April 2019 Volume 29/ Number 4 • A Monthly Publication by Unite of Southwest Missouri, Inc • www.unitenewsonline.org
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Springfield Voters Are Encouraged To Vote On Tuesday April 2
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Springfield, MO— Join Deliverance Temple Ministries (DTM) for their Pre Anniversary Gospel Music Celebration, Saturday, April 13, 2019 at 6 pm, 2101 W Chestnut Expwy. DTM’s, “Urban Praise” will be featured along with other local church choirs and soloists as well as the Missouri State University Gospel choir. This event is open to the entire community. Free admission. Come and be blessed. For more information call:
Springfield, MO—When voters head to the polls in Springfield on April 2, several important issues will be on the ballot that deserve your consideration. Dr. Shurita Thomas-Tate is running for School Board and Abe McGull is running unopposed to represent Zone 2 in northeastern Springfield. Both the city’s ¼-cent Capital Improvement Sales Tax renewal and the Springfield Public Schools’ proposed bond issue are also on the ballot. Streets, sidewalks and stormwater The city’s ¼-cent capital improvements sales tax has a 30-year track record of projects
that have been “completed as promised.” Renewing the tax will continue that record by helping the city improve traffic flow, sidewalks and stormwater infrastructure in our community – all without a tax increase. The tax is estimated to generate about $11 million per year
Nick Cave Exhibit Opening April 5th At SGF Art Museum See stor y on page 2
Dr. Shurita Thomas-Tate
in the first five years of the tax cycle, which would be invested in specific projects and programs including: • Basic maintenance and street resurfacing, including major streets like National, Sunshine and Battlefield continued on page 2
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Blues Brews & Barbecue April 6 featuring The Norman Jackson Band See details on page 2
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• Much-needed stormwater improvements throughout the city • Traffic flow and safety improvements, such as street widening and intersection improvements including West Bypass and Kearney, Battlefield and Lone Pine, and National and Sunset • Sidewalk construction, including school sidewalks Visitors to the city will help fund these capital improvements because of the sales tax structure, and the tax will sunset in 20 years, allowing for both design and construction phases of a project to be completed in the same time period - improving cost-effectiveness and efficiency. And accountability will continue with regular quarterly monitoring by the Citizens’ Sales Tax Oversight Committee and prioritization of projects through public input. Overall, this sales tax remains a strong and effective way to pay for necessary projects around our city. The city has set up an informational website with specific information about projects the tax would fund if approved. An investment in schools The Chamber has also endorsed Proposition S, the Springfield school bond issue that would provide $168 million in funding for 39 much-needed building improvements throughout the school district, from secure building entrances to early
childhood education classroom expansions, and storm shelters. A 31-member local citizen task force developed a sustainable funding plan for improving school facilities. The proposal, called Proposition S, includes reconstruction of four schools and extensive renovations to three others, in addition to adding secure entrances to 31 existing school buildings. The state provides no direct funding for buildings and facilities, so local property taxes are the primary funding source for schools to make major capital improvements. This plan reflects the value we place on education and in our workforce development pipeline, and it’s a strong investment in the future of our community. School Board Seats Two board seats, currently filled by Dr. Alina Lehnert and Dr. Charles Taylor, will be up for election on the April 2, 2019 ballot. Dr. Shurita Thomas-Tate is running for one of those school board seats. She currently is employed at Missouri State University as an associate professor in the disarmament of Communication Sciences and Disorders. When asked why she is running for School Board and what she hopes to accomplish, Tate said, “I care about the children and families in this community. I have committed my time and energy to serving children and families in Springfield since moving here. I have met and worked with many families who find
themselves marginalized within the SPS district – for any number of reasons including their race/ ethnicity, socioeconomic status, disability/ability, etc. I recognize the need for representation on the school board for these families, and I intend to be a voice for them.” City Council Seat Abe McGull is running unopposed to represent Zone 2 in northeastern Springfield. McGull is retired from the U.S. Navy and was deployed to Iraq three times. He briefly worked as a TV news cameraman but has been a federal prosecutor
since 1999. In the ‘90s, McGull served on the city council of Pleasant Valley, a Kansas City suburb. He was the first African-American elected mayor of Pleasant Valley and told the News-Leader last month he was probably the first black mayor of any city in Clay County. McGull, a board member of Community Foundation of the Ozarks, said he doesn’t have a specific agenda for his campaign. “I’m going to listen to the constituents and, whatever experience I have in municipal government, I’ll use it to be an advocate of Zone 2,” he shared.
