Events that happened on Saturday, July 8, 2017

Compete in the city's longest running 5K road race. The race takes place in Capaha Park and also features a Children's One Mile Run. Registration is from 6:45 a.m. to 7:40 a.m. and the race starts at 8 a.m. Fee: $15 by July 6; $20 after July 7. Held...

A volleyball tournament will begin at 9 a.m. at the ballfield at Trinity Lutheran Church in Friedheim. To register or for more information about the tournament, call (573) 846-7363 or (573) 450-5470. A tractor ride will start at 10 a.m. and leave...

Smith's Auction Company has the reputation of being one of the best and honest Collector Car Auctions companies in the United States. For additional information on the upcoming auction, including bidder/buyer/consignment information, visit...

This red-carpet event celebrates outstanding high school athletes in the area. Awards like Player of the Year in each of the 19 sports categories, top awards for male and female athlete of the year, comeback athlete of the year, best sportsmanship...

Take Action by making a difference in the world. Work alongside a biologist, geologist, mathematician and other SEMO staff for an exciting STEM experience! There will be off-campus field trips and hands-on lab time. Girls will get to spend time at...

Shades of Blue will be at Apple Creek Winery.

This Saturday in the Coffee Grounds we will be showing "Singing in the Rain" starring Gene Kelly! Join us for some great food, wonderful coffee and a classic movie. Show starts at 8 p.m. weather permitting.

Join us on July 8 for our first Night at the Museum! From 6 to 8 p.m. we will be teaching kids all about Science! Along with the Planetarium shows running all night long, kids will be able to venture into our Science Lab located in our Party Room...

Brothers Walker (from The Voice) with Dr. Fever & The Venus Flytrap and guests at Turning the Tide Benefit at Isle Event Center in Cape Girardeau July 8th. Live Music All Day! A Benefit for Flood Victims in Missouri. Artist 11:00 a.m. Jerra...

Keith Morrison will play in Lone Wolf from 8 p.m. to 12:30 a.m.! Come enjoy great music!

Come out to the 3rd Annual Independence Day Celebration Saturday July 8th, 2017. The event will kick off at 10:30 a.m. with our parade which will end at the Graviett's Memorial Ball Field. After the parade stick around and enjoy the day at the ball...

Lawless Harley Davidson of Scott City will hold the Great River Freedom Rally. Among this year's entertainers are The Lacs, Mark Chesnutt, Big Guns, Jared Blake, John D. Hale Band, KC Eliminator and more. There will also be food booths and much...

The Visual Arts CO-OP Window exhibitors for July are Joni Hand and Annie Schuchart.

Enjoy the works of this well-known local artist. A self-described rural American impressionist, his work portrays life in rural Missouri: barns, farms, little league rodeos and just plain country living. Hosted by Sikeston Depot Museum &...

Alworth is the second recipient of the Crisp Museum Southeast Solo Exhibition, given to a living artist in the Southeast region who has produced a sufficient body of work, has not had a solo museum exhibition and has made contributions of their time...

Coffey examines the positive, elusive moments of awe and the struggle of dealing with mental and monetary barriers. Her paintings allow each artwork to become a conversation with a symbol. Inevitably, this abstracted symbol upon itself and...

There will be new miniature art works on display at the Visual Arts CO-OP Gallery.

Facility Hours: 11 am - 7 pm Admission: Children 13 & under - $6 14 & older - $7 60 & older - $6 Under 1 - Free Season Passes: Individual Child Pass $115 Individual Adult Pass $150 ...

City of Jackson Community Outreach Board and River City Rodders present Cruisin’ Uptown Jackson from 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday. Cruisin’ Uptown Jackson will be held the second Saturday of every month, April through September, on Barton Street next to the...

Cape Locally Grown is online farmers market featuring many of the local growers and artisans found at the markets in Cape. The "market" is open Saturday through Monday at wwww.cape.locallygrown.net. Orders placed online are picked up at Dennis...

Come Downtown for locally grown fruits and vegetables, breads, jellies, jams and honey. Hosted by Historic Downtown Sikeston, (573) 380-3801, www.downtownsikeston.com Legion Park, Downtown Sikeston, 115 E. Front Open Saturdays, May through...

All moves are taught and the dances walked through. Roger Steinbrueck, Diane Wicks and Donna will provide the music. Free beginners' workshop will be held 6:45 to 7 p.m. on the day of each dance. For more information call John Coffman at (573)...

Scott City Historical Museum opens on Saturday, March 4, 10-3. Museum is open every Saturday from March to December. New displays, guest speakers, community events on parking lot, children's fishing days, car shows, Pat Patterson's pictures of...

Ice Age Exhibit held over through December. Ice age exhibit closes December 31. Journey back in time to the Ice Age. See a replica skull of Dee, largest mounted Columbian mammoth in North America and Dima, a mummified baby Wooly mammoth, a huge...

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

Paint for a Cause goes to the Bollinger County Museum of Natural History in Marble Hill. For a $1 donation, any visitor of any age who visits the Museum is welcome to paint for a minute or so. We want as many people possible to participate. All...

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...

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....

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...