Community Calendar

The River Heritage Quilters' Guild will present its bi-annual Quilt Show and Craft Extravaganza on October 5-6, 2024.

The event will feature 100 quilts on display, over 30 vendors, including Warm and Cozy Quilt Shop in Columbia, IL, with Handiquilter quilting machines and Janome sewing machines, and Heyde Sewing Machine Company with Brother and Bernina sewing machines. An accredited quilt appraiser will be on hand, if you need a quilt appraised.

Food trucks will be in parking lot of the Osage Center.

The River Heritage Quilt Show and Craft Extravaganza will take place on Saturday, October 5, from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. and Sunday, October 6, from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. at the Osage Center in Cape Girardeau.

For more information, check us out on Facebook at RHQG 2024 Quilt Show.

The Oliver House Museum was home to Missouri State Senator Robert B. Oliver in the 1880s. His wife, Marie Watkins Oliver, has been called the "Betsy Ross of Missouri," as she designed and sewed the first Missouri state flag. The historic home, located near Uptown Jackson, has recently been renovated.

The Oliver House is on the National Register of Historic Places.

Open for tours on the first Sunday of each month from 1-4 PM.

Welcome fall with story time at Ozark Regional Library! From September 30 to October 31, we’ll sing songs, read stories, do arts and crafts, and learn fun rhymes at the library.

The program will be at:

• Ozark Regional Library-Annapolis, Mondays at 10 AM
• Viburnum City Hall, Tuesdays at 10 AM
• Ozark Regional Library-Ironton, Wednesdays at 10 AM
• Ozark Regional Library-Fredericktown, Thursdays at 10 AM

Watch for announcements about additional programs at ozarkregional.org or visit Ozark Regional Library System on Facebook or Instagram.

Welcome fall with story time at Ozark Regional Library! From September 30 to October 31, we’ll sing songs, read stories, do arts and crafts, and learn fun rhymes at the library.

The program will be at:

• Ozark Regional Library-Annapolis, Mondays at 10 AM
• Viburnum City Hall, Tuesdays at 10 AM
• Ozark Regional Library-Ironton, Wednesdays at 10 AM
• Ozark Regional Library-Fredericktown, Thursdays at 10 AM

Watch for announcements about additional programs at ozarkregional.org or visit Ozark Regional Library System on Facebook or Instagram.

The Southeast Wind Symphony will present its fall concert on October 8.

The concert will feature a diverse selection of music, including “Niagara Falls” by Michael Daugherty, “Second Suite in F” by Gustov Holst, and “Fanfare for a New Era” by Jack Stamp, "O Magnum Mysterium" by Morten Lauridsen, and "A Little R&R" by Jim Stephenson. Dr. Barbara Lamont, Director of Choral Activities, will be the guest conductor.

The Wind Symphony concert will take place Tuesday, October 8, at 7:30 p.m. in the Bedell Performance Hall. Tickets available online or at box office.

Welcome fall with story time at Ozark Regional Library! From September 30 to October 31, we’ll sing songs, read stories, do arts and crafts, and learn fun rhymes at the library.

The program will be at:

• Ozark Regional Library-Annapolis, Mondays at 10 AM
• Viburnum City Hall, Tuesdays at 10 AM
• Ozark Regional Library-Ironton, Wednesdays at 10 AM
• Ozark Regional Library-Fredericktown, Thursdays at 10 AM

Watch for announcements about additional programs at ozarkregional.org or visit Ozark Regional Library System on Facebook or Instagram.

Welcome fall with story time at Ozark Regional Library! From September 30 to October 31, we’ll sing songs, read stories, do arts and crafts, and learn fun rhymes at the library.

The program will be at:

• Ozark Regional Library-Annapolis, Mondays at 10 AM
• Viburnum City Hall, Tuesdays at 10 AM
• Ozark Regional Library-Ironton, Wednesdays at 10 AM
• Ozark Regional Library-Fredericktown, Thursdays at 10 AM

Watch for announcements about additional programs at ozarkregional.org or visit Ozark Regional Library System on Facebook or Instagram.

Basketball returns to historic Houck Field House for Houck-a-mania on October 10.

The event will showcase the men’s and women’s basketball teams and feature a three-point shootout, three-on-three exhibitions, slam dunk contest, giveaways, and a surprise main event you won’t want to miss! Admission is free, and seating is first-come, first-served.

Houck-a-mania will take place on Thursday, October 10, at Houck Field House on SEMO’s main campus. Doors open at 6 PM and Houck-a-mania will begin at 7 PM.

Looking for some great reads at incredible prizes? Want to help the library do more great programming and serve our patrons better? The Friends of the Library @ Jackson will hold their fall book sale for all ages at the Main Branch, Jackson. All proceeds support the Main Branch, Jackson.

The 3-day book sale begins with a Friends Appreciation sale on Friday, October 11 from 4-6pm. Not a Friend? You can join at the sale for only $5! The public sale begins on Saturday, October 12 at 8am and goes to 2pm. The sale end on Sunday, October 13, with a $5 bag sale from 1-3pm. A large number of old and vintage books from both the Anna and Cobden branches will also be on sale!