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Tunes at Twilight returns today
Old Town Cape's Tunes at Twilight series will crank up again today at Ivers Square in Cape Girardeau.
The concerts will run from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. each Friday through Sept. 9.
The musical lineup is: today, Cheley Tackett; Aug. 12, VLS Jazz Syndicate; Aug. 19, Jimmy Davis; Aug. 26, Miss Jenny and The Howdy Boys; Sept. 2, Rip Lee Pryor; and Sept. 9, Logan Chapman.
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