Community Calendar

This concert will feature three of the area's best songwriters. Bruce Zimmerman has been playing professionally in the area for the last fifty years. He will be joined by local artist Don Greenwood, and Fruitland area's Chris Wehrenberg on stage at the South room of the Jackson Civic Center. Bring your own beverages and drink responsibly. This is a listening room.....come and listen. Please leave your vocal cords and electronic devices on silence.

The Southeast Department of Music Jazz Ensembles will present the Women in Jazz, Gala Concert on February 3.

This culminating concert for the Clark Terry / Phi Mu Alpha Jazz Festival will feature all women composers and arrangers and guest artist Sharel Cassity.

The Women in Jazz, Gala Concert will take place Friday, February 3, at 7:30 p.m. in the Bedell Performance Hall. Tickets available online or at box office.

Downtown Ste. Genevieve will host its annual self-guided Chocolate Walk on February 4.

Guests will sample a variety of chocolate treats at each participating downtown business and enjoy shopping in Ste. Genevieve's unique downtown district.

The Chocolate Walk will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, February 4, and begin at Common Grounds Coffee House, located at 10 South 3rd Street, in downtown Ste. Genevieve. Tickets are limited and there is a small fee.

Map and back pick-up will be from 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. at Common Grounds.

Special Olympics Missouri will host their annual Polar Plunge fundraising event on February 4.

This “unbearable” event is a unique opportunity to show your bravery as you plunge into frigid winter waters. Proceeds will benefit Special Olympics Missouri which works to provide year-round sports and training opportunities for individuals with intellectual disabilities.

The 2023 Cape Girardeau Polar Plunge will take place from 2 p.m. on February 4 at Cape County Park North.

The Missouri Department of Conservation will host Wild Valentines at the Cape Girardeau Nature Center.

Why is that frog singing? Why is that spider giving that other spider dead bugs? This naturalist presentation will explore the wild world of animal sweethearts. Supplies will be available to make your own “wild” themed valentines to take home.

Wild Valentines will take place on Saturday, February 11, from 2-2:30 p.m. at the Cape Girardeau Conservation Nature Center. This event is free.

Is pizza your love language? SoutheastHEALTH will present “I Love You to Pizzas” at their next Healthy Cooking Class.

Nutritional Services Coordinator, Laura Vollink, will share how to make pizza dough from scratch, as well as some quick and tasty ways to enjoy pizza. Recipes and samples provided during class.

This event will be held Monday, February 13, from 6 to 7:15 p.m. in the demonstration kitchen at Healthpoint Fitness in Cape Girardeau. There is a small fee and registration is required. 

The Jeanine Larson Dobbins Conservatory of Theatre and Dance will present its Winter Dance Collection February 16-19.

Performances will showcase a variety of original works by student and faculty choreographers, as well as an original work by choreographer Mike Esperanza, the director of BARE Dance Company.

The Winter Dance Collection will take place Thursday-Saturday, February 16-18, at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, February 19, at 2:00 p.m. in the Bedell Performance Hall. Tickets available online or at box office.

The Jeanine Larson Dobbins Conservatory of Theatre and Dance will present its Winter Dance Collection February 16-19.

Performances will showcase a variety of original works by student and faculty choreographers, as well as an original work by choreographer Mike Esperanza, the director of BARE Dance Company.

The Winter Dance Collection will take place Thursday-Saturday, February 16-18, at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, February 19, at 2:00 p.m. in the Bedell Performance Hall. Tickets available online or at box office.

The Missouri Department of Conservation will host Building a Bluebird House at the Cape Girardeau Nature Center.

Celebrate our state bird by providing it with a place to raise its young. Delve into the natural history of these birds as we reveal what it takes to be a responsible bluebird landlord. Each family will get to build and take home a bluebird house.

Building a Bluebird House will take place on Saturday, February 18, from 2:00-4:00 p.m. at the Cape Girardeau Conservation Nature Center. This event is free, but registration is required.

Please register ONE member of your group. Participants under 16 years old must be accompanied by an adult.

The Jeanine Larson Dobbins Conservatory of Theatre and Dance will present its Winter Dance Collection February 16-19.

Performances will showcase a variety of original works by student and faculty choreographers, as well as an original work by choreographer Mike Esperanza, the director of BARE Dance Company.

The Winter Dance Collection will take place Thursday-Saturday, February 16-18, at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, February 19, at 2:00 p.m. in the Bedell Performance Hall. Tickets available online or at box office.