Community Calendar

The Crisp Museum will present Quilts & Stitchery: Warmth, Art, Design through June 23.

The exhibit features quilts, crochet, cross stitch, embroidery, and more by local creators. Over 150 fabric and fiber creations showcase line, shape, value, and texture.

Quilts & Stitchery is on display now through June 23 at the Crisp Museum on SEMO’s River Campus. A closing reception will take place from 2-4 p.m. on June 23 with a Quilt Turning at 3 p.m. The exhibit is free and open to the public.

Museum Hours:
Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Saturday-Sunday, 1-4 p.m.
First Friday of the Month, 9 a.m.-8 p.m.

The Crisp Museum will present Quilts & Stitchery: Warmth, Art, Design through June 23.

The exhibit features quilts, crochet, cross stitch, embroidery, and more by local creators. Over 150 fabric and fiber creations showcase line, shape, value, and texture.

Quilts & Stitchery is on display now through June 23 at the Crisp Museum on SEMO’s River Campus. A closing reception will take place from 2-4 p.m. on June 23 with a Quilt Turning at 3 p.m. The exhibit is free and open to the public.

Museum Hours:
Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Saturday-Sunday, 1-4 p.m.
First Friday of the Month, 9 a.m.-8 p.m.

The Crisp Museum will present Quilts & Stitchery: Warmth, Art, Design through June 23.

The exhibit features quilts, crochet, cross stitch, embroidery, and more by local creators. Over 150 fabric and fiber creations showcase line, shape, value, and texture.

Quilts & Stitchery is on display now through June 23 at the Crisp Museum on SEMO’s River Campus. A closing reception will take place from 2-4 p.m. on June 23 with a Quilt Turning at 3 p.m. The exhibit is free and open to the public.

Museum Hours:
Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Saturday-Sunday, 1-4 p.m.
First Friday of the Month, 9 a.m.-8 p.m.

Step back in time at The Antique Mall of Ste. Genevieve at Pj's at The Mall (6 p.m. - 9 p.m.) as Cherry and Jerry bring you some hit tunes and rarely played gems from the ragtime era.

With a focus on ragtime, early blues, and jazz, you'll hear enduring songs such as St. Louis Blues and The Entertainer along with great songs that they've dusted off and brought back to life.

“Cherry & Jerry” is Isaac Cherry on percussion and Jerry Rabushka on piano; they focus mainly on music from 1900-1920: ragtime, early blues and jazz, and popular songs from back in the day. Performances include well known tunes such as The Entertainer, St. Louis Blues, Georgia on My Mind, Stormy Weather, etc., as well as rarely played music from the era, for a unique take on America’s first pop music. The St. Louis duo has toured music of the ragtime era throughout the region.

Old Town Cape’s free concert series Tunes at Twilight will welcome Cape Girardeau native singer-songwriter Jessie Ritter on June 6.

Based in Nashville and Pensacola, Jessie's unique storytelling is showcased in her breezy and romantic original country music.

You can hear Jessie Ritter at Tunes at Twilight at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, June 6, at Ivers Square in downtown Cape Girardeau. Be sure to bring your blanket or lawn chair.

The Crisp Museum will present Quilts & Stitchery: Warmth, Art, Design through June 23.

The exhibit features quilts, crochet, cross stitch, embroidery, and more by local creators. Over 150 fabric and fiber creations showcase line, shape, value, and texture.

Quilts & Stitchery is on display now through June 23 at the Crisp Museum on SEMO’s River Campus. A closing reception will take place from 2-4 p.m. on June 23 with a Quilt Turning at 3 p.m. The exhibit is free and open to the public.

Museum Hours:
Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Saturday-Sunday, 1-4 p.m.
First Friday of the Month, 9 a.m.-8 p.m.

The Southeast Missouri Modelers Association (SEMMA) invites the public to come fly radio controlled model aircraft with us; or just watch. Free hot dogs and soda will be served at 11:30 a.m.

This event is FREE to the public. For further information, contact John Coffman at 271-0643, or Arnold Simmons at 225-1179.

Missouri State Parks will host a Summer Fun Day at Bollinger Mill State Historic Site on June 7.

Activities will include self-guided mill tours, lawn games, a bubbles station, food vendors, and live music. Admission is free, and attendees are encouraged to bring lawn chairs and sunscreen.

The Summer Fun Day will take place Saturday, June 7, from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. at the Bollinger Mill State Historic Site in Burfordville, MO.

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

Cape’s first ever Folk Fest will take place June 6-7 in downtown Cape Girardeau.

Folk Fest will feature talks on the history of folk music and live acoustic performances by Jason Heeter, Steve Schaffner, The Jumper Cables, Snowbird St. Band, and the Swamp Boys.

This free, public event is brought to you by Southeast Missouri State University, the Center for Regional History, and the Missouri Council of History Education.

Folk Fest will kick off on Friday, June 6, at Ebb and Flow Fermentations and continue on Saturday, June 7, at Port Cape in Cape Girardeau.

All events are free and open to all ages. See details at Facebook/CapeFolkFest or contact Dr. Courtney Kisat with questions.    

Listen to "Skippin’ in the Mississippi Dew" by John Hartford from 10/4/73 (Open access via Internet Archive).

Folk Fest Schedule

Friday, June 6 @ Ebb & Flow
4 PM - Welcome
5 PM - History on Tap, Steve Schaffner
7-10 PM - Jason Heeter

Saturday, June 7 @ Port Cape
5 PM - History on Tap, Courtney Kisat
6 PM - Swamp Boys
7:45 PM - The Jumber Cables
9:30 PM - Snowbird St. Band