Weekly Porch: Area Activities, March 31-April 9, 2016
Below is a list of upcoming activities for Benton Park West area residents.
Zumba Classes
Curby Memorial Presbyterian Church, 2621 Utah
Curby Church will host Zumba classes on Mondays at 6:00 pm and Thursday at 1:30 pm at $5.00 a session. For more info 314-771-0242.
Cherokee Neighborhoods Happy Hour
Thursday, March 31 from 6:00-8:00 pm, Yaquis, 2728 Cherokee
$4 sangria and some sort of beer (TBD) and 25% off any pizza or appetizer until 7pm! This event is sponsored by the Benton Park, Benton Park West, Gravois Park, and Marine Villa Neighborhood Assocations of St. Louis, Missouri. For more info, visit our Events page or the Facebook Invite.
Happy Thyme: A Garden Club for Seniors
Friday, April 1 from 10:00-12:00 pm, Salvation Army, 2747 Arsenal
The Happy Thyme Garden Club is open to all seniors interested in gardening, whether you're a certified green thumb or looking for a place to learn something new. We'll meet at Temple Gardens, located across from the Salvation Army on Fridays at 10 am. Questions? Call Sara Johnson at 314.606.7794
BPW West Corner Garden Work Day
Saturday, April 2 from 9:00 am-1:00 pm, Minnesota at Gravois Planter
Weather permitting we will meet at the round planter at Minnesota and Gravois. We will prune the roses, weed and clear out the spent plant material. If you have gardening tools, please feel free to bring 'em along. We can use clippers, gardening shears, loppers, rakes, household dynamite, etc. Contact Christina Sullivan at csulliva54@sbcglobal.net or 314-607-0047 with questions.
Gravois Park Trash Pickup and Social Hour
Sunday, April 3 from 9:30-10:30 am, Gravois Park, 3200 Potomac
Each Sunday, get to know your neighbors and help make YOUR neighborhood park a better place to play! We'll pick up litter in and around the park while talking and getting to know each other. Facebook Invite
Gravois Park Spring Garden Clean Up
Sunday, April 3 from 11:00-2:00 pm, 3137 Potomac
The community garden space needs a lot of attention and we need help in doing so. We will be meeting around 11am right after picking up litter at Gravois Park. We will be picking up litter, raking/shoveling leaves, mowing/weed eating and various other tasks such as securing/painting fence and removing dilapidated raised beds. Facebook Invite
Black Cinema Club: Coonskin
Sunday, April 3 at 3:00 pm, Blank Space, 2847 Cherokee
Each month we'll show a film significant to the black experience: culturally, socially, and/or politically. There will be a post-screening discussion that digs into the synopsis, themes, and subject of the film. April's Feature: Coonskin [is] a mix of live action and animation, starring Barry White and actor/playwright Charles Gordone as two guys who rush to help out a friend, who’s just escaped from prison (Phillip Michael Thomas), but are trapped by police in a shootout after a cop is killed by White. Facebook Invite
Tower Grove Park Lecture Series: Landscape Architecture and the Revolution of the Rural Cemetery Movement in the Era of Henry Shaw
Sunday, April 3 at 3:00 pm, Stupp Center (corner of Grand & Arsenal)
Nancy Ylvisaker, President of Bellefontaine Cemetery will present "Landscape Architecture and the Revolution of the Rural Cemetery Movement in the Era of Henry Shaw." Please join us! If you have questions, please contact Megan in the Friends office at 314-771-4424 or friends@towergrovepark.org. Facebook Invite
9th Ward Delegates Selection Mass Meeting
Thursday, April 7 at 7:00 pm, 9th Ward Democratic Organization, 1905 Arsenal
Mass Meetings to select delegates to advance to the Congressional District meeting (April 28), after which delegates may advance to the Missouri Democratic Convention in Columbia (June 18) and possibly the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia (July 25-28). Facebook Invite
Benton Park West Dog Park Seasonal Grand Opening
Saturday, April 9 from 10:00-12:00 pm, 3300 Nebraska
Be your dog's best friend by joining the Benton Park West Dog Park. Please join us for complimentary coffee and donuts while you and your dog check out the park. For more info, visit our Events page or the Facebook Invite
JoyritaSTL 2016 Margarita Contest and Fundraiser
Saturday, April 9 from 12:00-4:00 pm, C.A.M.P, 3022 Cherokee
Join us for our 4th annual JoyritaSTL! It's a lot of fun showcasing and sampling margaritas of Cherokee for a good cause. All proceeds go to support the People's Joy Parade and Community Arts and Movement Project. Facebook Invite
SAVE-THE-DATES
BPW Flower Garden Work Day, Saturday, April 16 at 9 am, California at Wyoming
Salvation Army Flea Market, Saturday, April 23 from 9:00-2:00 pm, Lot on Arsenal at Iowa
Cinco de Mayo - Cherokee Street, Saturday May 7 from 11:00-9:00 pm, Cherokee (between Ohio and Nebraska)
IndiHop 2016, Saturday, May 21 from 1:00-7:00 pm, Various locations on Cherokee
SPONSORS
A special THANK YOU to The Porch sponsors:
Buddha Body and Bath
As The Porch Review (BPW newsletter) is printed quarterly, we'll post upcoming activities on Thursdays through the "Weekly Porch." If there's an area activity that you'd like to have included, please send your activity details to scottwmcintosh@yahoo.com.
