NWA Genealogical Society
NAGS will meet at 6 p.m. Monday, June 25, at the Bentonville Public Library, 405 S. Main St. Bob Shewmake, NAGS president, will present Basic Tips for Using Family Tree Maker, a genealogy computer program. For further information, call 479-271-6820. The public is welcome.
Kingsdale Squares
The Kingsdale Squares will dance at 7 p.m. Monday, June 25, at Riordan Hall in Bella Vista. Johnny Eubanks will be calling. There will be a workshop at 6:30 p.m. prior to the dance. For information, contact Bill Allen at 479-876-5066.
Bella Vista Travel Club
The Bella Vista Travel Club will meet at 6 p.m. Monday, June 25, at the First United Methodist Church located at 20 Boyce Drive in Bella Vista. The club will review the 2018-19 travels being planned: Sept. 25, a 10-day Canada/New England cruise on Princess Cruise lines; and April 28-May 5 -- a guest speaker from Collette Tours will be available to discuss the Pacific Northwest and California trip featuring Washington, Oregon and California.
The BV Travel Club is a group of people that like to travel and have a good time. It is open to everyone that would like to participate. For more information, attend the meeting or go to bellavistatravelclub.com. Refreshments will be served. To ensure there are enough handouts and food, please Call Marlene Clapp at 479-876-6729 to RSVP. The club is open to new travel ideas and appreciates the traveler who would like others to accompany.
Bella Vista Traveling Sams
The next few outings for the Bella Vista Traveling Sams are July 18-21, Natural Falls State Park; August, ice cream social; Sept. 20-23, Area 1 Friendship in Grove; and Oct. 28-31, Devil's Den State Park. For more information about the Bella Vista Traveling Sams, call Virginia Reynolds at 479-715-6137.
Kansas Sunflower Club
The Kansas Sunflower Club will meet at 11 a.m. Monday, June 25 at the Highland Christian Church, 1500 Forest Hills Blvd, Bella Vista. The club will play BINGO and request each attendee bring one BINGO prize and a pot luck saald, vegetable or dessert to share. $3 pizza and drinks will be available. All former Kansas residents are welcome to attend. The club meets the fourth Monday of each month and there are no dues. For more information contact Charles at 479-855-3894.
Calico Cut-Ups
The Calico Cut-Ups is a quilt guild of Bella Vista and hosts a monthly informational meeting for all levels of quilters -- beginners to expert. The meetings are intended to interest the begining quilter as wells as increasing knowledge to the experienced, and a great venue to meet new people. Monthly meetings are on the fourth Monday of the month at the First United Methodist Church, 20 Boyce Drive, Bella Vista. They begin at 1 p.m. and sometimes there will be a workshop before the meeting.
The next meeting is Monday, June 25. There will be a workshop from 9 a.m. to noon presented by Susan Richmond, a member of the guild. She will demonstrate how to make the Camden bag. A tote bag that can be made by any sewer, not only quilters. The meeting begins at 1 p.m. with Liz Granberg, designer and owner of Gypsy Dreamer Quilts, who started quilting in 2006. The presentation will follow her evolving adventures making quilts with kaleidoscopic hexies using seven fabric panels. Six panels are turned into hexies that are color flowed around the seventh panel set off with a flange frame. After experimenting with "Stack & Whack" and "One Block Wonder" techniques, she has refined the process so even novice quilters can enjoy making a one of a kind quilt. She will also be the vendor at this meeting selling her patterns and kits.
Please note, that the July Calico Cut-Up meeting has been changed from July 23 to July 16. Information on that meeting will be posted prior to that date. For additional information, contact Susan Richmond at 479-633-3262.
Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing
Attention all military veterans with VA disability -- Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing (PHWFF), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, dedicated to the physical and emotional rehabilitation of disabled active military service personnel and disabled veterans through fly fishing and associated activities including education and outings.
Meetings will begin in July on the second Thursday of each month beginning at 6:30 p.m. Meetings will be held at Riordan Hall in Bella Vista. The first meeting is scheduled for Thursday, July 12. Visit the national web page at www.projecthealingwaters.org. For questions, email [email protected].
Sunrise Rotary Club
The Bella Vista Sunrise Rotary Club has a breakfast meeting at 7 a.m. every Wednesday in the Concordia Main Building, 1 Concordia Drive, Bella Vista. Guests are welcome. For more information, call Sean at 417-455-6654.
Kiwanis Club
Starting Thursday, July 5, Bella Vista Kiwanis Club will meet on the first and third Thursday of the month at 7 a.m. at Concordia. Breakfast is available. Visitors, Kiwanis members and former Kiwanis members are all invited to attend.
Northwest Arkansas Coin Club
The Northwest Arkansas Coin Club meets at 6:30 p.m. the third Thursday of each month. Meetings are held at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Rogers. Anyone interested in coins or coin collecting is welcome to come and enjoy the meetings. Our educational presentation for June will be "Counterfeit Detection." Plans are also underway for the Coin Show to be held July 6, 7 and 8. For more information, call Robert at 479-899-3061.
