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COMMUNITY EVENTS IN THE THREE RIVERS AREA

TODAY

Wild Dust Auditions

SEARCY — Auditions for Wild

Dust, by Flip Kobler, the first dinner-theater performance of the season, will be held at 6:30 p.m. at the Performing Arts Center on the Square, 219 W. Arch St. Script readings will be provided for auditioners. The play, directed by Sally Paine and Jon Bucher, will include eight females and two males.

TODAY, FRIDAY, SATURDAY AND AUG. 17

Cheaper by the Dozen

CABOT — The production of the play Cheaper by the Dozen continues at the Center Stage Playhouse, 204 N. First St. There will be show-only performances at 2 p.m. today and Aug. 17. On Friday and Saturday, doors will open at 6:15 p.m., with dinner starting at 6:30 p.m. and showtime at 7:30 p.m. For more information or for reservations, call (501) 941-2266.

MONDAY

Tea Party Meeting

SEARCY — The Independent Tea Party of White County will meet at 6:30 pm. at IHOP. The public is invited to attend. For more information, call (501) 278-9413 or email teaparty@

itpwca.org.

TUESDAY

Family Movie Night

JACKSONVILLE — The Nixon Library will have a family movie night at 5 p.m. The film

Divergent, rated PG-13, will be

shown.

THURSDAY

Learn to Knit

JACKSONVILLE — Learn to Knit will be presented at noon at the Nixon Library. The class is for ages 13 and older. Registration is required. Participants are asked to bring a size 10 knitting needle. Free yarn will be provided.

Chuck Wagon Gang Gospel Concert

WARD — The Chuck Wagon Gang, a gospel group, will perform at 7 p.m. at DaySpring Missionary Baptist Church. There is no admission charge, but a love offering will be taken. For more information, call (501) 850-2056 or (501) 628-1838.

FRIDAY Single Parent Scholarship Fund Deadline

SEARCY — Friday is the deadline for applying for White County Single Parent Scholarship Fund Inc. fall scholarships. The organization awards scholarships to White County single parents who have minor children and are pursuing postsecondary education in order to achieve skilled employment. The application is available at www.aspsf.org/county_white. html, or call (501) 230-2414.

Heber Springs Driver Safety Program

HEBER SPRINGS — An AARP Driver Safety Program class will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the McCoy Room of the Administration/Student Services Building on Arkansas State University-Beebe’s Heber Springs campus. Individuals age 55 and older who complete the course will qualify for a three-year discount on their automobile-insurance premiums in Arkansas. The cost is $15 for AARP members and $20 for nonmembers. The fee may be paid in cash or by check, payable to AARP. To reserve a place, call ASU at (501) 3621273 or email jlrath@heber springs.asu.edu.

FRIDAY  AUG. 17 Mountains, Music and Motorcycles

MOUNTAIN VIEW — The Mountains, Music and Motorcycles festival and third annual Car Show will offer attendees biker games, a poker run and a bike-and-car show on Friday through Aug. 17. There will also be games, music, food and prizes suitable for all ages. For more information, call the Mountain View Chamber of Commerce at (870) 269-8068 or visit www.yourplaceinthemountains.com.

SATURDAY

Learn to Crochet

JACKSONVILLE — Learn to Crochet will be presented at 1:30 p.m. at the Nixon Library. The class is for ages 13 and older. Registration is required. Participants are asked to bring a size H crochet hook. Free yarn will be provided.

Crochet Workshop

POWHATAN — Powhatan State Park will hold a Beginners’ Crochet Workshop from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the courthouse. The cost is $10 per person. Participants will learn basic stitches and start making items such as dishcloths, clothing and more. Participants are asked to bring a sack lunch. For more information or to register, call the

park at (870) 878-6765 or email

powhatan@arkansas.com.

Batesville Blood Drive

BATESVILLE — The Red Cross will hold a blood drive from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Masonic Lodge on Batesville Boulevard across from the airport.

SAME Café

SEARCY — The SAME Café will be open from 4-5:30 p.m. at the West Side Church of Christ, 709 W. Arch St. in Searcy. The SAME Café is open the first and third Saturdays of the month to anyone in the community who would like a free warm meal.

Gospel Explosion

MCCRORY — Gospel Explosion, a showcase featuring Southern gospel music and praise dancing, will be performed at 7 p.m. at the Ken Theatre, 103 E. Second St. in downtown McCrory. Tickets will be available for purchase beginning Monday at the Bank of McCrory, Hair Hut, Merchants and Planters Bank in McCrory, and Sharon’s Plants & Things in Augusta. Tickets may also be purchased at the door. Tickets are $5, plus an item for the School Backpack Program.

ONGOING

Love Cap Group

HEBER SPRINGS — The Love Cap group meets to sew caps on the fourth Wednesday of each month at First Baptist Church in Heber Springs. For more information, call Polly at (501) 206-0808.

