O’Fallon Around Town — Jan. 13 edition
Noon Thursday, Jan. 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: O’Fallon Progress Around Town, Belleville News-Democrat, P.O. Box 427, Belleville, IL 62222-0427. Questions, call Jennifer Green at 618-239-2643.
Thursday, Jan. 13
▪ National Alliance on Mental Illness Southwestern Illinois (NAMI SWI) — 7-8:30 p.m. Online via Zoom. Virtual support meetings for family members and other caregivers of individuals with mental illness. Meetings are peer-led and rely on the knowledge and experiences of the group to help one another. Registration is required in order to receive the link to these meetings. For more information or to register, contact Pat Rudloff at silverlining6@charter.net.
Friday, Jan. 14
▪ O’Fallon Fish Fry — 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 4-7 p.m. Fridays. Knights of Columbus Hall, 402 E. U.S. 50, O’Fallon. Traditional menu of cod available along with hamburgers, hot dogs, pork steaks and additional side dishes. Dine-in and carryout. Credit cards accepted. Orders can be called in at 618-632-6229.
▪ Shiloh Eagles Fish Fry — 5-7 p.m. Shiloh Eagles 545, 100 Eagle Drive, Shiloh. Cod, walleye, catfish, shrimp and sides. Full menu. Dine-in or carryout available. For carryout, call 618-624-5412.
▪ David Giuntoli: What Is This Thing Called Love? — 7:30 p.m. Blue Strawberry, 364 N. Boyle Ave., St. Louis. Tickets start at $20. bluestrawberrystl.com
Saturday, Jan. 15
▪ Book Sale — 9 a.m. to noon. Tri Township Library, 209 S. Main St., Troy. Book donations accepted during the book sale and 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesdays. Book sale sponsored by the Friends of the Library. 618-667-2133.
▪ Jeff Harnar: I Know Things Now — 8 p.m. Blue Strawberry, 364 N. Boyle Ave., St. Louis. Tickets start at $25. bluestrawberrystl.com
Saturday, Jan. 15, & Sunday, Jan. 16
▪ St. Louis Symphony Orchestra: ‘Romeo and Juliet’ — 8 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 15, and 3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 16. Powell Hall, 718 N. Grand Blvd., St. Louis. Valerie Coleman’s “Umoja” sways, bringing us together. Virtuoso violinist Augustin Hadelich soars and stuns in Samuel Barber’s tender concerto. Stéphane Denève shares his favorite moments from Sergei Prokofiev’s ballet, bringing us along in the youthful lust and fury of William Shakespeare’s classic tale. slso.org
Sunday, Jan. 16
▪ Johanna Ballow, Pianist — 4 p.m. Blue Strawberry, 364 N. Boyle Ave., St. Louis. Tickets start at $15. bluestrawberrystl.com
Wednesday, Jan. 19
▪ O’Fallon Senior Citizens Club — 6:30 p.m. O’Fallon Senior Center, 801 E. State St., O’Fallon. Business, birthdays, cash bingo, pay dues. Sign up for Kiwanis Dinner. 618-401-7588.
▪ The Sheldon presents Watkins Family Hour — 8 p.m. Sheldon Concert Hall, 3648 Washington Blvd., St. Louis. Founding members of Nickel Creek, Sean and Sara Watkins, created the Watkins Family Hour in 2002 as an outlet to try out original songs and a few covers that wouldn’t work in Nickel Creek. Returning to the studio as Watkins Family Hour, Sean and Sara consider their album “brother sister” a duo-centric record – yet one that feels bigger than just two people. thesheldon.org
Friday, Jan. 21, through Sunday, Jan. 23
▪ St. Louis Symphony Orchestra: ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1’ in Concert’ — 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 21, and Saturday, Jan. 22; and 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 23. Powell Hall, 718 N. Grand Blvd., St. Louis. The SLSO performs Alexandre Desplat’s epic score as the franchise’s seventh film is projected onto a giant screen. Join all your favorite characters—and not-so-favorite ones—as they encounter familiar dangers, new threats, and powerful friendships in this once-in-a-lifetime event. Ticketholders for the original March 20-22, 2020, concert dates: Original tickets will be honored on the rescheduled dates. 314-534-1700 or slso.org.
Other area happenings
▪ O’Fallon Garden Club 2021-2022 Scholarship — Now through Tuesday, March 1. Online at ofallongardenclub.org. The O’Fallon Garden Club is now accepting applications for the 2021-2022 scholarship. Applications must be residents of O’Fallon or Shiloh, or are currently attending or have graduated from O’Fallon Township High School. The application deadline is March 1. For more information or to apply, visit ofallongardenclub.org.
▪ Memorial Auxiliary Hospital is accepting books, sheet music, DVDs, CDs and cookbooks for their 2022 Book Bazaar. Books are accepted 8-11 a.m. every Tuesday and Thursday through March 17 and 8-11 a.m. on the the first and third Saturdays of the month through March 17. Books need to be dropped off at the Auxiliary warehouse at the Annex, located on the southeast corner behind the hospital.
Barrels for book drop off are at the following locations through Thursday, March 17:
Memorial Hospital Belleville, Main Entrance, 4500 Memorial Drive, Belleville
Memorial Hospital Orthopedic & Neuroscience, Main Entrance, 4700 Memorial Drive, Belleville
Memorial Hospital Shiloh, Main Entrance, 1404 Cross St., Shiloh
Memorial Hospital Shiloh Medical Office Building, 1414 Cross St., Shiloh
OPD hires 2 new officers
The O’Fallon Police Department has hired two new offices. Both come from local departments and joined the agency through the OPD’s Lateral Entry Program.
Officer Scott Votrain comes to the OPD from the Waterloo Police Department with three years experience; he received his oath of office from Commissioner Russ Thoman.
Officer Will Carter was previous employed with the St. Clair County Sheriff’s Department for the last year. He received his oath of office from Commissioner Calvin Brown. Both officers will immediately begin a 16-week orientation and Field Training Program.
This story was originally published January 3, 2022 at 12:00 AM.