Crisp Museum is open late 4-8 p.m. on select first Fridays for the Art Walk where patrons visit multiple art venues.
This is free for all ages and some locations provide refreshments.

Enjoy the new exhibits with your friends and family, socialize, soak in the culture, and appreciate the arts. Many artworks are for sale.

October 4 / 4-8 p.m. / Two Fine Art Exhibitions to view:
Reception Lexie Millican: Abracadabra through September 30, 2024
 
September 6 Thomas Mangelsen - A Life in the Wild, Part 1

Questions: (573) 651-2260 Email museum@semo.edu
Map: 518 S. Fountain St., Cape Girardeau, Missouri 63703
Crisp Museum is located inside Southeast Missouri State University’s River Campus Cultural Arts Center  

Fall Trivia Night at Crisp Museum (for University students/personnel only)
September 9
7-9 p.m.

Do you enjoy trivia and a challenge? Get together a team of 6 friends for a night of trivia. Test how well you and your friends know about SEMO, movies, general knowledge, etc. Limit of 6 teams.
When enrolling online, select your team number. Each person must individually enter. 

Questions: (573) 651-2260 or Email Gary Tyler: gtyler@semo.edu

T-Shirt Quilt Tutorial at Crisp Museum
September 13
10-11 a.m. / 1-2 p.m. / 4-5 p.m.
All ages / Free 

T-shirts are a part of a person's life story. Learn what it takes to create a T-shirt quilt by attending this live tutorial demonstration. Layout styles can vary from a simple grid with the same size T-shirt blocks to off-set designs incorporating various-sized T-shirts. Whether you use thin or thick, heavy or light fabric, it all depends on your preference. Maybe you like to see texture with frayed or hand-tied seams. Examples will be on hand for a close look. 
Questions: (573) 651-2260 Email museum@semo.edu

The T-shirt Quilt Tutorial is offered at 3 times: 10 a.m., 1 p.m., and 4 p.m. It is free and open to all ages. No registration is required.

Crisp Museum offers Stitch at Crisp on Fridays. Bring your supplies and create in our space. Tables and electricity are provided.

Questions: (573) 651-2260 Email museum@semo.edu
Map: 518 S. Fountain St., Cape Girardeau, Missouri 63703
Crisp Museum is located inside Southeast Missouri State University’s River Campus Cultural Arts Center  

Chainmail Workshop
September 14
1-4 p.m.
ages 14+ / free / preregister by Sept. 11

The Rosemary Berkel and Harry L. Crisp II Museum at Southeast Missouri State University’s River Campus is hosting a Chain Mail workshop from 1-4 p.m., Sept.11.

This event is free for ages 14 and older and is open to the public. Supplies will be provided. Registration is due by Sept. 11. Class size will be capped at 16 participants. Free and open to the public.

During the workshop, participants will learn the basics of making chain mail, a type of armor consisting of metal rings linked to form a mesh.

Participants will learn how to cut loops from wire and assemble the loops to create the four-in-one pattern technique. By the end of the workshop, participants will leave with a small 4–6-inch chainmail sample they can build on and create more pieces from at home.

Preregister online, click "Enroll in Class" and follow the prompts. Select pay later, but you won't.

Questions: (573) 651-2260 or Email Jim Phillips: jmphillips@semo.edu
Crisp Museum is located inside Southeast Missouri State University’s River Campus Cultural Arts Center, 518 South Fountain Street, Cape Girardeau, Missouri.

RPG Mini Figure Painting (for University students/personnel only)
September 21 and 28
1-4 p.m. / Free / Registration is required due to limited seating
Preregister online and click Enroll in Class
Note: At registration, select "pay later" (but you really won't). 

Receive one free RPG character to paint.

Questions: (573) 651-2260 or Email Gary Tyler: gtyler@semo.edu
Crisp Museum is located inside Southeast Missouri State University’s River Campus Cultural Arts Center, 518 South Fountain Street, Cape Girardeau, Missouri.

Role Playing Games at Crisp Museum (for University students/personnel only)
September 22 and 29
1-4 p.m. / Free / Registration is required due to limited seating
Preregister online and click Enroll in Class
Note: At registration, select "pay later" (but you really won't). 


Use Saturday's character that was created to play the role-playing game.

Questions: (573) 651-2260 or Email Gary Tyler: gtyler@semo.edu
Crisp Museum is located inside Southeast Missouri State University’s River Campus Cultural Arts Center, 518 South Fountain Street, Cape Girardeau, Missouri.

Crisp Museum is open late 4-8 p.m. on select first Fridays for the Art Walk where patrons visit multiple art venues.
This is free for all ages and some locations provide refreshments.

Enjoy the new exhibits with your friends and family, socialize, soak in the culture, and appreciate the arts. Many artworks are for sale.

October 4 / 4-8 p.m. / Two Fine Art Exhibitions to view:
Reception Gain of Function: New Mutation through November 25, 2024
Meet the Artist, Emily Denlinger. 

