Artifacts 4/27/07

Arts council features prints, photographs

The Arts Council of Southeast Missouri will present an exhibition by the Paducah Printmakers and an exhibition of photography from Mingo National Wildlife Refuge during May. The Paducah Printmakers are a group of six artists whose work includes intaglio, woodcuts, linoleum cuts, aqueous printing, monotypes and clay monotypes, alone or in combination with one another as mixed media pieces. The Mingo photography was produced for last year's refuge photography contest. An opening reception will take place from 5 to 9 p.m. May 4. For more information, call 334-9233.

Cape Girardeau Central Pop Concert May 4

The Cape Girardeau Central High School choral department will present its annual Pop Concert at 7 p.m. May 4 at La Croix United Methodist Church on Lexington Avenue. High school choral groups will perform songs from the musical "Grease," "Phantom of the Opera" and Michael Jackson's "Thriller" under the direction of Dina Strickert. The Cape Central Jazz Band, under the direction of Josh LaMar, Billy Keys and Neil Casey, will also be on the program. For more information, call Central High School at 335-8228.

Annual Paint Webster competition May 5

WEBSTER GROVES, Mo. -- Artists will descend on Webster Groves May 5 to compete in the Paint Webster Plein Aire Painting Competition. The competition is sponsored by 63119 Art, the Webster Community Arts Foundation and the Monday Club of Webster Groves. Registration begins at 8 a.m., and artists must have their on-site paintings finished by 4 p.m. For more information, visit www.63119art.com.

Guitar ensemble presents free concert

The Southeast Guitar Ensemble, affiliated with Southeast Missouri State University, will perform a free concert at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in Brandt Hall Room 205 on the university campus. The concert will feature performances by music students majoring in classical guitar at the university under the direction of Jeffrey Noonan. For more information, call 651-2141.

Fort D on display May 5 and 6 in Cape

The annual Fort D Days will take place May 5 and 6 at Fort D in Cape Girardeau, four blocks south of the intersection of Route 74 and Sprigg Street. The two-day event will feature historical re-enactments and a living history camp. For more information, e-mail info@visitcape.org or visit <I>www.visitcape.com.

Red House Spring Frolic scheduled for May 5

The Red House Interpretive Center in Cape Girardeau will present its Spring Frolic on May 5, with historical crafts, games, clothing, quilting and face painting and a table of furs from the Conservation Campus Nature Center from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information, call Jane Randol Jackson at 204-2331.

-- From staff reports