From staff reports
JOPLIN, Mo. — The following dances, exhibits and upcoming events were not included in the Sept. 3 edition of Enjoy.
DANCES
Squares
For info on area square dancing, call 417-782-0158.
Today
MO-KAN Squares: Red, White and Blue Dance, 7:30 p.m., Vernon County Fairgrounds Home Economics Building, Nevada. Jay Wright, caller.
Yellowrockers: Dance, 7:30 p.m., Benton County Senior Center, 3501 SE L St., Bentonville, Ark. Bob Loyd, caller.
Saturday
Western Twirlers: No dance.
Monday
Ridge Rockers: Labor Day dance, 7:30 p.m., Middle School, Pea Ridge, Ark. Grant Roth and Danny Wylie, callers.
Thursday
Wheel-Around Squares: New lessons start at 6:30 p.m.; Dance, 8 p.m. Joplin Square Dance Center, 1801 W. Second St. Mary Castleberry, caller/cuer.
Rounds, others
Today
Joplin Country Dance: Lessons, 7:30 p.m.; open dance (family oriented), 8:45 to 11 p.m. Joplin Square Dance Center, 1801 W. Second St. Details: Bob Miller, 624-9339.
Sunday
Wheel-Arounds: Jive, swing lessons, 1:30 p.m.; round dance, 3 p.m.; intermediate lessons, 6 p.m. Joplin Square Dance Center, 1801 W. Second St. Mary and Billy Castleberry, cuers.
UPCOMING EVENTS
~ DIAMOND, Mo. -- The annual Prairie Day at George Washington Carver National Monument is scheduled 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 11.
Prairie Day is a celebration of life on a Southwest Missouri farm during the mid-1860s and 1870s, the years of George Washington Carver’s childhood.
Visitors will be able to take a horse-drawn wagon ride through the prairie, learn about African American life on the prairie and hear Ozark folktales and legends from professional storytellers, enjoy traditional music under the big tent, watch a quilting bee in progress, and dip a candle at the 1881 Moses Carver House. Many other exhibits and activities will be available across the park grounds. The event is free of charge.
A concession stand will be operated by the Carver Birthplace Association during the event and the visitor center will be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The monument is two miles west of Diamond on Highway V, then south 1/2 mile on Carver Road.
Details: 417-325-4151 between 9 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. or visit the park website: www.nps.gov/gwca.
~ CARTHAGE, Mo. -- The 2010 Midwest Gathering of the Artists will be held Friday and Saturday, Sept. 10 and 11, at Memorial Hall, 407 S. Garrison Ave.
The art show will be from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday and 8 a.m. to noon Saturday. It is free and open to the public.
An art auction and awards are scheduled Saturday. Saturday’s schedule will be: 6 p.m., wine and hors d'oeuvres; 7 p.m., mayor will welcome guests and artists; 7:15 p.m. awards presentation, and 7:30 p.m. art auction; $20 per person. Participating artists will be auctioning off one of their new works of art.
The deadline for reservations is Sunday. Sept. 5
Details and reservations: 417-358-7163, 417-793-7315, or 417-358-4535.
~ CARTHAGE, Mo. -- Stone’s Throw Dinner Theatre will hold their 26th annual “Sally” Awards on Saturday, Sept. 11, at the theater, 796 S. Stone Lane.
Doors will open at 6:30 p.m., with the program beginning at 7 p.m. The event will include special talent performances by some old and new Stone's Throw favorites. Master of ceremonies Mike Pound will host the festivities. The event is free and open to the public.
Light hors o’doeuvres, desserts, coffee and tea will be available. Business casual dress please.
The event honors the actors, crew and volunteers who have given outstanding service to the theatre during the 2009-2010 season. Awards will be presented for best actor and actress, and best show, as well as awards for best costumes, best set design, best supporting actor, best supporting actress, best stage manager, and outstanding volunteers in the kitchen, dining room, usher and box office areas.
Seating is limited, so to reserve seats call the theatre at 417-358-9665.
EXHIBITS
~ "Amazing Amazonians and Beautiful Boats,” an exhibit at the Spiva Art Gallery at Missouri Southern State University.
The exhibit features a variety of photographs from South America and is being held in connection with the Brazil semester activities at MSSU.
"Amazing Amazonians and Beautiful Boats" will be through Sept. 24. The gallery is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Admission is free.
The black and white and color photographs in the exhibition were shot by James Bogan and Patrik Pardini. Both document the riverine culture of the Amazon by depicting the construction of boats from native woods utilizing long-evolved local designs. In addition, some of Professor Bogan's photographs cover the filming of The Adventures of the Amazon Queen, itself a documentary of the dreams and skills of a Brazilian artisan.
Bogan is a professor of art history, a poet, and a filmmaker who has taught at the Missouri University of Science and Technology in Rolla since 1969. His scholarly publications include “Sparks of Fire” (1982), an experimental anthology on William Blake, and “Burden of Dreams” (1984), a casebook on Les Blank's film. “Ozark Meandering,” a book of maximal poems and essays was published in 1999.
In 1986 he lectured at the Federal University of Para in Brazil as a Fulbright Fellow, where he also began his career as a documentary filmmaker with T-Shirt Cantata followed by The Hammock Variations (1996) and The Adventures of the Amazon Queen (2007). He is a curators' teaching professor and has won the president's award for outstanding teaching in the University of Missouri System. He continues his research in the Ozarks and in the Amazon on foot and in kayak.
Pardini is a professional photographer based in Brazil, whose work has been widely exhibited there and in the United States.
Details: 625-9563.
~ SPRINGDALE, Ark. -- “Down by the Old Mill Stream,” a photo exhibit featuring Northwest Arkansas grist mills, at the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History, 118 W. Johnson Ave.
Grist mills played a big role in their communities. They offered farmers a place to grind their corn and wheat, and a chance to gather together to exchange gossip or talk about the news of the day.
The exhibit will be on display through Dec. 18. The Shiloh Museum is open Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is free. Details: 479-750-8165.
