Weekend Outlook October 18-20, 2013

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• Wildheart will be in concert tonight (10/18) at 5:30 and 7 at the Springfield Conservation Nature Center.  Kids can sing along to songs about wild creatures and their habitats.  To register, 888-4237.
• The Library Center will host “Johnny Mullins:  a Celebration of his Life and Music tonight (10/18) at 7 featuring Melinda and Peggy Mullins, Bo Brown and KSMU’s Mike Smith.  To learn more, 882-0714 or thelibrary.org.
• The MSU volleyball team will host Loyola tonight (10/18) at 7 and Bradley tomorrow night (10/19) at 7 at Hammons student Center.  For tickets, 836-7678.
• The MSU women’s soccer team will host Drake tonight (10/18) at 7 at Plaster Sports Complex.  For tickets, 836-7678.
• Missouri State’s journalism and film department presents Life of Pi, part of the Master Filmmaker Series, tonight (10/18) at 7 in the Plaster Student Union Theatre.  MSU alum Gloria Cohen Shomo will return to MSU to screen and discuss her work on the award-winning film.  Admission is free.
• Acoustic Jam on the Square is held Friday nights at 7 on the West Plains Square.  Take instruments and lawn chairs.
• The Park Central Branch Library will hold The Unbound Mic Sessions tonight (10/18) at 6:30.  Share your talents on the community stage.  For details, 831-1342 or thelibrary.org.
• Kids in grades six through 12 are invited to Teen Friday Nights tonight (10/18) at 6 at the Library Station.  To learn more, 865-1340.
• The West Plains Rotary Club presents Taste of Missouri at the West Plains Civic Center tonight (10/18) at 6.  Tickets are $20 in advance or $25 at the door.  For details, westplainsrotary.org.
• Schweitzer United Methodist Church will hold a garage sale to raise money for the church pantry and Hope Village Orphanage in Haiti today (10/18) until 4 and tomorrow (10/19) from 7 to 2 at Schweitzer Outreach Center, 2701 E. Sunshine.
• Help raise money for kids’ programming on OPT by attending the Wine and Food Celebration tomorrow (10/19) from 2 to 5 at the White River Conference Center, 600 W. Sunshine.  Sample food from area restaurants, wines from all over the world and craft beer.  Tickets are $25 in advance or $40 at the door and are available at Andy’s Frozen Custard locations and Brown Derby International Wine Center.  For details, optv.org/wineandfood or 836-8894.
• Celebrate Missouri State’s Homecoming tomorrow (10/19).  The Bear Tracks 5K Walk/Run starts at 7 at the Plaster Student Union.  The Homecoming Parade will begin at 9 along John Q. Hammons Parkway, BearFest Village opens at 10, and a football game against South Dakota State is at 1 at Plaster Sports Complex.  To find out more, missouristate.edu/homecoming.
• Dickerson Park Zoo’s Halloween Spooktacular starts tonight (10/19) and runs through October 31^stfrom 6:30 to 9 each evening.  For more information, 833-1570 or dickersonparkzoo.org.
• Rutledge-Wilson Farm Park’s annual Fall Fest is open weekends through October 27^th.  Hours tomorrow (10/19) are 11 to 6 and Sunday (10/20) noon to 6.  There event includes a pumpkin patch, a corn maze, a hay maze, a cow train, hayrides, a corn cannon, pony rides and more. A haunted trail is open Fridays and Saturdays from 6 to 10.  Admission to Fall Fest is free, but some activities require a fee.  For more information, 837-5949 or parkboard.org.
• The Eureka Springs Historical Museum will host its 5^thannual Voices from Eureka’s Silent City cemetery walking tours tonight and tomorrow night (10/18-10/19) and October 25^thand 26^th.  The living history tours will feature live actors in period costumes telling the stories of early citizens of Eureka Springs.  To reserve tickets, 479-253-9417 or you can purchase them on-site at the parking site—the former Victoria Inn parking lot on Highway 65 East.
• Missouri State University will host the Twilight Tipoff tomorrow night (10/19) at 9 at Hammons Student Center.  Meet MSU coaches and players, take part in games and giveaways and watch scrimmages.  To learn more, missouristate.edu.
• The Homestead Days Festival is tomorrow and Sunday (10/19-10/20) from 10 to 4 at the Nathan Boone Homestead and State Historic Site in Ash Grove.  Enjoy live music, barbecue and kids’ games and activities and visit military and rendezvous camps.  For more information, 751-3266.
• The Christian County Master Gardeners will hold an indoor garage sale at the Nixa Meeting/Event Center, 421 W. South St. in Nixa, tomorrow (10/19) from 9 to noon.  Funds will go to the Woodfield Sensory Garden in Nixa.  Grilled hot dogs and drinks will be served.
• The Civil War Roundtable, SCV Camp 203 and MSU-West Plains will present “Sultana:  the Greatest Maritime Disaster in U.S. History” tomorrow afternoon (10/19) at 1 at the West Plains Civic Center Theatre.  To find out more, 417-362-9258.
