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Donald Becker,

an Enid, Okla., resident, on finally attending his college graduation ceremony at the age of 89 Article, 1BToday’s happenings

Robert Ford’s Twas the Night, 2 p.m., Nadine Baum Studios, Fayetteville

A Christmas Carol, 2 p.m., Lyric Theater, Harrison

Fort Smith Christmas Festival, 2:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m., Fort Smith Convention Center

Third annual Spadra Marina Parade of Lights, 6 p.m., Spadra Marina on Lake Dardanelle, ClarksvilleHealth education

Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 and 9:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. today, 7 a.m., noon and 5:30 p.m. Monday-Saturday, Alano Club, 568 W. Sycamore St., Fayetteville;

7:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. Sunday, 6:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. Monday-Saturday, 107 Meadow Ave., Springdale; 5 p.m. today, 7 p.m. Tuesday, noon and 7 p.m.

Friday, Bella Vista Community Church, 75 Lancashire Blvd.; 8 p.m. today and Saturday, noon Monday-Saturday, 5:30 p.m. Monday-Friday, 8 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 218 Cherry St., Rogers; noon Monday-Friday, 419 Washington St.

Siloam Springs; 5:30 p.m. Monday and Wednesday, noon Tuesday and Thursday, 7 p.m. Thursday, 6 p.m. Saturday, Methodist Church, Central Avenue and A Street, Bentonville; Campus Meeting, 7 p.m. Monday, Presbyterian Student Center, 902 W. Maple St., Fayetteville

Dementia Caregivers’ Support Group, 2 p.m. Sunday, Golden Living Center, 228 Pointer Trail West, Van Buren; 2 p.m. Tuesday, Alzheimer’s Association, 320 N. Greenwood Ave., Fort Smith; 1 p.m. Wednesday, Schmieding Center, 2422 N. Thompson St., Springdale; 3 p.m. Wednesday, Washington Regional Senior Health, 27 E. Appleby Road, Fayetteville; 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Concordia Catered Living, 7 Professional Drive, Bella Vista

Take Off Pounds Sensibly, 5:15 p.m. Monday, Temple Baptist Church, 1812 S. Dixieland Road, Rogers; 5:30 p.m. Monday and 8 a.m. Friday, John Powell Senior Center, 610 E. Grove Ave., Springdale; 6 p.m. Monday, Bentonville Public Library; 6 p.m. Monday, United Methodist Church, 10 School St., Elm Springs; 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Embassy Suites, 3303 Pinnacle Parkway, Rogers

Survivors’ Circle, 5:30 p.m. Monday, Cancer Support Home, 1101 N. Woolsey Ave., Fayetteville

Sudden Trauma and Loss Bereaved Group, 5:30 p.m. Monday, Circle of Life Hospice, 901 Jones Road, Springdale

Family-centered Caregiving Education and Support Group, 6 p.m. Monday, Schmieding Center, 2422 N. Thompson St., Springdale

Codependents Anonymous, 7 p.m. Monday, Community Fellowship, 525 Lincoln St., Siloam Springs; 7 p.m. Tuesday, United Methodist Church, 2535 W.

New Hope Road, Rogers; 6:30 p.m. Thursday, B and Blake Streets, Bentonville

Al-Anon, 7 p.m. Tuesday and 10:15 a.m. Friday, Bella Vista Community Church, 75 E. Lancashire Blvd.

Dementia Seminar: Resources, Planning and Legal Issues, 10 a.m.

Wednesday, Schmieding Center, 2422 N. Thompson St., Springdale

Coping and Conversation, noon Wednesday, Cancer Support Home, 1101 N. Woolsey Ave., Fayetteville

Afternoon Grief Support Group, 1 p.m. Wednesday, St. Bernard’s Catholic Church, 1 St. Bernard’s Lane, Bella Vista

All Eating Disorders Anonymous Recovery, 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Central United Methodist Church, Room 205, 2535 W. New Hope Road, Rogers

Gamblers Anonymous of Northwest Arkansas, 7 p.m. Thursday, Bella Vista Community Church, 75 E. Lancashire Blvd.

Prairie Home show sets simulcast

Garrison Keillor’s A Prairie Home Companion will be broadcast live in high-definition at the Malco Razorback Cinema in Fayetteville and the Fort Smith 12 Cinema at 7 p.m. Feb. 4.

Tickets are on sale for the special two-hour show, which will be simulcast from the Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul, Minn., to theaters throughout the United States and Canada.

The show has been on the air for more than 35 years and is heard by more than 4 million listeners on 600 public radio stations nationwide. The show has been broadcast from almost every state in the United States and from Canada, Ireland, Scotland, England, Germany and Iceland.

More information is available by calling the Razorback Cinema in Fayetteville at (479) 521-4080 or the Fort Smith Cinema 12 at (479) 424-1888.

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Northwest Arkansas, Pages 21 on 12/20/2009

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