Artifacts 2/25/11

Theater group has auditions today

Auditions for "Faith County," River City Players' first production of the 2011 season, will be from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday at Port Cape Girardeau. There will be roles for three men and six women. Lots of behind-the-scenes jobs will also be available. Andrea Shovan is the director.

School orchestras play at Bedell

Three Cape Girardeau School District orchestras will play with the Southeast Missouri Symphony in a performance of Ralph Vaughan Williams' "Concerto Grosso for Strings." The concert begins at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Bedell Performance Hall on the River Campus of Southeast Missouri State University. A total of 125 string players from Cape Girardeau Central Junior High School's eighth-grade orchestra and Cape Girardeau Central High School's freshman and high school orchestras will join about 30 players from the Southeast Missouri Symphony, part of the symphony's concert series. Contact the River Campus box office for ticket information at 651-2265.

Concert, auction benefit AIDS project

CARBONDALE, Ill. -- The second annual Zambian HIV/AIDS Partnership Benefit Concert and Silent Auction, featuring emma's revolution, will be March 5 at the Carbondale Unitarian Fellowship, 105 N. Parrish Lane in Carbondale. Cousin Andy's Coffee House is also co-sponsoring the event. A wine and hors d'oeuvres reception and silent auction will begin at 7 p.m., with the concert starting at 7:30. Tickets are $15 in advance, $18 at the door, and $10 for students. No one will be turned away due to lack of funds. Tickets are available online at emmasrevolution.com/live/ or by calling the Unitarian Fellowship at 618-529-2439, Carla Feldhamer at 618-201-4947/618-457-8606, or Debbie Czarnopys-White at 618-201-3753. For more information, call Feldhamer at 618-201-4947.

Luke Bryan performs at Black River

POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- Luke Bryan, with special guests the JaneDear Girls, will perform at 7:30 p.m. March 11 at the Black River Coliseum in Poplar Bluff. The concert will also introduce James Wesley. Tickets are on sale at the Coliseum box office and all Ticketmaster outlets. Tickets are $24.75 and $29.75, plus applicable service and convenience charges. Charge by phone at Ticketmaster Express, 800-745-3000, or online at www.ticketmaster.com.

Airbrush workshop scheduled in Cape

Malcolm McCrae, an airbrush artist with more than 13 years experience, will conduct an airbrush workshop from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. March 12 at 4 N. Spanish St. The class will focus on learning types of airbrushes, maintenance, air sources, safety issues, painting surfaces, preparation and airbrush media. For more information, call 573-271-7090, or go to missouriairbrush.com.

*** Deadline set for semoEvents entries

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-- From staff reports