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Civic clubs

Malvern Area Kiwanis Club will meet at noon today at Western Sizzlin’, Malvern. For information, call Susan Lafond, 501-337-6422.

Elks Lodge No. 380, 132 Abbott Place, will serve from the short order menu from 5-6:30 p.m. today. Bean bag toss ill be from 6:30-8:30 p.m., and karaoke will follow. Members and guests welcome.

Support groups

Narcotics Anonymous meets at noon, 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. today at

919 Hobson Ave. This is a 12-step recovery program for people for whom drugs have become a major problem. The Help Line number is

321-8700.

Alcoholics Anonymous meets daily at 8 p.m.; at 8 a.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday; at noon Monday through Saturday; and at 6:30 p.m. Sunday. The speaker meeting is at 11 a.m. Sunday. The Step meeting is at 6 p.m. Tuesday. At 6 p.m. Friday is the men’s and women’s meeting. All meetings are held at 411 Sellers St. Lake Catherine Group at 7 p.m. at Twin Lakes Baptist Church, 3899 Highway 290. Call

623-6328 for information. Narcotics Anonymous, SOS Group, meets at 6 p.m. today at

315 W. Grand Ave., for Book Study Night. All meetings are open. Call

866-754-2579 for information. Lifeline Al-Anon Family Groups, a fellowship for relatives and friends of alcoholics, meets at 11 a.m. today at Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, 109 Hobson. Call Melinda, 520-7876, for information.

Narcotics Anonymous, Square Peg, Round Hole, will meet at 8 p.m. today at 315 W. Grand Ave. Call 866-754-2579 for information.

Alcoholics Anonymous, Last House on the Block, meets at 6 and

8 a.m. today at 315 W. Grand Ave. Narcotics Anonymous, Sanctuary Group, will meet at 8 p.m. today at Memorial Baptist Church,

1667 Airport Road. Call Danny, 545-

1253, for information.

Quick to C Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at 7 p.m. Friday at

1700 Albert Pike Road. Alcoholics Anonymous, Malvern Group, will meet at 8 p.m. today at 211 W. Third St., Malvern, in the upstairs Chamber of Commerce Building. Doors open at 7 p.m. Call

501-467-5409 or 501-231-9518 for AA information, or 501-623-6328 for Hot Springs Intergroup.

In the Company of Heroes support group meets at 4 p.m. the first and third Fridays at Quapaw Community Center, 500 Quapaw Ave. This is a veteran-to-veteran program helping other veterans. Call Howard Hunter, 318-0398 for information.

Lifting Hand Up Group is a faith-based recovery and spiritual mentoring program that meets every Thursday from 6:30-7:30 p.m. at New Covenant Church of God in Christ, 113 Buena Vista. Call Minister James Lowery, 501-781-1370, for information. Everyone is welcome.

Miscellaneous

Duplicate bridge will be held at 12:30 p.m. today at The Bridge House, 300 W. St. Louis St., for all nonlife masters with stratified scoring. Need a partner? Come early, one is on-site. Call 525-8780 or 9841384 for information.

Hot Springs Concert Band rehearses Thursdays from 7-9 p.m. at the Lakeside High School Band Hall, 2871 Malvern Ave. In-seat auditions are required. Dues are $30 a semester. For more information on the location at NPC or to arrange an audition, email band President Bruce Harvey at bharvey.hscb@ gmail.com

Pet adoption is offered by the Humane Society of Garland County from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturdays at Petco, in Cornerstone Shopping Center. All dogs and cats are neutered, up-to-date on shots and deemed healthy. To help transport dogs to Petco or work the adoption clinic, call Debbie Hrvatin, 282-0700, volunteers are needed. If interested in Walk-A-Dog volunteer program, call Karen Hill, 623-5012. The shelter is at 1249 Ault Loop, Lonsdale, off Highway 128 east of Hot

Springs Village; phone 623-5012. Tax-deductible donations, monetary or miscellaneous items, may be dropped off at the Thrift Shop,

2026 Central Ave., in the Freeman Center.

Bingo is played at 12:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays at Quapaw Community Center, 500 Quapaw Ave. Doors open at noon. QCC offers packet games, progressive cover-alls, lucky balls, hot balls and a variety of extra games. Concessions begin at noon. Call 623-9922 for information.

Clogging and line dance lessons are held Tuesdays and Thursdays at Quapaw Community Center, 500 Quapaw Ave. Beginner clogging starts at 9 a.m., advanced clogging at 10 a.m. Beginner line dance starts at 11 a.m. Call 623-9922 for information.

Levis & Lace Square Dance Club will dance from 7:30-9:30 p.m. on the first, second and fourth Fridays at CHI St. Vincent Hot Springs to caller Gene Gancarczyk. Everyone is welcome. Call 501-318-8639 or

501-538-8581 for information. Water workout classes are held at 5:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays at Quapaw Community Center, 500 Quapaw Ave. Water exercise is a low-impact way to work out. Call 623-9922 for information.

Water aerobics classes are held at 9 a.m. Monday-Friday and 10 a.m. Friday at Quapaw Community Center, 500 Quapaw Ave. Water exercise is a low-impact way to a workout. Call 623-9922 for information.

Ageless Bikers Club has 10 bike rides that are 16-35 miles. No one is left behind and members stop often to regroup and socialize. Several rides are “out and back,” so the beginner can turn back for a shorter ride. The start times are seasonal. For a time, routes and information, call Dave OBrien, 830285-5129, or email djob1947boom@ gmail.com.

Classic/Sit-and-Tone, on land rather than water, is held at 9:30 a.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays at Quapaw Community Center, 500 Quapaw Ave. Call 623-9922 for information.

Life Skills teaches youths 15-18

critical skills, such as budgeting, household maintenance, resume writing, education/career planning, etc., needed to get on the right track to adulthood. Meetings are held from 4:30-5:30 p.m. Fridays at Ouachita Children’s Center, 339 Charteroak St. Call Melissa Draper, outreach and volunteer coordinator, at 623-5591 ext. 10 or email mdraper@occnet.org to sign up or for information.

Extension Get Fit meets from

9-10 a.m. Monday-Thursday at Hot Springs Baptist Church. Strength and core training is offered Tuesday and Thursday, and circuit and aerobic training Monday and Wednesday. Prevent bone loss, increase balance and strength. The cost is

$20 per year. Call Julia Lamb, 501276-2983, for information.

To sign up for yoga from 5:306:30 p.m., call Quapaw Community Center, 623-9922, to be put on the “interested” sheet. Beginners to advanced.

A live band and dance are held at Quapaw Community Center, 500 Quapaw Ave., from 7-9 p.m. Thursdays with Dwayne and the Legends performing. Cost is $5 per person and concessions served.

Vinyasa Yoga is held at 9:30 a.m. Tuesdays with Karen Reeves and 5:30 p.m. Thursdays with Cindee Franklin at the Hot Springs Family YMCA, 130 Werner St. Vinyasa yoga coordinates movement with breath to flow from one pose to another.

Hot Springs Village Chanticleers Men’s Barbershop Chorus welcomes men of all ages who like to sing in a group to come to its meeting from 6:30-8 p.m. today in the choir room of Kirk in the Pines Presbyterian, 275 Asturias Drive. Members warm up on familiar barbershop four-part medleys from song sheets provided. Call Jim Moore, 984-1070, or Ned Schoenrock, 922-1737, for information.

Road Riders for Jesus, an international motorcycle ministry, will meet at 7 p.m. Friday at Ausam Ready Mix, 3340 Airport Road. Come for fellowship and riding. All events are open to everyone. Call David, 538-5135; or Steve, 282-2374 for information.