Events

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COMMUNITY

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EVERY SATURDAY Red House Interpretive Center: The Red House Interpretive Center opens its doors for spring and summer starting March 3. Special events and Red House tours start at 10 a.m. every Saturday. For more information call Jane Randol Jackson at 204-2331.

APRIL 7 A.C. Brase Arena Building: The Cape Girardeau Kiwanis Club will host its '50s and '60s Old Time Rock and Roll Dance from 8 p.m. to midnight. The concert will feature Bruce Channel of "Hey Baby" fame. Tickets are $9 per person and $10 at the door and are available in advance at Shivelbine's, Cape Carpet, Tom Ward Hairstyling, Bloomin' Balloons, Minor's Harley-Davidson, Circle S Saddle Co. and Van Matre Buick. For more information call 335-0109 or 334-7716.

APRIL 7 Hastings Books and Music: Cape Girardeau native and bestselling author Rober Vaughan will appear at Hastings at 2 p.m. to promote and sign copies of his new book, "The Masada Scroll. For more information call 339-0778.

APRIL 14 Kent Library: The Southeast Missouri State University Press will host Wordsfair 2007, featuring fiddling poet Ken Waldman, on the portico of the university's Kent Library from 1 to 5 p.m. Southeast students and faculty will provide additional readings and musical performances. For more information call 651-2044.

APRIL 15 Capaha Park: The Multiple Sclerosis Walk will be held at noon at Capaha Park to raise funds for the fight against MS. For more information call 800-FIGHT-MS or visit www.gatewaymsway.org.

APRIL 19-22 Charleston, Mo.: The 39th Annual Dogwood Azalea Festival, including a six-mile tour route through the city. For more information call (573) 683-6509 or visit www.charlestonmo.org.

APRIL 20 Deerfield Lodge: The Community Counseling Center Foundation will host its sixth annual Community Benefit Wine Festival from 6 to 9 p.m. Twelve Missouri wineries will be featured at the event. Admission is $25 in advance and $30 at the door, and all proceeds go to benefit the Community Counseling Center Foundation. Tickets are available at the Community Counseling Center, U.S. Bank and Capaha Bank locations in Cape Girardeau and Jackson. For more information call Larry Essner at 334-1100, ext. 219.

APRIL 21 Cape VFW Hall: Parents without Partners will host its monthly Singles Dance at the Cape VFW Hall from 8 p.m. to midnight. Admission is $5 for members and $7 for non-members and is open to the public.

APRIL 21-22 Southeast Student Rec Center South: The Marvels and Legends comic book store will host its second annual Comic Con at the Student Rec Center South, 926 Broadway, from 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. April 21 and 10 a.m. t 6 p.m. April 22. Guests will include the 501st Stormtroopers, Gary Friedrich, Roy Thomas, Jonnie Allan, Cullen Bunn, Brian Hurtt and Denny O'Neal. For more information visit www.capecomiccon.com.

APRIL 28-29 Downtown Cape: The Cape Convention and Visitors Bureau will host a tour called Rediscover Your Cape from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Participants will tour six historic downtown locations including the Red House Interpretive Center, Cape River Heritage Museum, the Glenn House, Old St. Vincent's Church, Fort D and Old Lorimier Cemetery. Cost is $10 for adults and $5 for children. For more information contact the CVB at 800-777-0068.

MAY 4-6 Fort D: Local Civil War re-enactors and historians transport Cape's Fort D back to the days of the Civil War, giving visitors a chance to see life at the fort during the four years it was occupied in Cape. Events include living history demonstrations and live music. Admission is free.

MAY 5 North Sprigg Street: The Rotary Club of Cape Girardeau sponsors the annual Soap Box Derby, held on Sprigg Street in front of Blanchard Elementary School beginning at 9 a.m. Call Lowell Peterson at 243-6029 for more information.

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SPORTS

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APRIL 4 Southeast Missouri State University campus: Women's tennis vs. Austin Peay at 2 p.m.

APRIL 6 Southeast Missouri State University campus and Capaha Park: Baseball doubleheader against Jacksonville State at 1 p.m., track invitational all day.

APRIL 10 Capaha Park: SEMO baseball vs. SIU at 3 p.m.

