Around Town for May 18
MID RIVERS ETHICAL SOCIETY: lecture, "The surprising purpose of anger," 11 a.m.-noon, St. Charles County Extension Center, 260 Brown Road, St. Peters. Visit www.ethicallife.org or call 636-284-0280.
SHO-ME SHUFFLERS LINE AND COUPLE DANCING: 6-8:30 p.m., Firefighters Hall, 117 McMenamy Road, St. Peters. Cost $4 per person. Call Barb at 636-970-1210.May 19
GENERAL FEDERATED WOMEN'S CLUB: 10 a.m. Call for location and directions. Call Lou Chevreaux at 636-379-6225.
SENIOR EXERCISE CLASS: 10 a.m., Sports Complex Center, 7 N. Service Road, St. Peters. Free. Call 636-939-9634.
VFW POST 10838 AND LADIES AUXILIARY: 7:30 p.m., St. Peters Senior Center, 108 McMenamy Road.
May 20
SENIOR STEPPERS MALL WALKING: 7-9 a.m., Mid Rivers Mall, 1600 Mid Rivers Mall Drive, St. Peters. Free. Sponsored by SSM St. Joseph Senior Services.
AMERICAN SEWING GUILD'S ST. CHARLES NEIGHBORHOOD GROUP: 9:15 a.m., Centennial Bank, 1101 First Capitol Drive. Call 314-963-5235.
Ongoing events
WEIGHT WATCHERS: 8 a.m. Sunday, 56 Crossroads Plaza, O'Fallon. For more information call 1-800-651-6000.
FIRST CAPITOL CODEPENDENTS ANONYMOUS: 7-8:30 p.m. Sunday, Friedens United Church of Christ, 1703 S. Old Highway 94, St. Charles. Call 636-861-0030.
PINOCHLE GAMES: 8 a.m. Monday, O'Fallon Senior Center, 106 N. Main St. Call 636-272-4180.
TAKE OFF POUNDS SENSIBLY: 9 a.m. Monday, Holy Cross Lutheran Church, 8945 Veterans Memorial Parkway, O'Fallon. Call Donna at 636-561-3152.
TAKE OFF POUNDS SENSIBLY: 9:30 a.m. Monday, Memorial Hall, Blanchette Park, 1900 Randolph St., St. Charles. Call Cathy at 636-724-6170.
WEIGHT WATCHERS: 10:30 a.m. Monday, Heritage of Hawk Ridge, 225 Pigeon Drive, Lake Saint Louis. Call 1-800-651-6000.
BETTER BREATHERS CLUB: support group for individuals with respiratory conditions, noon-1 p.m. Monday, Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital, Healthwise Center in physician office building No. 1, 6 Jungermann Circle, suite 117. Call 636-916-9650 to register.
WEIGHT WATCHERS: 6:30 p.m. Monday, Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, Weber Hall, 8 W. Highway D, New Melle. Call 1-800-651-6000.
DUPLICATE BRIDGE: 6:30 p.m. Monday, St. Charles Senior Center, 1455 Fairgrounds Road. Call Jane or Dan at 636-928-1487.
YOUTH IN NEED SPECIALIZED SUPPORT GROUPS FOR PARENTS AND TEENS: 6:45-9 p.m. Monday, Burkemper Family Counseling Center, 516 Jefferson St., St. Charles.
RECOVERING COUPLES ANONYMOUS: 7 p.m. Monday, Grace Community Chapel, 7661 Mexico Road, room 101, St. Peters. Visit www.recovering-couples.org or call 636-745-9821.
OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS: 7-8 p.m. Monday, SSM St. Joseph Medical Park, learning center room, 1475 Kisker Road, St. Peters. Drive to back of building and park near the Dumpsters. Enter through double-door entrance. Call 636-723-0658.
CELEBRATE RECOVERY: 7-9 p.m. Monday, Crosswinds Church, 2120 Parkway Drive, St. Peters. Childcare available. E-mail to mail@windschurch.org or call 636-922-3352.
GATEWAY PARENTS SUPPORT GROUP (BECAUSE I LOVE YOU): 7:30 p.m. Monday, Church of Christ Annex, 444 Karen Drive, St. Charles. Free. 314-993-7550.
