This week’s EVENTS

SATURDAY

Free Baby-Safety Class CONWAY — The Conway Regional Health System and the state Department of Health will host Getting Ready for Baby, a free baby-safety class, at 10 a.m. in the Conway Regional Women’s Center. The class is designed to teach expectant mothers and new moms with babies 6 months old or younger how to keep their babies safe in vehicles or at home. Attendees will receive home-safety items and a chance in a drawing for a car safety seat. To register for the class, call (501) 513-5721. The class is sponsored by the Great Start Lactation Club, which meets at 10 a.m. the fourth Saturday of each month in the Women’s Center.

SATURDAY AND SUNDAY

Bass Fishing Tournament HEBER SPRINGS — The Greers Ferry Area Chamber of Commerce will hold its annual Bass Fishing Tournament at 7 a.m. both days at Devil’s Fork Tournament Center. Weigh-in will be at 3 p.m. each day. The first-place overall pay is $1,000, and first place each day pays $1,000. Big Bass will pay $500 each day, and there is a 100 percent payback, one place for every five boats entered. The team entry fee is $150. For more information, call the Greers Ferry Chamber at (501) 825-7188 or (501) 825-7188.

SATURDAY AND OCT. 3031

United Way Haunted House CLINTON — The 2015 United Way Haunted House will be held from 6-9 p.m. Saturday, as well as Oct. 30 and 31 at the Van Buren County Fairgrounds. Tickets are $4; children 3 and younger will be admitted free. Proceeds from the event will benefit several United Way agencies. For more information, call Terry Huyck at (501) 745-4805.

SUNDAY

Friends of the Library Annual Meeting MORRILTON — The Friends of the Library will hold their annual meeting at 2 p.m. at the Conway County Library, 101 W. Church St. The guest speaker will be author J. Dalton Jennings of North Little Rock, who will discuss his new book, Solomon’s Arrow. All are invited to stay after the meeting for refreshments and fellowship. For more information, call (501) 354-5204.

MONDAY

Master Gardeners Open House CONWAY — All are welcome to meet the Faulkner-Perry County Master Gardeners at their open house, Meet the Masters, at 6:30 p.m. at 110 Amity Road. The building has a sign that says “Natural Resource Center.” The speaker will be Janet Carson. Attendees will learn how to become a Master Gardener. For more information, call the Faulkner County Extension Office at (501) 329-8344.

TUESDAY

3-D Printing Demonstration CONWAY — Donovan Mays of the Arkansas State Library will give a demonstration of 3-D printing at 2 p.m. at the Faulkner County Library. Donovan will demonstrate the compact and user-friendly Makerbot mini. In the spirit of the season, he’ll see if he can make some small pumpkins or ghosts to share. All library events are free and open to the public. For more information, call the library at (501) 327-7482,

WEDNESDAY Gluten-Free Friends Meeting

HEBER SPRINGS — GlutenFree Friends will meet at 10 a.m. in Heber Springs. All are welcome to attend and share experiences and information with others who are gluten intolerant or who have celiac disease. For more information, call Arleen at (501) 362-5527.

ONGOING Friendship Clothes Closet Ministry

GREENBRIER — The Friendship Clothes Closet Ministry offers free, gently used clothing for the entire family from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. the third Saturday of every month. The ministry is now accepting donations of coats for children and teens. The clothes closet is at Friendship Baptist Church, 170 Cash Springs Road, on the corner of West Republican Road, 4 miles north of Greenbrier. For more information, call (501) 679-1672

Food for Fines Program

MORRILTON — The Conway County Library, 101 W. Church St., is holding its Food for Fines Program through Saturday. Library patrons can pay their late fees and help out their community by bringing in nonperishable food items. For every item donated, the library will take $1 off a patron’s library fines, up to $10. Those who don’t have fines can also bring food items to the library. All donations will go to the Harvest of Hope Food Drive. For more information, stop by the library or call (501) 354-5204.

