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COMMUNITY EVENTS IN THE THREE RIVERS AREA

TODAY

Palestine Baptist Church Homecoming PEARSON — Palestine Baptist Church, 389 Edgemont Road (Arkansas 16) in the Pearson community, will celebrate 157 years of existence with a homecoming celebration. Brother Matthew Corkran will preach at 11 a.m., followed by a potluck lunch in the Fellowship Hall. Linda Morgan, a Southern gospel vocalist, will perform after lunch. All are asked to bring a dish to share.

MONDAY  FRIDAY

Anatomy for Teen Artists MOUNTAIN VIEW — The Arkansas Craft School, 101 N. Peabody Ave., will offer Anatomy for Teen Artists with Adrian Deckbar from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday through Friday. The course will teach teens how to draw the form of the human figure in proportion, create and draw the human form in 3-D and use this information and apply it to a living person for a portrait. Tuition is $180. For more information or to register, call (870) 269-8397 or visit arkansascraftschool.org. Vanguard Discovery Camp BEEBE — Week 2 of Arkansas State University-Beebe’s Vanguard Discovery Camp

— a fun, creative, hands-on summer camp focusing on STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) education for students entering fourth through eighth grades — will take place Monday through Friday at the Beebe campus. Junior Naturalist will meet from 8 a.m. to noon, and Black Rocket: Minecraft Modders will meet from 1-5 p.m. For more information or to register, visit

ASUB.TicketLeap.com or contact Denise Schueren at (501) 362-1273 or daschueren@ASUB.edu.

TUESDAY

Art Gallery 25th Anniversary Celebration FAIRFIELD BAY — The public is invited to the 25th Silver Anniversary Celebration of the North Central Arkansas Art Gallery in the Fairfield Bay Conference Center from 6-8 p.m. The gallery has been the venue for the display of artwork by area residents for a quarter of a century. This event is free and open to the public. For more information, call the center at (501) 884-4202. Beginner Painting Class ASH FLAT — Ozarka CollegeAsh Flat’s Continuing Education program will offer a beginnerlevel painting class, taught by Angela Phipps, from 5:30-8 p.m. The project for the class will be an acrylic painting of a cow. The class fee is $35 or $28 for seniors ages 60 and older, with all supplies included. Participants need to be at least 9 years old. Preregistration is required. For more information or to register, contact Fay Mitchell at (870) 368-2005 or fay.mitchell@ozarka.edu. White County Business Expo SEARCY — The Searcy Regional Chamber of Commerce will host the White County Business Expo from noon to 4 p.m. in the Ganus Activities Complex on the Harding University campus. Event-sponsor and prizedonation opportunities are available. For more information, call the chamber office at (501) 268-2458 or visit www. searcychamber.com.

WEDNESDAY AND AUG. 1

Native American Flute FAIRFIELD BAY — William Worden, flute maker and musician, will bring his handmade instruments and stories to the Fairfield Bay Community Education Center from 9-11 a.m. Wednesday and Aug. 1. Worden is an Artist on Tour and an Artist in Education with the Arkansas Arts Council. The workshops are free, and young children are encouraged to participate. For more information, call the center at (501) 884-4440.

THURSDAY

American Legion Post 71 Meetings CABOT — Criswell-Robinson American Legion Post 71, 114 N. First St., will meet at 7 p.m., with a pre-meeting meal at 6 p.m. at the post. All military members and their spouses are welcome to attend and become members. Post 71 meets the fourth Thursday of each month. All spouses may join the Auxiliary, and daughters may join the Junior Auxiliary. Any sons of military personnel may join the Sons of American Legion Chapter. There is also a chapter of Legion Riders, for veterans who ride motorcycles and a ham radio (STARS) chapter. For more information, call Post 71 at (501) 203-5715 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday and from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday.

FRIDAY

Hamburgers for Homelessness SEARCY — Jacob’s Place Homeless Mission will host its annual Grill-Fest: Hamburgers for Homelessness from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at First Assembly of God, 101 Benton Ave. This family-friendly event will feature music, burgers, hot dogs, games, vendors and more. Tickets, at $5 each, may be purchased in advance at local banks. All proceeds from the event will benefit Jacob’s Place and will help local families who are experiencing homelessness.

SATURDAY

T Tauri Movie Camp Finale Screening BATESVILLE — The T Tauri Movie Camp, the youth division of the Ozark Foothills FilmFest, invites the public to this year’s free Movie Camp Finale Screening at 7 p.m. in Independence Hall at the University of Arkansas Community College at Batesville. The screening will showcase the videos created in the Acting on Camera, Smartphone Storytelling, Brickfilms Stop Motion Animation and Script to Screen workshops. Quitman High School Reunion QUITMAN — The annual Quitman High School Reunion for all graduates and students who attended Quitman schools will take place from 2-5 p.m. at the Quitman Bulldog Complex on the east side of the school campus. The theme is All Things ’60s. Attendees are encouraged to bring memorabilia relating to their 1960s Quitman school experience. Light refreshments will be served. The QHS Class of 1968 will host the reunion and present a short program. No reservations are required. For more information, contact Gayla Barger Chapman at (501) 269-5255 or chapman7@ windstream.net. Cyanotype Workshop MOUNTAIN VIEW — The Arkansas Craft School, 110 E. Main St., will offer a workshop titled Explore the Art of Cyanotype: Sun Printing on Paper and Fabric from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Participants will learn the art of cyanotype printing to capture patterns from nature or other objects. Every student will leave with a silk cyanotype scarf and learn the best methods for creating original designs on fabric and paper. Tuition is $75, and the materials fee is $25. To register for the course, contact the Arkansas Craft School at (870) 269-8397 or arkcraftschool@gmail.com.

For more information, visit www.arkansascraftschool.org.

ONGOING

Downtown Newport Farmers Market NEWPORT — The Downtown Newport Farmers Market opens at 7 a.m. every Wednesday and Saturday. The offerings include produce such as tomatoes, okra, peppers, cucumbers and more; canned items such as jams, jellies and pickles; baked zucchini bread; handmade soaps; lemonade; fruit-infused water and more. Fairfield Bay Farmers Market FAIRFIELD BAY — The Fairfield Bay Farmers Market is open from 9 a.m. to noon Thursdays at the Village Mall Gazebo. The market features certified naturally grown produce from the Gathering Place at Meadow Creek. All vendors are welcome to bring bumper-crop vegetables to sell. No preregistration is required.

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; send faxes to (501) 378-3500; or email trnews@arkansasonline.com. The deadline for calendar-item submissions is noon Tuesday.