Financial trouble in the state of Illinois is driving a decision to relocate a longtime music extravaganza to West City Park in Festus.
The Traditional Music Festival, held annually at Fort Kaskaskia State Historic Site in Ellis Grove, Ill., for the last 23 years, will come to Festus the weekend of Sept. 21-22.
The Festus Tourism Commission voted May 30 to approve the festival. Officials believe West City Park will be the home for the event for years to come.
Fiddle champion George Portz of O’Fallon, Ill., organizes and performs at the event each year. His group is called George Portz and His Friends of Bluegrass.
“It’s just
The Movies in the Park series in Herculaneum returns Saturday (June 8), with a twist this year.
The series, sponsored by the Herculaneum Park Board, features major motion pictures shown on an inflatable screen at Herculaneum City Park, 850 Joachim Ave.
Moviegoers are invited to bring lawn chairs or blankets to watch the movies, which begin at dusk.
Admission is free.
Groups all around the Jefferson County area figure that one of the best ways to raise some money is to hold a trivia night.
For in initiated, a trivia night works like this:
A table of folks, typically eight people but the number can vary, pay an admission fee to get the opportunity to answer questions about anything and everything.
Most trivia nights feature 10 rounds, each on a
The Lucy’s Palace concert that was scheduled to be held at 7 p.m. on Saturday (June 1) in Arnold City Park has been canceled due to flooding.
The Meramec River is predicted to crest at 39.7 feet, which would put the park’s picnic area underwater, said Teresa Kohut, who works for the Arnold Parks and Recreation Department. Additional rain that may fall tonight (May 31) or tomorrow (June 1) could raise the predicted flood crest, she said.