Art Exhibit

SEARCY — The Shades of ART exhibit, featuring artist Angela Renee Turney of Judsonia, will be on display through Sept. 23 at the Searcy Art Gallery.

Art Competition

CALICO ROCK — The Questers and the Calico Rock Museum Foundation are looking for an artist to draw a design for the first Calico Rock Cutout, a character of the artist’s choice, for the Coal House Pioneer Exhibit, one of many characters and local historical figures that will be placed around Main Street. The winning artist will receive a plaque commemorating this life-sized, old-town art, a $100 prize and all paints needed to finish the character. All designs are due Sept. 30. For more information or an entry form, visit www.calicorockmuseum.com or call the museum at (870) 297-6100.

Horseshoe Bend Farmers Market

HORSESHOE BEND — The Horseshoe Bend Farmers Market is open from 8-11 a.m. every Wednesday in the Faith Presbyterian Church parking lot on Church Street. Fresh produce, Amish baked goods, jams, jellies and crafts are available, and often fresh eggs. Local artist Wilma Witt has a booth with paintings and woodcarvings.

Pioneer Village

SEARCY — Pioneer Village, a late 19th-century historic village comprising buildings from White County, will be open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. every Saturday through Aug. 28 at 1200 Higginson St. The village also includes artifacts and farm equipment. Tours of the buildings and grounds will be conducted, and pioneer crafts will be demonstrated. Admission is free, but donations are welcome. Pioneer Village is a preservation project of the White County Historical Society, a nonprofit organization. For more information, call (501) 580-6633.

Food Truck Wednesdays

JACKSONVILLE — Food Truck Wednesdays are held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. every week at the Jacksonville Farmers Market, 5 Municipal Drive. The food trucks offer barbecue, hot dogs, pizza and more. For more information, call (501) 353-5637.

Pancake Breakfast MCRAE — A pancake breakfast is held from 7-9 a.m. the second Saturday of each month at McRae Masonic Lodge F. & A.M. No. 687. Donations are accepted. Batesville Farmers Market

BATESVILLE — The new Batesville Main Street Farmers Market is open from 8 a.m. to noon every second Saturday through November in the pocket park on Batesville’s historic Main Street. The market will feature locally grown food and locally made handcrafts and works of art, as well as music, free early-morning yoga sessions, cooking demonstrations and children’s activities. Check the Main Street Batesville Facebook page for more information. The Batesville Area Arts Council’s gallery, 246 E. Main St., will be open on market Saturdays. To be a vendor or offer an activity, contact Jean Larson at (208) 869-1445 or jeallo16@gmail.

com.

Civitan Club Meetings

CABOT — The Cabot Civitan Club meets at 6 p.m. the first and third Mondays of each month at First Security Bank in downtown Cabot. The public is invited to attend. For more information, call Tom Nolting at (501) 606-3731.

Holiday Puppets Family Show

FAIRFIELD BAY — The Holiday Puppets will perform at 11 a.m. every Wednesday through Aug. 20 at the Puppet Playhouse in the post office building in Fairfield Bay. The

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45-minute show features Punch and Judy, Dudley the Magnificent Magician and The Cat Came Back shadow puppets. The free family show is open to the public.

Chronic Pain Meeting

CABOT — The Cabot Chapter of the American Chronic Pain Association meets from 6-8 p.m. the first Friday of the month at 15361 Arkansas 5. The association is a nonprofit, selfhelp group designed to teach people with chronic pain to reduce the impact pain has on their work and personal lives. All prospective members are welcome to attend. For more information, contact Michelle Lippert at (501) 259-6069.

Friends of the Library Book Shop

HEBER SPRINGS — The Friends of the Library Book Shop, 2255 Arkansas 25B N., is open from 3:30-7 p.m. Mondays, and from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesdays and Saturdays. The shop offers a large selection of books at bargain prices. All proceeds from the shop benefit the libraries in Cleburne County.

Second Time Around Bookstore

SEARCY — The Literacy Council of White County operates the Second Time Around Bookstore at 109 E. Center in downtown Searcy. Proceeds from the sale of donated books support the mission of helping adults in the community improve their literacy and English-language skills. The store and literacy office are open from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesdays and Wednesdays, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays, and from 9 a.m. to noon Saturdays. For more information, call (501) 278-5500.

Cabot Community Coalition Meeting

CABOT — The Cabot Community Coalition, a group of organizations in the Cabot area that provides assistance to those in need, meets at noon the second Thursday of each month at the Diner Restaurant on South Second Street. The Cabot Resource Center is open from 9 a.m. to noon and from 1-4 p.m. Mondays at 15361 Arkansas 5; and from 9-11 a.m. Thursdays at 114 N. First St. The center offers assistance with applying for programs such as ARKids and SNAP; training to live on a budget; and connecting with sources that can provide financial, nutritional, medical or other assistance. For more information, call (501) 529-0604 or email CommunityCare@ ChristUMC-Cabot.com.

