our m i s s i on Thread is just a tool. It’s nothing special, and it can’t do much on its own. But oh boy what it can accomplish when paired up with the right material and a little creativity. This little project is a humble attempt to explore our city and its peoples. Finding those interesting materials that make up our communities, that creativity which provokes, instigates, and inspires. We want to tie it all together and see what happens. We want to ask around and see what’s up. If something is happening that people should know about, we want to make sure they do If something isn’t happening that should be, we want to help make it happen We want most of all to hear from you! What are you up to? What are you seeing? What are you doing? What are you thinking? What is life like out there, and how can we all share in it? Help give us a chance to tie it all
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3/1 “Earthlings” Screening, 6pm @ Cheek Hall Rm 1 02, MSU 3/2 Post it Show Preview Party, 6pm @ Rosette Studios: Arts & LettersI$5 3/3 OTC Film Festival, 6pm @ Lincoln 211 , OTC 3/3 “Hidden Figures” Screening, 8pm @ PSU Theater, MSU 3/3 Apple Grafting Workshop, 6pm @ Greene County Extension 3/3-1 2 Othello, various times @ Springfield Art Museum 3/4 How-to Festival, 1 0am @ Library Center 3/4-5 Sequiota Cave Boat Tours, 11 am @ Sequiota Park (registration @ 9:30am) 3/4 Wood Fired Kiln: Artist Panel, 1 :30pm @ Springfield Art Museum 3/4 Deitra Fashion Show, 9pm @ the outlandI$5 3/7 Container Gardening, 6pm @ Midtown Library 3/8 Senior (as in 60+) Art Exhibition, 1 0am @ Juanita K Hammons Hall 3/1 0 Art Reception: Unveiling the Classics, 6pm @ Library Station 3/11 Fix it Faire (skillshare), 1 0am @ Midtown Library 3/1 6 Yoga for Your Health, 6pm @ Library Station 3/1 8 Hunting Morels, 2pm @ Midtown Library 3/1 9 The Ravens Prey (local film), 6pm @ Moxie CinemaI$5 3/24 3x3x3 Sculpture Show Informational Meeting, 6pm @ Arts & Letters 3/29 Sisters of Mercy, St. John’s, & The 1 899 Smallpox Epidemic, 7pm @ Library Center 3/30 Fairbanks Bike Shop Volunteer Training, 6:30pm @ A&B Cycle 3/31 Central (high school) Film Festival, 8pm @ Moxie CinemaI$1 5
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3/1 NORML Meeting & Talk, 7pm @ Library Center 3/1 Game of Thrones Trivia/Fundraiser, 7pm @ Galloway StationI$1 5 3/2 Newbie Boardgame Night, 6pm @ Meta-Games 3/2 Health Circle: Immunity (discussion), 7pm @ Harvest House 3/4 Springfield Roller Girls Season Opener, 5-11 pm @ Shrine Mosque 3/4 Golden Girl Turns 1 (drinks, dj), 2pm @ Golden Girl Rum 3/5 Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds: Heritage Day Fest, 1 0-6pm @ Baker Creek (Mansfield, Mo) 3/6 Skeeball Tournament, 6pm @ 41 7 TaphouseI$5 3/7 Spoke HER Word (slam poetry), 7pm @ Big Momma’s 3/8 Meet Author/Illustrator Kevin Henkes, 7pm @ Library Center 3/8 Graphic Novel Ladies Club: Paper Girls Vol.2, 7pm @ Bookmarx 3/1 0 Downtown Dance Night, 7pm @ 425 E WalnutI$1 5 3/11 Ozark Regional Lily Society Bulb Sale, 8am @ Springfield Botanical Center 3/1 6 Non-Fiction book Club: The New Jim Crow, 7pm @ Bookmarx 3/21 Moxie Trivia Night, 6pm @ Springfield Brew CoI$1 0 (RSVP) 3/23 Finding HERstory in American Religion, 6pm @ PSU Rm 31 2, MSU 3/23 Book Club: Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders, 7pm @ Bookmarx 3/24 Women’s HERstory Keynote Address, 8pm @ Welcome Center Auditorium 3/24 - 26 Circus Protest, various times @ JQH Arena
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3/3 Pagiins, Cole Ray, Buckle Up Baby, 5pm @ the outland 3/3 Grandma Strange, Mood Ring Circus, Alamo Black, 9pm @ the outlandI$5 3/4 Shaun Munday Debut Album, 8pm @ eFactoryI$5 3/5 Emily Higgins, Bo Brown & Melinda Mullins, 2pm @ Springfield Botanical CenterI$1 0 suggested 3/1 0 Wild Bob’s Musical Book Club: American Gods, 6:30pm @ LindbergsI$5 3/1 0 DIY Show 2: C-Rex, Conductor, Slugs, Reacharounds, butterfaces, 7pm @ Harvest HouseI$5 3/1 2 Truckstop Honeymoon, 5pm @ Shoe Tree Listening RoomI$1 5 3/1 4 Karima Walker, Brian Bulger, 7pm @ The OutlandI$7 3/1 8 Lady Pills, Introvert Party, & Violet Lockets (st. pat's pub crawl), 9pm @ the outlandI$1 0 3/23 Pizza Time, 9pm @ the outlandI$5 3/25 Kelly Zullo & Molly Healey, 9:30 @ Patton AlleyI$5 3/27 Condor, Jaybird, Kudzu, Gigantic, and Mouton, 9pm @ the outlandI$5 3/31 Wood Chickens, Reacharounds, Suzi Trash, 9pm @ the outlandI$5 R epeat ab l e
