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COMMUNITY EVENTS IN THE TRI-LAKES AREA

TODAY

Hot Springs JazzFest

HOT SPRINGS — The 22nd Annual Hot Springs JazzFest will conclude today. Discount tickets are available for Jazz Society Members. For detailed information, ticketing and schedules for the jazz program, visit www.HSJazzSociety.org.

Voices From the Past for the Future

BENTON — The Ralph Bunche Neighborhood Association will present the play Voices From

the Past for the Future at 3 p.m. at 1600 Dixie St. The play presents African-American history with re-enactments from key figures. The production will feature a dessert reception. Admission is $10 for adults, $8 for seniors 60 and older, and $5 for students. Tickets may be purchased at the door or in advance. All proceeds will benefit the Community Center and the Neighborhood Association. For more information or for tickets, call Robin Freeman at (501) 776-7475 or Farisha Brown at (501) 744-5863.

TODAY  SATURDAY

Opera Week

HOT SPRINGS — Opera Classics, part of the Four Seasons in Art and Song concert series, will be at 7 p.m. today at Anthony Chapel in Garvan Woodland Gardens. The concert marks the beginning of The Muses Opera Week, which will culminate Saturday with an opera gala presentation of The Marriage of Figaro to celebrate the grand opening of The Muses Cultural Arts Center. Opera gala patron tickets are $200, and gala donor tickets are $100. A preview performance of the opera will be held Friday at a donor ticket cost of $50. For those who only wish to attend the preview, tickets are available for $25, or $15 for students with a current student ID. For tickets or more information, contact The Muses at (501) 609-9811 or visit www.

themusesproject.org.

MONDAY

Game On!

BENTON/BRYANT — Tweens and teens are invited to play video and/or board games from 3:30-5 p.m. at the Bob Herzfeld Memorial Library in Benton and the Mabel Boswell Memorial Library in Bryant. The program is for ages 13-18 in Benton, and for ages 8-18 in Bryant. For more information, call (501) 778-4766.

FORE Ouachita Golf Tournament

LITTLE ROCK — Ouachita Baptist University will host the fifth annual FORE Ouachita Golf Tournament at 8 a.m. at the Pleasant Valley Country Club. Proceeds from the event will benefit scholarships for athletes at Ouachita. For more information, contact Nicole Herndon at herndonn@obu.

edu or (870) 245-5169.

Faculty Piano Recital

ARKADELPHIA — The Ouachita Baptist University Division of Music will host a faculty piano recital featuring Lei Cai, associate professor of music, at 7:30 p.m. in the Mabee Fine Arts Center’s McBeth Recital Hall. The recital is free and open to the public. For more information, call (870) 245-5140.

Two-Step Lessons

HOT SPRINGS VILLAGE — The Hot Springs Village Country Two Steppers club will offer beginning two-step lessons from 6:30-7:30 p.m. Mondays in the Coronado Community Center’s Ballroom. Neil and Pat Ruddy will teach the lessons for five weeks in a smoke-free atmosphere. The cost per evening is $3 for members and $5 for guests. For more information, call Denny or Petra Block at (501) 226-5111.

TUESDAY

Puppet Show

BENTON — All ages are invited to a family-friendly puppet show at 4 p.m. at the Bob Herzfeld Memorial Library. For more information, call (501) 778-4766.

NPCC Career Day

HOT SPRINGS — National Park Community College will host its annual Career Day from 9 a.m. to noon. The event provides an opportunity for local juniors and seniors from seven local school districts, as well as local Christian schools, to visit with approximately 75 representatives from various colleges, universities and businesses. For more information, call (501) 760-4364.

Faculty Voice Recital

ARKADELPHIA — Ouachita Baptist University’s Division of Music will host a faculty recital, featuring Margaret Garrett, soprano, and David Stanley, countertenor, at 7:30 p.m. in McBeth Recital Hall of the Mabee Fine Arts Center. The recital is free and open to the public. For more information, call (870) 245-5129.

Free Prostate Screening

BENTON — The Saline Memorial Hospital will provide free prostate screenings from 5-7 p.m. in the Saline Memorial Hospital Outpatient Department. For more information or to schedule an appointment, call (501) 776-6746.

TUESDAY  SEPT. 22

Constitution Week

HOT SPRINGS — The Arkansas Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution will celebrate Constitution Week with the signing of a replica of the Constitution from 9 a.m. to noon and from 1-4 p.m. Tuesday through Sept. 22 at the Lamar Bathhouse and Visitor’s Center on Bathhouse Row. Visitors are invited to sign their name and ring the Freedom Bell. Small American Flags, flag lapel pins and Constitution booklets are free to anyone who signs the replica Constitution. For more information, call (501) 915-9575.

