COMMUNITY EVENTS IN THE RIVER VALLEY & OZARK AREA

March 27

Donna Terrell at UACCM

MORRILTON — The University of Arkansas Community College at Morrilton invites students and the public to a presentation by local FOX16 anchor Donna Terrell at 12:15 p.m. in the UACCM Student Union. Terrell will discuss being a woman of color working as a broadcast journalist and starting her own nonprofit organization for cancer survivors, patients and caregivers. Following her talk, Terrell will be available for photos and autographs. The free event is in celebration of Women’s History Month. Light refreshments will be served. For more information, contact Mary Newsome at (501) 977-2044 or newsome@uaccm.edu.

Adult Cooking and Nutrition Class

CONWAY — The Faulkner County Library and the Urban Farming Project will offer an Adult Cooking and Nutrition class at 5:30 p.m. at the library. Participants will learn how to use produce from the garden, plus nutritious grains, to create easy, delicious, nutritious meals. Preregistration is requested by emailing sean@fcl.org. All library events are free and open to the public.

Starting a Business in Arkansas

RUSSELLVILLE — The Arkansas Tech Small Business and Technology Development Center will present Starting a Business in Arkansas from 5:30-8:30 p.m. at Arkansas Tech University. This basic seminar discusses essential startup steps, legal business structures, regulations, licensing, and key issues and common pitfalls that affect a business’ success. The cost to attend is $30, and veterans may attend free. Registration is required by Monday by calling (479) 356-2067 or visiting asbtdc.org/training/russellville-events.

March 29

Introduction to SBIR/STTR

RUSSELLVILLE — The Arkansas Tech Small Business and Technology Development Center will present Introduction to SBIR/STTR from 10 a.m. to noon at Arkansas Tech University. Rebecca Todd, the center’s innovation consultant, will guide the free workshop and introduce high-tech entrepreneurs and university researchers to the Small Business Innovation Research/Small Business Technology Transfer program. The program offers federal funding support for innovative research and development projects that meet specific agency needs. Individualized consulting sessions will be available. Registration is required by Wednesday by calling(479) 356-2067 or visiting asbtdc.org/training/russellville-events.

Financing a Home Loan

CONWAY — Financing a Home Loan will be offered from 6-8 p.m. in the University of Central Arkansas’ Brewer-Hegeman Conference Center, 201 Donaghey Ave. Participants will learn how to improve and lower their credit scores. The instructor will take them step by step through the application and loan process. For more information, call Autumn at (501) 450-3118.

Arkansas Coding Academy Open House

CONWAY — An Arkansas Coding Academy Open House will take place from 5-7 p.m. at UCA Downtown, 1105 W. Oak St. All are invited to attend, meet the staff and learn about the opportunities that coding offers. For more information, call Anita at (501) 450-1715.

The Buddy Holly Story

CONWAY — The Buddy Holly Story will come to the Reynolds Performance Hall at the University of Central Arkansas at 7:30 p.m. The show, a fundraiser for the Main Stage Education Series, includes more than 20 of Holly’s greatest hits, including “That’ll Be The Day,” “Peggy Sue,” “Oh Boy” and “Rave On.” Tickets are $30 to $40 for the general public and $10 for students and children. Call UCA Ticket Central at (501) 450-3265 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday, or toll-free in Arkansas at (866) 810-0012, or visit www.uca.edu/reynolds. For more information, contact Amanda Horton at (501) 450-3682 or ahorton@uca.edu.

March 31

Teaching Civility in Schools and the Community

CONWAY — Teaching Civility in Schools and the Community will be offered from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the University of Central Arkansas’ Brewer-Hegeman Conference Center, 201 Donaghey Ave. The workshop provides participants with strategies, methods and approaches that can be incorporated into a school’s current curriculum and can be used effectively for community organizations. For more information, call Autumn at (501) 450-3118.

Meet the Author

CONWAY — The Faulkner County Library will present local author Danial Suits for a reading and book signing at 2 p.m. Suits is the author of Diner by the Lake; The Assignment, a young-adult novel set in Arkansas; and the children’s book The Life of a Book. To find out more about Suits, visit Amazon.com. All library events are free and open to the public. For more information, call the library at (501) 327-7482 or email nancy@fcl.org.

Ongoing

Newcomers Club Scholarship

MAUMELLE — The Maumelle Newcomers Club is offering a $1,000 scholarship to a resident of Maumelle or any immediate family member of a Maumelle Newcomers Club member. Applicants must not be the recipient of a full scholarship from another source, must plan to attend an accredited institution full or part time and must have at least a 2.5 cumulative grade-point average. Applications are available at the Maumelle Public Library, the Jess Odom Community Center and the Maumelle High School Guidance Office. The scholarship recipient will be recognized at a luncheon in May. For more information, call Amy Hatfield at (630) 696-3330.

