Highland Around Town - Oct. 18 edition
Noon Friday, Oct. 20, is the deadline to appear in next week’s “Around Town” listing. We must receive your event in writing with a contact phone number for questions. Submissions will be edited and appear in the week before the event date.
Send event info via email to lifestyle@bnd.com. Questions, call Jennifer Green at 618-239-2643.
Wednesday, Oct. 18
▪ Nothing Bundt Cakes Sale — 9 a.m. (until sold out) HSHS St. Joseph’s Hospital Highland, Medical Office Building lobby, 12866 Troxler Ave., Highland. Bundt cakes are $6 each. Cash or credit/debit cards accepted. Proceeds benefit the Auxiliary’s scholarship fund.
▪ National Alliance on Mental Illness: NAMI Connection Recovery Support Group — 6:30-8 p.m. Online via Zoom. Free peer-to-peer support group for adults with a mental health condition working towards recovery. Every Wednesday. Open the Zoom app and enter 3914844542. For information: kelly.nami.swi@gmail.com or 618-798-9788.
Thursday, Oct. 19
▪ Cahokia Archaeological Society — 6:30 p.m. Collinsville Memorial Public Library, 408 W. Main St., Collinsville. The program presentation will be followed by a short CAS business meeting. The program is entitled, “Recognizing Mississippian Women: A Comparison of Joara, North Carolina, and Cahokia, Illinois,” and will be presented by Dr. Gayle Fritz, Professor Emerita of Anthropology, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri. Dr. Fritz is an author and co-author of two chapters in an edited volume titled, “Mississippian Women,” in press, and she authored the book “Feeding Cahokia: Early Agriculture in the North American Heartland.” Both the program and the CAS meeting are free and open to the public.
▪ National Alliance on Mental Illness: Family Support Group — 7-8:30 p.m. Online via Zoom. The Family Support Meetings are for family members, significant others, and/or friends of persons with a mental health condition. Third Thursday of every month. Facilitators: Diane Borawski and Pat Rudloff. For information: kelly.nami.swi@gmail.com or 618-798-9788.
Friday, Oct. 20
▪ Aviston Legion Fish Fry — 4:30-7 p.m. American Legion Post 1239, 601 S. Clinton, Aviston. Cod (baked or fried), catfish, shrimp, hush puppies, chicken strips, fries, baked potato, slaw, applesauce. Dine-in and carryout. 618-228-7311 or avistonlegion.com.
Friday, Oct. 20 & Saturday, Oct. 21
▪ Carlyle Lake Haunted Trail — 6:30-10 p.m. both nights. Dam West Boat Ramp, Carlyle Lake, Carlyle. Participants will take a hayride down to the Little Prairie Nature Trail where ghosts and goblins await. Parking and tickets for the Carlyle Lake Haunted Trail will be at the Dam West Boat Ramp on the day of the event. Admission is $10 per person.
Saturday, Oct. 21
▪ Second annual Horner Park Boosters Pick of the Patch Festival — 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Horner Park, Lebanon. Includes 5k Trick or Trot and Kid Fun Run at 8:30 a.m. followed by costume contests. Chili & Soup Cook-off from noon to 5 p.m. ($10 wristband for unlimited samples). Decorated pumpkin contest at 2 p.m.
▪ Tri Township Library Book Sale — 9 a.m. to noon. Tri Township Library, 209 S. Main St., Troy. Books donations accepted during the book sale and 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesdays. Sponsored by the Friends of the Library. 618-667-2133.
▪ Pick of the Patch Fall Festival — 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Dam West Recreation Area, Carlyle Lake, Carlyle. This annual event will include fall-themed art, crafts, and food vendors.
