For other community events, please visit our Calendar. Send any corrections or additions to info@bvvpoa.com
All numbers are in the 479 area code unless otherwise listed.
AARP
Wally Sheldon at 855-3920
Clubs
- American Association University Women
Cathy Luck at 855-1460, caluck@sbcglobal.net
- American Legion Post 341, Willard E "Rocky" Glidewell
www.BellaVistaPost341.org
Group meets at 6:30 p.m. on the second Monday of each month at the American Legion Post. - Bella Vista Ambassadors
Ralph Patterson at 855-6308
Group meets quarterly at various locations, call for details. - Bella Vista Bass Association
Jim Boyer at 721-6696
Group meets at 7 p.m. on the first Thursday of each month at Riordan Hall. - Bella Vista Bicycle Club
Call Steve Slagle at 479-381-7400; email bellavistabikeclub@gmail.com
- Bella Vista Birders
Gail Storm
bvbirders@gmail.com
(661) 331-1069 - Bella Vista Blue Bird Society
Leon Wehmeyer at 855-1642, lwehm@sbcglobal.net
bvbluebirds.com - Bella Vista Business Association
- Bella Vista Cemetery Association
James Rather at 304-5932
34 Buckstone Drive - Bella Vista Community Vegetable Garden
Angela Rader at (479) 616-0575, angela.rader@mercy.net
- Bella Vista Community Television Station
855-4040 or bvctv@sbcglobal.net
- Bella Vista Computer Club
Joel Ewing at 268-4231, president@bvcompclub.org
Group meets at 7 p.m. on the second Monday of each month at Highlands Crossing Center. - Bella Vista FlyTyers Club
bvft.org
Group meets at 10 a.m. each Thursday at Riordan Hall. - Bella Vista Garden Club
www.bellavistagardenclub.com
Group meets at 11 a.m. on the fourth Wednesday (January–April; September and October) at Bella Vista Community Church. - Bella Vista Historical Museumwww.BellaVistaMuseum.org
1885 Bella Vista Way. Open 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday.
- Bella Vista Homesteaders Extension Homemakers Club
Lois Adams at 876–2460
Bella Vista Homesteaders Extension Homemakers Club meets 10:30 a.m. on the first Tuesday of each month at Concordia. - Bella Vista Patriots
Jim Parsons at 876-2624
Group meets as needed. - Bella Vista/Bentonville Photography Club
http://bellavistapc.org
Group meets at 6:00 p.m. on the third Tuesday of the month (except December) at Guaranty Bank. - Bella Vista Radio Club
Ron Evans at 270-5584
www.BellaVistaRadioClub.org
Group meets at 7 p.m. on 1st Thursdays at Highland Christian Church. - Bella Vista Wood Sportmen’s Club
Jerry Zimmerman at 696-2462
jzman928@gmail.com - Bella Vista Wood Carvers Club
bellavistawoodcarvers.org
Group meets at 1 p.m. each Thursday at Riordan Hall. - Scouts
Cubs and Scouts meet at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday evenings at 1st United Methodist Church at 20 Boyce Dr off of Lancashire. Point of contact for Cubs, Scouts and venturing: Tom Park at conal_of_sf@hotmail.com.
- Friends of The Library
855-1753
Group meets at 2 p.m. on the first Wednesday of each month (except December) at the Bella Vista Library. - F.U.S.S. (Fifty Until Sixty-Six)
fussbellavista@gmail.com
Group holds social events most months throughout the year. - Habitat For Humanity of Benton County
- Hill N’ Dale Hikers
- Military Officers Association of America (MOAA)
Jon Boswell at jhboswell@hotmail.com
Group meets at 5:30 p.m. on the fourth Tuesday of odd months at Papa Mike’s. - National Active and Retired Federal Employees (NARFE)
Ron Lambert at 876-5392
Group meets at 10 a.m. on the second Friday of even months in the community room at Hometown Bank.
