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- The Chinese Students and Scholars Association at MSU will host a Chinese New Year Banquet tonight (2/3) at 5:30 in the Plaster Student Union Ballroom. Admission is $10 or $5 for MSU faculty and staff. Tickets can be purchased between 9:30 am and 3:30 pm in Glass Hall on the first floor near the elevator and in the Plaster Student Union food court and between 8 am and 5 pm in Carrington room 210.
- You’re invited to the Springfield Conservation Nature Center tonight (2/3) for an evening of Native American Storytelling and an Evening Stroll. Trails will be open and patrolled from 6 to 9. Inside the Nature Center, at 7, Native American storyteller John Hernandez will tell stories about nature. For more information, 888-4237.
- The Midwest Division Sports Car Club of America will be at the Ramada Oasis Hotel and Convention Center today through Sunday (2/3-2/5). For details, www.midiv.org.
- A dance is held each Friday night at 7 at the West Plains Senior Center. Admission is $4, and all ages are welcome.
- The Heart of the Ozarks Bluegrass Association hosts Acoustic Jam on the Square Friday nights at 7. The Acoustic Country, Folk & Rock Jam is held at the West Plains Music Store and a Bluegrass Jam is at #1 Evans Arcade. Take chairs if you just want to listen or chairs and instruments if you want to join in.
- Storytimes are planned today and tomorrow (2/3-2/4) at various Springfield-Greene County Library branches. For details, www.thelibrary.org.
- The Greene County Clerk’s Office will be open tomorrow (2/4) from 9 am to 1 pm for anyone wishing to cast an absentee vote in the upcoming Presidential Primary Election. To learn more, 868-4060.
- The Library Center invites adults to an “E-book Training” tomorrow night (2/4) at 7. Learn to check out and download e-books from the library and read them on your computer or compatible e-reader. For more information, 882-0714.
- CMH will host a health expo tomorrow morning (2/4) from 7 to 10 at the Humansville Family Medical Center, 201 S. Arthur in Humansville. Some screenings have a fee but others will be offered at no cost. To learn more, 328-6010 or 888-328-6010.
- A Bluegrass Show and Jam will be held tomorrow (2/4) at the Firefighters Union Hall, 2350 N. Clifton, in Springfield. The Jam will start at 4, and the show will start at 6:30. It will feature three bands: Flat Creek Bluegrass, Sac River Bluegrass and Sugar Tree Bluegrass. Donations will be accepted. For more information, 849-9521.
- The Missouri State is offering free tax preparation help through the VITA program for those who qualify. Sessions will be held tomorrow (2/4) from 10 to 2 at the Midtown Carnegie Branch Library and in Glass Hall on the MSU campus. For more information, 864-0030.
- Dickerson Park Zoo will host “Zoo-per Bowl Sunday” this Sunday (2/5). From 10 am to 4 pm, watch animals at the zoo play with football toys and football-themed enrichment items. Tickets are half-off with one canned food item per ticket to go to Ozarks Food Harvest. To learn more, 833-1570.