Nomad Shrine
The Shriners and their Ladies met April 7 at Fred’s Hickory inn for a meeting and meal. The club had three men join the Shrine and one man transfer in from another club.
The topic for the meeting was the relationship between Shriners International and Shriners Hospital. Shriners International is the fraternity that founded Shriners Hospitals for Children in 1922. Today, Shriners International continues to support the unique health care system by raising money, assisting patients’ families with transportation, volunteering on hospital boards and more. It was noted that the Shrine Hospitals for Children focus on four specialized areas of care: orthopedic care, burn care, spinal cord injury and cleft lip and palate care.
Next month’s topic will be on the ease of becoming a Shriner.
Information: (479) 586-1896 or email [email protected].
Orchid Society
Orchid Society of the Ozarks will meet at 1:30 p.m. today at the Northwest Technical Institute, 709 S. Old Missouri Road in Springdale. Featured speaker will be Vanda Wizard Ray Potts from the Springfield Orchid Society who will share his Vandaceous growing secrets. Potts received a Certification of Cultural Excellence of 99 points in St. Louis last year for his Rhynchostylis gigantea “Pottsy’s Spotted Pride.”
The objective of the society is to stimulate interest in orchids and their culture. There are monthly raffles for members and occasional public auctions that offer affordable orchids and supplies for new and experienced growers.
Information: (479) 619-4310 or oso-web.org.
Calico Cut-Ups
Calico Cut-Ups quilt guild meeting will be at 1 p.m. Monday in Becker Hall at the First United Methodist Church, 20 Boyce Drive in Bella Vista. The speaker will be Jill Werner from Bella Vista, and her topic will be “How to Build a Successful Stash.” Werner has become nationally known for her groundbreaking use of quilted forms to create three-dimensional conceptual art. She is also known for outstanding use of color, has a subtle sense of humor and thought provoking social commentary.
The vendor will be Blue Top Quilt Shop of Lamar, Mo., and the fat quarter drawing is blue. A Stack & Whack workshop will be prior to the general meeting.
Democrats
Benton County Democrats will meet Monday at the Golden Corral, 2605 W. Pleasant Crossing in Rogers. Lunch will start at 11 a.m. and the meeting will begin at noon.
This month’s featured speaker is Ashley Pledger, library media specialist at Rogers Heritage High School, who is also faculty adviser for Heritage’s Young Democrat Club. Her topic will be an overview of the club and its current activities. She will be assisted by some Heritage Young Democrats.
Information: (479) 631-9818.
Kingsdale
Squares
The Kingsdale Squares will dance at 7 p.m. Monday at Riordan Hall in Bella Vista. Kenton Sullivan will be the caller for the evening. There will be a plus workshop at 6:30 p.m. before the dance. All square dancers are invited.
Information: (479) 876-5066.
Art Guild
The Rogers Art Guild will meet at 10:30 a.m. Monday at the Rogers Public Library where their Spring Art Show is on display. A special speaker will talk about making stained glass art.
Democrats
The Washington County Democratic Women will meet from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at Mermaids Restaurant in Fayetteville. The guest speaker will be attorney Matt Campbell, political blogger of the Blue Hog Report.
According to Arkansas Business, “attorney Matthew Campbell, is the probably most well-known to the public as a take-no-prisoners political blogger.” The Arkansas Times says, “Matt Campbell’s Blue Hog Report shines light on public malfeasance.” The Blue Hog Report was named Runner-up Best Blog in Arkansas for five years.
The program is free and open to the public. Dinner is $16 and is optional.
Make dinner reservations by noon on Monday at
(479) -251-1835 or email b-s. [email protected]
Bentonville
Garden Club
The Bentonville Garden Club will hold its monthly meeting at 1 p.m. Tuesday at the home of Tina Bogle. The program will be “Buzz Buzz: Our Bees-ness” presented by Kelly and James McCarty. Refreshments will be served before the meeting at 12:30 p.m.
Information: (479) 619-9600.
Bella Vista
Garden Club
The Bella Vista Garden Club will meet at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the United Lutheran Church, 100 Cooper Road, for a social gathering, followed by a meeting at 11:30 a.m. and a light lunch.
The program will feature Beth Strickland, a Benton County Master Gardener, who will present her ‘Take Root” video segments of gardening how-to’s and hints. In addition, club member Geri Hoerner will present an artistic design and Mary Doyle will conduct a “Q&A for the season.” The meeting is open to everyone interested in gardening.
Information: (303) 847-8771 or bellavistagardenclub.com.
