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MO? Cowbell Half Marathon route, date set

The 13.1 mile route was recently locked-in and a 5K run has been added to the second annual MO? Cowbell Half Marathon. the event is scheduled for Oct. 7 in St. Charles.

The event is organized by Partners for Progress (PfP) in cooperation with Big River Running Company.

Runner registration is $75 and includes race shirts, individual finisher medals, a souvenir cowbell, post-race band, live up-to-the-second finisher results, and two in-race split times provided by Big River Race Management. there will also be a Health & Fitness ExMO? at packet pick-up to be held at Lindenwood University.

For more information about running, volunteering, or sponsoring the 2012 MO? Cowbell Half Marathon and 5K, visit mocowbellrun.com or contact Kerin Abbey at 636-441-6880 ext. 230, or email .

St. Peters plans trip to air show

The city of St. Peters plans a trip to Illinois on Sept. 15. the bus will leave from the parking lot on the west side of St. Peters City Hall at 8:45 a.m. and will return at approximately 4:45 p.m.

Participants will first attend the bi-annual Scott Air Force Base Air show. the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds will perform. Participants will be allowed to examine aircraft close-up, visit with pilots and even tour the inside of some of the aircraft. Lunch will not be provided; however, there will be food available for purchase. Participants may bring a folding chair to watch the show.

After the air show, participants will stop at Eckert?s Country Store for fall apple shopping and a treat at the ice cream stand. the tour will end with a visit to Cahokia Mounds.

The cost for this trip is $40 and includes transportation, admissions, tour guide and gratuities.

For more information or to register, visit stpetersmo.net/rec-connect or call 636-939-2386, ext. 1400.

Art Uncorked to take place Sept. 15

Tickets are now available for the St. Charles City-County Library Foundation?s 4th Annual Art Uncorked: An Evening of Grape Expectations. the event will take place Sept. 15 at Kathryn Linnemann Library, 2323 Elm St. in St. Charles. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. for VIP ticket holders and 7 p.m. for non-VIP ticket holders.

The evening highlights the works of area artists and pairs wine tastings from Yellow Farmhouse Vineyards & Winery, Rolling Meadows Vineyards and other wineries with foods from Quintessential Catering, Kym?s Confections, RT Weilers and more. also, Exit 6 Brewery and O?Fallon Brewery will share samples of their brews.

Cost is $40 for VIP tickets which includes a special reception, wine tasting and presentation by Yellow Farmhouse Vineyard & Winery, Uncorked raffle, commemorative wine glass and gift bag; $25 which includes Uncorked raffle and commemorative wine glass; or $10 for general admission (excludes raffle entry).

The Uncorked raffle includes a $1,500 cash prize.

For more information or for tickets, call 636-441-2300, ext. 1582 or email at .

German-themed trip planned

The City of St. Peters plans a trip Sept. 20 for a tour full of smash, schnitzel and s?more. the bus will leave from the parking lot on the west side of St. Peters City Hall at 8:30 a.m. and will return at approximately 4:30 p.m.

Participants will stop at the site of Bussen Quarries, Inc., one of the largest crushed stone producers in the Midwest. Mark Bussen will drive through the quarries, barge terminal and some of the 140,000 square feet of climate controlled underground storage facilities.

The trip will continue to the Monroe County Museum in Waterloo, Ill., the Bellefontaine home and property and a meal at the Dreamland Palace in Foster Pond, Ill. Before the tour ends participants will drive through old and new Valmeyer on the way to German town of Maeystown. Maeystown is a national historic register town which features a restored historic mill, bridge, church and inns.

The tour costs $75 and includes transportation, admissions, lunch, tour guide and gratuities.

For more information or to register, visit stpetersmo.net or call 636-939-2386, ext. 1400.

Plein Air art class coming this fall

Plein Air, the French term meaning ?in the open air?; involves painting on location to capture the light and shadow of the subject before one?s eyes, often in a fleeting moment.

Linda S. Wilmes, a painter of ?the truth?, plans to share her knowledge, through her paintings and art classes, beginning in the fall at the St. Peters Cultural Arts Centre, 1 St. Peters Centre Blvd., and also at her studio and gallery in Wentzville, 1151 Hancock Road.

Students will have access to a variety of art classes. A free acrylic painting demonstration will be given by Wilmes from 7-8:30 p.m. Sept. 4 at the St. Peters Arts Centre. Classes will begin in September at the Cultural Arts Centre and her Wentzville studio.

Wilmes has applied her painting in Plein Air knowledge to all forms of artistic media, for which she is accomplished and has won numerous awards. Her work can be seen at Framations, 218 N. Main St. in St. Charles, at her home-based studio and gallery, and at lindawilmesart.com.

Class listings are available through the Cultural Arts Centre. for more information, call 636-397-6903.