Friday Night Kruzn

CONWAY — Friday Night Kruzn, a free event, will take place from 6-8 p.m. the third Friday of each month, April 20 through Oct. 19, at The Village at Hendrix. Cars will be on display, and a donation will be made to the Arkansas Food Bank. The event is sponsored by Pro Auto, The Purple Cow and ZaZa Fine Salad & Wood-Oven Pizza Co. For more information, contact Don Searls at (501) 269-1817.

Cheers! Art Exhibit

CLINTON — Cheers! is the North Central Arkansas Artist League’s free original art exhibit at Ozark Health Medical Center on U.S. 65 on the south side of Clinton. On display until April 23, the collection includes 50 paintings by 11 local artists. Artwork is exhibited in the hallways, both upstairs near the cafeteria and downstairs in the outpatient wing. All paintings are for sale at prices ranging from $15 to $325. A portion of each sale will benefit projects by the Hospital Auxiliary. For more information, call Joyce Hartmann, hospital exhibit coordinator, at (501) 745-6615.

Painting With Jim

FAIRFIELD BAY — Painting With Jim will be offered from 10 a.m. to noon every Tuesday at the Fairfield Bay Community Education Center, 130 Village Lane, Suite 5E. The cost is $40 per session, and all materials will be provided. Students will learn the value of color and composition with a new subject each week, starting and completing an acrylic painting in the two-hour class. For more information, contact the Fairfield Bay Education Center at (501) 884-4440 or ffbcec@artelco.com.

Jewelry-Making Classes

CONWAY — The Faulkner County Library has jewelry-making classes for beginners from 6-7 p.m. each Thursday. There is no charge for the classes, but students provide their own supplies or purchase kits in class. Free minor jewelry repair will be offered by the class instructor. Bring broken or outdated costume jewelry to be repaired or updated while you wait, or bring broken jewelry or loose beads to trade for a piece of new jewelry. For more information, email cardsandjewelry@gmail.com or call the library at (501) 327-7482.

Humane Society Benefit Bingo

GREENBRIER — Bingo, sponsored by the Humane Society of Faulkner County, takes place every third Friday at the Melton Cotton City Event Center, 5 Lois Lane. Pregames start at 5:30 p.m., and full games begin at 6:30. Proceeds from the event will benefit the Sloan-Swindel Spay and Neuter Memorial Fund. For more information, email rescuethestrays@yahoo.com.

Bluegrass Music Night

HEBER SPRINGS — Heber Springs Christian Church, 1101 N. Broadway St., offers a bluegrass music night from 6:30-8:30 every Tuesday. Musicians are invited to participate. Free coffee will be available.

Yoga Class at the Library

CONWAY — Danny Mize, a registered yoga instructor, teaches a yoga class at 6 p.m. Thursdays at the Faulkner County Library. Mize’s class focuses on feeling good in one’s body and letting go of life’s stress while listening to music. Yoga practitioners of all skill levels, especially beginners, are welcome in the class. All library programs are free and open to the public. For more information, call the library at (501) 327-7482 or email nancy@fcl.org.

Faulkner County Coin Club Meetings

CONWAY — The Faulkner County Coin Club meets the second Tuesday of each month at the Ola & John Hawks Senior Wellness & Activity Center, 705 E. Siebenmorgen Road. The 5 p.m. dinner is optional, and a $6 donation is suggested for those 60 and younger. A fellowship time will take place from 5:30-7 p.m. with educational speakers, show-and-tell, news and door prizes. For more information, call (501) 514-0785.

Friday Night Bingo

HEBER SPRINGS — Friday Night Bingo takes place each week at the American Legion Hall, 49 Park Road. Doors open at 5:30 for bonanzas, and regular play starts at 6:30. Food is available.

Faulkner County Tea Party Luncheon

CONWAY — The Faulkner County Tea Party has a luncheon at noon every Thursday at Larry’s Pizza, 1068 Markham St. Guest speakers and the members’ “soap box” are featured each week. All who are interested in governmental and business affairs on the county, state or national level are invited to attend.

Upcoming

Pool School

CONWAY — Conway Gardens & Pools, 2740 Prince St., will hold a free pool school at 6:30 p.m. April 3. The event will include education, food and door prizes. Attendees are asked to sign up by calling (501) 329-1358.