Nick Cave Exhibit Opening at the Springfield Art Museum, Opening Reception April 5th Springfield, MO—Join the Art Museum for the Nick Cave Opening Reception April 5, 2019 5:30 pm. Nick Cave is a multi-disciplinary artist working between the visual and performing arts through a wide range of mediums including sculpture, installation, video, sound, and performance. This special exhibition features a focused selection of “Soundsuits,” an example from the “Tondo” series, and the video work “Drive By,” pulled from both private collections and the artist, courtesy of the Jack Shainman Gallery, New York. Funding for this exhibition is supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts the Missouri Arts Council,
a State Agency. Free and open to the public. continued on page 12
Springfield, MO—The Springfield Reunion Club, Inc will host a Blues Brews & Barbecue featuring The Norman Jackson Band, Saturday, April 6, 2019 from 8 pm -12 am at QEnoteca, 308 W. Commercial St. Tickets are $10. For more information contact: (417) 523-9216.
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Greene County has one of Missouri’s highest rates of hospital emergency room visits due to opioid misuse and overdose, and the toll on our children and families is devastating. Make plans to attend Kathleen O'Dell a useful series presented by Generation Rx, students from the UMKC School of Pharmacy at MSU, working with Community Partnership of the Ozarks. Medication Safety for Parents is at 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 16, in the Midtown Carnegie Branch Library upstairs meeting room. When curious kids and teens get access to prescription medications, the results can be disastrous. Learn about medication misuse and abuse among older kids and teens, and how to manage your prescription medications safely. Call 865-0135. Medication Safety for Older Adults and Caregivers is at 10 continued on page 11
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CommunityNews What is Conscious Parenting? By Gwen Marshall Unite Contributing Writer
early childhood. As we mature a foundation of self-regulation, resiliency, and Springfield, MO—Conscious attachment is built memParenting is not a set ory after memory which of rules for parents shapes our perspective, to follow but a set of self -concept beliefs, and beliefs about what chilfuture outlook. dren need to develop Conscious parenting and thrive. Conscious increases your child’ parenting is not about ability to trust in the getting rid of all the world and allows you as practices that you have Gwen Marshall a parent to be regarded as developed with parenting, safe and reliable. These feelings but it is about looking at how cultivate the environment your your child thinks, what they child needs to develop and thrive need, and what the root cause of mentally, physically, and emotheir behavior is whether good tionally. or bad. Conscious parenting I would like to encourage you looks at the concept of emotional to try these conscious parentmemories serving as points of ing tips recommended by Alfie reference in our lives. These Kohn, speaker and author on points of reference help us learn human behavior, education, and how to react to life, through parenting: patterns that are learned in our
• Consider your Language- is it verbally cruel, sarcastic, degrading, impatient, or otherwise disconnecting in tone or is it respectful, kind, encouraging, and confident? • Consider your Expectations- is your request developmentally appropriate for your child? Having developmentally appropriate expectations will help you feel less frustration and take your child’s behavior less personally. • Consider your Self-regulation
Springfield, MO— House of Refuge Ministries Inc. presents Freedom I Workshop a highly interactive community workshop where women can increase awareness and knowledge on the
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-is your manner confident, calm, and collected? Do you set your limits with kindness no matter how your child reacts? Can you remain non-argumentative even when your child is not? Remember that conscious parenting is a marathon, not sprint but the outcome is worth the effort.
