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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.

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