Community Events
• March 3-9 — Rhea Lana’s of Conway — Arkansas’ Premier Children’s Consignment Event offering families the opportunity to buy, shop, and sell children’s clothing, toys and furniture. Conway Public Schools will benefit. The event will be held Sunday, March 3 through Saturday, March 9, at the Conway Expo Center, 2505 E. Oak Street, Highway 64 E. Admission and parking are free. For more information, visit the Rhea Lana’s website: www.rhealana.com.
• March 4 — The Alpha Iota chapter of Kappa Kappa Iota will meet at 6 p.m. at the home of Terri Seiter, 3300 Nutter Chapel Rd., Conway. The theme of the program will be “Easter Decor.” Assisting Mrs. Seiter as hostesses will be Karen Matthews and Linda Wall. Members should bring $1 for the raffle item and $1 for the Arkansas Epsilon State Scholarship.
• March 4 — The 16th Annual Women Can Run running and walking clinics kick off at 6:30 p.m. at the Four Winds Outreach Center, 2005 Dave Ward Dr., Conway. The first meeting is an orientation and all following meetings will be held every Monday and Thursday, 6:30 p.m. at the UCA track, located at the corner of Dave Ward Dr. and S. Donaghey Ave. To pre-register or for more information, visit www.womenrunarkansas.net, or pre-register at the first night of the session.
• March 7 — Free Adult Digital Literacy Classes will be held at the Faulkner County Library. The classes will focus on Internet and email basics. This program is funded through Connect Arkansas. Each class will last one hour, and classes will be held at 10 and 11 a.m., noon, 1 and 2 p.m. There is a limit of three people for each one hour class, and each student is provided with a computer. To sign up for a class, prospective students should contact Nancy at 501-327-7482. Connect Arkansas received federal stimulus grants to increase Internet awareness, education and use in Arkansas. As part of that grant, Connect Arkansas launched the Adult Digital Literacy Program. All library events are free and open to the public.
• March 7 — Learn computer basics with instructor Katie Holder. Email Basics Class (10-11 a.m.; 11 a.m.-moon; noon-1 p.m.; 1-2 p.m.; 2-3 p.m.; 3-4 p.m.). This hands-on, 1 hour 1 class will cover how to set up an email account with a secure username and password as well as some Do’s and Don’t’s when using email. To register, please contact the Faulkner County Library at 501-327-7482, or email Nancy@fcl.org. There is a limit of 3 students per hour-long class.
• March 7 — The Faulkner County Unit of Church Women United (CWU) Lenten Luncheon for the community at noon at First UMC, 1610 Prince St., Co-Host Christ Temple Holiness. Local pastors and lay persons will lead a devotional with scripture, prayer, and music. The luncheon will consist of soup, cornbread, drink, and dessert is provided for a suggested donation of $4 per person. For more information, contact CWU President Linda Fullerton, 50l-514-5022, jlfullerton@conwaycorp.net, or the national office of Church Women United at 475 Riverside Dr., Suite 243, New York, NY 10115; 1-800-CWU-5551; www.churchwomen.org.
• March 7 — The Second annual H.A.V.E.N. Mac-n-Cheese Please! event, 5 p.m., at Conway Country Club. This is a family friendly and very fun event benefiting H.A.V.E.N. (Help for Abuse Victims in Emergency Need) a residential shelter for abused girls ages 6-18 and a division of Counseling Assoc. For more information about the event, contact Velda Lueders (velda@veldalueders.com) or Jenny Morse at HAVEN haven@caiinc.org.
• March 8 — Friends of the Faulkner County Libraries spring book sale from 6 to 8:30 p.m. You must join Friends to attend the sale, but you may join the night of the sale or before the sale at any county library. The Friends of Faulkner County Library System request book donations and Kroger bags for the paperback book sale. Books may be delivered to the main library at 1900 Tyler Street in Conway or to branch libraries in Greenbrier, Mayflower, Mt. Vernon, Twin Groves, and Vilonia. Book donations are tax deductible, and all proceeds from the sale fund projects at all libraries in the county. For large book donations, call the library at 327-7482 for pick-up.
