Archives for December 2017

Take a stroll through Fort Zumwalt Park located at 1000 Jessup Drive, O’Fallon on Monday, Dec. 11 at 6pm or Dec. 12 at 8:30pm. Stop and visit Santa, see the beautifully decorated, historic Heald House, and shop the many booths for handmade gifts, hot cocoa, and treats. For additional information, visit www.ofallon.mo.us.

Join the festivities at the Foundry Art Center located at 520 N. Main Street, St. Charles. Parents and kids can enjoy an elegant tea party, light luncheon which includes sandwiches and desserts along with special holiday inspired teas and hot cocoa from Olde Town Spice Shoppe. Enjoy a performance by the Dance Project of St. Louis with Common Thread Contemporary Dance.

Tickets are $20 for adults, and $12 for children.
Call 636-255-0270 for additional information.

The Galaxies Band presents a Christmas Dance. Benefiting the Backstopperss on Sat. Dec. 9 from 7 pm to 10 pm at the American Legion Post 312 (1500 Raymond Avenue, St. Charles. Admission is $15 per person and includes beer and soda. There will be a 50/50 drawing. Music provided by The Galaxies – an R & B and Motown horn band which plays hits from the 60’s.

Bring you your dancing shoes, have a great time, and help support Backstoppers who help out families of fallen First Responders.

Relax and enjoy The Gateway Ringers as the present their annual handbell Musical Christmas program – Light in Darkness – A Medieval Christmas. 7:30 pm Friday December 8 at Holy Cross Lutheran Church, 8945 Veterans Memorial Parkway in O’Fallon. The program features carols from the Middle Ages including “The Cherry Tree Carol”, “Good King Wenceslas”, I Saw Three Ships”, and “Coventry Carol”.

The concert is FREE and open to the public!

Step inside the historic Katy Depot in Frontier Park and feel transported to Santa’s Cottage and Train Land. Have your photo taken with Santa, and join the elves exploring Santa’s Train Land courtesy of the Frenchtown Heritage Museum.

Recurring weekly on Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday
Wednesday 6-9:00PM, Friday 6-9:00PM, Saturday 11:00AM-9:00PM, Sunday 12-5:00PM
Location: Historic Main Street
230 S. Main St., Saint Charles, MO 63301
Contact: Karen Godfrey
636-946-7776 Email Website

The celebration is staged in a charming village on the Missouri River know as Saint Charles. Close your eyes and listen to the sound of horses’ hooves on the brick street, and the sweet holiday music of the fife. Capture in your mind the essence, that time in America when life was simpler, and Christmas was elegant and magical. Regardless of the evening or weekend you choose to visit Christmas Traditions®, we promise you will find the genuine, warm tradition of a Saint Charles welcome. The hospitality of Christmas Traditions® is exceeded only by the very magical Spirit of Christmas.

Let’s get together at the Foundry Art Center – 520 N. Main Center, St. Charles on the first Saturday of each month now through April. Kids from ages 5 – 10 will explore new books and ideas through art and art history. Register at foundryartcentre.org – Space is limited and filling .

Active Shooter Response Training
FREE to the Public

Date:12/14/2017
Start Time:6:30 PM
End Time:8:00 PM
Location Address:St. Peters Justice Center
Address2:1020 Grand Teton Dr.
City:St. Peters
State:Missouri
Zip:63376
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Description:FBI statistics show that “active shooter” incidents have increased steadily over the past 15 years. Would you know what to do in an active shooter situation?

Survivors of recent attacks credit active shooter response training for knowing exactly what to do. This free St. Peters Police Department program will discuss the history of active shooters, current events and some of the reasons behind the shootings, and explain what to do if faced with this situation.

Teens 16 and under must be accompanied by a guardian.

*Parking in the Mid Rivers Mall lot across the street at the corner of Suemandy/Grand Teton.