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Weekend of holiday activities at Botanical Center

The Springfield-Greene County Botanical Center hosts several garden-themed holiday activities throughout the weekend, including:

“The Dickensian Christmas” Tablescapes with Peter Longley — Entertain with high style as you learn to dress your table for a special holiday meal inspired by Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol.” Host Peter Longley guides participants through designing a formal table setting for a Christmas meal, including building a floral centerpiece and arranging china, silver, glassware, linens and holiday décor. Each presentation includes a fictitious menu, poetry, readings and anecdotes related to the season. Presentations are followed by seasonal refreshments. Friday, Dec. 13, 6 p.m. Springfield-Greene County Botanical Center, 2400 S. Scenic Ave. Registration required, admission $10.

19th Annual Turkey Trot 5K Run/Walk draws 8,000

An estimated 8,000 took part in this morning’s 19th Annual Turkey Trot 5K Run/Walk, held at 8 a.m. in downtown Springfield. The annual event is Springfield’s largest timed 5K and the largest Thanksgiving Day 5K in Missouri, with proceeds benefiting Developmental Center of the Ozarks and the Springfield-Greene County Park Board Scholarship Fund. The event also serves as the largest one-day food drive of the year for Ozarks Food Harvest.

Springfield Lasers congratulates Andy Roddick on bringing WTT to Austin, Tx.

The Springfield Lasers World TeamTennis franchise gives hearty congratulations to Andy Roddick for bringing Mylan World TeamTennis to Austin, Texas.

Celebrate the season in Parks with lights, Santa, ice skating, golf and more

The Springfield-Greene County Park Board gets into the holiday spirit in December with a variety of events and opportunities, starting this weekend with the Mayor's Tree Lighting Ceremony at the Festival of Lights.

Tablescapes series explores holiday tabletops, dining traditions

Dinner hosts, party planners and anyone interested in presenting a fancy meal are invited to attend the Thanksgiving and Christmas Tablescapes series Friday, Nov. 15, and Friday, Dec. 13, at the Springfield-Greene County Botanical Center, in Nathanael Greene/Close Memorial Park, 2400 S. Scenic Ave., Springfield.

Mayor's tree lighting kicks off Festival of Lights

Springfield's annual Festival of Lights, presented this year by Mercy, will kick off at 5:30 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 23 at Jordan Valley Park. Mayor Bob Stephens will signal the start of the holiday season by lighting a 33-foot Norway spruce, located in the park, east of the Mediacom Ice Park. The musical tree and surrounding park will be lit up with thousands of lights.

Outdoor Initiatives program schedule for November-December

The Springfield-Greene County Park Board’s Outdoor Initiatives offers a variety of outdoor and nature-based programs throughout November and December for youth, families and adults, including:

Olympic license plates available in Missouri

The Greater Springfield Community OlympicDevelopment Program (CODP) encourages Missouri motorists to support Team USA with new Olympic license plates. :