Events that happened on Thursday, May 11, 2017

Thie luncheon features David Limbaugh, New York Times bestselling author of the newly released "The True Jesus" and Tom Matukewicz, Southeast Missouri State University head football coach. Secure your reservations only at...

L.I.F.E. (Live It Fully Every Day) Come relax, socialize and dance to some great classic music. Big dance floor, plenty of eating and concessions available. Dances are located at the A. C. Brase Arena from 6 to 9 p.m. $4 per person.

Acrylic Painting Class: Fireflies in a Mason Jar, 6:30 - 9 p.m. $35. Registration Required. Instructor: Carleen Johns

Tim Crosby will be at Stooges. For reservations call (573) 204-7187.

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...

Friends of Riverside Regional Library at Jackson hold their SPRING BOOK SALE. PREVIEW SALE for MEMBERS of FRIENDS (may join at the door) will be held THURSDAY, May 11, 4:30 - 6:30. Sale will be open to public Friday, May 12, 9-6, and Saturday, May...

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.

Dave Carter and Randy Hays have a special Veteran's Day display for May's Visual Art CO-OP window.

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

Includes a broad sampling of media encompassing a wide range of studio practices, such as ceramics, paintings, drawings, processes of printmaking, sculpture and digital technology. Admission is free. There will be an opening reception from 4-8 p.m....

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,...

The River City Workers of the Blind meet the second Thursday of every month at the Cape Girardeau Public Library. River City Workers of the Blind is an organization dedicated to improving the social and economic welfare of visually impaired and...

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...