You’ll die laughing while helping feed the needy

If you liked Jackie Gleason’s “The Honeymooners” television show, you’ll love “And Away We Go,” a new comedy production of the Die Laughting Dinner Theater.

The Society of St. Vincent de Paul and the Western Catholic Union will present the show on Saturday evening at the McCormick Center of the Cathedral of St. Peter, West Harrison and South Second streets in Belleville.

Tickets are $40 per person or $300 for a reserved table of eight. Included in the ticket price are appetizers, a buffet dinner (roast beef, baked chicken breast, salad, potato, vegetables, rolls, dessert, wine, beer and soft drinks).

Raffle tickets are available for a basket filled with gift cards for area restaurants and businesses.

Proceeds from the dinner theater will help pay for the St. Vincent de Paul Mobile Kitchens and feeding programs. In the past year, 20,000 meals were served from the Mobile Kitchens and more than 70,000 meals were served at Cosgrove’s Kitchen.

For information, contact Patricia Hogrebe at 618-799-8505. Donations can be mailed to the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, P.O. Box 3310, East St. Louis, IL 62203.

Organ and piano concert

Union United Methodist Church in Belleville will showcase the musical talents of Gail Long, its own organist and pianist, in a Fine Arts Series concert at 3 p.m. Sunday.

Her program will include pieces from Scarlatti and Mozart sonatas to Etude in E Major by Frederic Chopin. She also will play lighter pieces with a touch of gospel, including “What a Friend We Have in Jesus” and “O Deep, Deep Love of Jesus.”

In addition to playing at Union United, Long accompanies the Southwestern Illinois College Choir and the Belleville Philharmonic.

Union United is at 721 East Main St. in Belleville.

Postcard Show

Do you have an old postcard you think might be worth some money?

Bring it to the 27th annual Metro-East Postcard Show and Sale between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. Saturday at the VFW Hall, 1234 Vandalia St. in Collinsville.

The show, one of the largest in the Midwest, offers free admission, free parking, free appraisals by experts and daily attendance prizes. The VFW Ladies Auxiliary will prepare food that can be purchase onsite.

Dealers from Illinois, Missouri, Indiana, Michigan, Arkansas, Tennessee, Alabama, Virginia and Nevada will bring thousands of cards in all price ranges.

For more information, call Tom Snyder at 618-531-4189 or email the.snyders@charter.net. If you have a special interest, Tom can alert dealers before the show.

Highland Barn Dance

Whiskey Dixon will headline the Highland Chamber of Commerce’s Barn Dance and silent auction on Saturday at the Lindendale Park Ball Room in Highland.

Tickets are $50 and can be reserved in advance by calling the Highland Chamber of Commerce at 618-654-3721. Proceeds will be used to fund the Chamber’s many quality of life projects, such as the Peanut Butter and Jam Festivals, the Street Art Festival, the Lighted Christmas Parade and Christmas decorations on the square.

This story was originally published March 30, 2016 at 11:17 AM with the headline "You’ll die laughing while helping feed the needy."