Community briefs 2/25/08

Area libraries welcome children's author

At 9 a.m. Thursday award-winning children's author Lisa Wheeler will be at Riverside Regional Library in Jackson. At 10:30 a.m. Thursday she will be at Cape Girardeau Public Library. Registration is recommended. Call Riverside at 243-8141 or the Cape Girardeau library at 334-5279. To register online at Cape Girardeau Public Library, visit www.capelibrary.org.

Pachyderms to meet at Dexter Bar-B-Que

The Southeast Missouri Pachyderm Club will meet at 7 p.m. Friday at Dexter Bar-B-Que in Cape Girardeau. The meal begins at 6:15 p.m. The guest speaker is former U.S. Secret Service agent Paul Nenninger. For more information, call Gerald Adams at 243-4199.

Learn contra dance at beginner's session

The Cape Friends of Traditional Music and Dance will hold a free beginner's session from 6:45 to 7 p.m. Saturday at Christ Episcopal Church, 101 N. Fountain St., followed by a 7 to 9:30 p.m. contra dance to live music. All moves are taught and the dances are walked through. There is a discounted donation for students. For more information, call John or Kathy Coffman at 334-4706, Judy Bradley at 334-5289, or John Boyd at 335-7315.

Women's Connection meets March 10

The Women's Connection group is holding a program from 6 to 8 p.m. March 10 at Main Street Lanes in Jackson and welcomes the public. The program includes a bowling party, meal and speaker. There is charge for the game, shoes, meal and program. Call 651-6281 or e-mail masabo@showme.net for more information.

-- From staff reports