Farmers Market
June 2 - August 28
Quincy Place Mall Parking Lot

Wednesdays from 3:30-6:30 PM and Saturdays from 8:00-10:30 AM. For more information, contact Ed McDowell at (641) 777-6437.

Green Earth Farmers Market
June 7 - August 30
Lighthouse Plaza

Mondays and Thursdays from 3:30 to 6:00 PM at Lighthouse Plaza. For more information, contact Ule Glenn at (641) 680-0353.

Lunch in the Park
June 25 - August 6
Ottumwa Central Park

Serving from 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM every Friday starting June 25th through August 6th. Lunch is $6 per person. For more information, call (641) 684-5130.

Live After Five
July 9 - 30
Ottumwa Central Park

Presented by South Ottumwa Savings Bank. 5:00-7:30 PM. Food concessions and entertainment. For more information, contact Pam Kaupins at (641) 682-7541.

Farmers Market
August 4 - 28
Quincy Place Mall Parking Lot

Wednesdays from 3:30-6:30 PM and Saturdays from 8:00-10:30 AM. For more information, contact Ed McDowell at (641) 777-6437.

Big Bang 2010 Event
August 5 - 8
Bridge View Center

This is presented by the International Video Game Hall of Fame & Museum. Big Bang 2010 is a four-day event held concurrently with the Grand induction Ceremonies for the International Video Game Hall of Fame & Museum. This festival will feature contests, concerts, dealer showrooms, panel discussions, guest celebrities, costume contests, historic museum displays, movies and so much more. For more information, go to .

Kids Live After Five
August 6
Ottumwa Central Park

5:00-7:30 PM. Food concessions and entertainment. For more information, contact Pam Kaupins at (641) 682-7451.

Lunch in the Park
August 6
Ottumwa Central Park

11:30 AM-1:30 PM. Lunch is $6 per meal, free entertainment. For more information, contact Cindy Woodbury at (641) 684-5130.

Bats and Bat Houses
August 7
Pioneer Ridge Nature Area

8:00 PM. Come to PRNA to learn a little more about the bats of Iowa. Learn where and how to place bat houses on your property to attract bats without inviting them into your hoem, and take home a bat house kit. Then we will take a walk in search of the nocturnal, flying insectivores. For more information, call (641) 682-3091 or go to www.wapellocounty.org.

Toddler Camp: Moms on the Go
August 10
Pioneer Ridge Nature Area

10:00 AM. This is the last toddler camp in our summer series. We will learn how t0 match mother animals with their young. We will also discuss how some mothers lay eggs and some young do not look like their parents in the beginning. We will read a book and participate in a mom and baby activity For ages 3 & 4 (with adult). Cost is $5 per child. For more information, call (641) 682-3091 or go to www.wapellocounty.org.

Incredible Wild Edibles
August 19
Pioneer Ridge Nature Area

6:30 PM. There are wild edibles all around us. Take this opportunity to identify these edibles and ways to prepare them for safe eating. Participants will also have the change to taste some products made from wild edible plants found at PRNA. Come prepared for outdoor walking and a little taste-testing. For all ages. For more information, call (641) 682-3091 or go to www.wapellocounty.org.

Monarch Migration and Taggin
September 11
Pioneer Ridge Nature Area

Sept. 11 at 4:00 PM and Sept. 25 at 1:00 PM. The monarch migration has begun, and Wapello County Conservation Board will be offering two opportunities to learn more about the migration of the monarchs, and help in the tagging and monitoring project for these little insects. If you have raised a monarch at tome, bring it in for a tag. Bring your butterfly net if you have one. We will have a limited number of nets available for use. You will have two opportunities to add to your monarch knowledge and test your butterfly catching skills. For all ages. For more information, call (641) 682-8091 or go to www.wapellocounty.org.

Monarch Migration and Tagging
September 25
Pioneer Ridge Nature Area

Sept. 11 at 4:00 PM and Sept. 25 at 1:00 PM. The monarch migration has begun, and Wapello County Conservation Board will be offering two opportunities to learn more about the migration of the monarchs, and help in the tagging and monitoring project for these little insects. If you have raised a monarch at tome, bring it in for a tag. Bring your butterfly net if you have one. We will have a limited number of nets available for use. You will have two opportunities to add to your monarch knowledge and test your butterfly catching skills. For all ages. For more information, call (641) 682-3091 or go to www.wapellocounty.org.