM Center will also be available. The event is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Shannon Clardy, associate professor of physics, at clardys@hsu.edu.
Saline County Coat Drive
BENTON — The 13th annual coat drive for the Saline County Coat Closet will take place from 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Oct. 31 at the Gene Moss Building at Tyndall Park, 913 E. Sevier St., near the high school. The coats that are collected during the drive will be distributed from 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Nov. 1 at the same location. For more information, call Lisa Goodrich at (501) 860-6910 or email benton@arprosthetics.com.
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. Nov. 19. 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.
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.