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This weekend going to the dogs

The Southeast Missouri Kennel Club will hold its annual dog shows from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at the A.C. Brase Arena Building in Cape Girardeau. Admission is free.

More than 500 American Kennel Club-registered dogs will be exhibited, with more than 100 breed represented. No walk-in entries will be taken at the gate.

Bluegrass and gospel on the lake

LAKE WAPPAPELLO, Mo. -- Bluegrass and gospel music will be presented beginning at 7 p.m. Saturday at the Lake Wappapello Outdoor Theatre.

The bands include Just Us, Jack Cloud, and Tom Fairchild and the Boweevils.

For information, phone 222-8539 or 222-8083.

Time for Superman in Metropolis

METROPOLIS, Ill. -- The annual Superman Celebration will be held this weekend in Metropolis.

Tonight, Eddie and Martha Adcock will play bluegrass music at Superman Square. The classic rock band Hollywood Nites will play at 5:30 Saturday.

This year's special guest is Yvonne Craig, who played Batgirl in the 1960s "Batman" TV series.

'Fiddler on the Roof' in St. Louis

ST. LOUIS -- "Fiddler on the Roof" opens Monday and continues through June 22 at The Muny in St. Louis.

Phone (314) 361-1900 or visit www.muny.com for information.

Space available in arts classes

A few spaces are still available in the summer arts classes being presented by the Arts Council of Southeast Missouri.

Both Mural Painting and Beginning Drawing: Learning to See begin the week of June 23.

Mural Painting is open to students 13-18. The teacher is Craig Thomas. Students will create a community mural to be permanently displayed at Westfield Shoppingtown's new Playtown. Mural Painting will be taught from 1 to 4 p.m. June 24-28.

Beginning Drawing is for students ages 11-15. It will be taught from 1 to 3:30 p.m. June 23-27. The teacher is Kelly Hughes. Students will experiment with a variety of drawing methods to practice the basics of drawing.

For information, phone 334-9233 or send e-mail to artscape@clas.net.

'Plein Air Painting' in Marble Hill

MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- A workshop titled "Plein Air Painting in Missouri" will be presented by nationally known artist Billy O'Donnell June 20-22 at Dodi's Art Gallery in Marble Hill.

Shellshocked Festival set for June 21

The second annual Shellshocked Music Festival will be presented beginning at noon June 21 at the Jackson City Park.

The local bands MIG, Doubting Thomas, Pants 'R' Implied, Echelon, Silent and Rubber Conductor will perform.

The event is free and open to the public. Donations will be accepted.

Cape Girardeau band on 'The Indie Zone'

The Cape Girardeau band Cadence will be featured Sunday night on "The Indie Zone," a new radio program produced by The Zone 107.1 FM.

The weekly locally produced show spotlights the work of independent artists based within two hours of Cape Girardeau. Hosts Tabatha Thompson and Jaron play independent music and interview musicians from 10 to 11 p.m. each Sunday.

The members of the alternative band Cadence are Seth Gerlach, Paul Miller, Foster McGinty and Pierce Yates.

"The Indie Zone" is working with a local promoter called Everseven, which is trying to book bands that appear on the show. Cadence will perform at Our House in downtown Cape Girardeau June 21. Last week's featured band, Hotel Faux Pas from St. Louis, plays at the River City Yacht Club Saturday night.

One goal of the program is to give original music by local bands a forum. "Cape Girardeau musically does not have a whole lot to offer but cover bands," says Jaron. "We're trying to get new music out there."

The show welcomes submissions of original music by local bands. It already has 37 bands it is working with. "It's going to take awhile to cycle through," Jaron said.

The station hopes the program inspires local musicians to play their originals, he said. "Cape Girardeau has a lot of talent, but people are scared to use it because they're afraid they can't get gigs like that. We're just going to stick them on the air."

-- From staff reports