WEDNESDAY Block Party: Library Lego Club

BRYANT — Children ages 4-14 are invited to create a Lego masterpiece from 3:30-5 p.m. at the Mabel Boswell Memorial Library during the monthly Block Party. A new theme will be explored each month. For more information, call (501) 847-2166.

Introduction to Computers BENTON — Adults 18 and older are invited to attend an introductory computer class at 6 p.m. at the Bob Herzfeld Memorial Library. This class includes information on learning to use a mouse and keyboard. No registration is required. For more information, call (501) 778-4766.

THURSDAY Introduction to the Internet

BENTON — Adults 18 and older are invited to attend a basic computer class regarding use of the Internet at 6 p.m. at the Bob Herzfeld Memorial Library. No registration is required. For more information, call (501) 778-4766.

Genealogy/Local History Help

BRYANT — Steve Perdue, head of genealogy/local history at the Saline County Library, will be available to answer genealogy questions from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Mabel Boswell Memorial Library. To make an appointment, call (501) 778-4766.

THURSDAY  SEPT. 24 A Year With Frog and Toad

ARKADELPHIA — The Ouachita Baptist University Department of Theatre Arts and Division of Music will present A A Year Year With With

Frog Frog and and Toad Toad on Thursday through Sept. 24 at OBU’s Verser Theatre. Performances will be at 7 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, and Sept. 23 and 24, with a Sept. 22 matinee at 2:30 p.m. Tickets are $8 each and may be purchased at the Jones Performing Arts Center Box Office from 1-5 p.m. weekdays, online at obu.edu/box obu.edu/box

office.com office.com or by calling (870)

245-5555. 245-5555.

THURSDAY AND SEPT. 26 Public-Speaking Workshop

BRYANT — The Saline County Library has partnered with a local branch of Toastmasters International to offer a twopart workshop on public speaking beginning at 6 p.m. Thursday at the Mabel Boswell Memorial Library. The second session will be at 6 p.m. Sept. 26 at the library. Attendance is first-come, first-served and is open to adults 18 and older. For more information, call (501) 778-4766.

FRIDAY

ASMSA Golf Classic

HOT SPRINGS — The Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences and the Arts will hold its seventh annual ASMSA Golf Classic fundraiser at 9 a.m. at the Glenwood Country Club to celebrate 20 years of academic excellence at ASMSA. The fourman scramble will feature dozens of prizes, including closest to the hole and the longest drive. Entry fees are $500 per team or $125 per player. Lunch will be included. All proceeds will benefit student programs and opportunities at ASMSA. For more information, contact Vicki Hinz, ASMSA development specialist, at (501) 6225110.

SATURDAY Youth Theatre Workshop

ARKADELPHIA — The Ouachita Baptist University Department of Theatre Arts will host a Youth Theatre Workshop from 1-4 p.m. for students in pre-K (3 years old) through the 12th grade. The cost is $30 per child and includes a free ticket to the performance of choice. For more information, call (870) 245-5208.

Pancake Breakfast

BRYANT — The Central Arkansas Development Council Bryant Senior Activity Center will hold a pancake breakfast from 7-11 a.m. at Bishop Park, 6401 Boone Road. Tickets are $5 for adults and $3 for children. Breakfast will include pancakes, sausage, fruit, milk, coffee and

orange juice. For more information, call (501) 943-0056, ext. 3, or email mvickers@cadc.com.

Merry Mixers

HOT SPRINGS VILLAGE — The Merry Mixers Dance Club will begin its fall 2013-14 season with the Mullens from 7-10 p.m. at the Coronado Community Center. Admission is $7.50 per person. For more information, call (501) 915-8111.

Destination Mars Class

LITTLE ROCK — The Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences and the Arts will present a Destination Mars class from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock’s Dickinson Auditorium. The free class is an Engineering Institute-Fusion event that focuses on the preparation and execution of an exploratory trip to Mars and is open to all eighth-graders in Arkansas. Parents are encouraged to attend the opening and closing remarks. Preregistration is required, and lunch will be provided. For more information or to register, visit destination mars.eventbrite.com or call

(501) 622-5133.

