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Weekend Outlook September 27-29, 2013

KSMU | By Michele Skalicky
Published September 27, 2013 at 7:24 AM CDT
Credit: Amber Carr
Credit: Amber Carr

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  • The Missouri State Theatre Department presents the revue “The World Goes ‘Round” tonight, Sunday night, Monday night and Tuesday night (9/27, 9/29, 9/30 & 10/1) in the Craig Hall Balcony Theatre.  For ticket information, 836-7678.
  • The 16thannual Bois D’Arc Primitive Skills Camp and Knap-in continues today through Sunday (9/27-9/29) at Hulston Mill Historic Park near Greenfield.  A free knap-in/native arts and crafts show continues today, and overnight camping is available.  Admission to the workshop area is $60 a day or $150 for all three days.  To learn more, 234-0666 or facebook.com/home.php#!/groups/149330475093703/.
  • Watch nature movies under the stars, projected from the Conservation Department’s first public information vehicle--a restored 1946 Chevrolet panel wagon, tonight (9/27) at 7:30 at the Springfield Conservation Nature Center.  See the movies “Just Kiddin’ Around” and “A Sense of Wonder—an Evening with Rachel Carson.”  For details, 888-4237.
  • The MSU women’s soccer team will host Northern Iowa today (9/27) at 5 at Plaster Sports Complex.  For ticket information, 836-7678.
  • Tonight (9/27) is a NASA Observing Night at MSU’s Baker Observatory near Marshfield.  View the night sky through a variety of telescopes from 7:30 to 10:30.  For details, physics.missouristate.edu/nasaobservingnight.htm.
  • The Fair Grove Branch Library will hold a Banned Books Movie Marathon today (9/27) from 9:30 am to 6 pm with a day of movies based on banned books.  All films are rated G or PG.  For more information, 759-2637 or thelibrary.org.
  • The Library Center presents “Royal Fairy Tale Factory” tonight (9/27) at 7 for kids in grades K-5.  Listen to some fairy tales and then create your own.  To learn more, 882-0714 or thelibrary.org.
  • Wordfest, a celebration of words, is taking place today and tomorrow (9/27-9/28) in venues on and around Park Central Square.  For details, wordfestsgf.wordpress.com.
  • Acoustic Jam on the Square is held Friday nights at 7 on the West Plains Square.  Take instruments and lawn chairs.
  • Rutledge-Wilson Farm Park’s annual Fall Fest is open weekends through October 27th.  Hours tomorrow (9/28) are 11 to 6 and Sunday (9/29) noon to 6.  There will be a pumpkin patch, a corn maze, a hay maze, a cow train, hayrides, a corn cannon, pony rides and more. A haunted trail will be open Fridays and Saturdays from 6 to 10 beginning October 4th.  Admission to Fall Fest is free, but some activities require a fee.  For more information, 837-5949 or parkboard.org.
  • The 36thannual Fair Grove Heritage Reunion is tomorrow (9/28) from 8 to 6 and Sunday (9/29) from 8 to 4 at the Historic Wommack Mill in Fair Grove.  The event includes lots of arts and crafts booths, tours of the historic mill, a parade tomorrow morning at 10, music, dancing, period entertainment, an antique tractor show and more.  For details, fghps.org.
  • The Missouri Conservation Department presents Great Outdoors Day tomorrow (9/28) from 8:30 to 3 at the Andy Dalton Shooting Range and Outdoor Education Center.  Activities include archery, canoeing, fishing, shooting sports, fly-tying and casting, tree identification and more.  For more information, 742-4361.
  • The AIDS Project of the Ozarks will host the 20thannual AIDS Walk tomorrow morning (9/28) at 10 at Phelps Grove Park.  For details, 881-1900.
  • The 2013 Walk to Defeat ALS is tomorrow (9/28) with registration at 9 am at Jordan Valley Park.  To learn more, alsa-midwest.org.
  • The Discovery Center of Springfield will host Cow Eye & Sheep Brain Dissection Workshops tomorrow (9/28) at 10 and 1 for ages seven and up.  To register, 862-9910.
