ARTifacts 8/23/13

Choral Union begins fall rehearsals Sept. 3

The Southeast Missouri State University Choral Union will begin fall rehearsals Sept. 3 in preparation for a Dec. 3 concert performance in conjunction with the Southeast Missouri Symphony Orchestra. Rehearsals are from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesdays in Room 155 of the Cultural Arts Center at the River Campus. Membership in the Choral Union is open to all experienced and confident singers. The repertoire for the fall semester will include "Suite One" and "Suite Three" of "The Many Moods of Christmas" arranged by Robert Shaw and Robert Russell Bennett. Additional repertoire will include two secular carols arranged by John Rutter -- "The Very Best Time of the Year" and "We Wish You a Merry Christmas" -- along with Morten Lauridsen's "O Magnum Mysterium" and Donald Fraser's "This Christmastide" (Jessye's Carol). The spring semester concert will include Haydn's final major work, the "Harmoniemesse" (Wind-Band Mass). It will be performed with a quartet of faculty soloists and the Southeast Missouri Symphony Orchestra on May 6. Music will be available for purchase at the first rehearsals. For more information, call 651-2342 or email pdurow@semo.edu.

KRCU presents concert in a cave

KRCU Public Radio at Southeast Missouri State University welcomes folk musicians Cathy Barton and Dave Para to Cave Vineyard in Ste. Genevieve, Mo., on Aug. 30 for an evening of folk music. A social hour begins at 6 p.m. with wine tastings provided by Cave Vineyard and refreshments by Bistro Saffron. The concert begins at 7:30 p.m. All guests will receive a KRCU souvenir wineglass. Concert tickets are available at the KRCU studios. To purchase tickets or for more information, contact KRCU at 651-5070 or visit krcu.org. Proceeds from the concert will benefit KRCU.

Basket weaving with Caroline Kahler

The next Saturday Social at the Arts Council of Southeast Missouri, 32 N. Main St., in Cape Girardeau, will feature baskets and basket weaving by Caroline Kahler. The event will be at 2 p.m. Sept. 7 at the Arts Council. Kahler is the chair of the Southeast Missouri State University Art Department. She makes both traditional and contemporary-style baskets, and has been weaving baskets for more than 37 years. Attendees are encouraged to bring their baskets to the Saturday Social, during which time Kahler will identify them and discuss any concerns regarding their care. The Arts Council encourages all ages to attend, but parental supervision is requested for children under 12. For more information, phone the Arts Council at 334-9233.

River Tales Classic Car Show coming to Cape

The River City Rodders Car Club, in conjunction with Old Town Cape and the Cape Girardeau Convention and Visitors Bureau, will host the River Tales Classic Car Show on Sept. 15 in downtown Cape Girardeau. Vehicles will be displayed along Main Street and in the parking lot across from Hutson's Fine Furniture. The major sponsors for this year's show are NAPA Auto Tire & Parts and EVTV Motor Werks. More than 200 cars and trucks are expected. Trophies will be awarded in 32 classes. Registration begins at 8 a.m. with judging scheduled to begin at noon. Trophies and other awards will be given at 3 p.m. Additional information regarding preregistration and classes may be obtained by visiting rivertalesclassic.com. For more information, call the River City Rodders at 335-1704 or Old Town Cape at 334-8085 or visit rivertalesclassic.com.

Fallon to appear at Peabody Opera House

ST. LOUIS -- Jimmy Fallon's Clean Cut Comedy Tour, with guests Julian McCullough, Nate Bargatze and Nick Thune, will take the stage at the Peabody Opera House in St. Louis on Oct. 14. Tickets for the 7 p.m. performance will go on sale at 10 a.m. today at the Ford Box Office at Scottrade Center, Ticketmaster.com, Ticketmaster retail outlets, or charge by phone at 1-800-745-3000. For more information, go to peabodyoperahouse.com.

-- From staff reports