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Know About the Aspire Ozarks Program for Youth and Young Adults? employment, education, and training objectives that lead to future career employment. Springfield, MO—The Aspire They work intensely with young Ozarks program is for youth and people to identify strengths, as young adults ages 14 to 24. The well as areas of need to program is a short-term establish suitable goals (two to three months) focused on long-term industry-specific job success. They serve training program. young adults who face The program works barriers to employment with Springfield Puband education. Aspire lic Schools for youth Ozarks currently has still attending school. programs in the followFrancine Pratt The program consists ing career fields: Conof the two-week Change 1000 struction, Healthcare, ManufacProgram and then transitions to turing, Information Technology, Ozarks Technical Community Customer Service, Hospitality College (OTC) and then indusand furthering Education. try-specific workforce to prepare Aspire Ozarks uses a holistic youth and young adults for local approach that first addresses high-demand careers. barriers that can include the Two graduates from the need for tutoring, study skills, Aspire program haven been high school dropout prevention. sharing their story publicly to They help lead participants to obdemonstrate that if someone taining a high school diploma or believes in them or is willing to recognized equivalent; help with give them a second chance, they alternative schools if a youth is can succeed. Both graduates struggling in traditional secondwere between the ages of 21 ary education or if a student has and 24 and had been without a dropped out of high school. They home for a few years. One of the provide paid and unpaid work graduates had been in and out experience in a structured learnof jail for about five years before ing experience in the work place entering the program. These that provides an opportunity to graduates spoke with great explore career options and utilize confidence about their personal and further develop skills. development and success from Students have organized this short-term training proprogramming study that program. They now have a support vides specific skills and leads to system a home, and a good a particular occupational field. paying job. The program helped The educational program comthem realize their strengths to bines integrated training with the point that they both want education to combine workforce to further their education and preparation, basic academic employment. skills and occupation skills that The Aspire Ozarks program include problem solving, how to assists participant in identifying communicate with each other By Francine Pratt Unite Contributing Writer
and handle conflict. Participants in the program develop leadership skills that encourage responsibility, confidence, employability, self-determination and other positive social behaviors that may not have been modeled for the participants as they were growing up. Youth in the program have adult mentors who provide guidance and support. The program includes follow up services after the young adult exists the program for success in employment or education. Other key services for participants in the program include individualized counseling and when needed, drug, alcohol and mental health counseling. Financial literacy is a key component of the training and if the participant is inclined to start their own business, skills training is provided to learn how to become an entrepreneur.
Key highlights of the program are: Career Pathway Assistance Paid Work Experience Earn While Working Towards High School Equivalency College/Training Tuition Assistance Work Readiness Supportive Services Financial Literacy Near the end of the two graduate’s presentation, I asked with their level of confidence and success in the program, would they share their experiences with their friends that they associated with before they entered the program. Their response was no – they are in a better place now and have the support of people in the program and did not want to return to where they were. To learn more about the program, visit www.aspireozarks.org Or call the MO Job Center at 417887-4343.
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BusinessNews Consider Black-Owned Platform as a Social Media Alternative By Rob Hannley Black News.Com
Los Angeles, CA — The contemporaneous malfunctioning of three social media giants on March 13, 2019 left business & common users alike with deep concern about the risk of significant reliance on these “no-cost” platforms. The massive glitches came without warning or solution for over 18 hours leaving users with the inability to post, get messages and for many make money. More than ever, people are wondering if there are any alternatives to the platforms that permeate much of our daily routines. This is not the first time the world has seen a threat to social media usage as they knew it. In 2014, Facebook enacted its “real name policy” leaving users with the ultimatum of divulging their government identities or not using the platform. Did we really
have a choice? After all, who can compete with the Goliath of social media? CJC Live, a Black-owned “Uberlike” shared economy, believes their platform is the most viable alternative solution for users on other platforms. With a built-in anti “AdPocalypse” component that protects brand presence, ad revenue, and the risk of abrupt demonetization via platform failure or restriction; CJC Live just may be the ‘new kid on the block’ we have all been anxious to meet. CEO, Reginald Braziel says, “Our platform is not about growing a single enormous entity with total control as the social media platforms of the past created. CJC Live is more of a movement designed to bring people together from around the world and incentivize them to create their own unique content and tell their stories. CJC is an acronym for Control Just Changed referring
to it’s decentralized, open source architecture, and shared economy, a philosophy much like Uber, Airbnb and many others.” Braziel, went on to say, “People generate billions in revenue for major platforms via clicks and swipes; you have to ask… What about the people? Unless you fit the ‘blue-check bill’ is anyone paying the average person, who just so happens to be driving
the machine?… Control Just Changed!” CJC Live is a platform created for and by its users, content creators and advertisers. “It is in the early stages of realizing its vision but moving quickly, evangelizing its innovative, gameified, shared economy, video platform and disrupting the disrupters,” says Braziel.