  • George Washington Carver National Monument in Diamond, MO will host a BioBlitz event tomorrow (9/28) from 8 to 6.  Citizen scientists will conduct an eight-hour study to identify as many species within the park as possible using scientific methods.  To find out how to get involved, 836-3129.
  • The Tri-Lakes Humane Society, 102 Washboard Hollow Rd. in Reeds Spring, will hold an open house tomorrow (9/28) at 11.  Enjoy hot dogs, chips, soda and kettle corn and tour the facility.  You can also have a caricature of yourself drawn by a local artist and pose questions to two local veterinarians.  A Frisbee demonstration starts at 1 and a dedication ceremony at 2. 
  • The Ozarks Model Railroad Association’s 2013 Fall Show and Sale is tomorrow (9/28) at the Springfield Expo Center.  Tickets are $6 at the door, and children 12 and under get in free.  To find out more, 664-4208.
  • The Springfield-Greene County Park Board will host the 11thannual DogFest tomorrow (9/28) from 10 to 2:30 at Chesterfield Park, 2511 W. Republic Rd.  The event will feature dog agility races, vendors, a Dachshund Dash and activities for kids.  Proceeds benefit Cruse Dog Park.  To learn more, parkboard.org or 864-1049.
  • MO State West Plains will host “Blue and White Madness” tomorrow night (9/28) at 6 at the West Plains Civic Center.  There will be a carnival as well as booths by local businesses and free hamburgers and hot dogs, and you can meet the Grizzly basketball team. 
  • The 37thJudicial CASA will host a Color Me 4  CASA 5K Run starting tomorrow morning (9/28) at 9 at the West Plains Civic Center.  To register, 37thcasa.net.
  • The MSU Media, Journalism and Film Department presents the 2013 Manhattan Short Film Festival tomorrow night (9/28) from 7 to 10 in the Plaster Student Union Theatre.  Admission is $10.  For details, facebook.com/ManhattanShort.
  • Tour Giboney Cave at Doling Park tomorrow (9/28) from 11 to 4:30 and Sunday (9/29) from 1 to 4:30.  There is a fee.  And watch a bat flight at Sequiota Park tomorrow night at dusk.  To learn more, parkboard.org/outdoor/docs/cave_bat_awareness13.pdf.
  • The MSU softball team will face Central Arkansas tomorrow afternoon (9/28) at 1 and Tulsa tomorrow t 5 at Killian Sports Complex.  For ticket information, 836-7678.
  • The MSU football team will host Illinois State tomorrow afternoon (9/28) at 1 at Plaster Sports Complex.  For ticket information, 836-7678.
  • The MSU men’s soccer team will host Lipscomb tomorrow afternoon (9/28) at 2 at Plaster Sports Complex.  For ticket information, 836-7678.
  • The Farmers Market of the Ozarks is open tomorrow (9/28) from 8 to 1 at 4139 Nature Center Way. For more information, loveyourfarmer.com.
  • The Greater Springfield Farmers Market is open tomorrow (9/28) from 8 to 1 in the southeast corner of the Battlefield Mall Parking Lot.
  • C-Street Market is open tomorrow (9/28) from 8 to 1 near the Footbridge on Commercial Street.
  • The Railroad Historical Museum, located in an old train in Grant Beach Park, is staffed by volunteers and is open Saturdays from 2 to 4.  To learn more, rrhistoricalmuseum.zoomshare.com.
  • The Library Center will present “WW II Symposium:  What Did You Do in the War, Grandpa?” Sunday afternoon (9/29) at 3.  Five World War II veterans will discuss their service experience.  For more information, 882-0714.
  • Eureka House Concerts present guitarist Mary Flower and singer/songwriter Pearl Brick Sunday (9/29) Sunday night (9/29) at 6 at the Eureka Springs Unitarian Universalist Church.  For details, eurekahouseconcerts.com.
  • Tour six Commercial Street lofts during the 16thannual C-Street Loft Walk Sunday (9/29) from noon to 4.  For more information, 831-6200.
  • Drury’s women’s soccer team will face Bellermine Sunday at noon, and the men’s soccer team will host Bellermine University Sunday afternoon (9/29) at 2:30 at Harrison Stadium.  For details, 873-6389.
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