Community Calendar

Fourth at the Fort!
920 Fort Street
Cape Girardeau, MO
Friday, July 4 and Saturday, July 5, 9 am-3 pm

The soldiers of Fort D were very patriotic. On the national holiday, they would celebrate by firing their rifles and cannon and flying their flags proudly. Celebrate the birth of our nation with local living history reenactors at Fort D. The 1861 Woodruff gun, a veteran of the Civil War, will be fired on the 4th. The stone building, with its interpretive displays of life during the Civil War, will also be open.

Admission is free.

Fourth at the Fort!
920 Fort Street
Cape Girardeau, MO
Friday, July 4 and Saturday, July 5, 9 am-3 pm

The soldiers of Fort D were very patriotic. On the national holiday, they would celebrate by firing their rifles and cannon and flying their flags proudly. Celebrate the birth of our nation with local living history reenactors at Fort D. The 1861 Woodruff gun, a veteran of the Civil War, will be fired on the 4th. The stone building, with its interpretive displays of life during the Civil War, will also be open.

Admission is free.

The Southeast Missouri Modelers Association (SEMMA) invites the public to fly radio-controlled model aircraft on July 10 (or just watch).

This free event will take place from 6-7:30 p.m. on Thursday, July 10, at Galaxy Park. All are welcome. For more information, contact John Coffman at 271-0643, or Arnold Simmons at 225-1179.

Galaxy Park
441 Gizmo Lane
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701

For the summer, we’ll be getting creative and reading books that support our summer reading theme “Color Our World.”

This month we’ll discuss the nonfiction book “The Dress Diary: Secrets from a Victorian Woman’s Wardrobe” by Kate Strasdin.

The group meets at the Main Branch in Jackson. For ages 18+.

Join Cape County Archive Center Director Marybeth Niederkorn for this presentation on historic photos in Cape Girardeau County. Discover how the photos can aid in genealogy research.

For ages 18+ at the Main Branch, Jackson.

This month, we’ll discuss the non-fiction book “The Dress Diary: Secrets from a Victorian Woman’s Wardrobe” by Kate Strasdin.

About “The Dress Diary: Secrets from a Victorian Woman’s Wardrobe”:

In 1838, a young woman was given a diary on her wedding day. Collecting snippets of fabric from a range of garments - some her own, others donated by family and friends - she carefully annotated each one, creating a unique record of their lives. Her name was Mrs Anne Sykes.

Nearly two hundred years later, the diary fell into the hands of Kate Strasdin, a fashion historian and museum curator. Using her expertise, Strasdin spent the next six years unravelling the secrets contained within the album's pages, and the lives of the people within. Her findings are remarkable. Piece by piece, she charts Anne's journey from the mills of Lancashire to the port of Singapore before tracing her return to England in later years. Fragments of cloth become windows into Victorian life: pirates in Borneo, the complicated etiquette of mourning, poisonous dyes, the British Empire in full swing, rioting over working conditions and the terrible human cost of Britain's cotton industry. This is life writing that celebrates ordinary people: not the grandees of traditional written histories, but the hidden figures, the participants in everyday life. Through the evidence of waistcoats, ball gowns and mourning outfits, Strasdin lays bare the whole of human experience in the most intimate of mediums: the clothes we choose to wear.

Program for ages 18+.

To receive a Zoom invitation, contact Eunice at 573-243-8141 or eschlichting@rrlmo.org.

The Walk to End Alzheimer's will be held on Saturday, October 11, from 9-10:30 AM at Capaha Park in Cape Girardeau.

Held annually in more than 600 communities nationwide, the Alzheimer's Association Walk to End Alzheimer's® is the world's largest fundraiser for Alzheimer's care, support and research. This inspiring event calls on participants of all ages and abilities to join the fight against the disease.

While there is no fee to register for Walk, all participants are encouraged to raise critical funds that allow the Alzheimer’s Association to provide 24/7 care and support and advance research toward methods of prevention, treatment and, ultimately, a cure.

For more information, visit 2025 Walk to End Alzheimer's - Cape Girardeau, MO | Walk to End Alzheimer's

Plans are underway for a brand-new event to raise much-needed funds for the Safe House of Southeast Missouri! The date for the Safe House of Southeast Missouri’s new fundraiser, The Next Level, has been set for Saturday, October 11, 2025, at the Buckner Ragsdale Event Center in Cape Girardeau. Doors will open at 6:00 p.m. and the event will begin at 7:00 p.m.

This event will feature a variety of music from the region’s most talented bands, artists and DJs on all three levels of Buckner’s for what promises to be an amazing night of entertainment.

Sponsorship and volunteer opportunities for The Next Level are available. Stay up-to-date with The Next Level at www.semosafehouse.org or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/safehouseofsemo.