Highland Around Town — July 13 edition

By Jennifer Green

Updated July 8, 2022 4:24 PM

Noon Wednesday, July 13, 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. Due to the number of submissions, events may run only one time in print, will be edited and appear in the week before the event date.

Email: lifestyle@bnd.com. Mail to: Highland News Leader Around Town, Belleville News-Democrat, P.O. Box 427, Belleville, IL 62222-0427. Questions, call Jennifer Green at 618-239-2643.

Thursday, July 14

▪ Highland Thursday Night Live Concert Series: Salmon Creek Band — 7 p.m. Downtown Square, Highland. Enjoy live entertainment on Thursday evenings. Feel free to bring your own lawn chair(s), blanket, cooler, etc., and enjoy the show. The Lions Club will be selling brats, pork burgers and chicken sandwiches. highlandil.gov

Friday, July 15

▪ Aviston Legion Fish Fry — 4:30-7 p.m. American Legion Post 1239, 601 S. Clinton, Aviston. Cod (baked or fried), catfish, shrimp, chicken strips, fries, baked potato, slaw, applesauce. Dine-in and carryout. 618-228-7311 or avistonlegion.com.

▪ Highland Muny Band — Approximately 8 p.m. Downtown Square, Highland. Listen to the beautiful music of the Muny Band all summer. Free and open to the public. facebook.com/HighlandMunyBand

Saturday, July 16

▪ Book Sale — 9 a.m. to noon. Tri Township Library, 209 S. Main St., Troy. Book donations accepted 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesdays and during the sale. Sponsored by the Friends of the Library. Masks required. 618-667-2133.

Tuesday, July 19

▪ How Healthy is Your Heart Program — 7 p.m. Marine Senior Citizens Center, 101 W. Silver St., Marine. Professional, Delissa Dennison, Health Promotion Coordinator from Anderson Hospital will present the program addressing how to keep your heart healthy, numbers important to having a healthy heart you should know, and heart health problems such as heart attack, irregular heart rhythm, congestive failure, and others heart issues. Free for residents of Marine and surrounding communities.

▪ Parents of Addicted Loved Ones — 7-8:30 p.m. Online via Zoom. The PAL group provides education, support and hope to family members and loved ones of someone who has an addiction of substance use disorder. Free and open to all. For info or to join the Zoom meeting, contact Craig at 618-567-6095. palgroup.org

Wednesday, July 20

▪ Whitaker Music Festival 2022 Concert Series: Mo Egeston All-Stars — 7 p.m. Missouri Botanical Garden, 4344 Shaw Blvd., St. Louis. Entry at 5 p.m. The Whitaker Music Festival offers a lineup of free Wednesday evening concerts under the stars. Pack a picnic and enjoy the beauty of the Garden grounds in summertime bloom as you listen to the tunes and rhythms of an eclectic rotation of artists from week to week. Live music will begin at 7 p.m. on Wednesdays through Aug. 3. Free admission entry begins at 5 p.m. Last entry is at 8:15 p.m. Advance reservations required. mobot.org/whitaker

Other area happenings

▪ Heartland Community Chorus Kids Chorus Camp — 9 a.m. to noon Monday, Aug. 1, through Friday, Aug. 5. Highland Elementary Auditorium, 1800 Lindenthal, Highland. Each morning includes singing in a chorus, workshops about various aspects of music, and a break with snacks. The camp is directed by two former music teachers with many years of experience working with young singers. A camp T-shirt will be provided. The week will culminate in a free concert for family and friends, presented at 11:30 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 5. The camp fee is $45 for the first child in a family, and $30 for each additional child from the same family. Needs-based scholarships are offered, so that everyone can participate. Register by Friday, July 22, at heartlandcommunitychorus.org. 618-219-5768 or 618-791-8408.

▪ HSHS St. Joseph’s Hospital Highland Auxiliary Book Donation Drive — Used book donations are currently being accepted. Donations can be delivered to St. Joseph’s Hospital Gift Shop 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday-Friday. Accepting nice, clean books of fiction, nonfiction, children’s and cookbooks, hardbacks and paperbacks, puzzles, CDs, DVDs. The Auxiliary requests no self-care, religious or DIY books, encyclopedias, dictionaries, etc. Masks (non-cloth) must be worn in the hospital at all times.

Beth Maue, a kindergarten special education teacher at Highland Primary School in Highland CUSD 5, has received a $480 grant through Western Governors University’s “Fund My Classroom” initiative. The funds will be used to purchase various materials to create a calming classroom environment for students to meet the growing needs in social emotional learning. Maue learned she was selected for the grant May 5 when WGU staff surprised her with a check presentation at her school. She is pictured with WGU Strategic Partnerships Manager Jim Chandler. Provided

HSHS St. Joseph’s Foundation recently hosted a dedication event for the Women and Infants Center surgery suite at St. Joseph’s Hospital Breese. The suite was dedicated thanks to a contribution made to St. Joseph’s Foundation from Southern OB/GYN Associates, who made the donation in honor of SOGA physicians Dr. Richard Dermody and Dr. Penny Gozia. Provided

This story was originally published July 8, 2022 at 4:04 PM.