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TODAY Your Voice, Your Views

CONWAY — The Arkansas Network for Justice will host a community event — Your Voice, Your Views — at 2 p.m. at the Faulkner County Library. The Network invites everyone to join a conversation and listening session about the death penalty. The Network will listen to viewpoints and opinions, and make a record of comments without attributing sources. Refreshments will be served. 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.

TUESDAY Faulkner County Retired Teachers Meeting

CONWAY — The Faulkner County Retired Teachers will meet at 1:30 p.m. in the First Baptist Church Activity Center, 1719 Robinson Ave. The program will be by Charlotte Strickland, the University of Central Arkansas director of professional development and training. Matt Hughes of Hughes and Associates will be at the meeting to answer questions.

Trombone Choir Concert

CONWAY — The University of Central Arkansas trombone choir, BearBones, will be in concert at 7:30 p.m. in the Snow Fine Arts Center Recital Hall. The performance will include “Celebration,” by Walter Hartley; “Seven Trombones of the Apocalypse,” by Santiago Miguel Alarcón; “O Sacred Head,” by J.S. Bach; “6.35,” by Steven Verhelst; “Musical Sequences” by Vladislay Blazhevich; “Full Tilt,” by Anthony DiLorenzo; “Inveni David,” by Anton Bruckner; and “Olympic Fanfare,” by John Williams. The event is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Justin Cook at (501) 450-3333 or jcook@uca.edu.

Immigration Service Fair

CONWAY — An Immigration Service Fair will take place from 7-9 p.m. at UCA Downtown, 1105 Oak St. This session will inform students and community members about how they can become more involved in working with organizations that help immigrant communities. The session will include discussions from students and faculty members who have engaged in service-learning projects, as well as a service fair, in which attendees can learn more about various organizations. This event is free and open to the public. For more information, call Zach Smith at (501) 450-5650.

THURSDAY Maumelle Newcomers Luncheon

MAUMELLE — The Maumelle Newcomers Luncheon will take place at 11 a.m. at the Maumelle Country Club. The program will feature Mark Christ, who will discuss the Arkansas State Parks Passport Program. The cost is $15. For reservations, call Betty McBurnett at (501) 664-7196 by Monday.

FRIDAY National Active and Retired Federal Employees Meeting

GREERS FERRY — The National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association (NARFE), Chapter 1156, will meet at 11:30 a.m. at Large Mouth Pizza, 8379 Edgemont Road (Arkansas 16). The guest speaker will be Bob Thompson from the Fairfield Bay Conference Center. All active and retired federal employees are invited to attend. For more information, call Kathy Golding at (501) 206-1375.

SATURDAY Presentation of the Baha’i Faith

CONWAY — A presentation of the Baha’i Faith, a religion based upon the unity of mankind, will take place at 2 p.m. at the Faulkner County Library, 1900 Tyler St. The presentation is in commemoration of the bicentenary of the birth of Baha’u’llah, the founder of the Baha’i Faith. Following the presentation, light refreshments will be served. 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.

Rose Show

CONWAY — The Central Arkansas Rose Society will hold its 49th annual rose show from 1:30-4 p.m. Saturday at Antioch Baptist Church, 150 Amity Road. All are welcome to exhibit blooms in the show. Admission is free. From 8-9 a.m., a society member will assist people with entering their roses. For more information, contact Carol Shockley at carol.shockley@conwaycorp.net, or Don and Paula Adlong at (501) 329-6996 or dona@alliancecable.net. For more information, visit www.centralarkansasrosesociety.com.

Fill the Truck

MORRILTON — The Conway County Care Center will stock its food pantries through the Harvest of Hope Food Drive, which will include a Fill the Truck event from

9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Haynes Homes Center, 4 Davis Drive, near Kroger. All are asked to help by volunteering at the site or contributing nonperishable food items. For more information, visit www. conwaycountycarecenter.com

or the Conway County Care Center Facebook page, or call store manager Cindy Lucariello at (501) 354-1454.

Automotive Care 101

CONWAY — Automotive Care 101 will meet from 1-2:30 p.m. at Hines Service Center, 798 Sixth Ave. The class will teach participants about safety, checking fluid levels, changing the oil, maintaining a car’s cooling system, changing a flat and more. The class is free and open to the public. To register, call Autumn at (501) 450-3118.

Spaghetti and Sausage Dinner

ST. VINCENT — The St. Mary’s Altar Society will sponsor its annual fall spaghetti and sausage dinner from 5-8 p.m. in the Parish Hall of

St. Mary Church. The allyou-can-eat dinner costs $10 for adults and $5 for children ages 6 to 10. Children 5 and younger may eat free. The menu includes slaw, green beans, homemade bread and pie. Adult takeout meals will be available. The event will feature a bake sale, a country kitchen and a silent auction. The church is 10 miles north of Morrilton on Arkansas 95. For more information, call Francis Gottsponer at (501) 354-4737.

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