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Ste. Genevieve’s Fourth Friday Art Walk kicks off for the 2020 season on February 28, promising new art and the fun of meeting the artists who created it. “We’re very happy to be starting up again,” said art walk spokesperson Mary Peura. “Even though not all the art spaces will be involved this month, since…

Break out the dancing shoes. The 2020 Queen’s Ball will be Saturday, February 1, at the VFW Hall. The doors will open at 6 p.m. — one hour earlier than the traditional times — and dancing will begin at 7 p.m. The cake is expected to be served around 8:30 p.m., and since it is…

The 2020 Eagle Fest event will be 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday,  February 1, at the Jerry F. Costello Lock & Dam, 4800 Lock and Dam Road, in Modoc, Illinois. The annual event includes eagle-watching with spotting scopes;  birds from the World Bird Sanctuary; an Edible Animals presentation given by Animology, formerly the…

As in times past, Prairie du Rocher, Illinois, will end it’s Christmas season and welcome the new year with the Twelfth Night Ball on Saturday, January 4. A cake with four beans baked inside is served to all gentlemen attending the ball. The first to find a bean is crowned King of the Ball. He…