Why People Delay Estate Planning By Sativa Bowman-Sloan Attorney at Law Unite Contributing Writer
Springfield, MO— As you go about your busy schedule, estate planning may not be your top priority. In the back of your mind you know it is important to start the conversation. Maybe you
think you have plenty of time for that later or you aren’t quite sure where you want to be financially, but you continue to put off seeking the advice of an attorney who is experienced in estate planning. The best time for estate planning is when you are healthy and can make decisions based on facts, not your emotions or time
constraints. For those of you who have had to deal with a parent or loved one’s estate that resulted in probate court, you certainly know the stress that it puts on the family. Whether you have had a lifetime to accumulate your assets and want to pass them on to your family, or you feel you are not
quite where you want to be financially, your assets still need to be protected. Sometimes people just don’t want to think about dying or becoming incapacitated. That is understandable, but life happens whether you want to think about it or not. It is important to get started!
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Solutions Roofing Provides Educational Scholarships to Turning Point Youth
L to R: Felicia Morgan, Gabrielle Edmunds and Daniel Hilton II
L to R: Felicia Morgan, Javeon England and Daniel Hilton II
Springfield, MO— On February 24, Solutions Roofing owner Daniel Hilton II wanted to be a blessing to some of the college students attending Turning Point Church. Hilton presented scholarships to Gabrielle Edmunds, Javeon England, Witney Williams, Autumn
Green and two others. “It takes a village to support our youth,” Hilton remarked. Hilton also commented, “I am very proud of the students at my church and want to encourage them to continue with their education and to be a blessing along the way.”
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Arts&EntertainmentNews Movie Review: “Us” knew Peele was working on a new picture and we figured it would be worth waiting Springfield, MO—Well, all for but it seemed like a tall the Get Out Fans ……we order to surpass the critically know that you are excited acclaimed Get Out film and and ready to check out the very financially successful as newest flick from Jordan well. Peele. This brother So he has done it has come a long, starting with a record long way from the breaking $70 million days of Key and opening weekend…. Peele…..and many wait….what….for a fans are glad that horror film? Yes, you he has. Now some read it right and the of you know that I reviews and more am by nature not a importantly the street Lyle Foster strong horror film fan. cred has been wildly In fact, I can’t handle many positive and it has been the horror films and I’m one of second highest opening for those folks that believes you an action-adventure movie. need to be careful about what And not surprisingly this is you take in your mind and not his only project as he is in your spirit. But I rememalso got a lot of other probered I was pretty nervous duction gigs for other platabout Get Out and I survived forms but that’s for another and actually enjoyed it. We article. The rating on Rotten By Lyle Foster Unite Contributing Writer
friends after processing and Tomatoes at last check was picking through the film’s 95% is of course very, very many meanings. high. The cast is super strong Starring the amazing and the plot is very clever. Lupita Nyong’o and Winston And I won’t Duke as parsay more than ents trying this because to fend off an the ending is a attack from evil mind blower! Doppelgangers. This is a new The plot thickstyle of horror ens from there. for me…..it is It is one of scary and susthose films that penseful but has so much not in a mindful social commenway that seems tary, rabbits, to have no basis hidden meanin anything. ing and everyMr. Peele has thing that can Universal Pictures 2019 a talent for trip you out that being very clever to almost you can’t say too much about scare us and challenge us at it because you begin to give the same time with some of away the extremely interestour own societal truths and ing plot. Many people have nuances. Would you undertold me that they actually got continued on page 9 into long discussions with
Food Review: Upscale and Southside By Lyle Foster Unite Contributing Writer
Springfield, MO— This month as we sense the advent of spring I was wondering if we should go upscale or economical or take out or family casual. I often take this time try to think of places
where there is an option to sit out on a patio. Yes, I do like to sit outside when the temps are just right and feel the gentle breezes over my skin while my hair blows in the wind. Oh, well……the first part was true! I think we will branch out for this one and check out many
