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Weekend Outlook November 6, 2009

KSMU | By Michele Skalicky
Published November 6, 2009 at 5:12 AM CST

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  • Watch college sports
  • Play poker
  • Hike
  • Visit a library
  • Buy books
  • Learn about nature
  • Listen to music
  • Eat chili
  • Buy fair trade items
  • Purchase crafts
  • Adopt a horse
  • Attend a wine and food event for OPT
  • See a musical
  • Test your trivia knowledge
  • Help homeless youth
  • Celebrate veterans
  • Learn about Laura Ingalls Wilder
  • Missouri State University is celebrating Native American Heritage Month this month. As part of the celebration, there’s going to be a beadwork demonstration from 5 to 7 tonight (11/6) in Plaster Student Union, room 317.
  • You can adopt a wild horse tomorrow (11/7) from 8 am to 5 pm in West Plains at the Ozark Regional Stockyards. Horses can be previewed today (11/6) from 2 to 7 pm. For more information, visit www.blm.gov/es.
  • Kids 3 to 6-years-old are invited to the Little Acorns program “Turkey Talk” today (11/6) at 11 or 1:30 at the Springfield Conservation Nature Center. To register, 888-4237.
  • The Friends of Garnett Library will host their Fall Fashion Show and Luncheon this morning (11/6) at 11:30 at the West Plains Country Club. For more information, 255-7240.
  • The Friday Night TV Dinner is tonight beginning at 6:30 at Zan Nightclub. There will be hors d’oeuvres, a silent and live auction and dancing. The Wine and Food Celebration is Sunday (11/8) from 2 to 5 at the University Plaza Convention Center. The celebration includes more than 100 wines from all over the world, food, live music and giveaways. Proceeds benefit kids programming on OPT. For details, call 836-8894.
  • Take your lunch and listen to music performed on the carillon by Jeremy Chesman at noon today outside Meyer Library on the MO State campus.
  • Little House on the Prairie with Melissa Gilbert comes to the Juanita K. Hammons Hall for the Performing Arts today thru Sunday (11/6-11/8). For tickets, 836-7678 or www.missouristatetix.com.
  • The 62nd Annual Original Ozark Folk Festival continues thru tomorrow (11/7) in Eureka Springs. For more information, visit www.ozarkfolkfestival.com.
  • A dance for all ages is held each Friday night at 6 at the West Plains Senior Center. Admission is $4.
  • The Community Alliance for Compassionate Care at the End of Life will host their 7th annual Trivia Night tonight (11/6) at 6 at the Knights of Columbus Hall. For more information, 865-4501.
  • The West Plains Farmers Market will host an arts and crafts show today and tomorrow from 9 am to 5 pm each day.
  • November is National Homeless Youth Awareness Month, and to raise awareness of the problem, there’s going to be a sleepout tonight thru tomorrow morning (11/6-11/7) at the Plaster Sports Complex. Registration is today (11/6) from 4 to 7 pm, and the entry fee is $10. Proceeds from the Springfield Sleepout benefit Rare Breed Youth Services. To learn more, call 865-6400.
  • The Missouri State-West Plains volleyball team will host the Region 16 Championship Volleyball Tournament today and tomorrow (11/6 & 11/7) at the West Plains Civic Center. For details, www.websightmaster.com/grizzly/.
  • The Missouri State Football Bears will face Indiana State tomorrow afternoon (11/7) at 1 at Plaster Sports Complex. And the Missouri State Lady Bears will take on Arkansas Tech in an exhibition game tomorrow night (11/7) at 7:05 at JQH Arena. For ticket information, 836-7678.
  • Habitat for Humanity will host the 3rd Annual Poker Tournament tomorrow (11/7) beginning at 5 at the Ramada Oasis Inn and Convention Center. Admission is a $30 donation requested per person. For more information, 864-6622.
  • Go on a guided hike at the Springfield Conservation Nature Center tomorrow morning (11/7) at 9. For more information, 888-4237.
  • The Library Center will celebrate its 10th anniversary tomorrow (11/7) with activities all day long. For more information, visit www.thelibrary.org or call 882-0714.
  • Families are invited to attend Pioneer Days tomorrow morning (11/7) at 10 at the Willard Branch Library. Learn about the world of Laura Ingalls Wilder with stories, songs and crafts from pioneer days. To register, 742-4258.
  • The Friends of the Library in Mountain View, Missouri will hold their monthly book sale tomorrow morning (11/7) from 8 to noon in the conference room of the Mountain View Public Library. All books are 25 cents each.
  • Kids 3 to 6-years-old are invited to the Little Acorns program “Foxes in the Fields and Forests” tomorrow morning (11/7) at 11 at the Springfield Conservation Nature Center. To register, 888-4237.
  • Steve Kaufman will be in concert tomorrow night (11/7) at 7 in Clara Thompson Hall on the Drury University Campus. Also featured will be the Emily Dowden band. Kaufman’s music covers a broad range of styles including bluegrass, swing, Irish and Appalachian fiddle tunes and folk and country classics. The Emily Dowden Band will perform all acoustic traditional bluegrass and gospel. For tickets, 417-766-7171.
  • The Parents Group will host their annual chili supper tomorrow night (11/7) at the Springfield Workshop, 2835 W. Bennett. All proceeds go to the workshop, which provides employment to more than 250 disabled workers in Springfield. For more information, 866-2339.
  • A Fair Trade Bazaar will be held tomorrow (11/7) from 10 am to 5 pm at Ozark Presbyterian Church, 1932 E. Highway 14 in Ozark. There will be handmade and hand grown products from around the world available for purchase.
  • AMVETS POST 98 in West Plains will host a craft show tomorrow (11/7) from 9 to 4. For details, 256-6986.
  • The 7th Annual Bluegrass Chili Cook-Off will be held tomorrow morning (11/7) at 10 at the Stockton Lake Fair Expo Center. Music starts at 10 am, and chili will be served beginning at 11. For more information, 276-5213.
  • The Springfield Symphony Guild’s Fall Antique Extravaganza is today and tomorrow (11/6 & 11/7) from 10 to 5 at Remington’s, 1655 W. Republic Rd. Admission is $4 and all proceeds will benefit the Springfield Symphony.
  • The Springfield Veterans Day Parade starts at 11 tomorrow morning (11/7). It will travel west on Commercial from Benton, south on Boonville and east on Central.
  • The United States Air Force Band of Mid-America will perform a free concert tomorrow night (11/7) at 7 at the West Plains Civic Center.
  • The Missouri State University bands will host a Musical Salute to Our Veterans Sunday afternoon (11/8) at 4:30 at Hammons Student Center.
  • The Library Center will host the program “The Music of Pa’s Fiddle” Sunday afternoon (11/8) at 2. The original fiddle played by Charles Ingalls, loaned by the Laura Ingalls Wilder Home and Museum in Mansfield, will be played by Ashley Hull accompanied by musician and music historian Gordon McCann. KSMU’s own Missy Shelton will read excerpts from the Wilder books at the concert. Admission is free.
  • Children’s 3 to 8 are invited to the Nutcracker Children’s Workshop Sunday afternoon (11/8) at 3 at the Library Center. Members of the Springfield Ballet will present a short preview concert, and kids will get to make crafts, listen to a reading of “The Nutcracker” and take part in a mini dance lesson. To register, call 862-1343.
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