JOPLIN, Mo. —
EVENTS
JOPLIN: Third Thursday, 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. today, Main Street downtown. The event includes an art walk, live music and extended hours for businesses. Details: 417-310-3472.
JOPLIN : Joplin Electric Theater, 8 p.m. today, 6 p.m. Friday, 2 and 6 p.m. Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, 120 S. Main St. “Headhunters” and “Elena” will be shown. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. Admission: $10. Details: 417-434-2944.
NEOSHO : Night Owls, 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Neosho-Newton County Public Library, 201 W. Spring St. The program is for babies to 6-year-olds. Details: 417-451-4231.
NEOSHO : Altered Books, 1 p.m. Thursday, Neosho-Newton County Public Library, 201 W. Spring St. The program is for kids ages 12 to 17. Details: 417-451-4231.
NEOSHO : Monday movie, 4 p.m. Monday, Neosho-Newton County Public Library, 201 W. Spring St. Details: 417-451-4231.
WEBB CITY: Ice cream social and membership drive, 7 p.m. Sunday, Middlewest Building, 1 Main St. The Webb City Historical Society is the host. Guitarist Rob Pommert will perform, and there will be a tour of the historic Minerva Candy Co. Memberships are $10 per person or $15 per family. Details: 417-673-0220 or www.webbcityhistorical society.webs.com
HOBBIES
JOPLIN: PC Chess Club, 6 to 10 p.m. today, Hardee’s, 1641 W. Seventh St. The club offers classes, lectures, training and workshops for children and adults. Details: joplinchessclub@yahoo.com.
MUSIC
CARTHAGE: Heartland Concert Band rehearsal, 7 p.m. Monday, Carthage Middle School band room. The band is open to area musicians, with no audition required. Details: 417-649-6159.
JOPLIN: Show-Me Harmony Chorus rehearsal, 7 p.m. today, Joplin Family Worship Center, 5290 E. Seventh St. Area women may join the singing. Details: 417-782-4631 or 417-624-8951.
JOPLIN: Joplin Pops concert, 8 p.m. Saturday, oval, MSSU campus. The American Legion Band of Greater Kansas City will perform a program of patriotic, popular selections. Participants can bring their own seating and picnics. Tickets: $10. Details: 417-623-1822.
OUTSIDE
GALENA, KAN.: Farmers market, 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, Seventh and Main streets. Farmers, gardeners and crafters are welcome. Details: 417-438-6396 or 417-529-3191.
JOPLIN : Farmers market, 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. -- DAY? --, Seventh Street and Joplin Avenue. Details: 417-625-4750.
WEBB CITY: Farmers market, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday and Tuesday and 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, King Jack Park. Details: 417-483-8139.
Reading
NEOSHO: Story time, 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Neosho-Newton County Public Library, 201 W. Spring St. Details: 417-451-4231.
SENECA: Story time, 10:30 a.m. today, Seneca Branch Library, 1216 Cherokee St. Details: 417-776-2705.
Lifestyles
Parents' planner (June 21-27)
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Amanda Stone: Do-it-yourself popsicles can be made from fruit, yogurt
It all started with a little white lie involving the blasted ice cream truck. I may have led my innocent toddler to believe that it is a music truck.
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Cheryle Finley: Vidalia onion worthy of its own festival
Vidalia onions, the state vegetable of Georgia, are grown in season during late spring and early summer. First grown near Vidalia, Ga., in the 1930s, these onions are becoming more popular each year.
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Benji Tunnell: Outside of the theater, movies are still entertaining
Every once in a while, I like to take a break from the weekly movie grind and explore some other entertainment avenues. Being a movie geek, I often gravitate toward film-related stuff.
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Jeremiah Tucker: New Vampire Weekend album has shades of 'Pet Sounds'
The New York band's third full-length release, "Modern Vampires of the City," an instant classic and the best album of the year, feels like a sequel to that song. It is a record about being on the cusp of real, out-of-your-20s, unromantic adulthood and the terror that accompanies the narrowing of your options.
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Joe Hadsall: Grilling cookbook packed with inspiration
With a healthy supply of flat irons, I've been able to experiment with a new grilling cookbook that has turned out to pretty handy and comprehensive.
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Craig Tally: Science, theology can coexist
It doesn't seem to matter that there are scientists who express faith in God, and there are religionists who have a high regard for science. Indeed, there are many people of faith who embrace the discoveries of science without fear and trembling.
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Joplin church among United Methodists participating in worldwide event
Byers Avenue United Methodist will be among churches around the globe uniting for Change the World, the fourth annual such event that has spread like wildfire throughout the United Methodist denomination.
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Jeana Gockley: Library lines up reading club books
The Joplin Public Library's annual Summer Reading Club kicks off on Tuesday, May 28, so in preparation for a great summer of reading, I have been digging for titles that fit with this year's "Dig Into Reading" theme.
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Frankie Meyer: Information is only as good as its source
Those details later become crucial as contradictory information is found, which it will be. How can one decide which detail is correct if the sources of the details are unknown?
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Ryan Richardson: Groups give tips for preventing dog bites
When I was a teenager in the '90s I had an unfortunate incident with my neighbor's dog, a Brittany, that I had grown up with. It took a chunk out of my thigh when I went into the neighbors' yard to retrieve a ball.
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