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Vol 13 No 28
O’Fallon’s Street Dance and Fall Fest
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Great Entertainment Including the Chris Clark Bicycle Stunt Show Celebrate the arrival of fall in O’Fallon with free admission to back-to-back events in Civic Park: the Street Dance on Friday night, October 11, and O’Fallon’s Fall Fest on Saturday, October 12. Street Dance: On October 11, party the night away to the music of legendary cover band Trixie Delight. Known for powerhouse vocals on rock ‘n roll hits from today back to the 1960s (Adele, Muse, Black Keys, Heart, Lady Gaga, Aerosmith, the Doors, Nirvana, Pearl Jam), the band will rock Civic Park from 7 – 10pm. Admission and parking are free, and festivalstyle food and drink will be available for purchase. Fall Fest: Return to Civic Park on October 12, from 10am – 5pm and shop vendors’ booths for original items and festival food and drink, watch live entertainment, listen to relaxing acoustic music and learn fun facts about O’Fallon’s history. Among the day’s highlights will be: The Chris Clark Bicycle Stunt Show is sure to thrill onlookers with exhilarating maneuvers honed over years of national and international competition. Chris invites volunteers from the crowd as part of the 30-minute show and signs autographs afterwards.
The Spooky Spectacular Stage Show features magic by Keith Leff, named “Magician of the Year” by the International Brotherhood of Magicians and “Best Magician” in Kansas City three years running. Local author and illustrator Dan Killeen will sign and sell copies of his newest picture book for children, Tillie and Clementine, which is set in St. Louis. www.TillieandClementine.com A staple of O’Fallon’s Fall Fest, vendors will sell trendy house and yard decorations, original art and gifts, fall-to-winter holiday items (Halloween to Christmas), and stylish holiday-themed clothing, jewelry and accessories. Stop by the O’Fallon Historical Society’s Log Cabin Museum to see an archaeological demonstration, tour the museum (donations are welcome) and learn about the town’s talented first mayor, Fred Jacoby, who owned a drugstore, invented a grain reaper, repaired watches, directed the town band, and installed O’Fallon’s first telephone system. Purchase great festival food—choose from beef, chicken and pork kabobs, eggrolls, gyros, crab rangoon, fried rice, ribbon fries, BBQ pork, beef nachos, hot-
dogs, sandwiches, baked potatoes, Brazilian fejoida (Brazil’s national dish), peru and pecal (Brazilian entrees), kettle corn, funnel cakes, fruit cobblers, snow cones, cookies, cupcakes, breakfast pastries, smoothies, frozen yogurt, lemonade, fruit juice, sweet tea, gourmet coffee, beer and wine. See STREET DANCE AND FALL FEST page 2
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