of the new food opportunities in our continuing to change restaurant scene. We are going upscale and southside. Progress is a new eatery on the scene that seeks to be well progressive, creative and in some ways test the taste buds of the continuing to emerge
food scene in our city. Located in Farmers Park it is closed on Monday and open every evening essentially with brunch on Saturday and Sunday. I want to emphasize brunch because I really do enjoy a great brunch spot and it has a continued on page 9
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understand it if I said that sometimes the scariest things for us are the things that have some truth in them. It is also a testament to Mr. Peele’s skill set that he has been able to appeal to a broad cross section with his films and a large demographic as well. That takes skill.
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great outdoor patio. While it is not overrun with stores and shoppes, Farmers Park does have the added benefit to offer some stores to walk around and visit after brunch and yes even purchase something. And of course on Saturday there is the incredible Farmers Market there. A former restaurant was in this space that I have reviewed before so the space is contempo-
The film Us is an incredible journey of sorts and yes it does take a certain nerve to experience and enjoy it ….if you are faint hearted either close your eyes or don’t attend. But if you like to be somewhat scared and want to be in suspense and even like me jump a little then you too will join the growing crowds that are raving about US! 91 out of 100 rary and inviting. The prices are on the higher end for Springfield but every now and then you have to treat yourself …..don’t you think? And do you want to know something cool it started as a pop up restaurant! The concept is a collaboration of several local hospitality industry professionals who wanted to bring a new concept to our dear city. And just so I don’t forget the restaurant group also has the rooftop bar upstairs named continued on page 11
Freud’s Last Session Plays At Springfield Contemporary Theatre By Mark St. Germain, Directed by George Cron Starring Terry Bloodworth and David Schmittou Springfield, MO— On the day England enters World War II, legendary psychoanalyst Dr. Sigmund Freud invites the young, rising Oxford Don C.S. Lewis to his home in London. As air raid sirens wail and Nazi tanks rolls across Europe. Freud
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For minority seniors interested in the area of Business attending college in the area Clifton F. & Lorane S. McCormic Endowed Scholarship For graduating African American students at Central High School Thomas L. & Ursalee Cole-Darton Endowed Scholarship For graduating African American and Hispanic students who want to continue their education Dr. Calvin Allen Minority Scholarship For graduating minority preference to Central High School Wallace & Libby Walter Scholarship For African American students from Springfield, MO NAACP Springfield Branch Youth Scholarship For graduating minority students
and Lewis clash about love, sex, the existence of God, and the meaning of life, just weeks before Freud took his own life. Freud’s Last Session is a deeply continued on page 11
Jacquelin Waugh Foster Scholarship For graduating minority students
For Guidelines Contact: Foundation for Springfield Public Schools, 1131 Boonville, Springfield, MO 65802
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For Guidelines Contact: Community Foundation of the Ozarks, P.O. Box 8960, Springfield, MO 65801 For Guidelines Contact: Lawrence Anderson, Office of Equity & Access, 1359 E. St Louis, Springfield, MO 65802 For Guidelines Contact: Springfield NAACP, P.O. Box 8983, Springfield, MO 65801
For Guidelines Contact: Springfield NAACP, P.O. Box 8983, Springfield, MO 65801
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HealthNews Why Volunteering Makes A Difference By Tyra Knox Unite Contributing Writer
improving your mental cognition and having fun are just a few. Springfield, MO— Volunteering When you give your time and has its social, mental, and physitalents to a non-profit or faith cal benefits for people of based organization, you all ages. But these benhelp to strengthen the efits truly reveal themcommunity, solve probselves for elderly folks, lems, improve the lives who often have more of others and improve time on their hands, are your own general well less physically active being. and engage less with the One of the biggest Tyra Knox community than perhaps difficulties for elderly people, the average resident. especially after retirement, is According to research constaying social. Isolation occurs ducted by multiple studies, when seniors have little contact volunteers live longer and that with adult children, other relis because of a combination of atives, or friends, according to several things. Forbes magazine. Some benefits of volunteerAARP estimates that up to 17% ing include; gaining confidence, of Americans 55 and older could being a vital part of your commube isolated from society. nity, learning new skills, meetVolunteering can pull elderly ing people different from you, folks out of isolation, even if only
