Events that happened on Saturday, October 25, 2014

Course is a 10K starting at the foot of the Illinois Ozark Bluffs at Borsch Park in Valmeyer, IL. The ascent begins near Rock City on the Salt Lick Trail. At Salt Lick Point you begin your descent down Newman Trail to the flat 1.3 mile Johnson...

FRI. 5-7:30 Free chili & hot dogs 8pm Beer Bingo for adults(cost 1 beer per game 4 games winner gets all beer per game) SAT all day scavenger hunt- find Casper? 10am- Golf cart parade 11am Pumpkin decorating for kids 12:00 Candy bar bingo (cost 1...

Pick your own pumpkins. Activities include, among many other attractions: a corn maze, pig races, farm animals, gemstone mining, a rope maze, wagon rides, campfires. Gourds and other holiday decorations available for purchase. Check our website...

Music by Megan Westcott

Fish cleaning and cooking - Missouri Department of Conservation

This is the height of hawk migration; thousands of hawks are moving through the area. At this great vista, we'll watch as they rise up in the morning and make their way south. Viewing is available from the tower as well as the ground. Experts will...

Morrison-Talbott Library's Book Sale at 215 Park, Waterloo is the perfect place to stock up on books to read. Thursday's Preview Night, October 23rd from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. wiil have an admission fee of $5 per person and all books are 50[?] each. ....

The photographs of Dr. Robert McDonald will be featured in this exhibit for the Faulkner and Hurston Conference. The series "Native Ground: Landscapes of Southern Writers" features images from the homes of noted Southern authors. This event is free...

Trick-or-Treat at the Zoo! Wear your favorite costume & trick-or-treat around the zoo! Businesses will be sponsoring Trick-or-Treat Stations & handing out candy! All kids (12 and under) receive a Trick-or-Treat Bag! There will be a kids craft table...

For children ages pre-K through 8th grade Fluxbikes will perform an interactive sound experience "Spooky Spokes" at 1 p.m. Purchase a locally grown pumpkin and take it home carved and ready for Halloween! One lunch free with purchase: hot dog,...

Join staff on a guided hike to the Bollinger family cemetery to learn about the Bollinger family and 19th century burial traditions. Wear comfortable shoes and clothing. Pre-registration is required.

Spend a historic day re-living life in rural middle America circa 1850-1960. See Plowing & Tilling, Quilts and Lace, Early Farming, Games, Old-Fashioned Treats, Wood Carving, Leather Working, Blacksmithing and more! Fun for the whole family!

Step back into the 19th Century when Afternoon Tea was invented. Experience a refined, elegant era when ladies and gentlemen enjoyed a proper cup of tea served with sweets and savories. Learn about the art of brewing tea, the pleasures and benefits...

Immanuel Lutheran School/Youth Dinner Auction is on October 25 at American Legion Hall. Doors open 4:30 pm, dinner 6 p.m. and oral auction at 7 p.m. Complimentary appetizers & wine tasting, Steak or Pork Chop dinner. Oral, silent and dessert...

October is International Dinosaur Month. Join us celebrate dinosaurs. Brian Phillips will present a workshop on "Dinosaur Anatomy" using clay as a visual aid in explaining aspects of dinosaur anatomy. Other activities include a dinosaur scavenger...

Come out and join Auto Tire and Parts NAPA for The Breast Poker Run Ever! Registration starts at 10 a.m. motorcycles and cars/trucks welcome! $15/1 person $20/ two persons or $20 per car. Each registration will receive a event t-shirt and cool cup....

Dan Wiethop will be at Steele Crest Winery.

Join us in the wine garden

Enjoy Lawn Mower Races at the Patton Saddle Club. Sponsored by Patton Lions Club. Time trials at 5 p.m., races start at 6. Food and refreshments available. No coolers or alcohol please. This is the schedule for the upcoming lawn mower racing...

Roger Probst and Deuce Denninger with Harvest will be at the winery.

