EVENTS

DECEMBER STORY TIMES will take place from 10-10:45 a.m. Dec. 21
at Deer Run Branch Library, 1300 N. Main St., O’Fallon. Event is
for ages 3-6. Registration is required and limited to 20
participants. For more information or to register, go to
www.youranswerplace.org or call 636-978-3261.

TWEEN KNITTING CLUB will take place from 4-5 p.m. Dec. 21 at
McClay Branch Library, 2760 McClay Road, St. Charles. Event is for
grades 6-12. Participants will learn the basics of knitting. Club
is open to beginners and experienced knitters, as well as
crocheters. Participants should bring size nine or 10 knitting
needles and a skein of yarn. Registration is required and limited
to 20 participants. For more information, go to
www.youranswerplace.org or call 636-441-7577.

SANTA STORY TIME will take place from 10-10:45 a.m. Dec. 21 and
23 at McClay Branch Library, 2760 McClay Road, St. Charles. Event
is for ages 3-6. Registration is required and limited to 25
participants. For more information or to register, go to
www.youranswerplace.org or call 636-441-7577.

OPEN DOORS will take place from 5-9 p.m. Dec. 21 and 23 at First
Missouri State Capitol, 200 S. Main St., St. Charles. Participants
will step through open doors into the 1820’s as costumed
interpreters share the history of Missouri’s early statehood. For
more information, call 636-940-3322.

TIME FOR TWOS, story time, will take place from 10:00-10:30 a.m.
Dec. 22 at Kisker Road Branch Library, 1000 Kisker Road, St.
Charles. Event is for age 2 and caregivers. Registration is
required and limited to 12 participants. For more information or to
register, go to www.youranswerplace.org or call 636-926-7323.

SANTA SEND-OFF will take place at 1:30 p.m. Dec. 24 on Main
Street, St. Charles. The send-off will begin at 1000 S. Main St.
and ends at 200 S. Main St. Participants will send Santa back to
the North Pole with well wishes.

SNOWBALL CAMP will take place Dec. 26-30 at Progress Park
Center, 968 Meyer Road, Wentzville. Camp is for children ages 6-12
years. This is a winter break camp where children will participate
in indoor games, sports, crafts and more. The camp will meet from 9
a.m.-3 p.m. Cost is $70 for Wentzville residents and $85 for
non-residents. There is a before and after camp available for an
additional charge: sunrise or sunset is $25 for Wentzville
residents and $30 for non-residents or a sunrise/sunset combo is
$40 for Wentzville residents and $50 for non-residents. Advance
registration is required. For more information or to register, call
636-332-9236.

AWESOME ANIME CLUB MOVIE will take place from 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Dec. 27 at McClay Branch Library, 2760 McClay Road, St. Charles.
Event is for grades 6-12. Participants will watch “Digimon.”
Registration is required and limited to 25 participants. For more
information or to register, go to www.youranswerplace.org or call
636-441-7577.

FAB FIVE STORY TIME will take place from 10-10:45 a.m. Dec. 27
and 28 at Middendorf-Kredell Branch Library, 2750 Highway K,
O’Fallon. Event is for ages 3-6 and families welcome. Registration
is not required. Participants will hear five stories and vote for
the favorite. For more information, go to www.youranswerplace.org
or call 636-978-7926.

The NEW YEAR’S EVE LOCK-IN will take place at 7 p.m. Dec. 31 at
the St. Peters Rec-Plex, 5200 Mexico Road, St. Peters. Event will
continue through the night and end at 7 a.m. Jan. 1. The event is
for ages 8-13. There will be swimming, ice skating and games. Cost
is $50 for St. Peters residents; $60 to the general public; and
free to Rec-Plex GOLD PLUS members. Registration is required in
advance. If space is available, late registrations will be accepted
on Dec. 31 until 1 p.m. and will be subject to a late charge of
$15. An emergency contact authorization form must be completed and
submitted at check-in. The form is available at the Rec-Plex or
online at www.stpetersmo.net. To register or for more information,
call 636-939-2386, ext. 1400.

