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🌱 CRCP Girls Varsity Basketball @ Belleville East and 10 more events
Happening soon: Annual Belleville Christkindlmarkt on the Swansea Patch calendar
Hello Swansea! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️
Coming up on the calendar:
- CRCP Girls Varsity Basketball @ Belleville East
- Downtown Belleville Cookie Stroll at Grimm & Gorly Flowers & Gifts
- Belleville JV vs. Mascoutah JV
... and check out 4 more events on the calendar!
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- Thursday: Cloudy, chilly; a p.m. shower, with a high of 39 and low of 31 degrees.
- Friday: Breezy with low clouds, temps: high: 37, low: 20.
- Saturday: Very cold with low clouds, with a high of 24 and low of 3 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Swansea
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★ Featured events ★
- Annual Belleville Christkindlmarkt
Veterans Memorial, Belleville
11:00 am
Friday December 12
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Other local events
- CRCP Girls Varsity Basketball @ Belleville East
Belleville Township East High School , 2555 West Blvd , Belleville
7:30 pm - Downtown Belleville Cookie Stroll
Grimm & Gorly Flowers & Gifts , 324 E Main St , Belleville
10:00 am - Belleville JV vs. Mascoutah JV
McKendree Metro Rec Plex , 205 Rec Plex Dr , O'Fallon
7:30 pm - Holiday Pops
Lincoln Theatre , 103 E Main St , Belleville
12:30 pm - Board of Trustees Meeting
Swansea, IL Calendar Swansea, IL 62226 - Live Music : Adam Harbison
Eckert's Cider Shed , 951 S Green Mt Rd , Belleville
6:00 pm
Friday December 12
Saturday December 13
Sunday December 14
Monday December 15
Friday December 19
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Christkindlmarkt
Downtown Public Square , Main Street and Illinois Street , Belleville
11:00 am - Ribbon Cutting - Ardent Hospice & Palliative Care
Ardent Hospice & Palliative Care , 1669 Windham Way, Ste C , O'Fallon
11:30 am - Holiday Mixer at The Edge
The EDGE , 701 S Belt W , Belleville
5:00 pm - DIY Paint Night
Scott Event Center , Paegelow St , Scott AFB
6:00 pm - Santa at the Station
O'Fallon Station , 105-111 S Vine St , O'Fallon
6:00 pm
Thursday December 11
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Hi my name Ellen Porter and I run a Prayer Shawl Ministry at Christ Church in Fairview heights on Frank Scott parkway.
If you would like to learn or already crochet, we would love to have. You don't have to be a member. We teach and help with confidence. Our next… (Nextdoor Morgan St)
🗞 Nearby News
Belleville
- 60-Year banking legacy continues with opening of new West Belleville branch (bnd.com)
- Bethalto skates to 2-2 tie with Freeburg/Waterloo, stays atop MVCHA (bnd.com)
- A bevy of nostalgic holiday experiences to spark your sentimental side (laduenews.com)
Fairview Heights
- Sherrone Moore's Wife is Trending After Michigan Fires Head Coach (bnd.com)
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