Artifacts 9/8/06

Baroque Ensemble starts season Thursday

The Southeast Missouri State University Baroque Ensemble will kick off its season at 7:30 p.m. Thursday with a concert at Old St. Vincent's Church in Cape Girardeau. The program is open to the public and will include music by composers such as Bach and Telemann, and lesser-known Baroque composers. Ensemble members include Paul Thompson on Baroque flute, Brandon Christensen on Baroque violin, Sara Edgerton on Baroque cello and Gary Miller on harpsichord. Call 651-2265 for tickets.

Lecturer to discuss railroad photography

Thomas H. Garver will present a lecture on railroad photography at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at the Southeast Missouri Regional Museum on the campus of Southeast Missouri State University. Garver is the curator of the O. Winston Link Museum and provided the photos for the Southeast Missouri Regional Museum's current exhibition on Link's photography, "The Last Steam Railroad in America." For more information, call 651-2260.

Cave Vineyard holds Fall Harvest Festival

STE. GENEVIEVE, Mo. -- Cave Vineyard in Ste. Genevieve will hold a Fall Harvest Festival Sept. 16 and 17. The festival will include pumpkin hurling, s'mores and live music both days. For more information, call Laura Oliver at (573) 543-5284 or visit www.cavevineyard.com.

Golconda holds shrimp festival this month

GOLCONDA, Ill. -- The sixth annual Golconda Shrimp Festival will be held from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sept. 16 in downtown Golconda. Shrimp, wine tasting and arts and crafts will be offered along with live entertainment that includes Bruce Zimmerman at noon. For more information, call Main Street Golconda at (618) 683-MAIN.

Hi-Cot'N Dance Club breaks in new floor

The Hi-Cot'N Dance Club will hold a public dance to break in the new floor at the Cape Girardeau American Legion hall at 7 p.m. Saturday. The dance is open to the public with an admission fee. For more information, call Jeremy at (573) 579-0019.

Rend Lake to hold trails workshop for Southern Illinois

REND LAKE, Ill. -- The Illinois Greenways and Trails Couincil will hold two workshops in September for local communities interested in planning and developing greenways and trails. One workshop will be held Sept. 15 at Rend Lake. The workshop will include presentations by trails and greenways professionals on all aspects of trails planning and development. The conference begins at 10 a.m. For more information or to register, visit www.illtrails.com or call (217) 782-3715.

Poplar Bluff plays host to St. Louis artist

POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- St. Louis area sculptor and art professor Arny Nadler will be featured at the Tinnin Fine Arts Gallery on the campus of Three Rivers Community College through Sept. 29. An artist's reception will be held at 12:30 p.m. today. Nadler is an associate professor of Washington University's School of Art in St. Louis. For more information, call (573) 840-9739.

-- From staff reports