Queen City Shakespeare mixes beer and the Bard with “Shakespeare on Tap,” a unique take on theater at Mother’s Brewing. Italian guitar virtuoso Beppe Gambetta performs at the Shoe Tree Listening Room. Springfield Little Theatre opens “Noises Off,” and the Springfield Symphony Orchestra celebrates the music of John Williams.

The food giveaways are Saturday and next Thursday, and sign up is required.

Temperatures have been above normal for the first part of Autumn.

Overall enrollment was up in September, but the largest increase was in dual enrollment.

Phoenix was brought to the zoo in 1989.

Virtuoso guitarist and Genova, Italy native Beppe Gambetta and multi-instrumentalist special guest, Hayes Griffin, will make a rare appearance in Springfield on Saturday, October 18.

The 1982 farce by English playwright Michael Frayn, a hit on London’s West End and Broadway, now wreaks havoc on the Landers Theatre stage.

The district offers an array of items and services at its many locations.

A new visitor passes Earth's skies this October.

Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins, a Republican, said any signatures gathered before Wednesday to place a new congressional map up for a vote won't count. Proponents of the redistricting referendum said that's an unlawful attempt to shorten the signature-gathering window.