In the News

• March 8 — Arkansas Coding Academy Open House from 6 - 8:00 p.m. Learn about the opportunities offered by the Arkansas Coding Academy. Location: UCA Downtown

• March 11 — Join True Alisandre for a Rhythmic Interactive Percussion Experience (R.I.P.E.) at 2 p.m. at the Faulkner County Library, 1900 Tyler St. R.I.P.E. is a drumming event for people of all ages and is guaranteed fun for the whole family. Using hand drums, maracas, tambourines, claves, jars, sticks, and even the human voice, this drumming experience allows simple rhythms to happen spontaneously. There is no need to bring anything; everything you need to experience this joyful event will be provided. All library events are free and open to the public. For more information, call the library at 501-327-7482 or email nancy@fcl.org.

• March 11 — Conway Symphony: The Planets at 7:30 p.m. Join us for an out-of-this-world experience, featuring the music of Holst’s The Planets, cool stuff from the UCA physics department and a STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics) Fair for students. Visit https://conwaysymphony.org for details. Location: Reynolds Performance Hall

TODAY

• Free art class starting at 8:30 a.m. Location: The Faulkner County Senior Citizens Activity Center, 705 E. Siebenmorgan Rd.

• Beginner Hoop Dance from 5:45-6:30 p.m. Learn all the basics to begin hoop dancing. No previous hooping is required. Katie Wilson, aka Katie Sunshine, has been hoop dancing for over five years. A hobby turned into a passion and then a business. Visit https://uca.edu/outreach/health-fitness/ for details.

TOMORROW

• Congressman French Hill will hold mobile office hours from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Mayflower Public Library, 6 Ashmore Dr., on Wednesday.“Mobile office hours are an opportunity to serve constituents who can’t easily access the Congressman’s Little Rock and Conway offices,” according to the announcement. “Constituents can work with staff to help resolve any issues they are having with the federal government—especially veterans in need of guidance on how to receive benefits.”

• Conway Conversations at 6:30. Citizens of Conway come together as a community amid differences to identify issues and concerns, and participate in constructive dialogue with one another. Please RSVP at uca.edu/go/conversation. Location: UCA Downtown

• Al-Anon meeting from 5:45 - 6:45 at Grace United Methodist Church. Address: 1075 Hogan Lane, Conway

THURSDAY

• Situational Awareness & Preparing for Emergencies from 9-11:00 a.m. This FREE program is part of the Training for NonProfits Educational Series. Register at https://uca.edu/outreach/nonprofits/ Location: UCA PD Outreach Center (2125 College Ave)

• Faulkner County Republican Women will be having their monthly meeting on Thursday, March 2, 2017 beginning at 11:30 at Smitty’s BBQ. Our speaker for our March meeting will be Jason Carson.

• “Faulkner County Tea Party Lunch from 12-1:00 p.m. at Larry’s Pizza in Conway. Guest speaker is Curtis Coleman . All are welcome .”Contact Janet Crow at 472-7074 for more information.