this week’s EVENTS

TUESDAY

Board Development Workshop Series

CONWAY — The Board Development Workshop Series: GivePulse will continue from 1-3 p.m. Tuesday at UCA Downtown, 1105 Oak St. The series provides a free volunteer management tool for nonprofits to create events, manage volunteers and track the impact of volunteers on an organization. The workshop is free. For more information, visit uca.edu/outreach or call (501) 450-3118.

Fashion With a Twist

FAIRFIELD BAY — Fashion With a Twist, sponsored by Laureate Alpha Lambda, will take place from 1-3 p.m. in the St. Francis of Assisi Parish Hall, 250 Woodland Drive. Drinks and refreshments will be served. For tickets, at $6 each, contact Bonnie Hookman at (501) 884-6652 or Annalee Culp at (501) 884-6350.

Small-Business Marketing Tips

CONWAY — Small-Business Marketing Tips will be offered from 6-8:30 p.m. at the University of Central Arkansas’ Brewer-Hegeman Conference Center, 201 Donaghey Ave. Participants in this free session will learn the best ways to present their message and increase their sales. For more information, visit uca.edu/outreach or call (501) 450-3118.

Cast Away the Clutter!

CONWAY — Cast Away the Clutter! will be offered from 6:30-8 p.m. at the University of Central Arkansas’ Brewer-Hegeman Conference Center, 201 Donaghey Ave. Sheryl MulberryAllen of Fresh Start Conway will teach participants the basics of organizing any space in their home or office. The class is free. For more information, visit uca.edu/outreach or call (501) 450-3118.

WEDNESDAY

Ashes to Go

RUSSELLVILLE — All Saints’ Episcopal Church invites everyone to Ashes to Go at 9 a.m. or 10 a.m. at the Hindsman Bell Tower at Arkansas Tech University, when the church’s clergy will take the traditional Ash Wednesday practice of the imposition of ashes to the campus. This is a way of bringing the church’s presence outside a building and offering an opportunity to people to practice their faith as they go about their daily life and work. For more information, call (479) 968-3622 or visit the church’s Facebook page.

THURSDAY

Black History Month Speaker

RUSSELLVILLE — Actor, musician and motivational speaker Bryan Terrell Clark will provide the 2020 Arkansas Tech University Black History Month keynote address at 7 p.m. in the Doc Bryan Student Services Center Lecture Hall, 1605 Coliseum Drive. The event is free and open to the public. In 2019, Clark reprised his role on Broadway as George Washington in the Tony Award-winning Hamilton.

For a schedule of ATU Black History Month events, visit www.atu.edu/diversity.

After-Hours Event

MORRILTON — The University of Arkansas Community College at Morrilton is the site of the Conway Area Chamber of Commerce’s first Off the Clock event of 2020. The free event is open to the public and will take place from 5-7 p.m. at UACCM’s Workforce Training Center, 1537 University Blvd. The event will feature tours of the nearly 54,000-square-foot facility, food from area restaurants and live music from the Akeem Kemp Band. No RSVP is required. The event also offers a time to welcome and congratulate Lisa Willenberg, UACCM’s new chancellor.

The Conductor Office Hours

HEBER SPRINGS — The Conductor will offer office hours for free oneon-one consultations for aspiring or current entrepreneurs in 30-minute sessions, from 1-4 p.m., at the Heber Springs Chamber of Commerce, 110 S. Seventh St. Register at arconductor.org/officehours.

Financing a Home Loan

CONWAY — Financing a Home Loan will be offered from 6-8 p.m. at the University of Central Arkansas’ Brewer-Hegeman Conference Center, 201 Donaghey Ave. Participants in this free session will learn the benefits of homeownership,

obstacles toward homeownership and the various loan programs available to borrowers. For more information, visit uca.edu/outreach or call (501) 450-3118.

SATURDAY

Seed Swap at the Library

CONWAY — The Faulkner County Library and the Urban Farm Project will host their annual Seed Swap from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Participants will share their seeds and bring a dish to share for a potluck lunch. Those who don’t have seeds to swap may bring envelopes and food to share, and all attendees can get seeds for their gardens. SongFarmers of Conway will provide musical entertainment. All library events are free and open to the public. For more information, visit the library’s Facebook page, call (501) 327-7482 or email nancy@fcl.org.

Baked Potato Bash

FAIRFIELD BAY — The Indian Rock Village Baked Potato Bash will take place from 5-7 p.m. at Fairfield Bay Baptist Church, 481 Dave Creek Parkway. The event offers baked potatoes, a drink and dessert for a $5 donation. Proceeds will go to the IRV Auxiliary to support assisted living and health care.

UPCOMING

Cleburne County Master Gardeners Program

HEBER SPRINGS — The Cleburne County Master Gardeners will offer a program at 10 a m. March 3 in the Heber Springs Community Room at the First Electric Cooperative, 150 Industrial Park Road. Paul Love, vice president of the White County Iris Society, will present a program titled Iris and Karen Avey of Mountain View, discussing the work going on there and of the Iris Festival in May. The public is invited to attend the program. For more information, call (501) 362-2524.

Adult Summer Softball Registration

RUSSELLVILLE — The Russellville Recreation and Parks Department will register teams for the Summer Adult Softball League starting March 2 and ending at 5 p.m. March 13. Teams that register must pay the entry fee and submit an entry form and a team roster. Forms are available in the Russellville Recreation and Parks Department Office and at www.russellvillearkansas.org. For more information, call (479) 968-1272.

Holocaust Survivor Speaker

MORRILTON — Nat Shaffir, a survivor from Nazi-occupied Romania, will speak at the University of Arkansas Community College at Morrilton as part of a Holocaust Survivor program from the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C. Shaffir will speak at 6:30 p.m. March 3 in UACCM’s Fine Arts Auditorium, and will address students from the area at 9:30 a.m. March 4 in Devil Dog Arena at Morrilton High School. Both events are free and open to the public. To bring student groups to the March 4 event, contact Mary Clark at (501) 977-2011 or clark@uaccm.edu.

Know Before You Go: Show Me the Money!

CONWAY — Know Before You Go: Show Me the Money!: Finding and Applying for College Scholarships will take place from 6-8 p.m. March 5 at the University of Central Arkansas’ BrewerHegeman Conference Center, 201 Donaghey Ave., Suite 102. This free workshop aims to help students discover the best places to find scholarships, as well as how to write a winning scholarship essay. For more information, visit uca.edu/ outreach/classes or call (501) 450-3118.

Maumelle Business Expo

MAUMELLE — The Maumelle Area Chamber of Commerce will host its 18th annual Maumelle Business Expo and Job Fair on March 5 at the Jess Odom Community Center, 1100 Edgewood Drive, starting with the State of the City Lunch at noon in the South Room. Tickets are $15 . The free Expo, with over 70 exhibits by local and regional businesses, will be open from 2-6 p.m. For more information, contact (501) 851-9700 or alicia@maumellechamber.com.