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July 16, 2009

The week's entertainment options

Jackson Homecomers<br>The citywide reunion runs Tuesday to July 25, with entertainment and carnival rides nightly.<br><b>When:</b> 5 p.m. Tuesday<br><b>Where:</b> Uptown Jackson<br>Jackson Municipal Band at Homecomers<br>The Jackson Municipal Band will kick off the 2009 Homecomers at the Homecomers stage on the grounds of Cape Girardeau County Courthouse.<br><b>When:</b> 6:15 p.m. Tuesday<br><b>Where:</b> Cape Girardeau County Courthouse, Jackson
Jackson Homecomers<br>The citywide reunion runs Tuesday to July 25, with entertainment and carnival rides nightly.<br><b>When:</b> 5 p.m. Tuesday<br><b>Where:</b> Uptown Jackson<br>Jackson Municipal Band at Homecomers<br>The Jackson Municipal Band will kick off the 2009 Homecomers at the Homecomers stage on the grounds of Cape Girardeau County Courthouse.<br><b>When:</b> 6:15 p.m. Tuesday<br><b>Where:</b> Cape Girardeau County Courthouse, Jackson

PERFORMING ARTS

Open auditions "Getting Sara Married"

River City Players need three males and three females for its next play "Getting Sara Married." Cold reading. No preparation necessary.

When: 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday

Where: Port Cape

Comedy night

Laugh it up with area comedy amateur.

When: 8 p.m. Wednesday

Where: Mississippi Mud House

Debut dance show

Cape Girardeau's first professional dance company, pH Exchange, puts on its first full-length show, "Coupling and Other Things that Stick to your Feet."

When: 7 p.m. Saturday

Where: Rust Flexible Theatre

LIVE MUSIC

The Stooge Band

A makeshift band of Doug Rees, Casey Benefield, Nick Conrad, Arch Kohl on keyboards, Alan Paliermo and Jerot Kieth on saxophone.

When: 7 p.m. today

Where: Stooges

Jackson Municipal Band

Joined by the bagpipe duo of Laurel Martin and Mary Thrasher.

When: 8 p.m. today

Where: Jackson City Park band shell

The Big Idea

Folk rock.

When: 9 p.m. today

Where: Rude Dog Pub

Dan Wiethop

Folksy Americana.

When: 7 to 10 p.m. Friday

Where: Ray's of Kelso, Kelso, Mo.

Classic Country Band

Need we say more?

When: 7 to 10:30 p.m. Friday

Where: American Legion hall, Jackson

Herman Ze German with ArtiFakt

Ex-Scorpions drummer Herman Rarebell's solo band Herman Ze German plays with ArtiFakt and other local bands. Have coffee with the writer of "Rock You Like A Hurricane," "Blackout," "Passion Rules The Game" and other hits.

When: 8 p.m. Friday

Where: Mississippi Mud House

The Theory

Rocking all night long.

When: 8 p.m. Friday

Where: Bel Air Grill

Broke

Playing at the Pub.

When: 9 p.m. Friday

Where: Rude Dog Pub

The Intention

Five-piece rock band with backgrounds ranging from jazz, alternative, funk and rock.

When: 9 p.m. Friday

Where: Club Moxy

Grisham Spur

Country, country rock and '60s favorites.

When: 2 to 6 p.m. Saturday

Where: Thousand Oaks Winery, Marble Hill, Mo.

Bruce Zimmerman

Blues daddy plays the winery.

When: 2 to 6 p.m. Saturday

Where: River Ridge Winery, Commerce, Mo.

Ozark Opry Band

Playing every Saturday night.

When: 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday

Where: Ozark Opry, Jackson

Elliott Ranney

Acoustic jazz and folk.

When: 7 to 10 p.m. Saturday

Where: Ray's of Kelso, Kelso, Mo.

Westward Sons

St. Louis-based four piece plays everything from Southern Rock to Irish tunes.