A Starry, Starry Night at the Library

CONWAY — Kaye R. Clanton, a retired teacher of sciences from the Conway School District, will present a series of star-gazing events with various topics from 7-8 p.m. during the autumn months at the Faulkner County Library. Nov 16’s program will feature Leonid Meteor Shower; Moon phases; and more. Dec. 14’s event will include Geminid Meteor Shower; Winter Solstice; and Comets, Andromeda Galaxy and Milky Way Galaxy. For more information, call the library at (501) 327-7482 or email nancy@fcl.org.

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 book sales benefit the libraries in Cleburne County.

Cherokee Bingo

CONWAY — Cherokee Bingo begins at 6:15 p.m. every Tuesday and Thursday at Helton’s Wrecker Service/UHaul, 710 S. Harkrider St. All proceeds go to the Helton-Osburn-Spencer Scholarship Fund at the University of Central Arkansas.

Morning Movers Class

MAUMELLE — The Morning Movers class is offered from 8:15-9 a.m. Monday through Thursday at the Maumelle Senior Wellness Center, 550 Edgewood Drive, Suite 400. For more information, call (501) 851-4344.

TeamKID

MAUMELLE — Southern Hills Baptist Fellowship and JumpZone have teamed up to offer a free children’s program, TeamKID, for first- through sixth-graders. The program is held at 6:30 p.m. each Wednesday at the JumpZone building. For more information, call (501) 851-7729 or visit www.southernhills baptist.tv.

Midday Manna

CONWAY — A Bible lecture and luncheon led by Wanda Landers takes place from 11:45 a.m. to 12:50 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month at Woodland Heights Baptist Church, 4215 Prince St. Lunch, including a drink and dessert, is served for $5. For child care by reservation, call (501) 329-0001.

Tea Party Meeting

HEBER SPRINGS — Arkansas’ We the People Tea Party of Cleburne County meets at 6:30 p.m. the first and third Thursdays of every month at St. Barnabas Anglican Church, 1101C W. Main St. Various issues are discussed. For more information, call Marlin Schwartz at (847) 977-5261.

UPCOMING

Stylin’ on the River

HEBER SPRINGS— The Baptist Health Medical Center-Heber Springs Auxiliary will present its 15th annual style show and luncheon, Stylin’ on the River, at 11:30 a.m. Oct. 30 in the First United Methodist Church-Heber Springs Family Life Center, 1099 W. Pine St. Tickets are $18 and can be purchased from auxiliary members or at the hospital. For more information, call (501) 887-3284.

Fall Festival & Chili Cook-off

RUSSELLVILLE — The 24th annual downtown Fall Festival & Chili Cook-off will be held from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 31 in the Russellville Downtown Historic District. Admission is free. The day’s events include arts and crafts, a Car & Truck Show, a Children’s Costume Contest, CASI-sanctioned and local chili cook-offs, a Tour de Pumpkin Bike Ride, 5KRun/ Walk and 1K Kids’ Run, a children’s-game midway, pony rides and a small children’s carnival. The Knights of Columbus will have a pancake breakfast at the American Legion Hut. Forms for all events are available from the Depot or online at main streetrussellville.com and may be mailed to Main Street Russellville, P.O. Box 694, Russellville, AR 72811. For more information, call (479) 9671437.

Halloween Events at the Library

MORRILTON — The Conway County Library, 101 W. Church St., will participate in Monsters on Main Street on Oct. 31. Members of the Teen Advisory Group will give out candy to community kids. Following Monsters on Main Street, the group will host a Teen Movie Night at the library, featuring

Hocus Pocus. For more information, call the library at (501) 354-5204, visit www2. youseemore.com/conwaycl,

or go to the library’s Face Book page.

Chamber Orchestra Musical Meditation

CONWAY — The Hendrix College Chamber Orchestra will present a Musical Meditation for All Souls Day at 7 p.m. Nov. 2 in Greene Chapel on the campus in Conway. The orchestra will be conducted by Karen Griebling and the Rev. J. J. Whitney, interim Hendrix chaplain. The program will include “Elegie,” by Gabriel Faure, with faculty cellist Aaron Ludwig; selections from Orfeo, by Christoph Willibald von Gluck, with guest artist Daniel Foltz-Morrison; and other selections. The program is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Griebling at (501) 4501249 or griebling@hendrix.

edu.

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