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COMMUNITY EVENTS IN THE THREE RIVERS AREA

TODAY

STARS Club Meeting CABOT — The STARS (Small Town Amateur Radio Service) Club, a ham radio group, will have its monthly meeting at 1:30 p.m. at Criswell Robinson American Legion Post 71, 114 N. First St. The group meets the second Sunday of every month. For more information, call (501) 203-5715.

MONDAY

Independent Tea Party of White County Meeting SEARCY — The Independent Tea Party of White County will meet at 6:30 p.m. at IHOP, 3513 E. Race Ave. Michael Bullock and Pat Garrett, candidates for White County sheriff, will talk about their races. Sons of The American Legion Meeting CABOT — The Sons of The American Legion (SAL) Chapter will have its monthly meeting at 6 p.m. at Criswell Robinson American Legion Post 71, 114 N. First St. For more information, call (501) 203-5715. White County Retired Teachers Meeting SEARCY — The White County Retired Teachers Association will meet at 2 p.m. at the Carmichael Community Center, 801 S. Elm St. Robin Hayes, director of admissions at Arkansas State UniversityBeebe, will present the program.

TUESDAY

Dinner and Music SEARCY — Harding University will host a Valentine’s Eve Dinner and Concert featuring the Intersection Trio: violinist Laura Frautschi, cellist Kristina Reiko Cooper and pianist John Novacek. Dinner will be at 5:15 p.m. in Cone Chapel of the David B. Burks American Heritage Building, followed by the concert at 7 p.m. in the Administration Auditorium. Dinner will include steak and shrimp, salad, a vegetable and dessert, with a vegetarian option available. The event is open to the public. Tickets are $25 each and can be purchased at www.artsandlife. eventbrite.com. For more information, visit www. harding.edu/concertseries or call (501) 279-4343. Izard County Republican Committee Meeting MELBOURNE — The Izard County Republican Committee will meet at 6 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall of Melbourne Community Church. The featured speaker will be Tommy Land, who is running for state land commissioner. Anyone who wants to run for an Izard County public office as a Republican is welcome to attend the meeting or call John Grochowski at (870) 670-4330. Filing dates are from noon Feb. 22 to noon March 1.

WEDNESDAY

Retired Teachers Meeting BATESVILLE — The Independence County Retired Teachers Association will meet at 11:30 a.m. in the Kelley Wyatts Restaurant in the Ramada Inn, 1325 S. Saint Louis St. The group will assemble care baskets for retirees not able to attend the monthly meetings. Attendees are asked to bring small gifts to help fill the baskets. HELP Program Meeting CABOT — HELP (Housing, Educational, Lifeskills Program) is being developed to assist the homeless in the Lonoke County area. The next meeting will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Criswell Robinson American Legion Post 71, 114 N. First St. For more information, call Allen Miller at (501) 203-5715. Community Valentine’s Day Ball HEBER SPRINGS — The Heber Springs Jazz Band will sponsor its first Valentine’s Day Ball for the community at the Family Life Center of First United Methodist Church, 1099 W. Pine St. The band will play and sing jazz classics from days past. Tickets are $12 each or $20 per couple. Tickets can be purchased at the Central Offices of the Heber Springs School District or at heberspringsbands.org with PayPal.

THURSDAY

Neil Diamond Tribute NEWPORT— The Arkansas State University-Newport Patron Series will present Jack Wright: The Songs and Stories of Neil Diamond at 7 p.m. in the Center for the Arts, 7648 Victory Blvd. Tickets can be purchased at tickets.asun.edu.

THURSDAY  SATURDAY

James and the Giant Peach SEARCY — Harding University’s theater department will present

James and the Giant Peach at 7 p.m. Thursday through Saturday in the Ulrey Performing Arts Center at Harding. The show is directed by Professor Robin Miller. Based on Roald Dahl’s children’s book of the same name, the performance includes music and lyrics by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, and book by Timothy Allen McDonald. Tickets can be purchased for $10 at www.hardingtickets.com

or at the door. For more information, call the box office at (501) 279-4255.

FRIDAY

NARFE Meeting HEBER SPRINGS — The National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association will meet at 11:30 a.m. in the First Electric Cooperative Community Room, 150 Industrial Park Road. There will be a potluck luncheon, and all active and retired federal employees are invited. Guest speaker Nancy Foster of CapTel will discuss phones available for the hearing impaired. For more information, call Kathy Golding at (501) 206-1375.

SATURDAY

Pastel Workshop BATESVILLE — Gallery 246 at 243 E. Main St will offer a pastel workshop from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Taught by Karen Barker, the workshop will explore color and underpainting to create dynamic, vibrant landscapes. Participants will work from photographs while it’s too cold to go outside. The cost is $55, which includes all supplies and materials, and students are asked to bring multiple photos of a favorite scene. To register, call (870) 262-8066. Incident Command System Class CABOT — The STARS (Small Town Amateur Radio Service) Club, a ham-radio group, will offer an ICS (Incident Command System) 800 class from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Criswell Robinson American Legion Post 71, 114 N. First St. The