NewsJune 19, 2021

The Summer Arts Festival returned to River Campus to bring entertainment and activities for all ages.

Southeast Missourian photography staff
An aerial dancer performs during the River Campus Summer Arts Festival in Cape Girardeau on Saturday, June 19, 2021.
An aerial dancer performs during the River Campus Summer Arts Festival in Cape Girardeau on Saturday, June 19, 2021.
Education coordinator at Discovery Playhouse Joseph Taylor, left, talks to festival-goers about volcanoes and tectonic plates during the River Campus Summer Arts Festival in Cape Girardeau on Saturday, June 19, 2021.
Education coordinator at Discovery Playhouse Joseph Taylor, left, talks to festival-goers about volcanoes and tectonic plates during the River Campus Summer Arts Festival in Cape Girardeau on Saturday, June 19, 2021.
SEMO women's basketball players Roshala Scott and Shymaryia Christopher blow bubbles during the River Campus Summer Arts Festival in Cape Girardeau on Saturday, June 19, 2021.
SEMO women's basketball players Roshala Scott and Shymaryia Christopher blow bubbles during the River Campus Summer Arts Festival in Cape Girardeau on Saturday, June 19, 2021.
The Southeast Alumni Steel Drum Band perform during the River Campus Summer Arts Festival in Cape Girardeau on Saturday, June 19, 2021.
The Southeast Alumni Steel Drum Band perform during the River Campus Summer Arts Festival in Cape Girardeau on Saturday, June 19, 2021.
An audience watches the Southeast Alumni Steel Drum Band perform during the River Campus Summer Arts Festival in Cape Girardeau on Saturday, June 19, 2021.
An audience watches the Southeast Alumni Steel Drum Band perform during the River Campus Summer Arts Festival in Cape Girardeau on Saturday, June 19, 2021.
Mindy D'Angelo, dance instructor at The Edge in Cape Girardeau, assists Cynthia Jones with an aerial arts technique during the River Campus Summer Arts Festival on Saturday, June 19, in Cape Girardeau.
Mindy D'Angelo, dance instructor at The Edge in Cape Girardeau, assists Cynthia Jones with an aerial arts technique during the River Campus Summer Arts Festival on Saturday, June 19, in Cape Girardeau.
Andrew Freeland, right, presents Emily Bohannon with an Official Full Length Selection Award for being one of five full-length playwright finalists in the Lanford Wilson New American Play Festival in Cape Girardeau. Finalists in each category received an award during the River Campus Summer Arts Festival Saturday, June 19, in the Donald C. Bedell Performance Hall.
Andrew Freeland, right, presents Emily Bohannon with an Official Full Length Selection Award for being one of five full-length playwright finalists in the Lanford Wilson New American Play Festival in Cape Girardeau. Finalists in each category received an award during the River Campus Summer Arts Festival Saturday, June 19, in the Donald C. Bedell Performance Hall.
Students in Southeast Missouri State University's Jeanine Larson Dobbins Conservatory of Theatre and Dance perform the five, one-act plays selected as finalists in the Lanford Wilson New American Play Festival on Saturday, June 19. The performances were held in the Donald C. Bedell Performance Hall in Cape Girardeau during the River Campus Summer Arts Festival.
Students in Southeast Missouri State University's Jeanine Larson Dobbins Conservatory of Theatre and Dance perform the five, one-act plays selected as finalists in the Lanford Wilson New American Play Festival on Saturday, June 19. The performances were held in the Donald C. Bedell Performance Hall in Cape Girardeau during the River Campus Summer Arts Festival.
Andrew Freeland, right, presents Jeff Talbott with an Official Full Length Selection Award for being one of five full-length playwright finalists in the Lanford Wilson New American Play Festival at Southeast's River Campus. Finalists in each category received an award during the River Campus Summer Arts Festival Saturday, June 19, in the Donald C. Bedell Performance Hall in Cape Girardeau.
Andrew Freeland, right, presents Jeff Talbott with an Official Full Length Selection Award for being one of five full-length playwright finalists in the Lanford Wilson New American Play Festival at Southeast's River Campus. Finalists in each category received an award during the River Campus Summer Arts Festival Saturday, June 19, in the Donald C. Bedell Performance Hall in Cape Girardeau.
