NewsDecember 30, 2011
A recap of arts and entertainment around the area in 2011.
Laura Simon, Fred Lynch and Kristin Eberts
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com
Jars of Clay perform Friday, January 28, 2011 during the Rock and Worship Roadshow 2011 tour at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com Jars of Clay perform Friday, January 28, 2011 during the Rock and Worship Roadshow 2011 tour at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau.
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com
Victoria Wright walks toward the camera during her audition for America's Next Top Model at a casting call held by the Heartland CW on Tuesday, July 12, 2011 at The Venue.
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com Victoria Wright walks toward the camera during her audition for America's Next Top Model at a casting call held by the Heartland CW on Tuesday, July 12, 2011 at The Venue.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com
Miranda Lambert performs after opening acts Randy Rogers Band and Justin Moore warmed up the crowd Thursday, October 20, 2011 at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Miranda Lambert performs after opening acts Randy Rogers Band and Justin Moore warmed up the crowd Thursday, October 20, 2011 at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com

Karen and Wayne Wilde check out the work in the Senior Art Exhibition by Cape Central High School at the Bilderbach Art Plaza in Cape Girardeau on Friday, May 6, 2011.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com Karen and Wayne Wilde check out the work in the Senior Art Exhibition by Cape Central High School at the Bilderbach Art Plaza in Cape Girardeau on Friday, May 6, 2011.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com
The Big Idea performs during the Big Muddy Spook Heavy festival October 28, 2011 in downtown Cape Girardeau.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com The Big Idea performs during the Big Muddy Spook Heavy festival October 28, 2011 in downtown Cape Girardeau.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com
"The Guardian" by New Orleans artist Karen Cauvin Eustis sits outside Eustis Studios in Cape Girardeau. The studio at 1606 Independence St. will have a grand opening ceremony Wednesday.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com "The Guardian" by New Orleans artist Karen Cauvin Eustis sits outside Eustis Studios in Cape Girardeau. The studio at 1606 Independence St. will have a grand opening ceremony Wednesday.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com
Avenged Sevenfold performs during the "Welcome to the Family" tour at the Show Me Center Monday, April 25, 2011. Sevendust and Three Days Grace also performed during the tour Monday night.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com Avenged Sevenfold performs during the "Welcome to the Family" tour at the Show Me Center Monday, April 25, 2011. Sevendust and Three Days Grace also performed during the tour Monday night.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com

