There are lots of things to choose from if you're looking for something to do this weekend in the Ozarks. Michele Skalicky talks with the Greene County Extension's David Burton about one of them--the Fall Garden Tour set for tomorrow (9/20).
The Springfield Conservation Nature Center’s Babes in the Woods program for kids two and younger is today and tomorrow (9/19-9/20) at 10 am. To register, 888-4237.
Kimberling City will hold its annual city wide garage sale today and tomorrow (9/19-9/20) from 8 am to 4 pm.
The Ozarks Studies Symposium continues through tomorrow (9/20) at the West Plains Civic Center. For details, click here.
The 8th annual September Showdown Rodeo will be held tonight (9/19) at 8 and tomorrow night (9/20) at 7 at the 101 Saddle Club in West Plains. Admission is a $5 donation.
Learn the ins and outs of fashion during the program Fashion Friday for kids in grades six through 12 tonight (9/19) from 6 to 8 at the Republic Branch Library. For more information, 732-7284.
A dance is held each Friday night at 7 at the West Plains Senior Center. Admission is $5, and all ages are welcome.
Acoustic Jam on the Square is Friday nights at 7 on the Square in West Plains. Take lawn chairs.
The Heart of the Ozarks Sertoma will host Oktoberfest tonight (9/19) from 5 to 11 and tomorrow (9/20) from 8 am to midnight for anyone 21 and older. Activities include a 5K run, Alpine Good Will Games, beer and brats, a man cave and six live bands. The event will be held at the Ozark Empire Fairgrounds. For more information, 863-1231 or www. For details, click here.
The MSU women’s soccer team will host Arkansas-Little Rock tonight (9/19) at 7 and SIUE Sunday (9/21) at 1 at the Betty and Bobby Allison South Stadium on the MSU campus. For more information, 836-7678 or missouristatetix.com.
The MSU women’s volleyball team will host Indiana State tonight (9/19) at 7 and Illinois State tomorrow night (9/20) at 7 at Hammons Student Center. For ticket information, 836-7678 or missouristatetix.com.
The annual Ozarks Romance Authors Conference begins today (9/19) with a book signing at Barnes & Noble. The conference is tomorrow (9/20) from 8 to 5:30 at the University Plaza Hotel & Convention Center. For details, 827-7800 or click here.
The George A. Spiva Center for the Arts in Joplin presents the exhibit “Norman Rockwell, 323 Saturday Evening Post Covers,” today (9/19) through November 8th. A Members’ Opening Reception will be held tonight from 5:30 to 7:30. Admission to the museum is $5 for nonmembers and $3 for members, students and seniors. Children 12 and younger get in free. For more information, spivaarts.org.
Science Sprout Days is today (9/19) from 10 to 6 at the Discovery Center for ages six and younger with story times and science demonstrations. The theme is bubbles. For more information, discoverycenter.org.
The Discovery Center will host Bubble Fest tomorrow (9/20) from 10 to 2. For details, discoverycenter.org.
The 1860s Lifestyle Exposition will be held tomorrow (9/20) from 11 to 4:30 and Sunday (9/21) from noon to 4:30 at the Gray-Campbell Farmstead at Nathanael Greene-Close Memorial Park. An old-time fiddle and music jam starts tomorrow morning at 11. The event will also feature hearth cooking, fiber arts, bubble wand making, horseshoe pitching, seed spitting and more. For details, click here.
A flag raising and ribbon cutting will be held at 11:30 tomorrow morning (9/20) at Liberty School located at the Gray-Campbell Farmstead in Nathanael Greene-Close Memorial Park.
Ozark Greenways will host Yoga on the Trail tomorrow morning (9/20) at 9 at Valley Water Mill Park, 2450 E. Valley Water Mill Rd. The cost is a suggested $15 donation to Ozark Greenways. For more information, ozarkgreenways.org.