Bella Vista Amateur Radio Club
The Bella Vista Amateur Radio Club holds its monthly meetings at 7 p.m. the first Thursday of each month at Highland Christian Church in Bella Vista. The program focus' on competitive radio operating and its benefits for public service and emergency communications. For anyone interested in acquiring an amateur radio license, the club also administers FCC exams at 2 p.m. on the second Saturday of each month. All meetings and exams are held at Highland Christian Church, located at 1500 Forest Hills Blvd (Hwy 279), in Bella Vista, Ark. More information on amateur radio and the BVRC is available at www.BellaVistaRadioClub.org.
American Legion Riders
Motorcycles, patriotic veteran fellowship and the thrill of a ride are what keep The American Legion Riders riding. The American Legion Riders are associated with Bella Vista Post 341 and have monthly meetings on the third Saturday of each month at 10 a.m. at the Bella Vista American Legion facility. If the weather allows, a ride follows and ends at a restaurant for a meal.
Fly Tyers Club
The Fly Tyers Club meets at 9 a.m. every Thursday at Riordan Hall for a social hour followed by meeting from 10 to 11 a.m. The club is a fishing, conservation and service organization with approximately 150 members. This group of men and women share a common interest in fishing for both warm- and cold-water species found in the local streams and lakes of Bella Vista. The club also promotes lake conservation, recreational activities and conducts service projects throughout northwest Arkansas.
Village on the Lakes Writers and Poets
The Village on the Lakes Writers and Poets, a local writers group meets from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. the second Wednesday of every month at the Artist Retreat Center, located at 13467 Lookout Drive in Old Bella Vista. Guests are always welcome. For more information, contact Joanie Roberts at 479-268-6463 or [email protected].
Woodcarvers Club
The Bella Vista Woodcarvers Club invites new members. Member carvers hold varying levels of carving skills from beginner to master-skilled and are willing to teach at no cost. The club also offers classes from time to time. There are several women members who work with pyrography (wood burning) as well as carving, and one member works with chain-saw carving. The Woodcarvers Club teaches soap carving classes to young children in the area. The club meets at Riordan Hall in Bella Vista from 1 to 3 p.m. every Thursday. Call John Brach at 479-644-4202 or email [email protected] for more information.
Bella Vista Strings
Bella Vista Strings is a casual acoustic jam group that meets at 1 p.m. every Friday at the Artist Retreat Center. Those who enjoy playing different styles of music are invited to visit and consider joining the BV Strings. The group plays rock, folk, bluegrass and country. The music is submitted by members. For more information, email [email protected], visit www.bvstrings.org or call 479-366-0045.
BV Decorative Artists Chapter
The Bella Vista Decorative Artists Chapter meets a 9 a.m. on the second Saturday of each month for a business meeting and painting session at Wishing Spring Studio (8862 West McNelly Road -- next to Walgreens). The purpose of the chapter is to stimulate interest and appreciation for the art of painting. BVDA does a variety of service projects. This year's projects include working with the Village House in Bella Vista and Memory Boxes for local hospitals. Each month BVDA has a chapter member or a visiting national artist teach an art project in acrylics, oils, watercolor or mixed mediums. Painters of all skill levels make up the BVDA Chapter. Visitors are welcome. For more information, call Marge Macedo at 479-531-1231.
Perfect Harmony Women's Barbershop Chorus
Perfect Harmony Women's Barbershop Chorus meets from 4 to 5:30 p.m. every Monday in the choir room of the United Lutheran Church of Bella Vista. No previous experience or try outs are required to join this fun-loving chorus. For more information or to schedule the chorus for entertainment, call Karen Frankenfeld, director, at 479-876-7204. A new website is also up and running, www.bellavistaperfectharmony.webs.com.
Women's Chorus
The Women's Chorus invites singers from the tri-county area to join the chorus. All are welcome, with no tryouts or experience needed. The chorus performs classical, pop, folk and show tunes for local clubs and events. Rehearsals are Mondays at 12:45 p.m. in the music room of the Bella Vista First United Methodist Church. To book the chorus, join or for more information, call Gracie at 479-715-6154 or visit www.WomensChorusBV.org.
Men's Chorus
The Bella Vista Men's Chorus meets at 6:30 p.m. every Monday in the choir room at First Methodist Church on Boyce Drive. New singers are welcome. For information, call 479-268-5391.
Pride of the Ozarks Barbershop Chorus
Pride of the Ozarks Barbershop Chorus meets at 7 p.m. every Thursday at Bella Vista Church of Christ, 989 McNelly Road, Bentonville (across from Lowes). Singing in harmony, a Capella, is this group's enjoyment and is open to all men who like to sing. Vocal music experience is helpful. For more information, call Jim Nugent at 479-855-7980 or 479-621-3372.
Community on 06/20/2018