APRIL 14 SEMO campus: SEMO softball vs. Austin Peay in a doubleheader starting at 1 p.m., women's tennis vs. Eastern Kentucky at 10 a.m.

APRIL 15 SEMO campus: SEMO softball vs. Austin Peay at 1 p.m.

APRIL 24 SEMO campus and Capaha Park: SEMO softball vs. Memphis doubleheader at 3 p.m., SEMO baseball vs. Memphis at 6 p.m.

APRIL 25 Capaha Park: SEMO baseball vs. Memphis at 4 p.m.

APRIL 28 SEMO campus and Capaha Park: SEMO softball doubleheader vs. Tennessee Tech, baseball doubleheader vs. Eastern Illinois, both start at 1 p.m.

APRIL 29 SEMO campus and Capaha Park: SEMO baseball vs. Eastern Illinois and softball vs. Tennessee Tech, both at 1 p.m.

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RECREATION

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EVERY SUNDAY Velo Girardeau Sunday Rides: Rides start every Sunday at Dempster Hall on the campus of Southeast Missouri State University. Visit

www.cyclecape.org for more details.

APRIL 27-29 Cache River Wetlands Center, Cypress, Ill.: Cache River Wetlands Center near Cypress will host its annual Birdingfest of Southernmost Illinois. For more information call the center at (618) 634-9678.

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ARTS

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THROUGH APRIL 24 The Southeast Missouri Regional Museum on the campus of Southeast Missouri State University will host the annual Department of Art Student Juried Art Assessment Exhibition, featuring the work of Southeast art students. For more information call 651-2260.

APRIL 27 The Southeast Missouri Regional Museum on the campus of Southeast Missouri State University will host a reception from 4 to 6 p.m. for its Graduating Seniors in Art Exhibition, showcasing the art of graduating seniors in the Southeast art program. The exhibition will be on display through May 13. For more information call 651-2260.

THROUGH APRIL The Arts Council of Southeast Missouri will host an exhibition by Texas-based artist Sandra Midgett and well-known Jackson artist Herb Wickham. For more information call 334-9233.

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THEATER

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MAY 4-5, 10-13, 18-19 The River City Players community theater group will present "Driving Miss Daisy" by Alfred Ulry at the River City Yacht Club above Port Cape Girardeau. Dinner theater dates are May 4-5, 11-12 and 18-19, with a show-only date on May 10 and a Mother's Day matinee on May 13. For more information call 334-0954.

APRIL 20-22, 26-29 The Southeast Missouri State University Department of Theatre and Dance will present its production of "42nd Street" at the Rose Theatre on the university campus. Show times are 7:30 p.m. April 20, 21 and 26-28 and 2 p.m. April 22 and 29. For more information call 651-2265.

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MUSIC

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April 4 Pat Metheny @ Sheldon Concert Hall, St. Louis

OK Go, Silversun Pickups and Snow Patrol @ The Pageant, St. Louis

Gojira, Machine Head, Trivium and Lamb of God @ New Daisy Theatre, Memphis

April 5 Bruce Zimmerman and The Water Street Band @ Water Street Lounge

Doug Rees @ Stooges

Umphrey's McGee @ The Pageant, St. Louis

Southern Culture on the Skids @ Young Avenue Deli, Memphis

April 6 Faceless Stallions @ Water Street Lounge

Trademark @ Broussard's

Stuart Matthews & Steve Clinton @ Buckner Brewing Co.

Open Mic Night @ Cup & Cork

TBA @ Rude Dog Pub

April 7 Shady Deal @ River City Yacht Club

13th Floor @ Broussard's

Defined Perception @ Buckner Brewing Co.

Kevin Bilchik @ Cup & Cork

Elliott Raney @ River Ridge Winery

Strange Brew @ Rude Dog Pub

Kenny Wayne Shepherd @ The Pageant, St. Louis

Clipse, Jovan Davis and Mya @ Plush, Memphis

April 8 Bruce Zimmerman and the Water Street Band @ Water Street Lounge

TBA @ River Ridge Winery

April 10 The Schwag @ Off Broadway, St. Louis

April 11 Chuck Berry @ Blueberry Hill, St. Louis

Bottoms Up Blues Gang @ Off Broadway, St. Louis

The Decemberists @ New Daisy Theatre, Memphis

April 12 IvaS John Band @ Water Street Lounge

Yo La Tengo @ The Pageant, St. Louis

L.A. Guns and Drivin' Rain @ Sin, Carbondale, Ill.