Fall Fest at Rutledge-Wilson Community Farm Park starts this weekend and runs through October 26th. Hours are 11 to 6 Saturdays and noon to 6 on Sundays. Activities include a pumpkin patch, hay ride, corn maze, inflatables and more. For more information, 837-5949 or parkboard.org.
Robot Workshops for kids six and up will be held at the Discovery Center tomorrow (9/20) from 10 to noon and 1 to 3. The cost is $45 for a parent and child. To register or find out more, discoverycenter.org.
The Fall Garden Tour will be held tomorrow (9/20) from 1 to 6 to benefit the Friends of Greene County Extension. Eight gardens will be featured on the tour, and the cost is $5 in advance or $7 on the day of the event. Tickets can be purchased at Garden Adventures, Maschino's, Schaffitzel's Greenhouse and Wickman Gardens as well as the Hotline Room and Botanical Center Gift Shop at 2400 S. Scenic. To find out more, click here.
See the cartoon, The Flintstones, during Retro Cartoon Saturday Morning tomorrow morning (9/20) at 10 at the Park Central Branch Library.
Watch the 1957 film, Twelve Angry Men, tomorrow (9/20) at 2 at the Library Center. For details, 882-0714.
The Park Central Branch Library will show the movie, Muppet Treasure Island, for anyone 13 and older tomorrow night (9/20) at 6:30.
Kids one to six-years-old will create masterpieces during the program Art Explosion tomorrow morning (9/20) at 11 at the Library Station. To learn more, 865-1340.
The Christian County Master Gardeners will present a workshop on using Jerusalem artichokes and making cornmeal and peanut butter tomorrow afternoon (9/20) from 1 to 4 at the Community Center of the Ozarks, 1530 W. Jackson in Ozark. To register, 581-3558.
Kids in grades 3-5 are invited to The Boxtrolls Movie Release Party tomorrow morning (9/20) at 11 at the Midtown Carnegie Branch Library. For more information, 862-0135.
The Springfield Symphony presents violinist Chee-Yun on Prokofiev’s 2nd Violin Concerto tomorrow night (9/20) at 7:30 at the Juanita K. Hammons Hall for the Performing Arts. For ticket information, 836-7678 or missouristate.tix.com.
Both the Fair Grove and Strafford Branch Libraries will host Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’s 50th Anniversary Movie Marathons tomorrow (9/20) beginning at 1. Watch the 1971 movie, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory followed by the 2005 movie, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
The Springfield Conservation Nature Center’s Hiking Club will hike at Table Rock State Park tomorrow (9/20). To register, 888-4237.
Celebrate monarch butterflies tomorrow (9/20) from 10 to 2 at the Springfield Conservation Nature Center. Stop by any time during those hours for crafts, games monarch tagging and more. For more information, 888-4237.
The program “Monarchs Rule!” will be held tomorrow afternoon (9/20) from 1 to 4 at the Nature Center. Learn all about monarch butterflies during this indoor/outdoor program for ages five to adult. To register, 888-4237.
The Ozark Piecemakers Quilt Guild will hold a Quilt Show from 9 am to 5 pm tomorrow and Sunday (9/20-9/21) and Monday (9/22) from 9 to 4 at the Springfield Expo Center. General admission is $6, and children 12 and younger get in free. For details, ozarkpiecemakers.com.
Citizens Memorial Hospital in Bolivar will host the 11th annual Burgandy Ball featuring NASCAR legend Ken Schrader as the featured speaker tomorrow night (9/20) at 6 at the University Plaza Convention Center in Springfield. To learn more, 328-6318 or clickhere.
The 6th annual Blue Jean Ball to benefit the OMC Foundation will be held tomorrow night (9/20) at Risner Stables in West Plains. For more information, 852-5202.
Mary Poppins is at the Landers Theatre through October 5th. For ticket information, click here.
A celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month will be held tomorrow night (9/20) from 5 to 8 at 3935 W. Sunshine featuring authentic Hispanic food, a Mariachi band, folkloric dances and more. Admission is free, and the event will be held rain or shine. For details, click here.
