Tuesday
7:30 a.m. - Bella Vista Business Association networking meeting, Village Insurance Community Room, 2838 Bella Vista Way. Information: [email protected] or Sylvia Comacho-Green at (479) 855-5019.
8-9 a.m. - Tuesday Morning Tune-Up, Panera Bread, 1320 S.E. Walton Blvd. in Bentonville. Information: Jo Lightfoot at lightfoot.[email protected] or (479) 935-9748.
8-11 a.m. - Creating a Culture of Customer Service, Flanders Business Center, 5020 Grand Ave., Room 110, UA-Fort Smith. Instructor: Kim Gordon. Cost is $59. Register: karen.harmon@ uafs.edu or (479) 788-7742.
8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. - PowerPoint 2010 Advanced, UA Global Campus, 3300 Market St., Suite 402, Rogers. Cost is $159; UA faculty/staff $99. Register: globalcampus.uark.edu or (479) 575-4220.
9 a.m.-noon - Intro to Computers for Seniors, Level I, The Jones Center, 922 E. Emma Ave., Room 215, Springdale. Cost is $10. Register: (479) 751-8824 or nwti.edu/community.html.
11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. - Professional Women’s Network Benton County, Golden Corral, 2605 Pleasant Crossing Drive, Rogers. Information: (479) 636-2221.
11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. - Lunch & Learn: Revive Health, Bentonville/Bella Vista Chamber of Commerce, 200 E. Central Ave., Bentonville. Dr. Jennifer Bingham on hormone imbalance. Free for Chamber members; bring brown bag lunch. Register: [email protected] or (479) 273-2841.
1-3 p.m. - Photo Basics: Cut, Crop and Send, Business Center, 5317 Grand Ave., Room 134, UA-Fort Smith.Instructor: Elaine Birgelis. Continues April 9. Cost is $35. Register: uafs.edu/ cll/computers or (479) 788-7220.
4:30 p.m. - Winthrop Rockefeller Distinguished Lecture: Bioenergy, Food and the Sustainable Resource Transition, Giffels Auditorium, Old Main, 416 N. Campus Drive, UA-Fayetteville. Speaker: Dr. Lee Lynd, professor, Dartmouth College, expert in sustainable fuel production. Information: newswire. uark.edu/articles/20610.
5 p.m. - Registration closes for the Fit with 5 Worksite Challenge of the Rogers-Lowell Area Chamber of Commerce. Member worksites register teams of five to start a five-week program April 8 to increase physical activity and eating more fruits and vegetables. Free for members. Register: RogersLowell.com.
5-7 p.m. - Regional Business After Hours, Arvest Ballpark, 3000 S. 56th St., Springdale. Free for members of the Chambers of Commerce in Bella Vista, Bentonville, Fayetteville, Lowell, Rogers, Siloam Springs and Springdale. Tours and pre-season work-out watch. Information: (479) 927-4900.
6-8 p.m. - Intermediate Word, Baldor Technology Center, 5100 Kinkead Ave., Room 122, UA-Fort Smith. Instructor: Emily Treadway. Continues April 9, 16 and 23. Cost is $55. Register: uafs.edu/cll/computers or (479) 788-7220.
Wednesday
5:30 p.m. - Saving Our Seas: The Perils of Plastic Pollution in the Marine Environment, Giffels Auditorium, Old Main, 416 N. Campus Drive, UA-Fayetteville. Speaker: Dr. Marcus Ericksen. Information: newswire.uark.edu/articles/20610.
Thursday
8 a.m. - Connecting Professionals at Simmons Suites, 3001 N.E. 11th St., Bentonville. Sponsored by Bentonville/ Bella Vista Chamber of Commerce. Information: Jayne Lowe at (479) 273-2841 or [email protected].
8:30-9:15 a.m. - Morning Brew, Arvest Ballpark, 3000 S. 56th St., Springdale. Cost is $2 for members of the Springdale Chamber of Commerce. Information: (479) 872-2222 or springdale.com.