A SOCIAL DANCE CLASS will take place from 7:30-8:30 p.m.
Wednesdays, starting Jan. 4 at the Renaud Spirit Center, 2650 Tri
Sports Circle, O’Fallon. Participants will learn a new dance each
week. Instruction includes salsa, swing, cha-cha and couple’s
choice. Participants need to register with a partner. Cost is $64
per couple for O’Fallon residents and $72 for non-resident couples.
Deadline to register is Dec. 28. For more information, go to
www.ofallon.mo.us/ParksandRec or call 636-474-2732.

BINGO will take place Jan. 1 at the Wentzville American Legion
Auxiliary, 504 Luetkenhaus Blvd. (formerly Old Business 61),
Wentzville. Doors open at 12:30 p.m. and bingo will start at 2 p.m.
The event will include a 40-inch flat screen television giveaway,
along with at $3,600 payout, $1,175 Progressive game, Speedball
game, Horse Derby and more. Food and drink will be available. The
hall includes two floors — one for smoking and one for non-smoking.
For more information, call 636-327-6060.

BOOK CLUBS

TEEN BOOK CLUBS will take place at 6 p.m. Dec. 27 at Kathryn
Linnemann Branch Library, 2323 Elm St., St. Charles, on “Beast of
Noor,” by Janet Lee Carey; 4:30 p.m. Jan. 11 at McClay Branch
Library, 2760 McClay Road, St. Charles, on “The Compound,” by S.A.
Bodeen; and 7 p.m. Jan. 17 at McClay Branch Library, 2760 McClay
Road, St. Charles, on “Son of the Mob,” by Gordon Korman.
Participants should read the book before attending the meeting.
Club is open for grades 6-12. For more information or to register,
go to www.youranswerplace.org.

BOOK DISCUSSION CLUB for adults will be offered at 7 p.m. Jan. 3
at Corporate Parkway Branch Library, 1200 Corporate Pkwy.,
Wentzville, on “Outliers,” by Malcolm Gladwell; 7 p.m. Jan. 11 at
Middendorf-Kredell Branch Library, 2750 Highway K, O’Fallon, on
“Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand,” by Helen Simonson; 7 p.m. Jan. 17
at Kisker Road Branch Library, 1000 Kisker Road, St. Charles, on
“Doc,” by Mary Doria Russell; 10 a.m. Jan. 19 at Deer Run Branch
Library, 1300 N. Main St., O’Fallon, on “Dreams of Joy,” by Lisa
See; 2 p.m. Jan. 19 at Middendorf-Kredell Branch Library, 2750
Highway K, O’Fallon, on “Sworn to Silence,” by Linda Castillo; 7
p.m. Jan. 19 at the Library Administration Office (behind the
Spencer Road Branch Library, 427 Spencer Road, St. Peters), on “The
House at Riverton,” by Kate Morton; 7 p.m. Jan. 25 at Kathryn
Linnemann Branch Library, 2323 Elm St., St. Charles, on “The Book
Thief,” by Marcus Zusak; and 7 p.m. Jan. 31 at Corporate Parkway
Branch Library, 1200 Corporate Pkwy., Wentzville, on “The Art of
Racing in the Rain,” by Garth Stein. Participants should read the
book before attending the meeting. For more information or to
register, go to www.youranswerplace.org.

CLUB READ, a book club for children in grades 4-6, will be
offered at 7 p.m. Jan. 10 at Middendorf-Kredell Branch Library,
2750 Highway K, O’Fallon, on “Boxcar Children,” by Gertrude
Chandler Warner. Participants should read the book before attending
the meeting. Snacks will be provided. Registration is required and
there is limited seating. For more information or to register, go
to www.youranswerplace.org.

TEEN FANTASY BOOK CLUB will take place at 4 p.m. Jan. 12 at
Middendorf-Kredell Branch Library, 2750 Highway K, O’Fallon, on
“The Alchemyst,” by Michael Scott. Participants should read the
book before attending. Registration is required and limited to 15
participants. For more information or to register, go to
www.youranswerplace.org or call 636-978-7997.

KNIT, STITCH AND READ BOOK DISCUSSION for adults will take place
from 1-2:30 p.m. Jan. 31 at Deer Run Branch Library, 1300 N. Main
St., O’Fallon. Participants can bring a knitting or stitching
project to work on while discussing “The Alchemist,” by Paulo
Coelho. Participants should read the book before attending the
discussion. Registration is required and limited to 20
participants. For more information or to register, go to
www.youranswerplace.org or call 636-978-3261.