The 15th annual ANPAC Car Show for Kids to raise money for United Way of the Ozarks is tomorrow (9/20) from 9 to 2 at 1949 E. Sunshine. For more information, www.carshowforkids.com
You need to register by tomorrow (9/20) for a class on Dutch oven cooking presented by the Springfield-Greene County Park Board’s Outdoor Initiatives September 27th for ages 11 and up. The cost is $15 for one or $25 for two. To register, 833-8923.
Registration is due by this weekend for Group Camping Weekend at Ritter Springs Park. To learn more, 833-8923.
Celebrate the 100th anniversary of Greenwood School in Marshfield Sunday afternoon (9/21) at 1:30. Listen to music dating back 100 years and hear from people who attended one-room schools as children. You’ll also be able to take horse and buggy rides. For details, click here.
Listen to a presentation on the role of Union Missouri troops at the Battle of Shiloh in Tennessee Sunday afternoon (9/21) at 2 at Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield. To learn more, 732-2662.
Learn about the activities pursued Jasper County women in a wide range of fields in the late 19th and early 20th centuries Sunday afternoon (9/21) at 2 at the Powers Museum in Carthage. For more information, 237-0456 or powersmuseum.com.
The Gillioz Theatre presents comedian Kevin Nealon Sunday night (9/21) at 8. He’s best known for his nine-year stint as a cast member of Saturday Night Live. For details, gillioz.org.
Kids two and older are invited to Hobbit Day Sunday afternoon (9/21) from 2 to 4 at the Library Center. Celebrate World Hobbit Day with games, crafts and more. Costumes are encouraged. For more information, 882-0714.
An informational meeting on the Friends New Underground Railroad will be held Sunday (9/21) at 12:30 at the First Unitarian Universalist Church of Springfield, 2434 E. Battlefield. FNUR assists members of the LGBTQ community in Uganda if they face immediate threats of arrest, violence and persecution. To learn more, 883-8922.
The annual 4-H Cake and Pie Auction begins at 2 Sunday (9/21) at the Ozark Empire Fairground's Expo Center. Pies, cakes and cookies will be auctioned off to the crowd. There will also be a Cake Wars contest. Proceeds benefit Greene County 4-H. For more information, click here.
The Smithsonian exhibit, Green Revolution, is at the Discovery Center of Springfield through January 4th. For details, discoverycenter.org.
Fall Festivals in the Ozarks:
Cider Days is tomorrow and Sunday (9/19-9/20) from 10 am to 5 pm on historic Walnut Street with regional artists and crafters, performance stages, pumpkin painting and apple cider. Admission is $4 per person, and children ten and younger get in free. For details, click here.
The 41st annual Autumn Daze Arts & Crafts Festival continues through tomorrow (9/20) in downtown Branson. Hours today (9/19) are 9 to 6 and tomorrow (9/20) 9 to 4. For more information, click here.
Marshfield will host Harvest Days today (9/19) from noon to 7 and tomorrow (9/20) from 9 to 4 featuring cooking contests, crafts, live music, a pumpkin chunkin contest and more. For details, click here.
Mansfield invites you to Wilder Days today and tomorrow (9/19-9/20) beginning at 9 am at the Wilder Home & Museum featuring a fiddle competition, spinning and weaving demonstrations and more. Actress Lucy Lee Flippen, who played Eliza Jane on the Little House series, will be there to sign autographs. To learn more, click here.
Shell Knob’s Shakin’ in the Shell Fest and Car Show is tomorrow (9/20) from 9:45 am to 8 pm at Chamber Park across from Country Fresh Market. For details, click here.
The Second Community Old-Fashioned Picnic, hosted by Christian Associates, will be held tomorrow (9/20) from 10 to 4 at Port of Kimberling in Kimberling City featuring free food, live entertainment, games and activities for kids and a silent auction.