Sixth annual block party event coming soon

Global Spectrum, managers of the Saint Charles Convention Center, will host the sixth annual Kids Block Party and Touch-a-Truck event from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Aug. 18 at the Saint Charles Convention Center, 1 Convention Center Plaza. Event is free and open to the public, and is geared towards healthy and active lifestyles for children, ages 3?11.

The indoor and outdoor event will feature a variety of activities and trucks for children to interact with, including a fire truck, a crane, an armored tactical vehicle, a gymnastics bus and more.

The Kids Block Party will feature a variety of inflatable activities including, a duel slide, a seven element obstacle course, and two bounce houses.

If you have a child-related business and want more information about participating in the event, contact Joe Capitanelli at 636-669-3009 or . Or, visit stcharlesconventioncenter.com/kidsblockparty for more information.

Rec-Plex getting ready for State Wars

The St. Peters Rec-Plex, 5200 Mexico Road, will begin turning its three ice rinks into inline skating rinks to prepare for thousands of roller hockey players from throughout the United States and Canada. State Wars 8 will host the United States Roller Hockey Championships at the Rec-Plex from Aug. 1-12.

State Wars organizers report that 280 teams representing 30 different states and Canadian provinces have registered for State Wars 8 in St. Peters.

Admission is free and open to the public.

All three ice rinks will be unavailable for public skating. They will open to the public Aug. 27.

Residents can volunteer to help the city host State Wars 8. for more information, contact Jessica Heslin at 636-279-8207 or email .

Players are selected to represent their home state or province to compete at State Wars and a chance to win a national championship. Competition will take place in 18 different divisions with varying age groups, starting with players born in 2004 up to the over-35 division.

To learn more about the United States Roller Hockey Championships, visit statewarshockey.com.

St. Peters officials announce fundraising opportunities

The City of St. Peters? annual Celebrate St. Peters event is scheduled to take place Sept. 14 and 15. new this year, local non-profit groups are invited to apply to have their own fundraising game booths.

For more information, visit stpetersmo.net or call Mary Kuppler at 636-477-6600, ext. 1319.

Brewfest takes place for second year

The Wentzville Rotary will host its 2nd Annual Wentzville Rotary Brewfest from 4 p.m.-8 p.m. Aug. 9 at the Wentzville Community Club. the event is a beer tasting and charity fundraiser.

There will be participation from O?Fallon, Exit 6, Trailhead, Augusta, Schlafly, Krey Distributing and Glazer?s Distributors. Live music by Rocky & Michelle Rowe will take place, and food will be available for purchase.

Ticket sales are limited to 250. A raffle and 50/50 drawing will also take place. Cost is $25 and you must be 21 to attend. Tickets can be purchased from Rotarians, or at Above & Beyond Chiropractic, Runge Chiropractic, or the Wentzville fire Department.

All proceeds will benefit the Wentzville Rotary Foundation, which is used to support local service projects, local needs, and scholarships along with other charitable work. for more information, visit wentzvillerotary.org.

Pop culture is focus of camp

The St. Peters Cultural Arts Centre is offering a popular culture camp for children ages 4 and up from Aug. 6-10 at City Hall.

In Pop Art Drawing & Painting, participants will learn to take pictures from the popular culture of their time and re-create them into a new abstract expressionist piece of art. Examples are often seen in advertising products, product labels and comic books.

Art Experience Camps will include a preschool camp for ages 4-5 from 10:30-11:30 a.m. at a cost of $37 for St. Peters residents and $42 for non-residents; a half-day camp for kids ages 6-9 from 9 a.m.-noon at a cost of $65 for St. Peters residents and $75 for non-residents; and a full-day camp for kids ages 6-9 and 10 and older, from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., at a cost of $110 for St. Peters residents and $120 for non-residents.

Campers also will be offered a partial day of activities at the Rec-Plex or playtime in City Centre Park, as well as outdoor painting opportunities. Register in person at the Rec-Plex, 5200 Mexico Road.

To learn more, go to stpetersmo.net or call 636-397-6903, ext. 1624.

Foreshortening class offered at St. Peters Cultural Arts Centre

Jerry Thomas will offer a class, Foreshortening the Human Figure, from 6-9 p.m. Tuesdays, Aug. 7-28, at City Hall, 1 St. Peters Centre Blvd.

Foreshortening is a way to accurately depict an object in correct perspective as the eyes see it. In this class, Thomas will help participants learn this technique using basic anatomy, axis lines, stopped lines, overlaps or shapes, and positive and negative space.

To register for this class and to get a list of needed supplies, contact Thomas at 314-878-3048 or at .

