Blockbusters coming to “Movies on Main”
The two most popular movies in the world since November will be played under the stars, for free, in uptown Collinsville this summer. “Frozen” and “The Lego Movie” highlight a four-movie series, playing every other Saturday evening from May 31 to July 12. “Movies on Main” starts at dusk in the public parking lot at […]
Read More →Live music, car show and bounce houses highlight heroin awareness event
Moody Park in Fairview Height will be the scene Saturday for live music, a WIFFLE ball tournament, bounce houses, games and a car and motorcycle show. The event is organized by Hero Inside, a non-profit focused on raising awareness against heroin, raising money for rehabilitation and detox and a support outlet for addicts and their […]
Read More →Garrison Weekend at Lewis and Clark historic site
***Submitted Content*** HARTFORD – Visitors at the Lewis and Clark State Historic Site in Hartford, Ill., will get a look at the daily life of the explorers and their crew during the annual “Garrison Weekend” April 5-6. A group of living history enthusiasts, known as The Detachment, will portray the famed troop as they spent […]
Read More →Watch pile drivers and suplexes for charity Saturday in Caseyville
Professional wrestling is coming to Caseyville Saturday, brought to you by the mayor of East Carondelet. Wrestling promoter Herb Simmons has been brining professional wrestling matches to the area for 40 years, and he’s been the Mayor of East Carondelet for 31 of those years. Many of the shows he organizes are fundraisers, such as […]
Read More →Daddy Daughter Date Night in pictures
CARD’s Daddy Daughter Date Night, on March 1, was sold out again this year. Miss Illinois, Brittany Smith, was the guest of honor.
Read More →Dodgeball!
The Collinsville High School gym annex was the scene Monday of a fierce dodgeball tournament. The 14-team tournament was held as a fundraiser for both the Model UN and the Multicultural clubs as CHS. The event raised $350, which will be used to help pay participation fees at two Model UN events as well as […]
Read More →Local New Year’s Eve dining and drinking options
By David Pruitt, special to The Metro Independent If you have not yet made New Year’s Eve plans, and want to enjoy food or drink in the area, below is a mini-guide. Dining If you are looking to treat yourself to some fine dining before making those New Year’s resolutions, you had better make your […]
Read More →Breakfast with Santa, Christmas on the farm
The people of Collinsville will not have their Christmas plans derailed by frosty temperatures. Residents and visitors showed up in force Friday and Saturday to take part in the Christmas in Collinsville event in uptown Collinsville, despite temperatures hovering around 20 degrees. The weather was no warmer Sunday, but that didn’t stop Collinsvillians from going […]
Read More →Christmas in Collinsville held on frigid weekend
Visitors to uptown Collinsville braved the cold to celebrate Christmas in Collinsville Dec. 6 and 7. The Collinsville Main Street Community Association hosted the event, which included the official lighting of the Christmas tree at the Collinsville Township Office, a holiday house tour and visits with Santa Claus at the Miner’s Theatre. The originally scheduled […]
Read More →SIUE’s A Season for The Child continues with “The Velveteen Rabbit”
Submitted story A Season for the Child (SfC), the family-oriented live theater season presented by the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Friends of Theater and Dance (FOTAD), continues its 24thseason with a holiday special in two separate showings at 2 and 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 30. The Velveteen Rabbit will take the stage in Katherine Dunham Hall by […]
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Fall Festival returns to Main Street Saturday
Barely a month removed from being overwhelmed with visitors for Italian Fest, Main Street in Collinsville will again host an uptown festival. Thousands are expected to meander Main Street Saturday, sampling chili, trick-or-treating at local businesses, enjoying a costume contest and admiring decorated hearses during the Fall Festival. Yes, that says admiring decorated hearses. A […]
Read More →Bert’s Chuckwagon celebrates 50 years of epicurean excellence
Humberto (Bert) Gonzalez left Texas in the early 1960s to visit his brother Hector in Belleville. Bert liked the area so much that he decided to stay. To make a living, Bert bought the Chuckwagon restaurant at 4200 W. Main St., Belleville in 1963 and re-christened it Bert’s Chuckwagon. The rest is gastronomic history. Bert […]
Read More →“Jimi Hendrix of the violin” to play at SIUE
Eileen Ivers and her Immigrant Soul band come to Southern Illinois University Oct. 23 to play a 7 p.m. concert in the Meridian Ballroom. Ivers is a Grammy-Award winning fiddler/violinist who was dubbed the “Jimi Hendrix of the violin” by The New York Times. The Irish-American fiddler plays a blend of traditional and contemporary violin […]
Read More →Re-enactors rendezvous in Caseyville
In the days when beaver fur ruled the economy of the American west, trappers would meet one time each year at a designated location to trade their bounty for needed supplies. The meetings, called rendezvous, were more than just re-supply stops for the trappers, Bob “Many Hats” Daniel, of South County said. “It was a […]
Read More →Italian Fest, a good time for a good cause
Many Collinsville residents think of the Italian Fest as an annual high school class reunion, an opportunity to eat different types of food while listening to a band or an excuse to drink to excess. However, the 30-year-old-festival is also one of the most important two days of fund raising for dozens of charitable organizations. […]
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