In this installment of Weekend Outlook, KSMU's Michele Skalicky talks with Webster County Extension's Bob Schultheis about the Webster County Master Gardener Plant Sale tomorrow (5/9).
National Public Gardens Day is today (5/8), and the Bill Roston Butterfly House at Nathanael Greene-Close Memorial Park will open for the season at 11 this morning. Demonstrations geared toward homeschoolers will be held throughout the gardens today from 10 am to noon and 1 to 3 pm. For more information, 891-1515 or click here.
The Friends of the West Plains Public Library will hold their Spring Book Sale today (5/8) from 9 am to 6 pm and tomorrow (5/9) from 9 am to 3 pm at the library. For more information, 417-256-4775.
Springfield Contemporary Theatre presents “Spring Awakening” tonight and tomorrow night (5/8 & 5/9) at 7:30 and Sunday (5/10) at 2 at 431 S. Jefferson. “Spring Awakening” is a rock musical adaptation of Frank Wedekind's 1891 expressionist play about the trials, the tribulations and the exhilaration of the teen years. It contains adult material. Learn more here.
The Marshfield Farmers Market will be open today (5/8) from 3 to 7 pm at 1331 Spur Drive in Marshfield.
The Phunkberry Music Festival continues through Sunday (5/10) in Eureka Springs, Arkansas. It’s described as a funk festival and disco dance party rolled into one. For more information, phunkberry.com/
The Ozarks Chorale will host Spring Singfest tomorrow night (5/9) at 7:30 in the Eureka Springs Auditorium, 36 S. Main St. in Eureka Springs, AR. Admission is $10, and students get in free. For details, theozarkschorale.org
The Moxie will show the film, Leviathan tomorrow and Sunday (5/9 & 5/10) at 1. It follows a young man in north Russia whose business is being threatened and his fight to keep it. For details, moxiecinema.com
A drop-in luncheon for past and future Old Time Music, Ozark Heritage Festival volunteers will be held tomorrow (5/9) in the Dogwood Rooms at the West Plains Civic Center. For details, info@westplainsarts.org , 417-257-5563 or click here.
Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield’s Art in the Parks Series continues tomorrow night (5/9) at 7 outside the Visitor Center with the Missouri State University Community Band. Take blankets and lawn chairs. Admission is free.
Listen to Don Harmening on acoustic guitar tomorrow afternoon (5/9) at 1 at the Strafford Branch Library.
The Webster County Master Gardeners will hold their annual plant sale tomorrow (5/9) at the Webster County Extension Center, 800 S. Marshall, in Marshfield. To learn more, click here.
Grey Matters of Southwest Missouri will host its second annual silent auction tomorrow (5/9) from 4 to 8 pm at Cantina Laredo, 4109 S. National. The organization supports the needs of people in the community with the diagnosis of brain tumor, aneurysm and traumatic brain injury. For details, 885-3888.
The exhibit, “We’ve Always Been Here,” which looks at the history of the African-American community in Greene County, continues through tomorrow (5/9) at the Historic Fox Theatre on Park Central Square. For details,historymuseumonthesquare.org/
Farmers Market of the Ozarks will be open tomorrow (5/9) from 8 am to 1 pm at Farmers Park. To learn more, loveyourfarmer.com
The Greater Springfield Farmers Market will be open tomorrow (5/9) from 8 am to 1 pm in the Battlefield Mall parking lot. For details, click here.
The C-Street City Market will be open tomorrow (5/9) from 9 am to 2 pm on Commercial Street near the Footbridge. For more information, click here.
The Greater Polk County Farmers Market will be open tomorrow (5/9) from 7:30 to 11:30 am at 950 S. Killingsworth Ave. in Bolivar.
The Lebanon Farmers Market is open tomorrow (5/9) from 8 to 1 on Jefferson Avenue at the railroad tracks in Lebanon.
The OC in Ozark will host its Outdoor Garage Sale tomorrow (5/9) from 7 am to 3 pm. Vendor space is $20. To find out more, 581-7002.
The 23rd annual Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive will be held tomorrow (5/9). Put non-perishable food items by your mailbox for pick up by your letter carrier.
Mansfield’s second annual Picnic in the Park will be held tomorrow (5/9) from 11:30 am to 5:30 pm featuring crafts, children’s games, food vendors and more. For details, click here.
Camp Mintahama, a Girl Scout camp in Joplin, will host Camptastic tomorrow (5/9) from noon to 4 for girls in Kindergarten through fifth grade. Participate in a scavenger hunt, play games, hike, sing camp songs, learn outdoor skills, try archery (4th and 5th grade) and try a camp snack. The cost is $17. To learn more or to register, 877-312-4764 x1205 or rgrewe@girlscoutsmoheartland.org
Preschoolers are invited to the program “Wild About Wildflowers” tomorrow morning (5/9) at 10 at the Wildcat Glades Conservation and Audubon Center in Joplin. The cost is $5 for members and $10 for non-members. To register, click here.
A free shooting day will be held tomorrow (5/9) from noon to 4:30 at the Andy Dalton Shooting Range and Outdoor Education Center. For more information, 417-742-4361.
The Park Central Branch Library’s Walk-In Weekend Theatre, for anyone 13 and older, will show the film, “The Mummy,” from 1932 and “The Mummy’s Hand” tomorrow night (5/9) at 6:30.
The Springfield Conservation Nature Center’s Hiking Club will hike at Ha Ha Tonka State Park tomorrow (5/9). To register, 888-4237.
An Intermediate Nature Photography class will be offered tomorrow (5/9) from 9 to noon at the Springfield Conservation Nature Center. To register, 888-4237.
Learn about hummingbirds from bird bander Sarah Driver and watch as she tries to capture and band some during the program Summer Hummers tomorrow afternoon (5/9) at 3 at the Springfield Conservation Nature Center. To register, 888-4237.
The 21st LTTC Classic Car Show will be held tomorrow (5/9) from 8 am to 3 pm at Lebanon High School. Find out more here or by calling 417-532-5494.
The May Festival of the Arts is being held in Eureka Springs, Arkansas. Events this weekend include the fifth annual Spring Craft Fair tomorrow (5/9) from 9 am to 5 pm at Pine Mountain Village, Music in the Park at Basin Spring Park tomorrow night from 5 to 7, a concert by John Two-Hawks Sunday (5/10) at 2 at The Auditorium, artist receptions and more. For details, eurekaspringsfestivalofthearts.com/
Work Out Day in the Park is Sunday (5/10) at 2 pm at Farmers Park. To learn more, clickhere.
The Granma’s House Fund Run to raise money to help abused and neglected kids will be held Sunday (5/10) starting at 10 am at the Walmart parking lot in Harrison, AR. Cars and motorcycles are welcome to take part. For more information, click here.