SONiA and Disappear Fear @ Cape Club Complex

Southeast Missouri State University Jazz Concert feat. Mark Zauss @ Academic Hall Auditorium

Fill and MINUS THE STAR @ Ragsdale's

April 13 Mojo Filter @ Broussard's

D.J Beatz & Live Art @ Buckner Brewing Co.

John Sutton Band @ Rude Dog Pub

Jet @ New Daisy Theatre, Memphis

Better Than Ezra @ Rhodes College, Memphis

April 14 John Sutton Band @ Rude Dog Pub

The Melroys @ Broussard's

The Intention @ Buckner Brewing Co.

Mike Renick @ River Ridge Winery

The Street Dreamz Tour feat. Lil' Wayne, Young Jeezy and Fat Joe @ Scottrade Center, St. Louis

The Decemberists @ The Pageant, St. Louis

Faceless Stallions @ Jeremiah's Music Room

April 15 Bruce Zimmerman and the Water Street Band @ Water Street Lounge

Doug Rees @ River Ridge Winery

April 17 Vintage @ River City Yacht Club

The Schwag @ Off Broadway, St. Louis

April 18 Vintage @ River City Yacht Club

April 19 Bruce Zimmerman and the Water Street Band @ Water Street Lounge

Doug Rees @ Stooges

Carl Banks @ Buckner Brewing Co.

Sean Lennon @ Blueberry Hill, St. Louis

April 20 Bottom Feeders Blues Band @ Broussard's

10-49 Band @ buckner Brewing Co.

Mike Renick Band @ Rude Dog Pub

Vietnam @ Blueberry Hill, St. Louis

April 21 Mike Renick Band @ Rude Dog Pub

Wood Box Gang @ River City Yacht Club

Morning Vision Blues @ Broussard's

Faceless Stallions @ Buckner Brewing Co.

Stuart Matthews and Steve Clinton @ River Ridge Winery

The Thundertones @ Breakaways

Son Volt @ The Pageant, St. Louis

Cavestock @ Shawnee Cave Amphitheatre, Murphysboro, Ill.

April 22 Saxy Jazz Combo @ River Ridge Winery

Bruce Zimmerman and the Water Street Band @ Water Street Lounge

Kutless @ Black River Coliseum, Poplar Bluff

Sundays at Three Chamber Music Series @ Old St. Vincent's Church

April 23 Lucinda Williams @ Michael Rose Theatre, Memphis

April 24 The Schwag @ Off Broadway, St. Louis

April 25 Billy Joel @ Scottrade Center, St. Louis

April 26 The Ivas John Band @ Water Street Lounge

Mood Minder @ Ragsdales

Southern Culture on the Skids @ Blueberry Hill, St. Louis

April 27 Fill & Sweet Tooth @ Broussard's

Jim Skinner @ Buckner Brewing Co.

Zack Perry Band @ Rude Dog Pub

Keller Williams @ The Pageant, St. Louis

April 28 The Intention @ Broussard's

Blues Bandits @ Buckner Brewing Co.

Mike Renick Band @ River Nick's

TBA @ River Ridge Winery

Faceless Stallions @ Breakaways

Fat Pocket @ Rude Dog Pub

The Boat Drunks @ Broadway St. Oyster Bar, St. Louis

Stace England and the Salt Kings @ Jeremiah's Music Room

April 29 Bruce Zimmerman and the Water Street Band @ Water Street Lounge

The Jerry Ford Combo @ River Ridge Winery

May 1 Rod Stewart @ Scottrade Center, St. Louis

Jagermeister Music Tour feat. Stone Sour, Lacuna Coil and Shadows Fall @ The Pageant, St. Louis

May 2 Adrian Belew @ Blueberry Hill, St. Louis

M. Ward and Norah Jones @ Fox Theatre, St. Louis

May 4 1964 The Tribute @ The Pageant, St. Louis

Beale Street Music Festival @ Beale Street, Memphis

May 6 Nashville Pussy @ The Pageant. St. Louis