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Springfield Little Theatre is excited to present "Pinocchio" live at the Landers Theatre March 4-14 as the third production in our 2009-2010 Family Series of Performances.  

 

A talented cast of nearly 60 performers will bring the story, based on the works of Carlo Collodi, to the historic Landers stage.  Geppetto, a gentle woodcarver, carves a marionette to be his substitute son and a good fairy brings the toy to life.  Yet he is not a human boy.  He must earn the right to be real by proving that he is brave, truthful and unselfish.  Even with the help of Jiminy Cricket, Pinocchio gets into trouble.  Yet, when he discovers that Geppeto has been swallowed by a whale, he selflessly risks his life to save his father.

 

During the run of the production, SLT will be offering Pinocchio themed birthday party packages!  Children can celebrate their birthday at the Landers Theatre with the costumed characters from the production.  Cake, punch, paper products, decorations, and goodie bags are all included, as well as a souvenir photograph of each child with the cast members.  The cost of the party is $150 for up to 12 guests.  Theatre staff will run the party which will include prize drawings and a craft project.  Tickets to the production of Pinocchio are sold separately from the party package, but at a highly discounted rate of $6 per ticket.  What an incredible memory for any young child!

 

To schedule a Pinocchio birthday party, please contact SLT Education Director Lorianne Dunn at 869-3869 x21.  

        

Video provided by David Burton, University of Missouri Extension

When the Springfield Convention & Visitors Bureau presents its travel and tourism industry awards on Feb. 18, it also will celebrate its 30th year of operation... and you're invited to the celebration!

Ticket sales for the Salute to Travel & Tourism end Feb. 5 so don't delay! Call 881-5300 or Click Here to RSVP online.


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Springfield visitors soon will have a new city map available from Tourist Information Centers operated by the Convention & Visitors Bureau.

The CVB is working with CommunityLink on the map's production and advertising sales representative Sean Corrigan will be calling on Springfield businesses in the coming weeks.

If you're interested in placing an ad on the map, contact Corrigan at 512-434-9767 or sean.corrigan@communitylink.com.

The map will be free for visitors and also will be available online at www.SpringfieldMO.org. For online advertising opportunities and information about publications the bureau produces, contact Gina Tullos at 417-881-5300, Ext. 105, or gtullos@springfieldmo.org.



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Environmental business leader and advocate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will speak at the sixth annual Public Affairs Conference, themed “The New Economy: Promise and Peril.” Kennedy will speak at 10 a.m., April 16 in << MORE >>

Tickets are on sale for the 2010 Salute to Travel & Tourism awards banquet set for 6 p.m. Feb. 18 at the Ramada Oasis Convention Center. << MORE >>

The Springfield Regional Arts Council announces the 2010 Kite Art Design Contest open to grades Kindergarten through 5 with entries due to the Arts Council office at The Creamery Arts Center by March 5, 2010.
 
The Kite Art Design template can be found at www.SpringfieldArts.org/Kite2010 and can be decorated in any medium and ... << MORE >>

The History Museum for Springfield-Greene County will feature a temporary exhibit titled: Building Springfield - The Bricks and Mortar of a City through April 17. This exhibit features early construction drawings of the Civil War forts, photos of the building of Old City Hall and several of the early city buildings along with pictures of the demolition of many structures in the city. Using materials from the archives of the museum, City Utilities and others, it gives an interesting look at how buildings and homes were built through the years << MORE >>

For the first time in nearly 45 years, people will have the opportunity to walk through Fantastic Caverns while participating in the 2010 Groundhog Mosey.  

From 6-8 a.m. Feb. 2 (Groundhog Day) the Springfield attraction will open the doors to regional supporters of the Relay for Life / American Cancer Society event ...

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Love will be in the air — the love of chili — when the 29th annual Sertoma Chili Cook-Off opens on Valentine’s Eve Feb. 13 at the Springfield Expo Center. The event will feature food, refreshments, and performances by nine favorite local bands on two stages. As many as 80 10-person cooking teams will compete in the Chili Cook-Off for a variety of trophies and prizes, and for bragging rights about chili cooking ability. The cooks will be up before sunrise, slicing, dicing, chopping and cooking at least ten gallons of chili each, for the public to begin tasting and judging when the doors open at 11 a.m. The variety of chili ranges from tasty to exotic to really spicy, many offering based on closely guarded recipes. Other chili team members will have spent Friday afternoon and evening erecting and decorating booths with fanciful themes and preparing imaginative costumes for the judging of Best Booth, Best Costumes and for Showmanship. Trophies are also awarded for the best chili, as judged by professional chefs. Members of the public will also have a chance to vote for their favorite chili in "The Peoples’ Choice" competition. Teams also will compete in fund raising for the "Fattest Fishbowl." << MORE >>

Nesting bald eagles in the area will be highlighted at the annual Eagle Days Jan. 23-24 in southeast Springfield. A weekend of educational activities and spotting opportunities at the Springfield Conservation Nature Center and Lake Springfield Park will allow spectators the opportunity to learn more and see why the species calls the shores of Lake Springfield home during winter months. << MORE >>

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Despite Old Man Winter's frigid tap, tap, tapping at your door, you can enjoy a day in Springfield.

Let the kids burn off some energy at the Discovery Center, JumpMania, Mediacom Ice Park or Incredible Pizza Company. Or consider an educational visit to the Springfield Art Museum, the visitors center at the Springfield-Conservation Nature Center, the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame or Fantastic Caverns.

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The Scottish St. Andrew's Society of Springfield, Missouri will hold its annual Burns Supper on Saturday, January 23, 2010 at the Doubletree Hotel (corner of Kearney & Glenstone), Springfield. Cocktails/social hour will begin at 6.00 pm, and the Dinner promptly at 6.45.

Members of the Crooked Creek Ceili(dh) Band of Harrison, Arkansas will be the featured entertainment, and Pipers ...

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With the success of the Hot Rock ‘n’ Blues summer concert series, Nathan P. Murphy’s is proud to announce the “Winterin’ the Blues Away” winter concert ...

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There is no better place for a garden tour in Springfield than a self-guided tour of Nathanael Greene/Close Memorial Park 2400 S. Scenic. This is home for the Botanical Gardens and Complex with a new Botanical Center building under construction in the middle of the 114 ... << MORE >>