Events that happened on Thursday, April 27, 2017

Stories, rhymes and finger plays and activities for toddlers.

Gardening Class: Landscaping with Missouri Natives, 1 to 3 p.m. Registration encouraged; walk-ins welcome. Free event.

Catapult Creative House will host a reception from 5 to 9 p.m. Friday, April 7, marking the opening of an exhibit featuring works by the art faculty of Southeast Missouri State University. The Southeast Art Faculty Exhibition will remain on display...

Catapult Creative House will host a reception from 5-9 p.m. Friday, April 7, marking the opening of an exhibit featuring works by the art faculty of Southeast Missouri State University. The Southeast Art Faculty Exhibition will remain on display...

The final jazz concert of the season displays students’ amazing talents in two outstanding big bands with selections that cover a wide array of styles. Tickets are $12.

Join us for the monthly open meeting of the River Region Photography Association, the local camera club in the Cape Girardeau, Southeast Missouri and Southern Illinois areas. Learn about photography, meet other photographers and gain new ideas of...

CENET to Host “Taste of Sweden” Fundraising Event On Thursday, April 27, Cultural Exchange Network (CENET) will partner with Hedman Vineyards to present a "Taste of Sweden,” a culinary & wine experience. The event will take place at The Peachbarn...

Chris Welch will be at Stooges. To make a reservation, call (573) 204-7187.

William Shakespeare’s most popular classic comedy. In the forest late at night, strange things are happening. The balance of nature has been shifted through an argument between Oberon and Titania, King and Queen of the Fairies, and the impact will...

The Salvation Army will provide meals for anyone who is in need of a good meal. Monday: Chili dogs, corn salad, carrots, fruit, dessert; Tuesday: Baked chicken, rice and beans, zesty carrot bake, fruit, dessert; Wednesday: Sloppy joes, cooked...

The Visual Arts CO-OP window exhibitors for the month of April are Sue Corvick and Anita Dickerson.

Exhibits from 12 regional high schools. Open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday at 116 W. Malone in Sikeston.

A new Paint for a Cause is up at the Painted Wren Art Gallery. This cause is co-sponsored by the Chrome Queens Motorcycle Riding Group. ALL donations will go to breast cancer research. Any visitor to the Gallery is welcome to paint for a minute or...

William Shakespeare’s most popular classic comedy. In the forest late at night, strange things are happening. The balance of nature has been shifted through an argument between Oberon and Titania, King and Queen of the Fairies, and the impact will...

Junior High and High School Boys and Girls Basketball at the NEW Cape Girardeau SportsPlex! Join us as we kick off our first league to be played at our premier indoor sporting facility on all wood courts. Sign up at the A.C. Brase Arena, Osage...

These Exhibitions feature student artists graduating with a BFA in studio art with a specialization in ceramics, digital art, graphic design/illustration, painting, printmaking or sculpture. There will be a different group of artists' work each week...

NEW this summer to the Cape Girardeau SportsPlex --- Elite Performance Camp! Take your performance to the next level! Maximize your potential through this intense 6 week Elite Performance PAC (Power-Agility-Coordination) Training Camp with AFAA...

Open Studio 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Fibers: quilting, knitting, and embroidery. Bring a project or work on one of ours. Walk-ins are welcome anytime. Free activity.

New miniature art will be on display at the Visual Arts CO-OP Gallery

Housed in a beautifully restored 1896 building, the museum features an extensive collection of telephones manufactured from the 1900s through the 2000s, hundreds of pieces of telephone-related equipment and memorabilia and military telephones from...

Enter your best 4th of July photos in Painted Wren Art Gallery's next themed photo contest. Photo size should be no smaller than 8 inches X 10 inches and no larger than 16 inches X 16 inches. No mats, no frames, just photographs. Entry fee:...

Are your Thursdays a bit boring? Need a little mid-week escape? Then grab a bottle of wine and a friend, and take part in downtown Cape Girardeau's only guided mosaic art class. No experience required. You will be helped to tap into your creative...

Cape Farmers' Market will open on Thursday, April 13th at the West Park Mall parking lot from noon to 5pm. We will be there every Thursday until November 16th selling locally grown fruit and vegetables in season. There will also be baked goods,...

Holy Yoga has returned with beginning/gentle yoga. No fee, donations accepted. Enter at the Family Life Center.

Cup n Cork will have open mic night every Thursday.

Tom Runnels art exhibit is now open at the Bollinger County Museum of Natural History in Marble Hill. Tom Runnels was a local artist, writer, and sculptor. Metal sculptures, paintings, and prints by Tom Runnels will be featured in this exhibit....

Explore how WWI affected the lives of small town Americans on the home front and overseas in our World War I exhibit. Included in the exhibit are uniforms, photos, personal items, stories telling the World War I experiences of Samuel A. Baker, and...

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 it's hind feet, for slashing and ripping prey. See a replica of this ferocious predator at the...