This week’s EVENTS

TODAY

Pickleball Tournament

FAIRFIELD BAY — The Fairfield Bay Recreation Department Pickle Ball Tournament will take place from 9-11 a.m. at the pickleball courts by the Cool Pool Cafe, 155 Chelsea Drive. For more information, call (501) 884-6008.

MONDAY

Holiday Closing

HEBER SPRINGS — The Heber Springs Area Chamber of Commerce office, 110 S. Seventh St., will be closed Monday in observance of Labor Day. For more information, call (501) 362-2444.

Holiday Closing

RUSSELLVILLE — The Hughes Community Center, 1000 E. Parkway Drive, will be closed Monday for observance of Labor Day. For more information, call (479) 968-1272.

TUESDAY – FRIDAY

UCA Artists-in-Residence

CONWAY— The University of Central Arkansas College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences will host Cecilia Lopez, a world-renowned soprano, and Nathan Salazar, a collaborative pianist, as part of UCA’s artists-inresidence fall program. Lopez and Salazar will present a public concert at 7:30 p.m. Friday in Reynolds Performance Hall. Lopez will present Diversity and Inclusion in the Arts with Performance of Three Spanish Songs from 1:40-2:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Student Center Amphitheatre, and will lead an opera master class for students from 3-4:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Snow Fine Arts Recital Hall and a questionand-answer session with UCA Spanish classes Thursday in Room 305 of Burdick Hall. Salazar will present Branding, Self-Promotion, Networking and Life as a Professional Musician from 1:40-2:30 p.m. Thursday in the Snow Fine Arts Recital Hall. All events are free and open to the public.

THURSDAY

Heber Springs Humane Society General Meeting

HEBER SPRINGS — The Heber Springs Humane Society will have a general meeting at 5:30 p.m. in the Heber Springs City Council Room. Everyone is welcome to attend.

Meeting Cancellation

RUSSELLVILLE — The Russellville Recreation and Parks Commission meeting scheduled for Thursday has been canceled. The next meeting is set for Oct. 14.

SATURDAY

Lake Cleanup

FAIRFIELD BAY — The Fairfield Bay Yacht Club Lake Cleanup will start at 7:30 a.m. Participants are asked to meet at the marina and bring a breakfast item to share.

Hidden Treasures Market

FAIRFIELD BAY — The Hidden Treasures Market will be open from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Woodland Mead Park, 522 Dave Creek Parkway. There is no cost to have a booth at the event, but vendors must preregister. This is a free public event, and everyone is welcome to shop. Saturday’s market is the last one for the season.

ONGOING

Both Ends Burning Exhibit

RUSSELLVILLE — An exhibition of paintings by Michael Shaeffer titled Both Ends Burning is available for viewing in Arkansas Tech University’s Norman Hall,

203 W. Q St., through Sept. 24. A reception and gallery talk are scheduled for 2:30 p.m. Wednesday. A native of Long Island, New York, Shaeffer has lived in Little Rock since 2010. According to the artist’s exhibit statement, his memories of the New York City club scene in the 1990s and 2000s are the inspiration for much of his work. The gallery is typically open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays (excluding holidays), but hours may vary due to the COVID-19 pandemic. To schedule a visit to the gallery, call (479) 964-3237. Photos from the Both Ends Burning exhibition are available at www.facebook.com/atunormanhallgallery.

Going to the Dogs Exhibit

CLINTON — The North Central Arkansas Artist League’s new exhibit, Going to the Dogs, will be open to the public at Ozark Health Medical Center until Nov. 8. The show will be in two hallway locations: upstairs near the nursing-home entrance and downstairs in the outpatient wing. The artworks are for sale, with a portion of the proceeds benefiting Hospital Auxiliary projects. With August known as “Dog Days,” some proceeds from sales of the artwork will also go to the Animal Protection League in Fairfield Bay.

Moderna COVID-19 Vaccines

Sherwood Urgent Care centers, including Conway, Conway North, Maumelle and Russellville, offer Moderna COVID-19 vaccines each Wednesday. The free vaccine is for people ages 18 and older. For more information or to sign up for the vaccine, visit sherwoodurgentcare.com.

Master Gardeners Online Training

Registration for the Arkansas Master Gardeners program’s online fall training is open. Five sessions will be conducted via Zoom from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 22 and 29, and Oct. 6, 20 and 27. The $75 fee includes the Master Gardener handbook. Trainees will learn about basic botany, soils and fertilizer, pest control, landscape design, vegetable and fruit gardening, annuals and perennials, and more. Each new Master Gardener is paired with a mentor. For an application, contact a county Cooperative Extension Service office. For more information, visit www.uaex.uada.edu/ master-gardeners, or for a directory of offices, visit www.uaex.uada.edu/counties.

Neighbor’s Table

RUSSELLVILLE — Neighbor’s Table offers a free meal every Saturday at All Saints’ Episcopal Church, 501 S. Phoenix Ave. The meal is takeout only and can be picked up from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. All are welcome. For more information, call (479) 968-3622.

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 Faulkner and Perry counties. The food pantry will be open from 8 a.m. to noon every other Wednesday, including Sept. 8

and 22. The Veterans Villages of America Program also helps 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.

Food Pantry and Thrift Store

MORRILTON — The Conway County Care Center’s food pantry, at 108 W. Broadway, is open from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday. Residents of Conway County may visit the pantry once a month to take home free supplemental food, regardless of household income. The center also operates a thrift store, where clothes and household items are available at a low cost, or free when there is an immediate need. For more information, to volunteer or to make donations, visit www. conwaycountycarecenter.com.

Cleburne County Cares Food Pantry

HEBER SPRINGS — The Cleburne County Cares Food Pantry, 2016 Arkansas 25 Bypass, is open from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Those who need food are asked to call ahead at (501) 362-8486 so the pantry can have the items ready for pickup.

Fairfield Bay Rotary Meetings

FAIRFIELD BAY — The Fairfield Bay Rotary meets at noon every Wednesday, with lunch at 11:30 a.m., in the Fireside Room at the Little Red Restaurant at Indian Hills, 337 Snead Drive. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Arkansas Department of Health guidelines are followed.

UPCOMING Makers Market on the Square

HEBER SPRINGS — The Makers Market on the Square will be open from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sept. 18 on the Courthouse Square.

Chili Bowl and Silent Auction

RUSSELLVILLE — The River Valley Arts Center, 1001 E. B St., will present its Chili Bowl and Silent Auction at 6 p.m. Sept. 24.

Tickets, at $40 each, include a chili dinner donated by Brangus, a large variety of toppings, an adult beverage, dessert and a handcrafted pottery bowl made by the Arts Center’s students and pottery teacher Soyoon Ahn. There will also be a silent auction for pottery, art and miscellaneous items. To purchase tickets, visit www.rivervalleyartscenter.org, or call (479) 968-2452 for more information.