• March 8 and April 12 — Film & Discussion, 7 p.m.: “A Thief of Time”, Part 1, and “Assault on Time” at the Winthrop Rockefeller Institute, Legacy Theater. 1 Rockefeller Dr., 501-727-6250. A 45-minute film based on Tony Hillerman’s novel about looting of burial sites on the Navajo Reservation, and a 30-minute film about damage to sites in Arkansas and across the U.S. Films will be followed by discussion on issues of site looting and preservation, led by Dr. Ann Early, Arkansas State Archeologist. Film & Discussion: A Thief of Time, Part 2. April 12, 7 p.m. Film will be followed by a discussion on the Native American Graves & Repatriation Act, led by Dr. Tom Green, Director of the Arkansas Archeological Survey.
• March 9 — Archeology Month Open House, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at Winthrop Rockefeller Institute, Heritage Farmstead Teaching Barn. 1 Rockefeller Dr., 501-727-6250. Archeological exhibits and collections on display; demonstrations of early weaponry, including atlatl and blowgun; flintknapping; early firearms; costumed reenacter. Includes special commemoration of German author Friedrich Gerstacker and his writings on 19th-century Arkansas. Presentation: “Friedrich Gerstacker: An Astonishing Observer of Antebellum Arkansas,” at 2 p.m. by Dr. Leslie “Skip” Stewart-Abernathy, Survey-WRI station archeologist.
• March 9 — Friends of the Faulkner County Libraries spring book sale, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. You must join Friends Friday night to attend the sale, or before the sale at any county library. The Friends of Faulkner County Library System request book donations and Kroger bags for the paperback book sale. Books may be delivered to the main library at 1900 Tyler Street in Conway or to branch libraries in Greenbrier, Mayflower, Mt. Vernon, Twin Groves, and Vilonia. Book donations are tax deductible, and all proceeds from the sale fund projects at all libraries in the county. For large book donations, call the library at 327-7482 for pick-up.
• March 9 — Dedication of the new Guy Volunteer Fire Department Fire Station, located at 17 Old Texas Rd., from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, March 9. All Guy community residents are invited. Free hotdogs and hamburgers will be furnished by First Arkansas Bank and Trust.
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• Weekdays — After School Program, 3:30-6 p.m. This free program is for ages 12-16 and provides a snack and programs in fitness, nutrition, safety, drug and alcohol awareness, career choices and even tutoring. To register your child, request an application by e-mail at gbeventcenter@alliancecable.net. Participation is limited to 30 students. This program is funded in part by a grant from the Community Foundation of Faulkner County. For more information, call 501-679-6362.
• Daily — Alcoholics Anonymous meets at noon, daily at Grace United Methodist Church, Conway.
• Sundays — Bearers of Light, a free support group for families that have experienced pregnancy loss, stillbirth or newborn death, meets the second Sunday of each month. The support group is an extension of the Resolve Through Sharing bereavement program at Conway Regional. The perinatal bereavement program is designed to addresses a family’s individual needs through supportive care in the hospital as well as follow-up care. Bearers of Light is a parent-led, self-help group guided by professionals who attend the meetings to provide information and facilitate group discussion. The program is free and no registration is required. Call 513-5227 or 514-8387 for details.
• Sundays — Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 2259 will be hosting Bingo from 1-4 p.m. every Sunday. The Bingo sessions are open to the general public and is a Smoke Free environment. The Post is located on Old Morrilton Highway (U.S. 64), just north of the intersection with Donaghey, under the Conway Water Tower. For more information or directions, call 329-1230 or go to www.vfw2259.com.
• Mondays — Women’s Weekly Closed Alcoholic Anonymous meeting, 5:30-6:30 p.m. at Grace Methodist Church 1075 Hogan Ln., Room 117, Conway. Contact Sara S. at 764-8062.
• Mondays — Al-Anon at First United Methodist Church at 1610 Prince Street, 7-8 p.m.
• Mondays — Conway Men’s Chorus is preparing for its Christmas Concert with rehearsals from 6 to 7 p.m. at Woodland Heights Baptist Church. For more information, call 501-327-5151 or go to www.conwaymenschorus.org.