11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. - Governmental Update Luncheon, DoubleTree Suites by Hilton, 301 S.E. Walton Blvd., Bentonville. Speakers: Mayor Frank Anderson of Bella Vista, Mayor Bob McCaslin of Bentonville and Bob Clinard, Benton County Judge. Cost is $25 for members of the Bentonville/Bella Vista Chamber of Commerce; $30 for nonmembers. Register: [email protected] or (479) 273-2841.
1-3 p.m. - SBIR/STTR Introductory Workshop, Donald W. Reynolds Center for Enterprise Development, 145 N. Buchanan Ave., Room 202 , UA-Fayetteville. Instructor Rebecca Norman explains specifics of federal funding for research and development projects. Free. Registration required: sbtdc.uark.edu or (479) 575-5148.
3 p.m. - Earth Month Lecture, Willard J. Walker Hall, 191 N. Harmon Ave., Room 203, UA-Fayetteville. Speaker: Dr. Thomas Hylton, author of “Save Our Land, Save Our Towns,” which became a PBS documentary on smart growth. Sponsored by the Applied Sustainability Center. Information: newswire.uark.edu/articles/20610.
6-8 p.m. - Intermediate Excel, Baldor Technology Center, 5100 Kinkead Ave., Room 124, UA-Fort Smith. Instructor: Emily Treadway.Continues April 11, 18 and 25. Cost is $55. Register: uafs.edu/cll/computers or (479) 788-7220.
6-8 p.m. - Welcome Reception, 2013 Logistics Doctoral Symposium, Willard J. Walker Hall, 191 N. Harmon Ave., UA-Fayetteville. Symposium continues through Saturday. Register: waltoncollege.uark.edu/Iscm/symposium. asp.
Friday
7:30 a.m.-8 p.m. - Logistics Doctoral Symposium, Willard J. Walker Hall, 191 N. Harmon Ave., UA-Fayetteville. Register: waltoncollege.uark.edu/ Iscm/symposium.asp.
8 a.m.-noon - Beginning Microsoft Access 2010, Business and Industrial Institute, 5020 Grand Ave., Room 115, UA-Fort Smith. Continues April 12. Instructor: Dr. Micki Voelkel. Cost is $129. Register: karen.[email protected] or (479) 788-7742.
8 a.m. - Rogers Creative ReferralNetwork, Schlotzky’s, 2709 W. Walnut St., Rogers. Contact Carrie Perrien-Smith at [email protected].
8:15 a.m. - Fayetteville Creative Referral Network, Firehouse Subs, 1364 E. Augustine Lane in Fayetteville. Contact Donna Hamilton, (479) 521-4411, or [email protected].
8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. - Adobe Illustrator CS6 Basics, UA Global Campus, 2 E. Center St., Room 302, Fayetteville. Cost is $199; UA faculty/staff $149. Register: globalcampus.uark.edu or (479) 575-4220.
Noon-1 p.m. - The Last Great Tax Saver (a cash-building retirement strategy), Rogers-Lowell Area Chamber of Commerce, 317 W. Walnut St., Rogers. Speaker: John McClendon of Legacy Planning. FYI Brown Bag Lunch series free for Chamber members. Registration required at: RogersLowell.com or (479) 636-1240.
Saturday
8 a.m.-1:15 p.m. - Logistics Doctoral Symposium, Willard J. Walker Hall, 191 N. Harmon Ave., UA-Fayetteville. 1:30-4:30 p.m.Attendees may tour Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville. Register: waltoncollege.uark.edu/Iscm/symposium.asp.
10 a.m.-1 p.m. - Bella Vista Computer Club help clinic, Highlands Crossing Center, 1801 Forest Hills Blvd. Suite 208, Bella Vista. Every first Saturday and also third Wednesdays. Free for members. Information: bvcompclub.org or (479) 273-2558 or [email protected].
On the Agenda provides readers with information about a business development, event or program sponsored by nonprofit and not-for-profi t groups. Email: [email protected] or send your item to: Sue Morris, P.O. Box 7, Springdale,Ark. 72765
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