Dingeldein Gala 2021

Kelly Downes, director of the Arts Council, speaks about the significance of the arts in downtown Cape Girardeau and contributions of local artists at the Dingeldein Gala Friday, Sept. 10, 2021, at the Arts Council of Southeast Missouri, located at 16 North Spanish Street in Cape Girardeau. (Brooke Holford ~ Southeast Missourian)

Trevor Camp, manager of Ebb and Flow Fermentations in downtown Cape Girardeau, gives a speech on behalf of owner DeWayne Schaaf and employee Joy Brooker after the business received the Friend of the Arts Award at the Dingeldein Gala Friday, Sept. 10, 2021, at the Arts Council of Southeast Missouri, located at 16 North Spanish Street in Cape Girardeau. The Friends of the Arts Award was established in 2002 and is one of the highest honors the Arts Council can bestow upon an individual, or organization, within the community who helps the Arts Council achieve its goals for programming and outreach. (Brooke Holford ~ Southeast Missourian)

Attendees clap during the Dingeldein Awards ceremony at the Arts Council of Southeast Missouri's annual Dingeldein Gala Friday, Sept. 10, 2021, held at the Arts Council of Southeast Missouri, located at 16 North Spanish Street in Cape Girardeau. (Brooke Holford ~ Southeast Missourian)

Steve Schaffner, director of Southeast Music Academy, gives a speech upon receiving the Otto F. Dingeldein Award at the Dingeldein Gala Friday, Sept. 10, 2021, at the Arts Council of Southeast Missouri, located at 16 North Spanish Street in Cape Girardeau. The Otto F. Dingeldein Award was established in 1975 and honors individuals whose artistic achievements have made a considerable impact on the cultural enrichment of the Cape Girardeau community. (Brooke Holford ~ Southeast Missourian)

Joni Hand, chair of the board of the Arts Council, presents awards during the Dingeldein Gala Friday, Sept. 10, 2021, at the Arts Council of Southeast Missouri, located at 16 North Spanish Street in Cape Girardeau. (Brooke Holford ~ Southeast Missourian)

Attendees look at auction items during the Dingeldein Gala Friday, Sept. 10, 2021, at the Arts Council of Southeast Missouri, located at 16 North Spanish Street in Cape Girardeau. (Brooke Holford ~ Southeast Missourian)

Ben Belanger, guitar teacher at Cape Central Jr. High School, plays music during the Dingeldein Gala Friday, Sept. 10, 2021, at the Arts Council of Southeast Missouri, located at 16 North Spanish Street in Cape Girardeau. (Brooke Holford ~ Southeast Missourian)

The Arts Council of Southeast Missouri held its annual Dingeldein Gala celebration Friday at 16 N. Spanish St. in Cape Girardeau, where it gave its Otto F. Dingeldein and Friends of the Arts awards. Pictured from left are, Kelly Downes, director of the Arts Council; Steve Schaffner, who received the Otto F. Dingeldein Award; Trevor Camp, manager of Ebb and Flow Fermentations in downtown Cape Girardeau, which received the Friend of the Arts Award; and Joni Hand, chairwoman of the Arts Council board. (Brooke Holford ~ Southeast Missourian)

Steve Schaffner, director of Southeast Music Academy, left, who received the Otto F. Dingeldein Award, poses for a photo with Trevor Camp, manager of Ebb and Flow Fermentations in downtown Cape Girardeau, which received the Friend of the Arts Award during the Dingeldein Gala Friday, Sept. 10, 2021, at the Arts Council of Southeast Missouri, located at 16 North Spanish Street in Cape Girardeau. (Brooke Holford ~ Southeast Missourian)