Community Calendar

The HBA Home & Outdoor Living Show will be held at the Wilson Logistics Arena at the Ozark Empire Fairgrounds with industry experts on home building and enhancement.

Tickets are required.

The Greater Ozarks Audubon Society will take a field trip to the prairies around Lockwood, Missouri to look for a variety of wintering raptors, as well as sparrows which scurry on the ground in plowed agriculture fields. Highlights could include Lapland and Smith's Longspurs, Savannah, Song and other sparrows.

This trip does not meet all Bridability guidelines. There will be convenience store restroom stops and exits from cars often to view birds as they are found. Bring lunch, snacks and water.

Meet at West Menards in Springfield.

Leader: Becky Swearingen, 417-766-1708

https://www.greaterozarksaudubon.org/events

The HBA Home & Outdoor Living Show will be held at the Wilson Logistics Arena at the Ozark Empire Fairgrounds with industry experts on home building and enhancement.

Tickets are required.

The Strafford Library will host a Cinema Saturday on January 10 for all ages with a screening of The Garfield Movie with snacks and crafts.

The Summit Preparatory School will host Saturdays at the Summit, a chance to see independent education in action, once a month to explore preschool learning environment through play-based, hands-on activities. These free, hour-long sessions are for children ages 3 to 7 and their parents/caregivers who are not currently enrolled at The Summit.

Each session is centered on core pillars of The Summit's progressive education model, geared toward early learners. In January's Hello, Hello! session, explore literacy and have fun with books.

Registration is required.

There's trouble in River City when a fast-talking salesman gets his heart stolen by the town librarian. Meredith Willson's six-time Tony Award®-winning musical comedy The Music Man follows fast-talking traveling salesman, Harold Hill, as he cons the people of River City, Iowa, into buying instruments and uniforms for a boys' band that he vows to organize – this, despite the fact that he doesn't know a trombone from a treble clef. His plans to skip town with the cash are foiled when he falls for Marian, the librarian who transforms him into a respectable citizen by curtain's fall. Featuring songs such as "Seventy-Six Trombones," "Trouble," "'Till There Was You," "Pickalittle" and “Gary, Indiana," The Music Man is a family-friendly story to be shared with every generation.

The Missouri Department of Conservation will host Intro to Winter Tree ID on January 13 online.

Ever wonder how to identify trees when they have no leaves? Join Naturalist Leah Eden via this online-only program and learn the clues to help you identify trees by their twigs, fruits, and bark.

Open to all ages. Registration required by 1/9/26.

This program will be presented through WebEx. Register with a valid email address for the purpose of receiving a link one day prior to the program. The program will not be recorded.

For more information, email Shepherd@mdc.mo.gov or call (417)334-4865 ext 0.

There's trouble in River City when a fast-talking salesman gets his heart stolen by the town librarian. Meredith Willson's six-time Tony Award®-winning musical comedy The Music Man follows fast-talking traveling salesman, Harold Hill, as he cons the people of River City, Iowa, into buying instruments and uniforms for a boys' band that he vows to organize – this, despite the fact that he doesn't know a trombone from a treble clef. His plans to skip town with the cash are foiled when he falls for Marian, the librarian who transforms him into a respectable citizen by curtain's fall. Featuring songs such as "Seventy-Six Trombones," "Trouble," "'Till There Was You," "Pickalittle" and “Gary, Indiana," The Music Man is a family-friendly story to be shared with every generation.

There's trouble in River City when a fast-talking salesman gets his heart stolen by the town librarian. Meredith Willson's six-time Tony Award®-winning musical comedy The Music Man follows fast-talking traveling salesman, Harold Hill, as he cons the people of River City, Iowa, into buying instruments and uniforms for a boys' band that he vows to organize – this, despite the fact that he doesn't know a trombone from a treble clef. His plans to skip town with the cash are foiled when he falls for Marian, the librarian who transforms him into a respectable citizen by curtain's fall. Featuring songs such as "Seventy-Six Trombones," "Trouble," "'Till There Was You," "Pickalittle" and “Gary, Indiana," The Music Man is a family-friendly story to be shared with every generation.

The Springfield-Greene County Park Board will host an air plant terrarium workshop on January 15 at the Springfield Botanical Gardens.

Registration is required and the registration fee includes all materials.

Ages 10 and up.

Registration closes January 12.