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TODAY Mountain Bike Race

HOT SPRINGS — The Attila the Hun Mountain Bike Race will take place at Cedar Glades Park, 461 Wildcat Road. The race is sponsored by the Hot Springs Bicycle Association. For more information, visit www.facewbook. com/events/611077989078478.

MONDAY Holiday Chili Cook-off

HOT SPRINGS — The Tom Daniel Holiday Chili Cook-off will start at 4:30 p.m. at the Exchange Street Parking Deck. The cook-off, hosted by the Downtown Association, will raise funds to support the Deck the Park Challenge. Tickets are $5 per person. Ned Perme will turn on the downtown holiday lights, which will decorate the downtown area through Dec. 31. For more information, call Suzanne Tucker at (501) 624-3370, Cole McCaskill at (501) 520-7478 or Paul Lynch at (214) 930-8679; or visit hotspringsdowntown.com.

Ouachita Percussion Ensemble Concert

ARKADELPHIA — The Ouachita Baptist University Percussion Ensemble, under the direction of Ryan Lewis, will present a themed concert, Space Odyssey, at 7:30 p.m. in Ouachita’s McBeth Recital Hall in the Mabee Fine Arts Center. The concert is free and open to the public. The ensemble will perform five space-themed pieces that transport the audience through space. For more information, contact Lewis at (870) 245-5421 or lewisr@obu.edu, or visit www.obu.edu/percussion.

Toddler Story Time

BENTON — Children ages 1 to 3 are invited to a story time featuring songs, a flannel story, board books and more at 10 a.m. at the Bob Herzfeld Memorial Library. For more information, call (501) 778-4766.

Classic Games: Othello

BENTON — Adults ages 18 and older are invited to learn the classic game Othello from 1-2:30 p.m. at the Bob Herzfeld Memorial Library. For more information, call (501) 778-4766.

Strings and Things

BENTON — Children in fourth through seventh grades are invited to make crafts with toiletpaper rolls, popsicle sticks and yarn at 4 p.m. at the Bob Herzfeld Memorial Library. For more information, call (501) 778-4766.

Very Important People

BENTON — Students in the second and third grades are invited to learn about famous inventors, pilots and chefs at 4 p.m. at the Bob Herzfeld Memorial Library. For more information, call (501) 778-4766.

Benton Book Club

BENTON — Adults ages 18 and older are invited to the Benton Book Club at 4:30 p.m. at the Bob Herzfeld Memorial Library. For more information, call

(501) 778-4766.

Master Gardeners

BENTON — Master Gardener Sherry Faulkner will present a program on the first Thanksgiving at 6:30 p.m. at the Bob Herzfeld Memorial Library. For more information, call (501) 778-4766.

TUESDAY Baby Story Time

BENTON — Infants up to 18 months old, accompanied by their caregivers, are invited for a story time and play at 9:30 a.m. at the Bob Herzfeld Memorial Library. For more information, call (501) 778-4766.

Play to Learn

BENTON — Children ages 4 and younger are invited to Play to Learn at 10:30 a.m. at the Bob Herzfeld Memorial Library. For more information, call (501) 778-4766.

Elementary Engineers

BENTON — Students in kindergarten and the first grade are invited to join in building challenges at 4 p.m. at the Bob Herzfeld Memorial Library. For more information, call (501) 778-4766.

Game On!

BENTON — Youth ages 13 to 18 are invited to play a variety of games at 4 p.m. at the Bob Herzfeld Memorial Library. For more information, call (501) 778-4766.

Tinker Tuesdays in the Makerspace

BENTON — All ages are invited to Tinker Tuesdays in the Makerspace at 5 p.m. at the Bob Herzfeld Memorial Library. For more information, call (501) 778-4766.

Watercolor Class

BRYANT — Painting enthusiasts of all skill levels, ages 18 and older, are invited to a watercolor class at 6 p.m. at the Mabel Boswell Memorial Library. For more information, call

(501) 778-4766.

Sign With Song

BENTON — Adults ages 18 and older are invited to learn sign language through song at 6:30 p.m. at the Bob Herzfeld Memorial Library. For more information, call (501) 778-4766.

WEDNESDAY Home-school Hour

BENTON — Children ages 6 and older are invited to Home-school Hour for makerspace, geography, cooking, engineering and more activities at 10:30 a.m. at the Bob Herzfeld Memorial Library. For more information, call

(501) 778-4766.

