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VISUAL ARTS

Guild Hall: An Adventure in the Arts

This exhibit includes more than 70 works by more than 40 artists from the early 20th century to the present. Included are works by Chuck Close, Willem de Kooning, Jasper Johns, Roy Lichtenstein, Robert Motherwell, Jackson Pollock, Robert Rauschenberg, James Rosenquest and Andy Worhol.

When: Opening reception from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday

Where: Crisp Museum

LIVE MUSIC

Doug Rees

Tunes at Twilight guest Jimmy Davis joins the Jackson crowd.

When: 7 p.m. today

Where: Stooges, Jackson

Jackson Municipal Band

Mark Rees joins the Jackson Municipal Band in a special location for its last concert of the season.

When: 8 p.m. today

Where: Cape Girardeau County Courthouse and Administrative Building, Jackson

Noise FM

Port Cape's upper level hosts a new band.

When: 9 p.m. today

Where: River City Yacht Club

Tunes at Twilight

The outdoor concert resumes with Jimmy Davis, who claims influences that range from The Beatles to the Eagles, Johnny Cash and Gram Parsons to Jackson Browne. His songs have been recorded by Martina McBride, Restless Heart, Joy White, Johnny Rivers and others.

When: 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Friday

Where: Common Pleas Courthouse gazebo

Back to School Bash

Man Eating Shoe, with Moodminder and Challenger.

When: 7 p.m. Friday

Where: Mississippi Mud House

Phat Cat Fridays

DJ Vince Brown rocks your world.

When: 7 p.m. Friday

Where: The Phat Cat

The Fallen

Christian rockers.

When: 7 p.m. Friday

Where: First General Baptist Church, Jackson

Tabatha and Southern Fryd

Country girl rock.

When: 8:30 p.m. Friday

Where: Bel Air Grill

The Big Idea

Two dudes with big sound.

When: 9 p.m. Friday

Where: Rude Dog Pub

Randy Harrington & The Southern Tradition Band

Pure country.

When: 9 p.m. Friday

Where: Club Moxy

Shades of Blue

Classic rock and blues.

When: 2 to 6 p.m. Saturday

Where: River Ridge Winery, Commerce, Mo.

Frankly Scarlet

Acoustic rock with soulful voice.

When: 4 p.m. Saturday

Where: Bel Air Grill

Ozark Opry Band

Country music on a Saturday night.

When: 7 p.m. Saturday

Where: Ozark Opry, Jackson

Boone Project

Country and rockabilly.

When: 8:30 p.m. Saturday

Where: Bel Air Grill

The Woody Brothers

Southern Illinois folk-rockers.

When: 9 p.m. Saturday

Where: Water Street Lounge

Alabaster Brown

Part bluegrass, part funk, all fun.

When: 9 p.m. Saturday

Where: Broussard's

Dirty 30s

Rock at the Rude Dog.

When: 9 p.m. Saturday

Where: Rude Dog Pub

No Zero

Band on the bottom, dance upstairs.

When: 9 p.m. Saturday

Where: Club Moxy

Dave Black

Solo guitarist on a Sunday afternoon.

When: 2 to 6 p.m. Sunday

Where: River Ridge Winery, Commerce, Mo.

Brandon Emmitt

Classic rock, country and folk Americana.

When: 3 to 6 p.m. Sunday

Where: Thousand Oaks Winery, Marble Hill, Mo.

Bruce Zimmerman

Zimmerman takes his blues outside the city for a gig in Pocahontas.

When: 3 to 6 p.m. Sunday

Where: Bayou Bar and Grill, Pocahontas

Jam session

Express yourself through music at this sit-in jam session.

When: 5 p.m. Sunday

Where: Hombre Hair Salon

Bluegrass and old-time jam

Join fellow musicians for some bluegrass and folk picking.

When: 6 p.m. Sunday

Where: Dennis Scivally Park

Sit-in jam band

Show off your musical chops in a jam session.

When: 7:30 p.m. Sunday

Where: Show-Me's

Bruce Zimmerman & The Water Street Band

Cape Girardeau music scene mainstay Bruce Zimmerman plays his traditional Sunday night gig at Port Cape.

When: 9 to 11 p.m. Sunday

Where: Port Cape

Bruce Zimmerman with Biggest Car in the County

Local favorite Bruce Zimmerman plays with touring act Biggest Car in the County.

When: 7 p.m. Tuesday

Where: Stooges, Jackson

American Wind Symphony Orchestra

The final concert of the American Wind Symphony Orchestra aboard the Point Counterpoint II, docked in Cape Girardeau. Contact the Cape Girardeau Convention and Visitors Bureau for additional information 800-777-0068.

When: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday

Where: Cape Girardeau riverfront

MISC

Red House Interpretive Center

Tours and stories by docents in period dress, of Red House history, building, gardens and mural. Rose Mary Oxley will give free dulcimer lessons at 1 p.m.

When: 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday

Where: Red House Interpretive Center

Contra dance

It's no old-fashioned square dance.

When: 6:45 to 9:30 p.m. Saturday

Where: Christ Episcopal Church

The Bootheel's Got Talent

The Westend Empowerment Community Betterment Association presents its first talent show, meant to give all citizens a chance to perform. Tickets for the event are available at Midwest Music, 417 S. Main St. in Sikeston, Mo.

When: 7 p.m. Saturday

Where: Albritton-Mayer Center, Sikeston, Mo.

Dance with sound system

Couples/Single dance sponsored by Parents Without Partners with music by Daddy Bill's Sound System.

When: 7:30 to 11:30 p.m. Saturday

Where: Cape Girardeau VFW

Irene's Country Dancers: Partners/line

Learn country partner and line dancing, regardless of skill level.

When: Beginners start at 6 p.m., 7 to 9 p.m. Monday

Where: Cape Eagles No. 3775

Country Club Western dance class

Line dance and couples for any skill level.

When: Beginners start at 6 p.m., 7 to 9 p.m. Monday

Where: American Legion Post 63