Past: First Friday with the Arts

Grab your scarves and snuggle up to your loved ones as you enjoy a fall First Friday with the Arts in Downtown Cape Girardeau on November 4, 2016 from 5:00 – 9:00 pm.

Thank you to our First Friday partners listed below, who will be open from 5-9 pm (unless otherwise stated), as well as to our other Friends of the Arts: Old Town Cape, C.P. McGinty Jewelers, The Crisp Museum, EPIC, The Glenn House, Mississippi Mutts, rustmedia + Southeast Missourian Gallery & Studio, and The Wright Group.

For more information, visit www.capearts.org/FirstFriday

GALLERIES -

Arts Council of Southeast Missouri, 16B North Spanish Street

The Missouri Fiber Artists are makers, creators and artists whose work primarily features natural or synthetic fibers, including textiles, fabrics, papers, reed, yarn, thread, and more. This month, they will exhibit over forty original works all sized 12”x12.” Throughout the opening reception, the local Twisting Sisters Second Saturday Spinners have coordinated fiber artist demonstrations to take place in the Arts Council’s Workshop Room.

At 6:30 pm, the Southeast Missouri Dance Ensemble will perform excerpts from their Fall for Dance Concert performing Nov. 17-20th. The dance pieces will be both student and faculty work including a mixture dance genres; ballet, modern, and jazz dance.

The Visual Arts Cooperative will also debut new works in the Visual Arts Cooperative Gallery. Featured window exhibitors for November are Sarah Cochrane and Tom Neumeyer.

Artisan Gifts, 821 A Broadway Street

Artisan Gifts features artisan made jewelry, ornaments, pottery and a wide variety of fine crafts. Porcelain Jewelry by Linda Bohnsack will be on display. For more information, call 270-2931.

The Artist Studio, 38 A North Main Street

Bilderbach’s Art Plaza, 5 North Main Street

DazSpell Creations

Gallery of Inspiration

WESTRAY Studio

Photography by Dr. Joel Ray and drawings by Jeanie Eddleman will be on display. New drawings and sandstone coasters are available. We can also personalize items with YOUR favorite photos. Stop by and check out our wide assortment of Cape County area memorabilia including 15 oz. mugs, a new book by Jeanie... "Perry County--Reflections of the Past” and new 2017 Calendars of Cape Girardeau, Jackson, and Marble Hill are available.

Catapult: Creative House, 612 Broadway Street

Gallery: “Literary Innovation: A Juried National Exhibition Inspired by William Faulkner and Ernest Hemingway” will be on display.

Student Studios: “Un, In, and None” will be on display. The exhibition will feature the work of eleven Southeast Missouri State University Art Department student artists and will open the First Friday in November. Through object and idea the exhibition creates a dialog investigating the confluence of life and image.

Catapult Press: The Press will be hosting visiting Artist Matt Hopson-Walker, currently coordinator of foundations, interim graduate coordinator and assistant professor in printmaking and foundations at the University of South Alabama.Artist Talks and Letterpress will take place earlier Thursday and Friday.

Free Spirit Studio, 605 Broadway Street

Treat yourself to a night out on the town. It's date night at the Indie House for couples or even your best friend. We have a great night planned for you! There's bourbon tastings for the guys and sangria for the ladies. For the creative souls we will be making coasters and there will be discounts throughout the house.

Galerie 109, 109 North Main Street

River Campus Art Gallery, 518 South Fountain Street - Seminary Building Rm 106

“The Wanderlust Matrix: A Long-Distance Relationship” will have an opening reception October 7 from 5:00 – 7:00 pm. A themed lithography portfolio curated by Southeast alum, Candice Corgan. The exhibit includes the work of 20 artists, all printed by Corgan while completing the Master Printer program at the Tamarind Institute in New Mexico.

FRIENDS of the ARTS –

Annie Laurie’s Antiques, 536 Broadway Street

Please join us on First Friday from 10 am – 9 pm, as we host a donation drive for the Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau. Take this opportunity to show our veterans how thankful you are for their service with your generous donation. Thank you and hope to see you soon! Donated items include Clothing Items, Toothpaste, Postage Stamps and More, view the full list at facebook.com/annielauriesantiques

Broadway Biergarten, 818 Broadway Street

Chocolate Works, 411 Broadway Street

Chocolate Works is open for First Friday (and every Friday!) until 10 pm. Top off your night with some delicious chocolate!

The Corner Grocery Store, 439 Broadway Street

During First Friday, the Corner Grocery Store will be featuring chocolate covered fruit of all varieties.

Cup ‘n Cork, 11 South Spanish Street

Heritage Hall, 102 North Main Street

Lattitudes, LLC, 137 North Main Street

The Library Bar, 10 South Spanish Street

Minglewood Brewery, 121 Broadway Street

On Cue Performing Arts Studio, 16A North Spanish Street

Pastimes Antiques, 45 North Main Street

The Tangled Yarn, 521 Broadway Street

The Tangled Yarn is hosting a Fingerless Mittens class during First Friday from 6 - 7:30 pm! There will be two levels - simple with thumb hole or cabled with thumb. Cost: $20 plus 10% of yearn. Visit The Tangled Yarn on Facebook for more information. Registration required in advance.

Yearning 4 Yarn

Yearning 4 Yarn will be over at the Arts Council of Southeast Missouri for the November First Friday!