Feb 1  Bald Eagle Days Tours (Jersey Co).  8:30am at Pere Marquette State Park.    Video, then cross Illinois River on Brussels Ferry for a drive in Two Rivers Wildlife Refuge, lunch in Hardin, back at 3:30pm.  Limit: 50 people.  Reservations required.  Free.  618-786-3323.  Grafton 

 

Feb 3   Western United Cherokee Cultural meeting  (Johnson Co).  7-9pm first Friday at Vienna Public Library.  Features speakers on variety of topics, with refreshments or potluck.  Open to public.  Free  618-922-3273  Vienna

 

Feb 3   Earthquake Construction Saturday (Madison Co). 1-3pm at Edwardsville Children's Museum, kids can design build, and test a structure to withstand earthquakes, advised by SIUE and the American Society of Ciivil Engineers.  Admission $4   618-692-2094  Edwardsville

 

Feb 3-4   Motorcycle Show (St Clair Co).  At Belle Clair Fairgrounds. 

 

Feb 4  Meet the Birds of Prey (Madison County)  At the Lewis and Clark Confluence Tower overlooking the confluence of the Mississippi and Missouri rivers.  618-251-9101  Hartford

 

Feb 4   Eagle Trek (Randolph Co).  Eagle watching, 9am-noon presentation by World Bird Sanctuary, 9am-3pm experts provide information on easgle-nesting sites.  Register by February 1st.  Suggested donation $5.  618-566-4451x21  Modoc

 

Feb 4   Ballet Memphis, Performance Series (Madison Co).  At Hettenhausen center for the Arts, McKendree University.  Admission charged. 618-537-6863  http://www.mckendree.edu/the_hett/  Lebanon

 

Feb 4-5   Bald Eagle Days Tours (Jersey Co).  8:30am at Pere Marquette State Park.    Video, then cross Illinois River on Brussels Ferry for a drive in Two Rivers Wildlife Refuge, lunch in Hardin, back at 3:30pm.  Limit: 50 people.  Reservations required.  Free.  618-786-3323.  Grafton 

 

Feb 5    Giant Flea Market (Perry Co).   Monthly flea market (first Sunday)  at DuQuoin State Fairgrounds.  Apprx. 100 dealers, snack bar.  8:30am-4:30 pm.  $1 admission. DuQuoin 

 

Feb 5    Eagle Meet and Greet (Madison Co).  Sundays through Feb 12 at 4pm at National Great Rivers Museum.  Free.  618-462-6979  East Alton

 

Feb 8  Bald Eagle Days Tours (Jersey Co).  8:30am at Pere Marquette State Park.    Video, then cross Illinois River on Brussels Ferry for a drive in Two Rivers Wildlife Refuge, lunch in Hardin, back at 3:30pm.  Limit: 50 people.  Reservations required.  Free.  618-786-3323.  Grafton 

 

Feb 10-11   Largest Yard Sale and Collectibles (St Clair Co).  At Belle Clair Fairgrounds.  Fri 4-7 $5 preview admission, free admission on Sat 8am-4pm. 618-233-0052  http://www.bcfairgrounds.net/index.asp?action=page&name=43  Belleville

 

Feb 10-12    St Louis Woodworking Show (Madison Co).  Gateway Center with 100s of exhibitors and vendors.  Admission $12.  http://www.thewoodworkingshows.com/  Collinsville

 

Feb 11   Chocolate Rendezvous (Madison Co).  Sample chocolates at participating stores, restaurants, shops downtown.  Ticket $7.  http://www.lebanonil.org/ Lebanon

 

Feb 11   Live Woodcarving Demonstration (Madison County)  At the Lewis and Clark Confluence Tower overlooking the confluence of the Mississippi and Missouri rivers.  618-251-9101  Hartford

 

Feb 11   Living History Program (Massac Co).  Massiac Marines, French and Indian War period reenactors at Fort Massac. 10am - 4pm. 618-524-9321  Metropolis

 

Feb 11  Mett at the Het: Gotterdamerung (Madison Co).  Live on HD simulcast of New York Metropolitan Opera production.  Hettenhasuen Center for the Arts, McKendree University.  Admission charged starting at $18 for adults and going down from there.  http://www.mckendree.edu/the_hett/  Lebanon 

 

Feb 11   Third Anniversary National Road Interpretive Center of Vandalia (Fayette Co) 10am-5pm at National Road Interpretive Center (106 South Fifth St.)  4pm,  talks about families who traveled national road, history of National Road; children's activities throughout day.  618-283-1534  Vandalia

 

Feb 11   Vandalia Civil War Ball (Fayette Co).  At Vandalia Moose Lodge (328 South Third St.)  Salt Creek Band and Caller provide music; refreshments.   Organized by the Vandalia Lincoln Victory Ball Committee, sponsored by the Vandalia Historical Society.  Admission:  $5, free if in Civil War attire.   618-292-7084  Vandalia

 

Feb 11-12   Fayette County Museum Lincoln Exhibit  (Fayette Co).  Sat 9:30am-4pm, Sun 1-4pm.  618-283-4866  Vandalia

 

Feb 11-12   Midwestern Herb and Garden Show (Jefferson Co).  At Mt Vernon Times Square Mall.  Numerous vendors with herbs, books, crafts, gardening supplies, specialty food items, speakers including a special guest speaker, herbal educator Deborah Lee with four different presentations including medicinal herbs and edible wild plants.  10am-9pm Sat, noon-5pm Sun.  Free admission.  http://www.midwesternherbandgardenshow.com/  Mt Vernon

