Tunes at Twilight is back for the Fall 2017 season with a line up to enjoy on a picnic blanket on the courthouse gazebo lawn, sipping a beverage and snacking on something tasty. Concerts start at 6:30 p.m. at the Common Pleas Courthouse gazebo lawn on Friday August 11, 18, 25, September 1, 8 and ... Read More
Free concerts under the stars on a hill overlooking the Mighty Mississippi are back with Tunes at Twilight, kicking off Friday May 12th at 7 p.m.! The Spring season continues every Friday for six weeks on May 19, May 26, June 2, June 9 and June 16. Here’s a sneak peek at what you’ll ... Read More
Calling all patrons of the performing arts, the River Campus’ spring season is well worth pulling out those planners and picking out some time to spend in Cape Girardeau taking in a show! A Grammy award-winning cowboy quartet showcases their own blend of comedy and music with Riders in the Sky on Friday, January 27th. ... Read More
Spring Into Dance is one of my favorite shows at the River Campus every year, so I jumped at the chance to sit in on their final dress rehearsal! This year’s edition opens with a big, jazzy number, as Southeast Missouri State University students kick, jump and groove to a Big Band Beat while their ... Read More
Bangkok, 1862. The King of Siam’s palace. Music swells from the orchestra pit, vibrant sets drop into place and you are transported to the world of Anna, an English widow sent to tutor the King of Siam’s many children and wives. The happy, familiar sounds of Rodgers & Hammerstein kick off the show, and ... Read More
Full disclosure: I consider myself well read for the most part, but Shakespeare is a whole other story! Luckily, my sister Allison is a ninth grade English teacher, and she agreed to come with me for the final dress rehearsal of Macbeth at the River Campus’ Rust Flex Theatre to help me follow the storyline. ... Read More
When I stepped inside the Wendy Kurka Rust Flexible Theatre last night for the final dress rehearsal of Nunsense, I was transported to the cozy gym-a-torium at Mt. St. Helens, run by the illustrious Little Sisters of Hoboken. If you ever attended Catholic School (like I did, and my Grandma who also enjoyed the show ... Read More
