Matt Ternes was busy Friday evening service piping hot fish at the Knights of Columbia Fish Fry in Dexter. Folks filed into the Sacred Heart Parish Center for the annual fish fry, with fish, hush puppies, slaw, fries and homemade desserts the feature fare. A crew of men in the Knights of Columbus worked in the kitchen, with the fryers and behind the scenes to make the fish fry a success.

Artist Buddy James of Malden works on a mural at The Metro Gallery that has opened in Historic Downtown Dexter. The mural will become a screen in the gallery. The business will feature the finest art and craft, including work from artisans who are members of The Best of Missouri Hands. Gallery owner Erin Brown says Best of Missouri Hands is a statewide organization dedicated to the development and recognition of Missouri's arts and artisans. The Metro Gallery will hold its official Grand Opening on Friday, March 19 from 6 - 9 p.m. The Gallery is located at the intersection of Walnut and Stoddard Streets. ShowMe Times photo by Annabeth Miller

Getting Ready For Sale!

So what's better than a LARGE yard sale? A LARGE yard sale that's inside!!! The ladies at the First Christian Church in Dexter are having a LARGE INDOOR Yard Sale this Friday and Saturday at the church. All sorts of items will be available - from lamps to books, clothing, dishes and home items and more and more! Helping to get things ready earlier this week were (from left) Barbara Bailey, Carrol Russell, Shirley Edwards, Tina Barker and Mildred Miller. The sale will be open from 7 a.m. until 5 p.m. on Friday, and 7 a.m. until 12 noon on Saturday. The church is in Historic Downtown Dexter at the corner of Stoddard and Poplar streets (The Indoor Yard Sale is in the Disciple Center that is on Poplar Street). ShowMe Times photo by Annabeth Miller)

A ShowMe Times Report

POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. - The new sensational bluegrass duo Dailey and Vincent will bring its fresh new take on a traditional music form to the Southeast Missouri with a concert this week at Three Rivers College.

Dailey and Vincent will perform at 7 p.m., Thursday, March 3 in the Tinnin Fine Arts Center on the Three Rivers College campus. The program is part of the Three Rivers Patrons of the Arts series.

Jamie Dailey and Darrin Vincent became the most heralded new act in bluegrass as their debut album Dailey & Vincent (2008) and tour schedule introduced them to appreciative audiences. The group took home seven awards at the 2008 International Bluegrass Music Awards Show, including Entertainer of the Year and Album of the Year.

Jamie Dailey and Darrin Vincent have been bluegrass musicians throughout their careers. But, like the earliest icons, they also push the bluegrass envelope. Best of all, they've found the closest thing to brotherhood - a true musical partnership.

The duo received a GMA Dove Award nomination earlier this month for Bluegrass Album of the Year the their “all a cappella” gospel college, Singing from the Heart.

Award-winning bluegrass duo Dailey & Vincent received a GMA Dove Award nomination this week for Bluegrass Album of the Year for its a cappella gospel collection, 'Singing From the Heart,' on Rounder Records.

“Gospel music is near and dear to us, as in gospel music,” said Jamie Dailey.

The 42nd Annual GMA Dove Awards Show will be taped live at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta on Wednesday, April 20, and will air on GMC television on Easter Sunday, April 24, at 7 p.m. EST.

Dailey & Vincent are the current three-time IBMA Entertainers of the Year and Vocal Group of the Year. They also received IBMA Awards for Gospel Recorded Performance of the Year in 2008 and 2009, and they were awarded Gospel Group of the Year/Contemporary at the SPBGMA Bluegrass Awards for the last three years. They recently attended the GRAMMY Awards, where they were nominated for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals for “Elizabeth” from Dailey & Vincent Sing the Statler Brothers.

Tickets Thursday’s concert with Daily & Vincent at the Tinnin Fine Arts Center are still available. Visit trcc.edu/tinnin to purchase tickets online with a credit card. Printed tickets are also for sale at the Poplar Bluff Chamber of Commerce and in the Business/Financial Services Office at Three Rivers College. All tickets are just $10.

Dailey & Vincent concert at Three Rivers a part of the Three Rivers Patrons of the Arts season, and is sponsored by Heartland Furniture and Appliance of Dexter, Doniphan and Piedmont and by Boycom in Poplar Bluff.

Photos above: Top photo: The Bluegrass Due Dailey & Vincent will be in concert at Three Rivers College Thursday, March 3.
Bottom photo: The Dailey & Vincent concert is part of the Three Rivers Patrons of the Arts series and is sponsored by Heartland Furniture and Appliance in Dexter, Doniphan and Piedmont. Three Rivers Vice President Dr. Wesley Payne and Cindy Boyers of Heartland Furniture and Appliance discuss the upcoming concert.

Sweet Puppy

Dexter Humane Officer Jeff Jarrell holds Gigi, a King Charles Cavalier Spaniel that was anong the animals at the Pet Adoption Day sponsored by the Dexter Animal Shelter. The event was held Saturday at Orscheln Farm & Home in Dexter. The day was a huge success before it even started. Jarrell and Shelter Volunteer Meagan Brehmer reported an anonymous donor agreed to pay all adoption fees for individuals who adopted a pet at the event, and a number of furry friends became "forever friends" and went to loving new homes! (ShowMe Times photo by Annabeth Miller)