This week’s EVENTS

Editor’s note: Many events have been canceled or postponed due to concern about the coronavirus.

TODAY

LDS Church

General Conference

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will offer an opportunity to celebrate on Easter morning by watching a special General Conference focusing on Jesus Christ and his resurrection, airing at 11 a.m. on BYUtv. The conference will also be livestreamed on churchofjesuschrist.org. For more information, visit the church’s website or comeuntochrist.org.

TUESDAY

Gardening With Chickens

BATESVILLE — The University of Arkansas Community College at Batesville Community Education will present Gardening With Chickens from 6-8 p.m. Participants will learn how to chicken-proof their gardens and discover the added benefits of chickens patrolling their gardens. The class fee is $15. Register at uaccb.coursestorm.com or call (870) 612-2082.

SATURDAY

Calling the Frogs

BATESVILLE — Main Street Batesville will host Calling the Frogs on Saturday in Maxfield Park downtown to celebrate spring and Earth Day. A Calling the Frogs ceremony will take place at 11 a.m. Children of all ages will use a wooden percussion instrument that mimics the croaking of a frog. The wooden frogs can be purchased at the park on Saturday or in advance at the Main Street Batesville office, 201 E. Main St. Local musicians will perform in the park from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The community is invited to help construct a bottle-cap mural for Maxfield Park. Plastic bottle lids are needed for the artwork and can be dropped off at the Main Street Batesville office through Thursday. For more information, email mainstreetbatesville@gmail.com.

ONGOING

BAAC Spring Art Boxes

BATESVILLE — The Batesville Area Arts Council’s Spring Art Boxes, recommended for ages 5 to 11, are available while supplies last. Each box includes step-by-step instructions, along with all materials needed to create five spring-themed art projects, plus bonus coloring pages. The cost of the box is $40, and shipping is available for an additional $8 per box. For more information, call (870) 793-3382, or to order a Spring Art Box, visit batesvilleareaartscouncil.org.

Career Fair

CEDAR RIDGE — Cedar Ridge High School is seeking organizations to serve as exhibitors at the school’s Career Fair, set for 9 a.m. to noon April 29 at the high school. Anyone who would like to do so is asked to RSVP to Communications Coordinator Brianna Goodman at brianna.goodman@cedarwolves.org.

Community Award Nominations

BATESVILLE — Rotary Club 2507 of Batesville is taking nominations for the following five Community Awards: the Making a Difference Service Award; the Doctor/Nurse/ Care Worker of the Year Award; the Outstanding Community Service Award; Educator of the Year; and Role Model of the Year. Email nominations to BatesvilleArRotaryClub@gmail.com.

Walk With a Doc

BATESVILLE — Everyone is invited to take a step toward better health by participating in a free 60-minute Walk With the Doc at 10 a.m. the third Saturday of every month. Meet in the Batesville Rec Center parking lot, across from the lake. Just 30 minutes of walking per day can do the following: increase your energy, help you sleep better, increase productivity and make you feel happier within just 10 minutes. For more information, visit www.walkwithadoc.org/why-walk.

After Birds Exhibit

BATESVILLE — The Batesville Area Arts Council presents After Birds, an exhibition by

Ian Campbell, at the BAAC Gallery on Main, 226 E. Main St., through April 17. Campbell is an assistant professor of art at Lyon College. After Birds is an ongoing series of infrared photographs documenting the habitats of extinct, endangered and disappearing species of American birds. The exhibit is open during BAAC’s regular gallery hours: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday; and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday.

Veterans Food Pantry

NORTH LITTLE ROCK — The Veterans Villages Helping Hand Program Food Pantry,

8325 MacArthur Drive, serves all veterans, as well as activeduty, Guard and Reserve service members and their families in Pulaski and White counties. The food pantry will be open from 8 a.m. to noon every other Wednesday, including April 7. The Veterans Villages of America Program is designed to also help with unemployment, health care and housing for veterans and service members. For more information, contact Mark Diggs at (501) 442-1237 or mark@diggsandassociates.com, or visit www.veteransvillagesofamerica.org.

Painting Classes

BATESVILLE — Two continuing painting classes take place at Gallery 246, at 246 E. Main St. A watercolor class, taught by Aline McCracken, meets from 10 a.m. to noon Tuesdays. The fee is $10, with supplies provided. Acrylic: Paint With Panaché, taught by Jim Tindall, meets from 10 a.m. to noon Thursdays. The fee is $45, with supplies provided. To register, call (870) 262-8066, visit the gallery, or see its Facebook page. COVID-19 precautions are observed in the gallery.

Bald Knob VFW Free Coffee

BALD KNOB — The community is invited to get a free cup of coffee from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday at Bald Knob Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 10007, 3012 Highway Ave. Volunteering to serve coffee are Will “Ace” Marler, a Purple Heart recipient and post quartermaster; Bill “Rhino” Morton, a veteran service officer; and Savannah Breaux, commander of VFW Post 10007.

UPCOMING Heartsaver CPR AED

BATESVILLE — The University of Arkansas Community College at Batesville Community Education will present a Heartsaver CPR AED course from 5-9 p.m. April 15. The course trains participants to give CPR and use an automated external defibrillator (AED) in a safe and effective manner. The class fee is $69. Register at uaccb.coursestorm.com or call (870) 612-2082.

Book Signing

SEARCY — The family of Clifton L. Ganus Jr. has released “I’d Do It All Again,” a memoir written by the former president and chancellor of Harding University. Books will be available for purchase at a Ganus family book signing that will take place from 1-3 p.m. April 17 in Harding’s Cone Chapel. All proceeds from the sale of the book, after expenses, will go to the Clifton L. and Louise Ganus Endowed Scholarship Fund. The book can also be purchased in the Harding University Bookstore and online at hubookstore.harding.edu. For more information, visit library.harding.edu/ganusbook.

Gardening With Tomatoes

BATESVILLE — The University of Arkansas Community College at Batesville Community Education will present Gardening With Tomatoes from 6-8 p.m. April 20. The class fee is $15. Register at uaccb.coursestorm.com or call (870) 612-2082.

How to Start Your Own Business

BATESVILLE — The University of Arkansas Community College at Batesville Community Education will present How to Start Your Own Business from 6-8 p.m. April 22. Instructor Barretta Robinson will teach participants the top 10 steps for starting a business. The class fee is $29. Register at uaccb.coursestorm.com or call (870) 612-2082.

American Legion Golf Tournament

CABOT — American Legion Post 71 will host its seventh annual Central Arkansas American Legion Golf Tournament at 1 p.m. April 26 at the Rolling Hills Country Club, 271 Randy Beaver Drive, to benefit the post’s Children & Youth, Veterans and Local Community Programs. The entry fee is $75 per player or $300 per team, with a meal provided after play, and the hole-in-one prize is a new 2021 Ford vehicle. Donations of merchandise, memorabilia, cash and hole sponsorships are needed. All donations are taxdeductible. Early registration for the four-person scramble runs through April 23.

For more information, call the post at (501) 203-5715 or email americanlegioncabot@suddenlink.net.