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- See owls close up
- Walk the Nature Center trails after dark
- Learn about eagles
- Attend a college basketball game
- Watch a silent movie
- Try virtual hunting and fishing
- Hike
- Learn CPR
- Listen to live music
- View art by students
- Visit the Springfield Conservation Nature Center tonight (1/7) between 6 and 9 for an Owl Prowl and Evening Stroll. The trails will be open and patrolled—take a flashlight. Zoo docents will present two indoor programs to give you an up close look at owls. For more information, 888-4237.
- Kids 3 to 6-years-old are invited to the Little Acorns program “Regal Eagles” today (1/7) at 11 or 1:30 and tomorrow morning (11/8) at 11 at the Nature Center. Registration is required—call 888-4237.
- See the Missouri State Bears basketball team in action against Evansville tonight (1/7) at 7:05 at JQH Arena. For tickets, 836-7678.
- The Grizzly New Year’s Classic is today and tomorrow (1/7 & 1/8) at the West Plains Civic Center. Games are at 5 and 7 with the Grizzlies competing at 7.
- Kids in third thru eighth grades are invited to put on pj’s and head to the Republic Branch Library for a night of slumber party games and snacks tonight (1/7) from 6 to 8. To find out more, 732-7284.
- You’re invited to “Saturday Afternoon at the Movies: The Great Silents on the Big Screen” tomorrow afternoon (1/8) at 1:30 at the Library Center. See the silent film “The Hunchback of Notre Dame.” For more information, 882-0714.
- Try your hand at virtual hunting and fishing tomorrow (1/8) from 2 to 4 at the Springfield Conservation Nature Center.
- The Nature Center’s Hiking Club—open to anyone 18 and older--will travel to Paddy Creek Wilderness tomorrow (1/8). To register, 888-4237.
- The American Red Cross in West Plains will offer a course in CPR, use of the AED and First Aid tomorrow (1/8). For details, 417-257-0018.
- Renee Ehrenstrom, a biomedical sciences graduate student at MSU will talk about Plaque Production & Clearance in Alzheimer’s Disease during “Saturday Scientist” tomorrow (1/8) from 1 to 3 at the Discovery Center. To learn more, 862-9910.
- “Rockin’ Saturdays” is tomorrow (1/8) at 2 at the Midtown Carnegie Branch Library. Listen to music from Deep Fried Squirrel. For more information, 862-0135.
- The Strafford Branch Library will host a book discussion tomorrow (1/8) at 4 for adults. The featured book will be “Animals Make Us Human: Creating the Best Life for Animals” by Temple Grandin and Catherine Johnson. For details, 736-9233.
- View artwork in various forms created by Springfield students Sunday (1/9) from noon to 4 during the annual Reflections Showcase at the Battlefield Mall near the JC Penney east entrance. An awards ceremony will start at 3.
- Chapter and Verse: Music on a Sunday Afternoon will feature gospel and bluegrass music from The Old Wire Road Sunday afternoon (1/9) at 2 at the Library Center. Admission is free.