Mondays: Open Mic @ The Flea Tuesdays: 41 7 Gamers meet-up, 6pm @ Classic Rock Cafe Tuesdays: Adult Coloring Circle, 5pm @ Park Central Library Wednesdays: Springfield Life Drawing, 6:30pm @ 401 W WalnutI$7 Thursdays: 41 7 Gamers meet-up, 6pm @ Meta-Games Thursdays: Ballroom dancing, 8:30pm @ Savoy BallroomI$5 Saturdays: Ozarks Dharma Meditation, 9am @ Dinh Quang Buddhist Temple Every 1 st Wednesday: Pagan Group, 7pm @ First Unitarian Universalist Every 2nd Wednesday: Humanist Group, 7pm @ First Unitarian Universalist Every 1 st Thursday: Poetry Writing Workshop, 7pm @ The Creamery Every 2nd Thursday: Sun & Tree Open Mic for all ages, 7pm @ Springfield Improv Every 3rd Thursday: Poetry Slam, 7pm @ Springfield Little Theater Every 1 st & 3rd Tuesday: Queen City Ukulele Club, 6pm @ Springfield Music Every 1 st Saturday: Crafty DIY, 3pm @ Library Station Every 1 st Sunday: Sunday Poets Series, 3pm @ Brentwood Library Fi r s t Fr i d ay
Let the color Take You: The Art of Stephanie Cramer @ Obelisk Home All School Youth Exhibition Opening Reception, 5pm @ Springfield Art Museum First Friday Artwalk Post-it Show, 5pm @ Arts & Letters Rhumb Line: Jeff Broekhoven Paintings, 5pm @ Drury Pool Art Center Grand Opening & Celebration of the Arts, 6pm @ Queen City Studios News-Leader Best of 201 6 Photo Show, 5:30pm @ Springfield Brew Co Eric Ray, Mu Theta, & Queen City Rock Camp, 6pm @ Park Central Library Meme-Ography, 5pm @ Drury on C-Street
State Watch
Budget cuts add up to almost $350 million in the last few months, after new Governor Greitens cut $146 million in January. Higher education has been hard hit by cuts, with the expectation of tuition hikes and the halting of public university research and expansion projects. The Governor’s new budget also cuts funding for public school transportation, and in-home/nursing home care assistance. The new budget introduces a new position to the government of Missouri, the Chief Operation Officer: Gov. Greitens has named Drew Erdmannn as the State’s first COO. The COO is appointed by and accountable to the governor. The St. Louis Post Dispatch says: “Erdmann is a partner at McKinsey & Co., a global management consulting firm for governments and NGOs. He lives in St. Louis. He also previously served as the National Security Council’s director for Iran, Iraq and strategic planning, leading a civilian military team with the U.S. Department of Defense in Iraq in 2003.” Gov. Greitens signed the legislature’s Right to Work bill into law this month. It became the 28th state to pass this style of law. Legislation moving through the State General Assembly and Senate now include a measure to initiate a prescription drug monitoring program in the State, and to redesign our IDs to make them comply with the federal REAL ID act (a REAL ID compliant ID will be necessary for any plane travel this time next year). Meanwhile
A court case involving workers from prisons across the state has led to revelations about overworking, nepotism, and abuse. One of the defendants, Travis Case was quoted by reporters from missourinet.com:
"Case, from the Northeastern center (Bowling Green, MO), summed up the issue by repeating what a warden told one of his disgruntled co-workers. 'He said "More than policy, more than anything else, you haven’t learned that loyalty is our number one priority," and I pretty much thought, that says it all. It tells you how the institution is being run. And a system like that will not last.' Case said the Northeastern Correctional Center had an 80 percent turnover in staff because of dysfunctional work conditions."