Noah Leiner, left, and Jon Schumacher, right, members of Noah Leiner and the Sneaker Bombs, perform during the Leiner Music Festival in Scott City Park on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011. Proceeds from the festival will go towards building the Leiner Amphitheater.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com Noah Leiner, left, and Jon Schumacher, right, members of Noah Leiner and the Sneaker Bombs, perform during the Leiner Music Festival in Scott City Park on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011. Proceeds from the festival will go towards building the Leiner Amphitheater.
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com
The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus performs Friday, April 22, 2011 at the Show Me Center.
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus performs Friday, April 22, 2011 at the Show Me Center.
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com
Heath Slater reacts to a move by Ezekiel Jackson during the WWE Smackdown World Tour 2011 at the Show Me Center Saturday, Aug. 27, 2011.
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com Heath Slater reacts to a move by Ezekiel Jackson during the WWE Smackdown World Tour 2011 at the Show Me Center Saturday, Aug. 27, 2011.
Katie Stricker and Nole Curry sell raffle tickets at The Library for Happy Slapowitz's Toy Bash.
Katie Stricker and Nole Curry sell raffle tickets at The Library for Happy Slapowitz's Toy Bash.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com
Wrestling Thursday, February 24, 2011 at the Pink Galleon in Cape Girardeau.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com Wrestling Thursday, February 24, 2011 at the Pink Galleon in Cape Girardeau.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com
Grace Austin, Lauren McCart, and Rachel Klisavage of the Missouri Ballet Theatre from St. Louis, Mo. perform an excerpt from "The Nutcracker" at the Southeast Cancer Center in Cape Girardeau Wednesday, October 26, 2011 during the annual meeting and fundraiser for the Arts Council of Southeast Missouri, sponsored by SoutheastHealth.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Grace Austin, Lauren McCart, and Rachel Klisavage of the Missouri Ballet Theatre from St. Louis, Mo. perform an excerpt from "The Nutcracker" at the Southeast Cancer Center in Cape Girardeau Wednesday, October 26, 2011 during the annual meeting and fundraiser for the Arts Council of Southeast Missouri, sponsored by SoutheastHealth.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com
Thousand Foot Krutch perform Friday, January 28, 2011 during the Rock and Worship Roadshow 2011 tour at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com Thousand Foot Krutch perform Friday, January 28, 2011 during the Rock and Worship Roadshow 2011 tour at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau.
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com
"Chihuly Flowers" photography by Tom Neumeyer, Designer: Liz Perryman
Cape Girardeau Art in Bloom brought local artists and garden clubs together for a show of art and its interpretation in floral arrangements on Saturday, May 7, 2011 at the River Campus. The event was presented by the Cape Girardeau Council of Garden Clubs and the Arts Council of Southeast Missouri.
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com "Chihuly Flowers" photography by Tom Neumeyer, Designer: Liz Perryman Cape Girardeau Art in Bloom brought local artists and garden clubs together for a show of art and its interpretation in floral arrangements on Saturday, May 7, 2011 at the River Campus. The event was presented by the Cape Girardeau Council of Garden Clubs and the Arts Council of Southeast Missouri.
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com
Chayton Borders draws her mother's name with chalk on the parking lot during ARTFusion Friday, April 1, 2011 at Central Junior High School.
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com Chayton Borders draws her mother's name with chalk on the parking lot during ARTFusion Friday, April 1, 2011 at Central Junior High School.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com
Fans rock out to Avenged Sevenfold as they perform during the "Welcome to the Family" tour at the Show Me Center Monday, April 25, 2011. Sevendust and Three Days Grace also performed during the tour Monday night.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com Fans rock out to Avenged Sevenfold as they perform during the "Welcome to the Family" tour at the Show Me Center Monday, April 25, 2011. Sevendust and Three Days Grace also performed during the tour Monday night.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com
Country crooner Blake Shelton performs "Some Beach" Saturday, February 5, 2011 at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau. The concert featured opening acts The Band Perry and Easton Corbin.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com Country crooner Blake Shelton performs "Some Beach" Saturday, February 5, 2011 at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau. The concert featured opening acts The Band Perry and Easton Corbin.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com

Superman impersonator Alexander Rae strikes a pose as Clark Kent during the sixth annual Cape Comic Con on Saturday, June 25, 2011, at the Osage Centre in Cape Girardeau.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com Superman impersonator Alexander Rae strikes a pose as Clark Kent during the sixth annual Cape Comic Con on Saturday, June 25, 2011, at the Osage Centre in Cape Girardeau.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com

Dancers perform during " 11:11," choreographed by Philip Edgecombe, during Act I of Southeast Missouri State's Spring into Dance show, which will be held at the River Campus' Bedell Performance hall April 14-17.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com Dancers perform during " 11:11," choreographed by Philip Edgecombe, during Act I of Southeast Missouri State's Spring into Dance show, which will be held at the River Campus' Bedell Performance hall April 14-17.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com
The crowd listens to bone chilling tales from story tellers Regina Carpenter and Gayle Ross Friday, October 14, 2011 during an evening of Ghost Storytelling at the east lawn of the River Campus of Southeast Missouri State University in Cape Girardeau.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com The crowd listens to bone chilling tales from story tellers Regina Carpenter and Gayle Ross Friday, October 14, 2011 during an evening of Ghost Storytelling at the east lawn of the River Campus of Southeast Missouri State University in Cape Girardeau.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com

Rich Blackburne drives Viper over a ramp during the Monster Truck Winter Nationals at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau on Saturday, Feb. 12, 2011.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com Rich Blackburne drives Viper over a ramp during the Monster Truck Winter Nationals at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau on Saturday, Feb. 12, 2011.
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