Community Calendar

Poplar Bluff Parks and Recreation will host a “Back to School Bash” on August 1.

This fun-filled event for Butler County students will offer free school supplies for Pre-K through Grade 12. The event will also feature a bounce house, yard games, foam party, water slide, food trucks, snow cones, and more.

The “Back to School Bash” will take place Saturday, August 1, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Whiteley Park in Poplar Bluff.

Elvis Presley performed at the A. C. Brase Arena Building in Cape Girardeau on July 20, 1955 and Elvis impersonator Finley Watkins is bringing the full live band show to Cape Girardeau in celebration of Elvis' original visit 71 years to the day.

There will be food available beginning at 5:00 p.m. and the show kicks off at 6:00 p.m. and the event is free and all are welcome.