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QUOTE OF THE DAY

“We want people to be able to enjoy art inside as well as out.”

Lee Ortega,

executive director of the Fort Smith

Regional Art Museum, about plans for an outdoor sculpture garden Article, 1B

Today’s happenings

Adventure into Art Studio Tour, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., studios around Eureka Springs

Northwest Arkansas Sacred Harp Singers, 1:30 p.m., Shiloh Museum of Ozark History, Springdale.

Community Cinema: Half The Sky - Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide, 2 p.m., Fayetteville Public Library.

Oliver!, 2 p.m., Rogers Little Theater.

Noises Off, 2 p.m. and 7 p.m., Nadine Baum Studios, Fayetteville.

Bunnicula: A Rabbit Tale of Mystery, 3 p.m., Arts Center of the Ozarks, Springdale.

Health education

Al-Anon, 8:30 a.m. and 7 p.m. Monday, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 224 N.

East Ave., Fayetteville; 6 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, First United Methodist Church, 206 W. Johnson St., Springdale; 7 p.m. Tuesday and 10:15 a.m. Friday, Bella Vista Community Church, 75 E. Lancashire Blvd.

Dementia caregivers’ support group, 9 a.m. Monday, First United Methodist Church, 20 Boyce Drive, Bella Vista; 10 a.m. Monday, Judson American Baptist Church/Village House Adult Day Care, 1801 Forest Hills Blvd., Bella Vista;

2 p.m. Tuesday, Alzheimer’s Association, 2408 S. 51st Court, Suite F, Fort Smith; 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Paris Health and Rehab, 1414 Elm St.; 1 p.m.

Wednesday, Schmieding C.A.R.E.S., 3880 Willowood Drive, Springdale; 3 p.m.

Wednesday, Washington Regional Senior Health, 12 E. Appleby Road, Fayetteville; 6 p.m. Thursday, Willow Brook, 5501 Duncan Ave., Fort Smith.

Grief support group, 10 a.m. Monday, Bentonville Presbyterian Church, 901 N.E. J St.; 1:30 p.m. Monday, Circle of Life Hospice, 901 Jones Road, Springdale.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 11:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Monday, 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, 11:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, 11:30 a.m. Thursday and 11:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Saturday, St. Bernard Catholic Church, 1 St. Bernard’s Lane, Bella Vista; noon Monday, St. Thomas Episcopal Church, 2898 S. 48th St., Springdale; 5:30 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 224 N. East Ave., Fayetteville; noon and 7 p.m. Friday, Bella Vista Community Church, 75 Lancashire Blvd.

Men’s cancer support group, 5 p.m. Monday, Donald W. Reynolds Cancer Support House, 3324 S. M St., Fort Smith.

Women’s cancer support group, 5 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. Monday, Donald W.

Reynolds Cancer Support Home, 3324 S. M St., Fort Smith.

Adult Children of Alcoholics, 5:30 p.m. Monday, Mount Comfort Presbyterian Church, 3816 W. Mount Comfort Road, Fayetteville.

Take Off Pounds Sensibly (TOPS), 6 p.m. Monday, Elm Springs United Methodist Church, 118 N. Elm St.; 5:15 p.m. Tuesday, Fayetteville City Hospital, 221 S. School Ave.

Lunch and Learn: How Your Eyes Change with Age, noon Tuesday, United Lutheran Church, 100 Cooper Road, Bella Vista; noon Wednesday, Schmieding Center, 2422 N. Thompson St., Springdale.

Breast cancer support group, 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. Tuesday, Donald W. Reynolds Cancer Support House, 3324 S. M St., Fort Smith.

Cancer caregivers’ support group, 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Donald W. Reynolds Cancer Support House, 3324 S. M St., Fort Smith; 4 p.m. Thursday, Washington Regional Cancer Support Home, 1101 N. Woolsey Ave., Fayetteville.

Q&A: Veterans benefits, 9-11 a.m. Wednesday, Schmieding Health Resource Center, Bella Vista.

Blood pressure clinic, 9 a.m.-noon Wednesday, Bella Vista Community Church, 75 E. Lancashire Blvd.

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

PEER Network prostate cancer support group, 6 p.m. Wednesday, Donald W. Reynolds Cancer Support House, 3324 S. M St., Fort Smith.

Blood glucose screenings, 10 a.m.-noon Thursday, Schmieding Health Resource Center, Bella Vista.

Bella Vista Health Fair: Harvest Your Health, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Friday, Riordan Hall, Bella Vista.

Celebrate Recovery, a 12-step program, 6 p.m. Friday, Elm Springs United Methodist Church, 118 N. Elm St.; 6 p.m. Friday, Fellowship Bible Church, 1051 Pleasant Grove Road, Rogers.

Marshals Museum hosts History Day

Area teachers and students in grades 6-12 are invited to attend a free History Day workshop from 9 a.m.-1 p.m.

Saturday at the U.S. Marshals Museum office, 100 Garrison Ave. in Fort Smith.

History Day is a national competition where students build their own exhibits, write research papers, create documentaries, perform or create websites. Participants will learn more about this year’s History Day theme “Turning Points in History,” get tips on how to create successful projects and get advice from state History Day coordinator Pat Ramsey.

Registration is due Wednesday. More information is available by calling (479) 709-3766 or online at usmarshalsmuseum.org.

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