Friday

CARTHAGE: Business Expo, 3 to 8 p.m., Fairview Christian Church, 2320 S. Grand Ave.

JOPLIN: Choppers for Children Motorcycle Rally, 5 p.m., one mile south of Interstate 44 on Highway 43. Admission is $20. Details: (417) 781-6303.

JOPLIN: Dance, 7 to 10 p.m., American Legion, 413 S. Schifferdecker Ave. Admission is $3.50. The Bob Russell Band will perform. Details: (417) 781-8107.

NEOSHO: Cardiovascular risk assessment, 7:30 to 10 a.m., Neosho Clinic, 2550 Lusk Drive. Five screenings will be offered for $99. Registration is required. Details: (417) 625-2000.

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



Saturday

CARL JUNCTION: Citywide garage sale, 7 a.m. Details: (417) 649-7255.

CARL JUNCTION: Biscuits and gravy breakfast, 7 to 10 a.m., Carl Junction Senior Center, 1203 E. Pennell St. The cost is $3. Free maps for the citywide garage sale will be available at the center. Details: 649-6437.

CARL JUNCTION: Carl Junction Cultivators Garden Club plant sale, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., Carl Junction Senior Citizens Center. Details: (417) 649-6404.

CARTHAGE: Business Expo, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Fairview Christian Church, 2320 S. Grand Ave.

GALENA, KAN.: Spring Fling car show, downtown Galena. Registration will be from 7 to 11 a.m., with judging beginning at noon and winners to be named at 3 p.m. The registration fee is $15 on the day of the show or $12 in advance. Details: (620) 783-1818.

JOPLIN: World Tai Chi Day event, 10 a.m., Campbell Parkway on Murphy Boulevard. The public may participate or watch. Lawn chairs are recommended. Details: (417) 540-5008.

JOPLIN: 12th annual community auction to benefit Joplin Area Catholic Schools, 5 p.m., Memorial Hall, 212 W. Eighth St. A list of auction items is available online at www.jacss.org. People must be 21 to enter. Details: (417) 529-1087.

JOPLIN: Benefit dinner and concert, 5 to 10 p.m., Joplin Shrine Club, 1040 S. Joplin Ave. Music will be provided by Duke Mason. Proceeds will go toward the Cail Tingle Fund/National Transplant Assistance Fund. Tickets are $10. Details: (417) 438-8537.

JOPLIN: Choppers for Children Motorcycle Rally, one mile south of Interstate 44 on Highway 43. Admission is $20. Details: (417) 781-6303.

JOPLIN: Garage sale, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., Joplin Family Y South, Alice Wilson conference room. Proceeds will benefit the Joplin Family Y KidTime program. Details: (417) 623-4597.

JOPLIN: Pancake feed, 7 a.m. to noon, Martin Luther School, 26th Street and Connecticut Avenue. The feed, staged by the Joplin Host Lions Club, will raise funds for aid to the blind, eye research and local community organizations. Admission: $4 for adults; $3 for children 12 and younger. Details: (417) 438-0878 or (417) 624-2387.

JOPLIN: NAMI Walkathon ’07, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Cunningham Park. The two-mile walk will be a fund-raiser for the Joplin Chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness. Details: 781-6264 or (417) 499-2790.

JOPLIN: Family story time, 10:30 a.m., Joplin Public Library. The program is for children 5 and younger. Details: (417) 623-2184.

JOPLIN: PhotoSpiva 2007, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Spiva Center for the Arts, 222 W. Third St. The exhibit, part of a national photography competition, will be open to the public until June 22. Details: (417) 623-0183.

NEOSHO: Family Fitness Day, 1 to 5 p.m., Freeman Southwest YMCA, 4701 Chouteau Ave. Admission is free. Details: (417) 455-9999.

RIVERTON, KAN.: Ladies Spring Fling, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., First Baptist Church, 6895 S.E. Bluebird Lane. Lunch will be served, and music and guest speakers are planned. Details: (620) 848-3347.



Sunday

CARTHAGE: Carthage Musical Devotees concert, 3 p.m., First United Methodist Church, 617 S. Main St. Details: (417) 359-7212.

JOPLIN: Ham and bean feed, 12:30 to 2:30 p.m., Joplin Moose Lodge, 5056 Douglas Fir Road. Proceeds will go to the Joplin Lady Stingers softball team. Details: (417) 529-1543.

JOPLIN: Benefit golf tournament for Rylea Barlett, Schifferdecker Municipal Golf Course. People may call to schedule tee times for the four-person scramble. The entry fee is $200 per team or $50 per person. Proceeds will go to the Hope for Rylea Fund. Rylea, who was born blind, will be going to China in July for stem-cell transplants. Details: Dawn, (417) 438-2942, or Rita, (417) 624-3533.

PITTSBURG, KAN.: Spring concert, 3 p.m., First United Methodist Church, Fifth and Pine streets. The Pittsburg State University choirs and the Southeast Kansas Symphony will perform. Tickets: $7 for adults; $5 for children. Details: (620) 235-4124.