"Bushwhacked"
January 31
On Saturday, January 31 at 10 a.m. discover the effects the Civil War had on Missourians through this family program, "Bushwhacked". Experience bitter skirmishes along the Missouri-Kansas border and life as a Missourian during the war, but beware... you may be bushwhacked. The Missouri State Museum is located inside the Missouri State Capitol at 201 W. Capitol Ave. For more information about the event, contact the tour desk at (573) 751-4127 or the Department of Natural Resources toll free at 800-334-6946 (voice) or 800-379-2419 (Telecommunications Device for the Deaf). For more information about state parks and historic sites, visit the Web at www.mostateparks.com.
"Picture Perfect: A Woman's Decade in Post-Apartheid South Africa" Art Exhibit
February 1- February 28
The Elizabeth Rozier Gallery, located inside Union Hotel at 101 Jefferson Street, will host “Picture Perfect: A Woman’s Decade in Post-Apartheid South Africa” Art Exhibit, This series of documentary photographs and paintings on handmade paper represent an intimate view of one woman’s experiences in the previous 12 years of engagement with women artists and their families from the Ndzundza Ndebele nation of South Africa. These images depict and reflect the integration of global mainstream 21st century pace and patterns of life with an ancient artistic culture. The gallery is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and admission is free. For more information contact Julie Kemper at (573) 751-2854 or go to www.mostateparks.com/statecapcomplex/index.html.
Searching for Jim: Slavery in Sam Clemens' World
February 26
On February 26 at 7 p.m. at the Missouri Archives, Terrell Dempsey presents a new perspective on Sam Clemens’s writings, especially regarding his use of race in the portrayal of individual characters, their attitudes, and worldviews. This program is free and open to the public. For more information call (573) 751-3280 or visit www.sos.mo.gov/archives/.
"Tuna Christmas" Dinner Theatre
February 27, 28, March 1, 5-8
The Capital City Players present "Tuna Christmas", a dinner theatre production at Shikles Auditorium, 1200 Linden Drive. Seasons Greeting from A Tuna Christmas, the hilarious sequel to the hit comedy, Greater Tuna, starring the original cast, Branden Bise and Ken Thompson. Come spend the holidays with all your old favorite citizens of Tuna, Texas and make some new friends while you're there. Bise and Thompson, along with some split-second costume changes, portray all 24 citizens of Texas' third smallest town, where the Lion's Club is too liberal and Patsy Cline never dies. This time, it's 24 hours before Christmas and all comic hell is about to break loose as the delightfully eccentric characters attempt to cope with seasonal traumas such as a disaster prone little theatre production of A Christmas Carol, and a yard decorating contest that is being sabotaged by a mysterious Christmas phantom! Bring the whole family and join in the holiday fun! Evening performances will be February 27, 28 and March 5, 6 and 7; doors open at 6 p.m., dinner at 6:30 p.m. and the show starts at 7:30 p.m. Matinee performances will be March 1 and 8; doors open at noon, lunch at 12:30 p.m. and the show starts at 1:30 p.m. Advance reservations are required; call (573) 681-9012 for tickets. Tickets are $30 per person for dinner and the show.