Jan 16 Friday
The Southeast Department of Music will present an Opera Double Feature of tragedy and comedy on January 16 and 18.
The heart-rending love story of Henry Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas, presented in the original English, will be paired with an abridged operatic farce of Handel’s Alcina, with updated dialogue in English and arias sung in Italian.
Performances will take place on Friday, January 16, at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, January 18, at 3:00 p.m. in the Bedell Performance Hall on Southeast’s River Campus.
Jan 18 Sunday
Jan 29 Thursday
The 2026 Bootheel Bluegrass Festival will take place January 29-31.
This annual 3-day indoor bluegrass event will feature performances by Daryl Mosley, Gilbert Humphrey, Possum Trot, Alaskan Sunnyside Sisters, Rising Son, Leevon DeCourley, Stringed Union, Bull Harman & Friends, and Herbie Johnston & Fiddler’s Frolic. Vendors will be on-site with crafts, handmade items, and baked goods.
The festival kicks off Thursday, January 29, and continues through Saturday night, January 31, at the Bavarian Hall by Drury Inn in Fruitland. Tickets available at the door.
For room reservations at the Drury Inn, contact: (573) 243-9200.
Thursday, January 29Gospel Night - The Old-Fashioned Revival Hour7-10 PMDaryl MosleyGilbert Humphrey
Friday, January 30 2-10 PMDaryl MosleyPossum TrotAlaskan Sunnyside SistersStringed Union
Saturday, January 311-10 PMLeevon DeCourley BandPossum TrotBull Harmon & FriendsHerbie Johnston & Fiddler's FrolicRising Son
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