Tuesday, Oct. 24
▪ Parents of Addicted Loved Ones — 7-8:30 p.m. Online via Zoom. The PAL group provides education, support and hope to family members and loved ones of someone who has an addiction of substance use disorder. Free and open to all. For info or to join the Zoom meeting, contact Craig at 618-567-6095. palgroup.org
Wednesday, Oct. 25
▪ Valerie Coleman and Louis Spohr: Winds with Strings — 7:30 p.m. The Sheldon, 3648 Washington Blvd., St. Louis. Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra wind and string musicians launch the new Live at The Sheldon chamber music series with a fascinating program including music by Valerie Coleman and Carl Nielsen, plus Louis Spohr’s inventive and charming Nonet, and Richard Strauss’s playful take on a German prankster of lore in “Till Eulenspiegel, einmal anders!” 314-534-1700 or slso.org.
Other area happenings
▪ HSHS St. Joseph’s Hospital Auxiliary Used Book Sale — 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 26, 9 a.m. to noon and 12:30-3 p.m. Friday, Oct. 27. St. Joseph’s Hospital Highland, Ungacta Conference Center, 12866 Troxler Ave., Highland. Featuring an impressive selection of fiction and nonfiction books, children’s books, cookbooks, puzzles, DVDs, CDs and more. Prices for hardback books will be $2, paperbacks are 50 cents, children’s books will be 25 cents and 50 cents, and oversized paperbacks, puzzles and DVDs/CDs are $1. Friday’s afternoon’s sale is a $3 Bargain Bag Sale. 618-651-2592.
▪ DeMoulin Museum Chili & Soup Supper — 4:30-6:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 27. DeMoulin Museum, 205 S. Prairie St., Greenville. The menu includes chili, vegetable soup, and potato soup, with a hot dog, dessert and drink. Cost is $8 for adults, $4 for children 5 to 12, with those under 5 eating for free. Carryouts and indoor dining will be available. demoulinmuseum.org
▪ Citywide Symphony Shabbat at The J — 5:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 27. JCC Staenberg Family Complex in Creve Coeur - Gym, 2 Millstone Campus Drive, St. Louis. Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra’s Kevin McBeth leads an SLSO string orchestra in performance of music by Jewish composers including George Gershwin, Ben Steinberg, and Ernest Bloch. Guest singers Rabbi Amy Feder (Congregation Temple Israel) and Cantor Ronald Eichaker, Rabbi (United Hebrew Congregation) join the SLSO musicians to perform both sacred and secular selections. This hour-long concert is free but RSVPs are requested. Seating is limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis. slso.org
▪ Classic Movie Day at the DeMoulin Museum: ‘Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein’ — 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 29. DeMoulin Museum, 205 S. Prairie St., Greenville. This year marks the 75th anniversary of the comedy classic, “Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein.” As an added attraction, Chris Costello, daughter of the late Lou Costello, will do a Q&A session via Zoom beginning at 1:30 p.m. The movie will begin immediately after. The movie and refreshments are offered free of charge. demoulinmuseum.org
▪ Fall 2023 Health Fair — 6-10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 1. HSHS St. Joseph’s Hospital Highland, 12866 Troxler Ave., Highland. Registration is now open for the event. All participants must register through the MyHSHS online medical record portal. Those wanting to attend must pre-register for an appointment online through MyHSHS, powered by MyChart, a free online personal health record that you can access securely from your home computer, laptop or mobile device. Registration will close at the end of day Sunday, Oct. 29 or when all appointments are filled. There are limited spots available and on-site registration will not be accepted. For assistance, please call 618-651-2739. hshs.org/st-josephs-highland
▪ Madison County Historical Society Annual Dining in History Event — Noon to 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 5. Olde Wicks Factory, 1100 5th St., Highland. Dinner in History will begin with tours from the Gatsby Room where patrons can take advantage of the cash bar while they wait for their tour. That will be followed by a catered dinner, and a brief annual meeting for the purpose of nominating new MCHS Board members. With business settled, the event will continue with a program and performance in the Grand Hall by Dave Stephens, who will tell how the organ was returned to Wicks and demonstrate how it is played. Tickets are $50 for MCHS members and $60 for non-members. Reservation deadline: Oct. 25. 618-656-1294 or madcohistory.org.