MUSIC

FIXX MUSIC will perform place Dec. 22 at Baha Rock Club, 305 N.
Main St., St. Charles. For more information, call 636-949-0466.

CHERRY HILL will perform from 8 p.m.-midnight Dec. 23 at Tuners,
130 S. Main St., St. Charles. For more information, call
636-724-9212.

ROCKER BOX will perform Dec. 23 at Baha Rock Club, 305 N. Main
St., St. Charles. For more information, call 636-949-0466.

NITE OWL will perform Dec. 24 at Baha Rock Club, 305 N. Main
St., St. Charles. For more information, call 636-949-0466.

SERAPIS, BRIAN CASSERLY AND MARK MOEBECK will perform from 9
a.m.-12:30 a.m. Dec. 31 at the Foundry Art Centre, 520 N. Main
Center, St. Charles. Doors open at 8 p.m. Cost is $25 and includes
two drinks. For more information or to purchase tickets, call
636-255-0270. A portion of ticket sales will support Responder
Rescue.

THEATER

Monkey Tales Theatre presents HERO’S JOURNEY from 10-11 a.m.
Dec. 27 at Kathryn Linnemann Branch Library, 2323 Elm St., St.
Charles; 1-2 p.m. Dec. 27 at Corporate Park Branch Library, 1200
Corporate Pkwy., Wentzville; 3-4 p.m. Dec. 27 at McClay Branch
Library, 2760 McClay Road, St. Charles; and 7-8 p.m. Dec. 27 at
Deer Run Branch Library, 1300 N. Main St., O’Fallon. Event is for
ages 3 and up and families are welcome. Registration is required
and seating is limited. For more information or to register, go to
www.youranswerplace.org.

ONGOING

The HOLIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS DRIVE will take place from 6-10 p.m.
daily through Dec. 30 (closed Dec. 25) at Rotary Park, 2577 W.
Meyer Road, Foristell. This is a one-mile light display that
features large commercial scenes and tunnels. Cost is $8 per
vehicle (up to six people); and vans, buses or limos must pay an
additional $1 per person beginning with the seventh person. For
more information, go to www.wentzvillemo.org/parks-recreation or
call 636-639-2082.

The 19TH ANNUAL CELEBRATION OF LIGHTS display will take place
nightly through Dec. 30 (except Dec. 25) in Fort Zumwalt Park, 1000
Jessup Drive, O’Fallon. Visitors can go through in a vehicle from
6-9 p.m. Sundays and Tuesdays-Thursdays and 6-10 p.m. Fridays and
Saturdays. Cost is $9 per car; $15 per van (all sizes); and $1 per
person on tour bus and must have a $25 minimum. There will be a
Tuesday Night Special, $7 per non-commercial vehicle. Train rides
can be reserved for Dec. 19 and 26. No other vehicles will be
allowed in the park. The train ride cost is $7 per person for ages
12 and up; $5 for children ages 1-11; and free for infants 11
months and under. Reservations are required in advance and must be
made for everyone. Sleigh hayrides will be available on Tuesdays,
Wednesdays and Thursdays. Cost for sleigh hayrides is $100 for
groups of 25 or more and reservations are required. To make a train
ride or sleigh hayride reservation, email mseymour@ofallon.mo.us or
call 636-379-5502. Horse-drawn carriage rides are also available.
For more information go to www.ofallon.mo.us/COL. For more
information, go to www.ofallon.mo.us/COL.

TRAINS ON MAIN will take place through Dec. 31 at the Frenchtown
Heritage Museum, 1121 N. Second St., St. Charles. The exhibit is
open from 6:30-9 p.m. Wednesdays and Fridays; 11 a.m.-9 p.m.
Saturdays; noon-5 p.m. Sundays; and 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Dec. 24.
Admission is $2 for adults and $1 for children ages 3-12. For more
information, go to www.frenchtownmuseum.net or call
636-724-2106.

MODEL TRAIN VILLAGE AND HANDCRAFTED SLEIGH is currently on
display at St. Peters City Hall, 1 St. Peters Centre Blvd. The
public is invited to stop by the lobby to view a train display,
complete with push button controls participants can use to start
some of the animation features. A life-size sleigh will also be on
display for photo opportunities. The train display was created by
Darrell Reinwald. The sleigh was hand crafted by Dan Zatroski, a
St. Peters resident. Both displays will be available for viewing
throughout the holiday season.

