New Mexican restaurant in Breese plans to open next week
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- Written by: Matt Wilson - Breese Journal Reporter
If everything goes as planned, Calle 3 Tacos + Margaritas Mexican restaurant in Breese is set to open on Monday, April 13. Photos by Matt Wilson Workers have spent the last seven months preparing to get the new Calle 3 Tacos + Margaritas restaurant in Breese open.
And if all goes as planned, the Mexican restaurant on Third Street in Breese will open on Monday, April 13.
Owner Rufino Jacinto said on Monday, April 6, the plan is to have a soft opening for family and people who helped get the store ready on Sunday, April 12, and to open the restaurant for the public on Monday, April 13.
"If everything goes as planned, we will hopefully open the business to the public on Monday," Jacinto said.
Jacinto said he is excited to get the restaurant open.
"We have been working for a long time to get this restaurant ready," Jacinto said. "We are ready to serve the community of Breese and all of Clinton County."
The restaurant name is based off of it being on Third Street and just translated that into Spanish. Calle is Spanish for street.
There will be mostly Mexican food served. There will be a few non-Mexican items such as chicken wings.
Jacinto has been in the restaurant business for around 30 years. Calle 3 Tacos + Margaritas will be a family-owned business, and Jacinto's family also own Mexican restaurants in Edwardsville, Collinsville, O'Fallon, Mount Vernon and Salem.
Some of the Clinton County clientele that come to the restaurants have requested that they open a restaurant in Clinton County.
"We think Breese is a very nice community and town and we want to bring our service to the town of Breese," Jacinto said.
There will be around 12 full-time employees at the restaurant.
Calle 3 Tacos + Margaritas will be open Sunday through Thursday from 11 a.m. to 9:30 p.m., and on Friday and Saturday from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. They are going to do carry-out, and there will be delivery available through DoorDash and Grubhub.
Calle 3 Tacos + Margaritas is located at 514 N. Third Street at the former Margarita City Restaurant.
Drink, dine and donate — Wine For Wishes event set for Saturday in Carlyle
The Metro East Council of the Make-A-Wish Foundation will be trying a new event on Saturday, April 11.
The foundation will be hosting a Wine For Wishes event at Bretz Wildlife Lodge and Winery in Carlyle.
This is the first time the Metro East Council for Make-A-Wish Foundation is doing a Wine For Wishes event. They had previously done a hot chocolate walk in Highland in December.
"We are hoping that we will be as successful with this Wine For Wishes event as we were with the hot chocolate walk," said Sue Messerli, who is the head of the Metro East Council.
The event is from 2 to 6 p.m. There will be wine and beer tastings, live music from RX Blues Band, a silent auction, appetizers and raffles.
Cost is $30 per person for five tastings of wine or beer.
Among the silent auction items are four tickets to a major league baseball game, tickets to the Fox Theater, a group wine party for 20 people, and a golf trail that will include rounds of golf at Governors Run in Carlyle, Oak Brook in Edwardsville, and Highland Country Club.
Laurie Lampen and daughter Ali Kampwerth came up with the idea for the Wine for Wishes event. Kampwerth works at Mater Dei and lives in the Breese area.
The Metro East Council of the Make-A-Wish Foundation covers Clinton, Madison and St. Clair counties.
Tickets can be purchased at https://onecaue.se/_eweew1 or at the door.
Mater Dei High School in Breese to present 'The Wizard of Oz' this weekend
Mater Dei High School in Breese presents the musical, "The Wizard of Oz," this weekend, beginning Friday, April 10. Performances are scheduled for 7 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, and 2 p.m. on Sunday. Students at Mater Dei High School in Breese will bring a beloved classic to life this weekend as they present the musical, "The Wizard of Oz."
The production opens Friday, April 10, and continues through Sunday, offering audiences a chance to “follow the yellow brick road” with Dorothy and her friends.
Performances are scheduled for 7 p.m. on Friday, April 10, and Saturday, April 11, and 2 p.m. on Sunday, April 12. All shows will take place at the high school.
General admission tickets will be available at the door, with adult tickets priced at $6 and student tickets at $4.
Admission is free for Mater Dei students and Knight Club members, encouraging strong support from the school community.
The musical is based on the iconic 1939 film "The Wizard of Oz," which itself was adapted from "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" by L. Frank Baum. This stage version features a script adapted by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Jeremy Sams.
Audiences can expect to hear the film’s timeless songs by Harold Arlen and E. Y. Harburg, along with additional music by Webber and lyrics by Tim Rice.
When a tornado rips through Kansas, Dorothy and her dog, Toto, are whisked away in their house to the magical land of Oz.
They follow the Yellow Brick Road to the Emerald City in hopes of meeting the Wizard. Along the way, they encounter a Scarecrow in need of a brain, a Tin Man missing a heart, and a Cowardly Lion searching for courage.
The wizard asks the group to bring him the broom of the Wicked Witch of the West in exchange for his help.
"The Wizard of Oz" remains one of the most enduring stories in American culture, and this student-led production continues a long tradition of stage adaptations, including earlier versions by the St. Louis Municipal Opera and the Royal Shakespeare Company.
Community members are encouraged to attend and support the talented cast and crew as they bring this magical journey from Kansas to Oz to the stage.
The cast includes: Kaitlyn Kienlen as Dorothy; Izzy Tripp as Glinda; Ashley Ratermann as the Wicked Witch of the West/Mrs. Gulch; Sylvia Heiligenstein as the Scarecrow; Olivia Kunz as the Tin Man; Deidre Morales-Rios as the Cowardly Lion; Brianna Hemker as Aunt Em; Dawson Detmer as Uncle Henry/Guard; Oliver Varel as Professor Marvel/The Wizard; Parker Knuf as the Mayor of Munchkinland/Hunk; Daniel Ratermann as Zeke; Cameron Evans as Hickory; and Cora Loddeke as Toto.
Theensemble includes Finlay Ratermann, Milah Diekemper and Kami Varel.
The Munchkin and Ozian chorus includes grade school performers Carson Loddeke, Emma McSparin, Sofia Tripp, Ryan Kienlen, Eva Pakosta, Luke Rinella, Kate Richter, Danielle Richter, Hailey Richter, Savannah Eilermann, Gwen Schulte, Julie Connelly, Taylor Connelly, Tatym Diekemper and Haven Diekemper.
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