Artifacts 4/28/17

Art benefit set for today

EPIC will hold its fourth annual Off the Wall art benefit from 5 to 9 p.m. Friday at Galerie 109, 109 N. Main St. in Cape Girardeau. Tickets are $35 each or $50 for two. Live entertainment includes music and a painting created and auctioned on site, refreshments and a chance to purchase pieces from the gallery exhibit. All proceeds benefit EPIC, a community coalition to support healthy youth development and prevent youth substance abuse. For more information, visit epicprevention.org or call (573) 587-1921.

Shakespeare performance Sunday

William Shakespeare's comedy "A Midsummer Night's Dream," set in Jazz Age New Orleans, will be performed at 7:30 p.m. today and Saturday and at 2 p.m. Sunday in the Rust Flexible Theatre on Southeast Missouri State University's River Campus at 518 S. Fountain St. in Cape Girardeau. A 10 a.m. high-school matinee also will be performed today. Four young lovers escape into the woods so they can marry as they choose, but they stumble into the king and queen of the fairies, Oberon and Titania, and their meddling friend Puck. A troupe of actors practicing for a play also run afoul of the fairies, and hilarity ensues. Tickets are $18.50 and are available at the River Campus box office, (573) 651-2265 or rivercampus.org/tickets.

Stapleton concert to be held tonight

Country singer Chris Stapleton will perform with special guest Lucie Silvas at 7 p.m. today at the Show Me Center, 1333 N. Sprigg St. in Cape Girardeau. Ticket information is available at showmecenter.biz or call (573) 651-5000.

Friends of the Parks Day rescheduled

The 32nd annual Friends of the Parks Day and the Great Cape Clean-up have been rescheduled for 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at Capaha Park at Broadway and West End Boulevard in Cape Girardeau. To pre-register a group or for more information, call (573) 339-6340.

Princess tea to be at Osage Centre

The SoutheastHEALTH Foundation will hold a princess tea to benefit pediatrics, OB and Neonatal Intensive Care units. The event will include special appearances by princesses including Cinderella, sweet treats and a dance floor and will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at the Osage Centre, 1625 N. Kingshighway in Cape Girardeau. More information is available at sehealth.org/princesstea or by calling (573) 519-4920.

Lady Gaga tribute show Saturday

The Lady Gaga Experience will be performed from 8 p.m. to midnight Saturday in the River Valley Banquet Center at 631 S. Sprigg St. in Cape Girardeau. Lady DoppelGaga, a Lady Gaga impersonator direct from New York, will perform live with special guests. Tickets are $10 per person at the door, with $30 VIP tickets also available at Go Fish Tropical and Independence Place in Cape Girardeau. For more information, visit facebook.com/rivervalleybanquetcenter or call (573) 270-4888.

Faculty recital on Sunday

Matt Palisch will give a recital on the organ at 3 p.m. Sunday at Old St. Vincent's Church in Cape Girardeau. The event is free.

Opera scenes to be performed Sunday

Scenes from operas by Wolfgang Mozart, Henry Purcell and Otto Nicolai will be performed at 3 p.m. Sunday at Shuck Recital Hall on Southeast Missouri State University's River Campus, 518 S. Fountain St. in Cape Girardeau. Tickets are $10.

Wind symphony to perform

"The Hounds of Spring" wind symphony performance will be at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in Bedell Performance Hall on Southeast Missouri State University's River Campus at 518 S. Fountain St. in Cape Girardeau. Tickets are $12.

Auditions to be for River City Players

Auditions for "All By Myself," the River City Players' summer show, will be at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Port Cape Girardeau, 19 N. Water St. in Cape Girardeau. The show is a short, silly comedy with five roles for adults of any age, some male, some female. Show dates are July 13 to 16. For more information, contact director Roseanna Whitlow-Greenwood at rwhitlow@semo.edu or watch the River City Players Facebook page.

SportsPlex premier event scheduled

The Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation Department will hold a premier red-carpet event to showcase the new sports facility, Cape SportsPlex. "Ties and Tennies" will begin at 6 p.m. Thursday at the SportsPlex, 2526 Jim Drury Way in Cape Girardeau. Tours, DJ and music, interactive sports games, exhibitions, giveaways and more will raise funds for youth sports and recreation scholarships. Register at CapeSportsPlex.org. Dress for the guys is shirt and ties with shorts and tennis shoes and for the gals is comfortable dress tops with shorts or leggings and tennis shoes. This event is for those 18 and older. For more information, call (573) 339-6340.

-- From staff reports

Pertinent address:

109 N. Main St., Cape Girardeau, Mo.

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

1333 N. Sprigg St., Cape Girardeau, Mo.

Capaha Park, Cape Girardeau, Mo.

1625 N. Kingshighway, Cape Girardeau, Mo.

631 S. Sprigg St., Cape Girardeau, Mo.

Old St. Vincent's Church, Cape Girardeau, Mo.

19 N. Water St., Cape Girardeau, Mo.

Cape SportsPlex, Cape Girardeau, Mo.