EXPERIENCE LIFE AS IT WAS IN THE 1800'S - VISIT THE RED HOUSE INTERPRETIVE CENTER IN CAPE!

This August experience the sights and sounds of the 1803 Red House….the home of the founder of Cape Girardeau, Missouri, on the Mississippi River! Experience the smells of the historical flowers in the gardens around the Red House…smell the smoke of the cooking fire and the food in the cooking pots, sit in the grass of the Red House yard and listen to music, listen to the stories of the docents and the storytellers, enjoy the sounds of knitting needles and the laughter of the crafters as they quilt, crochet, drop spin and share instructions with inquisitive children who have come to visit! Slow down, breath deeply, let the children see another way of life, a good way of life, let them enjoy history in downtown Cape Girardeau…. come to the Red House and step back into the 1800’s! August is Women’s Month at the Red House Interpretive Center in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Open from Tuesday – Saturday 10 a.m. – 4p.m. AND Sunday 10 a.m. – 4p.m. the Red House activities will focus on music and crafts and storytelling of the 1800’s. The Red House invites visitors to bring their children to come and experience life in the 1800’s! See docents in historical dress of the 1800’s, learn the story of the Red House and the founder of Cape Girardeau, Louis Lorimier! On August 2 at 10:30 a.m. Red House visitors will meet Women In American History! The members of the John Guild Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, in period dress, will portray Women In American History at the Red House! The women will be telling stories of Revolutionary War women. On August 9 from 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. visitors and their families will be treated to the Music of Steve Juhlin’s “Quittin’ Time. "Quittin' Time" plays traditional Scots-Irish and Old Time music that has it's heritage in Ireland, the Appalachian Mountains and the Ozark Hills. Quittin' Time features hammered dulcimer, fiddle, guitar, mandolin, and bodhran (Irish flat drum). "I got hooked on this musical heritage when I began playing the bodhran in the Ozarks,” says Steven Juhlin. “After moving to Cape Girardeau, a few of us musicians began playing together and last year "Quittin' Time" was formed. Long ago in the hills at the end of a long laborious day, someone would break out a fiddle and others would soon gather around. We feel that traditional music is still an important and enjoyable part of life. So, when work gets in the way of playin' music, it's "Quittin' Time"!" The group features Denise Dowling (hammered dulcimer), Ben Goodier (fiddle), Ruth Juhlin (guitar/piano) and Steven Juhlin (bodhran, mandolin, whistle). Quittin' Time occasionally plays for contra dances with the Cape Friends of Traditional Music and Dance as well as at gatherings, parties and traditional venues. On August 16 from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Experience the crafts and skills of life in the 1800’s as the focus of the day will be Women’s Crafts At The Red House! The children attending the day’s activities will be able to watch the women work and create and be able to ask questions regarding the crafts! Demonstrating crafts of the 1800’s: members of Heartland Lace Guild will be demonstrating different lace making techniques and will have lace on display. Visitors will have a chance to try their hand on bobbin lace. The group will also welcome questions about lace. Linda Royce will be cooking over an open fire, Dianna Barnes will be sewing clothing by hand, Deb Baughn will be constructing rag rugs, her mother Faye Schreiner will be crocheting, Donna Clark will be knitting, Rosemary Oxley will be demonstrating the art of lap quilting, and Carol Koehler will demonstrate the making of Herbal Teas of the time. In the afternoon of August 16th Mimi Higgins will be demonstrating “drop spinning.” Mimi will also demonstrate how to clean raw cotton and get it ready for spinning. She will also give away pieces of cotton as mementos. Mimi will also demonstrate tatting and will make belt looms and demonstrate how to weave using scrap yarn and crochet cotton. On August 23 at 10:30 a.m. experience the Storytelling of Dean Allison which will focus on Women and their activities. AUGUST RED HOUSE SCHEDULE: EXPERIENCE LIFE IN THE 1800’S AT THE RED HOUSE INTERPRETIVE CENTER OF CAPE GIRARDEAU, MISSOURI, …WHERE THE RIVER TURNS A THOUSAND TALES! Friday August 1 10 a.m. - 4p.m. EXPERIENCE LIFE IN THE 1800’S! The Red House will feature tours, gift shop items, historical gardens, and a 250’ Mississippi River mural Saturday August 2 10 a.m. - 4p.m. The Red House will feature tours, gift shop items, historical gardens, and a 250’ Mississippi River mural 10:30 A.M. WOMEN IN AMERICAN HISTORY! The Daughters of the American Revolution, John Guild Chapter, dressed as Women In American History, will be greeting visitors and telling the stories of the Revolutionary War. Sunday August 3 1 p.m. - 4 p.m. The Red House will feature tours, gift shop items, historical gardens, and a 250’ Mississippi River mural Monday August 4 Red House closed on Mondays Tuesday – Friday August 5-8 10a.m.