Thomas is also available from 2-5 p.m. Fridays during the art clinic in the St. Peters Cultural Arts Centre. Bring your own supplies and work in the medium of your choice. the clinic is open to anyone 18 years or older. the cost is $12 for Art Centre members and $15 for non-members.

Book fair is in its 25th year

The annual Friends of the St. Charles City-County Library summer book fair will take place Aug. 3-5 at the St. Charles Convention Center, 1 Convention Center Plaza. the book sale, now in its 25th year, is one of the largest book fairs in the St. Louis region offering more than a quarter million books and other materials for sale over the three-day event.

The hours are 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Aug. 3; 9 a.m.-7 p.m. Aug. 4; and 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Aug. 5. there will be a $10 admission fee on Aug. 3 for those 13 and older. Admission is free on Aug. 4 and 5. Parking is free.

Customers can browse through items including hardbacks, paperbacks, DVDs, CDs, records, magazines and more. all books are sorted into popular categories making it easier to find the items you prefer. the price of children and teen books are 25 cents each. the majority of other sale items are offered at prices ranging from 50 cents to $2. there is special pricing for sets, special collections, music, movies and books on tape.

Customers should bring their own bags, boxes and containers. Reusable shopping totes may be purchased for $2. Standard size grocery bags will be provided Aug. 5 for the $5 bag sale.

Money from the annual book fair supports library programs, services and enhanced amenities such as children?s and adult summer reading programs, book discussion kits, special programs and performer appearances, Friends college scholarships, online book clubs and more. for more information, visit stchlibraryfriends.org.

Still life art show, competition coming in August

The St. Peters Cultural Arts Centre is hosting ?At the Table,? a still life art show and competition to be held from Aug. 19?Oct. 8. the show is open to both amateur and professional artists.

Prizes will be awarded in the adult categories of drawing/painting, photography, and miscellaneous/sculpture. Youth prizes will be also be awarded for ages K-5, middle school and high school.

The cost to enter up to four pieces is $15 for Centre members and up to three pieces is $20 for non-members. Youth entry fee is $5 per piece. the artwork needs to be turned in from 9 a.m.-8:30 p.m. Aug. 14. the awards reception will take place from 1-3 p.m. Aug. 19.

For more information, call 636.397.6903, ext. 1624, or download an informational brochure from our website at stpetersmo.net.

Two trips planned this fall

The Dardenne Prairie Parks and Recreation will host two trips this fall.

The first one is a Lock & Dam Cruise scheduled for Oct. 20. Cost is $84 and includes transportation via a deluxe Mid-American Motorcoach, the cruise which includes a buffet lunch, taxes and gratuities.

Full payment is due by Sept. 15.

The next trip is to Josephine?s Tea Room on Dec. 5. Cost is $57 and includes transportation via a deluxe Mid-American Motorcoach, lunch and shopping at Josephine?s, taxes and gratuities.

Full payment is due by Nov. 10.

Each trip has a minimum of 30 participants.

For more information or to register for either trip, call 636-755-5308.

Homestead open for re-enactments, demonstrations

The 1830?s homestead at Towne Park, 100 Towne Park Drive, off Highway 61 near Wentzville, will be open to the public Aug. 25 for scheduled re-enactments and demonstrations.

Participants will celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Civil War and learn about some of the things soldiers had to eat to stay alive. From 11 a.m.?3 p.m., Layne Chartrand, historian and professor of history, will lead ?Feeding the Civil War Soldier? at Towne Park. This program focuses on the food that fueled the armies of the North and South with performances by several members of the 11th Mississippi, Company G, Lamar Rifles and Civil War Living Historians.

For more information about the homestead at Towne Park, visit the St. Charles County Parks Department at stccparks.org.

Activities planned at conservation area, shooting range

August A. Busch Memorial Conservation Area and Busch Shooting Range and Outdoor Education Center, 2360 Highway D in Defiance, have various activities planned throughout August.

The conservation area events include Living with Wildlife from 6-8 p.m. Aug. 2 for adults; Aquatic Adventure from 9-11 a.m. Aug. 6 for ages 6-12; Pictures in Tissue: Wildflower Craft from 9 a.m.-noon Aug. 8 for ages 10 and up; Reptiles of MTC: Hike from 9 a.m.-noon Aug. 18 for families/all ages; and History Through the Eyes of Trees from 9:30-11 a.m. Aug. 29 for ages 12 and up.

The shooting range events include Basic Bowhunting from 6-8 p.m. Aug. 1 for ages 11 and up*; Explore Bowhunting Day Camp from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Aug. 7-9 for ages 11-15; Basic Handgun from 6-9 p.m. Aug. 15 and 7:30-9:30 a.m. Aug. 18 for ages 15 and up; Discover Hunting: Wingshooting from 4-8 p.m. Aug. 18 for ages 14 and up; Discover Hunting: Dove Clinic from 6-8 p.m. Aug. 23 for ages 11 and up*; and Duck Hunting 101 from 6-9 p.m. Aug. 29 for ages 11 and up*.