Arkansas Women’s Retreat

HOT SPRINGS VILLAGE — The fifth annual Arkansas Women’s Retreat will be held from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Coronado Community Center. The cost for the daylong event is $30, which includes a gourmet boxed lunch and other refreshments. Speaker and author Dr. Polly Brown will be featured, along with entertainment by The Hostess of Hilarity, Dr. Essie Belle, and inspirational music by artists from Mountainside Methodist Church. For registration forms, visit www.arwom ensretreat.com; go to Balboa Baptist Church, 415 Ponce De Leon Drive; or call (501) 9220155. Tables of up to eight may be reserved by sending registration forms and money in one envelope to Anna Riley, 21 Galeon Way, Hot Springs Village, AR 71909; or by calling Anna at (501) 922-0499.

SATURDAY AND SEPT. 22 Carrol Roberson Concert

HOT SPRINGS — Charity Heights Baptist Church will present Carrol Roberson in concert at 7 p.m. Saturday at 1315 Leonard St. The concert is free, but a love offering will be accepted. Roberson will also perform and speak at 10:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. Sept. 22 at 1315 Leonard St. For more information, call Pastor Jim Oliver at (501) 625-3565.

ONGOING Photography Exhibition

ARKADELPHIA — The public is invited to view Sweet Tea and Porch Swings, a photography exhibit by Sherry Harmon O’Rorke, at the Arkadelphia Arts Center, 625 Main St., through Oct. 12. O’Rorke is a Henderson State University art major and an Arkadelphia resident. She shares her view of country living in Arkansas through her photographs, which include digital images, cyanotype, Van Dyke brown and traditional silver gelatin prints. Center hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday. For more information, call (870) 4038630.

Temporary Meal Site

BENTON — The Central Arkansas Development Council Benton Senior Wellness and Activity Center will sponsor a temporary meal site at 11:30 a.m. Thursday and Sept. 26; and Oct. 4, 10, 17, 24 and 31 at the Johnson Street Church of Christ, 101 Johnson St. The site will serve the Ralph Bunche community and is open to the public. Suggested donations for the meals are $2.50 for people 60 and older, and $6 for people younger than 60. The site will also offer information on programs and services offered at the center, including calendars, menus, commodities and more. For more information, call (501) 315-0645.

September Art Exhibit

HOT SPRINGS — Garvan Woodland Gardens’ September art exhibit is Brush Strokes, works from an art club of that name headquartered in Hot Springs Village. The exhibit, slated for 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily during September, will feature 40 of the club’s artists with works that include watercolors, oils, pastels and mixed mediums. Some of the paintings depict scenes from Garvan Woodland Gardens. Admission will be $10 for adults and $5 for children 6-12. Children 5 and younger will be admitted free. For more information, call the gardens at (501) 262-9300, email garden info@garvangardens.org, or visit www.garvangardens.org.

Farmers Market

HOT SPRINGS — The Historic Downtown Farmers Market in Hot Springs will be open from 5-8 p.m. Tuesdays, from 7-11 a.m Thursdays and from 7 a.m. to noon Saturdays through October. The free market features locally grown foods, area artisans and fun educational exhibits. For more information, call (501) 624-0489, email hotspringsfarmersmarket@gmail.com, or visit www.hotspringsfarmersmarket.com.

Art Exhibit ARKADELPHIA — The Russell Fine Arts Building art gallery at Henderson State University will feature the artwork of Garry Simmons through Sept. 25. The gallery is at 1100 Henderson St. Admission is free. For more information, call (870) 230-5000, or visit www.hsu.edu.

Photo Exhibit

ARKADELPHIA — Henderson State University, along with Group Living Inc., is exhibiting a selection of photographs from the university’s Jane Ross Photography Collection that depicts the historical development of Group Living, and client and staff activities. The photos will be on display through Saturday during business hours at the Honeycomb Restaurant, 705 Main St. For more information, call (870) 246-5849 or (870) 245-2333.

VFW Bingo

BENTON — Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2256 will host bingo at 6:30 p.m. every Wednesday and at 1 p.m. every Saturday at 5323 Sleepy Village Road. Cash prizes are paid to each winner. There will be a special jackpot coverall on Sept. 21 with a minimum guarantee of $600. To submit a school or community event for the Tri-Lakes Calendar of Events, mail information to Calendar of Events,

Tri-Lakes Edition, P.O. Box 2221, Little Rock, AR, 72203; fax to (501) 378-3500; or email to tl news@arkansasonline.com. Deadlines for calendar-item submissions are noon Friday for Thursday editions and noon Tuesday for Sunday editions.