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 Gov. Jay Nixon is looking for more than 1,000 young people to work throughout the state parks and historic sites this summer.
The Missouri State Youth Corps will employ Missourians ages 17 to 24 who will serve as outdoor...
Tom Neumeyer's book, 'Cape Girardeau, Then & Now,' shows how city has evolved
(03/12/10)Tom Neumeyer has attempted to preserve history with a new photo documentary book, "Cape Girardeau, Then and Now." The book contains 120 pairings of old photographs of the city's businesses, homes, churches, schools, parks, entertainment venues, civic buildings, public works facilities and country highways-turned-city main roads with current images of the sites and a brief explanation by Neumeyer... 
Four Canadian artists perform in Cape Girardeau en route to South by Southwest festival
(03/12/10)The drive from Ottawa, Ontario, to Austin, Texas, takes about 30 hours, but for four Canadian musicians, the trip down to South by Southwest will stretch to about a week with stops to play in Cleveland, Chicago and, on Sunday, Cape Girardeau. When Amanda Rheaume, a singer-songwriter from the neighborly north, knew she was going to be traveling to and playing at the Texas music festival in March, she gathered three other musician friends who were going and decided to make a tour of it... 
Best bet: Powder Mill plays at Roxy's Big Country Saloon
(03/12/10)Roxy's Big Country Saloon stomped onto the weekend entertainment scene at the end of February and promises to be a country-good time for any involved. On Saturday the bar will feature country rock group Powder Mill from Van Buren, Mo. The band -- Jesse Hammock II on lead vocals and guitar, Jeff Chapman on guitar and vocals, Pat McSpadden on bass and vocals and Andrew Bedell on percussion -- ranges from forlorn ballads to quick-tempo, whiskey-drinking tunes one expects to hear screaming out of a country bar's doors.. ... 
Doug E. Rees celebrates new CD's release
(03/12/10)With a dash of country, a pinch of bluegrass and a healthy dose of American folk, Doug E. Rees' sound is one that entertains people young and old. He is a regular at Stooges in Jackson, as well as other venues in the area, and plays music straight from his heart...
Artists show their wares, compete at Arts by the River event
(03/12/10) Fine arts and crafts by 20 artists competing for prizes and hoping to make a sale will fill the atrium and convocation center at Southeast Missouri State University's River Campus on March 20 and 21. The first-time event, Arts by the River, is a presentation of a juried show by the Arts Council of Southeast Missouri...
Oscar ratings rise over last year
(03/09/10) NEW YORK -- An estimated 41.3 million people saw "The Hurt Locker" top the popular "Avatar" for best picture in the most-watched Academy Awards telecast since 2005. Oscar viewership was up 14 percent over last year, the Nielsen Co. said Monday, keeping with a trend of bigger audiences for major events on broadcast television a month after the Super Bowl set the mark for most-watched telecast ever... 
Bullock wears 'Oscar' gown, other celebrities take risks
(03/08/10)Sandra Bullock dressed the part at Sunday's Academy Awards: She wore a gleaming metallic slim-fitting gown that seemed fashioned after the Oscar statuette itself. The dress, like best actress Bullock, was a winner, making her one of many who stepped up their style on what is considered Hollywood's most important runway. Top actresses made bold color choices, donned stiffer shapes and used sparkle strategically to get them noticed... 
'Hurt Locker' wins six Oscars
(03/08/10)LOS ANGELES -- "Avatar" has racked up record after record at the box office, but on Sunday night, "The Hurt Locker" took the year's top movie prize. The Iraq War drama won Oscars, including best picture, at the 82nd annual Academy Awards. In besting ex-husband James Cameron in the best director win, Kathryn Bigelow became the first woman to win the category... 
Judy Barks-Westrich mixes her passion for teaching, creating at The Artist Studio
(03/05/10)Through 38 years of teaching art, Judy Barks-Westrich says she has learned as much from her students as they have learned from her. Barks-Westrich, also a mixed media artist with her own studio in downtown Cape Girardeau, teaches art at Central High School. Before she came to Cape Girardeau 15 years ago, she taught art at Sikeston High School...
Best bet: River City Players make murder funny with 'Let's Murder Marsha'
(03/05/10) Murder plots can be funny, and the current River City Players dinner theater production, "Let's Murder Marsha," aims to prove it. Marsha stumbles upon her husband and other friends plotting something. With an armory of murder-mystery novels and an active imagination, she immediately assumes they're plotting to kill her -- and only days before her birthday... |
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