this week’s EVENTS
FRIDAY Mirror Room Grand Reopening
CONWAY — A grand reopening to celebrate the renovation of the University of Central Arkansas’ Mirror Room will take place from 1-3 p.m. in the Mirror Room in McAlister Hall. UCA President Houston Davis will speak at 1:30 p.m.
SATURDAY Conway Dragon Boat Festival
CONWAY — The third annual Conway Dragon Boat Festival will take place from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Beaverfork Lake Park, 20 Kinley Drive. The event is sponsored by the Junior Auxiliary of Conway. For more information, visit jaconway.org/dragon-boat-festival.
Cheeseburger in Paradise Fundraiser
FAIRFIELD BAY — The Fairfield Bay Community Education Center’s annual Cheeseburger in Paradise fundraiser will take place from 6:30-9:30 p.m. at the Conference Center. The dinner and dance will feature beach food, a silent auction, a pay-as-yougo bar and live music by Lucky Draw. Tickets are $25, and 50/50 raffle tickets are $5 each. Tickets are available from committee members Linda Duncan, Bonnie Lang, Sharon Luxon, Kay Otis and Cindy Wellenberger, and at the Education Center and the Fairfield Bay Conference Center. For more information, call (501) 884-4440.
SUNDAY Summer Concert Series
CONWAY — The Faulkner County Library’s annual Summer Concert Series takes place indoors to beat the heat. All are invited for music from local musicians and summer snacks. Wyatt Jones will perform at 2 p.m. For more information, call (501) 327-7482 or email nancy@fcl.org.
MONDAY Conway AARP Meeting
CONWAY — The Conway AARP Chapter will meet at the Ola and John Hawks Senior Wellness and Activity Center, 705 E. Siebenmorgen Road. Lunch will be served at 11:30 a.m., and lunch tickets may be purchased at the entrance of the center.
The meeting will be from 12:05-1 p.m. in the AARP meeting room. Speakers will be from the Conway Fire Department and will give free fire alarms to members who want one. Anyone who is 50 or older is invited to attend the meeting. Yearly Conway AARP Chapter membership dues are $5. Members will receive a free AARP T-shirt. For more information, contact Ruby Johnson at (501) 327-0498 or mrsrubyj2@aol.com, or Ron Ross at (501) 327-6803 or rlr@conwaycorp.net.
WEDNESDAY Paint Night Fundraiser
CONWAY — The Urban Farm Project Paint Night Fundraiser will take place from 6-8 p.m. at Branch Out Paint Bar, 1116 W. Oak St. All painting supplies will be provided, as well as drinks and snacks. Participants will create a painting to take home while raising money for the Urban Farm Project. Tickets are $30 each. Register online at www.
branchoutconway.com. For more
information, email faulkner countyurbanfarmproject@gmail.com.
ONGOING Call for Musicians
RUSSELLVILLE — The Arkansas Center for Music Education, 502 Tyler Road, is seeking singers
and wind instrumentalists for A Musical Tribute to Our Local Heroes, set for 3 p.m. Sept. 10 at The Center for the Arts in Russellville. The event will honor all emergency responders and members of veterans organizations from Pope, Yell, Johnson and Conway counties. Members are needed for an adult community choir, a community youth choir and a community band. Rehearsals will begin Monday. For more information or to sign up to participate, email info@ac-me.org or call (479) 264-9107.
Community Choir Opportunity
RUSSELLVILLE— The Community Festival Chorale is accepting new and returning singers, ages 15 and older, for the fall 2017 semester. The musical selection will be Part I, plus “The Hallelujah Chorus,” from G.F. Handel’s Messiah. Auditions are held for part placement only. Rehearsals will be from 7-8:30 p.m. Mondays, beginning Aug. 28, at the Arkansas Center for Music Education, 502 Tyler Road. The dress rehearsal will be at 6 p.m. Dec. 16, and the performance will be at 3 p.m. Dec. 17. For more information or to sign up, email info@ac-me.org or call or text (479) 264-9107.
Orange Art Exhibit
CLINTON — The North Central Arkansas Artist League’s Orange art exhibit is on display through Nov. 6 at Ozark Health Medical Center, 2500 U.S. 65 S.
The nearly 50 paintings by 12 artists include watercolors, acrylics, oil paintings, pen and ink, and pointillism, all using the color orange somewhere in the art. The Outpatient Wing display downstairs can be viewed from 8 a.m. to
5 p.m. Monday through Friday, and the Cafeteria display, in the hallways upstairs near the cafeteria, is open from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. seven days a week.
Photography, Poetry Exhibit
PETIT JEAN MOUNTAIN — The Winthrop Rockefeller Institute will host We’re Not Telling You Everything: Words and Images From the Wichita Mountains during August in the institute’s Flagstone Foyer and Show Barn Hall. The exhibition includes photographs by Don House and Sabine Schmidt and poetry by Sy Hoahwah. For more information, visit www. rockefellerinstitute.org/ wichita.
Gene Hatfield Art Exhibit
CONWAY — The University of Central Arkansas College of Fine Arts and Communication and the Division of Outreach and Community Engagement are hosting an art exhibit titled Gene Hatfield: A Lifetime of Distinction, Achievement and Emeritus through Aug. 25 at UCA Downtown, 1105 Oak St. Hatfield, who died Feb. 18, 2017, was a Conway native, a UCA alumnus and a UCA Department of Art professor emeritus. He created a collection of multimedia collages, paintings and sculptures. The exhibit is free and open to the public. UCA Downtown is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. For more information, contact Kristen Spickard at (501) 852-2598 or kspickard@uca.edu.
CASA Volunteer Interviews
RUSSELLVILLE — Court Appointed Special Advocates of the 5th Judicial District will have interviews for CASA volunteers in Pope County in August. Volunteers need to be at least 21 years old and interested in being an advocate for abused or neglected children in foster care in Pope County. Training sessions will be from 6-9 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays at the Pope County Courthouse, 100 W. Main St. For more information, call (479) 880-1195.
Peas Take One Veggie Cart
CONWAY — The Faulkner County Library and the Faulkner County Urban Farm Project will have the Peas Take One Veggie Cart available each Monday throughout the summer in the front lobby of the library, 1900 Tyler St. The cart will have a wide variety of vegetables and fruits for the public to take home. Nutritional-fact cards will accompany the produce, as well as recipe cards.
Bluegrass Music Night
HEBER SPRINGS — Heber Springs Christian Church, 1101 N. Broadway St., offers a bluegrass music night from 6:30-8:30 every Tuesday. Musicians are invited to participate. Free coffee will be available.
Yoga Class at the Library
CONWAY — Danny Mize, registered yoga instructor, teaches a yoga class at 6 p.m. Thursdays at the Faulkner County Library. Mize’s class focuses on feeling good in one’s body and letting go of life’s stress while listening to music. Yoga practitioners of all skill levels, especially beginners, are welcome in the class. All library programs are free and open to the public. For more information, call the library at (501) 327-7482 or email nancy@fcl.org.
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