COMMUNITY EVENTS IN THE TRI-LAKES EDITION

March 4

Choir Concert

HOT SPRINGS — Henderson State University’s Concert Choir and University Chorale will present a free concert at 4:30 p.m. in Anthony Chapel at Garvan Woodland Gardens. For more information, call (870) 230-5178.

March 5

Monday Afternoon Book Club

BRYANT — Adults ages 18 and older are invited to the Monday Afternoon Book Club at 1 p.m. at the Mabel Boswell Memorial Library. For more information, call (501) 778-4766.

After-School Adventures

BRYANT — Youth ages 13 to 18 are invited to a table-top role-playing game from 3:45-5 p.m. at the Mabel Boswell Memorial Library. For more information, call (501) 778-4766.

Chess Club

BENTON — Children ages 8 to 18 are invited to play, learn and improve their chess game at 6 p.m. at the Bob Herzfeld Memorial Library. For more information, call (501) 778-4766.

Master Gardeners Presentation

BENTON — The Master Gardeners will present a program at 6:30 p.m. at the Bob Herzfeld Memorial Library. The program, Cooking with Native Plants, will be presented by Tamara Walkingstick. For more information, call (501) 778-4766.

March 6

Ethics Lecture

ARKADELPHIA — Henderson State University’s School of Business will host Aaron Beam at its Distinguished Lecturer in Business Ethics seminar at 2 p.m. in the Garrison Center Lecture Hall. The lecture is free and open to the public. For more information, email hornt@hsu.edu.

Terrific Tuesday!

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

Gabriel Decker: Who’s Your Caddy?

BENTON — Adults ages 18 and older are invited to a presentation by author Gabriel Decker at 6 p.m. at the Bob Herzfeld Memorial Library. For more information, call (501) 778-4766.

Wind Ensemble Concert

ARKADELPHIA — Ouachita Baptist University will present the Ouachita Wind Ensemble in concert at 7:30 p.m. in the Jones Performing Arts Center. The concert is free and open to the public. For more information, call (870) 245-5208.

Sidney S. McMath Pre-Law Conference

ARKADELPHIA — The Henderson State University Department of Social Sciences will present the Sidney S. McMath Pre-Law Conference at noon March 6 in the Garrison Center Grand Ballroom. Arkansas Supreme Court Justice Rhonda Wood will be the keynote speaker. The conference will feature a buffet luncheon. Tickets are $1 and may be purchased by calling (870) 230-5230.

March 7

Women’s Welcome Club Meeting

HOT SPRINGS — The Hot Springs Women’s Welcome Club will meet at 11:30 a.m. at the Hot Springs Country Club. For more information, call (214) 616-5445.

Men’s Village Garden Club Meeting

HOT SPRINGS VILLAGE — The Hot Springs Village Men’s Garden Club will meet at 8:30 a.m. at Village United Methodist Church. The program, Plants and Seeds Now Available for Our Gardens, will be presented by Sabrina Childs of Ball Seed Co. For more information, visit mensvillagegardenclub.com.

Congressman French Hill

BENTON — Adults ages 18 and older are invited to the mobile office of U.S. Rep. French Hill, R-Ark., from 10 a.m. to noon at the Bob Herzfeld Memorial Library. For more information, call (501) 778-4766.

Kids Make!

BRYANT — Children in kindergarten through the second grade are invited to Kids Make! 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 a class about exploring college, technical school or other post-school options at 4 p.m. at the Bob Herzfeld Memorial Library. For more information, call (501) 778-4766.

March 8

Planetarium Show: Dawn of the Space Age

ARKADELPHIA — Henderson State University will present Dawn of the Space Age at 7 p.m. in HSU’s Reynolds Science Center Planetarium. Admission is $3 or $1 with a student ID. The show is open to the public. Late arrivals will not be admitted. For more information, call (870) 230-5162.

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. Attendees are asked to bring a mat and a bottle of water. For more information, call (501) 778-4766.

Men’s Cooking Club Meeting

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. The menu for the March luncheon includes soaked salad, chicken-and-sausage gumbo with rice, garlic bread and Hurricane Bundt cake. The club meets the second Thursday of each month for food, fellowship and fun. For more information, call (501) 922-5921 or (501) 922-1015, or visit sites.google.com/site/hsvmencooking.

March 8 and March 9

Women Owning Woodlands Workshop Postponement

BISMARCK — High water at DeGray Lake Resort State Park has prompted postponement of the Women Owning Woodlands workshop, originally scheduled for Thursday and Friday. The workshop will take place April 19 and 20 at DeGray. For more information or to attend the workshop, contact Tamara Walkingstick at twalkingstick@uaex.edu or (501) 671-2329.

March 9

Think Odd, It’s Friday

ARKADELPHIA — Ouachita Baptist University alumna Jessica Lamb will speak about her career in the publishing industry at noon at Ouachita’s Think Odd, It’s Friday lunch meeting in the Ouachita Commons Alumni Room. The event is open to the public. Lamb graduated from Ouachita in 2013 with a major in English. Lamb will also lead a workshop at 3 p.m. in Lile Hall 200 for students with an interest in publishing and editing. For more information, contact Doug Sonheim at sonheimd@obu.edu or (870) 245-5554.

March 10

Genealogy for You Seminar

BENTON — The 2018 Genealogy for You Seminar will take place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Bob Herzfeld Memorial Library. The speakers will be Devon Noel Lee and Andrew Lee. For more information, call (501) 778-4766.

Hot Springs Daylily Society Meeting

HOT SPRINGS — The Hot Springs Daylily Society will meet at 10 a.m. at the Christian Life Center, 218 Pratt St. The program will be Soils, by Allen Bates, the agriculture/horticulture agent for the University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service in Garland County. Guests are welcome. For more information, call Lin Johnson at (501) 318-0288 or (870) 942-6040.

Ongoing

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 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.

Speechcraft Workshop

BENTON — The Saline County Toastmasters will sponsor a six-session Speechcraft workshop at noon Thursdays, March 15 through April 19, at Parkview United Methodist Church, 514 N. Border St. For more information, call (501) 317-6129.

Sources of Evangelical Spirituality Exhibit

ARKADELPHIA — The Ouachita Baptist University Department of Visual Arts will host guest artist Matt Smith, assistant professor of art at the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor, in an exhibit titled Sources of Evangelical Spirituality on Thursday through March 28 in the second-floor Rosemary Gossett Adams Gallery of Ouachita’s Moses-Provine Hall. Admission is free and open to the public. Smith will lead a gallery talk at 10 a.m. Thursday. The gallery is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. For more information, contact Donnie Copeland at copelandd@obu.edu or (870) 245-5559.

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.

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

Ouachita Symphonic Band Concert

ARKADELPHIA — Ouachita Baptist University’s Symphonic Band will perform at 7:30 p.m. March 13 in the Jones Performing Arts Center. The concert is free and open to the public. Heather Thayer, assistant professor of music, will be featured on horn in “Air Poétique for Horn and Band,” by Ted Huggens. For more information, contact the School of Fine Arts at (870) 245-5129.

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