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Weekend Outlook October 17-19, 2014

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The First Romance in the Garden event will be held tonight and tomorrow night (10/17-10/18) from 7:30 to 10 for anyone 17 and older.  Admission is $5 (cash only).  Take a rare night time troll through the Mizumoto Japanese Stroll Garden at Nathanael Greene-Close Memorial Park.

MSU presents “How to Defeat ISIS via the Kurdish Road” today (10/17) at 5 in the Meyer Library Auditorium.  For more information, 836-6957.

Spooktacular continues through October 31st Thursdays through Sundays from 6:30 to 9 pm.  For more information, dickersonparkzoo.org.

Code 3 Sertoma will host a fundraiser Trivia Night tonight (10/17) at 6 at the IAF Local 152 Union Hall, 2350 N. Clifton.

The Discovery Center presents “Science Sprouts” today (10/17) from 9 to 6.  For details, discoverycenter.org.

The program “1864:  Grant in Command” will be held tonight (10/17) at 7 at the Library Center.  For details, 882-0714.

Teen Friday Night is tonight (10/16) at 6 at the Library Station.  For more information, 865-1340.

Acoustic Jam on the Square is tonight (10/17) at 7 on the West Plains Square.  Take instruments and lawn chairs—or take only chairs if you just want to listen.

The 7th annual Pets and Pumpkins Festival will be held tomorrow (10/18) from noon to 5 on Historic Commercial Street.  The event will include trick or treating for both humans and animals, marshmallow roasting, inflatables, games, food, music and more.  For more information, click here.

The West Plains Car Club will host a Super Cruise at Trinity Worship Center on K Highway just off 63 tomorrow (10/18) from 10 to 3.  Food will be available.  To learn more, 256-2900 or clickhere.

Creative Geniuses, a new program at the West Plains Public Library that allows kids 8 to 18 to express their creativity through art, video, photography, reading and writing, will be held tomorrow at 2.  For more information, westplainslibrary.org.

Oktoberfest, a Homebrew Festival to benefit the Boys and Girls Club of the Greater West Plains Area, will be held tomorrow (10/18) at 2 at East Towne Village. 

The 9th annual Haunting in the Hollows at Galloway Creek in West Plains is set for tomorrow (10/18) beginning at 2 featuring kids’ games, crafts, farm and exotic animals and more than 20 stations followed by a campfire at 6.  For more information, 372-0654.

Tomorrow (10/18) is Retro Cartoon Saturday Morning at the Park Central Library.  See “The Flintstones” at 10.

AMVETS Post 98 will present “Experience the Feel of Neil,” a Neil Diamond Tribute featuring Keith Allyn is Sunday (10/19) at 4 at the West Plains Civic Center.  For ticket information, 417-721-1197.

Kids  in grades four through 12 will learn what to do when someone is picking on them during the program “Bully Blockers” tomorrow morning (10/18) at 11 at the Brentwood Branch Library.  To register, 883-1974.

The Republic Branch Library will offer the program “Alternative Medicine Cabinet:  Garden Herbs and Plants for Healing” tomorrow morning (10/18) at 11 for adults.  To learn more, 732-7284.

Kids 13 and older are invited to see the film, “Bully,” rated PG-13, tomorrow afternoon (10/18) at 2 at the Brentwood Branch Library.  The documentary follows the serious impact of bullying on five kids and their families over the course of a year.  There will be a discussion following the film.

Adults can see the 1958 film, Vertigo, tomorrow afternoon (10/18) at 2 at the Library Center.

Adults are invited to a ribbon-cutting for the new wing at the Midtown Carnegie Branch Library tomorrow night (10/18) at 6:30.  It will be followed by “Murder in the Stacks:  A Mystery Game.”  Help solve a “murder” in the library using the library catalog, clues found in books and other evidence.  To register, 862-0135.

The Park Central Branch Library’s Walk-in Weekend Theater for ages 13 and older will show the film “Beetlejuice,” rated PG, tomorrow night (10/18) at 6:30.

MSU will celebrate its Homecoming tomorrow (10/18) with a parade on John Q. Hammons Parkway at 9 am and a football game against South Dakota at 2.  For details, click here.

The Springfield Conservation Nature Center will hold a Fall Tree Identification program for anyone 12 and older tomorrow morning (10/18) at 9.  To register, 888-4237.

The Nature Center’s Hiking Club, for anyone 18 and older, will hike two miles on the nature center’s and Ozark Greenways’ trails and then canoe on Lake Springfield tomorrow morning (10/18).  To register, 888-4237.

Kids three to six-years-old are invited to the Little Acorns program, “Going Batty” tomorrow morning (10/18) at 11.  They’ll learn about the only flying mammal.  To register, 888-4237.

A Hike and Float for Families, for anyone 12 and up, will be held tomorrow afternoon (10/18) at 1 at the Springfield Conservation Nature Center and Lake Springfield.  To register, 888-4237.

The Ozark Mountain Gem and Mineral Society will hold the 47th annual Rock, Gem and Mineral Show tomorrow and Sunday (10/18-10/19) from 10 to 5 at the Springfield Expo Center.  To learn more, click here.

A Maker Workshop will be offered tomorrow (10/18) at 10 or 1 at the Discovery Center.  Turn your smart-phone into a portable microscope.  There is a fee, and registration is required.  To find out more, discoverycenter.org or 862-9910.

The Bowerman PTA Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Awareness Walk will begin at 10 tomorrow morning (10/18).   The community is invited to join students and staff at Bowerman Elementary School to walk the track to raise awareness for juvenile diabetes, a disease that impacts the lives of students and staff at the elementary school.  Donations will be accepted for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.

The Friends of the Christian County Library’s Book Sale starts tomorrow (10/18) and continues through October 25 at the Christian County Library in Ozark.  Hours tomorrow are 8:30 to 5.  For more information, 581-2432.

The Water Mite Bioblitz! is set for tomorrow (10/18) on the Buffalo National River near Rush, Arkansas.  Volunteers will join scientists to discover the diverse world of water mites in the Ozarks using scientific methods.  For more information, 870-365-2700.

Grupo LatinoAmericano’s 25th anniversary celebration will be held tomorrow (10/18) from 3 to 5:30 in the MSU Plaster Student Union featuring music, dances, cultural exhibits and food.  Admission is free.  For more information, 886-1348.

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.