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COMMUNITY EVENTS IN THE RIVER VALLEY & OZARK AREA

WEDNESDAY First Wednesday Ladies’ Lunch Break

CONWAY — The First Wednesday Ladies’ Lunch Break will take place from noon to 1 p.m. in the Second Baptist Church Student Center at Dave Ward Drive and Farris Road. Women of all ages are invited to attend. Lunch, for $5, includes a drink and dessert. Child care is available at no charge with advance registration by calling (501) 327-4066 or (501) 730-4106 by Tuesday.

THURSDAY  JUNE 10 Last Round-up of the Guacamole Queens

MORRILTON — The Rialto Community Arts Center, 215 E. Broadway St., will present Last Round-up of the Guacamole

Queens at 7 p.m. Thursday through Saturday and at 2 p.m. June 10. Tickets, at $10 for adults and $5 for children, can be purchased at rialtomorrilton.

com or at the door, if available. The cast includes Katie Hoyt, Jennifer DeGroot, Desiree Phillips, Jonna Gibby, Jamie Winston, Lindell Roberts, Amanda Carroll, Jennifer Rogers, Jenny Lynn, David Harlan, Marty Ault and Sabastian Austill. For more information, call the center at (501) 477-9955.

SATURDAY Conway Community Band Concert

CONWAY — The Conway Community Band will perform at 7:30 p.m. at Simon Park downtown. The concert is free and open to the public. Concertgoers are asked to bring lawn chairs. For more information, contact Ricky Brooks at rickyb@uca.edu or (501) 450-5764.

Children’s Fishing Derby

RUSSELLVILLE — The annual Children’s Fishing Derby will begin at 8 a.m. at Pleasant View Park, with the weigh-in at 10 a.m. This free event is for children ages 4 to 12. Prizes will be given in three age divisions for the heaviest catfish and the heaviest stringer of catfish. A special prize is given for the biggest fish caught during the derby. Register at the Hughes Community Center. For more information, call the Recreation and Parks Department at (479) 968-1272.

ONGOING

The Music Man RUSSELLVILLE — The River Valley Arts Center will present The Music

Man at 7 p.m. June 22, 23, 29 and 30; and at 2 p.m. June 24 and July 1 at The Center for the Arts, 2209 S. Knoxville Ave. For ticket information, call (479) 968-2452.

Fun in the Sun! Art Exhibit

CLINTON — The art exhibit Fun in the Sun! is on display at Ozark Health Medical Center on U.S. 65 in south Clinton. The collection will hang through Aug. 6 and feature 46 original paintings by Faye Rodgers, Sue Pico, Diana Foote, Yun Kim, Joyce Hubbard, Marion Thorpe, Charlotte Rierson, Jan Cobb, Julie Caswell, Diane Dudzik and Joyce Hartmann. Art is located in the hallways near the cafeteria on the upper level and in the outpatient wing on the lower level. The paintings are for sale for $15 to $350. Proceeds will benefit Hospital Auxiliary projects. For more information, call Hartmann at (501) 745-6615.

Community Teaching Garden

CONWAY — The Faulkner County Master Gardeners will have a community teaching garden in front of

Freyaldenhoven’s nursery, at the corner of Siebenmorgen Road and Bob Courtway Drive. The group meets there at 9 a.m. the first and third Saturdays of each month through September. All are invited to attend and learn to grow their own food.

Friday Night Kruzn

CONWAY — Friday Night Kruzn, a free event, will take place from 6-8 p.m. the third Friday of each month through

Oct. 19 at The Village at Hendrix. Cars will be on display, and a donation will be made to the Arkansas Food Bank. For more information, contact Don Searls at (501) 269-1817.

Humane Society Benefit Bingo

GREENBRIER — Bingo, sponsored by the Humane Society of Faulkner County, is played 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. For more information, call the church at (501) 362-2389. Yoga Class at the Library CONWAY — Danny Mize, a registered yoga instructor, teaches a yoga class at 7 p.m. Thursdays at the Faulkner County Library. Yoga practitioners of all skill levels are welcome to attend. 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.

