By James Samons ~ 7/3/08
Get ready to celebrate your independence with music, fireworks, air shows and more as two annual events — the Cape Girardeau Regional Air Festival and Libertyfest — combine for a major Fourth of July festival.
The Assoicated Press ~ 7/3/08
NEW YORK — Stevie Wonder is fidgeting with his camera phone, embarrassed because he can't get it to work right.But wait, it's not what you think.
7/3/08
While the second installment of "High School Musical" was extremely successful, that might not be the case for Vanessa Hudgens' second album, "Identified.
By Blake Heuring ~ 7/3/08
This is probably the only time in my life I will say this: "Thank God for advertising.
By Bart Eftink ~ 7/3/08
Webster's Online Dictionary defines a masterpiece as follows: A work done with extraordinary skill; or a supreme intellectual or artistic achievement. I define a masterpiece as follows: Pixar's "WALL-E.
7/3/08
Less than two hoursSoldier's Memorial Plaza, St. LouisFair St. Louis/Celebrate St. Louis and Live Off the Levee begin Friday. This year the events have moved away from their usual riverfront location because of flooding.
7/3/08
"Vantage Point"Someone's out to kill the president — and this breakneck thriller applies a "Rashomon"-style multiple-viewpoint approach to tell and retell the story through the eyes of people at the epicenter.
7/3/08
Live MusicDoug Rees The Jackson singer-songwriter settles in with special guest Mark Rees.Where: Stooges, JacksonWhen: 7 to 11 p.m. todayIvas John BandIllinois blues band in its weekly gig.
7/3/08
1. "Fearless Fourteen" by Janet Evanovich2. "Sail" by James Patterson and Howard Roughan3. "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer4. "New Moon" by Stephenie Meyer5. "The Last Lecture" by Randy Pausch, Jeffrey Zaslow
7/3/08
National arts organization honors Missouri governorAmericans for the Arts awarded Gov. Matt Blunt with the 2008 National Award for Gubernatorial Arts Leadership for his role in advancing the arts and art education in Missouri.
The Associated Press ~ 7/3/08
LOS ANGELES — Heath Ledger is getting a fond tribute from his collaborators on "The Dark Knight."
The Associated Press ~ 7/3/08
SAN FRANCISCO — On his book promotion stopover here, former White House press secretary Scott McClellan was squired around by a "literary escort," a pleasant woman named Naomi who drives visiting authors to their speaking engagements in a blue convertible.
By Cherish West ~ 7/3/08
It's Sunday evening in Dennis Scivally Park in Cape Girardeau. Birds are chirping and a cool breeze is rustling the leaves of the tall trees that line the park. But in the midst of it all there is a different sound than most nights — bluegrass music.
The Associated Press ~ 7/3/08
The arrival of a new Pixar film also means the debut of the animation studio's latest short. And this time, the feature film has more in common with its short-film tradition.
By KINNEY LITTLEFIELD ~ The Associated Press ~ 7/3/08
Tom and Ray Magliozzi, aka Click and Clack, the Tappet Brothers of NPR's "Car Talk" fame, are just two low-ego lugs. That's why — familiar self-deprecating shtick aside — the boys' ambivalence about their new public television series rings seriously true.
By Joe Reed ~ 7/3/08
Back in the '90s, few people would have imagined that Will Smith, TV's "Fresh Prince of Bel-Air," would someday be one of three actors to star in seven consecutive $100 million blockbusters. But he is — and with "Hancock," he may just make it eight.
7/3/08
JacksonThe City of Jackson will celebrate Independence Day with festivities in the park. From 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. the car show will be in Jackson Main Park. At 11 a.m. food stands and pony rides open along with Art in the Park.
By James Samons ~ 7/3/08
Summer is in full swing and melting Southeast Missourians. But Bill Leming, co-owner of Andy's Frozen Custard in Cape Girardeau, said his frozen custard is tasty relief.
By Aaron Dohogne ~ 7/3/08
METROPOLIS, Ill. — Some of the cast from the TLC reality TV series "Little People Big World" will be in Metropolis to share their experience as part of the show. Amy Roloff and her children will talk about the hardships of being a little person in a world of big people at 7 p.
By Cherish West ~ 7/3/08
The Black Door Gallery in Cape Girardeau will be presenting art from "The Feminine Perspective," when women of all ages and from around the United States display their artwork for the first women-only art show at the gallery.
6/26/08
LIVE MUSICDoug Rees Stooges regular is joined by special guests Jim Patton and Sherry Brokus.Where: Stooges, JacksonWhen: 7 to 11 p.m. todayIvas John BandHouse band plays the blues.
6/26/08
Less than 2 hours awayLake Wappapello Outdoor Theatre, Wappapello, Mo.Lake Wappapello State Park hosts camping and concerts all summer long. This weekend, escape city life and camp out under the stars. For entertainment Friday, The Fat Boys will be onstage.
6/26/08
@SL_body_copy_ragged:I had a premonition Judas Priest would make an album like this. But not even the 16th-century seer credited by some with predicting events centuries later could have known it would be this good.
The Associated Press ~ 6/26/08
NEW YORK — In filming a sequel to a 2000 series about Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, ABC News producers found that reality television had changed how they could present reality on television.
By James Samons ~ 6/26/08
The newest Hollywood revival — "Get Smart" — recently hit area theaters, but Maxwell Smart's famous car has been in Cape Girardeau all along.
By Dawn Bollinger ~ 6/26/08
For dinner on the porch of a Mexican hacienda, head to El Acapulco in Cape Girardeau. The restaurant invites customers into it's bright space through arched doorways and Spanish architecture. Nick and Brianna Maldonado bought the restaurant in 2001.
By Bart Elfrink ~ 6/26/08
Adaptations stink, generally. I loathed the "Dukes of Hazzard," hated the new "Knight Rider" and am not looking forward to the new A-team film that John "Boyz N The Hood" Singleton is gearing up for next summer.
by James Samons ~ 6/26/08
For most local bands, getting signed by a record company is a dream. For Glastetter, it was almost a joke. The band has been inactive for nearly 20 years.Formed in 1986, Glastetter was originally based out of Portageville, Mo.
By Chris Harris ~ 6/26/08
EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. — Mount up for the seventh annual Tour de Corn Bicycle Ride this Saturday in East Prairie. Hundreds of cyclists gear up and head out for 15-, 30- or 60-mile rides. For the supercyclist, a roughly 100-mile course is also mapped out.
6/26/08
"10,000 BC"The good old days are back, when men were really hairy and saber-toothed tigers ate them.
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