Events that happened on Friday, August 31, 2018

The American Queen Riverboat will be docked on the Cape Girardeau riverfront from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Jerry Ford Dixieland Band will be playing to welcome passengers and area residents at noon.

Monday: Honey baked chicken, corn bread, mixed veggies, fruit Tuesday: Shephards pie, peas, roll, fruit Wednesday: Baked ham, glazed carrots, mac and cheese, fruit Thursday: Salisbury steaks, mashed potatoes, green beans, roll, fruit Friday:...

Cheer on the Redhawks Volleyball team. Student admission is free with a valid Redhawks ID.

Visit the lobby this month to enjoy pastel landscape paintings by Jackson artist Vicki Outman. Vicki is a former art teacher who hopes to inspire an appreciation of the forests, plains, waterways, and their inhabitants to encourage the preservation...

Benton Neighbor Days Festival Celebrated since 1925, this festival offers, among other activities, carnival rides, games, exhibits, and a parade. Special activities include mud racing, volleyball tournaments, and a greased-pole climb. Day 2 5...

James Serrett and Jean Rissover are the Visual Arts Cooperative Window Exhibitors for the month of August.

The Jenny Johnson Band will perform at this free concert on the Ivers Square Gazebo. Bring your family and your lawn chair for this great concert series.

Cheer on the Redhawks Volleyball team. Student admission is free with a valid Redhawks ID.

River Ridge Winery is teaming with Paint Nite to bring you a paint and sip party! Grab your friends and come out to enjoy drinks, food and painting. No experience required, your host will guide you every step of the way and you get to take your...

Greg Pursley will play in Keller's from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Come enjoy great music!

Held at Benton City Park, this annual event features a parade, pageants, live music, great food, mud races, and greased pole climb. The schedule of events follows: Aug. 30: Midway opens at 5 p.m. by PBJ Happee Day Shows (armband night is $15) and...

Attention all home schooling families! The Cape Girardeau Parks & Recreation Department will be conducting a Physical Education class for all students who would like to attend. We will be participating in activities such as baseball, basketball,...

Karaoke and Music outside on the patio!! Grab a bunch of friends, bring your singin' voice and your dancin' shoes and join us for fun, food, and friends! Awesome homemade chips & salsa with tasty margaritas!! For large parties call ahead for...

Arte Cubano highlights a universally agreed-upon characteristic of the island’s art: an incredible diversity. Cuban art is so rich in large part because of its diverse cultural blend of African, European, and Latin/Caribbean influences. Add to these...

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

Shannon Cox has been playing music since the age of 12. He has played for a variety of Artists including Blake Shelton, Chris Jansen and more. Come watch him perform at The Library from 6-9.

Here's your chance to be an artist! Young, old, and everyone in between can participate. For a $1 donation, folks can paint for a minute or so on a pre-printed metal panel. Children will especially enjoy painting on the various animals. Takes...

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...

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...

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...