Health, history and hot tunes in the area this weekend

   Get ready, Hannibal.

   The invasion is coming,

   Hundreds of young people from around Northeast Missouri will swarm the Admiral Coontz Recreation Center at 301 Warren Barrett Drive for the annual CHART Teen Task Force Health Fair.

   The event is from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday.

   Dozens of booths will offer all kinds of good information, and there’ll be plenty of food, music and fun.

   CHART is an acronym for Community Health Assistance Resource Team, which covers Marion, Ralls, Pike, Shelby, Monroe, Lewis and Clark counties.

   If you’d like to know more, log on to www.chartteentaskforce.org.

History lesson

   Everyone understands Hannibal has a lot of history, but how much do you really know?

   Well, here’s your chance to increase your knowledge.

   The “Hannibal as History: An Exhibit Tour” will be featured in a presentation by Esley Hamilton. It’s from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday at the Hannibal Arts Council, 105 S. Main.

   Hamilton is a historic preservationist and a Hannibal as History researcher.

   If you’d like to know more, log on to www.hannibalarts.com.

Jazz it up

   If you like jazz, you’ll want to return to the Hannibal Arts Council gallery at 105 S. Main on Sunday.

   The Just Jazz! program with The Music Company featuring pianist Bill Morrison will perform from 4 to 6 p.m.

   The program is part of the LIVE@105 series. Morrison will be performing on the Kawai grand piano, which was donated for the show by the family of Jason Dugger.

   Admission is $10 per person and refreshments will be provided.

Soaring high

   If you didn’t get to see the eagles in Clarksville, Hannibal, Quincy or Keokuk, check out Canton on Saturday.

   Eagle Day is from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Mississippi Park along the riverfront. Binoculars and scopes will be set up so you can get a good look.

   If you’d like to plan other activities on your visit, log on to www.showmecanton.com.

Eat treats

   You can’t go wrong with good food.

   The Asbury United Methodist Men will host the annual All-You-Can-Eat Pancake and Sausage Day on Saturday.

   Breakfast will be served all day beginning at 6 a.m. The menu features sausage, pancakes, biscuits and gravy.

   If you miss the morning meal, dinner will be served from 11:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. It features sausage, sauerkraut, green beans, mashed potatoes and dessert.

   The church is east of Troy at the junction of Routes Y and W.

Meet the Beatles

   OK, John and George are no longer with us, so we can’t have a concert by the originals.

   But the group Liverpool Legends will bring the pageantry and musical genius of the Fab Four to life Saturday.

   The group, which performs regularly in Branson and has been handpicked by George Harrison’s, Louise, brings its show to the Quincy Junior High Morrison Theater at 7 p.m.

 a Beatles re-enactment group, will perform in Quincy.

   The concert will feature Beatles tunes and music from the solo careers of the four original members.

   Advance tickets are $25 and are available in Quincy at Hy-Vee on Broadway, Vegas Music and Kirlin's Hallmark stores in the Quincy Mall or at Sixth and Maine. Tickets will be $30 at the door. Proceeds will benefit the Arthritis Foundation.

Heads up

   Get your beads and your masks.

   We’ve got a big blowout to attend before Lent.

   Check back here next week and I’ll tell you where to get your Mardi Gras on.