Upcoming events

01
Oct
2023

10-01-2023

Youth, ages 5-9, with their grown up, are invited to join us for drop-in story time and fun, hands-on activities. Join us this week to delve into some amazing books and explore our creativity through art.

For more information, email Kimberly Mayden at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

https://cli.re/45916-convergence-creative-play--storytime

02
Oct
2023

Green Door Art Gallery is pleased to partner with Bobby Lessentine, Financial Advisor, Edward Jones, in presenting The City Beautiful, St. Louis Views 2007-2023, a collection of paintings by Michael Anderson inspired by the parks and architecture of St. Louis. Many of the sixteen works on display were painted on location on outings with Missouri Plein Air Painters Association, a local group of artists dedicated to painting outdoors year-round.
Location: Edward Jones Office of Bobby Lessentine, CFP 3141 South Grand, St. Louis
Exhibit Hours: Monday-Friday 8:30 am – 5:00 pm
Please call before visiting: 314-772-5304

Join us for the opening reception of The City Beautiful, St. Louis Views 2007-2023, a collection of paintings by Michael Anderson inspired by the parks and architecture of St. Louis on Wednesday October 11, 2023 5:00 – 7:00 pm. Enjoy refreshments and meet the artist while you view the exhibit.

For more information, email Mary Martin at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

02
Oct
2023

Discover the JOY of sharing music with your baby or toddler! Mini Music is an interactive music class for children 0-5 years old and their parents (or grandparents, or caregivers!) Developed by Ali and Warren Mann from Sonoma County CA., Now their beloved music program for young children and preschoolers is available in St. Louis Missouri!

For more information, email Bridget Sickels at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

http://minimusicstl.com

02
Oct
2023

Join us for free film screenings! MANHATTAN SHORT is the only film festival of its kind. Film lovers will unite in over 500 venues worldwide to view and judge the work of the next generation of filmmakers from around the world when the 26th Annual MANHATTAN SHORT Film Festival takes place during September 28 to October 8, 2023. The Final selections screen simultaneously across the world during a one-week period, where attendees vote for Best Film and Best Actor awards at each participating venue. Every short film selected will automatically become qualified for the Oscars of 2024. These films are unrated and intended for adults.

For more information, email Charlene Oldham at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

https://www.jeffcolib.org/events/manhattan-short-film-festival

02
Oct
2023

10-02-2023

Learn more about the artists and artworks in the exhibition, then try some printmaking techniques for yourself!

For more information, email Kimberly Mayden at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

02
Oct
2023

On Monday, October 2nd, Left Bank Books presents Laura Meckler, national education writer for the Washington Post. Join us as Meckler discusses "Dream Town: Shaker Heights and the Quest for Racial Equity" an in-depth analysis of desegregation efforts in her hometown of Shaker Heights, Ohio. Susan Orlean calls it "the story of one Ohio town--but also the much bigger story of America....eminently readable and genuinely inspiring." Meckler will be in conversation with celebrated St. Louis journalist Aisha Sultan and will personalize and sign copies after the presentation!

About the Book: In this searing and intimate examination of the ideals and realities of racial integration, award-winning Washington Post journalist Laura Meckler tells the story of a decades-long pursuit in Shaker Heights, Ohio, and uncovers the roadblocks that have threatened progress time and again--in housing, in education, and in the promise of shared community. In the late 1950s, Shaker Heights began groundbreaking work that would make it a national model for housing integration. And beginning in the seventies, it was known as a crown jewel in the national move to racially integrate schools. The school district built a reputation for academic excellence and diversity, serving as a model for how white and Black Americans can thrive together. Meckler--herself a product of Shaker Heights--takes a deeper look into the place that shaped her, investigating its complicated history and its ongoing challenges in order to untangle myth from truth. She confronts an enduring, and troubling, question--if Shaker Heights has worked so hard at racial equity, why does a racial academic achievement gap persist?

In telling the stories of the Shakerites who have built and lived in this community, Meckler asks: What will it take to fulfill the promise of racial integration in America? What compromises are people of all races willing to make? What does success look like, and has Shaker achieved it? The result is a complex and masterfully reported portrait of a place that, while never perfect, has achieved more than most and a road map for communities that seek to do the same.

About our Speakers
Laura Meckler is national education writer for the Washington Post, where she covers education across the country as well as national education policy and politics. She previously reported on the White House, presidential politics, immigration, and health care for the Wall Street Journal, as well as health and social policy for the Associated Press. Her honors include a Nieman Fellowship and Livingston Award for National Reporting, and she was part of a team that won the George Polk Award for Justice Reporting. She lives in Washington, D.C., with her husband and two sons. Aisha Sultan is a nationally syndicated columnist, award-winning filmmaker and features writer. Her work has run in more than a hundred publications, including The Atlantic, the Wall Street Journal and Newsweek. She has won several national honors recognizing her writing. Her work explores social change with an emphasis on education, families and inequality.

