Roundtable
The Northwest Arkansas Civil War Roundtable will meet at 7 p.m. June 28at General Store on the grounds of the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History, 118 W. Johnson Ave. in Springdale.
The program will be presented by Alan Thompson of Prairie Grove, who will speak about how the environment effected the Battle of Prairie Grove. The program is free and open to anyone with an interest in Civil War history.
Information: (479) 936-4663.
Stage IV
Hope Cancer Resources offers a support group for men and women living with any type of stage IV cancer. The group will meet from 1 to 2:30 p.m. June 29 at Hope Cancer Resources, 5835 W. Sunset Ave. in Springdale. Members must RSVP.
Information: (479) 361-5847.
Ark-Oma
The Ark-Oma square dance club will dance beginning at 7:30 p.m. July 6 at the Springdale Senior Center, 203 Park St. Bob Loyd will be calling the mainstream and plus level dances and there will be banners given to visiting clubs. Monty Hackler will be calling on July 20.
Information: (479) 387-7085 or (479) 871-2601.
Traveling Sams
The Bella Vista Traveling Sams have scheduled these upcoming events:
•July 18-21: Natural Falls State Park
•Aug. 9: Ice cream social at the home of Judy Duncan
•Sept. 20-23: Area 1 Friendship Rally camp out at Cedar Grove RV Park in Grove, Okla.
•Oct. 28-31: Annual cleanup at Devil's Den State Park
•Dec. 8: Christmas dinner
Information: (479) 715-6137.
LifeWriters
LifeWriters, a group for people interested in writing the stories of their own lives or those of family and friends, will meet at 10 a.m. July 2 and July 16 at the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History, 118 W. Johnson Ave. in downtown Springdale.
Information: (479) 790-2588 or visit shilohmuseum.org.
Storytellers
The Tellers of Tales storytelling group will meet at 10:30 a.m. July 7 at the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History, 118 W. Johnson Ave. in downtown Springdale. All tellers and listeners are invited.
Information: (479) 750-8165 or visit shilohmuseum.org.
Sacred Harp
The Northwest Arkansas Sacred Harp Singers will meet at 1:30 p.m. July 8at the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History, 118 W. Johnson Ave. in downtown Springdale.
Information: (479) 750-8165 or visit shilohmuseum.org.
Fly Fishing
Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to the physical and emotional rehabilitation of disabled active military service personnel and disabled veterans through fly fishing and associated activities including education and outings, will begin meeting July 12 in Bella Vista. The meetings, on the second Thursday of each month, begin at 6:30 p.m. at Riordan Hall.
Information: projecthealingwaters.org or email phwffnwarkansas@aol.com.
Sunrise Rotary
The Bella Vista Sunrise Rotary Club has a breakfast meeting at 7 a.m. every Wednesday in the Concordia Main Building, 1 Concordia Drive, Bella Vista. Guests are welcome.
Information: (417) 455-6654.
Amateur Radio
The Bella Vista Amateur Radio Club holds its monthly meetings at 7 p.m. the first Thursday of each month at Highland Christian Church in Bella Vista. The programs focus on competitive radio operating and its benefits for public service and emergency communications.
Information: BellaVistaRadioClub.org.
Woodcarvers
The Bella Vista Woodcarvers Club invites new members. Member carvers hold varying levels of carving skills from beginner to master skilled and are willing to teach at no cost. The club also offers classes from time to time. There are several women members who work with pyrography (wood burning) as well as carving, and one member works with chain-saw carving. The Woodcarvers Club teaches soap carving classes to young children in the area.
The club meets at Riordan Hall in Bella Vista from 1 to 3 p.m. every Thursday.
Information: (479) 644-4202 or email carvinarky2@gmail.com.
Strings
Bella Vista Strings is a casual acoustic jam group that meets at 1 p.m. every Friday at the Artist Retreat Center. Those who enjoy playing different styles of music are invited to visit and consider joining the BV Strings. The group plays rock, folk, bluegrass and country. The music is submitted by members.
Information: Email BVStrings@gmail.com, visit bvstrings.org or call (479) 366-0045.
Artists
The Bella Vista Decorative Artists Chapter meets at 9 a.m. on the second Saturday of each month for a business meeting and painting session at Wishing Spring Studio, 8862 W. McNelly Road. The purpose of the chapter is to stimulate interest and appreciation for the art of painting.
BVDA also does a variety of service projects. This year's projects include working with the Village House in Bella Vista and Memory Boxes for local hospitals.
Each month BVDA has a chapter member or a visiting national artist teach an art project in acrylics, oils, watercolor or mixed mediums. Painters of all skill levels make up the BVDA Chapter. Visitors are welcome.
Information: (479) 531-1231.
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NAN Profiles on 06/24/2018