Mid Rivers Newsmagazine 5-18-22
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28 I EVENTS I<br />
May <strong>18</strong>, 20<strong>22</strong><br />
MID RIVERS NEWSMAGAZINE<br />
@MIDRIVERSNEWS<br />
MIDRIVERSNEWSMAGAZINE.COM<br />
Celebrate Memorial Day at 1 p.m. on Monday, May 30 at Veterans Tribute Park, 1031 Kisker Road in Weldon Spring.<br />
local<br />
events<br />
ARTS/ENTERTAINMENT<br />
First Fridays are from 5-8 p.m. on the<br />
first Friday of every month at the Foundry<br />
Art Centre, 520 N. Main Center in Saint<br />
Charles. Visitors can spend time in the galleries,<br />
meet resident studio artists and more.<br />
Free activities and paid workshops hosted<br />
by local business owners. For details, visit<br />
foundryartcentre.org/first-fridays.<br />
• • •<br />
Historic Heald Home and Zumwalt’s<br />
Fort Tours are open from noon-3 p.m. on<br />
the 2nd and 4th Sundays of every month<br />
beginning Sunday, May <strong>22</strong> at Fort Zumwalt<br />
Park, 1000 Jessup Drive W. in O’Fallon.<br />
Admission is $5 per person to see both<br />
attractions; children 10 and under are free.<br />
For more information, call (636) 379-5502<br />
or visit ofallon.mo.us/fort-zumwalt-park.<br />
• • •<br />
The Foundry Block Party is from 11<br />
a.m.-5 p.m. on Wednesday, June 11 at the<br />
Foundry Art Centre, 520 N. Main Center<br />
in Saint Charles. Interactive art projects for<br />
all ages, food and drinks, live music, heavy<br />
machinery, vendor booths, and the main<br />
event - steamroller printing. Free. For more<br />
information, visit foundryartcentre.org.<br />
BENEFITS<br />
St. John’s United Church of Christ<br />
BBQ is from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. on Saturday,<br />
May 21 at St. John’s United Church<br />
of Christ, 945 Wolfrum Road in Weldon<br />
Spring. Dine in or carry out. Prices subject<br />
to change. Cash or check only. Orders of 10<br />
or more can be delivered within a 10 mile<br />
radius. Call in orders to (636) 926-8995.<br />
For details, visit stjohnsweldonspring.org.<br />
• • •<br />
Sweaty Pig 5K or 1-Mile Fun Run is<br />
at 8 a.m. on Saturday, June 4 at Zachary’s<br />
Playground, 8392 Orf Road in Lake Saint<br />
Louis. Featuring both in-person and virtual<br />
races. After the race, enjoy BBQ and brews,<br />
music and fun. For the virtual run, choose<br />
your course and start time between Friday,<br />
June 3 and Sunday, June 5. Upload your<br />
time for recognition. Tickets start at $30<br />
with proceeds benefitting to Unlimited Play,<br />
a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. To register<br />
and for more details, visit unlimitedplay.<br />
org/sweatypigrace.<br />
CONCERTS/FESTIVALS<br />
The Country Fair is from 6-10:30<br />
p.m. on Thursday, May 19; from 5-10:30<br />
p.m. on Friday, May 20 and from 4-10:30<br />
p.m. on Saturday, May 21 at Chesterfield<br />
Amphitheater, 631 Veterans Place Drive<br />
in Chesterfield. Zach Bryan, Jon Pardi<br />
and Chris Young to perform. All ages welcome.<br />
12 and under are free. Ticket prices<br />
range from $20-$250; prices are subject<br />
to change. Ticket includes carnival access,<br />
rides, games and more. Rain or shine. For<br />
more information or to purchase tickets,<br />
visit chesterfieldcountryfair.com.<br />
• • •<br />
Missouri River Irish Fest is at 5 p.m.<br />
on Friday, May 27 through 5 p.m. on<br />
Sunday, May 29 on the Missouri Riverfront<br />
along Main Street in Saint Charles.<br />
Free event. Live music, Irish dancing,<br />
food vendors and more. For details, visit<br />
discoverstcharles.com.<br />
• • •<br />
Food Truck Frenzy is from 5:30-8:30<br />
p.m. on Friday, June 3 at Sports Park, 3589<br />
Hwy K in O’Fallon. Featuring a wide variety<br />
of popular local food trucks in a familyfriendly<br />
park setting. Bring a blanket or<br />
chair. Admission and parking is free. For<br />
details, visit ofallon.mo.us.<br />
• • •<br />
636 Festival is at 6 p.m. on Friday, June 3<br />
between Good News Brewing and La Belle<br />
Vie Cafe in Historic Frenchtown in Saint<br />
Charles. For a full list of businesses offering<br />
$6 deals for June 3, visit Instagram and<br />
search, Local.636. Call (636)734-7613 or<br />
email, hello@local636.com for information.<br />
FAMILY & KIDS<br />
Family Story Time is at 9:30 and 10:30<br />
a.m. on Mondays and Thursdays weekly<br />
at the Spencer Road Branch Library, 427<br />
Spencer Road in St. Peters. Stories, songs,<br />
and activities for ages 0-6 enhance early<br />