UPCOMING

Lewis & Lewis Concert

JACKSONVILLE — Lewis & Lewis from Nashville, Tennessee, will be in concert at 10:30 a.m. Aug. 17 at First Assembly of God, 221 N. Elm St. There is no admission charge, but a freewill offering will be taken. For more information, call (501) 982-5018.

ASU-Beebe Classes at Cabot High School

CABOT — Fall 2014 classes at Arkansas State University-Beebe will begin Aug. 18. Several associate-degree classes, including classes for an Associate of Science in Business degree, will be offered at Cabot High School during the fall semester. Classes in various courses of study will be offered at 6 p.m. Monday through Thursday in Champs Hall. Courses offered include Principles of Accounting, Principles of Macroeconomics, Pre-College Literacy, Foundations of Algebra, World Civilization to 1660, The United States to 1876, Intro to Psychology and Principles of Academic Success. For more information or to enroll in classes, call (501) 882-3600 or visit www.asub.

edu.

Session for Musicians

BATESVILLE — Amateur and part-time musicians and singers of all experience levels and others are invited to gather to play, sing or listen at 7 p.m. Aug. 18 in the Community Room of First Community Bank. For more information, call Ed at (870) 307-0258.

Horseshoe Bend Smart Driver Class

HORSESHOE BEND — An AARP Smart Driver Class will be held at 8:30 a.m. Aug. 18 at the Horseshoe Bend Public Library at the corner of Arkansas 289 and Club Road. Registration will begin at 8 a.m. A $15 fee is charged for AARP members with a membership card and $20 for nonmembers. For more information or to enroll, call Marge Burge at (870) 670-5734 or BancorpSouth at (870) 6705131.

Rotary District Seminar

HEBER SPRINGS — The Rotary Club of Heber Springs will host a seminar by the Rotary District on Aug. 18 at Arkansas State University-Heber Springs. For more details, contact Rotary member Brenda Erby Fudge at (501) 472-0161.

In the Garden

JACKSONVILLE —The Nixon Library will present In the Garden at 10 a.m. Aug. 19. Master Gardener Janet Carson will discuss fall gardens.

Child Development Associate Training

NEWPORT — Childhood Services at Arkansas State University will conduct training for people who want to earn the Child Development Associate credential. Classes will meet in Newport on Tuesday evenings, beginning Aug. 19. Participants may choose between college-credit and noncredit options. For more information, visit www.asuchildhoodservices.org, email cda@ astate.edu, or call (870) 9723055 or (888) 429-1585.

Gluten Intolerance/ Celiac Disease Meeting

HEBER SPRINGS — Anyone with gluten intolerance or celiac disease is invited to share experience and information at a meeting Aug. 20 in Heber Springs. For more information, call Arleen at (501) 362-5527.

The Monuments Men

JACKSONVILLE — The Nixon Library will show the movie The

Monuments Men, rated PG-13, at 5 p.m. Aug. 21.

Membership Drive, Night of Shopping

JACKSONVILLE — The Little Rock Spouses Club will hold a membership drive and a night of shopping at 6:30 p.m. Aug. 21 at the Thrift Shop, next to the Crossroads Café between the 19th Airlift Wing building and the gym on the Little Rock Air Force Base. There will be a scavenger hunt with prizes and shopping. Special discounts will be offered to new members. Dress is casual. Light refreshments will be served. The Thrift Shop has moved, and there will be a yellow sign pointing the way.

Back 2 School Splash

JACKSONVILLE — The city’s Back 2 School Splash will be held from 6-9 p.m. Aug. 22 at The Splash Zone Water Park. Children can slip, slide and dive into the night, with swim and dance music provided by disc jockey Chad Mansfield. Admission is $2, and the use of slides costs $1 per attendee. For more information, call (501) 982-4171, email drozenski@ cityofjacksonville.net, or visit www.cityofjacksonville.net.

Back to School Story Time

JACKSONVILLE — The Nixon Library will hold Back to School Story Time for all ages at 10:30 a.m. Aug. 23.

Healthy Woman Event

NEWPORT — The Harris Hospital Healthy Woman event will be held Aug. 23 at Arkansas State University-Newport. Missy Robertson of A&E’s Duck Dynasty will give the keynote presentation: Faith. Family. Ducks — In That Order. It will begin at 7 p.m. in the auditorium of the Center for the Arts. A health expo and vendor fair will begin at 4:30 p.m. in the ASU-Newport Community/Student Center, and heavy hors d’oeuvres will be served at 5 p.m. Backstage pass holders will meet Robertson at 6 p.m. in the Center for the Arts building. For tickets, visit www.HarrisHospital.com or call (870) 512-3081.

