Hobbs plans
bird breakfast
Feathered friends will be at center stage at Hobbs State Park Conservation Area during the third annual Birds N Breakfast program series. Enjoy a cup of coffee or juice and have a muffin with the birds. The Wildlife Society of the University of Arkansas will be catching song birds, handling them so the public can really see them and then releasing them back into the wild. Learn about how this type of research has taught us many things about birds.
The breakfast and activities are free from 9 to 10:30 a.m. Saturday and April 14 at the conservation area visitor center at Hobs State Park. Registration is not required.
Information: (479) 789-5000.
Free tax
aid set
With tax season under way, United Way of Northwest Arkansas is providing two free tax preparation and filing services that support local families. The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program is an in-person resource for individuals earning $54,000 or less. IRS-certified volunteers provide free basic income tax return preparation with electronic filing to qualified individuals. Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation funds this Free Tax Service Initiative and CARE Community Center and WestARK RSVP provides the tax preparation and filing services.
The second free tax service is MyFreeTaxes.com, a free online tax service for individuals making $66,000 or less. This secure website can be used to file federal and state taxes in all 50 states and is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Just like the in-person sites, this website will look for all the tax credits that someone might be eligible for to ensure families and individuals are maximizing their refunds. This service is sponsored by H&R Block
The average tax preparation costs over $200 compared to the free services of VITA and myfreetaxes.com. Last year over $6 million dollars was put back into the Northwest Arkansas community through the free tax services United Way of Northwest Arkansas provides
CARE Community Tax Centers:
•Rogers: 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Monday-Saturday, walk-in only; 5-8 p.m. Monday-Tuesday, appointment only, 2510 N. 17th St. Suite 201, (479) 246-0104.
•Siloam Springs: 1-4 p.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, walk-in only, 670 Heritage Court, (479) 246-0104.
•Springdale: 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Monday-Friday, walk-in only, 2112 W. Huntsville Ave., Suite B, (479) 246-0104.
WestARK RSVP:
•Rogers: 114 N. 34th St., 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Friday. Appointments available for seniors 60 and older, (479) 636-0578.
•Holiday Island: 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, Holiday Island Presbyterian Church, 111 Valley Drive, (479) 253-1290
Stratigakos
to lecture
Despina Stratigakos will present a lecture at 4:30 p.m. Monday in Ken and Linda Sue Shollmier Hall, Room 250 of Vol Walker Hall, on the University of Arkansas campus, as part of the Fay Jones School of Architecture and Design lecture series.
Stratigakos is an architectural historian, author and professor in the University at Buffalo School of Architecture and Planning. Her books explore the intersections of power and architecture, and she has published widely on issues of diversity in architecture.
In her lecture, titled "Hitler's Home Makeover: How Interior Design and Media Fluff Helped Sell a Dictator," Stratigakos will discuss how Adolf Hitler's inner circle refashioned his private persona in the mid-1930s, transforming him in the eyes of the world's media from oddball bachelor to country gentleman.
This is the 2018 Histories of Architecture and Design lecture. The public is invited to attend. Admission is free, with limited seating.
Information: (479) 575-4704 or fayjones.uark.edu.
Blood Center
seeks donors
The Community Blood Center of the Ozarks has announced that area blood reserves are recovering following the Code Red Emergency Appeal. A combination of severe winter weather and a busier than normal flu season resulted in a severe drop in the donation levels at area blood drives earlier this month. The drop in donations prompted a rare Code Red Emergency Appeal for the CBCO service region. Many blood donors heard the message and gave blood to try to build blood reserves to safe levels. Although progress has been made, reserves are still at less than optimum levels. Healthy donors are strongly urged to give at a CBCO blood drive or donor center this week.
Help by giving blood at these upcoming blood drive:
•Berryville: 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Tuesday, Mercy Hospital Berryville, 214 Carter St.