Kitt Lavoie, assistant professor of theatre: acting and directing in the Southeast Missouri State University Jeanine Larson Dobbins Conservatory of Theatre and Dance, leads a panel discussion with full-length playwright finalists in the Lanford Wilson New American Play Festival in Cape Girardeau. The panel and an awards ceremony was held during the River Campus Summer Arts Festival Saturday, June 19, in the Donald C. Bedell Performance Hall.
Kitt Lavoie, assistant professor of theatre: acting and directing in the Southeast Missouri State University Jeanine Larson Dobbins Conservatory of Theatre and Dance, leads a panel discussion with full-length playwright finalists in the Lanford Wilson New American Play Festival in Cape Girardeau. The panel and an awards ceremony was held during the River Campus Summer Arts Festival Saturday, June 19, in the Donald C. Bedell Performance Hall.
The full-length playwright finalists in the Lanford Wilson New American Play Festival sit on stage for a panel discussion in the Donald C. Bedell Performance Hall during the River Campus Summer Arts Festival on Saturday, June 19.
The full-length playwright finalists in the Lanford Wilson New American Play Festival sit on stage for a panel discussion in the Donald C. Bedell Performance Hall during the River Campus Summer Arts Festival on Saturday, June 19.
Olivia Jacobs creates a hydro dip dye during the River Campus Summer Arts Festival in Cape Girardeau on Saturday, June 19, 2021.
Olivia Jacobs creates a hydro dip dye during the River Campus Summer Arts Festival in Cape Girardeau on Saturday, June 19, 2021.
Emily Bohannon, left, speaks with students in the Southeast Missouri State University Jeanine Larson Dobbins Conservatory of Theatre and Dance during the River Campus Summer Arts Festival on Saturday, June 19, in the Donald C. Bedell Performance Hall in Cape Girardeau.
Emily Bohannon, left, speaks with students in the Southeast Missouri State University Jeanine Larson Dobbins Conservatory of Theatre and Dance during the River Campus Summer Arts Festival on Saturday, June 19, in the Donald C. Bedell Performance Hall in Cape Girardeau.
Aerial dancers perform during the River Campus Summer Arts Festival in Cape Girardeau on Saturday, June 19, 2021.
Aerial dancers perform during the River Campus Summer Arts Festival in Cape Girardeau on Saturday, June 19, 2021.
Benjie Heu creates a bowl on a pottery wheel while onlookers watch during the River Campus Summer Arts Festival in Cape Girardeau on Saturday, June 19, 2021.
Benjie Heu creates a bowl on a pottery wheel while onlookers watch during the River Campus Summer Arts Festival in Cape Girardeau on Saturday, June 19, 2021.
Benjie Heu creates a bowl on a pottery wheel during the River Campus Summer Arts Festival in Cape Girardeau on Saturday, June 19, 2021.
Benjie Heu creates a bowl on a pottery wheel during the River Campus Summer Arts Festival in Cape Girardeau on Saturday, June 19, 2021.
Gary Tyler and Toni Alexander, from left, take part in the origami craft under the art tent during the River Campus Summer Arts Festival in Cape Girardeau on Saturday, June 19, 2021.
Gary Tyler and Toni Alexander, from left, take part in the origami craft under the art tent during the River Campus Summer Arts Festival in Cape Girardeau on Saturday, June 19, 2021.
Actors perform for an intensive studio performance during the River Campus Summer Arts Festival in Cape Girardeau on Saturday, June 19, 2021.
Actors perform for an intensive studio performance during the River Campus Summer Arts Festival in Cape Girardeau on Saturday, June 19, 2021.
The Jumper Cables perform during the River Campus Summer Arts Festival in Cape Girardeau on Saturday, June 19, 2021.
The Jumper Cables perform during the River Campus Summer Arts Festival in Cape Girardeau on Saturday, June 19, 2021.
SEMO alumnus Megan Atchley creates a plain art painting during the River Campus Summer Arts Festival in Cape Girardeau on Saturday, June 19, 2021.
SEMO alumnus Megan Atchley creates a plain art painting during the River Campus Summer Arts Festival in Cape Girardeau on Saturday, June 19, 2021.
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