Events that happened on Thursday, May 4, 2017

Thursday, May 4 is the National Day of Prayer. Join us on your lunch hour (noon to 1 p.m.) as we gather for an informal time to pray for our country, its leaders, the church, and God's kingdom. This event will be held in the Worship Center at Cape...

Flourish Magazine, the Southeast Missourian and rustmedia host one-day event celebration of the women who live and work in southeast Missouri, Keynote speaker is Adrienne Ross, author of an illustrated book of humorous quotations and stories "#Aunt...

KHIS Radio presents Jamie Grace along with Broken U redeemed Dance Studio and Stomp Town Revival. You can get your tickets at khisradio.org or at the River Campus box office.

Join Cape Girardeau Parks & Recreation Department at its premier, red carpet event showcasing the new, state of the art sports facility sponsored by the Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation Department, The Cape Girardeau Parks & Recreation...

Awkward Timing will be at Stooges. For reservations, call (573) 204-7187.

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...

Calling all knitters, crocheters, cross stitchers, and beyond--this group is for you! Bring your materials and tools and meet like-minded crafters or get help with a current project. Beginners welcome! This event will be held in the Oscar Hirsch...

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.

This accomplished local artist focuses on mixed media abstracts. Her works are on display Tues.-Sat., 10 AM-4 PM at the Sikeston Depot Museum & Gallery.

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

Joan Robbins will be the Guest Artist during May-June 2017. The admission is free. Any questions you can call the Depot at (573) 481-9967.

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:...

This class is open to everyone. You will learn basic skills to communicate with the deaf. There is a new lesson taught each week. Instructors are Melanie Erlbacher and Naida Roscovius. To register contact Melanie at (573) 225-0686 or...

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,...

Beginning and experienced carvers gather to carve and share ideas

Join us for Cape Girardeau Public Library's monthly book club, which is tailored to (but by no means limited to!) readers of the millennial generation looking to explore books and popular culture. This month's title is The Moonstone by Wilkie...

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...