COMMUNITY EVENTS IN THE TRI-LAKES AREA

Jan. 8

Master Gardeners Program

BENTON — The Saline County Master Gardeners will host Janet Carson, who will give a presentation on Herbaceous Perennials at 6:30 p.m. at the Bob Herzfeld Memorial Library. For more information, call (501) 778-4766.

Book Club Meetings

BENTON/BRYANT — Adults ages 18 and older are invited to a Book Club meeting at 1 p.m. at the Mabel Boswell Memorial Library in Bryant and at 4:30 p.m. at the Bob Herzfeld Memorial Library in Benton. For more information, call (501) 778-4766.

Discussion on Herbaceous Perennials

BENTON — The Saline County Master Gardeners will present a discussion on Herbaceous Perennials with Janet Carson at 6:30 p.m. at the Bob Herzfeld Memorial Library. For more information, call (501) 778-4766.

Jan. 9

Terrific Tuesday

BENTON — Youth ages 13 to 18 are invited to discuss Eco Fluxx at 4 p.m. at the Bob Herzfeld Memorial Library. For more information, call (501) 778-4766.

Jan. 8 and 10

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.

Jan. 10

Kids Grow!

BRYANT — Children in kindergarten through the second grade are invited to create a bird feeder at 4 p.m. at the Mabel Boswell Memorial Library. For more information, call (501) 778-4766.

Hot Springs Women’s Welcome Club Meeting

HOT SPRINGS — The Hot Springs Women’s Welcome Club will meet at the Hot Springs Country Club. A social hour will begin at 10:30 a.m., followed by a luncheon meeting at 11:30 a.m. The program will be presented by Dennis Berry, who is with CALL (Children of Arkansas Loved for a Lifetime), a faith-based nonprofit that finds foster and adoptive homes for children in Garland and Hot Spring counties. The cost of the luncheon is $20. Women new to Hot Springs within the past two years who want to make friends and participate in philanthropic projects may call club president Ginger Yates at (501) 339-1899 for luncheon reservations or more information.

Jan. 11

Men’s Cooking Club

HOT SPRINGS VILLAGE — The Men’s Cooking Club of Hot Springs Village will meet at 10:30 a.m. at Christ of the Hills United Methodist Church, 700 Balearic Road. For more information, call (501) 922-5921.

Watercolor Class

BRYANT — Painters of all skill levels, ages 18 and older, are invited to a watercolor class at 10 a.m. at the Mabel Boswell Memorial Library. Materials will be provided. For more information, call (501) 778-4766.

Tweens Play

BRYANT — Youth in third through sixth grades are invited to play board games at 4 p.m. at the Mabel Boswell Memorial Library. For more information, call (501) 778-4766.

Yoga at the Library

BENTON — 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 Bob Herzfeld Memorial Library. For more information, call (501) 778-4766.

Jan. 11 and 18

Free Square Dance Nights

HOT SPRINGS — The Diamond Squares Western Square Dance Club will host free dance nights from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Thursday and Jan. 18 at the Garland Nursing and Rehab Center, 610 Carpenter Dam Road. People of all ages, singles and couples, dancers and onlookers are invited to attend for fitness, fellowship and fun. No experience is necessary. The new-dancer program will continue for 10 to 12 weeks. For more information, call (501) 922-0803.

Ongoing

Donnie Copeland Solo Exhibit

ARKADELPHIA — Donnie Copeland, Ouachita Baptist University associate professor of visual arts and chair of Ouachita’s Adams Department of Visual Arts, has a solo exhibit through Saturday at the Texarkana Regional Arts Center. The works in the exhibit feature striped patterns created from cutting patterns from stacked sheets of paper and adhering them to sheets of paper. The free exhibit is open to the public. For more information, contact Copeland at copelandd@obu.edu, or visit www.trahc.org.

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.

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 given at 7 p.m. before the dance begins. 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

Saline Crossing Meeting

BENTON — The Saline Crossing Regional Park and Recreation Area Inc. will meet at 5:30 p.m. Jan. 16 in the Gene Moss Building at Tyndall Park. The public is invited to attend and discuss the Old River Bridge project. For more information, call (501) 778-8661.

Hand Knee and Foot Card Session

HOT SPRINGS — The Hot Springs Women’s Welcome Club will have a Hand Knee and Foot card session at 10 a.m. Jan. 17, with bridge played at 10:30 a.m., at the West Shores Retirement Home, 2607 Albert Pike Road. The cost of lunch is $10. For reservations or more information, call club president Ginger Yates at (501) 339-1899.

Hot Springs Women’s Welcome Club Activities

HOT SPRINGS — The Hot Springs Women’s Welcome Club will have two activities Jan. 24. The group’s Book Club will meet at 10:30 a.m. at Westminster Presbyterian Church, 3819 Central Ave. Entertainment will be provided at 2 p.m. at Quapaw Care and Rehabilitation Center, 138 Brighton Terrace. For reservations for the Book Club or more information, call club president Ginger Yates at (501) 339-1899.

Cassandre and Timothy Haygood Concert

HOT SPRINGS VILLAGE — The Kiwanis Club of Greater Hot Springs Village will sponsor Cassandre and Timothy Haygood of Branson, Missouri, in concert at 7 p.m. Feb. 2 in the Woodlands Auditorium. Tickets are $25. For more information or to purchase tickets in advance, visit hsvpoa.org.

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.

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