Club News

Andante Music Club

Andante Music Club of Bella Vista invites the public to its next meeting at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 3, in the Fellowship Hall of Highland Christian Church at 1500 Highland Blvd. in Bella Vista. Enter through the north door only. Masks and social distancing are required. Andante is pleased to present Garth Smith, who recently relocated here from California. Garth is a trained concert pianist who presents concerts across the country.

Future meetings will be posted on Andante's website at andantemusicclub.org. Please visit the site for more information or contact Betty Pierce at 479-621-3414 or email at [email protected].

BV Civil War Roundtable

The Bella Vista Civil War Roundtable will hold its next meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 5. The meeting will be held at the American Legion building, located at 1889 Bella Vista Way, next to the Bella Vista Historical Museum. The program will be presented by Tom Dillard on "Infrastructure Of Civil War Arkansas." Dillard is a native of Arkansas and is a retired archivist and historian. He served as director of special collections at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville and created the Richard Butler Center For Arkansas Studies. For 15 years, he has written a column on Arkansas history for the "Arkansas Democrat-Gazette."

The program is open to the public, but covid-19 protocols will be in place, with properly distanced seating and masks being required. Attendance will be limited to 40 people. For more information, contact Chuck Pribbernow at [email protected].

Tap Dance Classes

Learn to tap dance or join a continuing afternoon class at Riordan Hall. Masks must be worn in and out of the building and participants must observe 12 feet of social distancing during class. For class day and times, call Carol at 479-876-1324.

BV American Legion Post 341

Veterans affiliated with any branch of the military interested in becoming members of Bella Vista American Legion Post 341 are asked to call for membership details and information at 605-440-0255 (Brad Kennell).

Perfect Harmony Women's Barbershop Chorus

Perfect Harmony Women's Barbershop Chorus meets from 3:30 to 5 p.m. every Monday, in the fellowship hall (enter at the north door) of the Highland Christian Church, located at 1500 Forest Hills Blvd., in Bella Vista (note location change). Social distancing and mask-wearing will be observed. No previous experience or tryouts are required to join. Women of all ages and voice ranges are invited to experience barbershop singing. For more information or to schedule the chorus for your entertainment, call Karen Frankenfeld, director, at 479 876 7204.

Bella Vista Area Radio Club

The Bella Vista Area Radio Club is conducting virtual meetings on the first Thursday of each month via YouTube Live. In-person monthly license testing has resumed on the second Saturday of the month. All amateur radio enthusiasts and prospective hams are invited. Details are online at www.BellaVistaRadioClub.org, on the club's Facebook Group, at www.YouTube.com/BellaVistaRadioClub, or by calling Ron Evans at 479-270-5584.

Bella Vista Computer Club

The Bella Vista Computer Club (BVCC) continues to meet over the internet using Zoom and holds no in-person meetings or classes.

Visitors and guests are welcome to obtain the Zoom meeting connection information in advance of the meeting from the membership chairman at [email protected], or by checking the BVCC website the day before the meeting.

Yearly BVCC membership is $25 for the first member in a household and $10 for each additional member in the same household. Join or renew membership online on the BVCC website at https://bvcomputerclub.org. The benefits of club membership include remote help for members with their computerized devices and free classes on a variety of computer topics.

Scheduled online classes may be found on the website. Advance signup is required to attend classes. The website also contains the most current issue of the "Bits & Bytes" newsletter, minutes of the previous month's general meeting, membership forms, detailed directions to meeting rooms and updates to scheduled classes.