Artifacts 7/24/08

Pottery classes start Aug. 4 at local studio

Jars of Clay Pottery Studio fall pottery classes start Aug. 4, with a hand building class. Stevie Longwith will teach the classes from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. each Monday for three weeks. Jars of Clay Pottery is in the basement of Garden Gallery. Another three-week hand building class starts in October. Wheel-thrown classes will be offered in September and again in November.

Trip planned to see 'Fiddler on the Roof'

Residents can sign up to see "Fiddler on the Roof" at The Muny in St. Louis. The Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation Department planned a trip for Aug. 5. Cost is $48 a person and includes a charter bus ride to and from The Muny. The bus will depart from the Osage Community Centre at 5 p.m. Aug. 5. Concessions are available at The Muny, or you may bring a small cooler and eat on the bus. No glass containers will be allowed on the bus. To sign up or for more information, call the Parks & Recreation Department at 335-5421 or Amy Roth at 334-2859.

Ste. Genevieve artist expands studio

ST. GENEVIEVE, Mo. — Mike Devaney, a novice artist, will celebrate the opening of his new Studio de Michel on North Main Street on Friday in Ste Genevieve. Devaney originally rented the building as an art studio, but realized the space was perfect for displaying other artists as well as practicing his own talent. The opening coincides with the new monthly Fourth Friday Ste. Genevieve Art Walk. The grand opening at 6 p.m. Friday features painter James F. Wilson of Mineral Area College and artists from the Ste. Genevieve and St. Louis areas.

— From staff reports