good bets 8/20/09

LIVE MUSIC

Doug Rees

Get a preview of Danny Santos, who will be playing at Tunes at Twilight this week.

When: 7 p.m. today

Where: Stooges, Jackson

Tunes at Twilight

Texas troubadour and tunesmith Danny Santos will play at Tunes.

When: 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Friday

Where: Common Pleas Courthouse gazebo

Classic Country Band

Dance to the sounds of live country music in Jackson.

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

Where: American Legion hall, Jackson

The Perrys in Concert

Gospel group.

When: 7 p.m. Friday

Where: Red Star Baptist Church

Phat Cat Fridays

DJ Vince Brown hosts a party.

When: 7 p.m. Friday

Where: The Phat Cat

Aaron Picar with Lake Wherton, Joshua Smith & Friends, and Sick of the Day

All-ages free Christian music show in the front room of the Mud House.

When: 7 to 10 p.m. Friday

Where: Mississippi Mud House

Annick

Originals and rock covers.

When: 9 p.m. Friday, Saturday

Where: Club Moxy

Barnacle Billy & the Zebra Mussels

Americana and roots music.

When: 9 p.m. Friday

Where: Buckner Brewing Co.

Grisham Spur

Classic rock and country favorites.

When: 2 to 6 p.m. Saturday

Where: Thousand Oaks Winery, Marble Hill, Mo.

Bill Booth

Acoustic tunes for an outdoor afternoon.

When: 2 to 6 p.m. Saturday

Where: River Ridge Winery, Commerce, Mo.

Tommy Hubbs

Jackson country.

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

Where: American Legion hall, Jackson

Delicious Fishes

Acoustic pop.

When: 4 p.m. Saturday

Where: Bel Air Grill

The Makeshift Gentlemen with Basement on A Hill

Alternative rock double bill.

When: 7 to 10 p.m. Saturday

Where: Mississippi Mud House, Cape Girardeau

Ozark Opry Band

Country music on a Saturday night.

When: 7 p.m. Saturday

Where: Ozark Opry, Jackson

Steve Schaffner & Chuck Sower

Fiddling around in the shade of River Ridge.

When: 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday

Where: River Ridge Winery, Commerce, Mo.

Jam session

Get your groove on.

When: 5 p.m. Sunday

Where: Hombre Hair Salon

Bluegrass and old-time jam

Join fellow musicians for some bluegrass and folk picking.

When: 6 p.m. Sunday

Where: Dennis Scivally Park

Sit-in jam band

Sit in and show off.

When: 7:30 p.m. Sunday

Where: Show-Me's

The Two Man Gentlemen Band, The Rum Drum Ramblers and The Big Idea

The Two Man Gentlemen Band take a day off from their tour with Willie Nelson and Bob Dylan to play with local band The Big Idea and St. Louis's Ramblers. It's jazz, R&B, country, roots and fun.

When: 7 p.m. Monday

Where: Unique Ink, Fredericktown, Mo.

Bruce Zimmerman

Blues with hints of rock 'n' roll and everything else.

When: 7 p.m. Tuesday

Where: Stooges, Jackson

MISC

17th annual Cape BBQ Fest

The Cape Girardeau Jaycees 17th annual Cape BBQ Fest recruits the area's best backyard barbecue teams to compete for bragging rights and a grand prize. Entertainment presented by participating teams to amuse other teams and the public through skits, decorations, costumes, enthusiasm and crowd participation. For additional information contact Lydia Dewees at capebbqfest@yahoo.com or visit capejaycees.org.

When: 3 p.m. Friday

Where: Arena Park

Friday Night at the Museum

Bollinger County Museum of Natural History will host a viewing of "Ice Age II: The Meltdown" and have geologist Mike Fix in the lab on the first floor to identify any rocks or fossils you bring.

When: 6 to 8 p.m. Friday

Where: Bollinger County Museum of Natural History, Marble Hill, Mo.

Red House Interpretive Center

Docents in period dress give tours and tell stories about Red House history; storytelling with Dean Allison will be at 1:30 p.m.

When: 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday

Where: Red House Interpretive Center

Irene's Country Dancers

Learn country partner and line dancing.

When: Beginners start at 6 p.m.; regular dance 7 to 9 p.m. Monday

Where: Cape Eagles No. 3775

Country Club Western Dance class

Line dance and couples for any skill level.

When: Beginners start at 6 p.m.; regular dance 7 to 9 p.m. Monday

Where: American Legion Post 63, Cape Girardeau