MY SHADOW ME, an exhibition of works by student artists
working in a variety of media, as well as the work of the faculty
who teach them, will run through Jan. 6, 2012, at the Foundry Art
Centre, 520 N. Main Center, St. Charles. For more information, go
to www.foundryartcentre.org or call 636-255-0270.

St. Peters Cultural Arts Centre will host the WHO LET THE COW
OUT OF THE BARN ART SHOW AND COMPETITION through Jan. 30 at the
center, 1 St. Peters Centre Blvd. Works will depict something found
on the farm. Amateur and professional artists will be judged
together. For more information, go to www.stpetersmo.net or call
636-397-6903.

SCC PLAYGROUP offers weekly activities for moms and children
including a monthly Mom’s Night Out. New members welcome.
636-544-3613.

OPEN ART WORKSHOP with Jerry Thomas will take place from 2-5
p.m. Fridays at the St. Peters Cultural Arts Centre, 1 St. Peters
Centre Blvd., St. Peters. Thomas will be available to help with any
artistic challenge. Participants should bring supplies and draw or
paint in the medium of choice. Registration is not required. Cost
is $12 for Art Centre members and $15 for non members. For more
information, contact Thomas at jt4art@swbell.net or
314-878-3048.

BINGO takes place at 7 p.m. Fridays at the Wentzville American
Legion Auxiliary, 504 Luetkenhaus Blvd. (formerly Old Business 61),
Wentzville. For more information, call 636-327-6060.

WEEKLY FRIDAY NIGHT DANCE PARTIES will take place at Dance
Pizazz, 124 Jungermann Road, St. Peters. West Coast Swing dance
lessons will take place from 7:30-8 p.m. before the 8-10:30 p.m.
open social dancing. Admission is $12 and includes lesson, open
dance session, snacks and drinks. No partner is necessary. Music
varies from top 40’s, contemporary, blues, hip hop and more. For
more information, go to www.dance-pizazz.com or call
636-441-6854.

ST. CHARLES GHOST TOURS are available year round at 7, 9:30 p.m.
and midnight Friday and Saturday. Other days and times can be
arranged. 314-374-6102. www.stcharlesghosts.com.

The Astronomical Society of Eastern Missouri offers free
TELESCOPE VIEWING that takes place Friday nights, weather
permitting, at the Broemmelsiek Park observatory, at the
intersection of Schwede and Wilson roads, off Highway DD. Sessions
begin at dark and last for about two hours. www.asemonline.org.

SOCIAL DANCES AND LEARN TO DANCE WORKSHOP are offered the second
and fourth Friday of each month at the Knights of Columbus Hall,
2199 Post Road, Dardenne Prairie. Cost is $8. Dance classes begin
at 7:20 p.m. and social dancing begins at 8:30 p.m. Dances taught
are ballroom, swing and Latin. Classes are taught by professional
award-winning instructors Stan Mayer and Linda Landwehr, who also
teach at St. Charles Community College. For more information, go to
www.stardancer.net or call 636-926-2680.

ST. CHARLES IMPERIAL DANCE CLUB has open dance, the fourth
Saturday of the month from 7:30-11 p.m.; Elks Lodge, 1163 Tom
Ginnever Ave., O’Fallon. Cost $5 for club members and district club
members, $8 for nonmembers. Visit www.scidc.com or call Phil or
Micki Graeff at 636-441-6876 or John or Barb Smith at
636-928-4454.

O’Fallon Historical Society will offer LOG CABIN MUSEUM TOURS
from noon-3 p.m. the second and fourth Sundays of the month in
Civic Park, 305 Second St., O’Fallon. Participants will learn about
O’Fallon’s Civil War-era history, St. Louis World’s Fair history,
railroad history, World War II history and more. Admission is free;
however, donations are accepted. For more information, go to
www.ofallonmohistory.org.