Reservations are required for all events.

To read a description of these events, visit mdc.mo.gov/areas/cnc/busch, mdc.mo.gov/areas/ranges/busch or call 636-441-4554.

*Those under 16 must be accompanied by an adult.

Space still available

Spaces are still available for the Bella Arts Fest in St. Peters to be held from 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Oct. 13 at St. Peters Cultural Arts Centre and City Centre Park. Painters, photographers, sculptors, woodworkers and other artists are wanted for this event.

Booths are available, both indoors and outdoors, for artists to display artwork for sale.

Bella Arts Fest will feature art demonstrations, entertainment and kids? activities throughout the day.

For additional information or to download an application, visit stpetersmo.net and click on the Bella Arts Fest logo, or call 636-397-6903.

O?Fallon Art Fair finds new location

A new location will be the setting for O?Fallon?s 5th Annual Art Fair (formerly, the Celebration of the Creative). the fair will be held from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sept. 29 at the Renaud Spirit Center, 2650 Tri Sports Circle. Free admission, parking and kids? activities will be available.

For more information, visit ofallon.mo.us/parks/CotC.htm or contact Paula Creech at .us or 636-474-8121.

Patt Holt Singers celebrate 40 years

The Patt Holt Singers will celebrate their 40th anniversary. They are hosting an Aug. 3 show in Lindenwood?s Cultural Arts Center. Doors open at 6 p.m. and the show begins at 7 p.m. Admission is $5.

A dinner will take place Aug. 4 at the Columns Banquet Center in St. Charles for alumni, family and friends. Cost is $35 and reservations are required.

The groups will be performing at the Muny, Wonderland Camp, Worlds Fair Pavilion in Forest Park, Northeast Missouri State Fair, Veteran Affairs locally and in Chicago, retirement centers and hospitals across the region.

The Just Kids group is holding auditions at 6:30 p.m. Thursdays at their studio, 2031 Campus Drive, St. Charles. Private lessons in guitar and stringed instruments are also given.

For more information, call 636-947-0120.

Square dancers to start in September

The Wheelers and Dealers Club of St. Charles will start its next square-dancing season Sept. 13 at Parkside Retirement, 2150 W. Randolph St. in St. Charles. Lessons will be offered for free on Thursdays at 7:30 p.m.

All ages are welcome. Casual dress is recommended. for more information, call 636-527-3014 or visit squaredancestcharles.com.

Tour of Route 66 in Illinois slated

The city of St. Peters will offer a tour of one of the remaining surviving stretches of historic Route 66. the tour, scheduled for Aug. 7, will follow the road from Staunton, Ill., to Litchfield, Ill.

The tour also will visit Carlinville, Ill., home of one of the largest selection of Sears Roebuck homes.

Other stops will include one at Henry?s Rabbit Ranch to view a collection of Route 66 artifacts, real rabbits and Volkswagen Rabbits; a stroll through hundreds of classic cars, some dating back to 1910 at Country Classic Cars; and a visit to the Mother Jones Monument in Mount Olive to learn of her efforts on behalf of the miners in the 20th century.

Lunch will be served at the Carlinville Methodist Church. Author Laurie Flori, who has written about the Sears Roebuck houses, will take tourists on a driving tour of the houses.

The tour fee of $65 includes transportation, tour guide, admissions, lunch and gratuity. the tour will leave from the west side parking lot of St. Peters City Hall at 8:45 a.m. and will return about 4:15 p.m.

For more information, call (636) 397-6903 or register at stpetersmo.net/Rec-connect.

Sports, fitness classes planned

St. Peters Rec-Plex is offering three-week classes in various activities this summer. Classes take place on Wednesdays at the Rec-Plex, 5200 Mexico Road, beginning Aug. 8.

Programs include group fitness classes, ice skating, hockey, swimming, aqua aerobics, diving, youth T-ball and baseball, and adult softball leagues. the Rec-Plex also offers personal training sessions year-round.

A new fitness class combines work in the water and on land for a complete, full-body workout. the cross-training performance class will build strength with a dry-land workout, then use the resistance of the water in the pool to work on endurance and cardio stamina. It is a three-week class.

Other fitness classes are available for people of all ages and abilities. Family fitness class offerings can accommodate children as young as 18 months. Parents may participate with their kids in many of the classes. the Rec-Plex offers 50-plus fitness classes tailored specifically for seniors.

Other classes include a Russian-style kettlebell class for a complete workout, cycling, belly dancing and fencing.

Registration may be made by telephone at 636-939-2386, ext. 1400, or in person Monday through Saturday. To register online, go to stpetersmo.net.

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