Weekend Outlook August 24-26, 2012

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• This is the last weekend for Movies at Founder’s Park.  “The Lorax” will be shown tonight (8/24) and “Captain America” tomorrow night (8/25) at dusk.  Free family four-packs of tickets are available at Mediacom Ice Park, the Busch Municipal Building, Chesterfield and Doling Family Centers and Mediacom offices.  For more information, www.itsalldowntown.com.
• The Springfield Urban Agriculture Coalition will host “Cocktails and Wellies on the Lawn” tonight (8/24) at 7 at Historic Commercial Street Firehouse.  The event will feature hors d’oeuvres made with locally-grown produce, live entertainment and more.  To learn more, www.springfielduac.org.
•  The MSU women’s soccer team will host Nebraska-Omaha tonight (8/24) at 6, and the men’s soccer team will face Belmont tonight at 8 at Plaster Sports Complex.
• The Gillioz Theatre presents an evening with singer/songwriter John Prine tonight (8/24) at 8.  For ticket information, 863-7843 or www.gillioztheatre.com.
• Fassnight pool will host a Splash n’ Sizzle event today (8/24) from 4 to 10 pm.  Admission is $1 or a canned food item.  The pool is open regular hours tomorrow and Sunday (8/25-8/26). 
• The University of Missouri Extension will host the class “Using Social Media in Disaster Recovery” today (8/24) from noon to 1 at the Greene County Extension Center.  The cost is $10.  To sign up, 881-8909.
• Acoustic Jam on the Square is held Friday nights at 7 on the square in West Plains.  Take instruments and lawn chairs.
• MSU-West Plains presents the Songs of Africa Ensemble tonight (8/24) at 7 at the West Plains Civic Center featuring African music, African languages, musical instruments and culture.  Admission is $18, and kids 13 and under get in free.  To learn more, 255-7966.
• The School of Metaphysics in Springfield will offer the class “Mind Mapping Your Road to Success” tonight (8/24) from 6 to 8:30.  For details, 831-0955.
• International solo flautist Bettine Clemin will be featured in the “Flutes & Flutes” fundraiser tomorrow (8/25) for the Friends of the Garden’s Sensory Garden.  The event starts at 5 pm at Christ Episcopal Church, 601 E. Walnut.  The concert will be followed by a reception in the church garden.  Tickets are $30 for the concert and $50 for the concert and reception.  For more information, 891-1515. 
• Dickerson Park Zoo invites you to the annual Pancakes in the Park tomorrow morning (8/25) from 7 to 10 at the Bush Country Café.  The cost for breakfast is $5 for adults and teens and $4 for children three to 12.  Regular zoo admission will also be charged.  The zoo will celebrate Henry the Hippo’s 31^stbirthday tomorrow by feeding him watermelons at 11:30 and noon, and zoo guests will also be treated to watermelon.  For more information, 833-1570.
• The Springfield-Greene County Park Board will offer tours of Doling Park’s Giboney Cave tomorrow (8/25) from 11 to 5 and Sunday (8/26) from 1 to 5.  The cost is $3 per person or $10 for a family of four.  A tunnel tour is $5 per person or $20 for a family of five.  To learn more, www.parkboard.org.
• The exhibit “Race:  Are We So Different?” continues through September 9^that the Discovery Center of Springfield.  For details, 862-9910.
• The Springfield Conservation Nature Center’s Hiking Club will travel to Hercules Glade Wilderness tomorrow (8/25).  To register, 888-4237.
• The Nature Center will present a Woodcarving Demonstration tomorrow (8/25) from 10 am to 4 pm.  You can try your hand at woodcarving during the program “The Art of Woodcarving” tomorrow morning at 10.  To register, 888-4237.
• The West Plains Animal Shelter will host a Talent Show tomorrow night (8/25) at 7 at the West Plains Civic Center Theatre.  Admission is $5 for adults and $4 for seniors and kids eight to ten-years-old.  For more information, 256-8438.
• Watch the movie “The House of Wax,” rated PG, during the program Midnight Movie Matinee tomorrow afternoon (8/25) at 1 at the Midtown Carnegie Branch Library.
• The Park Central Branch Library presents the Book2Film Film Series tomorrow night (8/25) at 7.  Vote for and watch your favorite stories go from “between the covers” to the big screen with movies rated PG and under.
• A fundraiser for Liberty School will be held tomorrow morning (8/25) from 8 to 10 at Appleby’s, 2430 N. Glenstone.  A pancake breakfast costs $5, and proceeds will go toward the moving and restoration of the school.  For details, 833-2352.
• The Farmer’s Market of the Ozarks will host the Taste of the Market event tomorrow (8/25) from 7:30 am to 1 pm.  Sample products from farmers, watch cooking demonstrations and listen to live music.  For more information, www.loveyourfarmer.com.
• C-Street Market is open tomorrow (8/25) from 8 to 1 near the Footbridge on Commercial Street.
• The Greater Ozarks Farmers Market is open tomorrow (8/25) from 8 to 1 in the southeast corner of the Battlefield Mall parking lot. 
• To find out about other farmers markets in the Ozarks, www.agebb.missouri.edu.
• The Brentwood Branch Library will host a Block Party Sunday (8/26) at 2.  There will be storytelling, poetry readings, craft demonstrations and more.  For details, 883-1974.
• Learn about monarch butterflies during the program “Monarchs Rule!” Sunday afternoon (8/26) at 1 at the Springfield Conservation Nature Center.  To register, 888-4237.