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Weekend Outlook April 22-24, 2011

Article | | By Michele Skalicky
  • Celebrate Earth Day
  • Watch a silent film
  • Attend a college baseball game
  • See a movie
  • Celebrate Easter
  • Go Bird watching
  • Learn about DNA
  • Find out how to prepare soil for a garden
  • Learn about Civil War soldiers
  • Buy fresh produce
  • Celebrate Earth Day today (4/22) at the Springfield-Greene County Botanical Center at Nathanael Greene/Close Memorial Park. The free event “Picnic for the Planet” is from 11 to 2. Pack a lunch or buy lunch at the Botanical Boutique and Marketplace. Make creative critter crafts out of recycled materials. And try out the new solar cell-powered tram from noon until 2.
  • The Missouri State Baseball Bears will host Indiana State tonight (4/22) at 6:30, tomorrow afternoon (4/23) at 2 and Sunday afternoon (4/24) at 1 at Hammons Field. For tickets, 836-7678.
  • Adults are invited to watch the film “The Dark Crystal,” rated PG, tonight (4/22) at 7 at the Park Central Branch Library.
  • There will be Easter activities tomorrow and Sunday (4/23-4/24) at the Springfield-Greene County Botanical Center at Nathanael Greene/Close Memorial Park. Join Peter Rabbit and his friends for an Easter Egg Roll tomorrow morning at 10. Kids will be divided into age groups and given a plastic egg to race and roll with prizes for the winners. From 10 to 5 tomorrow and 1 to 5 Sunday join the Easter bunny for free rides around the park and arboretum on the solar cell-powered tram.
  • West Plains’ annual Easter Egg Hunt is tomorrow morning (4/23) at 11 at the Civic Center. Activities start at 10 and include face painting, Cowboy Rick and his stagecoach and a visit with the Easter Bunny. To learn more, 417-257-6735.
  • Go birdwatching tomorrow (4/23) with members of the Greater Ozarks Audubon Society at OTC’s Richwood Valley Campus in Ozark. Meet in the MODOT parking lot at the southwest corner of Highway 65 and Evans Rd. at 7 am. For more information, call Dan or Ann Liles at 725-9481.
  • It’s DNA Day tomorrow (4/23) at the Discovery Center of Springfield. Find out where your eye color came from, what a chromosome looks like and more. General admission applies. For details, 862-9910.
  • Learn how to prepare soil for a successful garden during the program “Back to Basics: Soil Preparation” tomorrow afternoon (4/23) at 2 at the Library Station. To find out more, 865-1340.
  • The program “The Common Soldier” is tomorrow afternoon (4/23) at 2 at the Willard Branch Library and tomorrow night (4/23) at 6 at the Library Station. Local history librarian Michael Price, dressed as a Union soldier, will talk about the experiences and sacrifices of Civil War soldiers. For more information, 865-1340.
  • Watch the classic silent film, “Ben Hur,” tomorrow afternoon (4/23) at 2:30 at the Library Center during the program “Saturday Afternoon at the Movies: the Great Silents on the Big Screen.”
  • Dr. Larry Toll from Evangel University will talk about the men who served in the 24th Missouri Infantry during the program “Beyond Wilson’s Creek” tomorrow afternoon (4/23) at 2 at the Midtown Carnegie Branch Library. For details, 862-0135.