FYI 6/9/13

Wheeled Wonders Fun Fest at West Park Mall

The Discovery Playhouse is bringing Wheeled Wonders Fun Fest, a family-focused fundraiser, to West Park Mall from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. June 15. The event will be in the southwest parking lot of West Park Mall. Admission is $3 per person. For more information, call the Discovery Playhouse at 335-7529 or visit discoveryplayhouse.org.

Shawnee National Forest presents ArborWild

Shawnee National Forest will bring ArborWild, an outdoor educational event, to Evergreen Park in Carbondale, Ill., from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday. The event also will be from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Wednesday at Memorial Park in Harrisburg, Ill. All ages are invited to attend, but children must be accompanied by an adult. For more information or to register groups of 10 people or more, call Sue Hirsch at 618-253-1005.

Cape Marketeers Club to begin June 15

The Cape Riverfront Market is starting a Cape Marketeers Club for ages 5 through 12 that promotes healthy eating habits. The club will begin meeting June 15 and will have monthly activities at the market on the third Saturday of each month through October. Signups for the club begin at the market May 25. All club activities are free to the community, and incentives and rewards will be given based on the frequency of participation in the form of $2 tokens that can be spent at produce booths. For more information, call Old Town Cape at 334-8085 or visit caperiverfrontmarket.com.

Burfordville church holding vacation Bible school

Burfordville Baptist Church will host vacation Bible school for 3-year-olds through eighth grade. Vacation Bible school is from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. today through Thursday. For more information, call Burfordville Baptist Church at 243-5602.

Open house at Watkins Wildlife Rehab

Watkins Wildlife Rehab will host an open house from 1:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. today. Visitors will receive animal tours conducted by the Watkins, and there also will be a bake sale and a silent auction to benefit the animals. Items in the silent auction include a signed baseball and book by Tony La Russa, former manager of the St. Louis Cardinals, Oakland Athletics and the Chicago White Sox. Visitors should wear proper walking attire and remember there are wild animals present. There is no admission fee but donations are welcome. For more information, call Carolyn at 866-3436.

Red Cross to hold disaster recovery training

The Southeast Missouri chapter of the American Red Cross is launching "Academy 2013" from July 10 through 13 at the Crisp Building of Three Rivers Community College in Poplar Bluff, Mo. Academy 2013 will offer speakers and courses in disaster recovery aimed at individuals, businesses and community organizations. The four-day event will be an opportunity to learn step-by-step actions in preparing neighborhoods to adapt and recover from a disaster. Participants may attend a single course, a day or all four days. For more event details and registration information, call Amber Moyers at 335-9471 or visit redcross.org/mo/cape-girardeau.

East Missouri Action Agency provides free meals

The East Missouri Action Agency will provide free meals for children this summer from June 3 through July 26. The agency will provide the meals at the following locations in Cape Girardeau: East Missouri Action Agency, 1111 Linden St., where lunch will be served from 11 to 11:45 a.m. Monday through Friday; Boys and Girls Club, Shawnee Park Center, 1157 S. West End Blvd., where breakfast will be served from 8:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. and lunch from 12:15 to 1 p.m. Monday through Friday; and Red Star Baptist Church, 1360 N. Main St., where lunch will be served from noon to 1 p.m. Monday through Friday from June 10 to July 19. No registration is required. Children will be served first and any remaining meals may be purchased by adults for $1. For more information, call Stephanie Westrup at 800-392-8663, extension 1137.

Limited space available at the Quilt-R's Market

There are a limited number of spaces for rent at the Quilt-R's Market on Sept. 28 at Centenary United Methodist Church's Family Life Center. Sponsored by Church Women United, the market will offer quilters the opportunity to sell their UFO's, excess fabric, blocks, magazines, patterns and notions. The market will be held the weekend of the Quilt Tour 2013 shows at the Glenn House and River Heritage Museum and the Oliver House in Jackson. A $2 suggested admission donation benefits the Cape Girardeau Area Church Women United Scholarship Fund, and there will be lunch served and also a bake sale. To rent a space, call Barb Miller at 334-0764 or email bmiller_2@hotmail.com.

Soul'd Out Quartet to perform Saturday in Cape

The Soul'd Out Quartet will be performing in concert at the First General Baptist Church at 7 p.m. Saturday. The First General Baptist Church is located at 1812 Cape LaCroix Road. For more information, call the church at 334-2234.