Community Calendar

The Springfield Vegan Chef Challenge will be held during the month of May with a celebration of new vegan dishes across town. Businesses across the area will showcase special vegan menu items, giving everyone the opportunity to explore creative plant-based dishes crafted by talented local chefs.

🗓 How It Works:
- Visit participating restaurants throughout Springfield
- Try their exclusive vegan offerings
- Share your experience—vote, comment, post photos of your favorite meals, and tag us at @veganchefchallengeMW

This event is open to everyone—not just vegans.

Lyal Strickland is an Americana singer-songwriter, whose music is as authentic as the Ozark hills from which he hails. With a background deeply embedded in the rural landscapes of Missouri, his lyrics resonate with the experiences of small-town life, weaving tales of struggle, resilience, and the unyielding human spirit.

Strickland’s songs are a reflection of his upbringing in a small town, where the values and hardships of rural life imbue every note and word.

Apart from his musical endeavors, Lyal is a dedicated seventh-generation farmer, balancing his passion for songwriting with the responsibilities of running a family farm. This commitment to authenticity is not just a part of his music but a hallmark of his existence, connecting with audiences from all walks of life.

The Ozarks Genealogical Society will present There's More to Immigration than Ellis Island on May 5 at the Schweitzer Brentwood Library.

Ellis Island springs to mind when considering the immigrant experience. But it is likely that your ancestor did not arrive through Ellis Island. Professional genealogist Diana Crisman Smith will discuss other ports of entry, the immigration process, and changes in the laws over time. Diana will be presenting via Zoom. Attendance options: In person at Schweitzer Brentwood Branch or by Zoom. Members will receive a Zoom link by email or find the link at https://ozarksgs.org/eventListings.php?nm=34. Members must login for access.

The Springfield Vegan Chef Challenge will be held during the month of May with a celebration of new vegan dishes across town. Businesses across the area will showcase special vegan menu items, giving everyone the opportunity to explore creative plant-based dishes crafted by talented local chefs.

🗓 How It Works:
- Visit participating restaurants throughout Springfield
- Try their exclusive vegan offerings
- Share your experience—vote, comment, post photos of your favorite meals, and tag us at @veganchefchallengeMW

This event is open to everyone—not just vegans.

Celebrate Mother's Day by creating a self-care gift for yourself or someone you love. Toys provided for kids, with parent/guardian supervision.

A gathering of concerned relatives and friends facing the reality that problems of someone close to them are seriously affecting their lives and their ability to function.

Families Anonymous® members are dedicated to practicing a constructive approach in dealing with the family illness of addiction and behavioral issues.

Learn from shared experiences and wisdom, that you are not alone, and that there is a better way. FA is compatible with other 12 step programs and benefits the friends and families despite whether their loved with an addiction or behavioral problems is seeking recovery or not.

Families Anonymous is a group of new friends who won't be shocked by the nature of your problems and will stand by you as you learn how to gain sanity and serenity in your life , and people just like you, helping other people just like you.

This is a hands on cooperative and collaborative filmmaking class for teens (13-18) and another separate class for tweens (10-12). Cover the major aspects of filmmaking from screenwriting through to film editing and then collaborate together to produce original short films.

The program teaches and reinforces:

• Creative problem solving
• Tech and written word Literacy
• Team Building
• Leadership
• Follow Through

Plotline screens the student films created during the program theatrically every June at its Student Film Showcase.

The Springfield Vegan Chef Challenge will be held during the month of May with a celebration of new vegan dishes across town. Businesses across the area will showcase special vegan menu items, giving everyone the opportunity to explore creative plant-based dishes crafted by talented local chefs.

🗓 How It Works:
- Visit participating restaurants throughout Springfield
- Try their exclusive vegan offerings
- Share your experience—vote, comment, post photos of your favorite meals, and tag us at @veganchefchallengeMW

This event is open to everyone—not just vegans.

Community Partnership of the Ozarks' Tenant Education Series will continue May 7 for Part 3 - Housing Search & Navigation. Explore effective strategies and utilization of resources to assist in finding and securing housing options.

📍 empower: abilities | May 7, 2025 | 6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

Food provided. RSVP encouraged but not required.

CPO’s Landlord/Tenant Education Committee is a joint initiative between the Ozarks Alliance to End Homeless (OAEH) and the Housing Collaborative.

The Springfield Vegan Chef Challenge will be held during the month of May with a celebration of new vegan dishes across town. Businesses across the area will showcase special vegan menu items, giving everyone the opportunity to explore creative plant-based dishes crafted by talented local chefs.

🗓 How It Works:
- Visit participating restaurants throughout Springfield
- Try their exclusive vegan offerings
- Share your experience—vote, comment, post photos of your favorite meals, and tag us at @veganchefchallengeMW

This event is open to everyone—not just vegans.