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Weekend Outlook August 13-15, 2010

Article | | By Michele Skalicky
  • Listen to live music
  • Find bargains for a cause
  • See a movie outdoors
  • Learn about robots
  • Try virtual hunting and fishing
  • Attend a health fair
  • Visit Wilson's Creek National Battlefield for free
  • Learn about hummingbirds
  • Attend a fiber arts fair
  • The 4th annual Fiddle, Harmonica and Bluegrass Band Concerts and Jam will be at the Heart of the Ozarks Bluegrass Park in West Plains Friday and Saturday (8/13-8/14). For more information, www.heartoftheozarksbluegrass.com or 1-888-256-8835.
  • The 5th annual Bikers and Babes at the Beach is this weekend in Rockaway Beach. Gates open at 5 Friday evening (8/13) and at 10 am Saturday (8/14). All proceeds benefit BACA (Bikers Against Child Abuse). There will be poker runs, tour rides, live entertainment, a bike show and bike games. For more information, 561-4280.
  • The Boys & Girls Club of the Ozarks’ 2nd annual Junk in the Trunk Fair is Saturday (8/14) from 7 am to 2 pm at the Forsyth Club, 501 Panther Rd. For details, 335-2089.
  • The Discovery Center will hold a Robot Workshop Friday night (8/13) from 6 to 8. Registration and a fee are required. For more information, 862-9910.
  • Movies at Founders Park continue this weekend. See “Fame” Friday night (8/13) and “Invictus” Saturday night (8/14) at dusk. Free tickets are available in advance at the Doling and Chesterfield Family Centers, Mediacom Ice Park, the Busch Municipal Building and at Mediacom offices.
  • The Wilson’s Creek Farmers’ Market opens at 4:30 Friday afternoon (5/28) and is open every Friday at First Baptist Church of Battlefield at FF and Weaver Rd.
  • The Greater Springfield Farmers’ Market opens Saturday morning (5/29) at 8:30 in the southeast corner of the Battlefield Mall parking lot.
  • The C-Street Farmer’s Market is open Saturday (6/19) from 9 am to 2 pm near the Jefferson Avenue Footbridge on Historic Commercial Street. For details, www.itsalldowntown.com.
  • To learn about other farmer’s markets in the area, visit www.agrimissouri.com.
  • The Harlin Museum in West Plains is hosting the Smithsonian/Museum on Main Street exhibit “Journey Stories” Saturday (8/14) thru September 25th. The exhibit examines the impact of migration, transportation and travel on the social history of the United States. An opening reception is Saturday night at 5 with a live music program at 6.
  • The CASA Battle of the Bands will be held Saturday (8/14) beginning at 3 at the West Plains Civic Center. To learn more, 255-2100.
  • Women 14 and older are invited to learn handgun basics during a Discover Nature Women program Saturday morning (8/14) at 8 at the Andy Dalton Shooting Range and Outdoor Education Center. To register, 742-4361.
  • Try your hand at virtual hunting and fishing Saturday (8/14) between 1 and 3 at the Springfield Conservation Nature Center.
  • A community health fair will be held Saturday (8/14) from 1 to 5 at Ava Drug in Ava, Missouri. St. John’s will provide free health screenings.
  • The King’s Prairie Music Festival is Saturday (8/14) in Monett. Proceeds will benefit King’s Prairie’s one-room schoolhouse. Take lawn chairs. The festival is on Farm Rd. 2015 off Z Highway, one mile east of Monett. For more information, 442-7910.
  • It’s a fee free weekend Saturday and Sunday (8/14-8/15) at Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield. There will be living history and artillery demonstrations. For details, 732-2662.
  • A Fiber Arts Fair is Saturday (8/14) from 10 to 4 at the Rutledge-Wilson Farm Community Park. There will be workshops and classes in various fiber techniques and weaving and spinning demonstrations. For more information, 837-5949.
  • Learn about Hummingbirds and watch as Sarah Driver attempts to capture and band some during the program “Summer Hummers” Sunday (8/15) at 5 at the Nature Center. To register, 888-4237.
  • A Jane A. Meyer Summer Carillon Concert is this Sunday night (8/15) at 7 outside Meyer Library on the Missouri State University Campus. Take lawn chairs or blankets.