What’s Happening: Local events for July 21-27

CONCERTS

• Country Western Band — 10:30 a.m. Thursday. Collinsville Senior Center, 420 E. Main St. Lunch will be served.
• Concert at Bellevue Park — 7-8:15 p.m. Thursday, 401 Bellevue Park Drive, Belleville. Free. Jim Chadderton & The Special Edition. Bring lawn chairs.
• Edwardsville Municipal Band — 8 p.m. Thursday, in City Park near the library at 112 S. Buchanan St. Free. Concession stand.
• Grafton’s Music in the Park — 7 p.m. Thursday, The Grove Memorial Park, corner of Main Street and Market (Route 3) in downtown Grafton. Free. Bring lawn chair or blanket. 50/50 drawing during the concert. Bring a can or dry food donation for Grafton Food Pantry. Typsy Gypsy (Americana, folk and rock).
• Edwardsville — 7 p.m. Saturday, Wildey Theatre, Edwardsville. Chosen Palooza 2016. Music, comedy from young performers who are members of Chosen to Shine. $20, adults; $15 students. wildeytheatre.com.
• Maryville — 7:30-9:30 p.m. Saturday, Motel Mirrors (hillbilly, rockabilly, rock). Sunday, Naked Rock Flight, featuring Dawn Weber (hot jazz). Free. Bobby’s Frozen Custard.
• New Athens — 4-8 p.m. Saturday, Stahl 3; 3-7 p.m. Sunday, Motown Review. Kaskaskia Riverhouse, Harbor Point Drive.
• New Athens — 8 p.m.-midnight Saturday. Lonesome Whistle, playing for donations for Beautify New Athens town projects. Kaskaskia Riverhouse, Harbor Point Drive. 618-407-5888.
• New Memphis — Free music. Outside on the back porch, Sit “N” Bull Saloon. 6-10 p.m. Saturday, Razed On Radio; 4-8 p.m. Sunday, L8R Dayz.
• Concert at the Square — 7 p.m. Monday, 10 Public Square, Belleville. Free. Ed and Friends. Bring lawn chairs.

• Waterloo — Municipal Band Concert. 8 p.m. Tuesday, Monroe County Courthouse Bandstand. Free.

EVENTS

• Troy Lions Homecoming. — 5 p.m. Thursday through July 23, Tri-Township Park, Troy. Theme is Shine Like a Diamond. Carnival rides, food. Thursday night is family night with a children's character parade inside the park, 6:30 p.m.; food trucks and stands. Friday night: food trucks, parade from downtown Troy to park, 6:30 p.m.; music by Community Band, 7:30 p.m.; Baywolfe, 8-midnight, 50/50 drawing. Saturday: parade, 6:30 p.m.; music by Shriners Band, 7:30 p.m.; Well Hungarians, 8 p.m.-midnight; 50/50.
• Yoga in the Park — 9-10 a.m. Saturday, through Sept. 3, Leclaire Lake Park, 927 Hale Ave., Edwardsville. Free. Bring a yoga mat, water, bug spray, blanket to put under mat if grass is wet. Arrive 15 minutes early to register and set up your mat. Information: www.cityofedwardsville.com or 618-692-7538. Belleville 5K Run/Walk and Kids Fun Run — 8 a.m. Saturday at Belleville West High School. $30; Fun Run (10 and under) free. Supports BEACON Pathway to Hope. www.beacon5k.com.
• Car cruise — 5-8 p.m. Saturday. Piston Pushers Car Club at Edison’s Entertainment Complex, 2477 S. State Route 157, Edwardsville. Free and open to the public.
• Rummage sale — 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday. Southwestern Illinois College Sam Wolf Campus, 4950 Maryville Road, Granite City. Sponsored by Alpha Kappa Rho chapter of Phi Theta Kappa.
• Field to Fork Dinner — 5 p.m. Saturday, at Bellecourt Manor in Belleville. Six-course meal prepared from ingredients locally grown and sourced and prepared by six area chefs. Benefits HeartLands Conservancy. Music by the Trophy Mules, plus live and silent auctions. Reservations required. $70 per person, $500 per table. Nonmember ticket prices are $90 per person or $650 per table. Tables seat eight. www.HeartLandsConservancy.org/field-to-fork or contact Kim O’Bryan at 618-566-4451 Ext. 10 or kim.obryan@heartlandsconservancy.org.
• Free Summer Movie Series — 10 a.m. Tuesday-Wednesday, Lincoln Theatre, 103 E. Main St., Belleville. Movie: “Minions.”

