Community Calendar

On November 2, at 3pm, the Department of Languages, Cultures, and Religions will be hosting a film screening, book signing, and discussion as part of our Interfaith America Faith and Health Campus Grant.

"Between Worlds: Growing Up Overseas and Coming Home to Yourself.
A conversation about mental health, religious trauma, identity, & belonging."

Featuring the documentary film Ben Between Africa, and a panel discussion with Ari Ali, the film maker, and Holly Berkley Fletcher, author of The Missionary Kids: Unmasking the Myths of White Evangelicalism.

Join Bookmarx for First Friday Art Walk an author reading from Alyssah Morrison's new novella, LYSSA.

Also featuring a visual artist showcase from Andrew Magnus of Bearded Magpie Photography.

♻️ 𝐁𝐑𝐎𝐊𝐄𝐍? 𝐃𝐎𝐍'𝐓 𝐓𝐎𝐒𝐒 𝐈𝐓. 𝐅𝐈𝐗 𝐈𝐓!
Give your favorite items a second chance at the 𝐅𝐢𝐱-𝐈𝐭 𝐅𝐚𝐢𝐫! From clothing and small appliances to bikes and more, local volunteers are ready to help with FREE repairs!

🗓️ 𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟕 | 12–4 PM
📍 Midtown Carnegie Branch Library
397 E. Central St., Springfield, MO 65802

Save money, reduce waste, and help build a stronger, more sustainable community!

📞 Questions? Call 417-862-0135.
🙌 Want to volunteer? Contact Angela at 417-888-2020, ext. 128.

At CPO, we're helping build resilient children, healthy families, and stronger neighborhoods & communities. Learn more at www.cpozarks.org!

WATOTO CHILDREN’S CHOIR
SHARING THE GOOD NEWS OF JESUS AROUND THE WORLD

Join us for another death café, hosted by death doulas, Alex Alatorre and Cecily Robertson.

A death café is free community event where people gather to drink tea, eat cake, and talk about death, dying, and mortality. This is not a grief support group, but an opportunity to engage in a group-directed discussion about death to become comfortable engaging with a historically taboo topic.

Holy Trinity Fall Bazaar Two Day Event beginning Saturday, November 14, 9 AM to 5 PM and Sunday, November 15, 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM at Holy Trinity Catholic Church located at 2818 E. Bennett Street, Springfield, MO. This annual event includes a huge White Elephant Sale, along with 26 vendors presenting creative wood art, jewelry, quilts, holiday decor, paper and crafts. A Garden Shop and a Sweet Shoppe will both have a wide variety of plants, gardening tools and Sweets to satisfy your tastebuds.

The Knights of Columbus are serving up Pulled Pork Sandwich Lunch with Potato Salad, Baked Beans and desset for $8 per person Saturday 11 AM to 1 PM. Donuts and Coffee will be served Sunday. Wrapping up the event there will be a $10 Bag Sale. Gather your friends and neighbors and join us for this community fundraising event.

Join Wonders of Wildlife and the Springfield Art Museum for a feel-good morning making a big difference in Fassnight Creek! On Saturday, November 14 at 9 AM, volunteers are invited to help clean Fassnight Creek, protect local wildlife habitat, and keep one of Springfield's natural spaces looking its best. It's a fun, hands-on way to give back and connect to the great outdoors!

Registration in Ticket Section.

Children under 16 must be accompanied by a caregiver.

Please bring a water bottle, sunscreen, bug spray, and clothes you don't mind getting dirty.

The Kirkin' of the Tartan service will be at 6:00 pm, Saturday, November 14, 2026, at St. John's Episcopal Church, Springfield.

The kirkin' service is a traditional Scottish-American church parade honoring the consecration of the first Episcopal Bishop, the Rt. Rev. Samuel Seabury, in Aberdeen, Scotland, in 1784. Bring your banners if you wish to participate in the opening procession. Wear your tartans!. All welcome, whether you're or a Scot, or not!

We will have fellowship, food, and entertainment after the service. We will pipe in and address the Haggis, Scottish music, and dancing. Attendees are encouraged to bring appetizers to share.

Join The Victim Center for our final Sips of Hope gathering of 2026.

Sips of Hope is a casual opportunity to connect with our team over coffee and light refreshments while learning more about the free services we provide to individuals and families impacted by violent and sexual crimes throughout Southwest Missouri.

Guests will also learn how to get involved and support our mission, with optional facility tours offered at 7:45 a.m. and 8:15 a.m.

Whether you're familiar with The Victim Center or simply curious to learn more, we'd love to welcome you.

RSVP at https://forms.office.com/r/uvxZ7873BC

Featuring a Golden Globe®-nominated performance by Chiwetel Ejiofor, as well as terrific performances by Joel Edgerton, Sarah-Jane Potts, and Nick Frost, Kinky Boots is a refreshing, feel-good film that proves the best way to fit in is to stand out. KINKY BOOTS (2005) screens FREE courtesy of Q - Entertainment, Saturday, November 21 at 2:30pm at Moxie Cinema.

The Q-Entertainment series celebrates LGBTQIA+ stories through accessible film screenings that foster joy, community, dialogue, and understanding - for queer audiences, allies, and everyone in between.

For generations, the Price family has made very sensible, very conservative shoes for men. But to save the business from imminent bankruptcy, young Charlie Price (Edgerton) turns to an unlikely new creative consultant: a fabulous drag performer (Ejiofor) whose creative style and wild designs are a breath of fresh air in the stuffy old factory. The film was inspired by the real-life story of a family-owned shoe factory in England and ultimately inspired a Broadway musical that earned six Tony Awards, including Best Original Score, Best Actor and Best Musical. (PG-13, 107 min.)