Weekend Outlook September 30-October 2, 2011

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1. MSU-West Plains will co-host a Career and Job Fair today (9/30) from 9 to 2:30 in the new Student Recreation Center FEMA building in West Plains.  To learn more, 255-7230.
2. A Banned Books Readout is today (9/30) at four Springfield-Greene County Library branches.  Community leaders will read from the decade’s top 30 banned/challenged books at four library locations:  at 10 am at the Republic Branch, at noon at the Library Station with author Sarah Ochler, at 2 pm at the Brentwood Branch and from 4 to 6 at the Library Center.  The last reading will be followed by a panel discussion featuring Ochler, community leaders, librarians and educators.
3. Acoustic Jam on the Square is tonight (9/30) at 7 in front of West Plains Music on the West Plains square.  Take lawn chairs.
4. The Missouri State Wind Ensemble will present a concert tonight (9/30) at 7:30 at the Hammons Hall for the Performing Arts.  Admission is free.
5. The Missouri State women’s soccer team will host Illinois State tonight (9/30) at 7 at Plaster Sports Complex.
6. The MSU Biology Department will host a lecture on the endangered American burying beetle this afternoon (9/30) at 4 in Temple Hall Room 1.
7. Kids three to six-years-old are invited to the Little Acorns program “Miniature Music Makers” today (9/30) at 11 am or 1 pm at the Springfield Conservation Nature Center.  To register, 888-4237.
8. Today (9/30) is the last day to drop off school supplies at the Discovery Center to help local kids through the Salvation Army. 
9. The traveling exhibit “Let’s Get Active” opens at the Discovery Center of Springfield this weekend.   A sneak preview for Discovery Center members is tonight (9/30) from 6 to 8.  For more information, 862-9910.
10. The Missouri State Football Bears will take on Northern Iowa tomorrow afternoon (10/1) at 1 at Plaster Sports Complex.  For tickets, 836-7678.
11. Friends of the Garden will celebrate the 20^thanniversary of the Monarch Watch Butterfly Tagging Program tomorrow afternoon (10/1) from 2 to 4 at the Butterfly House at Nathanael Greene-Close Memorial Park.  Help local experts tag a butterfly, release it and receive the code tag and information from Monarch Watch so you can track if and when the butterfly is found. 
12. The Greater Ozarks Audubon Society invites you to go on a trip to Busiek State Forest to watch for birds tomorrow morning (10/1).  Meet in the commuter lot at the southwest corner of U.S. 65 and Evans Rd. at 8 am.  Everyone is welcome, regardless of bird-watching experience.  For more information, call Steve at 559-2395.
13. Rutledge-Wilson Community Farm Park will present a Fiber Arts Festival this weekend.  The park also features a pumpkin patch and corn maze every weekend in October.  For details, www.parkboard.orgor 837-5949.
14. A Beginner Wood Carving Workshop will be held tomorrow morning (10/1) from 9 to noon at the Springfield-Greene County Botanical Center.  The cost is $12, and proceeds benefit the Gray-Campbell Farmstead.  To register, 891-1515.
15. The Home Safety and Preparedness Expo is tomorrow (10/1) from 9 am to 7 pm at Remington’s, 1655 W. Republic Rd.  To learn more, www.bepreparedexpo.com.
16. Ozarks New Energy and The Alternative Energy Company will host a Solar Tour tomorrow (10/1).  You’ll be able to tour homes that use solar energy in Republic, Springfield and Bruner.  Self-guided tours will run from 10 am to 3 pm.  Admission is free.  For more information, www.nationalsolartour.orgor 520-0624.
17. Learn how to write memoirs during the program “Writing Your Life Story” tomorrow morning (10/1) at 10 at the Library Center.  For details, 882-0714.
18. A Writer’s Workshop for kids in grades six through 12 starts tomorrow afternoon (10/1) at 2 at the Library Center.  For more information, 882-0714.
19. Watch the silent film “The Thief of Bagdad” during the series “Saturday Afternoon at the Movies:  the Great Silents on the Big Screen” tomorrow afternoon (10/1) at 2:30 at the Library Center.
20. Step Forward for Life, an event to raise awareness of AIDS and to raise funds for those affected by HIV/AIDS in Southwest Missouri, will be held tomorrow (10/1) at Phelps Grove Park.  Registration is at 9, and the walk begins at 10. Big Smith will play after the walk.  For more information, 881-1900 or www.aidsprojectoftheozarks.org.
21. The Pregnancy Care Center’s 10^thAnnual 5K Run/Walk for Life is tomorrow morning (10/1) at Jordan Valley Park.  The run starts at 9 and the walk at 11.  For more information or to register, 877-0800 or www.pccchoices.org.
22. The Panther Run to benefit Care to Learn is tomorrow (10/1) featuring a 5K, a 12K, a two-mile Fun Run and  Kids Marathon.  Events start at the O’Reilly Family Event Center.   For more information, 880-9247 or www.drurypanthers.com.
23. The Southwest Missouri Herpetological Society’s 12^thAnnual Expo is tomorrow (10/1) from 9 to 2 at the Ozark Community Center.  There will be games and educational displays, and you’ll have the chance to handle some animals.  Admission is $3 or $5 for a family.
24. The Ozarks Model Railroad Association’s Model Railroad Show and Swap Meet is tomorrow (10/1) from 9 to 3 at Springfield Catholic High School, 2340 S. Eastgate.  Admission is $6.  Kids 12 and under get in free.
25. Primitive Skills Day is Sunday (10/2) at the Springfield Conservation Nature Center.  See demonstrations of flint knapping, bow and arrow construction, beadwork, fire making and making cordage out of plant fibers.  Drop by anytime between 1 and 5.
26. Learn about bats and white nose syndrome Sunday (10/2) from 11 am to twilight at Sequiota Park.  For more information, www.parkboard.org.
27. The Southwest Inventors Network will meet Sunday afternoon (10/2) from 2 to 4 at the Library Center.  The guest speaker is Mark Reyland, executive director of the United Inventors Association of America.