Annual Firecracker 5K and 1 Mile Fun Run. Age Division Awards and Overall Awards in the 5K. Door Prizes. Registration starts at 6:30 AM and races start at 8:00 AM. Cost is $25 and pre registered individuals are guaranteed a tee shirt. Firecracker 5K and 1 Mile Fun Run on Facebook.
Thursdays-Sundays, noon-4 p.m. through July 12. Reception is July 12, 2-4 p.m.
For more information, contact pinemeadowsvenuemo@gmail.com 479-244-6062
Open every Saturday 9 a.m. t0 1 p.m. and on Wednesdays, seasonally. GO FARM Farmers Market of West Plains on Facebook for more information.
Sign up today for a great day of golf, prizes, FREE LUNCH — and FUN! 
10:00 AM Shotgun Start
$225 / Team | 3-Person Scramble
HUGE PRIZES UP FOR GRABS!
Hole-in-One = $5,000 CASH!
Zero Turn Spartan Mower from Mega MotorsportsCash Flights:
1st – $500
2nd – $300
3rd – $200Bonus Contests:
Closest to the Pin – Holes 4 & 6
FREE LUNCH at 11:30AMServed by Domino’s & Johnny Murrell’s — while it lasts!
Proceeds benefit the Rotary Backpack Program, feeding over 150 local kids every weekend.
Golf Carts available: $20/person – reserve yours when registering!
Call to register now: 417-256-9824
Thursdays-Sundays, noon-4 p.m. through July 12. Reception is July 12, 2-4 p.m.
Check the Country Express Band Facebook page for cost and other details, including potential cancellations due to weather, holidays or other unforeseen circumstances.
From Country Express: Two step, Cha Cha, Waltz, Electric Slide, Charleston, Foot Boogie, River Waltz, Sweetheart, Around the Room, Tennessee Waltz, Neon Moon Cha Cha, and many more. Or just come listen to some good ole country music. Old country, new country, southern rock music. No alcohol allowed. Family fun for all ages.
Thursdays-Sundays, noon-4 p.m. through July 12. Reception is July 12, 2-4 p.m.
Art available for viewing during OzSBI’s regular business hours through September.
Art available for viewing during regular hours of operation through September.
Art available for viewing during OzSBI’s regular business hours through September.
Art available for viewing during regular hours of operation through September.
West Plains Women’s Acappella Community Chorus Rehearsals, Every Tuesday, 7pm to 9pm, West Plains Boys and Girls Club. Women singers always welcome. Get more information at 661-303-8686
Art available for viewing during OzSBI’s regular business hours through September.
Art available for viewing during regular hours of operation through September.
Art available for viewing during OzSBI’s regular business hours through September.
Art available for viewing during regular hours of operation through September.
Free presentation, one at 10 a.m. and one at 1 p.m.
Thursdays-Sundays, noon-4 p.m. through July 12. Reception is July 12, 2-4 p.m.
Free presentation, one at 10 a.m. and one at 1 p.m.
Art available for viewing during OzSBI’s regular business hours through September.
Art available for viewing during regular hours of operation through September.
Thursdays-Sundays, noon-4 p.m. through July 12. Reception is July 12, 2-4 p.m.
$20 – 18+
$15 – Ages 13-17
12 and under free
Sign up for a fun night of Paint and Sip with Madyson Callahan. $40 covers your supplies and lesson. Come create your own masterpiece and Sip and enjoy. Scan the QR code for a link. Visit the Facebook event page Paint and Sip for more information.
Art available for viewing during regular hours of operation through September.
Open every Saturday 9 a.m. t0 1 p.m. and on Wednesdays, seasonally. GO FARM Farmers Market of West Plains on Facebook for more information.
Thursdays-Sundays, noon-4 p.m. through July 12. Reception is July 12, 2-4 p.m.
Check them out at https://www.facebook.com/motherwindband
Check them out at https://www.instagram.com/jackson_martin_music/$20 – 18+
$15 – Ages 13-17
12 and under, Free
From the Yellow House: You have seen them at the Old Time Music, Ozark Heritage festival, now you can catch them live at an intimate show at the Yellow House. Drifters Mile has a unique blend of bluegrass mixed with what people call ‘jamgrass’ music. This experience will be one you don’t want to miss as they release their upcoming album. Suggested $10 at the door not only supports a band with ties to West Plains but also the Nonprofit Yellow House Community Arts Center. This is a BYOB event but do so responsibly, and remember as an all ages event no sharing with the kids. So come out Saturday the 12th from 7 to 9 pm to catch this band on the run and on the rise as one of the more popular acts in our state.
Drifters Mile Live at the Yellow House on Facebook.
Check the Country Express Band Facebook page for cost and other details, including potential cancellations due to weather, holidays or other unforeseen circumstances.
From Country Express: Two step, Cha Cha, Waltz, Electric Slide, Charleston, Foot Boogie, River Waltz, Sweetheart, Around the Room, Tennessee Waltz, Neon Moon Cha Cha, and many more. Or just come listen to some good ole country music. Old country, new country, southern rock music. No alcohol allowed. Family fun for all ages.
“Let’s Get Quizzical” presents 80s Music Bingo. Category is 80s pop and rock. It’s free to play, and Dev’s says there will be prizes along with food and drink specials.
Country Nights, LLC on Facebook.
Art available for viewing during OzSBI’s regular business hours through September.
Art available for viewing during regular hours of operation through September.
The West Plains Photography Club currently has 34 members and meetings are at 6:30 p.m. the second Monday of each month in the Missouri State University-West Plains Creative Discovery Center, 411 West Main Street, Suite 1. Everyone regardless of age or ability is invited to join the club which has no membership dues.
The purpose of the club is to share and support everyone’s passion for photography arts whether they are a beginner or have been engaged in photography for many years. Present members include some who do not even own a camera to professionals who make a living by selling their art. For more information on the club feel free to call Bob Cunningham at 417-257-8206 or Dennis Crider at 417-274-7101.
Art available for viewing during OzSBI’s regular business hours through September.
Art available for viewing during regular hours of operation through September.
“Modernizing the Hills: The Creation and Early Years of the Ozarks Regional Commission.” – The Ozarks Economic Development Region (OEDR) and the Ozarks Regional Commission (ORC) were created under the Public Works and Economic Development Act (PWEDA) of 1965 to spur industrial economic development in a 125-county area in Arkansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma. Through improvements in infrastructure, recreation and tourism, and education, the ORC looked to transform the fledgling agrarian economy of the OEDR into a modern industrial one. But the ORC lasted only fifteen years before President Ronald Reagan dismantled it in 1981. This lecture examines the causes of the ORC’s downfall, including its internal dysfunction, its lack of funding and authority, and its ultimate failure to assist counties in the OEDR that needed help the most. The plight of the ORC reveals problems with the federal government’s faith in economic growth to solve rural America’s woes in the mid-twentieth century. The ORC also reveals the federal government’s complicated relationship with a regional approach to economic development.
Joe Hutchison, Evening Shade, AR., will pursue a PhD in History at Mississippi State University in the fall. He has presented at numerous conferences, including the Ozarks Studies Association, Ozarks Studies Symposium, and the Missouri Conference on History. Hutchison received the 2024 Northeast Arkansas Regional Archives Award for his paper “Jealousy, Gangs, and Contract Killing: A Revealing Case in the Arkansas Ozarks.”
The July 15 event is free and open to all. Light refreshments will be served. For more information about the event, contact Rebekah McKinney at 417-255-7949 or RebekahMcKinney@MissouriState.edu.
See the Facebook event page: Modernizing the Hills: The Creation and Early Years of the Ozarks Regional Commission