Community Events

Lyon College will bring the “Samuel Beckett and Nature” international conference to Little Rock on Oct. 7-8 at Lyon College’s location in the Heifer International headquarters complex, 1 World Ave.Beckett, an Irish author, critic and playwright, won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1969. Writing in both French and English, Beckett is perhaps best known for his plays, especially “En attendant Godot” (1952; Waiting for Godot).Taking a cue from contemporary developments in…

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• Oct. 8 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Hardy First Baptist Church: Regina Willard’s Acrylic Workshop — This well- known, award-winning artist will teach all skill levels how to build a strong, expressive painting with an underpainting of shapes and lines; and give life to it by adding vivid colors to create a floral of sunflowers. $25 nonrefundable deposit to reserve a seat, which are limited. $75 total class fee. Email…

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The Spring River Area Chamber of Commerce is excited to bring back the Business Expo this year on Saturday, October 8, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the A.L. Hutson Memorial Center in Highland. The number of booths are limited so reservations for booths need to be made immediately. Also, priority does go to SRACC members.The Business Expo has served as the kickoff to the Shop Local Campaign to promote local…

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Photo Submitted“Ragtime music phenoms The Lovestruck Balladeers will co-headline Stringband Festival at the Ozark Folk Center in Mountain View October 14-15. The Stringband Music & Arts Festival will feature Ozark Mountain dancing, handcrafted art and lively stringband music Friday, Oct. 14, and Saturday, Oct. 15, at the Ozark Folk Center State Park in Mountain View.The music portion of the festival includes an extended music and dance show on Friday night, a Saturday…

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The Spring River Gem & Mineral Club (SRGMC) will meet Oct. 7 at 10 a.m. at Thunderbird Center, 62 N. Lakeshore Rd, in Cherokee Village, AR.Dr. Freda Cruse Hardison, from Mountain View, AR, will present The Trail of Tears. She is considered one of the Ozarks most distinguished folk historians.The Trail of Tears was a series of forced displacements of approximately 60.000 Native Americans, the “Five civilized Tribes” between 1800 and 1850…

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