Southeast Missouri State Universitys River Campus has announced that a free River Campus Summer Arts Festival Shuttle will transport visitors to the festival from locations throughout downtown Cape Girardeau on June 16.The shuttle service is sponsored by the University and the Rotary Club of Cape Girardeau, and represents the festivals continuing commitment to community outreach, said Rhonda Weller-Stilson, director of the Earl and Margie Holland School of Visual and Performing Arts and associate dean of the College of Liberal Arts.Each year, the one-day festival guest numbers grow and exceed our goals, from the first year of around 1,000 people attending to last years number swelling to more than 3,500, Stilson said. The community has continued to embrace the River Campus Summer Arts Festival and our summer productions, and we are thrilled to provide this free service in support of our festival enthusiasts, families and art lovers.The shuttle service will begin at 9:30 a.m. and will pick up and transport visitors every half hour from the following locations: Isle Casino Cape Girardeau, Normal Avenue and Pacific in front of Grauel Building, Broadway and Pacific, 612 Broadway in front of Catapult Creative House, Broadway and Lorimier near the Rust Center for Media at 325 Broadway, Spanish Street and Themis Street in front of the Common Pleas Courthouse, and Southeasts River Campus.A map indicating the shuttle route is available here.The community festival is free and open to all ages from the entire region. The event is scheduled for 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and will include live music, dance, theatrical performances, magic, visual arts displays, hands-on family-friendly art expression activities, museum exhibitions, musical instruments and animal petting zoos, creative writing workshops, an art walk, and other hands-on activities throughout the River Campus.The festival is sponsored by Drury Hotels, US Bank, the Earl and Margie Holland School of Visual and Performing Arts, Southeast Missouri State University, City of Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation, the Isle Casino Cape Girardeau, Rust Communications, KGMO, Ameren Missouri, KBSI, River Radio, Pure Country C106.1, KRCU, Cape Girardeau Convention and Visitors Bureau, SoutheastHEALTH, Legends, Lemonade Grill, Cape Noon Optimist Club, Cape Rotary Club, the Rosemary Berkel and Harry L. Crisp II Museum, Jimmy Johns, Andys Frozen Custard, Minglewood Brewery, Pepsi, and the Universitys departments of Art, Music and The Conservatory of Theatre and Dance. Partners include the Arts Council of Southeast Missouri, Old Town Cape and the United Way of Southeast Missouri.