• Monroe County Fair — Sunday through July 31, Monroe County Fairgrounds, 4177 Illinois 1566, Waterloo. Free entry during the day; various entry fees for nighttime events. Fair exhibits include farm implements, farm animals, arts and crafts, 4-H projects, floral arrangements, art and photography, quilts and garden produce. Carnival rides. Food and drink vendors. Tractor pulls, Future Farmers of America competition. Fair Queen Pageant and Little Miss contest. Demolition derby. Special Bicentennial events on July 31. The Anheuser Busch Clydesdale 8-horse team and hitch will be on display Tuesday through July 31.
• Madison County Fair — 8 a.m.-11 p.m. Tuesday through July 31, Lindendale Park, 2025 Park Hill Drive, Highland. Product displays, livestock, arts and crafts, carnival rides, food, live music. Arena events include stock car race and demolition derby. Free admission to fairgrounds; parking fee.
• Rummage sale — 8 a.m-noon Saturday. First United Presbyterian Church, 201 Church St., Collinsville.
• Free Summer Movie Series — 10 a.m. Tuesday-Wednesday, Lincoln Theatre, 103 E. Main St., Belleville. Movie: “Minions.”
• Car Cruise — 4 p.m. Wednesday, Dandy Inn, 1030 Lincoln Highway, Fairview Heights. All food and beverages must be purchased from Dandy Inn.

FOOD

• Barbecue — 4-7 p.m. Thursday, Turkey Hill Grange Hall, corner of Green Mount Road and Illinois 15 (near Eckert’s), Belleville. Pork steaks, pulled pork sandwich, brats, potato salad, baked beans, slaw, chunky applesauce, cucumber salad, brownies, cobbler, pie, cake, canned drinks. Kids meal. Carryout available.
• Aviston Fish & Chicken Fry — 4:30 p.m.-7 p.m. Friday, American Legion Post 1239, 601 S. Clinton St., Aviston. Cod, catfish, shrimp, chicken strips, 1/4 fried chicken, sides. Eat in or carryout. 618-228-7311.
• Belleville — 4:40-7:30 p.m. Friday. Fish fry. Scottish Rite Masonic Bodies. 618-235-3350.
• Caseyville Fish Fry — 4 p.m.-7 p.m. Friday, Caseyville VFW Post 1117, 415 N. Long, Caseyville. Fish plates, desserts, sandwiches, burgers and more.
• Columbia Fish Fry — 4-7 p.m. Friday. Columbia American Legion. Cut-up cod, catfish fillets, breaded butterfly shrimp, hot dogs, hush puppies, sides. Dine in or carryout. 618-281-5556.
• Caseyville Fish Fry — 4 p.m.-7 p.m. Friday, Caseyville VFW Post 1117, 415 N. Long, Caseyville. Fish plates, desserts, sandwiches, burgers and more.
• Collinsville Fish Fry — 3-8 p.m. Friday, Collinsville VFW Post 5691, 1234 Vandalia, Collinsville. Eat in or carryout. Cod, catfish fillets, tilapia, sides.
• Collinsville Fish Fry — 3 p.m.-8 p.m. Friday, Collinsville American Legion, 1022 Vandalia St., Collinsville. North Atlantic cod, whole catfish, Cajun cut-ups, crab cakes, sides, desserts. 618-345-2508.
• Collinsville Fish Fry — 4 p.m.-7:30 p.m. Friday, Knights of Columbus Hall, Illinois 157, Collinsville. Eat in or carryout. Fried/baked cod, catfish, sides. Senior plate starting at $4.99. 618-345-1492.
• Highland Fish Fry — 4 p.m.-7:30 p.m. Friday, VFW Post 5694, 1900 VFW Road, Highland. Eat in or carryout. 618-654-6367.
• Mascoutah Fish Fry — 5 p.m.-8 p.m. Friday, Mascoutah VFW Post 7682, 620 Donaphan St., Mascoutah. Dine in or carryout. 618-566-2288.
• Millstadt Fish Fry and Jam Session — 11 a.m.-2 p.m., 4-8 p.m. Friday, Millstadt VFW Post, 200 Veterans Drive, Millstadt.
• Fried Chicken — 4 p.m.-8 p.m. Wednesday, Millstadt VFW Post, 200 Veterans Drive, Millstadt. All you can eat. Adults $10; $8 seniors; $5 children (12 and younger). Sponsored by Millstadt VFW Post 22.
• O’Fallon Fish Fry — 4 p.m.-8 p.m. Friday, Knights of Columbus Hall, 402 E. U.S. 50, O’Fallon. Sponsored by KC and Ladies Auxiliary. Cod and bluegill, burgers, hot dogs, sides. Eat in or carryout. 618-632-6229.
• O’Fallon Fish Fry — 4 p.m.-8 p.m. Friday, VFW Post 805, 221 W. First St., O’Fallon. Sponsored by Sgt. Charles A. Fricke VFW Post 805 and Ladies Auxiliary. Fried and grilled fish and chicken, homemade sides and desserts. Children’s menu. To-go orders delivered to car. 618-624-2651.
• O’Fallon Fish & Chicken Fry — 5 p.m.-8 p.m. every Friday, O’Fallon American Legion, 109 N. Penn, O’Fallon. Carryout available. 618-632-8879.
• Okawville Fish Fry — 5-8 p.m. Friday, American Legion Post 233, 205 N. Hanover St., Okawville. Eat in or carry out. 618-243-5528.
• Shiloh Fish Fry — 5 p.m.-8 p.m. Friday, 100 Eagle Drive, Shiloh. Sponsored by Eagles No. 545. Cod, walleye, shrimp, chicken strip plates. Sides. Eat in or carry out. 618-624-5412. Auxiliary bake sale for charity.
• Summerfield Fish Fry — 5:30 p.m.-8 p.m. Friday, Summerfield Lions Club, 100 E. Park St., Summerfield. 618-934-3841 or 618-334-3177.
• Swansea Fish Fry — 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, Swansea Fish Stand, 216 Service St., Swansea. Cod, walleye, shrimp. 618-222-7171.
• Troy VFW Fish Fry — 4-7 p.m. Friday, Troy VFW Post 976 and Auxiliary, 123-A W. Market St., Troy. Choice of cod, catfish, jack salmon, baked fish, chicken strips, shrimp, 618-667-8387.
• Walton’s Fish Fry — 3-8 p.m. Friday, Knights of Columbus, Hall, 5420 Old Collinsville Road. Homemade desserts. Carryout: 618-632-5222.

