The smell of pancakes will fill the air at the Arena Building this Wednesday for the 77th Annual Lion’s Club Pancake Day – the longest running Pancake Day in the U.S.! I love pancake day, and I go every year with my sisters. I don’t know if it’s the smoky pancake haze that hangs overhead, ... 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
We had LOTS of fun on Instagram in 2014, here’s just a snippet: Join us in 2015! Tag your Cape Girardeau images with #VisitCape, and follow along @VisitCape. Have a Healthy and Happy New Year! ... Read More
December in Cape Girardeau is bursting with holiday fun and festivity! Festive Family Fun Collect candy canes left by a certain jolly someone at Arena Park on Friday December 12 at the Flashlight Candy Cane Hunt. After candy canes are collected, there will be cookies and hot chocolate. Enjoy breakfast and visit with ... Read More
Rally the girls and bring your holiday shopping list to Cape Girardeau on November 22 and 23 for a girls weekend getaway with arts and crafts shows, shopping, dining and more! Three different arts and crafts fairs fill five venues throughout Cape Girardeau all weekend long. On Friday, Saturday and Sunday, the 19th Annual Crafts, ... Read More
The spookiest weekend of the year has arrived! Here’s what’s happening this Halloween weekend in Cape Girardeau. Haunted Hall of Horror Scary creatures and other chilling sites in the dark and creepy halls of the Haunted Hall of Horror, tonight from 7-11 p.m. The Retribution This terrifying 30-minute thrill ride will bring you face ... 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
Do you love a good scare or want to get in on the ghostly legends of Cape Girardeau? Here’s a list of where to find some of the best seriously scary haunts in Cape Girardeau this October! Haunted Downtown Walking Tours return for ghostly legends and “true” stories of Cape Girardeau. A costumed guide will ... Read More
Halloween is approaching, and it’s time for ghosts, witches and things that go bump in the night. We’ve found some slightly spooky events that are perfect for families with kids looking for a little less fright! Halloween Storytelling at Bollinger Mill is appropriate for all ages; listen to scary tales under the stars at this ... Read More
Hollywood came to town in the Fall of 2013 when Gone Girl was filmed here in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. The film opens on October 2, and the community is abuzz with Cape Girardeau’s role as North Carthage on the big screen! Here’s how you can step into the glow of the spotlights with these local ... Read More
