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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 31stbirthday 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 9that 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.