• First Monday — The Vilonia Extension Homemakers’ Club meets at 1 p.m. the first Monday of the month in the Vilonia City Hall Community Room. For additional information and/or a list of some of the fun upcoming events already on their calendar, call 450-9595.
• First Monday — The Central AR Model Railroad Club (CAMRC) meets at Whole Hog Cafe at 120 E. Oak St. for a self—pay meal at 5:30 p.m. The club meeting follows at 6. As train hobbyists involved in all scales of railroading, we participate in the world’s greatest hobby by designing, constructing, and demonstrating train layouts in action during family-friendly train open house events held in Conway. We also build community awareness of the railroad history of this area and sponsor educational activities about railroading. Visit our website: www.artrains.org or call 269-3030.
• First Monday — Arkansas Transplant Support Group meets the first Monday of each month at 5:30 p.m. If you are waiting for or had a transplant, or a friend or family member of a transplant you are welcome. For more information: Organ Recipient Association of Arkansas, Conway, Deb and Dale Smith smithdf1@conwaycorp.net or 501-472-0461.
• First and Third Mondays — The Arkansas Chapter of DBSA (Depression Bipolar Support Alliance) meets every first and third Monday of the month at 7 p.m. at Conway Regional. The meetings are open to anyone who suffers from bipolar, depression, or any other mood disorder, as well as their family, friends, and/or loved ones.
• Mondays — Conway Area Mothers of Multiples meets at 7 p.m. every second Monday at the Conway Regional Hospital main entrance. For more information, visit www.conwaymom.vpweb.com.
• Mondays — “Bereavement Support Group.” Noon, every first and third Monday, Conway office of Arkansas Hospice, 1014 West Markham St. Open to anyone who has experienced a loss. For more information, call Carol Fitch at 328-5400.
• Mondays — “Mothers of Preschool Children,” 9 a.m. Mondays, University Church of Christ, 3155 Dave Ward Drive. Theme: “Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star.” Classes for children and mothers. Open to public. Call Rebecca Pratt, 733-2530.
• Mondays — “Veterans of Foreign Wars,” 6 p.m., the first Monday of each month at College Square, Memorial Post 7163 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. All veterans are invited.
• Mondays — Life After Prison Ministries, 6:30-8 p.m. Mondays, at Fellowship Bible Church, 1051 Hogan Ln. Parole reentry mentoring, Christian applications to life skills; Hazelden’s Socialization and Relapse Prevention studies.
• Mondays — “Celebrate Recovery,” 6:30-9 p.m. New Life Church, 633 S. Country Club Rd., Conway. Anonymity and confidentiality strictly upheld. Childcare Provided. Free and open to the public. For more information, call Alison 501-410-3728 or visit http://celebraterecoverynlc.blogspot.com.
• Mondays — Vilonia Baptist Fellowship Clothes Closet is open each 6-8 p.m. unless there is a holiday or inclement weather. They give away free clothing to anyone, and also accept clothing only donations. They are at 767 Highway 64 East, right before the Vilonia Animal Clinic.
• Second Monday — “UCT Meeting.” United Commercial Travelers, a non-profit, charitable organization whose mottos are “People Helping People” and “Where Community and Compassion Unite” meets on the second Monday of each month at China Town restaurant (near J.C. Penney’s). Dinner at 6 p.m. and meeting at 7. UCT has chapters in both the USA and Canada, and has been in existence for over 100 years. We support a variety of causes, ranging from Renewal Ranch and Soaring Wings Ranch to Bethlehem House and The Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute at UAMS, among others. Please join us in giving back to our community. Contact Dr. Mark McMurtrey at 450-5308 or e-mail markmc@uca.edu for more information.
• Second Monday — “DAV Meeting.” 7 p.m., John H. Dunn Disabled American Veterans and Auxiliary meets on every 2nd Monday at the chapter, 1490 S. Donaghey, Conway. For more information, call 501-472-1492.
• Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays — “Greenbrier Group of Alcoholics Anonymous.” Alcoholics Anonymous meetings on Monday, Wednesday and Friday at the Greenbrier City Event Center, located at 5 Lois Lane. All meetings (open format) at 7:30 p.m. in the upstairs meeting room.
