ARTifacts 8/14/08

'Sing America Sing' features new songs

The 2008 "Sing America Sing" features new songs and new teens. Mike Dumey again gathers a teen singing cast for six nights of song, dance and dining at the Plaza Conference Center behind Holiday Inn Express. The group performs Broadway, Motown, country and more. For reservations, call 334-7602. Buffet opens at 6:30 p.m., show follows.

Lily Tomlin stops in Poplar Bluff for benefit

POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. — Lily Tomlin will bring laughs to Southeast Missouri with an appearance at the Rodgers Theatre in Poplar Bluff. Her one-night, one-woman show Sept. 19 will raise money for the Claudia Foundation Scholarship programs and help restore the Rodgers Theatre. Show starts at 7 p.m. Tickets are $20, $35 and $100, and are available at various businesses and by calling 573-686-3040 or 573-429-8638 or online at www.claudiafoundation.org.

Second comedy show added to Carson Center

PADUCAH, Ky. — Comedian Rodney Carrington appeals so much to people in the area that his Nov. 13 show at the Carson Center has sold out. Organizers have added a second show at 9:30 p.m. Nov. 13. Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased by calling the box office at 270-450-4444 or ordered online at www.thecarsoncenter.org.

— From staff reports