Golf Tournament

CHEROKEE VILLAGE — The 50th annual Charlie Rice Memorial Cherokee Village Lions Club Golf Tournament will be held Aug. 23-25 at the north and south golf courses in Cherokee Village. The tourney is a shotgun-start, two-man scramble. Tee time will be at 8 a.m. Proceeds will benefit World Services for the Blind, MidSouth Lions Sight and Hearing Service, and the Arkansas Lions Eye Bank and Laboratory, along with local scholarships, vision care and charities. The entry fee is $125 per player. For more information, call (870) 856-2983 or email cvlionsgolf@gmail.com.

Winter’s Tale

JACKSONVILLE — The Nixon Library will show the film Winter’s Tale, rated PG-13, at 5 p.m

Aug. 28.

Celebrity Concerts

MOUNTAIN VIEW — The Doyle Dykes Celebrity Concert will be held Aug. 29 at Ozark Folk Center State Park. The Jones Family Band will open the show as part of the park’s Grandpa Jones Weekend. Doors will open at 6 p.m. Dykes will perform from 8-9 p.m. Admission is $12 per person, and there will be no advance sales. On Aug. 30, Kathy Mattea will perform from 8-9:15 p.m. Reserve seats are $30, while general-admission tickets are $20. Tickets are nonrefundable upon purchase. For more information, call (870) 269-2985 or visit www.stone countytouristguide.com.

Fun Run/Walk

MAMMOTH SPRING — The fourth annual Fun Run/Walk to raise funds for scholarships to Ozarka College will be held at 8:30 a.m. Aug. 30 at the Tourist Information Center in Mammoth Spring State Park. The event, Run With the Beavers, sponsored by the children and grandchildren of Don and Christine Beavers, will be approximately 5K and will be through residential areas of Mammoth Spring. Participants who want a T-shirt need to register by Aug. 18. For more information, call Mayor Jean Pace at (870) 625-3378 or (870) 625-3518.

Dog Adoption Fair

BEEBE — Beebe Animal Control will host a Dog Adoption Fair from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Aug. 30 at the Beebe Animal Shelter, 1401 E. Center St. There will be a water slide and a bouncy house for the kids, as well as free hot dogs, popcorn and drinks. Dogs that are available for adoption can be viewed at

www.beebeark.org and www. petfinder.com. Completed paperwork, a valid ID and an adoption fee will be required when adopting a dog. For more information, contact Kim Weeks at (501) 882-5106 or Kristen Boswell at (501) 882-8135.

Heber Springs Scholarship Scramble

HEBER SPRINGS — The Rotary Club of Heber Springs will hold its annual Four-Person Scramble Golf Tournament on Sept. 5 at the Red Apple Inn and Country Club. Play will begin with a shotgun start at 1 p.m. There will be three flights, with prizes awarded in each flight. There will also be an award for closest to the pin, as well as five holein-one prizes totaling a value of more than $100,000. Proceeds from the tournament will fund scholarships for Heber Springs High School students. For more information, call the Red Apple Pro Shop at (501) 362-3111, Stan Lee at (501) 270-1133 or Arnie Bull at (501) 691-4500.

Rummage Sale

HORSESHOE BEND — United Methodist Church in Horseshoe Bend will hold a large rummage sale from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sept. 5 and 6 at the church, 600 W. Church St. The event will include lunch and a bake sale from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept. 6. Free parking-lot space is available for setup for interested vendors, weather permitting. For more information, call the church at (870) 670-5392.

Fish/Chicken Dinner Fundraiser

BATESVILLE — The Independence County Foster and Adoptive Parents Association will hold its annual fish/chicken dinner fundraiser from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept. 6 at Riverside Park. The meal will be provided by John 3:16. Tickets are $7. For more information or to purchase tickets, contact Charles Dean at (870) 834-3625 or

charles@fbcbatesville.org.

Italian Dutch Oven Class

POCAHONTAS — Davidsonville Historic State Park will offer a Dutch-oven cooking class from 2-4 p.m. Sept. 13 at the park, located 15 minutes from Pocahontas on Arkansas 166. Participants will learn how to cook with Dutch ovens and how to care for them while cooking up an Italian meal to eat at the end of the class. The class is for all levels of Dutch-oven cooks, but not for children younger than 8. The class has limited space, and preregistration is required. Admission is $13 per person. To register, call (870) 892-4708. To submit an item for the Calendar of Events, mail information to Calendar of Events,

Three Rivers Edition, P.O. Box 2221, Little Rock, AR, 72203; send faxes to (501) 378-3500; or email trnews@arkansas online.com. Deadlines for calendar-item submissions are noon Friday for Thursday editions and noon Tuesday for Sunday editions.