• Second Monday — American Needlepoint Guild, Natural State Stitchers Chapter, meets the second Monday every month at 6:30 p.m. at The Stitcher’s Garden, 1018 VanRonkle in Conway. For more information, contact Debbie Rowley, 730-0642 or debbie@debbeesdesigns.com.
• Second Monday — Toad Suck Car Club meets second Monday of each month at 6 p.m. to eat, and meeting starts at 7 p.m. at Bob’s Grill Downtown.
• Third Monday — AARP meets at 11 a.m. at Conway Senior Citizens Center. Everyone is invited. For more information, call President Ron Ross at 327-6803.
• Third Monday — M.I.L.K. (Mothers. Infants. Love. Knowledge.) meets 1:30–3 p.m. at the Faulkner Country Library, 1900 Tyler St., Conway. M.I.L.K is here for anyone who is: pregnant, breastfeeding, ever breastfed or offering support to any mother listed above. For more information, contact Millie Goins or Sondra Rodocker 501-450-4941 or Breastfeeding Hotline 1-800-445-6175 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.
• Third Monday — The Conway Running Club (CRC) meetings are held the third Monday of each month 7-8 p.m. at the Conway Regional Health and Fitness Center, 700 Salem Rd., and are intended to join Conway area runners together in one place to provide valuable information to help their running and advance the sport and the value of a healthy lifestyle. To connect with other members, see photos and videos and stay in touch with important announcements, visit www.conwayrunning.com and join us on Facebook.
• Fourth Monday of each month — The Faulkner County Democratic Women meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Faulkner County Library in Conway. All women and men who support the Democratic Party are invited to attend. For more information, see www.fcdw.org.
• Fourth Monday of each month — Christian Car Club of Conway at 7 p.m. at the Lifeword Broadcast Ministries at Scott and Locust. Call Michael Biggs at 339-7700 for more information.
• Fourth Monday of each month — Sons of Confederate Veterans Col. A. R. Witt Camp #615 meet at 7 p.m. at the Faulkner County Library. Any interested individuals in the SCV can attend. For more information, contact Roger Mills at 327-7730.
• Fourth Monday — The Faulkner County Republican Committee meets at 7 p.m. the fourth Monday of each month at the McGee Center in Conway. This is not limited to members, all are welcome to attend. Call 501-733-7796 for information.
• Fourth Monday — The Conway Arkansas Chapter of Bereaved Parents of the USA (BP/USA) will meet the fourth Monday of each month at 5:30 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church, 1610 Prince St., Conway. For more information on this new chapter, please contact Elaine Holmes, chapter leader, at 501-205-8417.
• First Tuesday — Central Arkansas Quilt Guild at the McGee Center, 3800 College Ave., 6:30-9 p.m.
• First Tuesday — Friends of the Faulkner County Library meet at 10 a.m. the first Tuesday of each month in the Librarian’s Office at 1900 Tyler St., Conway. Individual memberships are $5 and can be purchased at the meeting. If you are interested in supporting the Faulkner County Libraries, please attend the meeting. For information, please call 501-327-7482.
• First Tuesday — The Alzheimer’s Support Group meets the first Tuesday of the month at 7 p.m. in Room 128 at the First United Methodist Church, 1610 Prince St., Conway. For more information, contact Patsy at 501-513-9578 or patwrite@gmail.com.
• First Tuesday — Multiple Sclerosis Self Help Group meets at 6:30 p.m. at Conway Regional Fitness Center, 700 Salem Rd. For more information, call 327-9944.
• Tuesdays — The Conway Morning Optimist Club meets each Tuesday at 6 a.m. at Something Brewing, 1156 Front St., Conway. For more information, call Jim Baker at 730-3519.
• Tuesdays — Cherokee Bingo every Tuesday. Open 4:30 p.m., games start at 6 p.m. at Bob’s Grill Downtown.
• Tuesdays — Al-Anon, 7:30-8:30 p.m., at Salem United Methodist Church, 1018 Salem Rd. Contact Marge at 329-5360 or Wanda at 472-9703 for more information.