Billy Kemp Concert

CONWAY — Billy Kemp will give a concert at 7 p.m. April 3 at the Faulkner County Library. Kemp’s concerts feature original songs and stories, accompanied by guitar, banjo and piano. His latest release (January 2018) is Another Life. All library events are free and open to the public. For more information, call the library at (501) 327-7482 or email nancy@fcl.org.

Maumelle Newcomers Club Coffee

MAUMELLE — The Maumelle Newcomers Club will have its monthly coffee at 10 a.m. April 6 at the Maumelle Community Center. The club is a social, charitable and educational organization designed to provide a way for women in Maumelle to meet others and gather for various activities of their choice. For more information, call Barb Spahr at (501) 766-4664.

Fall-Prevention Seminar

CONWAY — University of Central Arkansas occupational-therapy students will present a Fall-Prevention Seminar for seniors and their caregivers at 2 p.m. April 7 at the Faulkner County Library. The class will focus on risk factors for falling in older adults, possible lifestyle modifications and exercise to reduce the risk of falls. All library events are free and open to the public. For more information, call the library at (501) 327-7482 or email nancy@fcl.org.

Craft Program and Summer Reading Program

MORRILTON — The Conway County Library, 101 W. Church St., will welcome spring with a special craft program at 10 a.m. April 7. The library is also planning its Summer Reading Program. The kick-off event will be at 11 a.m. June 2. More details will be available as the program gets closer. For more information on these family events, call the library at (501) 354-5204.

ATU Scholarship Dinner

RUSSELLVILLE — The fourth annual Arkansas Tech University Scholarship Dinner will take place April 13 in the John E. Tucker Coliseum, with a reception hour from 6-7 p.m. featuring appetizers served by students from the ATU hospitality administration program, followed by dinner at 7 p.m. Scheduled performers include the ATU Brass Quintet and former ATU Guitar Ensemble member Ryan Harmon, followed by local band Dry Town, which includes ATU alumni Adam Anderson, Stephen Pierce and Nicki Shaw. Tickets for the business-attire occasion are $100 each. Valet parking will be available. RSVP by Friday by visiting www.techties.atu.edu/scholarshipdinner, calling (479) 968-0400 or stopping by the Division of Advancement office in the ATU Administration Building. Sponsorship opportunities are available.

Fashion Gala

FAIRFIELD BAY — The 25th annual Fashion Gala, presented by the Xi Gamma Kappa chapter of Beta Sigma Phi, will take place at 1 p.m. April 13 at St. Francis Parish Hall, 250 Woodlawn Drive. The event will feature prizes on display, homemade desserts and a style show with models wearing spring and summer fashions offered by area merchants. Style-show tickets are $7, and raffle tickets are two for $1 — both available at the door. Proceeds are donated to local charitable organizations.

Cereal Drive

MORRILTON — The Conway County Care Center, a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit organization, will conduct a cereal drive from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 14. The Care Center Thrift Store, 108 W. Broadway St., will be open that day for people to shop or drop off cereal donations. Kroger will also accept donations that day for the drive. For more information, call the Care Center from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays or Fridays at (501) 354-1454.

Maumelle Newcomers Luncheon

MAUMELLE — The Maumelle Newcomers Luncheon will take place at 11 a.m. April 19 at the Maumelle Country Club. The cost is $15. The program guest will be Jim Munns, a dulcimer educator and award-winning player. For reservations, call Betty McBurnett at (501) 664-7196 by April 16.

Creating Butterfly Landscapes

FAIRFIELD BAY — Ruth Andre will give a presentation on creating butterfly landscapes from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. May 2 at the Indian Hills Club/Little Red Restaurant. Andre will talk about how to cultivate a garden to be butterfly-friendly. The event is free, and purchase of lunch is optional. For more information, contact the Fairfield Bay Education Center at (501) 884-4440 or ffbcec@artelco.com.

Sacred Heart Catholic School Bazaar

MORRILTON — The Sacred Heart Catholic School Bazaar will take place June 1 and 2 at the school, 106 N. St. Joseph St. A traditional spaghetti/sausage and turkey/dressing dinner will be served from 5-8 p.m. June 2 in the school gym, with carry-out dinners available. Various activities will be available for all ages on both nights, including a midway featuring kiddie-land games, bingo, a ham and bacon stand, and a silent auction. This year’s grand prize for the raffle is a 2018 Jeep Wrangler Sport, with the drawing set for the evening of June 2. For more information, call the school at (501) 354-8113 or visit www.sacredheartmorrilton.org.

To submit an item for the Calendar of Events, mail information to Calendar of Events, River Valley & Ozark Edition, P.O. Box 2221, Little Rock, AR 72203; fax to (501) 378-3500; or email to rvonews@arkansasonline.com. The deadline for calendar-item submissions is noon Tuesday.

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