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Beans and Cornbread Dinner tonight

The Virginia Clinton Kelley Democratic Women’s Club will meet at 5:30 p.m. today at the Forest Lakes Club House for the annual Beans and Cornbread Dinner. The honorable Kathy Webb will be the guest speaker.

Donations are $20/$25 at the door. For more information, call Dorothy Clark, 760-1264.

Thursdays at Quapaw Community Center, 500 Quapaw Ave. Call 623-9922 for information.

Water aerobic classes are held at 9 a.m. Monday-Friday at Quapaw Community Center, 500 Quapaw Ave. Water exercise is a low-impact way to a workout. Call 623-9922 for information.

Extension Get Fit, formerly Strong Women and Strong Men, meets from 9-10 a.m. Monday-Thursday at Hot Springs Baptist Church. This is a research-based program offered through UofA Cooperative Extension. Strength and core training is offered Tuesday and Thursday, and circuit and aerobic training Monday and Wednesday. Prevent bone loss, increase balance and strength. Cost is $12 per year. Call Melba Haynes,

501-538-4124, or Julia Lamb,

501-276-2983.

Ouachita Diamonds Square Dance Club welcomes everyone, singles or couples, to join in its free introduction to the New Dancer Program at Oaklawn United Methodist Church, 216 Higdon Ferry Road, corner of Oaklawn and Higdon Ferry, at 6:30 p.m. the first, third, fourth and fifth Tuesdays of the month. Come get beneficial physical and mental exercise. For information, call Sue, 922-0803, or Barbara,

501-337-7764.

Spa City Bop and Swing Dance Club welcomes all ages to dance lessons from

6:15-7 p.m. Friday at VFW Post 2278, with a Fun Dance from 7-10 p.m. Cost is $4 for members and $8 for guests.

Virginia Clinton Kelley Democratic Women meet at

5:30 p.m. the fourth Tuesday of the month at HSU/NPC Education Center, 201 Market St. Social time, with light refreshments, begins at 5 p.m. Call Helen Bumpas, 767-6997, for information.