- Nebraska Club
Sue Smith at 876-2009
- Neighborhood Watch
Captain Tim Cook, Bella Vista Police Dept. at 855-3771
- Northwest Arkansas Scale Crawlers
NWASC on Facebook.
- Ozark Amoco Alums
Ken Groves at 855-7109
Roland Sperry at 876-2986
Group meets four times a year. - P.E.O. Chapter CD
Sue Smith at 876-2009
- Pray Bella Vista
Joy at 876-5919
Group meets at 8 a.m. each Tuesday at Riordan Hall. - The Questers - Butterfield Trails #949
Betsy Mertz at (612) 251-6988
Group meets on fourth Monday of each month at 1 p.m. - The Questers - Trail of Tears #904
Esther Osbahr at 426-6646
ozone1998@gmail.com
Meets on third Wednesday of each month at 1 p.m. - Retired Nurses of Northwest Arkansas
Gert Zegler at 876-7271
Group meets at 11:30 a.m. on the months that have fifth Tuesdays at Northwest Medical Center – Bentonville. - Sons of The American Revolution
Emil Cross at 855-2426
Col. Daniel McKissick Chapter meets from 1 p.m. at the Acropolis in Bentonville. - Sugar Creek Model Railroad Club & Historical Society
Phillip Story at 855-3497
Group meets at 7 p.m. on the fourth Thursday of each month. - Tanyard Creek Nature Trail Volunteers
Randy Hamm at (661) 578-1823
Group meets each Tuesday morning at 9 a.m., weather permitting. - The Lone Star Club (Texas)
Bob Warren at 657-6440
bvlonestarclub@hotmail.com - Village Lake Writers & Poets
Joanie Roberts at (608) 642-1294
bvvillagewriters@gmail.com
Groups meets second Wednesday of each month from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Artist Retreat Center.
Golf Groups
- Men’s Nine-Hole Golf
Jim Edgar at (404) 217-0604
- Men’s 18-Hole Golf
Tom Muckey at 866-7127
- Women’s 5+4 Golf Group
Carlotta Harned at 426-2496
- Women’s Nine-Hole Golf
Rhonda Dietz at (610) 295-2132
- Women’s 18-Hole Golf
Ronnie Nelson at 268-3037
- Friends of Dogwood
Susan Nuttall at (630) 217-8214
susanvnuttall@gmail.com
- Friends of The Highlands
Phil Spencer at 855-7862
Monthly meetings and summer couples golf on the fourth Thursday (April–October) at the Highlands Clubhouse. - Golf and Burgers
Website
Group meets the second and fourth Saturday (April–October).
Arts & Crafts
- Artisan Alliance at Wishing Spring
Frank DiNino at 719-377-7445
www.artisanalliance.art
Group meets at Concordia’s Meeting Room at 1 p.m. on the second Tuesday of the month. - Bella Vista Machine Knitters
Devon Johnston at 876-8882
- Calico Cut-Ups Quilting Guild
Sharon Moarvits at 268-4396
sharonmoarvits@gmail.com
- Ceramics Club
Kathy Schulz at 855-3487 or Julie McMillen at (602) 402-7836
Group meets at 8:30 a.m. each Tuesday at Riordan Hall. - Embroiders Guild of America (EGA)
Karlene Susnik at 927-2993
Group meets at 9 a.m. on the second Thursday of each month at St. Theodore’s Church.
- Needlework Club
Rosalyn Sloan at 553-7425 or roz_sloan@sbcglobal.net
Group meets at 10 a.m. each Monday at Riordan Hall. - Painting On Your Own
402-3001
Group meets from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. each Friday at Riordan Hall.
Bowling Leagues
- Bella Vista Community Church League
Bob Gores at 876-5542
Leo Scaturro at 876-6069
Group meets at 1 p.m. each Monday (October–March) at the Rogers Bowling Center. - Bella Vista Senior Coffee League
Kay Smittle at 855-2578
Group meets at 9:30 a.m. each Tuesday (September–March) at the Rogers Bowling Center.
