Community Calendar

Send a cheerful greeting to a loved one the old fashioned way.

Adults are invited to attend Jane Austen Birthday Celebration from 6-8 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 16, at the Schweitzer Brentwood Branch Library, 2214 Brentwood Blvd.

After a year of celebrating, the day of Jane Austen's 250th birthday has arrived. The event will include trivia, a craft and a moment to reflect on this Year With Jane.

For more information on this free program call 417-883-1974.

The Ozarks Genealogical Society will host a year-in-review program and holiday party December 17 at the Library Center.

Bring a goodie to share.

Build a personal gingerbread house and decorate a giant gingerbread playhouse.

A care-free girl is sold to a traveling entertainer, consequently enduring physical and emotional pain along the way. (NR, 108 min.)

Essential Arthouse: This monthly series showcases “essential arthouse” films everyone should see on the big screen. Arthouse is a film genre which encompasses films where the content and style – often artistic or experimental – adhere with as little compromise as possible to the filmmakers’ personal artistic vision. This series is Free for Members.

There has never been a face quite like that of Giulietta Masina. Her husband, the legendary Federico Fellini, directs her as Gelsomina in La Strada, the film that launched them both to international stardom. Gelsomina is sold by her mother into the employ of Zampanò (Anthony Quinn), a brutal strongman in a traveling circus. When Zampanò encounters an old rival in highwire artist the Fool (Richard Basehart), his fury is provoked to its breaking point. With La Strada Fellini left behind the familiar signposts of Italian neorealism for a poetic fable of love and cruelty, evoking brilliant performances and winning the hearts of audiences and critics worldwide.

Starring: Giulietta Masina, Anthony Quinn, Richard Basehart
Director: Federico Fellini
Languages: Italian
Genre: Drama

Trinity Lutheran Church, Freistatt, will present “Journey of Promises”, a Christmas cantata, on December 20 under the direction of Carol McIntyre. 

Celebrate the new year (a little early) with crafts, games and a special countdown to Noon!

The GLO Market is a monthly event supporting local queer-owned businesses and resources. The market showcases local talent from artists and entrepreneurs.

OACAC’s MO Mac & Cheese Fest will return for its sixth year on January 17.

The day will feature samples of mac & cheese from local restaurants, live music from Luce Cannons, kids’ activities, and more.

Proceeds support Ozarks Area Community Action Corporation (OACAC) and its vision of people living an optimal, empowered life, free from poverty.

The GLO Market is a monthly event supporting local queer-owned businesses and resources. The market showcases local talent from artists and entrepreneurs.