VFW Tuesday Night Bingo

QUITMAN — Tuesday Night Bingo takes place each week at the Veterans of Foreign Wars, 1295 Bee Branch Road. Doors open at 5:30 for bonanzas, and regular play starts at 6:30 p.m. Food is available. For more information, call (501) 362-9979.

American Legion 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. For more information, call (501) 362-9979.

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 Pope County Master Gardeners Meeting

RUSSELLVILLE — The Pope County Master Gardeners will meet at 1 p.m. June 14 in Room 414 of First Assembly of God Church, 124 E. G St. Janet Carson, horticulture specialist with the University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service, will lead a discussion on pollinators. Visitors are welcome to attend.

QuickBooks Payroll Workshops

RUSSELLVILLE — The Arkansas Tech Small Business and Technology Development Center will present two QuickBooks Payroll workshops June 14 at Arkansas Tech University. The session from 9 a.m. to noon is for QuickBooks Pro, Premier and Enterprise users. The session from 1-4 p.m. is for those using the cloud-based version of QuickBooks (Simple Start, Essentials or Online Plus). A computer is provided for use during each interactive session. The cost is $65 per session. Registration is required by June 13 by calling (479) 356-2067 or visiting asbtdc.org/training/ russellville-events.

Vollman Cemetery Fundraiser

BIGELOW — The Vollman Cemetery will have its annual fundraiser June 23 in the Bigelow Baptist Church Fellowship Hall. A fish dinner with all the trimmings, prepared by the Oaks family, will be served at 5 p.m., followed by an auction. Plates will be $10 for adults and $5 for children ages 12 and younger. Donations may be mailed to the Vollman Cemetery, P.O. Box 103, Bigelow, AR 72016.

Academia Nuts

FAIRFIELD BAY — Our Towne Productions presents the Greff Kreutz comedy Academia Nuts at 7 p.m. June 23, 29 and 30 and at 2 p.m. June 24 at the Fairfield Bay Conference Center, 110 Lost Creek Parkway. The show is directed by Seana Garrow. Actors include David McBee, Jackie Rohrer, Sharon Luxon and Robert Otis. Tickets are $18 at the Fairfield Bay Conference Center and the Fairfield Bay Library. For more information, call (501) 844-4202.

Watercolor Workshop

RUSSELLVILLE — The River Valley Arts Center, 1001 E. B St., will present a watercolor workshop with Richard Stephens from

9 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 29 and 30, with an hour lunch break. The class fee is $160 for members and $190 for nonmembers. Stephens, a native of Hot Springs, graduated from the University of Central Arkansas in Conway in 1969 with a degree in art. For more information, visit www. rivervalleyartscenter.org/ art-classes.html.

Pine Street Community Museum Collection Picnic

CONWAY — The Pine Street Community Museum project

will have a Collection Picnic from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. June 30 at Hendrix College to collect items associated with the Pine Street community, such as photos, articles and artifacts, along with conducting interviews with people who are willing to record their Pine Street-community experiences. Scanners will be set up to copy items, and a photographer will take updated photos of people who want to do so. Refreshments will be served. The museum is set to open in June 2019 on the campus of the Greater Pleasant Branch Baptist Church, where the last two existing buildings of the historic Pine Street School stand. For more information, call (501) 504-2049.

Summer Strings Camp

CONWAY — The University of Central Arkansas Community School of Music’s 10th annual Summer Strings Camp, for students in grades 6-12 who have completed at least one year of private lessons or orchestra, is set for July 15-21 on the campus. Daytime activities include rehearsals, masterclasses, a webinar with young orchestra professionals, ultimate Frisbee and extreme noodling. Night activities, for commuters and on-campus campers, will include a trip to Wild River Country, a movie night and a camp dance. For more information, visit www.uca.edu/csm/camps,

call Ronald Jensen-McDaniel at (501) 450-3672 or email ucacsm@uca.edu. 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.