this week’s EVENTS
TODAY
Jeni & Billy Concert CONWAY — The duo Jeni & Billy will perform at 7 p.m. at the Faulkner County Library. Jeni Hankins’ lyrics have been said to reflect hardships, trials and sorrows, yet also resonate with humor, spirit, faith and dignity. Billy Kemp accompanies Hankins’ oldstyle country voice with guitar, banjo and harmonies. Refreshments will be served. All library events are free and open to the public. For more information, call the library at (501) 327-7482 or email nancy@fcl.org.
FRIDAY
Golf Scramble Registration Deadline CONWAY — The deadline to reserve a spot for the Risen From Silence Golf Scramble is Friday. The event, which will benefit the Women’s Shelter of Central Arkansas, will be held Oct. 5 at the Nutter’s Chapel Golf and Country Club in Conway. Registration and practice will be held from 7:458:15 a.m., and breakfast will be provided. Players will tee off at 8:30 a.m. Lunch and a prize ceremony will be held from 1-1:45 p.m. The cost is $300 per team, and sponsorships are $250. For more information, call (501) 329-7405.
FRIDAY OCT. 3
The Construction Has Stopped and It’s Time to Shop CLINTON — The Construction Has Stopped and It’s Time to Shop will be held Friday through Oct. 2. The event is a citywide promotion to celebrate the completion of the U.S. 65 road-construction project with prize drawings and sales. Customers can register to win prizes at participating businesses in the city of Clinton. This week of promotions and sales will conclude with prize drawings at the eighth annual Chili King Cook-off on Oct. 3 in historic downtown Clinton.
SATURDAY
Lactation Club Meeting CONWAY — The Conway Regional Great Start Lactation Club will meet at 10 a.m. in the Conway Regional Women’s Center classrooms. Crystal Small with Young Living will present Bellies, Babies and Beyond Essential Oils, discussing when oils can be beneficial during pregnancy, labor and delivery, and for a new baby. The club is free and open to women who are breastfeeding or seeking advice about breastfeeding. Great Start meets the last Saturday of each month.
Paddle Battle FAIRFIELD BAY — The Paddle Battle — kayak, canoe and stand-up paddle board races — will be held at the Fairfield Bay Marina, 4350 Arkansas 330 S. Registration will be at 8:30 a.m., and the races will start at 9 a.m., with three courses: 5 miles, 3 miles and 1 1/2 miles. The event will include food and entertainment. For more information, call Roxie at (501) 884-6030 or (901) 233-8245.
Author Fair CONWAY — The fourth annual Author Fair will take place from 1-4 p.m. at the Faulkner County Library. The event will be on the eve of Banned Books Week and during ArtsFest 2015. Authors from a variety of genres will be featured, and books will be available for purchase. Attendees will have an opportunity to meet local and regional authors and learn what it takes to write and sell nonfiction, novels, children’s books, literature, poetry and more. For more information, call the library at (501) 327-7482 or email nancy@fcl.org.
SUNDAY Viewing of Total Lunar Eclipse
RUSSELLVILLE — The Arkansas Tech University Observatory will be open from 8-10 p.m. for a watch party to view a total lunar eclipse, weather and clouds permitting. Admission will be free. The Arkansas Tech Observatory is in the courtyard on the southwest corner of McEver Hall. Visitors are advised to park in the west end of the Chambers Cafeteria parking lot at 204 W. O St. and walk north to the observatory. Jeff Robertson, professor of astrophysics and dean of the Arkansas Tech College of Natural and Health Sciences, oversees the facility. Conway Writers’ Group Reading CONWAY — As part of ArtsFest 2015, the Conway Writers’ Group will offer a public reading at 3 p.m. at the Faulkner County Library. Local authors will explore the theme Art and Science with moderator Michael Abernathy. Readers will include David Ratchford, Joan Leffler, Joyce Holder, Bob Reising, Paula Abernathy, Michael Abernathy, Bryan Williams, J. Neal Wood and Carroll Williams. A question-and-answer period will follow the readings. All library events are free and open to the public. For more information, call the library at (501) 317-7482 or email nancy@fcl.org.
MONDAY Audubon Society Meeting
PETIT JEAN MOUNTAIN — The Arkansas River Valley Audubon Society will meet at 7 p.m. in the Winthrop Rockefeller Institute’s Stable Room on Petit Jean Mountain. Lori Monday, a third-semester graduate student of herpetology at the University of Central Arkansas, will speak on Defend Wildlife: Prevent and Control Invasive Species, concerning research on color morphology of the red-eared slider turtle and how that color production affects the turtle’s physiology and behavior. For more information, call Pat Donnell at (501) 977-3899.
Punt, Pass and Kick RUSSELLVILLE — The Russellville Recreation and Parks Department will host a local competition for NFL Punt, Pass and Kick at 6:30 p.m. at Pleasant View Park, 3595 N. Arkansas Ave. The free competition is open to boys and girls, ages 6 to 15. Registration forms are available at the Hughes Center, or participants may register at the event. For more information, call the Hughes Center at (479) 968-1272.
TUESDAY
Tales From the South
Broadcast CONWAY — Tales From the South will return to the Faulkner County Library at 7 p.m. The doors will open at 5 p.m., and food trucks will be on hand, including The Locals, PattiCakes, Hot Rod Wieners, Road Hog BBQ and Katmandu Momo. Live music will begin at 6, and the radio broadcast of the show will begin at 7. This special edition of Tales
From the South will celebrate Banned Books Week. All library events are free and open to the public. Preregister at (501) 3277482 or email nancy@fcl.org.
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