Music Academy in the Quadrangle

Ben Matthews

Sunday, October 20, 2019

A family-friendly fall event to benefit the Southeast Missouri Music Academy was held Sunday, Oct. 20, 2019, at Southeast Missouri State University's River Campus in Cape Girardeau. The event featured appearances from local mascots and performances from multiple local acts, free horse rides, face painting and a bounce house.

Lyndsey Zhang, 8, far right, glances at a fellow violinist while performing with Suzuki Strings at a "Music in the Quadrangle" event Sunday, Oct. 20, 2019, at the Southeast Missouri State University River Campus in Cape Girardeau to benefit the Southeast Missouri Music Academy. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)
Isaiah Dunavan, 8, laughs while trying to hide from Southeast mascot Rowdy the Redhawk at a "Music in the Quadrangle" event Sunday, Oct. 20, 2019, at the Southeast Missouri State University River Campus in Cape Girardeau. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)
Sarah Heppe leads Storm, a quarter horse ridden by 6-year-old Fayzan Musa, during a "Music in the Quadrangle" event Sunday, Oct. 20, 2019, at the Southeast Missouri State University River Campus in Cape Girardeau to benefit the Southeast Missouri Music Academy. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)
William Statler, 5, far left, plays during a performance by Suzuki Strings at a "Music in the Quadrangle" event Sunday, Oct. 20, 2019, at the Southeast Missouri State University River Campus in Cape Girardeau to benefit the Southeast Missouri Music Academy. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)

Members of Suzuki Strings perform at a "Music in the Quadrangle" event Sunday, Oct. 20, 2019, at the Southeast Missouri State University River Campus in Cape Girardeau to benefit the Southeast Missouri Music Academy. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)
Rhonda Johnson applies the final strokes of paint to a snake on 9-year-old Layla Gohn's left arm during a "Music in the Quadrangle" event Sunday, Oct. 20, 2019, at the Southeast Missouri State University River Campus in Cape Girardeau to benefit the Southeast Missouri Music Academy. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)
Gavin Ryan, 7, top right, is pulled to the ground while playing in a bounce house at a "Music in the Quadrangle" event Sunday, Oct. 20, 2019, at the Southeast Missouri State University River Campus in Cape Girardeau to benefit the Southeast Missouri Music Academy. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)
Lukacs Zhang, 7, bottom right, eats popcorn while watching children play inside of a bounce house at a "Music in the Quadrangle" event Sunday, Oct. 20, 2019, at the Southeast Missouri State University River Campus in Cape Girardeau to benefit the Southeast Missouri Music Academy. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)
Children collide while playing tag at a "Music in the Quadrangle" event Sunday, Oct. 20, 2019, at the Southeast Missouri State University River Campus in Cape Girardeau to benefit the Southeast Missouri Music Academy. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)

Miss Rodeo Missouri 2020 title holder Rebecca Heppe, right, leads Darby, a Morgan horse, during a "Music in the Quadrangle" event Sunday, Oct. 20, 2019, at the Southeast Missouri State University River Campus in Cape Girardeau to benefit the Southeast Missouri Music Academy. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)
Kyle Clay, left, and Steve Schaffner perform with The Jumper Cables at a "Music in the Quadrangle" event Sunday, Oct. 20, 2019, at the Southeast Missouri State University River Campus in Cape Girardeau to benefit the Southeast Missouri Music Academy. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)