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MUSIC AND ENTERTAINMENT

The Lyon College Choir will perform during the 11 a.m. worship service Sunday at Park Hill Presbyterian Church, 3520 John F. Kennedy Blvd., North Little Rock. The choir will perform two a cappella selections and a choral benediction. (501) 753-9533.

The “Hot Under the Collar” Priest Roast and Toast will be held at 6 p.m. Sunday in the Parish Hall of St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 1000 N. Mississippi St. The event will include a catered dinner included in the $50 per person ticket price. Proceeds will be used to buy mattresses for Camp Mitchell. Tickets are available online at stmarks.com. (501) 225-4203.

The youth of Second Presbyterian Church, 600 Pleasant Valley Drive, will present the musical Thoroughly Modern Millie at 7 p.m. March 11 and 2 p.m. March 12. Tickets are $10 for general admission and $20 for reserved seating. secondpreslr.org or (501) 227-0000.

SPECIAL EVENTS

The H.C. Lay Organization of Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church, 600 N. Cedar St., North Little Rock, will host its annual Founder’s Day at 3 p.m. Sunday with guest speaker Reginald Cleaver. (501) 374-9948.

Cabot Church of Christ, 500 N. Second St., Cabot, will host a Stronger Families Workshop on March 10-11 with speakers Trey and Lea Morgan. Registration is available online at cabotchurch. com/strongerfamilies. (501) 8435688.

World Day of Prayer will be celebrated by Church Women United Central Arkansas South at 10 a.m. Friday at Christ Episcopal

Church, 509 Scott St. Registration will be at 9:30. The ecumenical event is held on the same day in countries around the world. (501) 375-2342. First Missionary Baptist Church Food Pantry, 623 W. Seventh St., will give away nonperishable food items 9:30-10:30 a.m. today. Call (501) 372-2705 to leave a message. First Presbyterian Church,

800 Scott St., will have a Shrove Tuesday pancake supper at 6 p.m. Tuesday in the fellowship hall. (501) 372-1804. Greater New Freedom Missionary Baptist Church, 3900 W. 12th St., will celebrate Black History Sunday at 11 a.m. Sunday with speaker Marvell Williams and guest soloist Don Moses. (501) 725-4496. Holly Grove African Methodist Episcopal Church, 7007 Hankins Road, North Little Rock, will have a Black History program at 3 p.m. Sunday with speaker Daniel Bearden. (501) 835-1359. Living Water Baptist Church,

2601 Welch St., will have Friends and Family Day at 11 a.m. Sunday with speaker Richard Black. (501) 244-2259. Mount Calvary Missionary Baptist Church, 1900 Simpson St., will have a Black History program at 10 a.m. Sunday with guest speaker Anjerrio Kameron. (501) 374-4718. Primrose United Methodist Church will have a Rummage Sale from 7 a.m.-noon March 4 in the Family Life Center, 3006 W. Dixon Road. Funds raised will support United Methodist Women missions and Primrose Child Development Center. (501) 888-3854. Pulaski Heights United Methodist Church, 4823 Woodlawn Ave., will host the Hillcrest Lenten service at noon Friday with Ruskin Falls preaching. The 30-minute service will be followed by lunch in the fellowship hall. (501) 661-1129. St. Andrew United Methodist

Church, 4600 Baseline Road, will have a four-week Women’s History Celebration, “Honoring Trailblazing Women in Ministry, Labor and Business,” at 11 a.m. Sundays in March. Speakers include Betty Scull on March 5, Jenni Duncan on March 12, Deena Hamilton on March 19 and former U.S. Surgeon

General Dr. Joycelyn Elders on March 26. (501) 562-1891. St. Mark’s Episcopal Church,

1000 N. Mississippi St., will celebrate Shrove Tuesday with a Cajun Cook-off from 5:30-7 p.m. Tuesday in the Parish Hall. Cost is $8 for adults, $3 for children ages 4-10 or $20 per family. st-marks.com or (501) 225-4203. Second Baptist Church, 820 Short St., England, will observe Black History Month at 11 a.m. Sunday with guest speaker Kimberly Rusley. (501) 247-2291. Trinity Episcopal Cathedral,

310 W. 17th St., will have a Mardi Gras Celebration and Gumbo Cook-off from 5:30-8 p.m. Tuesday in Chancellor’s Hall, with pancakes, gumbo, face painting, bounce house and more. Music will be provided by the Dave Rosen Band. trinitylittlerock.org or (501) 372-0294. Western Hills United Methodist Church, 4601 Western Hills Ave., will host a Mardi Gras party from 5:30-7 p.m. Tuesday, featuring red beans and rice, French bread and king cake, as well as door prizes, a photo booth, Fat Tuesday bingo and music. The event is free and for people of all ages. westernhillsumc@yahoo.com or (501) 565-2384.

ASH WEDNESDAY SERVICES

Christ Episcopal Church, 509 Scott St., will have Ash Wednesday services with the imposition of ashes at 7:30 a.m. and 12:05 and 7 p.m. christchurchlr.org or (501) 375-2342. First Lutheran Church, 314 E. Eighth St., will have an Ash Wednesday Communion Service at 7 p.m. A meal will be served at 6. (501) 372-1023. First Presbyterian Church, 800 Scott St., will have Ash Wednesday vesper services with the imposition of ashes at 6 p.m., with Stewart Smith, general presbyter of the Presbytery of Arkansas, presiding. A meal will be served after. (501) 372-1804.

Grace Lutheran Church, 5124 Hillcrest Ave., will have an Ash Wednesday service at 7 p.m. Dinner will be at 5:30. gracelutheranlr. org or (501) 663-3631. Grace Presbyterian Church,

9301 N. Rodney Parham Road, will have a pancake supper at 5:30 p.m. with an Ash Wednesday service at 6:30, both in the fellowship hall. gracelr.org or (501) 225-3274. St. Mark’s Episcopal Church,

1000 N. Mississippi St., will have Ash Wednesday services at noon and 6:30 p.m. with Holy Eucharist and imposition of ashes. st-marks. com or (501) 225-4203. Second Presbyterian Church,

600 Pleasant Valley Drive, will have an Ash Wednesday service at 6:30 p.m. in the sanctuary. secondpreslr.org or (501) 227-0000. Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church, 5900 John F. Kennedy Blvd., North Little Rock, will have an Ash Wednesday worship service at 7 p.m. The service will be preceded by a light supper at 6. (501) 753-8134. Trinity Presbyterian Church,

4501 Rahling Road, will have a pancake supper at 5:15 p.m., with an Ash Wednesday service of worship at 6 in the sanctuary. The service will include the imposition of ashes. (501) 868-5848.

CLASSES AND CONFERENCES

Karen Akin will lead a Lenten Bible study at 5:30 p.m. Tuesdays in the library at Grace Presbyterian Church, 9301 N. Rodney Parham Road, beginning March 7. The focus will be on The Return of the Prodigal: A Story of Homecoming

by Henri Nouwen. Reading the book is optional. The book is for sale at the church office. gracelr. org or (501) 225-3274.

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