Historical society
The South Madison County Historical Society will meet at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the St. Paul Public Library for a joint meeting. Velda Brotherton will be the guest author to discuss the historical articles and books she has written about area people and places, plus a review of her historical fiction works including a book Stone Heart Woman that won first place for historical fiction from Oklahoma Writer’s Federation in 2010.
Hill ’N Dale Hiking
The Hill ’N Dale Hiking Club of Bella Vista will travel to Lake Fort Smith on Wednesday for a day of hiking on the Ozark Highland Trail. The hike will be five to six miles on a moderate spur from Lake Fort Smith visitor center.
Members will meet at Harps upper parking lot in Bella Vista at 8 a.m. Nonmembers are invited.
Information: (913) 669-4967, (417) 501-4535 or email [email protected] or [email protected].
Photographers
The Photographic Society of Northwest Arkansas will hold a special class on “Patents and Photographic Copyrights” from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the PSNWA Gallery and Studios, 126 W. Emma Ave. in Springdale.
The class will be taught by Meredith Lowry, a partner with Fayetteville-based law firm Wright, Smith and Jennings. Lowry will discuss how to initiate the copyright and patent process for photographic material.
The class is free to PSNWA members and $10 for nonmembers and guests.
Information: psnwa.org or by emailing [email protected].
Roundtable
The Northwest Arkansas Civil War Roundtable will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Old Store annex of the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History, 118 W. Johnson St.in Springdale.
The program will be presented by Madeleine Forrest of Fayetteville. Forrest is a graduate teaching assistant at the University of Arkansas and she will be speaking on “Mosby’s Confederacy: the Civil War in Fauquier County, Virginia.”
The program is free and open to anyone with an interest in Civil War history.
Information: (479) 936-4663.
Ark-Oma
Ark-Oma is hosting a square dance beginning at 7:30 p.m. Friday at the Springdale Senior Center, 203 Park St. in Springdale. Shane Greer will be calling. There will be mainstream and plus dancing. No A dancing.
Bob Lloyd will be calling for the May 6 dance. Visitors are welcome.
The Ark-Oma Square Dancers dance the first, third and fifth Friday of each month.
Information: (479) 846-32980 or (479) 871-2602.
Perennial
Garden Club
The Perennial Garden Club will host a program by Janet Carson from 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday in the Fayetteville Public Library’s Walker Community Room.
Carson, the Cooperative Extension horticultural specialist for the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture, will present “New Plants in the Garden.”
Beta Sigma Phi
The four chapters of Beta Sigma Phi sorority in Bella Vista will celebrate Founder’s Day at 11:30 a.m. Saturday. A luncheon will be held at St. Theodore Episcopal Church, 1001 Kingsland Road in Bella Vista.
Admission is free.
Information: (479) 876-1477.
VFW Post 3031
The Veterans of Foreign War Post 3031 will commemorate the 41st anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War beginning at 3 p.m. Saturday at the post at 11160 N. Old Wire Road in Rogers. There will be an awards ceremony with Steve Gray speaking, honoring veterans that have not received their Vietnam service ribbons and a reading of the names of all the veterans that are still missing from Arkansas. A tower and tiger cage will be set up.
Following the ceremonies will be a dedication of the resting place for Old Glory by Justin Holmes-Smith.
A free fish fry with hush-puppies, fries and coleslaw will be available; donations will be accepted. At 7:30 p.m. DMZ Norm will begin with spit fires at dusk to honor prisoners of war and persons missing in action.
Breakfast will be from 7 to 10 a.m. May 1 for $2.50.
Bring lawn chairs and sleeping bags.
Garden Club
The Perennial Garden Club of Fayetteville will host Janet Carson, Cooperative Extension Horticulture Specialist of the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture from 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday at the Fayetteville Public Library. Carson will speak on “New Plants in the Garden” and will be taking questions from the audience.
The event is free and open to the public.
Rotary Club
The Rotary Club of Fayetteville will be at the Fayetteville Farmers’ Market Saturday collecting donations to build a playground at the new Regional Park on Mount Kessler. The Regional Park will officially open in the fall and the playground will feature swings, slides, climbing walls and other interactive equipment. The cost of the playground is $150,000 and the Rotary has already donated $20,000. To donate to the playground fundraiser, visit the Rotary table at the farmers’ market Saturday or donate online at fayetteville rotarypark.org.
Photography Club
The Photography Club of the Ozarks will host a program by Jim Anderson beginning at 6 p.m. May 2 at North Arkansas College south campus in room M138. The title of the program will be “Across America, A Photographic Journey.”
