Artifacts 11/24/06

University presents concert collaboration

Three Southeast Missouri State University music ensembles will team up for a concert at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in Academic Auditorium. The Southeast Wind Symphony, Wind Ensemble and Chamber Winds will present their second concert of the fall season, called "New Music for Wind Band." The program will include "Tempered Steel" by Charles Rochester Young, the world premier of "Concert Piece for Solo Winds and Marimba" by Kansas-based composer William Funk and "Impulse Engine" by Carolyn Bremmer. The three groups are the premier wind and percussion ensembles at the university. For more information on the concert, call 651-2265.

'Essential Journalist' airs Sunday on KRCU

"The Essential Journalist: Daniel Schorr," a program examining Schorr's long reporting career, will air at 3:30 p.m. Sunday on KRCU 90.9 FM following "Going Public." Schorr will recount his experiences reporting on historical people events from the Cold War to interviews with Ted Turner and Frank Zappa. For more information, visit www.southeastpublicradio.org.

SEMO art department show starts Dec. 1

The Southeast Missouri State University Department of Art will hold its annual faculty exhibition starting with an opening reception from 4 to 6 p.m. Dec. 1 at the Southeast Missouri Regional Museum on the university campus. The exhibition includes work by 12 Southeast art professors who work in a variety of styles and media. For more information, call the museum at 651-2260.

Cat Ranch to present winter arts, crafts show

MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- The Cat Ranch Art Guild in Marble Hill will hold an art and craft show from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday at the H&R Block building in Marble Hill. The arts and crafts on display were made by regional artists. For more information, call (573) 238-2334 or go to the Cat Ranch Web site, www.thecatranchartguild.com.

Bonnie Bank Artisan Guild holds annual sale

The Bonnie Bank Artisan Guild will hold its annual holiday art sale from 5 to 9 p.m. Dec. 1, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Dec. 2 and from noon to 4 p.m. Dec. 3 at the Christ Episcopal Church in Cape Girardeau. The sale will feature jewelry, textiles, pottery, goat soap, baked goods, ornaments and more. For more information, call (573) 883-6147.

'Christmas Story' Dec. 3 at Cape Bible Chapel

Cape Bible Chapel will hold a production of "A Christmas Story" directed by Mike Dumey at 2 p.m. Dec. 3. The performance will raise money for the Southeast Missouri Hospital Foundation and will feature dancers from the Academy for Dance Arts. For more information, call Rita Collier at 334-9254.

Wine Trail holds open houses this weekend

The wineries on Southern Illinois' Shawnee Hills Wine Trail will hold open houses starting today and running through Sunday. Several will have complementary appetizers and live music. For more information on the open houses, visit www.shawneewinetrail.com or call the wineries: Alto Vineyard at (618) 893-4898; Blue Sky Vineyard at (618) 995-9463; Hedman Winery at (618) 893-4923; Inheritance Valley Vineyard at (618) 893-2557; Pomona Winery at (618) 893-2623; Starview Vineyard at (618) 893-9463; and Von Jakob Vineyard at (618) 893-4500.

--From staff reports