O’Fallon Around Town — April 21 edition

Noon Thursday, April 21, 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, April 21

▪ 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.

Thursday, April 21, through Saturday, April 23

▪ SWIC Plant Sale — 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. all three days. Southwestern Illinois College, Belleville Campus, 2500 Carlyle Ave., Belleville. The sale will be held in the greenhouse, located on the southeast corner of campus behind the baseball fields. The SWIC Horticulture program is selling reasonably priced water and vegetable plants, tropicals, perennials, annuals and herbs grown by SWIC students over the winter. Cash or check only. Face masks and social distancing recommended. 618-235-2700, ext. 5135 or kurt.range@swic.edu.

Friday, April 22

▪ 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. facebook.com/shiloheagles545

▪ O’Fallon Fish Fry — 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 4-7 p.m. Knights of Columbus Hall, 402 E. U.S. 50, O’Fallon. Traditional menu of cod, hamburgers, hot dogs, pork steaks and several side dishes. Dine-in and carryout. Credit cards accepted. Orders can be called in at 618-632-6229 or facebook.com/KnightsOfColumbus4239

Friday, April 22, & Saturday, April 23

▪ St. Louis Symphony Orchestra: Prokofiev’s Fifth Symphony — 10:30 a.m. Friday, April 22, and 8 p.m. Saturday, April 23. Powell Hall, 718 N. Grand Blvd., St. Louis. Conductor Kirill Karabits brings a flourish of light and exuberance for his SLSO debut. Alberto Ginastera’s Harp Concerto casts the SLSO’s Allegra Lilly as mystic, virtuoso, and dancer. Azerbaijani composer Franghiz Ali-Zadeh’s “Nagillar” flickers with the energy of a tale well told. Sergei Prokofiev’s Symphony No. 5 was written during wartime, but leaves us optimistic for humanity’s future. 314-534-1700 or slso.org.

Sunday, April 24

▪ Family Concert: SoundLab Live — 3 p.m. Powell Hall, 718 N. Grand Blvd., St. Louis. Doors open at 2 p.m. Participate in a musical scavenger hunt featuring musicians of the St. Louis Symphony Youth Orchestra and get your picture taken on the green screen conducting the SLSO. Step into the SoundLab with your SLSO to hear and see music through sound waves, discover how sound travels great distances, and explore how our favorite tunes keep us connected featuring music from Mozart, Brahms and Beethoven. 314-534-1700 or slso.org.

Monday, April 25

▪ ‘Marriage and Annulment in the Catholic Church: Realities and Myths’ — 6:30 p.m. Monday, April 25. St. Clare of Assisi Catholic Church, 1411 Cross St., O’Fallon. Matthew Flynn, director of adult faith formation and mission, will discuss the Catholic Church’s definition of marriage and the difference between a divorce and an annulment. Good for all ages, those who hope to get married someday. Includes what is involved in the annulment process in the Catholic Church and how it can bring great healing. All are invited. 618-632-3562.

▪ Brian Owens: Complete Gamer – Celebrating Bob Gibson — 7 p.m. The Hettenhausen Center for the Arts, 400 N. Alton St., Lebanon. Complete Gamer is a celebration of Cardinals legend and baseball hall of fame pitcher, Bob Gibson. This multi-media experience features original music performed by Brian Owens and musicians of Life Creative Group, a creative arts company dedicated to sharing the talent and stories of the St. Louis Region on a global level. 618-537-6863 or mckendree.edu/the_hett.

Wednesday, April 27

▪ O’Fallon Sunrise Rotary Meeting — 6:45 a.m. O’Fallon Township Building, 801 E. State St., O’Fallon. 618-210-8156 or ofallonsunriserotary.org.

▪ The Sheldon presents Mark Sparks, flute, with Peter Henderson, piano — 8 p.m. (Rescheduled from Feb. 2). The Sheldon Concert Hall, 3648 Washington Blvd., St. Louis. Recently retired St. Louis Symphony principal flute Mark Sparks performs Bohuslav Martinu’s first Sonata for flute and piano, and Robert Schumann’s Sonata in A Minor, originally for violin and piano, arranged by Sparks for flute and piano. Other works include Richard Strauss’ “Romanze,” Franz Doppler’s “Rondo” for Two Flutes and Piano, and a new work by Mizzou composer Robyne Sieh for flute and piano, performed by Peter Henderson and Isabella Saldaña, a student of Sparks’ from O’Fallon, Illinois and a member of the St. Louis Symphony Youth Orchestra. For tickets and information: thesheldon.org.

Thursday, April 28, through Monday, May 2

▪ Friends of O’Fallon Public Library Book Sale — 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday, April 28, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, April 29, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 30, 1-5 p.m. Sunday, May 1, and 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday, May 2. O’Fallon Public Library, 120 Civic Plaza, O’Fallon. Books, books and more books in all genres. Plus audio books, CDs, DVDs, puzzles, games, miscellaneous items and friendly people. Free admission. Sponsored by the Friends of the O’Fallon Public Library. ofpl.info/booksale

Other area happenings

▪ 25th annual Tour de Stooges — Saturday, May 7. McKendree University, Melvin Price Convocation Center, 701 College Road, Lebanon. Check-in begins at 5:30 a.m. for long-distance riders. All riders must finish by 4 p.m. Register by May 1 for a chance to win a case of Schlafly Beer. For details and registration: www.tourdestooges.org.

▪ O’Fallon Township Senior Committee Dinner and Entertainment — 5:30 p.m. Thursday, May 19. Tickets available at the Township office for $3 each. O’Fallon Township residents only.

▪ Injury Free Running Clinic — 5:30 p.m. on the last Wednesday of each month through December. HSHS St. Elizabeth’s Outpatient Therapy clinic, 209 Rec Plex Drive, O’Fallon. The clinic supports current runners and those wishing to start on how to run safely and improve performance. Free and open to the public. Space is limited. Registration is required. hshs.org/StElizabeths/Events/Community/Injury-Free-Running-Clinic-2022

This story was originally published April 11, 2022 at 12:00 AM.