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OLLIE SETS NEW CLASSES

The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at the University of Arkansas has announced the following classes for the week:

Feb.10: “A Preview of Coming Attractions: TheatreSquared, University of Arkansas Theatre and Trike Theatre,” members, $19; nonmembers, $34.

Feb.11: “Beginning Spanish: Part I,” Members only, $39.

Feb.12: “Egypt: Independence Through the Arab Spring,” members, $39; nonmembers, $54.

Feb.13: “Buon Giorno! Piacere!” members only, $55; “Honey Bees; Their Importance, Problems & Solutions,” members, $35, nonmembers, $50; “Acupuncture:

The Healing Art,” members, $19, nonmembers, $34; “The Mysterious Harappan Culture of the Ancient Indus Valley,” members, $25, nonmembers, $40.

Feb.14: “Protecting Your Wallet With the Enforcers: Trade Newspaper,” members, $25, nonmembers, $40; “John Calvin and John Wesley,” members, $29, nonmembers, $44.

Information: (479) 5754545 or olli.uark.edu

CLASS HELPS STOP SMOKING

A free tobacco cessation class, a five-week program, begins at 1 p.m. Feb. 12 at Hope Cancer Resources, 5835 W. Sunset Ave. in Springdale. Space is limited.

Information and RSVP: (479) 361-5847.

JOHNSON LECTURES

Acclaimed attorney, author and independent consultant Hannibal B. Johnson will present a lecture, “From ‘Us and Them’ to ‘We’ – Examining Explicit and Implicit Biases,” at 6 p.m. Feb. 12 in the Reynolds Room of the Smith Pendergraft Campus Center at the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith.

Johnson is a graduate of Harvard Law School who specializes in diversity, inclusion and cultural competence issues.

Immediately following the lecture will be a public interview conducted by UAFS Chancellor Terisa Riley.

Information: uafs.edu.