GO WITH GOD AL-ANON (for families and friends of alcoholics): 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, Our Savior Lutheran Church, 2800 W. Elm St., St. Charles. (House in back of the church.) Non-smoking.
GATHERING FOR SENIOR ADULTS: 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Tuesday, Transfiguration Episcopal Church, 1860 Lake Saint Louis Blvd., Lake Saint Louis. Free lunch, games and activities. Call 636-561-8951.
TRANSFORMATIONS: 12-step addiction support group, 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m. Tuesday, O'Fallon Christian Church, 9380 Veterans Memorial Parkway. Call 636-240-3792.
BEREAVEMENT GROUP FOR ALL LOSSES: 1 p.m. Tuesday, Wentzville United Methodist Church, 725 N. Wall St. Call 636-946-4042.
SSM ST. JOSEPH BREAST CANCER SUPPORT GROUP: 5:30-7:30 p.m. Tuesday, SSM St. Joseph Medical Park, education center, 1475 Kisker Road, St. Peters. Call 636-947-5682.
DIABETES SUPPORT GROUP: 6:30-7:30 p.m., Tuesday, SSM St. Joseph Hospital West cafeteria, 100 Medical Plaza, Lake Saint Louis. Free. Call Doreen at 636-625-5447.
DIVORCE CARE SUPPORT GROUP: 7 p.m. Tuesday, Ridgecrest Baptist Church, 1402 First Capitol Drive South, St. Charles. Call 636-724-3359.
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, GROUP 451: 7 p.m. Tuesday, First Assembly of God Church, 8759 Veterans Memorial Parkway, O'Fallon. Closed/female/non-smoking.
OBSESSIVE/COMPULSIVE ANONYMOUS: 7 p.m. Tuesday, Friedens United Church of Christ, 1703 Highway 94 South, St. Charles. Call 636-394-0564.
WENTZVILLE AFG (Al-Anon for families and friends of alcoholics): 7 p.m. Tuesday, Faith United Church of Christ, 600 W. Pearce Blvd., Wentzville. Non-smoking.
MS SELF-HELP GROUP: 7 p.m. Tuesday, Church of St. Cletus, 2705 Zumbehl Road, St. Charles. (Basement entrance in back lower level.)
COPING AND LIVING LIFE: social group for widows and widowers, 7 p.m. Tuesday, St. John United Church of Christ, Fifth and Jackson streets, St. Charles. Sponsored by Baue Funeral Homes. Call 636-328-0878.
CHRIST CENTERED 12-STEP GROUP: 7 p.m. Tuesday, Harvester Christian Church, 2950 Kings Crossing. Call Jim at 314-739-0244.
GAMBLERS ANONYMOUS: 7 p.m. Tuesday, Grace Community Chapel, 7661 Mexico Road, St. Peters. Call 636-970-1311.
ST. CHARLES CHAPTER OF PFLAG (Parents, Friends and Families of Lesbians and Gays): 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nonprofit Development Center, 425 Spencer Road, St. Peters. E-mail to StCharlesPFLAG@aol.com or call 636-928-5639.
REFUGE GROUP: support group for women who have experienced physical, verbal or emotional abuse, 7-8 p.m. Tuesday. Call 636-498-7077 for location.
ST. CHARLES/ST. PETERS LUPUS SUPPORT GROUP: 7-8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital, Healthwise Center in physician office building No. 1, 6 Jungermann Circle, suite 117. Call 636-916-9650.
ALLIANCE FOR THE MENTALLY ILL FAMILY SUPPORT GROUP: 7-8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Grace United Church of Christ, 8326 Mexico Road, O'Fallon. DEPRESSION, BI-POLAR AND OTHER EMOTIONAL AND MENTAL DISORDER SUPPORT GROUP: 7-8:45 p.m. Tuesday, SSM St. Joseph Health Center, doctors' dining room, 300 First Capitol Drive, St. Charles.
SPRING OF NEW LIFE (Al-Anon for families and friends of alcoholics): 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Christ the King Lutheran Church, 414 Church St., St. Peters. Non-smoking.