literacy skills. Register each child attending.<br />
Each week all the story times feature<br />
the same story. Masks are required for ages<br />
5 and up. Free. To register, visit attend.<br />
mylibrary.org/events.<br />
• • •<br />
Teens Volunteering to Make History<br />
is from 1-4 p.m. on the third Sunday<br />
of each month and from 10 a.m.-4 p.m.<br />
on the third Saturday of each month at<br />
various parks in St. Charles County. Join<br />
Rangers for a two-day history interpretation<br />
class with hands-on activities. Cost<br />
is $20 for new participants; cost waived<br />
for existing volunteers. Teens need a<br />
permission slip and letter of recommendation<br />
from someone outside of their<br />
household to participate. Ages 13-<strong>18</strong>.<br />
To register, visit sccmo.org/232/Parks-<br />
Recreation.<br />
• • •<br />
Spring Ice Show, Let it Snow! is from<br />
7-9 p.m. on Friday, May 20; 5-7 p.m. on<br />
Saturday, May 21 and from 2-4 p.m. on<br />
Sunday, May <strong>22</strong> at the St. Peters Rec-Plex,<br />
5200 Mexico Road in St. Peters. Tickets<br />
are on sale at the front desk for $9.50 per<br />
adult, and $7.50 for children 12 and under<br />
and seniors 55 and older. Rec-Plex passholders<br />
receive a $1 discount on admission.<br />
For more information, visit stpetersmo.net<br />
or call (636) 939-2386.<br />
• • •<br />
St. Charles Children’s Business Fair<br />
is from 8 a.m.-noon on Saturday, May 21<br />
at the Lake Saint Louis Farmer’s Market,<br />
Meadows Circle Drive. This is a one-day<br />
pop-up market for kidpreneurs. Free and<br />
open to the public.<br />
SPECIAL INTEREST<br />
St. Charles Trolley Season is from 11<br />
a.m.-7 p.m. on Friday, Saturday and Sundays<br />
in downtown Saint Charles. Hop on<br />
and off at any of the eleven stops during a<br />
30 minute loop through old downtown St.<br />
Charles. Rides are free. For details, visit<br />
discoverstcharles.com.<br />
• • •<br />
Seasonal Nature Walks are from 10-11<br />
a.m. on the first Friday of the month at<br />
Veterans Tribute Park, 1031 Kisker Road<br />
in Weldon Spring. This interpretive program<br />
is led by park horticulture specialists.<br />
Hour-long guided walk focuses on different<br />
aspects of nature each month. Free for<br />
all ages. Registration is encouraged. For<br />
inclement weather, call the rainout line at<br />
(636) 707-0011. The next walk is June 3.<br />
For details, visit stccparks.org.<br />
• • •<br />
The St. Charles County Pachyderm<br />
Club hosts Janet Martin, presenting on<br />
leadership and communication at noon<br />
on Friday, May 20; U.S. Congressman<br />
Blaine Luetkemeyer at noon on Friday,<br />
June 3 and Carla Klaskin, candidate for<br />
State Representative in District 63 at<br />
noon on Friday, June 10 at Mattingly’s,<br />
6245 Ronald Reagan Drive in Lake<br />
Saint Louis. For more information visit<br />
sccpachyderms.org.<br />
• • •<br />
Paws in the Park Dog Festival is from<br />
10 a.m.-1:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 21 at<br />
Broemmelsiek Park, 1795 Hwy. DD in<br />
Defiance. Features contests, prizes, K9<br />
demonstrations, and more. Free admission.<br />
Bring a donation of dog food and receive<br />
a goodie bag while supplies last. Proceeds<br />
benefit the St. Charles County Pet Adoption<br />
Center and Five Acres Animal Shelter.<br />
For details, visit stccparks.org.<br />
• • •<br />
Memorial Day Program is at 1 p.m.<br />
on Monday, May 30 at Veterans Tribute<br />
Park, 1031 Kisker Road in Weldon Spring.<br />
The free program is open to the public<br />
and includes a welcome by St. Charles<br />
County Executive Steve Ehlmann, music<br />
provided by Frank’s Heroes Band, roll call<br />
of departed veterans and presentation of<br />
colors and wreath-laying ceremonies. For<br />
details, visit sccmo.org.<br />
• • •<br />
National Boone Day is from 10 a.m.-4<br />
p.m. on Saturday, June 4 at The Historic<br />
Daniel Boone Home, <strong>18</strong>68 Hwy. F in<br />
Defiance. Celebrate the life and times<br />
of one of Missouri’s greatest frontiersmen.<br />
Featuring Boone scholar presentations<br />
and frontier-related demonstrations.<br />
Admission is free. For more information,<br />
visit sccmo.org.<br />
• • •<br />
Horse Races are at 7 p.m. on Saturday,<br />
June 11 at Dardenne Prairie Hall, 2199<br />
Post Road in O’Fallon. Doors open at 6<br />
p.m. Admission is $15 per person and<br />
includes beer, wine, setups and snacks. To<br />
purchase tickets, call (636) 497-5480.