Entertainment

In a year when protocols and safety measures are in constant flux, this list of local activities is proof that fall fun has not been spirited away.

Area movie theaters begin opening up today with the AMC Streets of St. Charles 9 being among the first. Today only, Thursday, Aug. 20, AMC is offering tickets for 15 cents. Regal and Marcus theaters will reopen its theaters beginning Friday, Aug. 21.

The Foundry Art Centre in Saint Charles is seeking submissions for “Focal Point,” a juried exhibition focusing on how photography can be pushed to its fullest potential.

For one night only, on Saturday, July 25, guests are invited to camp along the banks of the mighty Mississippi River with Park Ranger Jake Dean. This is the first time the park is being opened to an overnight campout.

Relive the 2020 Sunset Fridays On the Road to You series with a “Best of” series finale on SPTV [viewable on a computer or handheld device] at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, July 17.

Despite many summer events being canceled this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the cities of Dardenne Prairie, O’Fallon and St. Peters chose to continue some of the community’s most well-loved and attended free concert events of the season.

The St. Charles Fun Fest will take place Wednesdays through Sundays, June 19-July 5 at the Lewis & Clark Boathouse Parking Lot.

This heartwarming story about a slave’s journey to reunite with her lost family will captivate audiences of all ages.

The Zoo will open on Saturday, June 13, and the Garden will open on June 16. Both institutions have implemented enhanced protocols and procedures to safeguard guests, employees and, in the case of the zoo, residents.

While the trees look a little bare now, by the time the season opens in July, Sean Smith, director of operations, said they will leaf out and will be ready for their Muny debut.