Young People's Theatre will perform Tumbleweeds Oct. 16-18 in the Donald D. Shook Fine Arts Building at St. Charles Community College, 4601 Mid Rivers Mall Dr. in Cottleville.

Performances will take place at 7 p.m. Friday-Saturday, Oct. 16-17, and 2 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, Oct. 17-18.

Tumbleweeds gets its name from the likable cowpoke who tries his best to be an optimist. It isn't easy because he lives in the wretched frontier town of Grimy Gulch, which is populated by bizarre characters including cowboys, eccentric Indians, marriage-bent ladies, soldiers from the nearby fort and melodramatic villains ready to stir up trouble for poor Tumbleweeds, who simply longs to improve his town.

For more information or tickets, call 636-922-8233, or visit stchastickets.com.

St. Charles Community College is a public, comprehensive two-year community college with associate degrees and certificate programs in the arts, business, sciences and career-technical fields. SCC provides workforce training and community-based personal and professional development as well as cultural, recreational and entertainment opportunities. For more information, visit www.stchas.edu.