🌱 SIUE's Friday art auction pairs collecting with support for students
Edwardsville, Illinois Patch AM: a 4 min readGreetings Edwardsville! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- SIUE's Friday art auction pairs collecting with support for students
- SIUE dancers explore what's possible in ‘Unlocked’
- Looking back at Lech Wałęsa’s visit to SIUE
Also on today's calendar: Poag Sand Prairie Restoration Volunteer Stewardship Day and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Breezy this afternoon, with a high of 67 and low of 42 degrees.
- Thursday: Breezy and cooler, temps: high: 49, low: 32.
- Friday: Mostly cloudy and chilly, with a high of 47 and low of 26 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. SIUE Art Auction Benefit returns Nov. 13 in Edwardsville IL (theintelligencer.com) — Art buyers can support SIUE student scholarships and visiting artists at Friday's Art Auction Benefit in the Art and Design West Gallery. The November 13 event opens with a 6 p.m. preview before bidding at 7 p.m. No tickets or reservations are required, but bidders pay a $10 paddle fee. 
2. SIUE fall dance concert returns in Edwardsville, Illinois (thetelegraph.com) — SIUE dancers bring seven faculty- and alumni-choreographed works to Dunham Hall Theater in “Unlocked: A Dance Concert,” exploring expression and possibility through contrasting styles. Performances run November 12–14 at 7 p.m., with an additional 2 p.m. matinee November 14.
3. The Telegraph headlines for Nov. 10 over past 100 years of history (thetelegraph.com) — Twenty-five years ago, Nobel Peace Prize winner Lech Wałęsa visited SIUE to discuss democracy, globalization and terrorism. The Telegraph’s Nov. 10 history roundup revisits that appearance and the 2006 vandalism of six headstones at St. James Cemetery near Edwardsville, alongside other regional milestones.
4. 18-year-old charged in fatal shooting during youth football game in Madison (bnd.com) — An Edwardsville teenager faces murder charges after a Nov. 1 shooting at a youth football game in Madison killed a grandfather and wounded three others. Carl A. Tucker, 18, faces five counts. Investigators say video helped identify him, and authorities continue seeking information from people who attended the game.
5. St. Louis man charged with strangling pregnant South Roxana woman (thetelegraph.com) — A 46-year-old Edwardsville man faces an aggravated assault charge after allegedly driving off the roadway toward another person on Aug. 12. The charge was filed Nov. 6 in a case presented by Illinois State Police, and the man was released from custody, according to the Madison County police blotter.
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★ Featured events ★
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Tourism Advisory Committee →
Governor Edwards Conference Room, 118 Hillsboro Ave, Edwardsville
8:00 am
Thursday November 12
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Other local events
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Poag Sand Prairie Restoration Volunteer Stewardship Day →
Poag Sand Prairie, 4836 Street Car Rd, Edwardsville
9:00 am -
1926 Exhibit at West End Service Station →
West End Service Station, 620 St. Louis Street, Edwardsville
10:00 am -
Preschool Storytime →
Edwardsville Public Library, 112 South Kansas Street, Edwardsville
10:00 am -
An Interactive Exercise in Gratitude - Edwardsville →
Bella Milano Edwardsville, 1063 South State Route 157, Edwardsville
11:30 am -
Edwardsville Chapter Meeting - An Interactive Exercise in Gratitude →
Bella Milano Edwardsville, 1063 S State Rte 157, Edwardsville
11:30 am -
Lego Club →
Edwardsville Public Library, 112 South Kansas Street, Edwardsville
4:00 pm -
Finance Committee →
City Hall - Governor Edwards Conference Room, 118 Hillsboro Ave, Edwardsville
4:00 pm -
Administrative and Community Services Committee →
City Hall - Council Chamber, 118 Hillsboro Ave, Edwardsville
5:00 pm -
Global Brew Bourbon & Bites 2026 →
Global Brew Tap House, 2329 Plum Street, Edwardsville
6:00 pm -
A Season of Gratitude: The Rombauer Wine Experience →
Sav-On Liquor & Wine Edwardsville, 6100 Center Grove Rd., Edwardsville
6:00 pm -
The Cozy Comics Club →
Edwardsville Public Library, 112 South Kansas Street, Edwardsville
6:30 pm
Thursday November 12
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- DICK'S Sporting Goods posted a job opening for Seasonal Retail Sales Associate in Edwardsville. Apply here.
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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