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- Hear live music
- Share your talents
- Audition for national campaign
- See a fashion show
- Dance
- Eat soup
- Play games
- Learn about Discovery Center programs
- Eat chocolate
- View student films
- Learn to revive your cat or dog
- Find out how to prune trees
- Enjoy a carnival
- Women with a personal story about how heart disease has affected them are invited to take part in a national casting call in Springfield in search of new faces for the American Heart Association’s Go Red for Women campaign. It will take place today (2/11) from 10 am to 4 pm at the Battlefield Mall near the entrance to Macy’s. Even if you don’t wish to attend the casting call, there will be healthy cooking demonstrations and prize drawings offered by St. John’s. For more information, 881-1121.
- The Springfield Conservation Nature Center invites you to listen to Jamin Bray perform “Missouri Melodies—songs of Missouri’s Outdoor Treasures” tonight (2/11) at 7. Enjoy a crackling fire and hot chocolate, too. The Nature Center’s trails will be open and patrolled from 6 to 9—take a flashlight. For details, 888-4237.
- Students in Glendale High School’s chapter of DECA will host their 3rd annual DECA Diva Fashion Show tonight (2/11) at 7 in the Glendale High School Auditorium. All proceeds will go to the Audrey Pearce Foundation. Admission is $5 at the door. To learn more, email glendaledeca@gmail.com.
- A soup supper to benefit the Christian County Homeless Alliance will be held tonight (2/11) from 5 to 7 at the First Baptist Church of Ozark, 1400 W. Jackson in Ozark. The cost is $5 per person, and children under five get in free.
- A dance is held each Friday night at 7 at the West Plains Senior Center, and all ages are welcome. Admission is $4.
- Kids in grades 6 thru 12 are invited to the Library Station tonight (2/11) at 6 to play tabletop games and drink hot chocolate. For more information, 865-1340.
- Share your talents during Open Mic night tonight (2/11) at 7 at the Park Central Branch Library.
- Learn about summer camps, programs and educational activities available at the Discovery Center during a one day fair tomorrow (12/12) from 10 to 5. For more information, 862-9910.
- The Discovery Center presents “The Cupid Connection: Can Food Affect Your Mood?” tomorrow night (2/12) from 6 to 9. Tickets are $20. To learn more, 862-9910.
- The 8th annual Christos House Chocolate Festival will be held tomorrow (2/12) from 1 to 3 at the West Plains Civic Center. Admission is $3 at the door. Proceeds will help victims of domestic violence.
- The 7th annual Eureka Springs Chocolate Lovers Festival is tomorrow (2/12) from 9 am to 3 pm at the Inn of the Ozarks Convention Center. Admission is $10 for adults and $6 for children six and under. Proceeds will benefit several area not-for-profit organizations. For ticket information, 888-465-4753.
- The Share the Love Dinner and Dance to benefit the Samaritan Outreach Center’s food pantry will be held tomorrow night (2/12) at 6:30 in West Plains. Tickets are $45 for the dinner and dance and $25 for just the dance. Music will be provided by the After Hours Big Band. Tickets are available at the Three Rivers Hospice, Grapevine Wine Shop and Café 37 in West Plains.
- The Department of Media, Journalism and Film at MSU will host the Best of the Decade Film Festival featuring the best student work from the past decade tomorrow night (2/12) at 7 in the Plaster Student Union Theatre. The public is invited, and admission is free.
- The Red Cross is offering a course in CPR and First Aid for Cats and Dogs tomorrow morning (2/12) from 9 to noon at their West Plains office. The cost is $30. To register, 257-0018.
- The Missouri Department of Conservation will hold a tree pruning workshop tomorrow morning (2/12) at 10 at the Springfield Conservation Nature Center. To register, 888-4237.
- Low-to-moderate income families and individuals, those with disabilities, non-English speakers and older adults can get free tax help tomorrow (2/12) from 9 am to 2 pm at the Midtown Carnegie Branch Library. For more information, 862-0135.
- Rockin’ Saturdays will feature the Farnum Family performing a blend of bluegrass, gospel, western and old-time music tomorrow afternoon (2/11) at 2 at the Midtown Carnegie Branch Library.
- See the silent film “The Phantom of the Opera” during the Library Center’s program “Saturday Afternoon at the Movies: the Great Silents on the Big Screen” tomorrow afternoon (2/12) at 1:30. For more information, 882-0714.
- The men of the Sho-Me Statesmen Barbershop Chorus will be sending out quartets to deliver Singing Valentines Sunday and Monday (2/13-2/14). The cost is $50 on Sunday--$40 on Monday. To order, call 885-7600 or visit shomestatesmen.org.
- A free Mini Walk for Many Wishes Carnival will be held Sunday (2/13) from noon to 3 in Hammons Student Center on the MSU campus. The event will feature inflatables, games, face painting and more. For details, visit missouristate.edu and click on calendar.
- Chapter and Verse: Music on a Sunday Afternoon will feature the Back Porch Players, a band that specializes in the music of the Civil War era, Sunday afternoon (2/13) at 2 at the Library Center. Admission is free.