UPCOMING

Family Movie Night

JACKSONVILLE — Muppets Most Wanted, rated PG, will be shown at 5:30 p.m. Sept. 2 during Family Movie Night at the Nixon Library.

Three County Fair

McCRORY — The Three County Fair will be held Sept. 2-6 at the Three County Fairgrounds. Events include a beauty pageant, a parade, a rodeo, a mud bog, musical entertainment and a carnival. An admission price will be charged for some events. For more information, call (870) 919-1622 or email

tamhicks3691@yahoo.com.

Spring River Gem and Mineral Club

CHEROKEE VILLAGE — The Spring River Gem and Mineral Club will present A Rocky Arkansas Economy at 10 a.m. Sept. 4 at the Omaha Center. The speaker will be Sandra Chandler, a geologist from the Arkansas Geological Survey. She will describe a dozen or more Arkansas minerals, where they are found, their properties and what they are used for. For more information, call club president Don Sabie at (870) 847-2008.

Extreme Couponing

JACKSONVILLE —The Nixon Library will hold a session titled Extreme Couponing at 5:30 p.m. Sept. 4. Katina Robinson will show participants how to save money with coupons.

Searcy Art Walk

SEARCY — The first Searcy Art Walk hosted by the Searcy Arts Council will be held Sept. 5. Beginning at 6 p.m. at the Searcy Art Gallery-Black House, there will be individual artist booths, with featured artist Angela Turney showing in the art gallery, and refreshments catered by Savory Catering. At 7 p.m., the Stevens Art Gallery at Harding University will be open with two art shows: the Christians in the Visual Arts traveling exhibit Picturing the Parables; and The Harding University Art Department in China. The night will wrap up at 8 p.m. at the Midnight Oil Coffee House with an exhibition of artwork by Daniel Adams; live music; and coffee and desserts for sale. Pick up a 15 percent-off coupon to Midnight Oil at 6 p.m. at the Searcy Art Gallery.

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 — The 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 vendors to set up, weather permitting. For more information, call the church at (870) 670-5392.

Teen Takeover

JACKSONVILLE — The Nixon Library, 703 W. Main St., will hold Teen Takeover for ages 13-19 at 4 p.m. Sept. 5, 12, 19 and 26. The teens will work on model cars. Snacks will be provided. For more information, call (501) 457-5038.

Times-N-Traditions Festival

NEWARK — City Park and Newark Lake will be the sites for the 20th year of the Times-N-Traditions (T.N.T.) Festival on Sept. 6. Activities will include a talent contest, music, vendors, cash drawings, crafts, children’s games, a display from the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission and a fireworks show. Musical acts will include the Cummins Prison Band, the J.R. Rogers All Star Band and the headlining act, Billy Joe Royal. For more information, contact the Newark Chamber of Commerce at (870) 799-3808 or erniepectol@yahoo.com.

Citywide Yard Sale

HORSESHOE BEND — The Horseshoe Bend Citywide Yard Sale is set for 8 a.m. Sept. 6. Maps for yard-sale locations are available at the Horseshoe Bend Chamber of Commerce office. For more information, call (870) 670-5433, email horseshoe bendarcc@yahoo.com, or visit www.horseshoebendarcc.com.

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