 

Feb 11-12    Annual Gateway Garden Railroad Winter Meet (Clinton Co).   At Carlyle Microtel Mariner's Village.  Annual gathering of large scale train clubs. Items for sale, clinics for Midwest large scale train clubs. Large scale modular layouts set up displayed for public viewing.   Admission $2   618-594-3902  http://www.ggrrc.org/  Carlyle

 

Feb 12   Vandalia State Courthouse Lincoln Program (Fayette Co).  At Vandalia Statehouse, Hall of Representatives, features 2p.m. Kevin Kaegy on "Lincoln's Rebel In-Laws",  refreshments follow, on display is the Mathis family collection of Lincoln memorabilia.   Free.    618-283-1161  Vandalia

 

Feb 12  Auto Swap Meet (St Clair Co).  At Belle Clair Fairgrounds. 

 

Feb 18   Eagle Photo Worksop  (Madison County)  At the Lewis and Clark Confluence Tower overlooking the confluence of the Mississippi and Missouri rivers.  618-251-9101  Hartford

 

Feb 12   Fairfield Coin Club (Wayne Co).  11am-3pm at Frontier Community College.  Open to public at 11am.  Meeting, auction begins 1:30pm.  Dealers, vendors, raffle.  618-599-2393 

 

Feb 18   Trekker Mid-Winter Soup Walk  (St Clair Co). At Fairview Heights Christ Church (339 Frank Scott Parkway).   5, 10 or 20K walk through Lake View Memorial Gardens and other scenic areas;  Poor Man's pot of soup served after.  Admission $3 plus 2 cans of soup .  618-210-0633  Fairview heights
 

Feb 18-19  Belleville Flea Market (St Clair Co).   9am-4pm Sat and Sun.  400 vendors, 600 tables.  Free admission, free parking.  http://www.bcfairgrounds.net/index.asp?action=page&name=1   Belleville

 

Feb 18-19    Centralia Home, Garden, and Business Expo (Marion Co).  At Centralia Recreational Complex. Annual Home, Garden & Business Expo featuring over 40 exhibitors and 2 days of "how to" demonstrations. Breakfast and lunch available, hourly door prizes, blood screening offered.  Admission $1   618-532-6789   http://www.centraliail.com/  Centralia 
 

Feb 18-20  Annual Masters of the Sky Program (Madison Co).  At 11am, 1pm, and 3pm daily at National Great Rivers Museum featuring demonstrations with live eagles and other birds of prey from World Bird Sanctuary.   Admission charged.   618-462-6979  East Alton

 

Feb 21-22  Bald Eagle Days Tours (Jersey Co).  8:30am at Pere Marquette State Park.    Video, then cross Illinois River on Brussels Ferry for a drive in Two Rivers Wildlife Refuge, lunch in Hardin, back at 3:30pm.  Limit: 50 people.  Reservations required.  Free.  618-786-3323.  Grafton  

 

Feb 23   Distinguished Speaker Series featuring Aeneas Williams (Madison Co).  Former St Louis Ram and speaker at Hettenhaused Center for the Arts, McKendree University.   618-537-6863  Lebanon

 

Feb 24   Stage Dinner Event (Union Co).  All you can eat dinner buffet, Open Mic for local talent.  At Masters Center, Anna Arts Center.  Fourth Fri.   $10 admission.  618-697-6285   Anna

 

Feb 24-26  RV and Camper Show  (St Clair Co).  At Belle Clair Fairgrounds.  Motor homes, 5th wheels, travel trailers, pop-ups, campers, sports trailers plus camping supplies, resorts, other booths, vendors, displays.  Admission charged.  http://www.bcfairgrounds.net/index.asp?action=page&name=1    Belleville

 

Feb 25    Polar Plunge (Clinton Co).  At Carlyle Lake.  $75 for Special Olympics to take the plunge, free to watch and giggle.  618-654-6680  Carlyle.

 

 

Feb 25   Ernani, Mett at the Het  (Madison Co).    Live on HD simulcast of New York Metropolitan Opera production.  Hettenhasuen Center for the Arts, McKendree University.  Admission charged starting at $18 for adults and going down from there.   618-537-6863   http://www.mckendree.edu/the_hett/  Lebanon 

 

Feb 25-26  Bald Eagle Days Tours (Jersey Co).  8:30am at Pere Marquette State Park.    Video, then cross Illinois River on Brussels Ferry for a drive in Two Rivers Wildlife Refuge, lunch in Hardin, back at 3:30pm.  Limit: 50 people.  Reservations required.  Free.  618-786-3323.  Grafton 

 

Feb 28   Aquila Theatre Company and MacBeth, Perfamnce Series  (Madison Co)  At Hettenhausen center for the Arts, McKendree University.  Admission charged. 618-537-6863  http://www.mckendree.edu/the_hett/  Lebanon

 

Feb 28-29  Bald Eagle Days Tours (Jersey Co).  8:30am at Pere Marquette State Park.    Video, then cross Illinois River on Brussels Ferry for a drive in Two Rivers Wildlife Refuge, lunch in Hardin, back at 3:30pm.  Limit: 50 people.  Reservations required.  Free.  618-786-3323.  Grafton