GAMES

• Euchre tournament — 7 p.m. Friday, Smithton Senior Center.

DANCES

• Friends of the Fort Summer Ball — 7-10 p.m. Saturday. Prairie du Rocher American Legion, 509 Henry St. 18th-century music and dance calling by Cousin Curtis and the Cash Rebates. Special performance by Les Danseurs de Fort de Chartres. Period dress encouraged, but not required. Suggested donation is $20, with funds benefitting the nonprofit Les Amis du Fort de Chartres for work on the historic site. 618-284-7230.

MARKETS

• Swansea Farmer’s Market — 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Thursday, Rural King parking lot, 2801 N. Illinois St., Swansea. Locally grown crops (tomatoes, peaches, cucumbers, squash, and sweet corn), baked goods and crafts. For inquiries, call Norm Geolat at 618-978-8753 or swanseafarmersmarket@yahoo.com.
• Old Town Market — 7:30 a.m.-noon Saturday, West Main and First streets, in the parking lot of the St. Clair County Public Health Department, downtown Belleville. Locally grown produce, plants, honey, baked goods, summer sausage, apple butter, jams and jellies, homemade soaps, handmade jewelry and other crafts.

ON STAGE

• “Grey Gardens” — Musical through July 30 at Wool Studio Theatre, JCC’s Staenberg Family Complex, St. Louis. $45, general admission; $35 seniors and students. maxandlouie.com.
• “John & Jen” — Friday through July 31, Heagney Theatre at Nerinx Hall, Webster Groves, Mo. $10-$35. Original musical honoring family set against the backdrop of a changing America, 1950-1990. 314-556-1293; insighttheatrecompany.com.

TRIVIA

• Granite City — 7 p.m. Saturday (doors open at 6). Granite City Township Hall, 2060 Delmar Ave., $15, tables of 8. Food and drink available. Non-alcoholic event. Mulligans, silent auction, 50/50 cash raffle, attendance prizes. Sponsored by the Lincoln Place Heritage Association. 618-451-2611

This story was originally published July 20, 2016 at 2:40 PM with the headline "What’s Happening: Local events for July 21-27."