40th Annual SIUE Holiday Arts and Crafts Fair

When:

Wednesday – December 7th 9am – 6pm
Thursday – December 8th – 9am – 6pm
Where:

Main Floor
Morris University Center – Southern Illinois University
at Edwardsville, IL 62026

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Friends of Leclaire hosts the annual Leclaire Parkfest on the third Sunday in October as a way to promote the unique history of the Leclaire National Historic District. The 20th Annual Leclaire Parkfest will be on Sunday, October 16, 2011 from Noon until 5 PM at Leclaire Park (view map).

Food booths run by local non-profit organizations and offer a wide variety of choices, typically Italian beef, steak kabobs, chicken and dumplings, hot dogs, walking tacos, curly fries, funnel cakes, lemonade, and more.

A booth serving wine and beer is also on site. DAR hosts their annual used book sale with thousands of books and very low prices and there are a variety of craftsmen selling their wares.

Children’s activities include an art activity booth, games and pony rides.

The purpose of the festival is to promote Leclaire’s history, and to that end there are displays of photos, and literature about Leclaire available including walking tour brochures.

There is also a narrated trolley tour of the historic district that runs throughout the afternoon on the half hour from the Friends of Leclaire booth. A display of vintage tractors and farm equipment can be found on the Madison Avenue side of the park.

Parking for Leclaire Parkfest is available at Leclaire School on Franklin Avenue (2 blocks east of the festival), at the Historic Nelson Campus of LCCC (3 blocks north of the festival) or on the streets of Leclaire.

Edwardsville’s Wildey Theatre has completed renovations on a new special event space to be known as The Marquee Room. The 1,200 square foot room is located on the second floor of the theatre, and overlooks the theatre’s landmark Marquee.  The room features the original 1909 maple hardwood floors, exposed brick walls, and nine-foot-tall windows, creating a bright, open space with sixteen-foot ceilings.

The Marquee Room is available for meetings, parties, receptions and other special events.  It has a capacity of 100 for seated dinners and 125-150 for receptions.  The theatre has tables and chairs available for rent, and can provide staff and equipment for any technical needs.

For information and rental rates, please contact Katie Grable at the City of Edwardsville’s Parks and Recreation Department – (618) 692-7538 or at kgrable@cityofedwardsville.com

The Maryville Community Improvement Board is hosting the Healthy Hustle 5K that will take place on Saturday, September 24, 2011 at First Baptist Church in Maryville (map). This event is brought to you by Southern Illinois Chiropractic Center in Maryville, the Maryville Community Improvement Board and Run Well Coaching.

We hope you will consider joining us by running or walking in this event. The Healthy Hustle is one of the only local 5Ks that offers cash prizes for winners! For more information, please see the official race registration page on active.com.

Download 2011 Healthy Hustle Registration Form [PDF]

You can also visit Southern Illinois Chiropractic Center Website and on their Facebook Page

SIUE Alumni Happy Hour at McGurk’s Irish Pub & Garden
Thursday, August 18
5:30pm-7:30pm
1200 Russell Blvd
St. Louis,  MO 63104 (map)

Enjoy an evening with fellow alumni. Make new friends from
among SIUE faculty & staff. Network with SIUE graduates
living and working in the St. Louis area.

The first drink is on us!

Our Alumni Event Ambassadors will be:

• Sam Loring, 2007 BS
• Mark Learman, 1998 BS

Click here for more information and to RSVP.

When:

Monday – August 15, 2011
5:30pm – 9:00pm

Location:

ANNIE’S FROZEN CUSTARD
245 SOUTH BUCHANAN
EDWARDSVILLE, IL 62025
http://www.anniesfrozencustard.com/

Band lineup:

C’EST LA VIE
LOVE ME, LEAVE ME
JUVENILE DELINQUENTS
EXIT 12
MELLOW Ds

Bring your lawn chair!  This event is Free!

Wildey Theatre August Movies Announced

Clint Eastwood, Julie Andrews, naked Brits, and Newman and Redford are among the highlights of the August schedule of movies at Edwardsville’s Wildey Theatre.

“Breaking Away”, the delightful Oscar-winning story of a town-versus-gown Indiana bicycle race is scheduled to coincide with the Stifel Nicolaus Edwardsville Rotary Criterium, a fast-paced, pro-am bicycle race held in Downtown Edwardsville on Sunday, August 7, 2011.  “Breaking Away”, with stars Dennis Christopher and Dennis Quaid, plays at 6:30 & 9:30pm.

