Community Calendar

The White River Group of the Sierra Club will host a meet n' greet October 1 at Wire Road Brewing.

Habitat for Humanity will host Revved Up for Habitat: Car Club Happy Hour on October 2 at VL Classics.

Connect with fellow enthusiasts, and learn how you and your car club can partner with Habitat for Humanity to help build strength, stability, and self-reliance through shelter.

This casual, come-and-go event is a chance to peek “under the hood” of Habitat for Humanity, discover ways to get involved, and sign your club up for a volunteer build day.

The Girls Scouts of the Missouri Heartland will host the Step Right Up! Service Unit Carnival October 2 for Girl Scouts and potential future Girl Scout.

https://www.girlscoutsmoheartland.org/en/sf-events-repository/2025/--step-right-up--service-unit-carnival--.html

Drury University's Theatre Department will present The Wolf and its Shadows October 1-4 at the Wilhoit Theatre.

7:30 p.m. (Saturday matinee at 2 p.m., followed by regular show at 7:30)

In the forest at night, Wolf and Dog encounter stories from around the world, contrasting wolf images in legend and nature. Traveling toward Dog's home, where Wolf intends to seek employment, the two meet a hunter, a priest, and a shepherd, each of whom spins a tale of the evil wolf's foolishness and greed. Wolf responds with very different stories of her own. By dawn, she and Dog understand the high price of freedom. With respect for one another, they choose their separate ways.

The Wolf and Its Shadows by Sandra Fenichel Asher, directed by student, Morgan Ivision.

Tickets available at the box office: (417)-873-7255

Watershed will host its monthly meeting at Dock 66 at Fellows Lake. The meeting will be Chautauqua style, which means the meeting is YOU. Bring an update, a poem or a story to share. The meeting will also include the National Weather Service's quarterly update.

A pancake and sausage breakfast will be served. Bring a camp chair.

Drury University's Theatre Department will present The Wolf and its Shadows October 1-4 at the Wilhoit Theatre.

7:30 p.m. (Saturday matinee at 2 p.m., followed by regular show at 7:30)

In the forest at night, Wolf and Dog encounter stories from around the world, contrasting wolf images in legend and nature. Traveling toward Dog's home, where Wolf intends to seek employment, the two meet a hunter, a priest, and a shepherd, each of whom spins a tale of the evil wolf's foolishness and greed. Wolf responds with very different stories of her own. By dawn, she and Dog understand the high price of freedom. With respect for one another, they choose their separate ways.

The Wolf and Its Shadows by Sandra Fenichel Asher, directed by student, Morgan Ivision.

Tickets available at the box office: (417)-873-7255

Springfield Environmental Services will host the Reuse Rally October 4 at the Hammons Field parking lot as an effort to keep usable items out of the landfill.

Residents can bring usable and recyclable items to the Reuse Rally where participating vendors and non-profits will accept a wide-range of donation for reuse or recycling including:

• Appliances
• Clothing and shoes (must be in usable condition)
• Electronics
• Eyeglasses
• Furniture and household items (must be in usable condition)
• Paper shredding
• Scrap metal
• Tires
• Toys, bikes, and sporting goods (must be in usable condition)
• Other items may be added

Vendors reserve the right to refuse items. The following will not be accepted: batteries, commercial or hazardous waste, construction and demolition debris. Fencing must be free of vegetation and gas cylinders must have the valve removed.

https://www.cleangreensgf.com/reuserally/

Walk the Watershed: Field Day on the Greenway will be held on October 4 at the Galloway Creek Greenway Trail. Hosted by the James River Basin Partnership, this free family-friendly event invites local residents, landowners, educators, and students to explore how we can all help protect our streams.

Through hands-on stations like creek critter sampling, native plant demos, a stormwater challenge game, and a fun-filled Kids Zone, participants will learn about nonpoint source pollution, stream health, and conservation practices. Complete the Learning Loop Passport Challenge to win prizes.

In recognition of World Animal Day and in commemoration of St. Francis of Assisi, patron saint of animals, All Saints Anglican Church will host a blessing of the animals October 4 with a cookout afterward.

A brief liturgy of blessing will be said beginning at 10:00 am. Pets of all kinds are welcome, but must be on a leash, contained and controlled by their humans at all times.

The Woodland Heights Neighborhood Association Art Committee and Woodland Heights Creatives will host the Moon City Fall Festival on October 4 at Historic Lafayette Park.

The outdoor event will showcase a wide range of local creativity, featuring handmade arts and crafts.