Peace and Justice kicks off June with house concert

The SEMO Coalition for Peace and Justice will kick off the month with a performance by Riot Folk members Adhamh Roland and Brenna Sahatjian at 7:30 p.m. Sunday at 228 Merriwether St., Apt. 4. Roland and Sahatjian are both members of the Riot Folk music collective, a group of radical folk artists specializing in social and political activism. The duo is currently on a bike tour across Southern Missouri.For more information, log on to www.riotfolk.org.

Marble Hill woman publishes book

MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Marble Hill resident Linda Schreckenberg, pen name D.D. Taylor, has published a book with PublishAmerica called "Ribbons, Cottages and Chicken Feathers." The book is an inspirational piece about the life of the fictitious D.D. Taylor with some humor mixed in. For more information, visit www.publishamerica.com.

Oran holds 11th annual car show Saturday

ORAN, Mo. -- Oran will hold the 11th annual Oran Car Show on Saturday at the Tilles Memorial City Park on Greer Street. The show is billed as one of the area's largest and is sponsored by the Oran Chamber of Commerce along with Stockade Buildings and the Animal Nutrition Center. Check-in begins at 8 a.m. and continues until 1 p.m., with prizes awarded at 4 p.m. For more information, contact Ed Evans at (573) 820-1669.

River City Players hold auditions for Lorimier play

The River City Players Community Theatre group will hold auditions at 6 p.m. Tuesday at Port Cape Girardeau for its upcoming bicentennial production "Young Louis Lorimier" by Dr. Roseanna Whitlow. Parts are available for two males and two females in their teens and early 20s. The play will be performed all day at Libertyfest and on the main stage at 7 p.m. For more information, call 334-0954.

Bicentennial book discussion Tuesday

The Red House Interpretive Center will hold a bicentennial book discussion on "New Found Land" by Alan Wolf at 7 p.m. Tuesday. The discussion is being held in conjunction with the Cape Girardeau Public Library. For more information, call the library at 334-5279.

Family fun day at Wickliffe Mounds set for June 10

WICKLIFFE, Ky. -- Wickliffe Mounds State Historic Site in Wickliffe will hold its annual Family Fun Day on June 10 from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. The event is an educational opportunity designed for children to learn about the science of archaeology through simulated digs and to learn about American Indian culture through trail hikes and demonstrations. For more information, call the Wickliffe site at (270) 335-3681 or log on to www.parks.ky.gov.

St. Louis Art Museum shows landscape films

ST. LOUIS -- The St. Louis Art Museum will show a series of films throughout the month of June to accompany its exhibition on landscape photography called "Recent Landscape Photography: The Intimate and the Sublime." Films show every Friday beginning at 7 p.m. For more information, call (314) 721-0072 or log on to www.slam.org.

Lewis and Clark perform at Wappapello

WAPPAPELLO, Mo. -- Bluegrass musicians pretending to be members of the Lewis and Clark expedition will perform tonight at the Lake Wappapello Outdoor Theatre begining at 6:30 p.m.

For more information call John Worley at (573) 222-8083 or Shelly McClintock at (573) 820-4138.

Muny single tickets go on sale Saturday

ST. LOUIS -- Single tickets for the Municipal Theatre of St. Louis will go on sale Saturday at 9 a.m. for the Muny's 88th season in Forest Park.

Selections for the season include "The King and I," "The Wizard of Oz," "Gypsy," "White Christmas," "Oliver!" and "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers."

For more information call (314) 361-1900 or visit www.muny.org.