for a few hours a week. Volunteer work is so important to your health. The Corporation for National and Community Service says that volunteering improves psychological and physical health. Volunteers reap the benefits of feeling a personal sense of accomplishment while building social networks that, in turn, give support in times of stress. This sense of giving isn’t limited to those who have worked a lifetime in a certain field, because seniors can volunteer at youth camps, churches and a number of places where younger generations meet. Volunteering provides opportunities to keep conversation flowing, constantly stimulating the brain and helping overall cognitive functions to stay active.
Some qualities of a good volunteer are; positive attitude, reliability, creative, passionate, team player, good communicator, good organization skills and flexibility. To be a successful volunteer you need to choose an appropriate program for you, make sure you have time to dedicate to the cause, stay focused, interact with program participants and other volunteers frequently, think of new ideas to improve situations, keep an open mind and be willing to learn and certainly enjoy the experience. For the next few months I will be sharing information about a number of organizations that are always in need of good volunteers. Hopefully, if you have been thinking about volunteering we can give you some information that will help you make some decisions.
Lincoln Cemetery Celebrates Its 100th Year Anniversary Springfield, MO— The Lincoln Memorial Cemetery Board is proud to announce that 2019 is the 100th year anniversary of this historical cemetery. To commemorate this event the Board is hosting a fund-raising banquet in order to recognize this historical event and complete the goal of erecting a fence around the cemetery. Save the Date The 100th Anniversary Ban-
quet will be held Friday, June 21, 2019 at 7:00 pm at the Doubletree Convention Center, 2431 N. Glenstone Avenue, Springfield, MO. The event will begin with a reception showcasing documents over the past 100 years of the cemetery’s’ history. The Lincoln Memorial Cemetery has been the burial site of many Springfield’s African American citizens since its establishment in 1919. Several years ago, the cemetery
was recognized as one of Springfield’s historic sites. To commemorate this event a souvenir/ program book is being created. Ad space may be purchased by contacting the Lincoln Memorial Cemetery for information at lmcspringfieldmo@yahoo.com Final Artwork Deadline: May 1, 2019. Payment is due at time of order. Banquet ticket information will be available soon.
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a.m. Saturday, April 20, in the Schweitzer Brentwood Branch Library community room. Many older adults struggle with medication safety and management. Learn how you or someone you care for can better manage their medicine cabinet. Call 883-1974. Medication Safety for Adults is at 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 23, in the Library Station Santa Fe Room. Prescription medications help us live longer and healthier lives. They can also produce harmful effects when not used properly. Learn about the dangers of medication misuse and abuse, and safe management of your prescription medications. ••• The huge Friends of the Library Spring Book Sale returns May 1-5 at the E*Plex on the Ozark Empire Fairgrounds with thousands of used books, CDs, DVDs, audiobooks, VHS tapes, puzzles and games at crazy low prices. The Friends Night Preview sale for members (or $5 at the door) is 5-8 p.m. Tuesday, April 30. Regular sale at no admission cost is 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Wednesday-Friday, May 1-3; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, May 4, Half-price Day; and 1-5 p.m. Sunday, May 5, Bag Day, when everything you can jam in a sack is $1, or $5 from the Better Books side. Most adult, teen, children’s books and audiovisuals are $1 or less; better books are $2 and up. Admission to the main sale and parking are always free; the
Friends accept cash or check only. Kathleen O’Dell is community relations director of the Springfield-Greene County Library District. She can be reached at kathleeno@thelibrary.org.
