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Weekend Outlook January 20-22, 2017

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Eagle Days returns to the Springfield Conservation Nature Center tomorrow (1/21) from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday (1/22) from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m.  Michele Skalicky talks with nature center naturalist, Kim Banner, about the event.

Dickerson Park Zoo will present programs featuring a live eagle every hour on the hour until 3 tomorrow and until 3:30 Sunday, and you can try to spot eagles in the wild at the Lake Springfield Boathouse.  To learn more click here or 888-4237.

Missouri State University will host a watch party for the MSU Chorale’s Inauguration performance at 10:30 this morning in the Plaster Student Union Theatre. 

The MO State women’s basketball team will host Illinois State tonight (1/20) at 7:05 and Bradley Sunday (1/22) at 2:05 at JQH Arena.  For ticket information, 836-7678 or missouristatetix.com

Mapping Missouri continues through tomorrow (1/21) at theHistory Museum on the Square.  It features maps from the Missouri State Archives collection. 

Springfield Little Theatre presents the musical, “9 to 5,” today through February 5 at the Landers Theatre.  For ticket information, springfieldlittletheatre.org or 869-1334.

The Joplin Family YMCA will host the Active Older Adults monthly luncheon today (1/20) at 12:30 at the South Branch.  Take a side dish to share. 

Comedian Greg Warren will be at the Blue Room Comedy Club at Billiards of Springfield, 541 E. St. Louis in Springfield, tonight (1/20) at 8 and tomorrow night (1/21) at 8 and 10.  For more information, (417) 986-4866 or www.417comedy.com

The Ozark Mountain Music Festival continues through Sunday (1/22) at Basin Park Hotel in Eureka Springs, Arkansas.  To view a schedule of events, click here.

The Wildcat Glades Conservation & Audubon Center in Joplin will offer the program,“The Salamander Room,” tomorrow afternoon (1/21) at 1 for kids three to six-years-old.  Hear a story, learn about salamanders and then create a painting of one. 

George Washington Carver National Monument in Diamond will host the program, “Raptors:  Birds of Prey,” tomorrow morning (1/21) at 11, featuring live raptors.  

The MO State men’s basketball team will host Bradley tomorrow afternoon (1/21) at 2 at JQH Arena.  For ticket information, 836-7678 or missouristatetix.com

The Discovery Center of Springfield will host “Science Sprouts: Sleepy Sprouts” tomorrow (1/21) for kids six and under.  The focus tomorrow will be on hibernation, and programs will be held at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. 

A trombone recital, featuring soloist Peter Steiner with the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, will be held tomorrow (1/21) at 5:30 p.m. at King’s Way United Methodist Church, 2401 S. Lone Pine. 

417 Magazine’s Whiskey Fest to benefit Springfield Sertoma Club will be held tomorrow night (1/21) from 5 to 8 at the White River Conference Center in Springfield.  For more information,

The program, “The Secret Life of Seeds,” will start tomorrow (1/21) at 1 at the Midtown Carnegie Branch Library.  Learn how to save seeds from tomatoes, lettuce, beans and more.  To register, 862-0135.

See the 1944 musical, “Meet Me in St. Louis,” tomorrow afternoon (1/21) at 2 at the Library Center.

The Gillioz Theater presents Kansas City rapper, Tech N9ne, tomorrow night (1/21) at 8.  For ticket information, click here.

The Women’s March on Springfield, designed to show unity in the fight for the rights of women and other marginalized groups, will start at 9 tomorrow morning (1/21) at Springfield Municipal Court, 625 N. Benton. 

Kids in grades six through 12 can take part in the Great Teen Craft-Off tomorrow night (12/1) at 6 at the Library Center.  For details, thelibrary.org or 882-0714.

American Idol semi-finalist, Brielle Von Hugel, is touring with Postmodern Jukebox, and they’ll be at the Gillioz Theater in Springfield Sunday night (1/22) at 7:30.  Click here for more information.

A photographic presentation and discussion, “Who was George Washington Carver?” will be held Sunday afternoon (1/22) at 1 at the George Washington Carver National Monument in Diamond. 

Michele Skalicky has worked at KSMU since the station occupied the old white house at National and Grand. She enjoys working on both the announcing side and in news and has been the recipient of statewide and national awards for news reporting. She likes to tell stories that make a difference. Michele enjoys outdoor activities, including hiking, camping and leisurely kayaking.