There is no time to waste when summer comes! Everyone is throwing a party. There are food festivals, beer festivals, ethnic festivals and outdoor art fairs. The River Campus Summer Arts Festival in downtown Cape Girardeau is a free community festival and you are invited! Activities will include live music, dance, theatrical performances, magic, visual arts displays and hands on family friendly art expression activities. The museum is open and musical instruments are on display. There will also

It is sports season! School is out and the calendars are marked with the practice and game schedule. Kids can have fun, feel relaxed, take risk and grow when they participate in youth sports. So, you don’t have a child that plays? Believe me -- the teams love it when the community comes out and cheers them on. What is your sport of choice? Cape Girardeau is sure to have something to hit the spot! At the Shawnee Park complex there is 120 acres of sports fun. The Knights of Columbus National

Farmers markets have become the heart and soul of our community, a place where people easily interact, and it's common ground, alive with social and economic activity. In addition to the great food you can purchase, there is often live music for you to enjoy. The farmers markets have evidence of their valuable impact by stimulating development of the local community, both directly and indirectly. The market is a place for the visitors of our community to make their purchases an experience! You

Step back in time and hear of days of old at The Red House Interpretive Center . You will learn how the 1800s trading post was ran and the way things like pieces of eight and twisted braids of tobacco were used on the old frontier. The Red House Interpretive Center commemorates the life of Cape Girardeau’s founder Louis Lorimier as well as Lewis and Clark’s visit to the community on November 23, 1803. The Red House includes a number of exhibits and interpretive panels highlighting Lewis and

Spring is here and it opens up the outdoors to us and our young ones. The Cape Girardeau Conservation Nature Center has a variety of interesting activities where you and that special person can explore pollination, tadpoles and plant germination that may be living right in your own yard. Learn from the naturalist and then, go home and do a little exploration and uncover the plants and animals there. Missouri is home to many different species of plants; there are some plant species in Missouri

Is there anything better than sitting with the trees gently swaying in the whispering wind as you wait for the music to begin? The air is filled with the aroma of hamburgers on the grill and friends spread an infectious excitement as they gather in Ivers Square. "Tunes at Twilight" has started again and with the end of each performance we are in anticipation of the next. Keith Sykes will kick off "Tunes at Twilight" with his sultry guitar. He has been rambling and telling his own tales for over

April showers not only bring May Flowers but, a lot of inspiration from the art world. The galleries are full of creativity at its finest. The First Friday with the Arts is a community-centered event. Established in 2003, First Friday with the Arts is an open invitation for all to come and engage with the local and regional artists. The galleries may have live music, artist receptions, appetizers, and beverages for the visitors of their gallery. Each of the galleries located in and around

Ensign Girardot's establishment of a trading post at Cape Rock put our river town on the map in the early 1700s. Volunteer Charlotte Slinkard at the Cape River Heritage Museum is traveling the country to research Cape Girardeau's earliest European history, and the story of Girardot's wife Therese quickly grabbed her attention. As the Cape River Heritage Museum prepares to open for the season this month, don't hesitate to stop by this former police and fire station to learn more about the early

A Raisin in the Sun will fill the Rust Flexible Theatre at the River Campus this Wednesday through Sunday. Cape Comic Con features a weekend of professional comic book artists, publishers, gaming tournaments, a juried art show and more. Join in on a pond hike, make a craft, play a game and see amphibians on display at the Nature Center’s "Froggy Friday" from 5-8:30 p.m. A one-man fusion of theatre, stand-up and lighthearted theatrical comedy is at the River Campus this Friday at 7:30 p.m. with

It’s a week full of music! The St. Louis Symphony has been performing a broad musical repertoire with skill and spirit since 1880, and they bring their reputation for excellence to the River Campus this Friday evening. On Sunday, Willie Nelson and Family are live in concert at the Show Me Center for a night packed with your favorite classics. Take a colorful trip around our river city and experience the wide variety of murals you'll find all over town! The "Welcome to Cape Girardeau" Mural on