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Weekend Outlook May 19-21, 2012

KSMU | By Michele Skalicky
Published May 18, 2012 at 7:29 AM CDT

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  • Rutledge-Wilson Community Farm Park will host Fun Family Fishing tonight (5/18) from 5 to 8.  Take part in a fishing contest, win prizes, enjoy a scavenger hunt or relax by the bonfire.  The cost is $5.  To register, 837-5949.
  • The Springfield Conservation Nature Center invites kids 2 and under and their favorite big people to the program “Babes in the Woods Celebrates Mothers” this morning (5/18) at 10.  To register, 888-4237.
  • Show off your talents during Open Mic Night tonight (5/18) at 7 at the Park Central Branch Library. 
  • Young Sprouts in the Garden is tomorrow (5/19) from 9 am to 1 pm at the Springfield-Greene County Botanical Center at Nathanael Greene/Close Memorial Park.  There will be lots of hands-on activities for kids.  Admission is free.
  • The Eureka Springs Garden Club will present “Off the Beaten Path,” a springtime Garden Tour tomorrow (5/19) from 10 to 3.  Tour various gardens around town.  Tickets are $15.  To learn more, 479-253-7078.
  • A Gospel Festival and Fish Fry will be held tomorrow (5/19) at the HOBA Park in West Plains.  For more information, www.wix.com/hobabluegrass/home.
  • The Runnin’ for Suckers 5K race is tomorrow morning (5/19) at 8 to benefit the Nixa Education Foundatoion.  For details, www.facebook.com/RunForFish.
  • Nixa Sucker Day is tomorrow (5/19) in Nixa.  There will be booths and vendors, a talent competition and the Sucker Day meal.  For more information, www.nixasuckerday.org.
  • Geezerfest is set for tomorrow night (5/19) at 7 at the Library Center on the patio.  Take lawn chairs.  Geezer will perform music from the 60s and 70s.  To learn more, 882-0714.
  • The C-Street Market is open tomorrow morning (5/12) from 8 to noon near the Jefferson Avenue Footbridge on Commercial Street.
  • The Farmer’s Market of the Ozarks is open from 7:30 am to 1 pm tomorrow (5/12).  For more information, www.loveyourfarmer.com.
  • To find out about farmer’s markets in Missouri, visit www.agebb.missouri.edu.
  • The Discovery Center presents “The Science Behind Hitting & Pitching” tomorrow morning (5/19) from 10 to noon.  Learn how science makes baseball one of our favorite pastimes, and meet some Springfield Cardinals players and coaching staff.  The cost is $25 for members and $30 for non-members and includes a ticket to tomorrow night’s game against Tulsa at 6.  For more information, 862-9910.
  • Go birding tomorrow morning (5/19) at Lake Springfield with members of the Greater Ozarks Audubon Society.  Meet at 7 am at the Boathouse.  For more information, call Dean at 576-5600.  A bird-watching trip will also be held Sunday morning (5/20) at Valley Water Mill.  Meet in the parking lot there at 7 am.  For details, Andrew at 300-3374.
  • The Springfield Conservation Nature Center presents the program “Improving Your Digital Photography” tomorrow afternoon (5/19) from 1 to 4.  To register, 888-4237.
  • Women are invited to learn the basics of owning and handling a handgun during a Discover Nature Women program tomorrow morning (5/19) from 8:30 to 11:30 at the Andy Dalton Shooting Range and Outdoor Education Center.  To register, 742-4361.
  • The Air and Military Museum of the Ozarks, 2305 E. Kearney, will host an Open House tomorrow (5/19) from 11 to 4 to commemorate Armed Forces Day.  Refreshments will be served.  For more information, 864-7997.
  • Isabel’s House will be open for tours tomorrow (5/19) from 11 to 3 at 2750 W. Bennett.  There will be free hot dogs, drawings for gift baskets, and tickets to tomorrow night’s Springfield Cardinals game will be given to the first 20 families.  For details, 865-2273.
  • The Republic Branch Library will kick off the Summer Reading Program with a Party and Pet Parade tomorrow afternoon (5/19) at 2 at the Republic Branch Library.
  • The Physics, Astronomy and Materials Science Department at MSU will have telescopes set up on the west side of the top level of Bear Park South at Grand and Holland Sunday afternoon (5/20) at 3 for the public to view the partial eclipse of the sun.  For more information, http://physics.missouristate.edu.
  • The 5thAnnual Ozarks Sustainability Festival will be held Sunday (5/20) from 10 to 6 on N. 63 Highway across from Richards School in West Plains.  Admission is free.  There will be kids activities, presentations on gardening, solar energy, herbal remedies, educational and retail booths and more. 
  • Hummingbird bander Sarah Driver will offer a program on hummingbirds Sunday (5/20) at 5 at the Springfield Conservation Nature Center.  During the program, she’ll attempt to capture and band some of the tiny birds.  To register, 888-4237.
  • The Carroll and Madison Public Library Foundation will host the 7thAnnual Garden Party Celebration of Readers and Writers Sunday (5/20) from noon to 5 in the Garden and Conservatory of the Crescent Hotel in Eureka Springs, AR.  Several authors will read from their books.  Admission is free.  To find out more, 870-423-5300. 
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