The United Way of Southeast Missouri will host Boos and Microbrews on October 25 from 2 to 6 p.m. in the parking lot at the corner of Broadway and Main in downtown Cape. Attendees can sample from over 60 craft and locally brewed beers. Raffle...

Grab a friend & come to Arena Golf for a night of fun! Glow-in-the-dark Putt-Putt Tournament - Win Prizes! Catering by Bel Air Grill (food & drinks included). Costumes encouraged!

Kevin and Rich will be at Apple Creek Winery.

Bruce Zimmerman will be at River Ridge Winery.

Haunted Trail and Hayride sponsored by the Waterloo Sportsman's Club. This year's Theme: "The Vortex & The Pumpkin Express!" Friday and Saturday nights in October October 10 & 11, 17 & 18, 24 & 25 Now featuring Zombie Laser Tag!!! Admission is...

Do you enjoy a spine-tingling ghost story? Are you intrigued by things that go 'bump' in the night? Or, are you just interested in some Halloween fun?

The annual deja vu Spirit Reunion is on Saturday, October 25, 2014 from in historic Memorial Cemetery. The cemetery established in 1787, includes the tombs of the area's French Pioneers, European emigrants, slaves and freemen, Native Americans and...

Come enjoy The Linneman Brothers while looking at the river at Keller's.

Jefferson County author Tom Dinwiddie will discuss his book, Words May Go, and books will be available for purchase. For more information please call the Windsor Branch at 636-461-1741.

Cosmic Bingo at the Leopold KC Hall this Saturday night. Chili Supper from 4:30-6:30 p.m. all proceeds benefit youth programs. No one under 16 admitted to Bingo. Cost is $30 includes paper, dauber, glow item and beverage cup.

Doug and Mitch will play for the fall dance.

Enjoy a drink from Lonewolf while listening to The Melroys.

Ugly Quilts is annual nondemonational, not-for-profit event where people will get together for two days to make bedrolls for the homeless. Please bring a pair of scissors marked with your name. For more information call 335-7667. Lunch will be...

Sept. 5-Oct. 26 Artist Talk: Sept. 4, 6 p.m. Opening Reception: Sept. 5, 4-8 p.m. Horizon is a series of color photographs focusing on the point where nature and urban worlds collide. The images are equally divided between nature and man, a...

Balloon Glow at Chaumette Winery When:Sat, October 25, 6:30pm - Sun, October 26, 8:30pm Where:Chaumette Vineyards & Winery, 24345 State Route WW, Ste. Genevieve, MO, United States (map) Description:Chaumette guests can enjoy watching balloons...

The Arts Council of Southeast Missouri is proud to present the work of Cape Girardeau native, Vicki Rueseler Overstreet during the month of October. Overstreet has studied oil & plein air painting with many artists throughout the country in her...

Visit the auditorium to view entries from the "Mingo Swamp Flora and Fauna" photography contest sponsored by the Mingo Swamp Friends Association. This annual contest showcases the best of the Mingo National Wildlife Refuge and the local...

Visit the nature center's gallery in October to view "A Fascination with Nature," a photography exhibit by Aaron Horrell. Gallery is free and open Tuesday through Saturday 8 AM - 5 PM.

Apple Orchard & Pumpkin Patch Old Fashioned Wagon Rides Mazes Goat Petting Hayrides Bonfires Wiener Roast Tours Birthday Parties Seasonal Events

Black Forest Haunted Ghost Town will be open for its 20th season. Some amazing new additions to the haunt have been made a reality today here at Black Forest! So many great things in store for us to give you a fright. Make sure you do NOT miss the...

Come to see one of the scariest haunted attractions in the area.

The Cape Girardeau Parks & Recreation Department will present the Haunted Hall of Horror. Admission is $7 and children 5 and under are free.

