Applicants sought for veteran forums
The Central Arkansas Library System is accepting applications for its free Fiction and Fact: A War Dialogue with Veterans program.
The spring session of the program will include two discussions of veterans' memoirs, a film screening and a special session with an Arkansas Literary Festival guest author.
Applications must be submitted by Feb. 5.
More information is available online at cals.org/fiction-and-fact.
It is sponsored by the National Endowment for the Humanities and is an opportunity for veterans to reflect on war and homecoming experiences through facilitated discussions.
Journalist to speak on Mideast politics
Nick Schifrin, a special correspondent for PBS NewsHour, will speak at an event Wednesday about the United States' decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital.
Schifrin is in his second year of a fellowship at the University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service.
He has served as National Public Radio's Jerusalem correspondent, ABC News' Afghanistan/Pakistan correspondent, and Al-Jazeera America's Middle East correspondent.
He will speak at the Clinton School's Sturgis Hall, 1200 President Clinton Ave., at 6 p.m. Wednesday. Seats for the free event can be reserved by emailing publicprograms@clintonschool.uasys.edu or calling (501) 683-5239.
The event also will be live-streamed on the school's website.
Cleanup volunteers invited to sign up
Keep Little Rock Beautiful is signing up volunteers for its annual March cleanup.
This year's City Wide Cleanup, in concert with the Great American Cleanup, is March 10 from 8 a.m. to noon.
This is the ninth year the city has participated.
"We have made great strides in improving the appearance of the city," said Suzanne Hirrel, the event's coordinator.
Keep Little Rock Beautiful asks neighborhoods, organizations, businesses, churches and other groups to organize cleanups. Keep Little Rock Beautiful will provide trash bags, safety vests and gloves for registered cleanups.
A registration form is available online at keeplittlerockbeautiful.com/get-involved.
Registration applications are due by Feb. 15. More information is available by emailing info@klrb.org or calling (501) 765-3530.
"You and your friends, coworkers, club or church members can make a huge difference," Hirrel said. "Our goal is to empower and energize the citizens of Little Rock to take action in the areas of litter prevention, community improvement, recycling, waste reduction and beautification."
Metro on 01/21/2018