- 4p.m. SEE UNUSUAL, HISTORICAL ITEMS IN THE GIFT SHOP! The Red House will feature tours, gift shop items, historical gardens, and a 250’ Mississippi River mural Saturday August 9 10a.m. - 4p.m. EXPERIENCE THE HISTORICAL GARDENS! The Red House will feature tours, gift shop items, historical gardens, and a 250’ Mississippi River mural 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. ENJOY THE MUSIC OF STEVE JUHLIN AND HIS BAND QUITTIN’ TIME! "Quittin' Time" plays traditional Scots-Irish and Old Time music that has it's heritage in Ireland, the Appalachian Mountains and the Ozark Hills. Quittin' Time features hammered dulcimer, fiddle, guitar, mandolin, and bodhran (Irish flat drum). The group features Denise Dowling (hammered dulcimer), Ben Goodier (fiddle), Ruth Juhlin (guitar/piano) and Steven Juhlin (bodhran, mandolin, whistle). Quittin' Time occasionally plays for contra dances with the Cape Friends of Traditional Music and Dance as well as at gatherings, parties and traditional venues. Sunday August 10 1 p.m. – 4 p.m. EXPERIENCE THE RED HOUSE IN THE 1800’S! The Red House will feature tours, gift shop items, historical gardens, and a 250’ Mississippi River mural Monday August 11 Red House closed on Mondays Tuesday – Friday August 12 – 15 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. EXPERIENCE THE RED HOUSE! The Red House will feature tours, gift shop items, historical gardens, and a 250’ Mississippi River mural Saturday August 16 WOMEN’S CRAFTS OF THE 1800’S DEMONSTRATED ALL DAY! From 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Crafters include: Linda Royce will be cooking over an open fire; Diana Barnes will be sewing clothing by hand; Deb Baughn will be constructing rag rugs; Faye Schreiner will be crocheting; Donna Clark will be knitting; and Rosemary Oxley will be demonstrating the art of lap quilting! Members of Heartland Lace Guild will be demonstrating different lace techniques, will have lace on display, and will also be giving attendees a chance to try their hand on bobbin lace. The group will also welcome questions about lace. Carol Koehler will demonstrate the making of Herbal Teas of the time. Only in the afternoon of the 16th Mimi Higgins will be demonstrating “drop spinning”; cleaning raw cotton to get it ready for spinning with pieces of cotton to be given away to visitors; and also building belt looms to weave scraps of yarn and crochet cotton. The women who will be demonstrating these crafts will welcome questions from the visitors and their families – bring the children to the Red House and show them crafts from the 1800’s. Sunday August 17 1 p.m. – 4 p.m. SPEND A QUIET AFTERNOON AT THE RED HOUSE! The Red House will feature tours, gift shop items, historical gardens, and a 250’ Mississippi River mural Monday August 18 Red House closed on Mondays Tuesday – Friday August 19 -22 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. EXPERIENCE THE RED HOUSE! The Red House will feature tours, gift shop items, historical gardens, and a 250’ Mississippi River mural Saturday August 23 10a.m. – 4 p.m. LEARN CAPE GIRARDEAU HISTORY! The Red House will feature tours, gift shop items, historical gardens, and a 250’ Mississippi River mural 10:30 A.M. STORYTELLING WITH DEAN ALLISON Sunday August 24 1 p.m. – 4 p.m. EXPERIENCE LIFE IN THE 1800’S! The Red House will feature tours, gift shop items, historical gardens, and a 250’ Mississippi River mural Monday August 25 Red House closed on Mondays Tuesday August 26 -29 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. SLOW DOWN AND ENJOY THE PACE OF THE 1800’S! The Red House will feature tours, gift shop items, historical gardens, and a 250’ Mississippi River mural Saturday August 30 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. EXPERIENCE THE RED HOUSE! The Red House will feature tours, gift shop items, historical gardens, and a 250’ Mississippi River mural Sunday August 31 1 p.m. – 4 p.m. SUNDAY AFTERNOONS BY THE RIVER! The Red House will feature tours, gift shop items, historical gardens, and a 250’ Mississippi River mural The public is invited to spend the day in downtown Cape Girardeau, Missouri…where the river turns a thousand tales! Come and see the Red House Interpretive Center, the Glenn House, the Cape River Heritage Museum and the Old St. Vincent’s Church! Special group tours are available by contacting the Cape Girardeau Convention and Visitors Bureau (573) 335-1631. Cost of admission to the Red House is $3 per adult and $1 per student. Lewis and Clark visited Cape Girardeau in November of 1803 and Meriwether Lewis visited Cape Girardeau’s founder, Louis Lorimier, at his home “The Red House.” The nationally recognized Red House Interpretive Center commemorates this visit and also houses an early 1800’s exhibit which reflects the lives of the early settlers of the “Old Cape Girardeau District. The Center also features a representation of the Louis Lorimier Trading Post and displays authentic items which would have been sold during the early 1800’s. Visitors will see the river as it may have looked in 1803 thru the eyes of an artist – a 250’ river mural is the backdrop for the Center. They will also enjoy the gardens surrounding the Red House which feature herbs and flowers which may have been grown in 1803. A gift shop is available with items such as copies of the Lewis and Clark journal written for November 23, 1803, books about the expedition, the Stephen Ambrose book, Undaunted Courage, Red House Postcards, and Red House note cards, handmade historical items, and historically related toys, tools, and other items. Experience Cape Girardeau’s Red House and spend a day by the river!