Anderson is a retired geography teacher and coach. He taught and coached in Poteau, Okla., for 30 years. He now resides in Van Buren with his wife, Theresa. Anderson’s landscape photography business is a result of his love of the natural world and his love to travel. He has traveled and photographed in all 50 states and on four continents. Anderson has been involved in the Fort Smith Photographic Alliance for over 20 years. Anderson has photographic 20-by-30 canvas prints on exhibit at the present time at Western Legacy art studios in Van Buren, U.S. Bank in Van Buren, First National Bank in Poteau, Fort Smith Public Library and Bedfords Camera and Video Fort Smith. Several recent awards include a 2015 national contest where “Moose at Sunrise” won first place and the 2016 Fort Smith Lawn and Garden Show Best in show.
Friends
The Friends of Little Sugar Creek are sponsoring a pizza and beer fundraiser from 4:30 to 9 p.m. May 2 at Pedaler’s Pub, 410 SW. A St. in Bentonville. The proceeds will benefit a legal campaign to stop the rebuilding of the Lake Bella Vista Dam. A raffle and silent auction will also be held. Learn about the costly Lake Bella Vista dam project, sign petitions protesting the city of Bentonville plan to rebuild the dam and support the legal challenge. Donations are also being accepted at crowdrise.com/ free-little-sugar-creek.
American Legion
Post 77
The Bentonville American Legion Post 77 will be electing post officers during the 7 p.m. May 5 meeting at the Masonic Lodge at 805 NW. Eighth St. in Bentonville. A light dinner is served at 6 p.m.
The group meets at 7 p.m. the first Thursday of each month.
Information: (479) 381-1142, legionbentonville77.org or facebook.com/RidHut Post77.
Altrusa
The Altrusa Club of Springdale and the Elks Club of Fayetteville will hold the seventh annual Altrusa Fashion Show and Tea from 2 to 3:30 p.m. May 7 at the Elks Lodge, 4444 N. Crossover Road in Fayetteville. The event also includes a live flowering plant sale.
Tickets for the event are $25. Proceeds go to the Compassion House and Loving Choices.
Information: (479) 871-1105, (479) 871-1105 or email [email protected]
Rotary Club
The Northside Rotary Club of Fayetteville will welcome special guest Chancellor Dr. Joseph Steinmetz at their meeting at noon May 10 at Mermaid’s Seafood Restaurant, 2217 N. College Ave. in Fayetteville.
Women’s Chorus
The Bella Vista Women’s Chorus will take part in the Bella Vista Men’s Chorus Spring Concert at 3 p.m. May 15 at the First United Methodist Church and will benefit the Bella Vista Village House.
For those who enjoy singing, rehearsals are at 12:45 each Monday in the music room of the Bella Vista First United Methodist Church. No tryouts or experience needed. Directed by Dr. Larry Zehring, the choir performs classical, pop, folk and show tunes around the area, including the Village House in Bella Vista, the Gardens at Osage Terrace in Bentonville, the Apple Blossom Center in Rogers and the Adams House in Bentonville.
Information: (479) 925-3043, (479) 715-6154 or BellaVistaPOA.com.
Needlework
The Bella Vista Needlework Club meets at Riordan Hall at 10 a.m. every Monday. The group includes those who knit, crochet, cross-stitch, weave, quilt or do various kinds of needlework. There is plenty of room, large tables and light.
Those without a POA photo ID card will need to pay $2.25 at the desk. The annual group fee is $2. The first Monday of each month, the club has a meeting and refreshments.
Information: (479) 553-7425.
Beta Alpha
Beta Alpha Chapter 3293 of Pea Ridge, Epsilon Sigma Alpha International, holds a wide array of activities for the community each year. Some of them include the Easter Egg Hunt, Miss Pea Ridge pageants, Summer and Christmas parades, Community Thanksgiving dinner, Hope for Heroes projects, raising money for St. Jude and Easter Seals, Seligman Spook Trail.
The club meets at 6 p.m. the first Tuesday of each month at Messiah Lutheran Church.
Information: beta.alpha [email protected] or (479) 721-2337, (479) 236-4849 or (479) 381-0198.
Woodcarvers
The Bella Vista Woodcarvers meet from 1 to 3 p.m. Thursdays at Riordan Hall in Bella Vista. Visitors and anyone wanting to join and learn to carve, or bring your carving tools to the club, are more than welcome.
Information: (479) 644-4202 or email carving [email protected].
Toastmasters
A new Toastmasters Club is forming in Fayetteville. The toastmasters will meet from 6:30 to 8:15 p.m. every Thursday at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church.
Toastmasters is an international organization dedicated to helping people develop and enhance their public speaking and leadership skills.
Information: (832) 496-7835 or email [email protected].
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