Feb. 11
Love From a Stranger
HOT SPRINGS — The Pocket Community Theatre will present the thriller Love From a Stranger at 2:30 p.m. at 170 Ravine St. General admission is $15 for adults and $5 for children through age 12. For more information, visit pockettheatre.com.
Men’s Cooking Club
HOT SPRINGS VILLAGE — The Men’s Cooking Club will meet at 10:30 a.m. at Christ of the Hills Methodist Church, 700 Balearic Road. The program will be presented by Melinda’s Coffee Corner. For more information, call (501) 922-5921.
Feb. 12
After-School Adventures
BRYANT — Youth ages 13 to 18 are invited to After-School Adventures, a tabletop role-playing game, at 3:45 p.m. at the Mabel Boswell Memorial Library. For more information, call (501) 778-4766.
Elementary Engineers
BENTON — Children ages 5 to 7 are invited to Elementary Engineers at 4 p.m. at the Bob Herzfeld Memorial Library. For more information, call (501) 778-4766.
Benton Book Club
BENTON — Adults ages 18 and older are invited to the Benton Book Club at 4:30 p.m. at the Bob Herzfeld Memorial Library. For more information, call (501) 778-4766.
Feb. 12 and Feb. 13
Sign With Song
BENTON/BRYANT — Adults ages 18 and older are invited to learn sign language with Laura through songs at 6 p.m. Monday at the Bob Herzfeld Memorial Library in Benton and at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Mabel Boswell Memorial Library in Bryant. For more information, call (501) 778-4766.
Feb. 13
Terrific Tuesday
BENTON — Youth ages 13 to 18 are invited to play Reverse Charades, King Frog and The Fishbowl Game at 4 p.m. at the Bob Herzfeld Memorial Library. For more information, call (501) 778-4766.
Watercolor Class
BENTON — Painting enthusiasts, ages 18 and older, are invited to a watercolor painting class at 6 p.m. at the Bob Herzfeld Memorial Library. All supplies will be provided. For more information, call (501) 778-4766.
Feb. 14
Kids Grow!
BRYANT — Children in kindergarten through the second grade are invited to Kids Grow! at 4 p.m. at the Mabel Boswell Memorial Library. For more information, call (501) 778-4766.
Life After High School
BENTON — Youth ages 13 to 18 are invited to the program Life After High School at 4 p.m. at the Bob Herzfeld Memorial Library. For more information, call (501) 778-4766.
Valentine’s Dinner Show
HOT SPRINGS VILLAGE — A Valentine’s Dinner Show, presented by Ken Goodman and Jackie Beaumont, will begin at 6:30 p.m. at the Coronado Community Center. The event will feature live music, comedy and dinner. Tickets are $35 per person. For more information, visit hsvpoa.org.
Feb. 15
Alzheimer’s Support
BENTON — The Alzheimer’s Support Group will meet at 2 p.m. at the Bob Herzfeld Memorial Library. For more information, call (501) 778-4766.
Tweens Watch
BRYANT — Children in third through fifth grades are invited to watch cartoons at 4 p.m. at the Mabel Boswell Memorial Library. For more information, call (501) 778-4766.
Music From the Backyard and Front Porch
BENTON — Lauren Pelon will present a concert titled Music From the Backyard and Front Porch at 6 p.m. at the Bob Herzfeld Memorial Library. For more information, call (501) 778-4766.
Yoga at the Library
BRYANT — Yoga practitioners of all skill levels, ages 18 and older, are invited to join professional instructors from The Bent Lily for a free yoga class at 6 p.m. at the Mabel Boswell Memorial Library. For more information, call (501) 778-4766.
Feb. 15 – Feb. 19
Painting the Roses Red
ARKADELPHIA — The Ouachita Baptist University Department of Theatre Arts will present Painting the Roses Red, a student-written prequel to Alice in Wonderland, as part of the annual Muse Project. Shows will be at 7:30 p.m. Thursday through Saturday and Feb. 19, and at 2:30 p.m. Feb. 18 in the Verser Theatre. Purchase tickets, at $8 each, at the Jones Performing Arts Center Box Office from 1-5 p.m. weekdays or by calling (870) 245-5555; or online at obu.edu/boxoffice. Current students with a student ID receive one free ticket from the box office.
Feb. 17
Ouachita Hosta and Shade Plant Society Meeting
HOT SPRINGS — The Ouachita Hosta and Shade Plant Society will meet at 9:30 a.m. at the Garland County Library. The program, Dealing With Deer in Your Yard and Garden, will be presented by Rebecca McPeake. For more information, call (501) 318-0288.
Veterans Meet and Greet
BRYANT — Adults ages 18 and older are invited to the Veterans Meet and Greet at 9 a.m. at the Mabel Boswell Memorial Library. For more information, call (501) 778-4766.
Sweetheart Pageant
BENTON — The 2018 Sweetheart Pageant will take place at 10 a.m. in the Gene Moss Building at Tyndall Park. For more information, call (501) 467-4606.
Ongoing
African Wax Prints
ARKADELPHIA — The Clark County Arts and Humanities Council will present Wandering Spirit: African Wax Prints on Tuesday through March 2 at the Arkadelphia Arts Center, 625 Main St. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays. A reception for the public will begin at 5 p.m. Thursday. For more information, call (870) 403-8216.
Traveling Art Exhibit
ARKADELPHIA — Ouachita Baptist University’s Sutton School of Social Sciences will host the international traveling art exhibit Between the Shadow and the Light: An Exhibit Out of South Africa through Feb. 23 in the Mabee Fine Arts Center’s Hammons Gallery, as well as the Moses-Provine Hall’s Rosemary Gossett Adams Gallery. Between the Shadow and the Light focuses on the history, social movements and current reconciliation efforts of South Africa.The exhibit is free and open to the public. Gallery hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Fridays. For more information, call (870) 245-5168.
Justus Fine Art Gallery February Exhibit
HOT SPRINGS — The February exhibit at the Justus Fine Art Gallery, 827A Central Ave., will feature a selection of paintings by Donnie Copeland, Virmarie DePoyster, Dolores Justus and Dan Thornhill, along with woodwork, ceramics and sculpture by Robert Fogel, Jill Kyong, Robyn Horn, Sandra Sell and Gene Sparling. Additional work by others will also be showcased. The show will be on display through Feb. 28. 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.
Merry Mixers Dance Club
HOT SPRINGS VILLAGE — The Merry Mixers Dance Club dances to live music the third Saturday of each month at the Coronado Community Center. There is something for everyone, including ballroom, swing, Latin, rock and country music. Dancers are asked to bring their own snacks, and there is a cash bar. At each dance, a lesson is held at 7 p.m., with dancing from 7:30-10 p.m. Dances are $10 per person. Club members receive a discount. For more information, call (501) 915-8111.
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 O’Brien at (830) 285-5129 or djob1947boom@gmail.com.
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
Clarinet Concert
ARKADELPHIA — The Ouachita Baptist University Division of Music will host clarinetist Michael Scheuerman in concert at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 19 in McBeth Recital Hall. The recital, which is part of Ouachita’s Guest Artist Series, is free and open to the public. Scheuerman is director of bands and instructor of applied clarinet at Southeastern Oklahoma State University. The recital will also feature Oklahoma State’s Jen Guzman on clarinet and Kate Stubbs on piano. For more information, contact the School of Fine Arts at (870) 245-5129.
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