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ONGOING Story Time Cancellation

BENTON/ BRYANT — The Bob Herzfeld Memorial Library in Benton and the Mabel Boswell Memorial Library in Bryant will have no story times Monday through Friday this week because of scheduled class visits. The story times will resume April 30. For more information, call (501) 7784766.

Watercolor Exhibit

HOT SPRINGS VILLAGE — Artists Jim Oberst and Gary Weeter will exhibit their latest watercolor paintings through April at the Woodlands Auditorium, 1101 Desoto Blvd. For more information, contact Jim Oberst at (501) 984-3178 or jim@jimoberst.com.

TODAY AND MONDAY Concert and Ice Cream Social

HOT SPRINGS VILLAGE — The annual Spring Concert and Ice Cream Social, sponsored by the Kiwanis Club of Greater Hot Springs Village, will feature the Hot Springs Concert Band at 3 p.m. today and at 7:30 p.m. Monday at Woodlands Auditorium in Hot Springs Village. Ice cream sundaes will be served before each concert. Guests need to arrive at least 30 minutes early for the ice cream. The band will perform a number of new selections, as well as old favorites. Tickets are $10 and will be available at Woodlands. For more information, call (501) 984-1678 or visit www.hotspringband.org.

Play Auditions

BENTON — Auditions for Nobody’s Business, a musical written by Dr. Sam Taggart, will be held at 4 p.m. today and at 7 p.m. Monday at the Royal Theater, and again at 4 p.m. April 29 and at 7 p.m. April 30. Those auditioning should prepare a song to sing and will read from the script. The play focuses on the love stories of five couples immersed in the Delta sharecropper strikes of 1935-36. Rehearsals will begin the first week of June. The show will be held Aug. 16-19 and 23-26 at the Royal Theater. For more information, contact Taggart at (501) 773-7830 or sam@weallhearvoices.com.

MONDAY Griefshare Support Group

BENTON — The Griefshare recovery support group will begin at 7 p.m. in the parlor of First United Methodist Church, 200 N. Market St. Griefshare is a 13-week support group that includes a weekly video featuring people who have gone through the grieving process, experts on grief, and recovery topics. For more information, call Gail Lavender

COMMUNITY EVENTS IN THE TRI-LAKES AREA at (501) 590-7994 or the church office at (501) 778-3601.

TUESDAY

Creative Outlet

BRYANT — Teens are invited to participate in a make-andtake craft from 4-5:30 p.m. at the Mabel Boswell Memorial Library. For more information, call (501) 847-2166 .

THURSDAY – APRIL 29

The Fantasticks

BENTON — The Royal Players will present the musical The Fantasticks Thursday through April 29 and May 3- 6 at the historic Royal Theatre, 111 S. Market St. in Benton. Thursday through Saturday showtimes are at 7 p.m., and the Sunday shows are at 2 p.m. Admission is $12 for general seating, $10 for seniors and $5 for students and children. For more information, contact Susan Dill at (501) 315-5483 or

theroyalplayers@gmail.com,

or visit theroyalplayers.com.

Arkadelphia Passion Play

ARKADELPHIA — Third Street Baptist Church will present the

Arkadelphia Passion Play at 7 p.m. Thursday through April 29 at 224 Crawford St. Admission is free, and church groups may call ahead for reserved seating. Child care will be provided. For more information, call (870) 246-4567.

FRIDAY Banquet Featuring Gus Malzahn

HOT SPRINGS — Gus Malzahn, the new head football coach at Arkansas State University, will be the keynote speaker at the Fellowship of Christian Athletes banquet at 6 p.m. at the Hot Springs Convention Center. The event will raise money to support FCA in its ministry to youth in south-central Arkansas. For more information, call Angie Heaton at (501) 318-7740 or email aheaton@fca.org.

FRIDAY AND SATURDAY

Fine Arts Festival

BENTON — Ar tists from across the state will exhibit and sell their work at a Fine Arts Festival from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday and Saturday at First United Methodist Church, 200 N. Market St. The free event is open to the public.

SATURDAY First Lutheran Flea Market

BENTON — First Lutheran Church of Benton will hold a flea market from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the church, 18181 Interstate 30. Each 8-by-14-foot site costs $10, and more than one site may be reserved. All proceeds from the sale will be kept by the vendors, who are responsible for setting up, attending their sites during the sale and removing unsold items. Possible sale merchandise includes, but is not limited to, garage-sale items, plants, and arts and crafts. For more information, call Cindy at (501) 844-4275.

Home ownership class

HOT SPRINGS — The One Stop Homeownership Center will host “Keys to Home Ownership,” a class for prospective first-time homebuyers, at 9:30 a.m. at the center’s headquarters, 600 W. Grand Ave., No. 103. The classes are offered to low- to moderate-income families, with the opportunity to qualify for a free down payment on a home of their choice after taking the class. Advance registration is required by contacting Shirley Greathouse at (501) 463-4296 or (501) 655-8524.

Salem United Methodist Flea Market

BENTON — Salem United Methodist Church will hold a flea-market fundraiser from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 1647 Salem Road to benefit Habitat for Humanity of Saline County and the Apostles Build for 2012. Breakfast and lunch will be sold at the event.

Spring Concert

ARKADELPHIA — The Ouachita Baptist University Concert Choir will perform its annual spring concert with members of the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra at 7:30 p.m. in Jones Performing Arts Center on the Ouachita campus. Tickets are $5 each for the general public, and OBU students receive one free ticket with their student IDS. Tickets are available at the Jones Performing Arts Center Box Office from 1-5 p.m. weekdays or online at www.obu.edu/finearts. For more information, contact the box office during office hours at (870) 245-5563 or contact Gary Gerber at gerberg@obu.edu.

UPCOMING Habitat Application Meeting

BENTON — Habitat for Humanity of Saline County will hold a meeting at 6 p.m. April 30 at the Bob Herzfeld Memorial Library for anyone interested in learning more about the affordable-housing program. Information about the application process and requirements will be distributed. For more information, call the Habitat office at (501) 3155434.

Creative Arts Festival

BENTON — The second annual Creative Arts Festival, sponsored by the Downtown Benton Association, will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 12. Booths will feature art, authors and crafts on the sidewalks of downtown. For more information, call Janet at (501) 315-0450 or Dianne Roberts at (501) 860-7467. To submit a school or community event for the Tri-lakes Calendar of Events, mail information to Calendar of Events, TriLakes Edition, P.O. Box 2221, Little Rock, AR, 72203; fax to (501) 378-3500; or email to tlnews@arkansasonline. com. Deadlines for calendaritem submissions are noon Friday for Thursday editions and noon Tuesday for Sunday editions.