BINGO is offered at 6 p.m. Sundays, excluding holidays, at the
Heart of St. Charles Banquet Center, 1410 S. Fifth St. in St.
Charles. Dinner items are available for purchase. Event is hosted
by the St. Charles/First Capitol Lions, St. Charles Jaycees and St.
Peters Knights of Columbus. For more information, contact Rick
Nault at 314-503-8732.

LINE AND COUPLE DANCING take place 6-8:30 p.m. Sundays at
Firefighters Hall, 117 McMenamy Drive, St. Peters. $4 per person.
Sponsored by Sho-Me Shufflers. 636-970-1210.

The Concert Arts Association will have REHEARSALS Monday
evenings (September through June) at Transfiguration Episcopal
Church, 1860 Lake Saint Louis Blvd., Lake Saint Louis. The fee is
$75 for each fall and spring session. Concerts are held in December
and May. Any and all singers from Lincoln, Warren and St. Charles
counties are welcome to join this non-auditioned community choir.
Choral Arts Youth, kindergarten through high school will rehearse
from 6:15-7:15 p.m.; and Choral Arts Singers rehearse from
7:30-9:30 p.m. For more information, go to www.concertarts.org or
contact Travis Evans at 636-485-9826.

OPEN MIC NIGHT takes place Mondays at Baha Rock Club, 305 North
Main St., St. Charles. For more information, call 636-949-0466.

LINE DANCING INSTRUCTION will take place from 8:30-9:30 a.m.
Wednesdays at Mid Rivers Mall, Dillard’s Court, 1600 Mid Rivers
Mall Drive, St. Peters. Free.

CROSSROADS CRIBBAGE CLUB meets at noon Wednesdays at Rizzo’s,
1155 Wentzville Pkwy., Wentzville. 636-528-8379.

FREE WINE TASTING from 5-7 p.m. every Wednesday and from 2-5
p.m. every Saturday at The Wine Bottle, 810 O’Fallon Road, Weldon
Spring. Owners Roger Damon and Larry Butler usually offer four
wines (two white and two red) to try.

COUNTRY WESTERN DANCE take place 6:30-10 p.m. Wednesdays
at the Moose Lodge Hall, 2705 Veterans Memorial Pkwy., St. Charles.
$6. Lessons included. For more information, go to
www.jimsdances.com or call 314-422-1571.

ST. CHARLES IMPERIAL DANCE CLUB has lessons that start on the
first Wednesday of the month for beginners and intermediates of all
ages at Elks Lodge, 1163 Tom Ginnever Ave., O’Fallon. Lessons start
the first Wednesday of the each month and cost a minimal of $25 for
non-members the first month and $35 for additional lessons. Lessons
begin at 6:45 p.m. and partners are not required. Open dancing
takes place from 7:45-10 p.m. A monthly dance will take place on
the fourth Wednesday of each month. For more information, go to
www.scidc.com or call John or Barb Smith at 636-928-4454.

The O’FALLON PHOTO CLUB meets at 7 p.m. on the second Wednesday
of every month at the Renaud Spirit Center. Drop-ins are welcome.
For more information about the club, go to
http://ofallonphotoclub.wetpaint.com.

A JAM SESSION will take place every Wednesday from 7-9 p.m. at
St. Peters Cultural Arts Centre, 1 St. Peters Centre Blvd. Local
musicians can get together at the centre to play or sing. Others
can come to watch. Admission is $3. For more information, go to
www.stpetersmo.net.

SOCIAL DANCING takes place Wednesdays and Fridays, 7:30 p.m. at
Garden Plaza Hotel, 4341 Veterans Memorial Parkway, St. Peters.
636-928-1500.

BINGO is offered at 6:15 p.m. Thursdays at O’Fallon Elks Lodge,
1163 Tom Ginnever Blvd., O’Fallon. 636-240-7736.

SALSA AND SWING DANCE LESSONS will take place Thursdays at Make
Believe Theatre Art Centre, 307 Droste Road, St. Charles. At
6 p.m. there will be West Coast Swing for ages 10-16 or line dance
lessons for beginners, cost for either class is $5; 7 p.m. is
beginners Salsa or Imperial Swing for $7; and 8 p.m. is
intermediate Imperial Swing or West Coast Swing for $7. Each
additional lesson is $3. For more information, go to
www.jitterswing.com or contact Kathy Boyle at kathy@jitterswing.com
or 636-328-7900.

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