See the Cardinals for $1 and Thrill a Child with a New Book
Springfield Cardinals fans can see the team play on Tuesday AUG 28 for just $1 while providing a new book for local children who don’t have their own. The Cardinals and partners are hosting a book drive for the Springfield-Greene County Libraries. The Library’s outreach staff will give the books to children they visit in underserved areas.
Fans who donate a new hardback or paperback book for ages birth to 17 can buy a $1 ticket to Tuesday’s 6:30 p.m. game against the Arkansas Travelers. It’s also $1 Hot Dog Day. Bring a book between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. on Monday or Tuesday to the Cardinals front office at Hammons Field, or to the ticket office before the game. For details call the Cardinals at 863-0395.
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Ozarks NASCAR fans cheered Mark Martin, Rusty Wallace, Jamie McMurray, Carl Edwards and Tony Stewart on Ozarks tracks as those drivers were gaining fame on the national racing scene. Early 1990s stars Davey Allison and Alan Kulwicki competed at the (Ozark Empire) Fairgrounds Speedway.
Revisit them when the Library Center presents The Fairgrounds and Beyond: Auto Racing in the Ozarks at 7 p.m. Thursday AUG 30 in the auditorium. Local History Associate Michael Price will discuss well-known area drivers and the tracks that made them famous.
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Family life is challenging enough without all those electronic devices. At 10 a.m. Saturday SEPT. 1 at the Republic Branch Library, The Rev. Dr. Andrew Chaney, father of three children with iPads and phones, will offer practical steps to help families reclaim real life in a world of devices. His talk says it all: “How to Rescue Your Family from the Digital World of I-solation!”
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The most popular Library Center concert returns at 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 8, when cover band Geezer takes the patio stage. Hundreds of fans revisit this annual fall celebration of songs from the 60s to today. “GeezerFest: A September You Won't Remember with Geezer!” also celebrates The Library Foundation’s 25th anniversary – there’ll be cake! The free concert is sponsored by the Friends of the Library. We’ll move indoors if it rains.
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