Monday

JOPLIN: Acting for the camera for adults, 6 to 7:30 p.m., Joplin Performing Arts Centre, 1501 S. Pearl Ave. Details: (417) 206-0059.

JOPLIN: Joplin Area Singles, 6:30 p.m., Woody’s Smokehouse, Stone’s Corner. Details: (417) 439-5996 or (417) 624-2717.

JOPLIN: Case of the Mysterious Case, 1:30 and 3 p.m., Joplin Public Library. Children under 6 must be accompanied by an adult.

JOPLIN: Book-signing, noon to 4 p.m., Hastings Bookstore, 526 S. Range Line Road. Terrye Robins is the author of “Trouble in Paradise.” Details: (417) 659-9828.

MIAMI: Dance, 7 to 10 p.m., Miami Senior Center. Music by the Bob Russell Band. Details: (918) 540-0533.

Tuesday

JOPLIN: Gambler’s Anonymous meeting, 7 p.m., Villa Heights Christian Church, 2650 E. Seventh St. Details: (417) 529-6139.

JOPLIN: “You Never Know” teen program, 3 p.m., Joplin Public Library. Teens will participate in a murder mystery in the large meeting room. Details: (417) 623-7953.

JOPLIN: Make a Native American rainstick, 10 a.m. to noon, Spiva Center for the Arts, 222 W. Third St. For kids ages 8 to 12. Cost is $30, pre-registration required. Details: (417) 623-0183.

JOPLIN: “In the Act” summer camp, 1 to 5 p.m., Joplin Performing Arts Centre, 1501 S. Pearl Ave., Runs through Saturday, July 21. Covers on-camera classes, stage techniques and vocal performances. Cost is $130 plus $10 for materials; class size is limited. Details: (417) 624-7151, (417) 291-1414, (417) 206-0059 or JPAC@cableone.net.

JOPLIN: Baby Bookworms, 9:30 a.m., Joplin Public Library. For infants up to 23 months.

JOPLIN: Acting for the stage for teens, 5:30 to 7 p.m., Joplin Performing Arts Centre, 1501 S. Pearl Ave. Details: (417) 206-0059.

WEBB CITY: Farmers’ Market, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., King Jack Park. Details: (417) 673-5866.

Wednesday

CARTHAGE: Story hour, 11 a.m., Powers Museum, 1717 W. Oak St. Focus will be Robert Williams Wood’s nature analogues on flowers, birds and other animals. Details: (417) 358-2667.

JOPLIN: Watercolor still life, 10 a.m. to noon, Spiva Center for the Arts, 222 W. Third St. For kids ages 9 to 12, cost is $30, pre-registration required. Details: (417) 623-0183.

JOPLIN: Painted ceramic tiles, 1 to 3 p.m., Spiva Center for the Arts, 222 W. Third St. For kids ages 10 through teen, cost is $30, pre-registration required. Details: (417) 623-0183.

JOPLIN: Tales for 4’s and 5’s, 10:30 a.m., Joplin Public Library. For ages 4 to 5.

JOPLIN: Tales for 2’s and 3’s, 9:30 a.m., Joplin Public Library. For ages 2 to 3.

JOPLIN: Divorce Recovery Workshop, 6 p.m., Forest Park Baptist Church, 725 S. Highview Ave., Room 330. Details: (417) 623-4606.

WEBB CITY: Medical blood screening, must make an appointment, Price Cutter Pharmacy. Call for prices and screening information. Details: (417) 673-6301.

Thursday

CARTHAGE: TOPS meeting, 9:45 a.m., Ulmer Community Center, 1208 S. Garrison Ave. Details: (417) 673-3989.

JOPLIN: Sketchbook drawing, 1 to 3 p.m., Spiva Center for the Arts, 222 W. Third St. For kids ages 10 to 13. Cost is $30, pre-registration required. Details: (417) 623-0183.

JOPLIN: Colorful tropical fish mixed media class, 10 a.m. to noon, Spiva Center for the Arts, 222 W. Third St.. For kids ages 9 to 12. Cost is $30, pre-registration required. Details: (417) 623-0183.

JOPLIN: “In Stitches,” 4:30 to 6 p.m., Joplin Public Library. Teens can bring their own knitting needles and knit bookmarks. Yarn is provided. Details: (417) 623-7953.

JOPLIN: Surviving Spouses meeting, 6 p.m., Cunningham Park gazebo, 26th Street and Maiden Lane. Details: (417) 781-0779 or (417) 673-4666.

JOPLIN: Acting on camera for teens, 5 to 6:30 p.m., Joplin Performing Arts Centre, 1501 S. Pearl Ave. Details: (417) 206-0059.

JOPLIN: Tales for 4’s and 5’s, 10:30 a.m., Joplin Public Library. For children ages 4 to 5.

JOPLIN: Tales for 2’s and 3’s, 9:30 a.m., Joplin Public Library. For children ages 2 to 3.

JOPLIN: Make-it-Take-it Family Crafts, 2:30, 3, 3:30 and 4 p.m., Joplin Public Library. Kids younger than 6 must be accompanied by an adult.

NEOSHO: Third Thursday book discussion, 1 p.m., Neosho/Newton County Library, 201 W. Spring St. The topic will be “Gilead” by Marilynne Robinson, Details: (417) 451-4231.

WEBB CITY: Bluegrass in the Park, 7 to 9 p.m., Memorial Park, 415 W. Daugherty Road, next to the Webb City Senior Center. Bring lawn chairs, free admission.