- Thursday Morning Mixed League
Pat Lehman at 876-1985
Group meets at 9:30 a.m. each Thursday (September–March) at the Rogers Bowling Center.
- United Methodist Men’s League
Kurt Siji (Rogers Bowling Center) at 636-2320
Group meets at 1:30 p.m. each Tuesday (November–March) at the Rogers Bowling Center.
Dance
- Hoot ’N Holler Cloggers
Kathy Fidler at 855-4728
kbfid27@gmail.com
Meet each Monday at 3 p.m. and Tuesday at 3:30 p.m. at Riordan Hall.
- Sophisticated Ladies Tap and Jazz Group
Carol Roller at 876-1324
Classes are held Monday afternoons and Wednesday mornings at Riordan Hall.
- Walk the Line Dance Club
Kristine Schaap at 876-2715
Carol Kincaid at 855-1028
Group meets Fridays at 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. each at Riordan Hall.
Games
- Bella Vista Chess Club
Bud Brebner at 855-1866
Group meets at 1 p.m. each Tuesday at Riordan Hall. - Bella Vista Snooker Club
Royce Barnes at (816) 305-9486
Group meets at 6:30 p.m. each Wednesday at Riordan Hall. No reservation needed. - Bias Bowling
Group meets from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. each Tuesday at Riordan Hall.
- Couples Cribbage
Jack McClellan at 855-7725
Chuck Seeley at (608) 843-1387
Group meets at 6:30 p.m. each Tuesday at Riordan Hall. - Double Deck Pinochle
Nelda Tommer at 876-6910
Group meets 4th Wednesday each month at 5:30 p.m. at Riordan Hall. - Duplicate Bridge ClubLen Fettig at 855-3897
Group meets at 12:30 p.m. each Tuesday and Thursday at Riordan Hall.
- Euchre Club
Alan Akey at 715-6303
Group meets at 6:30 p.m. on the second and fourth Thursday of each month at Concordia. - Games and Goodies at St. Bernard’s
Linda Hoppers at 616-0268
Group plays bridge and crazy canasta on the second Thursday of each month. - Marathon Bridge
Katy Lamm-Rogers at 616-3451
Group meets at 9:30 a.m. each Thursday at the Metfield Clubhouse. - Men’s Pinochle
Kirk Greenawalt at 855-4991
Group meets at 12:30 p.m. each Friday at Riordan Hall. - Mexican Train Dominoes
Linda Ervin at 621-1660
Group meets each Thursday at Bella Vista Community Church. - Pickleball
LeRoy or Ann Mallard at 855-1226
Bill Allen at 855-1926
- Pinochle
Nelda Tommer at 876-6910
Group meets at 6:30 p.m. each Thursday at Riordan Hall. - Pinochle Group
Van Bateman at 855-9773
Group meets Mondays at 1 p.m. at Riordan Hall. - Potluck and Games
Karen Roenfeld at 876-6205
Group meets at 5 p.m. each Tuesday at Riordan Hall. - Sheepshead Card Club
Chris Tabat at 855-0411
Group meets the second and fourth Wednesdays of the month from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. at the Plaza dining room. - Tuesday Women’s Bridge
Debbie Sorensen at 855-7633
Group meets each Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. - Wednesday Night Pinochle
Nelda Tommer at 876-6910
Group meets at 6:30 p.m. on the fourth Wednesday of each month at Riordan Hall.