•Fayetteville: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday, Washington County Sheriff's Office, 1155 Clydesdale Drive
•Bella Vista: 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Wednesday, Highlands United Methodist Church, 371 Glasgow Road
Information: (800) 280-5337 or cbco.org.
Red Cross
seeks donors
During Red Cross Month in March, the American Red Cross encourages eligible donors to join in its lifesaving mission by giving blood.
The Red Cross depends on blood donor heroes across the nation to collect enough blood to meet the needs of patients at approximately 2,600 hospitals nationwide. Donors of all lood types, especially type O, are needed to help those who rely on blood products.
Upcoming blood donation opportunities include:
•Fayetteville: 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Thursday, KeyTronic EMS, 1101 S. Beechwood Ave.
•Rogers: 3-7 p.m. March 5, Harps Food Store, 715 N. Second St.; 9 a.m.-1 p.m. March 12, Cabelas, 2300 S. Promenade Blvd.
•Springdale: 11 a.m.-5 p.m. March 7, Don Tyson School of Innovation 2667 Hylton Road; 1:30-5:30 p.m. March 12, The Jones Center, 922 E. Emma Ave.
Information: (800) 733-2767 or redcrossblood.org.
Osher offers
new classes
Classes offered by the Center for Lifelong Learning at the University of Arkansas include:
•Wednesday: Better Health With Herbs: Explore the ways herbs keep the immune system strong; $35 members/$50 nonmembers.
•Thursday: Modern Marshals: Get an in-depth look at the modern U.S. Marshal's service; $34 members/$49 nonmembers.
•Friday: Mysteries of Ancient Cave Paintings in France and Spain: Enjoy lunch and view the movie Finding Altamira with the instructor with this package; $37 members/$52 nonmembers. Also, Toni Morrison: Song of Solomon (two sessions) with popular OLLI teacher Linda Leavell; $25 members/$40 nonmembers.
•March 5: Archeology of Ozark Bluff Shelters; $27 members/$42 nonmembers.
•March 6: The Population Predicaments: How have societies adapted or not to population change? (two sessions); $30 members/$45 nonmembers. Also, Introduction to Heart Health and Healing (two sessions): Learn wellness tools to use the rest of your longer, healthier lives; $35 members/$50 nonmembers.
Information: (479) 575-4545 or olli.uark.edu.
Climate change
topic March 4
The Omni's Climate Change Forum will meet at 1:30 p.m. March 4 at Terry Tremwell's home, 515 w. Skyline Drive on Mount Sequoyah in Fayetteville. The topic will be energy solutions as evidencd by his newly built home that has zero emissions and is energy net-zero plus, as an all-electric home with no gas line. Using solar PV, it generates more electricity onsite than it consumes for household functions and transportation for their two electric cars.
Information: (479) 414-0956.
Art Experience
hosts puppets
The Art Experience is looking for experienced puppeteers as well as "closeted" or wanna-be puppeteers to perform in Puppet Slam 2018 from 7 to 9:30 p.m. March 24 in the Fenix Gallery, 16 W. Center St. on the Fayetteville square. Unlike the fall family event, Puppets in the Park, the Puppet Slam is intended for adult audiences only, similar to a poetry slam, except performers use different types of puppets instead of poetry. Any type of puppetry is allowed (finger puppets, shadow puppets, hand puppets, marionettes, hand and rod puppets, ventriloquist figures, etc). Performances can cover a variety of topics but should be short, about 5 to 7 minutes in length.
Information: (479) 442-0557 or theartexp.org.
'Cyber Hygiene'
topic March 8
A seminar about texting, sexting and the family (adults only) will be held at 6:30 p.m. March 8 at Elm Springs United Methodist Church. Presenters include members of the Northwest Arkansas Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force and adolescent counselors.
A seminar for teens and tweens will be offered at 6:30 p.m. April 12.
Information: (479) 248-1290 or emspringschurch.org.
NAN Profiles on 02/25/2018