Community Calendar

The Red House Interpretive Center will celebrate local history at its annual Red House Heritage Day on May 17.

Activities will include tours, blacksmithing, flint knapping, historic exhibits, mule jumping, and a display of the 27 officially adopted flags in U.S. history.

Red House Heritage Day will take place on Saturday, May 17, from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at 128 S. Main Street in Cape Girardeau. This event is free and open to the public.

Riverside Regional Library will present "Genealogist's Delight: Maps" on from 10-11 AM on Saturday, May 17, at the Main Branch.

Join Marybeth Niederkorn, Director of the Cape Girardeau County Archives Center, for a presentation on how to use online maps and find more family history.

For ages 18+ at the Main Branch, Jackson.

SLAM POETRY CLASS -- Come speak your truth and own the stage at this 6-week drop-in class. Learn how to create and then perform your own slam poetry with theatre professor Maggie McClellan. Write with fire! Speak with purpose! Perform with presence!

Unlock the rhythm of your soul and the power of your voice!!! Each week we'll unlock a new poetry paradigm. Then you'll rise and deliver it on the stage like the stage was built for you!!!

Cost: $10/class or $50 for the series

The Cape Girardeau Public Library will host “Jewish Missouri” on May 19.

The presentation, sponsored by the Missouri Humanities Council, will feature Dr. Mara Cohen Ioannides,* an expert on the Jewish experience in Missouri. Her talk will highlight the history of Jews in the state from before the Louisiana Purchase through the First World War, as well as the Jewish goods, influence, and experiences that shaped Missouri. A brief Q&A session will follow.

“Jewish Missouri” will take place on Monday, May 19, from 6 - 7:30 p.m. in the Hirsch Community Room at the Cape Girardeau Public Library. Registration is recommended but not required.

To register, visit Jewish Missouri (ages 18+) | Cape Girardeau Public Library

An interactive presentation, Q&A and group discussion with Clinical Therapist Erin Randol. Learn how to break free from limiting beliefs, build stronger confidence in your parenting decisions, develop practical tools for change and establish a fresh perspective for a healthier home. For age 18+ at the Main Branch, Jackson.

The Missouri Department of Conservation will host Learn to Fish: Fly Fishing 101 on May 23 and 24.

Fly fishing enthusiast Michael Fiehler will lead this beginner’s hands-on program featuring basic casting techniques. No experience is required, and all equipment will be provided. The program will be held largely outdoors, so dress for the weather. The event is free and open to the public, age 12 and up. Registration is required.

Fly Fishing 101 will take place on Friday, May 23, from  6 - 8 p.m. OR Saturday, May 24, from 9 - 11:30 a.m. at the Cape Girardeau Nature Center. 

*Please note there are two identical sessions of this program to better fit your schedule. Only register for one day.

To register, visit Events | Missouri Department of Conservation

Old Town Cape’s free concert series Tunes at Twilight will welcome Missy Andersen and Her One Man Band on May 23.

The duo’s repertoire marries expressive and earthy blues and soul with Americana-inspired guitar work.

You can hear Missy Andersen and Her One Man Band at Tunes at Twilight at 7 p.m. on Friday, May 23, at Ivers Square in downtown Cape Girardeau. Be sure to bring your blanket or lawn chair.

The Missouri Department of Conservation will host Learn to Fish: Fly Fishing 101 on May 23 and 24.

Fly fishing enthusiast Michael Fiehler will lead this beginner’s hands-on program featuring basic casting techniques. No experience is required, and all equipment will be provided. The program will be held largely outdoors, so dress for the weather. The event is free and open to the public, age 12 and up. Registration is required.

Fly Fishing 101 will take place on Friday, May 23, from  6 - 8 p.m. OR Saturday, May 24, from 9 - 11:30 a.m. at the Cape Girardeau Nature Center. 

*Please note there are two identical sessions of this program to better fit your schedule. Only register for one day.

To register, visit Events | Missouri Department of Conservation

Memorial Day Weekend at Fort D Historic Site
Saturday, May 24 – Monday, May 26
9 a.m. - 3 p.m.

First observed after the end of the Civil War, Memorial Day honors the memory of U. S. soldiers who have died in military service.

Local re-enactors will honor the memory of veterans past and present. May is also Historic Preservation Month, and Fort D is an early 20th century example of citizens seeking to preserve the past. The 1861 Woodruff gun will be fired on Memorial Day.

Make Fort D your destination Memorial Day Weekend.

Admission is free.

SLAM POETRY CLASS -- Come speak your truth and own the stage at this 6-week drop-in class. Learn how to create and then perform your own slam poetry with theatre professor Maggie McClellan. Write with fire! Speak with purpose! Perform with presence!

Unlock the rhythm of your soul and the power of your voice!!! Each week we'll unlock a new poetry paradigm. Then you'll rise and deliver it on the stage like the stage was built for you!!!

Cost: $10/class or $50 for the series