New Work For October Is Exhibited By Visual Arts Co-Op Members In The Chapman Gallery. Co-Op Window Presentations Are By Dawn Melka And Melissa Whitaker

The Retribution is Southeast Missouri's scariest professional haunted attraction. It features a terrifying 30-minute thrill ride along with a mesmerizing 3d experience. Come face to face with all of your fears, including chainsaw maniacs, demented...

PUMPKIN PATCH, ROPE MAZE, KIDDIE CORRAL, GIANT TARANTULA & MORE! DOWN ON THE FARM ACTIVITIES - Milk the Cow, Feed the Pigs, Pick the Chicken Eggs! PARAKEET JUNGLE - Feed the Parakeets! PONY RIDES - $5.00 per rider - Sat & Sun only - 12 noon to 4...

Exhibit Opening-"revision: recovery, repair, transformation" by artist, Kurt Mueller, the 5th generation descendant of the first graduate of the 1839 Log Cabin College in Altenburg, MO. The exhibit is a part of our 175th Anniversary of the original...

Utahraptor was probably the largest of raptors, 23 feet from head to tail and weighing around a half a ton. It used a huge killing claw, located on its' hind feet, for slashing and ripping prey.See a replica of this ferocious predator at the museum...

See the official Missouri dinosaur story and life size model of Missouri dinosaur, Hypsibema missouriense, Will Mayfield College history, Native American artifacts, local Civil War collection, fossils from Missouri and the world, explore and...

New Ice Age exhibits arrive. See the replica skull of Dee, largest mounted Columbian mammoth in North America and Dima, a mummified baby Wooly mammoth.In addition to the mammoths you will see a huge bison skull replica, giant ground sloth skull...

The full size T-Rex Model is here the for a limited time. See this unusual type of Tyrannosaur soon. Daspletosaurus grew up to 30 feet long and weighed 3 tons! You don't want to miss this amazing exhibit. Call 238-1174 or email bcmnh@sbcglobal.net

Children's Dinosaur Dig at the Bollinger County Museum of Natural History. Kids of all ages will enjoy digging for and discovering dinosaur bones in our new dinosaur dig play area.

See the "Dinosaur Stampede" at the Bollinger County Museum of Natural History. Dinosaurs include Citipati, Bambiraptor, Quetzalcoatlus, Heterodontosaurus, and Sordes. They have joined Daspletosaurus.

Registration required. Each class is based on a technique or element of design. Kelly Hughes of Open Window Studio offers this series of classes for young artists. Call for monthly theme/technique.

Registration required. Kelly Hughes of Open Window Studio offers this series of classes for artists who want to take their art skills to the next level. Call for monthly theme/technique. There is a $3 fee for materials used in class.

The Commerce Museum is open Saturday and Sunday 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Lois Ledure is the curator.

Cape Friends of Traditional Music and Dance will host a Contra Dance at Christ Episcopal Church in Cape from 7 to 9:30 p.m. Music will be provided by The Old Cornlickers. All moves are taught and dances walked through. Free beginners lessons are...

The purpose of Celebrate Recovery is to encourage fellowship and to celebrate God's healing power in our lives as we work our way along the road to recovery. For more information or to ask about transportation, call Sherry Williams at 275-8206.

The Big Idea plays rock and blues music.

Every Wednesday, Friday, & Saturday at Independence Place, 5 S. Henderson St, Cape Girardeau , Mo. Alternative Drag performance to today's and yesterday's music. Very fun and creative show. Show times 9pm and 11 p.m.

Filled with displays of unique Chrismas, fall and Halloween items, this holiday wonderland offers a huge selection of gifts, ornaments, decorations, tableware, candles, tree skirts, accessories and more. With more than 100 decorated Christmas trees...

An Extensive, Changing Selection Of CO-OP Members' Fine Art Minis Priced $75 And Under Are On Display In Our Mini Case. Arts Council Of Se Missouri - Open Tu-Sa 10am-4pm 32 N. Main Cape Girardeau Mo.