| 02/25 - 02/26 | African-American Trailblazers |
| Visitor Center, George Washington Carver National Monument
February 25 and 26
1:00 pm
Who successfully created the first light bulb filament? Ragtime music? The world’s first blood bank? Stop by to hear a park ranger explain the accomplishments of these lesser-known Americans.
Cost of Event: FREE
For more information call 417-325-4151 or visit www.nps.gov/gwca.
| | 02/25 | Wonders of the Night Sky |
| Visitor Center, George Washington Carver National Monument
6:30 pm
The night sky is the largest natural resource at George Washington Carver National Monument. Learn about celestial navigation and the underground railroad, star stories, and the effects of light pollution. This 30-minute long slide show will be followed by an outside constellation tour. Bring your heavy coats and boots as we explore the most brilliant constellations of the year in the wonders of the winter sky.
Cost of Event: FREE
For more information call 417-325-4151 or visit www.nps.gov/gwca.
| | 02/28 | MSSU Presents an International Film Festival |
| Catsplay (Macskajatek) (Hungary, 1974)
Cornell Auditorium in Plaster Hall, MSSU Campus
7:00 pm
In this insightful drama, director Karoly Makk exhibits his extraordinary skills at drawing emotionally compelling performances from his talented leads. A widowed teacher living alone finds her quiet life and relationship with an old flame upset by a chance meeting with a woman she knew long ago. This story of two sisters who cast wistful glances back at their lives, but still believe in hope and love, earned an
Academy Award Nomination for Best Foreign Film in 1974.
Admission is Free.
For more information call 417-673-1261 or visit www.mssu.edu/film/filmhome.htm.
| | 03/03 - 03/04 | “Ida B. Wells” |
| Visitor Center, George Washington Carver National Monument
March 3 and 4
1:00 pm
This 30-minute film explores the life of a woman who fought against lynching in the South and worked as teacher, journalist, and human rights activist.
Cost of Event: FREE
For more information call 417-325-4151 or visit www.nps.gov/gwca.
| | 03/08 | Pro Musica presents: Cavani String Quartet |
| First Community Church
7:00 p.m.
The Cavani String Quartet is recognized for their unique talent and superb ensemble performances. They are the recipient of many awards and prized, including the prestigious Naumberg Chamber Music Award.
Admission is free, donations are appreciated.
For more information call 417-625-1822 or visit www.promusicajoplin.org.
| | 03/10 - 03/11 | Rachel Carson’s “Silent Spring” |
| Visitor Center, George Washington Carver National Monument
March 10 and 11
1:00 pm
This 60 minute documentary explores the life of writer and biologist Rachel Carson. She was a fearless champion for the environment and published her controversial work, “Silent Spring” in 1962.
Cost of Event: FREE
For more information call 417-325-4151 or visit www.nps.gov/gwca.
| | 03/10 | 22nd Annual Art and Essay Awards Ceremony |
| Visitor Center, George Washington Carver National Monument
2:00 pm
The public is invited to attend this ceremony recognizing the work of many hardworking fourth grade students who submitted essays and artwork on the life of George Washington Carver.
Cost of Event: FREE
For more information call 417-325-4151 or visit www.nps.gov/gwca.
| | 03/13 | MSSU Presents an International Film Festival |
| Samson (Poland, 1961)
Cornell Auditorium in Plaster Hall, MSSU Campus
7:00 pm
Andrzej Wajda, one of the finest award winning directors, depicts a man’s search for meaning in the midst of brutality. Set in Warsaw just before and during World War II, this is a profound psychological study of a man who accidentally kills a schoolmate and is imprisoned. Although he escapes during an air raid, he is unhappy as a free man and is tormented by the constant fear of being discovered. Only when he has the chance to join the Resistance movement against the Nazis does he find some purpose in livingl This powerful film makes an extraordinary use of naturalistic symbols.
Admission is Free.
For more information call 417-673-1261 or visit www.mssu.edu/film/filmhome.htm.
| | 03/15 | Victory Garden |
| Visitor Center, George Washington Carver National Monument
10:00 am
Learn about sowing seeds of success with Carver’s agriculture bulletins. This program will be followed by planting heirloom tomatoes for the garden.