Making It Wednesday

BENTON — Adults ages 18 and older are invited to make a craft at 1 p.m. at the Bob Herzfeld Memorial Library. For more information, call (501) 778-4766.

Making Warm Wishes

BENTON — Children ages 10 and older are invited to knit or crochet hats and scarves for those in need from 3:30-5 p.m. at the Bob Herzfeld Memorial Library. For more information, call

(501) 778-4766.

THURSDAY AND FRIDAY Holiday Closing

BENTON/BRYANT — The Bob Herzfeld Memorial Library in Benton and the Mabel Boswell Memorial Library in Bryant will be closed Thursday and Friday for Thanksgiving.

ONGOING

The Nutcracker

HOT SPRINGS — The Hot Springs Children’s Dance Theatre Co. will present The Nutcracker at 7 p.m. Friday, at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday, at 7 p.m. Nov. 30 and at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. Dec. 1 at LakePointe Church, 1343 Albert Pike Road. Tickets are $10 for students and $20 for adults. Preferred seating is available for $15 for students or $30 for adults. For more information, visit hscdtc. org or call (501) 655-6815.

Holiday Lights

HOT SPRINGS — Holiday Lights at Garvan Woodland Gardens, the most celebrated outdoor light display in Arkansas, is open from 5-9 nightly, except on Thanksgiving and Christmas. The display features 5 million lights in myriad natural settings, as well as a 50-foot holiday tree. Tickets are $15 for adults and $5 for children ages 4 to 12. Garvan Gardens members are admitted free. For tickets or more information, call Garvan Woodland Gardens at (501) 262-9300.

Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood Sweater Drive

HOT SPRINGS — The Arkansas Educational Television Network and libraries across the state, including the Garland County Library in Hot Springs, have partnered to sponsor the Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood Sweater Drive as a tribute to Fred Rogers and his example of being a caring neighbor. The drive will be held through Nov. 30. People are asked to donate new or gently worn sweaters to the Garland County Library. Local charities and The Salvation Army of Arkansas will distribute sweaters collected in the drive.

Justus Fine Art Gallery November Exhibit

HOT SPRINGS — The November exhibit at the Justus Fine Art Gallery, 827A Central Ave., features a solo exhibit of paintings and monoprints by Tony Saladino of Hurst, Texas, as well as sculpture and woodwork by Robyn Horn, Jill Kyong, Sandra Sell and Gene Sparling, and ceramics by Kari Albright and Michael Ashley. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday or by appointment. For more information, call (501) 321-2335 or visit justusfineart.com.

Ageless Bikers Club

HOT SPRINGS VILLAGE — The Ageless Bikers Club has 10 different bicycle 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 O’Brien at (830) 285-5129 or djob1947boom@gmail.com.

THEOS Grief Support Group Meetings

BENTON — Roller-Ballard Funeral Home’s THEOS (They Help Each Other Spiritually) grief support group meets at 5 p.m. every second Tuesday of the month in the Whispering Pines Community Room on Bird Street in Benton. This group of widowed men and women shares grief, laughter, loss and friendship. For more information, call the funeral home at (501) 315-4047.

Free Exercise Opportunities

ARKADELPHIA — The Central Arkansas Development Council’s Arkadelphia Senior Activity Center, 1305 N. 10th St., offers a free Zumba class, geared for seniors ages 60 and older, at 11 a.m. every Wednesday and a free exercise class, Moving to the Beat, at 11 a.m. Mondays. Chair volleyball is played from 10:15-11 a.m. Monday through Wednesday, and beanbag baseball is played after lunch at approximately noon Monday through Friday. For more information, call the center at (870) 246-9871.

UPCOMING Oaklawn Rotary Christmas Parade

HOT SPRINGS — The 2018 Oaklawn Rotary Christmas Parade will kick off at 6:30 p.m. Dec. 3 in downtown Hot Springs, and the rain date will be Dec. 4. The parade’s theme is “Christmas Vacation.” Groups, businesses and organizations are encouraged to enter floats for a fee of $50 or $25 for pageant winners. Proceeds will go to the Oaklawn Rotary to support Garland County charities and scholarships. Trophies will be awarded for various categories. For more information, email hotspringschristmasparade@gmail.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.