• Tuesdays — Beth Moore Bible Study, James: Mercy Triumphs. The eight-week group sessions will be held at 9 a.m. each Tuesday at the Greenbrier Church of the Nazarene, 64 N. Broadview St. in Greenbrier. For more information, call the church at 501-679-2644.
• Tuesdays — Community Group Meditation, 12:30-1 p.m. weekly at the Faulkner County Library, 1900 Tyler St. in Conway. Relaxing into stillness. All are welcome to this time and place to show up as our expanded selves, beyond ideologies, open to a unifying harmony. Contact Pamela Mosley at 450-9097.
• Tuesdays — TOPS AR #402 meets Tuesdays at Peace Lutheran Church 800 S. Donaghey in Conway (corner of Dave Ward and Donaghey). Confidential weigh in from 5:30-6:20 p.m. with program starting at 6:30. For more information, call 501-472-0903 or 501-499-5235.
• Tuesdays — Greenbrier TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) 539 meets Tuesday nights at 6:30 at the Fire Station in Greenbrier. Weigh-in at 6 p.m. New members are welcome. Come join us.
• Tuesdays — TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) AR 541 meets Tuesday mornings at 10 at the McGee Center, 3800 Collage Ave., Conway. Weigh-in from 9:15 to 9:50. Meeting follows promptly at 10. For more information, call Steve at 501-339-1175 or Sandy at 501-329-0558.
• Tuesdays — Free line dancing classes, noon to 1 p.m., at the Faullkner County Senior Citizens Activity Center, 1620 Donaghey Ave. For information, call 327-2895 or call Evelyn Pratt, 329-3055.
• Tuesdays — Free art class, 8:30-10:30 a.m., at the Faulkner County Senior Citizens Activity Center, 1620 Donaghey Ave.
• Tuesdays — DivorceCare Small Group, 6:30-8 p.m., at First United Methodist Church, 1610 Prince St., Trinity Building, Parlor. Separated? Divorced? Find yourself wanting to talk with others in similar situations? Join the DivorceCare Small Group. Childcare is available. This group is open to the community as well as the FUMC congregation. Contact Rebecca Davis, rdaviscloyd@conwaycorp.net or 730-0551, to sign up or find out more. Advance sign ups are preferred.
• Tuesdays — Conway Women’s Chorus begins its seventh year of music, fun and fellowship. If you have basic music reading skills, like music from classical to Motown and everything in between, this is the group for you. Fall rehearsals begin on Tuesday following the Labor Day Holiday. Rehearsals are every Tuesday with 7 p.m. sectionals and 7:30-8:30 chorus. The first three rehearsals are open. This gives individuals a chance to join us in practice before making a commitment for the season, which ends at our Christmas Concert. So come join us at our new location, 2201 Washington Ave.
• Second Tuesday — “MidDay Manna,” led by Wanda Landers, will be held on the second Tuesday of each month from 11:45 a.m.-12:50 p.m. at Woodland Heights Baptist Church. Lunch will be served for $5 and our schedule is planned so that ladies who work can join us on their lunch hour and still have time to get back to work. Childcare will be available upon request by calling 269-4387. Ladies of our community are cordially invited. Woodland Heights Baptist Church is located at 4215 Prince St. in Conway.
• Second Tuesday — Arkansas Children’s Hospital Circle of Friends monthly meeting 6:30 p.m. on the second Tuesday of each month at Whole Hog Café in Conway.
• Second Tuesday — Alzheimer’s Care Givers Support Group. A community Alzheimer’s Care Givers Support Group meets the second Tuesday of each month at 1 p.m. in the Family Life Center at Greenbrier Church of the Nazarene.
• Second Tuesday — Circle of Friends Faulkner County Chapter meets the second Tuesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. at Whole Hog Cafe. For more information, call 501-269-2350.
• Third Tuesday — Conway Radio Control Association of model airplanes will be held at Smitty’s Barbeque (Family members invited) located across from the Bus Factory on Highway 65B, starting at 7 p.m. Show up earlier to give yourself time to eat. The meeting is open to any model airplane enthusiasts.