Cost of Event: FREE
For more information call 417-325-4151 or visit www.nps.gov/gwca.
| | 03/17 - 03/18 | Women in Carver’s Life |
| Visitor Center, George Washington Carver National Monument
March 17 and 18
1:00 pm
Like many enslaved children, young George was separated from his mother and did not know any grandmothers or aunts. He relied on other women to provide for his care, training, and self-confidence. This program introduces several women important to George Washington Carver.
Cost of Event: FREE
For more information call 417-325-4151 or visit www.nps.gov/gwca.
| | 03/18 | St. Patty’s Revenge Urban Adventure Race |
| Carthage Memorial Hall
2:00 pm
This race is in a different town in the 4-states every year, in 2012 it will be held in Carthage, MO. The course and checkpoint locations will be a secret until the pre-race meeting at 1:50 pm on race day when you will receive your team passport and clue sheet. There will be 8-10 checkpoints, which will take most teams 2-4 hrs to complete. The race is approximately 15 miles biking and 3 miles running. There will be challenges, mystery events, and other tasks that will be required for proper completion of the course. If you can do a 5k, ride 15 miles, and are looking for fun adventure, this is an event for you.
For more information call 417-850-9923 or visit www.rufusracing.com/.
| | 03/19 - 03/23 | PEEP Into Spring |
| Visitor Center, George Washington Carver National Monument
March 19-23
9:00 am-4:30 pm
Discover nature during spring break. The Partnership for Environmental Education (PEEP) invites you to get your own PEEP Passport and listen for Spring Peepers, these small frogs singing in chorus early in springtime. Visit the park and five other area sites that conserve natural and cultural resources to earn a special patch.
Cost of Event: FREE
For more information call 417-325-4151 or visit www.nps.gov/gwca.
| | 03/24 - 03/25 | Archeological Investigations |
| Visitor Center, George Washington Carver National Monument
March 24 and 25
1:00 pm
Artifacts will be available for viewing during this program about archeological surveys at the park. A park ranger will discuss the information that can be collected from artifacts and the importance of maintaining a collection.
Cost of Event: FREE
For more information call 417-325-4151 or visit www.nps.gov/gwca.
| | 03/27 | MSSU Presents an International Film Festival |
| Adelheid (Czechoslovakia, 1969)
Cornell Auditorium in Plaster Hall, MSSU Campus
7:00 pm
The master visual poet Frantisek Vlacil created this emotional film of doomed love set after the wartime liberation of Czechoslovakia in 1945. A returning airman is assigned to manage a manor once owner by a German family. There he is attracted to the daughter of a war criminal who is now reduced to servant status in the estate. But history works against them and he is caught between his love for the girl and his patriotic duty. It won Vlacil the Career Award at the Pilsen Festival.
Admission is Free.
For more information call 417-673-1261 or visit www.mssu.edu/film/filmhome.htm.
| | 03/31 | Epitaphs and Engravings |
| Visitor Center, George Washington Carver National Monument
1:00 pm
Stop and reflect about the lives of the early settlers, as a park ranger explains the meanings behind the works and symbols found on the headstones in the Carver Family Cemetery .
Cost of Event: FREE
For more information call 417-325-4151 or visit www.nps.gov/gwca.
| | 04/10 | MSSU Presents an International Film Festival |
| Border Street (Ulica Graniczna) (Poland, 1948)
Cornell Auditorium in Plaster Hall, MSSU Campus
7:00 pm
Based on the circumstances surrounding the Warsaw Ghetto uprising of 1943, this authentic recreation follows a small, heroic band of Jews who chose to die fighting rather than face deportation to Auschwitz or Treblinka. It reveals the plight of an old tailor and a doctor who try to save his daughter and others. Aleksander Ford’s film is at once a compelling drama and a page out of history. It was a prize winner at the 1948 Venice Festival and is recognized as one of the best Polish films of the postwar period.
Admission is Free.
For more information call 417-673-1261 or visit www.mssu.edu/film/filmhome.htm.
| | 04/14 | Fur Ball |
| Holiday Inn Convention Center
6:00 pm-11:00 pm
$50 members, $60 non-members
2012's Fur Ball will be themed "A night on a Caribbean Cruise." A glamorous evening filled with dancing, casino games and much, much more!
For more information please call 417.623.3642 or log on to
www.joplinhumane.org.
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