City Watch January utility bills sparked a controversy when they arrived this past month, with costs for many rising more than 20% compared to last year, adding hundreds of dollars onto the bills of some. Disgruntled citizens filled the front pew at the Feb. 21 City Council meeting, the costs of their bills written on felt pinned to their chests, which they were later asked to remove mid-meeting. Activist Vicki Kepling was allowed to speak at the City Utilities board meeting later that week, raising concerns about transparency, CU management salaries, excessive late fees, and the inadequacy of CU’s responsiveness to the community. Additional speakers are planned for the next City Council meeting March 6th. (March 6th the City will also consider expanding seat belt ticketing and what has been described as a simplification of the City’s housing laws.) Feb. 21st’s meeting featured few other excitements, aside from a brief statement encouraging Springfield to take action for refugees which was met with applause from the audience, and a statement by citizen and candidate for council Allen Kemper in opposition to the planned public sale and consumption of beer at approved street events such as Arts Fest and the Route 66 festival.
Election Watch Get out and vote! Municipal Election April 4th! Register before March 8th! You can register at the County Clerk's office or any branch of the Public Library
Mayor: Ken McClure Kristi Fulnecky
Council Seats Up For Grabs
General Seat A: Incumbent Jan Fisk Jesse Coulter Allen Kemper General Seat B: Incumbent Craig Hosmer Curtis Montgomery
Zone 1: Incumbent Phyllis Ferguson Thomas Quinn Zone 2: Incumbent Tom Prater Helen Gunther Zone 4: Incumbent Craig Fishel Debra Brady
Public School Renovation Funding on Ballot If approved, this measure would release to the Public School system $189,000 at a cost of an additional 12 cents per $100 value in property taxes. This funding is the cornerstone of a projected decade of renovations planned by the School system.
You can beat bedbugs (but I hope you don't have to): A survivor's guide With confirmed cases of bedbugs acquiring (probably excessive) publicity in Springfield, the more phobic of us may feel a vague sense of panic setting in. Before you start burning your clothes and shaving your head (unless that's your hairstyle of choice), let me tell you: I have had bedbugs, and I survived. I learned one thing above all: Do Not Feel Ashamed. Bedbugs aren't dirty. They don't care about food scraps, grime, or mildew. They don't go in for sweat or toe jam. They go for blood, and we all have blood except Mike Pence. Having bedbugs doesn't mean you are dirty, it means that you were in the wrong place at the wrong time, or took a risk on the wrong item of curbside furniture. That's another thing I learned—those precious curbside gifts from the gods really do pose a risk, so proceed with caution. That's how the bugs got me. So what happens once you've got them? Unfortunately, if you are a tenant there is no law obligating your landlord to get rid of them. It IS in their interest if they want to keep getting tenants, though, so if they resist PUT THEM ON BLAST. Tell everybody you know! Make sure nobody uses them that can avoid it. Then, if it's up to you to fix, you have two primary options. The first and by most accounts best is to hire an exterminator to make your house really, really hot (put the chocolate in the fridge!). Bedbugs can't survive temperatures above 140 degrees Fahrenheit. The downside to this approach is that this treatment can cost upwards of $1,000 dollars. If you don't have that kinda cash, you'll have to go the route I went. Here is a run-down: 1. Use their heat weakness: put everything you can into a dryer on high heat. Clothes, sheets, pillow cases, reusable grocery bags, anything that might be harboring them. Don't wash first, that'll give them a chance to escape. Straight into the dryer. 2. Do NOT put bug-infested furniture on the curb without some kind of permanent, visible signage! Call your trash people if you need to, just don't become the problem! 3. Buy a mattress cover. They are available at Walmart for about $30, and prevent any bugs already living in your mattress from getting access to you, i.e. food.
4. Get bed bug spray ($20 and up), and be mindful of pets when choosing. Spray your bed frame and everything else that you can. Focus on the bed frame, and if you don't have one—we'll get to that. 5. Move your bed away from any walls. If you can, get it up off the ground (buying a frame wouldn't be a terrible idea). This leaves fewer points of entry for the little jerks. If you have a pet, put them in a kennel at night. 6. Get diatomaceous earth ($10 - $30) and sprinkle it around your sleeping area and in your doorways. You could also get paper bowls and place the legs of your bed in them. Fill them with diatomaceous earth, and surround your hypothetical pet's kennel with it. This creates a physical barrier for the bugs to cross. 7. Keep this up and hope for the best. If it works, you have eradicated The Bugz for $80 instead of $1,000.
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