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Bluegrass and gospel concert held at the lakeWAPPAPELLO, Mo. -- Live bluegrass and gospel music will be featured at 6:30 p.m. today and tomorrow at the Lake Wappapello Outdoor Theater in Wappapello. Today the band Just Us will perform and Saturday the bluegrass band Buzzard Run takes the stage. For more information, contact the theater's program director, John Worley, at (573) 222-8083.

Zion Drama Group holding auditions for 'Messiah'Cape Girardeau's Zion Drama Group will be holding auditions for "Messiah," about the life of Christ, from 8 to 9:30 a.m. and 5 to 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the Zion Lutheran Parish Home, 176 County Road 226 in Gordonville. For more information, call (573) 243-8097.

Museum will hold quilting camp for children

PADUCAH, Ky, -- The Museum of the American Quilters Society is offering a quilt camp for children from July 6 to 8 at the museum in Paducah. Classes for first- through third-graders will be from 10 a.m. to noon and classes for grades four and up will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. No previous sewing experience is necessary. For more information, contact (270) 443-8856, extension 33.

'Cats' on stage at the St. Louis MunyST. LOUIS -- Starting Monday, the musical "Cats" will be making a return to St. Louis' Muny stage after a 10-year absence. "Cats" will be at the Muny until July 11. To purchase tickets by phone, call (314) 534-1111. For more information, call (314) 361-1900 or visit the Muny's Web site at www.muny.com.

Pictures by the People opens in Poplar BluffPOPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- The Margaret Harwell Art Museum will open the 17th annual Pictures by the People exhibit at 9 a.m. Saturday. The exhibit will display winning photographs from the museum's annual competition. The museum is at 421 N. Main St. in Poplar Bluff. For more information, contact the museum at (573) 686-8002.

Openings for children's art classes still available There are openings for classes being offered by the Arts Council of Southeast Missouri the week of July 19 to 23. Kindermusik: Creatures in my Backyard will take place 9:30 to 10:30 a.m., and is for children ages 1 1/2 to 3 years old and will teach about the great outdoors through singing, moving, dancing, story-telling and other creative practices. Beginning Pastels is for 8- to 11-year-olds and will be held from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. Architectural Drawing is for 10- to 12-year-olds and will be held from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. For more information, contact the arts council at 334-9233.

Acoustic Christian music featured at Grace Cafe

The Travis Lee Band, an acoustic Christian act, will perform at 8 p.m. tonight at Grace Cafe, 835 Broadway. More information about the Travis Lee Band can be found at www.travisleeband.com.

Sweetcorn festival set in East PrairieEAST PRAIRIE, Mo. -- The East Prairie Sweetcorn Festival will continue today through Sunday in the town of East Prairie. Today's events include a barbecue, quilt raffle, dunking booth and the Ms. Senior Sweetcorn crowning. Tomorrow there will be a car show, bake sale, children's parade, live music, dancing and a motorcycle show. There will be a fireworks display at 9:15 p.m. Sunday. For more information, visit www.eastprairiemo.net.

-- From staff reports