Artifacts 3/17/17

Poetry presentation scheduled for Saturday

Southeast Missouri State University graduate student and poet Stephen Furlong will give a presentation to the Southeast Missouri Writers' Guild from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday in the Oscar Hirsch Room at Cape Girardeau Public Library, 711 N. Clark Ave. For more information, visit semwg.org.

Treasure hunt to be held in Marble Hill

The Bollinger County Museum of Natural History, 207 Mayfield Drive in Marble Hill, Missouri, will host its annual treasure hunt from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday. Games, crafts and activities also will be held. Regular admission will include all the extra activities of the day. Adults, $5; 17 and younger, $2. For more information, call (573) 238-1174 or email bcmnh@sbcglobal.net.

Sensational Smiles to be Saturday

Food, music, a silent auction and a cash bar headline the Sensational Smiles Fundraiser from 7 to 11 p.m. Saturday at The Concourse, 429 N. Broadview St. in Cape Girardeau. The event will support the Dental Treatment Scholarships for financially disadvantaged youth needing urgent dental care. Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 at the door. For more information, call (573) 579-4709 or email dgdental@communitycaringcouncil.org.

South China Sea discussion to be held

"Great Decisions: Conflict in the South China Sea" will be presented with a discussion from 2 to 4 p.m. Wednesday in the Oscar Hirsch Room at the Cape Girardeau Public Library, 711 N. Clark Ave. This event is free and open to the public. For more information, call (573) 334-5279, ext. 113, or email as@capelibrary.org.

Chamber orchestra to perform

The Academy of St. Martin's in the Fields will present works by Haydn and Shostakovich in a guest symphony concert at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Southeast Missouri State University River Campus' Bedell Performance Hall, 518 S. Fountain St. in Cape Girardeau. Tickets are $39 to $45 and are available at the River Campus Box Office and by calling (573) 651-2265.

-- From staff reports

Pertinent address:

711 N. Clark Ave., Cape Girardeau, Mo.

207 Mayfield Drive, Marble Hill, Mo.

429 N. Broadview St., Cape Girardeau, Mo.

518 S. Fountain St., Cape Girardeau, Mo.