Weekly Porch: Area Activities, October 13-22, 2016
Below is a list of upcoming activities in or around Benton Park West, a Cherokee Neighborhood.
Loveland Training - Tracking Building Conditions
Thursday, October 13 at 5:30 pm, Dutchtown South Community Corp, 4204 Virginia
Training TONIGHT for residents interested in learning how to use a new mobile app, Loveland, to help keep track of building conditions in Dutchtown, Gravois Park, Marine Villa and Mount Pleasant. This app will help monitor the status of one of our greatest local assets. RSVP for the training via the Facebook Invite.
Yelp's Meet the Markers at STL-Style
Thursday, October 13 from 6:00-7:00 pm, STL House, 3159 Cherokee
Want to go behind the scenes at STL-Style? Join Yelp St. Louis at STyLehouse on Oct. 13 for a glimpse into our souls! Be sure to RSVP on Facebook. FREE EVENT! Facebook Invite
Fall Festival at Fox Park
Saturday, October 15 from 11:00-3:00 pm, Fox Park, 2716 Shenandoah
Join us for family fun! Face painting, pumpkin art, story times, games and more. Mark your calendars and be on the lookout for this little guy popping up with more information! Facebook Invite
Exhibition Openings at The Luminary
Saturday, October 15 from 7:00-10:00 pm, The Luminary, 2701 Cherokee
Join us for the opening of four new exhibitions with current artists-in-residence Nicolas Grenier and Nightmare City in the main gallery, an exchange exhibition with ACRE featuring Willy Smart in the entry gallery, and a show by Jeff Robinson for Sage Dawson’s STNDRD project hosted at The Luminary. Facebook Invite
Bad Habits (Remember Me)
Saturday, October 14 from 7:00-:00 pm, Fort Gondo Compound for the Arts, 3151 Cherokee
Repetition occurs not only within the artist’s portfolio, but within the social structures in which artwork is produced and exhibited. "Bad Habits (Remember Me)" highlights this occurrence by re-presenting a roster of artists from two cities, St. Louis and Chicago, who exhibited together previously at the Chicago Artists Coalition. Facebook Invite
Gravois Park Trash Pickup and Social Hour
Sundays 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.
Zumba Classes
Mondays, Curby Memorial Presbyterian Church, 2621 Utah
Curby Church will host Zumba classes on Mondays at 6:00 pm for $3-5.00 a session. For more info 314-771-0242.
2017 Benton Park Event Season
Monday, October 17 from 6:00-7:30 pm, Killeen Studio Architects, 3015 Salena
The Benton Park Neighborhood Association will be going into their 10th event season in 2017. Several transitions will be happening in 2017. Several leaders have decided to step down from their involvement for a variety of personal reasons. BPNA would like to take this time to pause and see what we could be doing differently to improve the event series. Please help us continue to keep this neighborhood a great place to live whether it's providing feedback, attending a meeting, stepping into a leadership role, etc. We want to hear from you! Facebook Invite
Cherokee Station Business Association Meeting
Thursday, October 20 from 5:30-6:30 pm, Nebula, 3407 S. Jefferson
All business owners, residents, property owners, and anyone with an interest in Cherokee are welcome and encouraged to attend. Facebook Invite
Benton Park West Neighborhood Association Meeting
Thursday, October 20 at 7:00 pm, Five Star Senior Center, 2832 Arsenal
Please join us to hear the neighborhood news and have a chance in interact with your neighbors, 3rd District police, aldermen and NSO. We will review upcoming events and activities. All residents, business men and women, developers, landlords and other friends are welcome. Visit our Events page for more details or our Facebook Invite.
Nebula Open (School)House
Friday, October 21 from 5:00-7:00 pm, Nebula, 3449 S. Jefferson
We're expanding!Over the course of the last six months we've been hard at work restoring the former St. Matthews Schoolhouse to become an extension of Nebula which is located on the same block. Facebook Invite
Terror at Tower Grove Park
Friday, October 21 from 5:30-8:30 pm, Sons of Rest Pavilion & Stupp Center, Tower Grove Park
This event is open to all ages and will feature live music by Soul Punch, food trucks, candy, arts and crafts by Artscope, a costume contest, a pumpkin painting contest, a Halloween film by Frontyard Features, s'mores, and more! It's sure to be a GHOULishly good time! Costumes are encouraged. Facebook Invite
Gondo Poetry 39: Stacy Szymaszek & Phillip B. Williams
Saturday, October 22 from 7:00-10:00 pm, Fort Gondo Compound for the Arts, 3151 Cherokee
Please join us on Saturday, October 22 at 7 PM for the 39th reading of the gondo poetry series, featuring Stacy Szymaszek & Phillip B. Williams. Facebook Invite
SAVE-THE-DATES
Arsenal Merchantile Fall Open House, Wednesday, October 46 from 4:00-8:00 pm, 2733 Arsenal
21st Annual SLACO Regional Neighborhood Conference, Saturday, October 29 from 7:45-5:30 pm, Harris-Stowe State University
Trunk or Treat, Sunday, October 30 at 4:00 pm, Salvation Army Parking Lot, 2720 Arsenal
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.
