Joplin 18^°

Shoal Creek Conservation Education Center; 201 Riviera Dr, Joplin, MO

9:00–11:00am & 1:00–4:00pm

Stop in anytime to help the Shoal Creek Conservation Education Center staff count the birds at their feeders and to learn about Project FeederWatch. No registration required. Free and open to the public.

More information: Kim Banner, Kimberly.Banner@mdc.mo.gov, 417.629.3434.

Joplin Area Town and Country Quilters Meeting

10:30am–2:30pm at Peace Lutheran Church (3100 N Saint Louis Ave).

A day of fellowship and quilting! At 10:30, learn new techniques with an educational class/video. Then, enjoy a potluck luncheon at noon, followed by featured speaker, Rollie Fraser, who will present a program entitled “How to Prepare Your Quilt to Take a Long Arm Quilter.” Afterwards, a business meeting and show and tell will take place. Any adult can attend two meetings prior to becoming a member. Dues are $20 a year and membership is open to quilters of all ages and abilities.

More information: Kathy Knapp, knappka@gmail.com, 417-825-7078.

In celebration of National Hugging Day, the SEK Humane Society will be reducing their adoption fees! Dogs will be lowered to just $45 and cats will only be $25! All adoptable animals are spayed/neutered, microchipped, and up to date on vaccinations.

Business EXPO After Hours, See The Future

The Joplin Area Chamber of Commerce is wants you to See The Future at the Business EXPO After Hours networking event.  Mix and mingle while enjoying free “tastes” from a variety of member restaurants.  There will be a cash bar, drawings, and give-aways! Open to the business community – adults only, please.

http://cca.joplincc.com/EvtListing.aspx?dbid2=MOJop&evtid=693223&class=E

MSSU Bringing Them All Back Home Film Festival: Hero

 7:00pm at Missouri Southern State University, Cornell Auditorium (3950 E Newman Rd).

A 2002 film from China, Hero is set in ancient China, during a period of war and strife. The king, who has endured three assassination attempts, has implemented a strict edict forbidding anyone to come within 100 paces of himself. However, he lifts this edict for a nameless protagonist, who approaches the king and recounts how he thwarted the assassination attempts. Introduction by Dr. Michel Howarth, director of the Honors Program. This film is a part of MSSU’s Bringing Them All Back Home Film Festival. Free and open to the public.

More information: Chad Stebbins, stebbins-c@mssu.edu, 417.625.9736.

https://www.mssu.edu/calendar/index.php?eID=7107