Events that happened on Saturday, July 11, 2015

The 16th annual Friedheim Fun Fest will be July 11 across from Trinity Lutheran Church. This year's Fun Fest is being held for Teri Ruch and the annual Waylon Friese Scholarship. The first $1,000 raised will go to the scholarship, and the remainder...

Our monthly Swap meet will be July 11. Free admission to buy and $5 to set up to sell. We average around 30 vendors and 95 percent is animals.

Bill Bradley will give a free concert at the Cape Girardeau Riverfront Market.

Teabag Accessories Workshop Learn how to make fun and inexpensive decorative accents or gifts with local artist Paula Fetherston. Please bring 3-4 dry used or new teabags. Register online at the library website www.capelibrary here or call Adult...

During the summer, the Red House Interpretive Center is offering free workshops on selected Saturdays. On June 11, Dr. Frank Nickell will present "How the French Shaped the Mississippi Valley." All ages are welcome and participants are encouraged to...

Grisham Spur will be at Hunter Valley Winery.

The Southeast Missouri Writers' Guild and the Heartland Writers Guild are proud to coordinate the second annual All Write Now! writers' conference to be held Saturday, July 11, 2015 from 8-5 at the University Center on the campus of Southeast...

The Lorimier Street Houligans will be at Steele Crest Winery.

There are categories for 18 an dunder, 15 and under, 12 and under, boys and girls singles division. Each player will receive a trophy. For more information and to sign up, call 335-9189.

The second Semoball Awards will be held at the River Campus. Olympic softball player Jennie Finch will be the guest speaker. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. with the awards show starting at 7 p.m.

Laid Back Duo will be at River Ridge Winery.

Common Thread will be at Apple Creek Winery.

An All Write Now after-conference party will be held at 6:30 p.m. July 11 with special guest and New York Times best-selling author Eileen Dryer. The party, hosted by The Book Rack, is free and open to the public. People may bring a book from their...

The Jackson Indian Football Parents Club will hold a Night at the Mouse Races. Doors open at 6 p.m. and races start at 7 p.m. A cash bar and food will be available. There will be seven races, mouse roulette, dice wheel, raffles and a silent auction....

River City Player's summer thriller. Dinner buffet starts 7:00, show 8:00. Call Port Cape Restaurant for reservations.

Walt's Sound & Karaoke will entertain diners while they enjoy the buffet which includes whole pig roast, pulled pork, ribs, chicken and more. For reservations, call 573-264-1115.

Doug's guest will be David G. Smith. For reservations call 204-7187 or email tedjudy7@msn.com.

The Jackson Football Parents Club will be a holding a "Night at the Mouse Races" on July 11, 2015 at the Jackson American Legion Hall. Doors open at 6:00 races begin at 7:00. The tickets are $10.00 a person. There will be also be raffles, games...

Paint For A Cause is a recurring project hosted by Painted Wren Art Gallery which benefits local charitible organizations. A $1 donation will get any visitor to the art gallery one minute of painting time on a specially selected stretched art...

Set in central Missouri in 1910, Healin Home tells the story of three orphaned siblings who are determined to stay together. In those days orphaned siblings could be split up and adopted by different families, something these children refuse to...

Friday, July 3, from 5 to 9 p.m., the Arts Council of Southeast Missouri will host a First Friday reception for an exhibit featuring works by members of the Sainte Genevieve Art Guild The Ste. Genevieve Art Guild is a group with around 60 members...

A new selection of miniature art is featured by CO-OP artists at the Arts Council.

Window Exhibitors are Carol Horst and Tom Neumeyer.

The Cape Marketeers Club at the Cape Riverfront Market is a free educational program for kids ages 5 - 12 that takes place the 2nd and 4th Saturdays May through August from 8 a.m. until noon. Kids earn $2 in market tokens each time they participate...

Karaoke

The Library will have a sound system and DJ.

http://chaumette.com/2015-live-entertainment-dates/ Free Event

See the "Dinosaur Stampede" at the Bollinger County Museum of Natural History. Dinosaurs include Daspletosaurus, Citipati, Bambiraptor, Quetzalcoatlus, Heterodontosaurus, and Sordes. Visit the museum during the summer of 2015 before this...

Daspletosaurus is a type of Tyrannosaur who grew up to 30 feet long and weighed 3 tons! Its name means "frightful lizard". This exhibit will close after November 30. Visit the Bollinger County Museum of Natural History soon to see this Tyrannosaur...

Explore the world and be a Paleontologist! Children of all ages enjoy digging for and discovering dinosaur bones in our dinosaur dig play area at the Bollinger County Museum of Natural History. Brush away the "earth" to reveal replica dinosaur bones...