When: 8:30 p.m. Saturday

Where: Bel Air Grill

Tone Def All-Stars and Lojic

Local rockers celebrate the re-opening of their homebase bar.

When: 9 p.m. Saturday

Where: Breakaways

OH for Audio

Strong vocals and progressive rock beats.

When: 9 p.m. Saturday

Where: Water Street Lounge

DJ Lance

DJ Lance makes you dance.

When: 10 p.m. Saturday

Where: Slinger's

Dance Party with the Male Man

Just dance.

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When: 10 p.m. Saturday

Where: Double Nickel 2, Sikeston, Mo.

Bill Booth

Blues and rock.

When: 2 to 6 p.m. Sunday

Where: River Ridge Winery, Commerce, Mo.

Jam session

Open jam.

When: 5 p.m. Sunday

Where: Hombre Hair Salon

Bluegrass and old-time jam

Show up to play along.

When: 6 p.m. Sunday

Where: Dennis Scivally Park

Sit-in jam band

No reservations needed when you're sitting onstage.

When: 7:30 p.m. Sunday

Where: Show-Me's

Bruce Zimmerman &amp; The Water Street Band

Playing their occasional Port Cape gig.

When: 8 to 11 p.m. Sunday

Where: Port Cape

Bruce Zimmerman with Kaleb Huggins

Pickin' and playin' the first night of Homecomers.

When: 7 p.m. Tuesday

Where: Stooges

MISC

SEMO Gun Show

Gun dealers and enthusiasts gather for the annual event.

When: 4 to 8 p.m. Friday

Where: Arena Building

New Hamburg Picnic

The town picnic features music by Renegade Sound System on Friday and Saturday night. A dinner with fried chicken, chicken and dumplings, roast beef and gravy with all the trimmings will be held at St. Lawrence Parish Center from 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday.

When: 5 to 11:30 p.m., Friday; 3 to 11:30 p.m. Saturday

Where: Kelso C-7 School, Kelso, Mo.

"The Journey of the Shawnee and Delaware Tribes"

A presentation on American Indians by historian Delilah Tayloe.

When: 1 p.m. Saturday

Where: Cape River Heritage Museum

Red House Interpretive Center

Rose Mary Oxley will give free dulcimer lessons at 1 p.m., and the house is open to tours.

When: 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday

Where: Red House Interpretive Center

Contra dance

Contra dance to the Mound City Slickers at this ice cream social sponsored by Cape Friends of Traditional Dance and Music.

When: 6:45 to 9:30 p.m. Saturday

Where: Christ Episcopal Church

Top Female Impersonators

Putting on a show.

When: 7 p.m. Saturday

Where: Independence Place

Country Club Western Dance Class

Line dance and couples.

When: Beginners start at 6 p.m., open dance 7 to 9 p.m. Monday

Where: American Legion Post 63

Bonnie Stepenoff on the Sharecroppers Demonstration

"Thad Snow: A Life of Social Reform in the Missouri Bootheel" author Bonnie Stepenoff will be available to discuss the 1939 Sharecroppers Demonstration.

When: 1 to 4 p.m. Wednesday

Where: Cape River Heritage Museum

KARAOKE

Tiny's Rollin' Thunder Karaoke

When: 8 p.m. today

Where: Broussard's

Karaoke with T.J. Jackson

When: 6:30 p.m. Friday

Where: Cape Girardeau VFW

Karaoke

When: 8 p.m. to midnight Friday

Where: Thirsty's

Renegade Sound System

When: 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Friday

Where: Daytimer Lounge

Time Machine Karaoke

When: 8 p.m. Saturday

Where: Daytimer Lounge

Karaoke

When: 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. Saturday

Where: Willa's Getaway, McClure, Ill.

Wattz Up Karaoke

When: 9 p.m. Saturday

Where: Cue and Brew

Rockband Karaoke

When: 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. Monday

Where: Slinger's

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