good bets 10/23/08

LIVE MUSIC

Doug Rees w/ special guest Jefferson Fox

Jackson singer/songwriter Doug Rees blends country, folk and rock for his quirky tunes.

When: 7 to 11 p.m. today

Where: Stooges, Jackson

Bottom Feeders Blues Band

The blues band's blues band.

When: 9 p.m. Friday

Where: Rude Dog Pub

Ivas John Band

Port Cape blues regulars.

When: 8 p.m. to midnight today; 8 p.m. Friday

Where: Port Cape Girardeau; Jimmi's Restaurant & Bar

Mike Renick Band

One of Cape's most popular live bands.

When: 9 p.m. Friday

Where: Club Moxy

Sultans of Swing

Southeast Missouri State University music professors show their jazz skills.

When: 7 to 10 p.m. Friday

Where: Buckner Brewing Co.

Benefit for Matthew Eakins

The re-formed Wesley Gray Band plays a benefit for local 2-year-old.

When: Friday

Where: Schock's Pub, Scott City

Bruce Zimmerman

Cape's blues icon performs outdoors.

When: 2 to 6 p.m. Saturday

Where: River Ridge Winery, Commerce, Mo.

Grisham Spur

Classic rock and country.

When: 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday

Where: Thousand Oaks Winery, Patton, Mo.

Southeast Percussion Ensemble

The Southeast Missouri State University music program presents a percussion-based concert.

When: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday

Where: Bedell Performance Hall, River Campus

Fall jazz concert

Dr. Robert Conger directs Southeast's jazz ensembles in concert.

When: 7:30 p.m. Oct. 30

Where: Bedell Performance Hall, River Campus

PERFORMING ARTS

"Sister Mary Ignatius Explains It All For You" and "The Real Inspector Hound"

Christopher Durang's hit comedy explaining the basic tenets of Catholicism, coupled with Tom Stoppard's hysterical comic parody of parlor mysteries. This performance contains adult content.

When: 7:30 p.m. Wednesday and Oct. 30 to Nov. 1; 2 p.m. Nov. 2

Where: Bedell Performance Hall, River Campus

MISC

TNA Wrestling

Total Nonstop Action comes to Cape Girardeau.

When: 4 p.m. Sunday

Where: Show Me Center

Storytelling

Dean Allison spins tales at the Red House Interpretive Center.

When: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday

Where: Red House Interpretive Center

The Road to Election 2008

Political pundits Tucker Carlson and Arianna Huffington give an insider's view of the presidential campaigns.

When: 8 p.m. Wednesday

Where: Academic Auditorium, Southeast Missouri State University

Old Illmo third annual Halloween party

Guest DJ and karaoke contest.

When: 9 p.m. Saturday

Where: Schock's Pub, Scott City

KARAOKE

Karaoke

When: 8 p.m. Thursday

Where: Show Me's

Karaoke

When: 9 p.m. Thursday

Where: Club Moxy

Karaoke

When: 9:30 p.m. Friday, Saturday

Where: Pockets

Karaoke

When: 8 p.m. Saturday

Where: Willa's Getaway, McClure, Ill.

Karaoke

When: 8 p.m. Saturday

Where: Cue and Brew