Reception Thomas Mangelsen: A Life in the Wild, Part 2 through November 26, 2024
A continuation of Mangelsen’s large-format photographic journey, featuring bold wildlife encounters and dramatic landscapes. Mangelsen intends to elevate public awareness about the global poaching crisis, animal extinction, and circumstances of climate change through his stimulating imagery that makes you realize we all share this planet, even though many choose to never go into the wild.

60 Minutes interview by Anderson Cooper with Thomas D. Manngelsen aired May 6, 2018

MAHB Blog July 20, 2017, by Todd Wilkinson:  The Millennium Alliance for Humanity and the Biosphere (MAHB, pronounced “mob”) is a meeting place for global civil society — citizens concerned with the interconnections among the greatest threats to human well-being: this is the human predicament. Please visit the "MAHB Arts Community" to share and reflect on how art can promote critical changes in behavior and systems. An initiative of Stanford University,
bringing the best science to civil society.

Financial assistance for this project has been provided by the Missouri Arts Council, a state agency.

All photographs are copyrighted ©.
Thomas D. Mangelsen - A Life in the Wild
Produced by David J. Wagner, L.L.C.
David J. Wagner, Ph.D., Curator/Tour Director

Questions: (573) 651-2260 Email museum@semo.edu
Map: 518 S. Fountain St., Cape Girardeau, Missouri 63703
Crisp Museum is located inside Southeast Missouri State University’s River Campus Cultural Arts Center  

Fall Themed Putz Houses
October 5 and 6 
1-4 p.m. 
$5 fee/ages 12+ / limited seating
Preregister online and click Enroll in Class
Note: Online payment requires a card. To pay by check or cash please visit the museum.

Putz houses are small, intricately detailed buildings traditionally made from cardboard, paper, and glitter, originating from Germany in the early 1900s. They were often used as Christmas decorations. Today, they are still popular and can be found year around various styles, from vintage to traditional. Houses can be as unique and detailed as you care to make. Supplies to start your base and house will be provided. Participants may bring things gathered in nature, balsa wood, toothpicks, or tiny related toys.

Jeff Martin and Jeanna Nance, amateur putzers and members of a local group, will provide examples and demonstrate the first steps using a canvas board as the ground for a house. From that point on, you make all the decisions.

A display of Putz Houses will include a haunted house, a farmhouse, a church, a snowy house, and more to inspire participants.  

Questions: (573) 651-2260 Email museum@semo.edu
Map: 518 S. Fountain St., Cape Girardeau, Missouri 63703
Crisp Museum is located inside Southeast Missouri State University’s River Campus Cultural Arts Center  

Paint Night: Owl Friends
October 10
6-9 p.m.
Fee: $10 for public, Free for University community / Ages 11+
Preregister by October 8
Note: Online payment requires a card. To pay by check or cash please visit the museum.
University community registration: select "pay later" (but you really won't). 

Colorful owl painting designs will be available to choose from or create your unique scene. How will it look - close up, far away, moonlit night sky, colorful sunset, patterns and designs, cheery or mysterious? Include as many owls as you like. The art is made on a canvas with acrylic paint. All of the supplies will be provided.

Questions: (573) 651-2260 or Email museum@semo.edu
Map: 518 S. Fountain St., Cape Girardeau, Missouri 63703
Crisp Museum is located inside Southeast Missouri State University’s River Campus Cultural Arts Center  

Mini Skull Halloween Decor
October 12 or 13
1-4 p.m.
Free / Enroll in one day only / ages 10+
Preregister online and click Enroll in Class
Note: at Enrollment, select pay later, but you really won't.

Questions: (573) 651-2260 or Email Gary Tyler: gtyler@semo.edu
Map: 518 S. Fountain St., Cape Girardeau, Missouri 63703
Crisp Museum is located inside Southeast Missouri State University’s River Campus Cultural Arts Center  

Sewing Workshop: Pleats Table Runner with Cheryl Sleboda
October 15
9 a.m.-5 p.m.
A fee is required, and a supply list will be given 

Preregister online and click Enroll in Class
Note: Online payment requires a card. To pay by check or cash please visit the museum.

Crisp Museum is partnering with River Heritage Quilters' Guild to host a fun workshop where you can learn a new sewing skill and use your creativity with fabric.
Cheryl Slebona is one to not follow the beat of the old-time sewing machine. She uses texture, and technology, in her textiles as a teacher.
"I'm that quilter your mother warned you about. Not your average quilter. Not your grandmother's quilter. I put lights in my quilts! Who knew?" states Sleboda.

Learn an interesting twist on your standard quilt block with this show-stopping pleating technique! In this FULL DAY class, you’ll have a ton of fun sewing these EASY pleats by machine, and you’ll leave with a completed table runner top.

A fee of $10 kit per student for the pattern she will bring you, for the table runner.

