ARTifacts 12/9/11

Christmas concert set for Sunday

CHARLESTON, Mo. -- A free Christmas concert will be held at 4 p.m. Sunday at the United Methodist Church in Charleston. Musicians will be Terry A. Parker, organ; Sallie B. Goodin, piano; Lydia Eddy Holton, cello, and the Sam C. and Jane Goodin Memorial Handbell Choir. Vocalists will be Mary Katherine Branum, soprano, and Kerry Davis, baritone. Special guest soloist will be Anne Bird Moore-Meyer, daughter of Joseph H. and Martha Pierceall Moore.

'Annie Jr.' on stage at Little Sikeston Theatre

SIKESTON, Mo. -- "Annie Jr.," a show based on the beloved Broadway musical but adapted for young performers, is showing at the Sikeston Little Theatre at the Albritton-Mayer Cultural Center. The play runs through Sunday. Tickets are available at Collins Music in downtown Sikeston. For information, call 573-481-0255. Little Theatre's next adult offering will be "Li'l Abner." Performance dates for this musical comedy based on the comic strip will be Feb. 23 to 26 and March 2 to 4. Terry Jones will direct the play with technical assistance from Tom Jackson.

Santa to visit Sikeston Public Library

SIKESTON, Mo. -- Santa will visit the Sikeston Public Library from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday. Children are invited to attend. Cookies and hot cocoa will be served. No reservations are required. For more information, call 573-471-4140, or visit sikeston.lib.mo.us.

TSO returns to Cape's Show Me Center

The Show Me Center will welcome the Trans-Siberian Orchestra at 7:30 p.m. March 22. Following last year's debut, TSO is returning to the stage this spring with "Beethoven's Last Night." Tickets will go on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday. They may be purchased through the Show Me Center box office, by phone at 651-5000 or online at showmecenter.biz.

Humorous storytelling scheduled

Bil Lepp and Kevin Kling will be the guest artists at "An Afternoon and Evening of Humorous Storytelling: Where the River Turns a Thousand Hilarious Tales" on Jan. 20. Two shows are scheduled for the Rose Theater on Southeast Missouri State University's main campus. Tickets for the 2 p.m. matinee are $7.50 in advance and $10 at the door; tickets for the 7 p.m. show are $10 in advance and $12.50 at the door. Tickets sold in advance will be for reserved seating. Call the Cape Girardeau Convention and Visitors Bureau for tickets at 335-1631, or stop by its office at 400 Broadway. Check out CapeStorytelling.com for more information.

Ansberry places 2nd in piano competition

Southeast Missouri Music Academy student Elizabeth Ansberry was named runner-up in the Missouri Music Teachers Association eighth-grade piano competition Nov. 6 in St. Joseph, Mo. Ansberry is the daughter of Bill and Stephanie Ansberry and is homeschooled. She studies with Academy director Rebecca Fulgham. Ansberry performed Mozart's Sonata in D Major and Khachaturian's Toccata. She also studies violin at the Academy with Dr. Brandon Christensen.

-- From staff reports