Free fishing derby for kids set for Saturday in Mount Ida
COMMUNITY EVENTS IN THE TRI-LAKES AREA
MONDAY Master Gardener Presentation
BENTON — Kris Boulton, with the Family and Consumer Services Department of the Saline County Cooperative Extension Service, will present a program about Food Preservation at 6:30 p.m. at the Bob Herzfeld Memorial Library. For more information, call (501) 778-4766.
ARTrageous Monday
MOUNT IDA — The Ouachita Artists Studio will present ARTrageous Monday from 6-8 p.m. behind the gallery on the courthouse square. The cost is $5 per person, and all supplies will be provided. For more information or to register in advance, call (879) 867-3115.
TUESDAY Facebook Business Page Workshop
HOT SPRINGS — The Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center at Henderson State University will present a workshop to help small-business owners develop their Facebook pages from 1:30-4 p.m. on HSU’s Hot Springs campus. For more information or to register in advance, call (870) 230-5184.
WEDNESDAY Women’s Welcome Club Business/Luncheon Meeting
HOT SPRINGS — The Hot Springs Women’s Welcome Club will meet at 11:30 a.m. at the Hot Springs Country Club. The speaker will be Jim Fram, president and CEO of the Greater Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce. The cost of the luncheon is $20 per person. For more information, call (501) 339-1899.
THURSDAY Website in a Day Seminar
MALVERN — The Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center at Henderson State University will present a workshop to help small businesses create a free website from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at College of the Ouachitas.
The cost of the class is $50 per person. For more information or to register in advance, call (870) 230-5184.
ONGOING Summer Food Program
BRYANT — All children ages 18 and younger are invited to have free breakfast from 7:30-9 a.m. and lunch from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Mondays through Fridays through July 28 at Geyer Springs First Baptist Church and the Alexander Community Center. Breakfast and lunches will also be available through Aug. 2 at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Bryant. Meals will not be served July 3-7. The Summer Food Program is sponsored by the Bryant Public Schools. For more information, call (501) 847-5632.
Hot Spring County Farmer’s Market
MALVERN — The Hot Spring County Farmers Market will take place from 8-11 a.m. Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays through June 30 at the 4-H Center grounds, 1407 Martin Luther King Drive. For more information, call (501) 467-0026.
Ageless Bikers Club
HOT SPRINGS VILLAGE — The Ageless Bikers Club has 10
different bike rides that are 16 to 35 miles long. The rides are on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays on quiet paved country roads (one ride has up to 3 miles of gravel). No one is left behind, and the group stops often to regroup and socialize. Several rides are “out and back,” so the beginner can turn back for a shorter ride. Start times for the rides are seasonal, so for a schedule, contact Dave OBrien at (830) 285-5129 or djob1947boom@ gmail.com.
Merry Mixers
HOT SPRINGS VILLAGE — The Hot Springs Village Merry Mixers dance to live music from 7:30-10:30 p.m. the third Saturday of each month in the Coronado Community Center. A dance lesson will be given at 7 p.m. Admission is $10 per person. For more information, call (501) 915-8111.
Consider My Perspective Art Exhibit
ARKADELPHIA — Students of the Smithzonian Art Center will present the exhibit Consider My Perspective through June 16 at the Arkadelphia Arts Center. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Friday. For more information, call (870) 403-8216.
Alzheimer’s Caregiver Support Group Meetings
HOT SPRINGS — The Alzheimer’s Association Caregiver Support Group meets at 2:30 p.m. the second Thursday of each month at The Atrium at Serenity Pointe, 2803 Albert Pike Road. For more information, call (501) 844-5161.
Free Exercise Classes
ARKADELPHIA — The Central Arkansas Development Council’s Arkadelphia Senior Activity Center invites the public to a free Zumba class at 11 a.m. every Wednesday at the center, 1305 N. 10th St. The class, taught by a local fitness instructor, is geared for seniors ages 60 and older. The center also offers a free exercise class at 11 a.m. Mondays, as well as chair volleyball and beanbag baseball teams that practice daily. For more information, call the center at (870) 246-9871.
Free Yoga Class
BENTON — McClure Fitness, 1200 Library Drive, offers a free community yoga class at 10 a.m. every Saturday. For more information, call (501) 269-1662.
Alzheimer’s Caretaker Support Group
BENTON — The Alzheimer’s Arkansas Caretaker Support Group meets from 2-4 p.m. the third Thursday of every month at the Bob Herzfeld Memorial Library. For more information, call (501) 778-4766.
UPCOMING Quiltfest 2017
HOT SPRINGS — The Hot Springs Area Quilt Guild will present Quiltfest 2017 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. July 14 and 15 at the Hot Springs Convention Center. The event will feature vendors and a quilt contest with prizes for Best of Show and first place. The fee for the contest is $7 per entry. For more information, visit hsaquiltguild.com.
To submit an event, mail information to Calendar of Events, Tri-Lakes Edition, P.O. Box 221, Little Rock, AR 72203; fax (501) 378-3500; or email tlnews@arkansasonline.com.
The deadline for calendar-item submissions is noon Tuesday each week.
SATURDAY Fishing With Kids Derby
MOUNT IDA — The U.S. Forest Service, along with state and local partners, will sponsor a free fishing derby for kids from 8-11 a.m. at Womble Pond, 1523 U.S. 270 E. The event, for ages 12 and younger, will feature fishing, prizes, refreshments and more. For more information, call (870) 867-2101.