Supplies needed:

• 3/4 yard of background fabric
• Fat quarters of 6 different fabrics for the colors inside of the folds
• Sewing machine with a quarter-inch foot
• Scissors
• Ruler (at least a 6-inch ruler and a longer one for the long strips)
• Rotary cutter and mat
• Thread to match your fabrics and the fabrics inside the folds
• Hand sewing needle
• Pins
• Batting and a fabric backing (both should be 15 x 36)

Crisp Museum is located inside Southeast Missouri State University’s River Campus Cultural Arts Center, 518 South Fountain Street, Cape Girardeau, Missouri.

Halloween at Crisp Museum
October 26 / 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
October 27 / 1-4 p.m.
October 31 / 4-7 p.m.  
Free / Open to the public 

Halloween at Crisp Museum is a family tradition weekend adventure. Come and join in the family fun of making a misfit rag monster, painting a wooden pumpkin or tombstone, or taking the scavenger hunt challenge on October 26, 28, 29, and 31.

On October 31, Trick or Treat HERE IN YOUR COSTUME!
Complete the scavenger hunt for a chance to win the candy in the cauldron, with the winner selected at 7 p.m. (winner does not need to be present)

Bring your pumpkin and use the museum's tools that will be provided to create your jack-o-lantern. This is a family event for all ages.

Questions: (573) 651-2260 Email museum@semo.edu
Map: 518 S. Fountain St., Cape Girardeau, Missouri 63703
Crisp Museum is located inside Southeast Missouri State University’s River Campus Cultural Arts Center  

Painting with Farley Lewis: Poetic Landscapes
November 1 and 2
8 a.m.-3 p.m. / ages 16+ / Limited Seating

Crisp Museum Booth at Cape Comic Con
November 1-3
Drop in the Show Me Center / Requires entry fee

Show Me Center is located at 1333 N. Sprigg, Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Map: 518 S. Fountain St., Cape Girardeau, Missouri 63703
Crisp Museum is located inside Southeast Missouri State University’s River Campus Cultural Arts Center  

Finger Weaving Demonstration
November 9 and 10
1-4 p.m.

Questions: (573) 651-2260 or Email Jim Phillips: jmphillips@semo.edu
Map: 518 S. Fountain St., Cape Girardeau, Missouri 63703
Crisp Museum is located inside Southeast Missouri State University’s River Campus Cultural Arts Center  

Paint Night: Black Out Poetry Collage
November 14
6 p.m.  
Fee: $10 for public, Free for University community / Ages 11+
Preregister by November 12 online  
Note: Online payment requires a card. To pay by check or cash please visit the museum.
University community registration: select "pay later" (but you won't). 

To come up with your very own black-out poetry, a page of text from a book, newspaper, or magazine will be the start. From there, you choose a word as your starting point. As you move forward through the text, here and there, progressively select other words to combine into phrases or sentences. Once it is suitable for you, you will cover the unneeded words with paint. You may add designs or layer various images to create your collage. Supplies will be provided.

Questions: (573) 651-2260
Map: 518 S. Fountain St., Cape Girardeau, Missouri 63703
Crisp Museum is located inside Southeast Missouri State University’s River Campus Cultural Arts Center  

Escape Room "Clue: Robbery at the Museum" for SEMO students/personnel
November 15, 16, 17, 23, 24 / A 90 Minute Game
Preregister online click Enroll in Class and select a date and team start time. Participants must be enrolled individually. Select "pay later" (but you really won't). 

Enroll a team of up to 6 players for the Escape Room "Clue: Robbery at the Museum." This is a 90-minute Escape Room challenge. Difficulty: 3/5

It should have been simple-you were hired to steal six priceless exhibits from the museum then get out and get paid. But someone in your crew is a traitor! One of you already stole a target exhibit and replaced it with a fake one, and they triggered security to boot. You need to get out before the guards find you and figure out who betrayed you, what they stole, and where they hid it. 
-description from the publisher's website

Game Times 
11/15  6 p.m.
11/16  10 a.m., 12 p.m., 2 p.m.
11/17  1 p.m., 2:30 p.m.
11/23  10 a.m., 1:30 p.m., 2 p.m.
11/24  1 p.m., 2:30 p.m. 

Questions: (573) 651-2260 or Email: Gary Tyler: gtyler@semo.edu
Map: 518 S. Fountain St., Cape Girardeau, Missouri 63703
Crisp Museum is located inside Southeast Missouri State University’s River Campus Cultural Arts Center  

Crisp Museum is open late 4-8 p.m. on select first Fridays for the Art Walk where patrons visit multiple art venues.
This is free for all ages and some locations provide refreshments.

Enjoy the new exhibits with your friends and family, socialize, soak in the culture, and appreciate the arts. Many artworks are for sale.

July 5 Selections from the Permanent Collection
Open late 4-8 p.m.

August 2 Selections from the Permanent Collection 
Open late 4-8 p.m.

Questions: (573) 651-2260 Email museum@semo.edu
Map: 518 S. Fountain St., Cape Girardeau, Missouri 63703
Crisp Museum is located inside Southeast Missouri State University’s River Campus Cultural Arts Center