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“Reverie.” If that is your thing it’s a beautiful space and you can see some wonderful vista views. Okay on to the food….well don’t see this as a negative…. it is a place for foodies so a lot of a-la-carte items and big shareable dishes. My advice is to approach the menu with an open mind and use it as an opportunity to explore some new dishes and food concepts. You might find something that you like. They use a concept of tasting menus which gives you the opportunity to try some small dishes and see what you think. The idea is that you go with a few friends and each orders a few dishes to share with one another. Menu choices recently included beef tartare, panazanella, scallop and duck breast for examples. Brunch offerings may seem to be a bit more traditional with bacon and sausage patties and eggs, biscuits and gravy. But there are also innovative dishes like trout toast and the progress hot brown. But it is fun to branch out and try new things and get exposed to the latest in food trends and this is that kind
of place. I am a fan and it is great to see the space filled again with a cool forward thinking restaurant concept. You will need to bring your debit card because the items are a bit more expensive. And if adult drinks are part of your eating experience Progress boasts a forward thinking cocktail drinking menu which will give you a chance to try some new cool beverages. I will definitely say to give them a try and maybe for the first time you may want to go for brunch. But from this column we wish them the best and hope they have wild success. 3 ½ forks…….
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touching play filled with humor and exploring the minds, hearts and souls of two brilliant men addressing the greatest questions of all time. Freud’s Last Session plays March 29-31, April 4-7, 12-14, 2019; Thursday, Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30p.m. and Sundays at 2:00p.m. Reserved seat tickets are priced $27 for Adults, $24 for Seniors (55 and over) & Students. Opening weekend all tickets are priced $22. Student Rush Tickets (if seats are available) are sold 30 minutes before each performance for $10. On Thursday evenings, tickets remaining at 6:30p.m. will be available “Pay What You Can.” Group rates are available for parties of 12 or
more. For tickets call our box office at 417-831-8001 or click the link below.
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SAT, APR 13 AT 10 AM Nick Cave Family Day Family Days are designed to help kids and grown-ups explore the Museum’s exhibits together. They feature hands-on gallery activities and art-making for the whole family. Family Days are drop in events that are FREE and open to the public. Registration is not required. This Family Day features activities centered on the “Nick Cave” special exhibition and the “All School Exhibition.” THU, APR 18 Nick Cave Guided Tours
Join Museum Assistant Shauna LeAnn Smith for an in-depth tour of the special exhibition “Nick Cave.” This exhibition features a focused selection of Nick Cave’s “Soundsuits,” an example from the “Tondo” series, and the video work “Drive-By.” The tour guides visitors through the Missouri-born artist’s creative process, civic engagement, social relevance, and the ways his work reflects American history. These guided tours are free and open to the public. You can request your own guided group tour through July 28th, free of charge, by contacting Shauna Smith at (417) 8742857 or slsmith@springfieldmo.
gov. There is no minimum group number required to schedule a tour. Weekday and Weekend tours are available. Tours generally last one hour. THU, MAY 2 AT 7:30 PM Nick Cave Responsive Dance Performances Join the Art Museum for a
special evening in the special exhibition “Nick Cave,” as dancers from the Springfield Ballet, Springfield Dance Alliance, and the Missouri State University Dance Company present original choreography inspired by, and performed in-gallery, around the works on view. This event is FREE and open to the public.
Artist, Nick Cave
Nick Cave Soundsuit
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