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Your Weekend: Irish Tunes, Paper Art, Women's Basketball

St. Charles Patch brings you the top five weekend activities in St. Charles.

 Where/When: 8-11 p.m. Saturday at Picasso's 101 N. Main St., St. Charles

Why go: Local musician performs traditional Irish music.

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Where/When: The opening reception is 6-8 p.m. Friday at Foundry Art Centre, 520 N. Main Center, St. Charles

Why go: This annual juried exhibition features art that uses paper as its
main component.

Where/When: The book signing is from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday. The workshop is at 2 p.m. Saturday. Both are at Rock Paper Scissors, 833 S. Main St., St. Charles.

Why go: Artist and author Mary Beth Shaw will sign copies of her new book Flavor For Mixed Media and lead a mixed-media workshop. Bring an apron and gloves for the workshop.

Pricing: Book signing is free; workshop is $50

4. Missouri Valley Conference 2011 Women's Basketball Tournament

Where/When: Thursday-Sunday at The Family Arena, 2002 Arena Parkway, St. Charles

Why go: The four-day tournament features all 10 schools in the Missouri Valley Conference.

Pricing: $17 reserved seating, $9 general admission

5. Passport to St. Charles County Parks: Bangert Island

Where/When: 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. March 12 at Bangert Island in St. Charles.

Why go: Nick Dziuba, of the Natural Resource Division and park ranger John Bugh will lead a walk on the island and discuss big river eco systems. The passport program encourages residents to attend four passport program events to receive a price. In case of inclement weather call 636-949-7475 to find out if the event is canceled. 

Pricing: free

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