Sikeston Depot Farmers Market
Saturdays
8AM
Legion Square, Downtown Sikeston
Area gardeners, bakers, beekeepers and crafts vendors will be in Legion Square of Historic Downtown Sikeston every Saturday, weather permitting. Enjoy healthy fresh fruits, vegetables, and homemade goodies while shopping to music provided by local musicians.
Municipal Band
3rd
8:00 PM to 9:00 PM
The Cape Girardeau Municipal Band under the direction of Ron Nall will take the stage Wednesday evenings from 8:00 – 9:00pm at the band shell at Capaha Park. Bring a lawn chair or blanket for seating.
First Friday Arts!
5th
5:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Join the following locations on the first Friday of every month from 5:00 - 9:00pm as they feature talented artisans. Take advantage of the shuttle bus available to travel from gallery to gallery.
Garden Gallery, Aartful Rose, Crisp Museum, River Campus Art Gallery, Black Door Gallery, Bilderbach Art Plaza, Mozaic, WESTRAY Studio, O'Tenem Gallery, Arts Council of Southeast Missouri, Esprit Jolie Photography, The Artist Studio, Gallery of Inspirations, Broadway Books and Roasting Co., The River View Room, Edward Bernard.
Fort D Days - Fort D's 150th Anniversary
6th
9:00 AM to 9:00 PM
Free Admission
Come join the fun as re-enactors share their stories and impressions of camp life during the Civil War. See cannon and rifle fire, medical demonstrations, General Grant's HQ and visit a period sutler's store.
Special Events:
1:00pm: Ladies tea
7:00pm: Storyteller Chris Sutton relives the Camp Jackson affair
8:00pm: Steve Schaffner performs period music
9:00pm: Night firing of the cannons to end the day.
Bring your lawn chair to enjoy these events.
Fort D Historic Site is an original earthworks fort dating from 1861. It is located at 920 Fort Street, off of Sprigg Street, in Cape Girardeau four blocks south of MO Rte 74. http://fortdhistoricsite.com
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Contact the Cape Girardeau Convention and Visitors Bureau at 335-1631 or 800-777-0068.
Safarifest
Back-to-School Carnival
6th
10 am to 2 pm
Lazy L Safari Park, Cape Girardeau, MO
Regular Zoo Admission of $5.00 per person (ages 2 to Adult) includes:
Carnival Games:
Duck Pond Game - Can Bean Bag Toss Game - Milk Bottle Toss Game - Ring Toss Game - Every Child Gets a Prize!
Door Prizes:
Drawings for FREE Zoo Memberships, Guest Passes, Lazy L Safari Park T-Shirts & more!
Kid's Tattoo Booth - Get an "animal" tattoo at the carnival!
Plus: Pony Rides - $5.00 per rider, Ice Cream Stand
Visit the Safari Gift Shop for Souvenirs & Gifts!
For more information call 573-243-7862 or visit our website at www.lazylsafari.com
Located at 2763 County Road 618, Cape Girardeau, MO
Cape Girardeau Roller Girls
6th
5:30 PM to 9:30 PM
The Cape Girardeau Roller Girls will take on their first doubleheader at the Arena Building in Cape Girardeau.
The opening bout will be against the West Kentucky Rockin' Rollers of Paducah, Ky., with the second bout against the Red River Sirens of Clarksville, Tenn.
A portion of proceeds from the event will go to local Special Olympics.
Doors open at 5:30 p.m., with the first bout beginning around 6:20, so get there early to get a good seat!
The after party will begin around 9:30 at Pitters Cafe and Lounge in on Broadway in Cape Girardeau, with entertainment by Party Nate.
Buy tickets online via brownpapertickets, https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/184912, or in person at PMac Music or from a roller girl. Tickets are $8 in advance and $10 at the door.
Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo
10th - 13th
Sikeston Rodeo Grounds, 1220 N. Ingram Road
Top PRCA cowboys and cowgirls will be competing for more than $100,000 in prize money.
Entertainment will be as follows:
Wednesday, August 10 – the Xtreme Muzik Tour with Big & Rich with Gretchen Wilson
Thursday, August 11 – Craig Morgan Friday, August 12 – Pat Green
Saturday, August 13 – Rodney Atkins
Phone 1-800-455-2855or go to www.sikestonrodeo.com for ticket information
Tunes at Twilight
12th
6:30 PM to 7:30 PM
Tunes at Twilight is an award winning outdoor concert series held on Friday nights at the Common Pleas Courthouse Gazebo (Lorimier and Broadway) in Cape Girardeau. The series provides a free hour long concert for 6 weeks in the spring and 6 weeks in the fall. For a complete line up visit www.oldtowncape.org/events.
