THREE RIVERS AREA — TODAY Town Hall Meeting JACKSONVILLE - A town hall meeting to discuss the new district boundary lines for local Arkansas senators and representatives will be held at 7 p.m. at the Jacksonville Community Center, 5 Municipal Drive.
Free Movie JACKSONVILLE - The Untouchables will be shown at 5 p.m. at the Nixon Library. The movie is rated R.
Pangburn Band Fundraiser PANGBURN - The Pangburn band will have a Mexican Fiesta Meal from 5:30-7 p.m. at the Pangburn School Cafeteria. The cost is $5 per meal. The public is invited. For more information, call (501) 728-3267.
‘Voices That Change’ MELBOURNE - The Melbourne United Methodist Church will present Michael Kelley’s show “Voices That Change” at 7 p.m. The church is at the corner of Lunen and Olive streets. Admission is free, and a love offering will be taken to support the church’s Backpack Ministry, which helps feed needy children in the area. For more information, contact the Rev. Donna Alberts at (870) 368-4438 or pastordonna@centurylink.net.
TODAY - SATURDAY Communitywide Yard Sale SALEM - Salem will hold its fall communitywide yard sale today through Saturday. For more information, call the Salem Chamber of Commerce at (870) 895-5565 or email SalemAR@centurytel.net.
FRIDAY Pageant Entry Deadline NEWPORT - Friday is the deadline to enter the Miss Three Rivers and Miss Three Rivers OutstandingTeen Pageants, to be held at 6 p.m. Oct. 8 in the Center for the Arts at Arkansas State University-Newport. Divisions include ages 3 to 24. Residents of the following counties are eligible to compete: Jackson, Independence, Lawrence, Woodruff, White, Lonoke, Randolph, Poinsett, Craighead and Cross. For more information on the Teen and Miss entries, call (870) 349-2559. Applications for the younger divisions are available at the Newport Area Chamber of Commerce Office.
Family Movie JACKSONVILLE - Disney’s Spooky Buddies will be shown at 4 p.m. at the Nixon Library. This family-friendly movie is rated G. Free popcorn and lemonade will be provided.
Pageant Entry Deadline NEWPORT - The Jacksonport courthouse was in operation for only 20 years as a place of justice. During that time, two men were hanged for the crime of murder. Join a park interpreter from 6:30-7 p.m. at the Jacksonport State Park campground to explore the history of one of these murder trials. For more information, call (870) 523-2143 or email donna. bentley@arkansas.gov.
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY Cowboy Weekend MOUNTAIN VIEW - Cowboy Weekend will be held Friday and Saturday at the Ozark Folk Center. Concerts at 7 p.m. will feature Chris Hillman and Herb Pederson on Friday, and Riders in the Sky on Saturday. Admission is $20 each night. For tickets, call the Ozark Folk Center at (870) 269-3851.SATURDAY Historical Games Day POWHATAN - Join the staff at Powhatan Historic State Park from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. to play historical games. The park is two miles south of Black Rock on Arkansas 25. In partnership with Take a Child Outside Week, the park will have booths featuring games played by all ages from the Victorian era to the present, as well as several races. Admission is free. For more information, contact the park at (870) 878-6765 or email powhatan@arkansas.com.
Main Street Batesville Luau BATESVILLE - Main Street Batesville will hold a luau at 7 p.m. at Josie’s River Room, 50 Riverbank Road. There will be food, music, dancing, an auction and an ugliest-Hawaiianshirt contest.Advance tickets are available for $20 each by calling (870) 793-4632.
Habitat for Humanity Application Session SEARCY - Habitat for Humanity of White County will hold an application and information session from 10 a.m. to noon at Carmichael Community Center. Anyone who would like to become a homeowner and can pay a mortgage but can’t get a loan, or any family who has outgrown its apartment is encouraged to attend and learn how to become a partner family for a Habitat for Humanity home. For more information, call (501) 268-5589.
Depot Days NEWPORT - The 14th annual Depot Days festival will be held from 10 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. on Front Street in downtown Newport. The new Rock ’n’ Roll Highway 67 Museum will be open inthe Newport Business Resource Center, 201 Hazel St. For more information, call at (870) 523-7428 or at (870) 523-3618.
TUESDAY Book Club Divas JACKSONVILLE - The Book Club Divas will meet at 7 p.m. at the Nixon Library. This month’s book is The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid, by Bill Bryson.To submit an item for the Calendar of Events, mail information to Calendar of Events, Three Rivers Edition, P.O. Box 2221, Little Rock, AR, 72203; fax to (501) 378-3500; or email to trnews@arkansasonline.com. Deadlines for calendar-item submissions are noon Friday for Thursday editions and noon Tuesday for Sunday editions.
Three Rivers, Pages 47 on 09/22/2011