Highland Around Town - April 3 edition
Noon Friday, April 5, 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.
Now thru Saturday, May 4
▪ Heritage Museum: Ties, Needles, and Thread Guild: A Quilt Exhibit — 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday-Thursday and Saturday through May 4. Glen Carbon Heritage Museum, 124 School St., Glen Carbon. Opening reception 6 p.m. Saturday, April 6. Closing reception 1-3 p.m. Saturday, May 4. The exhibit will highlight different quilting patterns and techniques throughout the decades. Other features of the exhibit will include pre-cut fabric swatches, toppers, templates, books and more. During the exhibition, quilts from the Heritage Museum’s personal collection will also be on display. edwardsvilleartscenter.com
Friday, April 5
▪ Tri-Township Library Book Sale — 9 a.m. to noon. Tri-Township Library, 209 S. Main St., Troy. Book donations accepted during the sale and on Tuesdays from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sponsored by the Friends of the Library. 618-667-2133.
▪ 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.
▪ The Arcadia Dance Orchestra — 7:30 p.m. Hettenhausen Center for the Arts, 400 N. Alton St., Lebanon. Featuring an authentic, 11-piece 1920s-style jazz band based in St. Louis. Named after the once-famous Arcadia Ballroom (“On Olive, near Grand”), the group consists of incredible musicians playing era-correct instruments with red-hot energy and keen historical accuracy. This performance is part of McKendree University’s Discovery Series. Tickets are $20. thehett.com
Friday, April 5 thru Sunday, April 7
▪ 19th annual Builders St. Charles Home Show — 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday-Saturday, April 5-6, and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, April 7. St. Charles Convention Center, 1 Convention Center Blvd., St. Charles, Missouri. Local companies bring countless experts to this event who offer valuable home improvement knowledge and advice. People can see, learn about and buy the latest home products and services in one convenient location. Free admission and parking. stlhomeshow.com
Saturday, April 6
▪ Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site Trivia Night & Silent Auction — 7 p.m. Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site, Interpretive Center Lobby, 30 Ramey St., Collinsville. Doors open at 6 p.m. Evening includes the silent auction, mulligans, 50/50 raffle, used book sale. Cost: $20 per person or $150 for a table of up to 10. This event supports the Cahokia Mounds Museum Society (CMMS) and the Powell Archaeological Research Center (PARC). For reservations: 618-344-7316 or cahokiamounds.org/trivia24.
Sunday, April 7
▪ 42nd annual Spring Coin Show — 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. American Legion Post 365, 1022 Vandalia (Route 159), Collinsville. The show offers a wide variety of U.S. and world coins, paper money, tokens, medals, books and collecting supplies. Free hourly door prizes, free attendance, free parking, free appraisals of coins, currency, medals, tokens, gold, silver and jewelry. Show Me Big Raffle that includes Gold and Silver coins. Open to the public. Full-service BBQ meals available through the American Legion. MetroEastCoinCurrencyClub.com.
▪ Saint Louis Chamber Chorus: ‘The Glory That Was Greece’ — 3 p.m. Graham Chapel, Washington University, 6475 Forsyth Blvd., St. Louis. The competing tensions found in the tragedy Antigone by Sophocles are presented through four odes composed expressly for us by Ned Rorem, Sasha Johnson Manning, Kerensa Briggs, and Melissa Dunphy. Their dramatic choruses find relief in the tender and deeply personal poetry of Sappho, set by Clare Maclean and Ildebrando Pizzetti. chamberchorus.org
▪ St. Louis Jewish Film Festival — Thru Thursday, April 18. B&B Theatres, 12657 Olive Blvd., Creve Coeur, Missouri. Visit our festival lineup to buy individual tickets OR purchase an All-Festival Pass! Seats are VERY limited for every screening, so don’t wait until the previews start. Contact our Box Office Manger Hannah Ryan at hryan@jccstl.org or call 314-442-3179 for more information on tickets. jccstl.com
Tuesday, April 9
▪ New to You Accessory Sale — 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sullivan Room, St. Joseph’s Hospital Highland, 12866 Troxler Ave., Highland. A wide variety of gently used purses, jewelry, scarves, gloves, hats and other items will be available at very reasonable prices. Many name brand purses are available: Dooney & Bourke, Hilfiger, Coach, Fossil, Relic, Vera Bradley, Aigner and Bernini to name a few. Net proceeds from sale are donated to the HSHS St. Joseph’s Foundation to further support health initiatives and purchase equipment for a variety of patient care departments in the hospital.
▪ Distinguished Speaker Series: What’s Your MVP? Leadership Lessons from the Coach Who Inspired ‘Ted Lasso’ — 7 p.m. Hettenhausen Center for the Arts, 400 N. Alton St., Lebanon. Coach Donnie Campbell is not just an inspirational coach, but also in part, the impetus for the wise and ever so cheerful lead character of the Emmy Award Winning show, Ted Lasso. His colorful keynote provides valuable leadership lessons that can be seen on the court, but more importantly applied in the workplace. thehett.com
Wednesday, April 10
▪ National Active and Retired Federal Employees (NARFE) Alvin G. Bohley Chapter 1019 — 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. O’Town Food Hall and Tap House, 1214 Central Park Drive, O’Fallon. Speaker Steve Mueller on the life cycle of Purple Martins at noon. All active and retired federal and postal employees are welcome. Meetings held the second Wednesday of each month except for May and December socials. NARFE remains the go-to resource for the federal community. For information, contact James at jbflat2021@gmail.com or call 618-795-5174.
Other area happenings
▪ Author Talk: ‘Growing Up St. Louis: Looking Back Through the Decades’ — 1 p.m. Friday, April 12. Field House Museum, 634 S. Broadway, St. Louis. The Field House Museum is pleased to welcome back author Jim Merkel to discuss his 2020 book, Growing Up St. Louis: Looking Back Through the Decades, in conjunction with the museum’s latest exhibition, Growing Up on Fifth: Childhood in 1850s St. Louis. Merkel’s book shares the stories of over 100 St. Louisans. Ranging from joyous to humdrum, and even to the grim, these childhood memories offer a glimpse of life in still frame, from the start of the 20th century to the present day. This program is free with limited availability in person and on Zoom. Reservations must be made in advance at fieldhousemuseum.org/events/programs, by calling the Museum at 314-421-4689, or by emailing info@fieldhousemuseum.org.
▪ Catholic Charities 23rd annual Help On the Move Fundraiser — 6-11 p.m. Saturday, April 13. Julia’s Banquet Center, 101 Eastgate Plaza, East Alton. The evening will include dinner, drinks, DJ music, a $10,000 raffle, and activities. The event will include the presentation of the 2024 Community Service Awards. Dinner tickets are $50 each. Raffle tickets are $25 each or buy 2 and get 1 free. Tickets may be purchased on our website cc.dio.org or by calling 618-462-0634.
▪ Madison County Historical Society Speaker Series: Lincoln and Koerner at the Crossroads of History — 2 p.m. Sunday, April 14. Main Street Community Center, 1003 N. Main St., Edwardsville. Jack LeChien and Mollie McKenzie, Co-chairs of the Gustave Koerner House Restoration Committee in Belleville, will present “Lincoln and Koerner at the Crossroads of History.” Free and open to the public. madcohistory.org
