O’Fallon Around Town — Feb. 9 edition
Noon Friday, Feb. 10, 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, Feb. 9
▪ Butterfly House’s Morpho Mardi Gras — 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays-Sundays through Feb. 21. The Butterfly House, 15050 Faust Park, Chesterfield, Missouri. Escape the cold by visiting Morpho Mardi Gras: Bugs, Butterflies and Beads! Bring your Krewe to the carnival during the month of February. Join the party at our Bugs on Parade, make a masquerade mask, and immerse yourself in a sea of blue as the Butterfly House floods the tropical conservatory with thousands of Blue Morpho butterflies. With the sounds of jazz in the air, inaugurate the season with these and other majestic creatures. Included with admission. For additional information about or purchase tickets, visit butterflyhouse.org.
Friday, Feb. 10
▪ 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, tilapia, catfish, 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. facebook.com/KnightsOfColumbus4239
▪ 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
Friday, Feb. 10 & Saturday, Feb. 11
▪ Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra: Tchaikovsky and MacMillan — 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 10, and 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 11. Powell Hall, 718 N. Grand Blvd., St. Louis. Composer/conductor Sir James MacMillan brings a program of fervor and fire, starting with Rimsky-Korsakov’s “Russian Easter Overture.” Then MacMillan’s own “The World’s Ransoming” turns inward, lamenting through the SLSO’s Cally Banham and her English horn. Grammy-winning violinist Nicola Benedetti, who has “passion and energy to compete with the best” (The Observer, London), performs MacMillan’s reeling Violin Concerto. slso.org
Saturday, Feb. 11
▪ O’Fallon Township Rummage Sale — 7 a.m. to noon. Township Building, 801 E. State St., O’Fallon. Men’s, women’s and children’s clothing, plus household items will be available.
Saturday, Feb. 11 & Sunday, Feb. 12
▪ 8th annual Cycle Showcase STL — 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 11, and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 12. City Foundry, 3730 Foundry Way, St. Louis. A two-day event celebrating the art and history of motorcycling from all over the world with rare and custom bikes. Featuring 50+ historically significant, hand-crafted works of two-wheeled art. Museums and private collections from across the country will come together to display a wide range of motorcycles, with an emphasis on the beauty in both the design and engineering. Cost: $10 adults, kids 15 and under free. Tickets sold at the door. cycleshowcasestl.com
Wednesday, Feb. 15
▪ 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.
▪ McKendree University annual Career Fair — 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Hettenhausen Center for the Arts, 400 N. Alton St., Lebanon. Students, alumni and job seekers alike are welcome to attend this free event. Registration is not required but is encouraged and can be done through Handshake. Attendees may also get their photo taken for free if they wish to update their LinkedIn profile with a professional photo. Photos are taken by the University and will be provided to attendees. Job seekers should also dress professionally and bring plenty of résumés on the day of the Career Fair. For more information, please email McKendree’s Career Services at careerservices@mckendree.edu.
Thursday, Feb. 16
▪ Botanical Resonance Virtual Talk Series: Annika Kapper, ‘Liquid Landscapes’ — 12:30-1 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 16. Online via Zoom. Join the Missouri Botanical Garden’s Stephen and Peter Sachs Museum to learn more from artists who created artworks for the “Botanical Resonance” exhibition in a special virtual speaker series. The exhibition showcases different plants used to create musical instruments in cultures around the world, as well as some plants make unique sounds throughout their life cycles in nature and in the Garden. For the species used to make instruments, many are threatened in their native environments due to the increasing production and demand for the desirable plant material. Register: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_WeWbmwO1RzqYBF6HWYT6vA
▪ O’Fallon Township Senior Committee Dinner & Entertainment — 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 16. O’Fallon Township Building, 801 E. State St., O’Fallon. Cost: $3. For O’Fallon Township residents only. Reservation deadline: Feb. 10. 618-632-3517.
Other area happenings
▪ The deadline for submission of applications for inclusion on the O’Fallon Veterans’ Monument for the Memorial Day dedication on Monday, May 29, is Tuesday, Feb. 28. All honorably discharged veterans who lived in O’Fallon School District #203 at any point in their life are eligible. Applications are available at O’Fallon City Hall, O’Fallon Public Library, at The Monument at 737 E. Wesley, O’Fallon, or visit the website at ofallonveteransmonument.org. For more information, call 618-632-9826.
