Miscellaneous
Duplicate bridge will be held at 12:30 p.m. today at The Bridge House, 300 W. St. Louis St., for all bridge players. Today is a Club Championship Game with stratified scoring. Need a partner? Come early, one is on-site. Call 525-8780 or 984-1384 for information.
New Horizons Band is primarily for people who played an instrument in high school and wish to relive those days of playing in a band. Some musicians use NHB as preparation for auditioning for Hot Springs Concert Band. Dues are $40 a semester. Meets Wednesdays from 10 a.m. to noon at Creekside Community Church, 1010 Shady Grove Road. Contact band director Bill Crook at Crook’s Music Service, 2024 Central Ave., or email bill@ crooksmusic.com.
Hot Springs Carousel Readers’ Theater entertains audiences with performances emphasizing humor and enthusiasm. The group is unique in that actors remain behind music stands, acting out characters using facial expressions, voice and gestures. There is limited memorization since actors have scripts in front of them. People of all ages interested in theatrical study and performance are welcome to attend meetings from 10:30 a.m. to noon Fridays at Garland County Library. Cast members have appeared at Gallery Walk, civic clubs, churches and school groups, assisted living and nursing facilities, and other celebrations of the arts. Appearances are free, however, donations are welcome to cover expenses. Members are interested in appearing for fundraising events. Interested persons may call Steve Mitchell, 214-392-8013, or Brad Orlopp, 501-538-8847.
Course in Miracles study group will meet from 3-5 p.m. today at Garland County Library. The facilitator is the Rev. John Vise. Everyone from beginners to advanced students is welcome. Call Vise, 2766984, for information.
The Family History Center at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 2765 Malvern Ave., is open from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesdays; 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursdays; and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Fridays. The public is welcome to work and/or get help on their family genealogy. Call 262-2782 for information.
Water workout and aerobics, Aqua Arthritis classes and swim lessons for all ages are held at Quapaw Community Center, 500 Quapaw Ave. Water aerobics is at 9 a.m. Monday-Friday and 10 a.m. Friday, and water workout at 10 a.m. Monday and Wednesday. Aqua Arthritis classes follow the guidelines of the Arthritis Foundation’s water exercise program and are held at 10 a.m. Tuesday and Thursday. Water exercise is a low-impact way to work out. Call 623-9922 for information.
Diamond Lakes Chess Club meets from 5:30-8:30 p.m. the first and third Thursday of the month at West Shores Retirement Community, 2607 Albert Pike Road. Chess players of all ages and levels are welcome to come to learn to play a better game. Call Peter Emig, 870677-9244, for information. Extension Get Fit meets from 9-10 a.m. Monday-Thursday at Hot Springs Baptist Church. 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 $20 per year. Call Julia Lamb, 501-2762983, for information.
Extension Get Fit meets from 9-10 a.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays at Leonard Street Baptist Church, Leonard and Panama streets. Women and men are welcome to join this exercising program to prevent osteoporosis, increase balance and muscle tone and get in shape. Cost is $20 per year. Call Sharon Dodd, 525-1718, for information.
Post 13 American Legion, 3237 Albert Pike, has karaoke from 7-11 p.m. Wednesdays, except for special karaoke contests or karaoke events. New participants are welcome, with nonmembers signing in. Stephanie and Larry Martin lead. A snack table is provided for free.
Extension Get Fit will be held from 830-9:30 a.m. Monday and Wednesday at CHI St. Vincent Hot Springs Senior Center, 301 Broadway, use back door entrance.
Hot Springs Geology Club will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday in the boardroom of Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences and the
Arts, 200 Whittington Ave. The room is located just inside the west parking lot entrance.
Abilities Unlimited of Hot Springs Ark., Inc. board of directors will meet at noon Thursday in the main office building, 530 Mountain Pine Road.
Hot Springs Bicycle Association is a nonprofit organization of cyclists and outdoor enthusiasts that focuses on bicycle awareness and safety in Hot Springs. Members volunteer time to the maintenance and beautification of bike-accessible trail systems in Hot Springs and the surrounding area. HSBA meets at 6:30 p.m. on the last Thursday of each month at Colorado Grill, 320 Ouachita Ave. Call 623-6188 for information.
Greater Hot Springs Beekeepers Association, of Hot Springs and the surrounding communities, meets at 7 p.m. the last Thursday of the month at Lake Hamilton Church of the Nazarene, 200 Lockhaven Road, off Albert Pike Road. Come for informative meetings, there is a mix of experienced and beginning beekeepers. Spouses are welcome. Call President Bob Schappek, 915-9434, or Vice President Doyle Hawthorn, 623-1078, for information.
Silver Light Adult Care Service will be held in the cafeteria of Gospel Light Baptist Church, 600 Garland Ave., Sunday from 8:3010:30 a.m. This service is tailored to individuals who have memory issues, or persons who cannot tolerate a typical church service. This will be an interactive service to engage participants in a low-anxiety, low-crowd space where they and their families can safely attend church. Call 501-623-7827 for information.