• Third Tuesday — The Arkansas Ladies of Faith monthly brunch at 10 a.m., every third Tuesday, at the Agora Conference Center in Conway. For reservations, call Charlene at 501-796-3840 or reserve a seat online at www.ArkansasLadiesofFaith.webs.com. A $12 donation will be collected at the brunch.
• Fourth Tuesday — The Conway Business and Professional Women meet at 5:30 p.m. on the fourth Tuesday at different locations. For location or more information, contact Lois Lee at 470-1811.
• Last Tuesday — Conway Regional Diabetes Education and Care Group meets the last Tuesday of each month in the Conway Regional Women’s Center’s Diabetes Education Classroom. For more information, call 513-5248.
• Last Tuesday — Parent support group for the Dyslexia Project will meet the last Tuesday of every month at 7:30 p.m. Topics may include: how to help your child with spelling, how to get a 504 plan, etc. The group is set up to learn from each other and support each other through the coming years. The first meetings will be held at 1817 Bruce St.
• First Wednesday of each month — Ladies’ Lunch Break at Second Baptist Church Fellowship Hall. Come and be fed both physically and spiritually from noon to 1 p.m. A delicious meal including dessert and drink is served for $5. Nursery care is available. Call the Church Office at 327-6565 to make arrangements.
• Second Wednesday — “Parkinson’s Support Group,” 1:30 p.m., second Wednesday of each month, at the McGee Center, located on College Avenue; for more information, call Bronnie Rose, facilitator, at 329-6282 or 246-1972.
• Second Wednesday — Conway League of Artists, 7 p.m., at the Faulkner County Library, 1900 Tyler St., Conway. All interested visual artists are invited to come.
• Third Wednesday — Roses Among Thorns, a cancer support group for women surviving any form of cancer, meets 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. every third Wednesday of each month at Springhill Baptist Church Fellowship Hall in Greenbrier. For more information, contact Linda Dickey at 501-679-2931 or 501-472-1120.
• Wednesdays — Sexual Assault Crisis Response Support Groups, 1500 Museum Road, Conway, Wren Corner, every Wednesday. Sexual Assault support group meets 8-9 a.m.; Domestic Violence support group meets 9:30-10:30 a.m. For more information, contact Kate Vincent at 501-730-9864.
• Wednesdays — A Close-Knit Faith Community is an interdenominational group of knitters and crocheters who gather each Wednesday morning, from 9:30-11:30 a.m., to meditate on Scripture as they knit for charity. All skill levels are encouraged to participate in making lap-robes, hats and baby items which are then blessed and distributed to local agencies. Patterns, some yarns and tools are available. Donations of worsted weight yarn is welcome. The group meets at the St. Joseph Parish Administration Office located to the east of the Church. Call 501-513-6812 for more information. The group welcomes all faiths.
• Wednesdays — Al-Anon Support Group (Beginner meeting) 5:15-6:15 p.m. at Conway Regional Medical Center located in the Conference Room past the Information Desk. For more information, contact Cora at 269-4153.
• Wednesdays — Al-Anon meetings at 8 p.m. at Willow Hall, 420 Willow St. Teenagers are welcome. For more information, call Fran at 501-679-6544 or Lauren at 697-8105.
• First Thursday — Support Group for Parents of Bipolar Children meets the first Thursday of each month at 6 p.m. Contact Amanda Beckman 358-8961 or www.freewebs.com/carpbc.
• Thursdays — “Men’s Fraternity,” 6 a.m. Thursdays, Central Baptist Church, 3333 Dave Ward Drive. All men are welcome; light breakfast will be served at 5:45 a.m. Topic is “Winning at Work and Home.” Call 329-9283 or visit the website www.mensfraternity.com.
• Thursdays — The Joy of Living Ladies Community Bible Study has begun their Fall Study on Ecclesiastes. They meet each Thursday from 9:15 a.m. to 11 a.m. at Cornerstone Bible Church located at 1905 Dave Ward Dr. Helen Benafield is returning as the group wrap-up leader.
