Highland Around Town - Oct. 25 edition
Noon Friday, Oct. 27, 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. 25
▪ 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. 26
▪ 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. Fourth Thursday of every month. Facilitators: Pat Rudloff and Beverly Churchill. For information: kelly.nami.swi@gmail.com or 618-798-9788.
Thursday, Oct. 26 & Friday, Oct. 27
▪ 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.
Friday, Oct. 27
▪ DeMoulin Museum Chili & Soup Supper — 4:30-6:30 p.m. 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
▪ 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.
Saturday, Oct. 28
▪ National Prescription Drug Take Back Day — 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Various locations in Clinton County. Drop off your unused or unwanted prescriptions. DEA and its partners will collect tablets, capsules, patches, and other solid forms of prescription drugs. For a list of drop off locations, visit: https://bit.ly/3MatBoh.
Sunday, Oct. 29
▪ Albers Legion Breakfast — 8-11 a.m. American Legion Post 1026, 600 N. Bertha St., Albers. Serving pork sausage, ham, eggs, fried potatoes, biscuits and gravy, and pancakes. Cost: $13 adults, $6 kids 5-12, under 5 free. 618-248-5505.
▪ Classic Movie Day at the DeMoulin Museum: ‘Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein’ — 1:30 p.m. 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
Tuesday, Oct. 31
▪ 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, Nov. 1
▪ Fall 2023 Health Fair — 6-10:30 a.m. 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
Other area happenings
▪ Beethoven’s Piano Cycle: Paul Lewis Plays the Fourth — 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 3, and 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 5. Touhill Performing Arts Center at the University of Missouri - St. Louis, 1 Touhill Circle, St. Louis. Orpheus was Greek mythology’s superstar musician. Stéphane brings two responses to the myth, the bewitching beauty of Gluck’s “Orfeo ed Euridice” and Beethoven’s Fourth Piano Concerto. Pianist Paul Lewis is among the world’s great Beethoven pianists, offering what “Gramophone” Magazine calls “shining musicianship.” The sprightliness of Prokofiev’s First Symphony and Ravel’s “Le Tombeau de Couperin” refreshes us with a splash of colors, vivid lights, and rich tonal variety. slso.org
▪ 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.