Health & Wellness
- Alcoholics Anonymous
876-6024
Group meets several times a week at Bella Vista Community Church. - Alzheimer’s Association Caregiver Support Group
24/7 Helpline (800) 272-3900, www.alz.org/arkansas.com
Group meets at the Village House from 12:30 – 1:30 p.m. on the first Thursday of each month. Respite can be arranged in advance with the Village House at 855-4449. - Al-Anon
Kay at 270-3993
Group meets several times a week at Bella Vista Community Church. - Arkansas Widows Sons Motorcycle Riders Association
For information, call “Froggy” (501) 328-3619
Grand Chapter of the Arkansas Widows Sons Motorcycle Riders Association meets the second Saturday morning of each month at 9:00 a.m. at the Acropolis Restaurant in Bentonville. - Bella Vista Chapter of Support For People with Oral, Head and Neck Cancer
Jack Igleburger at 876-1051 or 586-4807
Group meets at 10 a.m. on the third Saturday of each month at the Fayetteville Cancer Support Home.
- Bipolar Support Group
268-6245, bipolaraid@gmail.com
Group meets from 5 to 7 p.m. each Thursday at Forest Hills Church. - Celebrate Recovery
crnorthwest@icloud.com
295-1434Every Thursday Night
5:30 p.m. – 6:15 p.m. Dinner
6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Large Group
7:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Open Share
8:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Coffee & DessertCelebration Place: Birth to 6th Grade
Location: 8250 W McNelly Rd. Bentonville AR. 72712
- Circle of Life Grief Support Group
nwacircleoflife.org
Group meets at 5:30 p.m. on the third Monday of each month at Legacy Village, Bentonville. - Circle of Life Morning Grief Support Group
nwacircleoflife.org
Group meets at 10 a.m. on the second Monday of each month at Legacy Village, Bentonville. - Courtesy Van Service
855-7663, www.bellavistacourtesyvan.com
- Different Strokes/Different Folks Support Group
Ellen Creakbaum, MS, RN at 479-282-5457
Group meets the fourth Tuesday of each month, except December, at Bella Vista Lutheran Church, 1990 Forest Hills Blvd., Bella Vista, 2-3:30 p.m. All stroke, or traumatic brain injury survivors, their family, friends and caregivers are welcome to attend. - Meals on Wheels
Benton County Senior Center at 273-7348
- Tops No. 297
Linda Gerstein at 876-1187 or cell (205) 902-2451
Group meets at 9 a.m. each Monday at Riordan Hall. - Tops No. 532
Jeanne Crowley at 640-4160
Group meets at 8:30 a.m. each Saturday at Riordan Hall. - You Are Not Alone Support Group
Mary Stanton at 381-9610
Leave a detailed message to receive a call back. - Weight Watchers
Group meets at 10:00 a.m. every Monday at Bella Vista Baptist Church 50 E. Lancashire Blvd. Bella Vista, AR 72714. For more information, please email Teresa Waggoner at twaggon@cox.net.
Music
- Andante Music Club
Joretta Evans at 876-5331
- Arkapella Chorus
Prudence at (619) 987-9681
A Women’s A Cappella Chorus – Group meets at 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays at Bella Vista Church of Christ, 989 NW McNelly Rd. in Bentonville. - Babershop Harmony Society
Jim Nugent at 855-7980
Greater Ozarks Chapter meets at 7 p.m. each Thursday at the Arkansas Arts Academy High School at 506 W. Poplar in Rogers, AR.
- Bella Vista Community Concert Band
Gary McCarty at (620) 794-5520 or Shari Ogburn at (918) 688-3582
Group rehearses at 6:30 p.m. each Monday (April-Sept) at the Bella Vista Community Church. - Bella Vista Men’s Chorus
- Bella Vista Women’s Chorus
Group meets at 12:30 p.m. each Monday (except June and July) at First United Methodist Church.
- JM Band of Northwest Arkansas
Charlie Danielson at 621-7681
mesacrestwood@yahoo.com
www.jmbandnwa.com - Perfect Harmony Women’s Barbershop Chorus
Karen Frankenfeld at 876-7204
Group rehearses at from 4 – 5:30 p.m. each Monday at United Lutheran Church.
www.perfectharmonybv.com