The great Clint Eastwood is celebrated with a double feature of recent films he directed  – “Gran Torino” and “Invictus”.  In “Gran Torino”, Eastwood stars as an aging auto worker forced to deal with shifting cultures and looming threats in a Detroit neighborhood he refuses to abandon.  “Invictus” tells the inspiring story of how a white South African rugby team becomes the unlikely catalyst for racial tolerance at the end of the apartheid era.  Morgan Freeman is magnificent as Nelson Mandela, supported by Matt Damon as the Springboks team captain. The double feature shows on Friday, August 19^th, with “Gran Torino” (Rated R) at 6:30pm and “Invictus” at 9:30pm.

The hills are alive with the sound of Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer and a small battalion of cute Austrian kids and nuns as the Wildey presents “The Sound of Music” one of the most popular movie musicals of all-time.  Feel free to sing-along on Sunday, August 21 at 3:00 and 6:30pm.

Stunned by their plant closure, six English steel-workers take a lesson from the Chippendales and produce a male striptease show, much to the delight of the local ladies, in the Oscar-winning comedy “The Full Monty”.  The film, which sparked an award-winning musical version, stars Robert Carlyle and Tom Wilkinson.  “The Full Monty” (Rated R) plays twice on Friday, August 26 at 6:30 & 9:30pm.

That same evening, Late Night Wildey presents a Midnight showing of the hysterical college comedy, “Animal House” on August 26.  The late John Belushi is at his funniest as John “Bluto” Blutarsky in this wild College Fraternity comedy.

The Wildey’s August movies closes with the con-game classic “The Sting”, winner of 7 Oscars, including Best Picture.  Paul Newman and Robert Redford headline a great cast in the story of a big con pulled on a despicable banker responsible for their mutual friend’s death.  “The Sting” will be shown on Sunday, August 28 at 3:00 and 6:30pm.

Tickets to Wildey movies are $8.00 for adults and $6.00 for students and seniors.  The Eastwood double feature can be seen individually at those prices, or for both films at $14.00 for adults and $10.00 for students and seniors.  Movie tickets can be purchased at the theatre’s Ticket Booth one hour prior to show time, or in advance at www.wildeytheatre.com or by phone at the City of Edwardsville’s Parks and Recreation Department at (618) 692-7538

SUMMER YOUTH ROCK CONCERT SERIES – #3
LOCATION: MINER PARK – Glen Carbon, Illinois
Date:  Wednesday – July 13, 2011
6:00 – 9:30 pm
This family friendly event is free – bring your lawn chairs for an evening of music under the stars!

Band Lineup:

Love Me, Leave Me
C’est La Vie
Juvenile Delinquents
Exit 12
Mellow Ds
Equal Squeeze

The enchanting songstress Erin Bode headlines the July schedule for the Wildey Theatre.  The Erin Bode Group, which performs jazz filtered through a Midwestern roots sensibility, is led by the charismatic vocalist and songwriter Bode.  They perform at 8pm on Saturday, July 9, with reserved seats selling for $25.00.

The internationally-known Story Performer Bobby Norfolk entertains children on Wednesday, July 6 at 11:00am. Norfolk is a three-time Emmy-Award winner and Parent’s Choice honoree and one of the most popular and dynamic story educators in America today.  Tickets for Bobby Norfolk are $8.00 for adults and $6.00 for children.

Cabaret artist Tim Schall performs “Glorious Gershwin: The Gershwin Songbook” in a special Seniors Coffee Concert on Wednesday, July 13 at10:30am. Seniors are invited to enjoy coffee and pastries prior to the performance in the Wildey Theatre’s lobby.  Reserved tickets are $8.00.

A new all-star seven-piece band, the Notable Haberdashers (7/21), is made up of some the best veteran musicians in the St. Louis area.  They are the new sound of honkytonk, Western swing and hillbilly music, putting their twang where there ten-gallon hats are.  Reserved seats for this rollicking concert are $10.00.

Finally, the veteran Alvin Jett and PhatnoiZ perform their own unique style of original blues music when they take to the Wildey stage on Thursday, July 28 at 8:00pm.  The East St. Louis native has been a mainstay of the St. Louis music scene for over twenty-five years, playing R&B and rock standards as well as the blues.  Reserved seats are $10.00.

Tickets to all Wildey Theatre events and movies are available on-line at www.wildeytheatre.com and at the City of Edwardsville’s Parks and Recreation Department on the second floor of City Hall, 118 Hillsboro Avenue, either in person or by phone (618) 692-7538.  Tickets are also available in the Wildey Ticket Booth one hour prior to performance, and, beginning in July, will be available in the Wildey Theatre Business Office off the second floor of the theatre’s new elevator tower.

SUMMER YOUTH ROCK CONCERT SERIES #2
Wednesday – June 22, 2011
6:15- 9:30pm
GLEN CARBON – MINER PARK
194 South Main – Glen Carbon, IL 62034 (view map)

Band lineup:
JUVENILE DELINQUENTS
VICTORY FRIDAY
C’EST LA VIE
EXIT 12
EQUAL SQUEEZE
MELLOW Ds

This event is Free!