It is a packed week, with 64 unique events so far on the calendar. If you know of something else going on, please let us know. If you go to any free Columbia events, share your experience with others so they may benefit. You can use the comments section below, or comment on our social media (links in the right column). See the FCMo calendar for more details and all the events. Tell everyone about FreeColumbiaMo.com!

Movies

  • Wed, 9/17, 6:30 pm – Glickman (2013) [NR], the Columbia Public Library’s Center Aisle Cinema: One Read Edition, in the Friends Room.
  • Wed, 9/17, 8 pm – Million Dollar Arm (2014) [PG], MU Wrench Auditorium, Memorial Union South
  • Fri, 9/19, 5 pm – Art Documentary on Sharing the Fire pottery show, Practice Hall, Columbia College (across 8th Street from the main college block)
  • Fri, 9/19, and Sat, 9/20, 7 and 9:30 pm showings each night – How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014) [PG], Wrench Auditorium, MU Memorial Union South. Note: Cost is $1.
  • Sat, 9/20, 6 pm – The Sandlot 2 (2005) [PG], Armory
  • Sat, 9/20, and Sun, 9/21, showings at 9 and 10 am each day – The Croods (2013) [PG], Forum 8 Theater

More

  • weekdays – Mizzou’s 175th Anniversary Celebration, including Symposia talks, Installation and Reception of R. Bowen Loftin as the 22nd chief executive officer of University of Missouri, and ending with a Columns Lighting Ceremony with food and activities on the Francis Quadrangle. Check the FCMo calendar for all the events.
  • Tue, 9/16, 7 pm – Big Muddy Speaker Series is back with Show & Tell–Big Muddy Clean Sweep, Les Bourgeois Bistro in the basement meeting area.
  • Tue, 9/17, 7-9 pm – Hearing Voices/Seeing Visions is starting the 2014-2015 year with poetry by Richard Newman and Kathryn Nuernberger and fiber art by Leandra Spangler
  • Wed, 9/17, 6-8 pm – Family Fun Fest—Creative Kids (the last one for this year), Flat Branch Park (downtown)
  • Thu, 9/18, 5-6:30 pm – Columbia College Evening Campus Open House, in Dorsey Hall
  • Thu, 9/18, 4-8 pm – MU 9th Art-i-Fact Gallery & Museum Crawl, various locations on the MU campus.
  • Thu, 9/18, 6-8 pm – MU Third Thursday – Poetry in the Park, Carnahan Quad; rain—The Shack, MU Student Ctr
  • Thu, 9/18, 7 pm – Twilight Walking Tour: Architecture of Downtown Places of Worship, meet at City Hall Key (downtown)
  • Sat, 9/20, 10:30 am – MU Saturday Morning Science – The Eclipse of a Generation (including info about the 2017 full solar eclipse, right over Missouri!), Monsanto Auditorium, Bond Life Sciences Center
  • Sat, 9/20, and Sun, 9/21, 10 am-5 pm each day – 37th Heritage Festival & Craft Show, Nifong Park
  • The Columbia Public Library continues many programs for young children, computer and internet classes, One Read events, and more! See the calendar for details.
  • Barnes & Noble has storytimes with activities for young kids on Tuesday and Saturday mornings at 11 am.
  • The Home Depot has workshops on Thursday and Saturday.