• Thursdays — Faulkner County Tea Party Lunch/Soapbox meets every Thursday, Larry’s Pizza, buffet 11:30 a.m., Soapbox/meeting starts at noon-1 p.m. Open meeting. No membership required.
• Thursdays — Cherokee Bingo every Tuesday. Open 4:30 p.m., games start at 6 p.m. at Bob’s Grill Downtown.
• Thursdays — Conway Noon Rotary Club meets from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. each Thursday at the Conway Country Club.
• Thursdays — “Overeaters Anonymous,” 5:15 p.m., at Conway First United Methodist Church, 1610 Prince St., Room 213, Conway.
• Thursdays — La Leche League of Conway offers 24-hour phone support and monthly informational meetings for breastfeeding mothers. Meetings are held the first Thursday of each month at 6:30 p.m. in the nursery of St. Peter’s Episcopal Church. Mothers-to-be and babies are always welcome to attend. For more information, call Jennifer at 908-6283.
• Second Thursday — Faulkner County Tea Party meets at 7 p.m. in the McGee Center, 3800 College Ave. The group is a non-partisan organization that promotes constitutional government and fiscal responsibility, thus ensuring future generations continue to enjoy life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. For more information, visit www.faulknercoteaparty.com.
• Thursdays — Catholics Returning Home. St. Joseph Church in Conway is offering a six-week series for non-practicing Catholics who are seeking answers to questions about returning to the Church. The sessions are free and childcare is provided. The series will be from 78:30 p.m. every Thursday beginning April 4 and going through May 9 in the Parish Administration Office Conference Room. For more information call 327-6568.
• Thursdays — The Jazz Cats will be playing Dixieland and swing music from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursdays at Something Brewing, corner of Mill and Front streets. The band has tuba, piano and clarinet/sax. Admission is free. Coffeehouse is 327-5517.
• First Thursday — The Faulkner County Republican Women meet at 11:30 a.m. the first Thursday of each month at Smitty’s Restaurant. For more information, call Joyce Garrison at 327-0384.
• Second Thursday — Machine Embroidery Conway AR Machine Embroiderers (CAME) meets the second Thursday of each month at 6:30 p.m. at the Faulkner County Library, Conway. Open to all Machine Embroidery Enthusiasts, beginner to advance.
• Second and fourth Thursdays — Conway Evening Lions Club meets 6:30 p.m. at Smitty’s Bar-B-Que, 740 South Harkrider St. in Conway. Call 336-5959 for information.
• Second and fourth Thursdays — Conway Duplicate Bridge Club meets 12:15 p.m. the second and fourth Thursday of each month at College Square, 2421 College Ave. For reservations, call Margaret Miller at 764-1257.
• Third Thursday — Third Thursday Gallery Walk, Downtown Conway, participants will be listed online as they join. For more information, visit www.gallerywalk.freeservers.com or email bj@arartsbs.org or frameworks_framing@hotmail.com.
• Third Thursday — Conway Regional Rehabilitation Hospital has begun a support group for individuals who have experienced strokes. The Stroke Support Group is open to all stroke survivors and caregivers and will meet in the hospital classroom at noon the third Thursday of each month, beginning March 21. On that day, Gina Sifford, community resource specialist with the Division of Aging and Adult Services, will discuss options for long term care. For more information call 501-514-4925.
• Third Thursday — Survivors After Life Altering Disabilities Support Group will meet the third Thursday at noon at a new location — the Conway Regional Rehabilitation Hospital, located at 2210 Robinson west of Stoby’s restaurant. The group is designed especially for people with disabilities and their caregivers. For more information, call Catherine Gatlin at 501-514-4925.
• Third Thursday — “Bike Night.” Every third Thursday, Wendy’s, 3750 Dave Ward Dr., Conway; sponsored by ABATE - District 17.
• Third Thursday — The Greenbrier High School Association of Christian Students and Fellowship of Christian Athletes will be hosting a Youth Outreach night at The Barn at Moo Moo’s Yogurt Bar located at 287 South Broadview in Sim’s Place in Greenbrier on the third Thursday of each month at 6:30 p.m. featuring different guest speakers. All local high school students are invited to attend. For more information, contact Johnnie Hoffman at 501-733-2565.
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