• The annual Haunting in the Hollows will be held tomorrow (10/19) from 2 to 11 at Galloway Nature Park.  Activities will include contests, games, storytelling and more.  For details, 372-2345 or westplains.net/tourism/otherpages6.php.
• CoxHealth will host a Free Family Fun Day tomorrow (10/19) from 11 to 3 at National and Walnut Lawn to let the public know about the health insurance marketplace and to help with enrollment.  The event will include free food, a bounce house, face painting and games for kids, music, a health fair, drawings for prizes and more.  For details, coxhealth.com.
• Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield will host the Bloody Hill 5K Run starting tomorrow morning (10/19) at 7:30.  To learn more, 732-2662.
• The Midtown Carnegie Branch Library presents “Evidence of Hauntings with James River Ghost Tracker” tomorrow afternoon (10/19) at 1 for all ages.  See and hear examples of electronic voice phenomena, photos and videos of alleged ghosts, and learn about the equipment used to capture evidence.   For more information, 862-0135.
• Saturday Afternoon at the Movies:  Cary Grant Classics continues tomorrow afternoon (10/19) at 2 at the Library Center.  See the movie Arsenic and Old Lace.  Take snacks if you’d like.  For details, 882-0714 or thelibrary.org.
• The Ozark Mountain Gem and Mineral Society will host the 45^thannual Gem & Jewelry Show tomorrow (10/19) from 10 to 6 and Sunday (10/20) from 10 to 4 at the Springfield Expo Center.  Admission is $5.  To learn more, facebook.com/pages/Ozark-Mountain-Gem-Mineral-Society/123768627717571#!/pages/Ozark-Mountain-Gem-Mineral-Society/123768627717571.
• Two Rivers Mountain Bike Park will host a Specialized Demo Weekend starting tomorrow morning (10/19) at 10 at the park in Highlandville.  The event will include free mountain bike rides, camping, food beverages and music.  For details, trailspring.org or 1-855-dirt-now.
• The Christian County Library Fall Book Sale continues through tomorrow (10/19) at the Christian County Library, 1005 N. 4^thAve. in Ozark.  For more information, 581-2432.
• The Springfield Symphony invites kids of all ages and their families to wear costumes and join them for The Spooky Symphony, a free Halloween concert, tomorrow afternoon (10/19) at 2:30 at the Hammons Hall for the Performing Arts.  Kids will also learn fire safety from the Springfield Fire Department—they’ll have a truck at the Hall, and kids will enjoy free cookies.  To reserve a free ticket, 864-6683.
• The traveling Exhibit “Treasure!” is at the Discovery Center of Springfield through December 31^st.  For more information, 862-9910 or discoverycenter.org.
• The History Museum on the Square is hosting the exhibit “Woodruff’s Dream:  The Mother Road through Springfield—the Route 66 Exhibit” through February 2^nd.  For more information, historymuseumonthesquare.org.
• The Monster Dash to raise money for Gospel for Asia is tomorrow (10/19) at 1 at Ritter Springs Park.  The Dash will occur over a challenging terrain of more than three miles with natural and manmade obstacles and hordes of starving zombies.  Register as either the fleeing survivors or the zombies who chase them.  To learn more, monsterdashspringfield.com.
• The Farmers Market of the Ozarks is open tomorrow (10/19) from 8 to 1 at 4139 Nature Center Way. And tomorrow they’re hosting a Chili Cook-Off to help support Harmony House.  For more information, loveyourfarmer.com or facebook.com/home.php#!/FMO2012.
• The Greater Springfield Farmers Market is open tomorrow (10/19) from 8 to 1 in the southeast corner of the Battlefield Mall Parking Lot.
• C-Street Market will be open tomorrow (10/19) for the last day of the season from 8 to 1 near the Footbridge on Commercial Street.
• Learn geocaching basics during a program tomorrow morning (10/19) at 9 at the Springfield Conservation Nature Center.  You need to be at least 18.  A program on geocaching for kids eight and up and their adult mentors--called Family Treasure Hunting--starts at 1.  To register, 888-4237
• Kids three to six-years-old will learn about squirrels during the Little Acorns program Squirrel Scamper  tomorrow morning (10/19) at 11 at the Springfield Conservation Nature Center.  To register, 888-4237.
• Artist Hing Wah Hatch will teach the art of Chinese brush painting during programs tomorrow at 2:15 and 3:30 at the Springfield Conservation Nature Center.  Anyone eight and older can learn how to capture the essence of local plants and animals through Chinese-style painting.  To register, 888-4237.
• The Ava Chamber of Commerce presents the Glade Top Flaming Fall Revue Sunday (10/20) at the Caney Mountain picnic site.  A church service starts at 10:30.  The event also includes live music, pumpkin painting for kids, a scarecrow costume contest, turkey calling contest, a dessert auction and dinner.  For more information, avachamber.org.
• The Sixth Annual Pets and Pumpkins event is tomorrow from noon to 5 on historic Commercial Street.  Dogs and their owners can trick or treat, roast marshmallows, play games and enjoy food, music and more.  Admission is $2 for pets and kids—adults get in free.  For more information, itsalldowntown.com/petsandpumpkins.