In case of rain, the indoor location will be at Rose Theater on the campus of Southeast Missouri State University. For more information about Tunes at Twilight please contact the Old Town Cape office at 334- 8085 or visit www.oldtowncape.org. The concerts are also listed on the events tab of the Old Town Cape Facebook page at www.facebook.com/oldtowncape.
Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo Parade
13th
Parade starts at 10 AM
Sikeston
Parade starts at the Sikeston Kindergarten Center, E. Salcedo Road and continues along N. Kingshighway to the Sikeston Depot Museum in Downtown Sikeston.
Cowboy Up Arts Festival
13th
9 AM-4 PM
Depot Museum, 116 W. Malone Sikeston
Meet the Rodeo Clowns. Enjoy live music, pony rides, petting zoo, arts & craft vendors, and concessions.
Special exhibits at the Depot Museum, including the SEMO Explorer Mobile Museum. 1 PM - Local re-enactors conduct a “bank robbery/shoot-out” on the Depot Grounds.
Jour De Fête
13th & 14th
8am-8pm Sat, 8am-4pm Sun
Ste. Genevieve
Throughout the Historic Downtown
FREE
www.stegenevievejourdefete.com
Since 1966, during the second full weekend in August, quiet little Ste. Genevieve is transformed into a gala gathering of over 100 craftspeople exhibiting their wares throughout the historic district. Plenty of food and entertainment is available during this town’s largest celebration. Jour De Fête is Southeast Missouri's largest Crafts Fair. 2011 will hold the 45th annual Jour de Fête
573-883-7097
Bootheel Quilters Guild Quilt Show
10AM-4PM
Clinton Community Bldg., 501 Campanella, Sikeston
Dozens of handmade quilts, wall hangings, and baby quilts will be on display with hand-quilted crafts for sale. Miniature bed turning of antique quilts presented with a history of each.
Quilting demonstrations on site.
Indiana University's A Cappella Sensation Straight No Chaser
20th
8:00 PM to 11:00 PM
Donald C. Bedell Performance Hall
Tickets: Start at $15 and can be purchased at the River Campus Box Office
Indiana University's
A Cappella Sensation
Straight No Chaser
In a benefit concert for OLD TOWN CAPE
Tunes at Twilight
26th
6:30 PM to 7:30 PM
Tunes at Twilight is an award winning outdoor concert series held on Friday nights at the Common Pleas Courthouse Gazebo (Lorimier and Broadway) in Cape Girardeau. The series provides a free hour long concert for 6 weeks in the spring and 6 weeks in the fall. For a complete line up visit www.oldtowncape.org/events.
In case of rain, the indoor location will be at Rose Theater on the campus of Southeast Missouri State University. For more information about Tunes at Twilight please contact the Old Town Cape office at 334- 8085 or visit www.oldtowncape.org. The concerts are also listed on the events tab of the Old Town Cape Facebook page at www.facebook.com/oldtowncape.
Smackdown World Tour 2011
27th
7:30 PM to 10:00 PM
KMART PRESENTS SMACKDOWN WORLD TOUR 2011
TICKETS ON SALE JULY 23!
Don't miss KMART Presents SMACKDOWN WORLD TOUR 2011,
at the Show Me Center!
See your favorite SMACKDOWN Superstars LIVE!
*WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH*
Fan’s Choice: Street Fight or No Hold’s Barred
RANDY ORTON vs. CHRISTIAN
Also Scheduled to Appear:
KANE
SIN CARA
WADE BARRETT
THE GREAT KHALI
CODY RHODES
DANIEL BRYAN
TED DiBIASE
MARK HENRY
The DIVAS
&
MANY MORE!
DOORS OPEN: Doors will open at 6:30 p.m.
TICKET PRICES: $62.50, $47.50, $37.50, $27.50, & $17.50
SEATING CHART: Wrestling (Center Stage)
AVAILABILITY: Tickets on Saturday, July 23 at 10:00 a.m.
Available at the Show Me Center Ticket Office, all Ticketmaster outlets, online at
www.ShowMeCenter.biz or charge by phone at (573) 651-5000 .
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