#leftbankbooksstl

For more information, email Isaac Golden at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

https://www.left-bank.com/event/laura-meckler-dream-town

02
Oct
2023

10-02-2023

Youth, ages 5-9, with their grown up, are invited to join us for drop-in story time and fun, hands-on activities. Join us this week to delve into some amazing books and explore our creativity through art.

For more information, email Kimberly Mayden at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

https://cli.re/45916-convergence-creative-play--storytime

03
Oct
2023

Green Door Art Gallery is pleased to partner with Bobby Lessentine, Financial Advisor, Edward Jones, in presenting The City Beautiful, St. Louis Views 2007-2023, a collection of paintings by Michael Anderson inspired by the parks and architecture of St. Louis. Many of the sixteen works on display were painted on location on outings with Missouri Plein Air Painters Association, a local group of artists dedicated to painting outdoors year-round.
Location: Edward Jones Office of Bobby Lessentine, CFP 3141 South Grand, St. Louis
Exhibit Hours: Monday-Friday 8:30 am – 5:00 pm
Please call before visiting: 314-772-5304

Join us for the opening reception of The City Beautiful, St. Louis Views 2007-2023, a collection of paintings by Michael Anderson inspired by the parks and architecture of St. Louis on Wednesday October 11, 2023 5:00 – 7:00 pm. Enjoy refreshments and meet the artist while you view the exhibit.

For more information, email Mary Martin at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

03
Oct
2023

Discover the JOY of sharing music with your baby or toddler! Mini Music is an interactive music class for children 0-5 years old and their parents (or grandparents, or caregivers!) Developed by Ali and Warren Mann from Sonoma County CA., Now their beloved music program for young children and preschoolers is available in St. Louis Missouri!

For more information, email Bridget Sickels at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

http://minimusicstl.com

03
Oct
2023

Join us for free film screenings! MANHATTAN SHORT is the only film festival of its kind. Film lovers will unite in over 500 venues worldwide to view and judge the work of the next generation of filmmakers from around the world when the 26th Annual MANHATTAN SHORT Film Festival takes place during September 28 to October 8, 2023. The Final selections screen simultaneously across the world during a one-week period, where attendees vote for Best Film and Best Actor awards at each participating venue. Every short film selected will automatically become qualified for the Oscars of 2024. These films are unrated and intended for adults.

For more information, email Charlene Oldham at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

https://www.jeffcolib.org/events/manhattan-short-film-festival

03
Oct
2023

10-03-2023

Learn more about the artists and artworks in the exhibition, then try some printmaking techniques for yourself!

For more information, email Kimberly Mayden at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

03
Oct
2023

Come join us for an evening of a fine variety music. Bring your instruments and join in. Everyone welcome!!

For more information, email Brian Toedebusch at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

03
Oct
2023

St. Louis Writers’ Group is pleased to present readings of original new works by local playwrights. A description of our current scheduled offering can be viewed at https://www.facebook.com/groups/500365827076176. Please do check that Facebook page for any changes in schedule or the occasional extra reading. Our readings are organized but informal events, held upstairs in a pub. We usually meet on the first and third Tuesdays of the month, mostly for the reading of a completed script, short pieces, partly completed works, ideas and other material. SO…food, drink, readings of creative original works…what’s not to like?

Admission is free! Onsite drink and food purchases available. If you wish to submit a script, sign, act, or just want more information, call Rob at 314-401-2636. Updates available via The St Louis Writers’ Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/500365827076176

03
Oct
2023

10-03-2023

Youth, ages 5-9, with their grown up, are invited to join us for drop-in story time and fun, hands-on activities. Join us this week to delve into some amazing books and explore our creativity through art.

For more information, email Kimberly Mayden at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

https://cli.re/45916-convergence-creative-play--storytime

04
Oct
2023

Green Door Art Gallery is pleased to partner with Bobby Lessentine, Financial Advisor, Edward Jones, in presenting The City Beautiful, St. Louis Views 2007-2023, a collection of paintings by Michael Anderson inspired by the parks and architecture of St. Louis. Many of the sixteen works on display were painted on location on outings with Missouri Plein Air Painters Association, a local group of artists dedicated to painting outdoors year-round.
Location: Edward Jones Office of Bobby Lessentine, CFP 3141 South Grand, St. Louis
Exhibit Hours: Monday-Friday 8:30 am – 5:00 pm
Please call before visiting: 314-772-5304

Join us for the opening reception of The City Beautiful, St. Louis Views 2007-2023, a collection of paintings by Michael Anderson inspired by the parks and architecture of St. Louis on Wednesday October 11, 2023 5:00 – 7:00 pm. Enjoy refreshments and meet the artist while you view the exhibit.

For more information, email Mary Martin at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

04
Oct
2023

Discover the JOY of sharing music with your baby or toddler! Mini Music is an interactive music class for children 0-5 years old and their parents (or grandparents, or caregivers!) Developed by Ali and Warren Mann from Sonoma County CA., Now their beloved music program for young children and preschoolers is available in St. Louis Missouri!

For more information, email Bridget Sickels at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

http://minimusicstl.com

04
Oct
2023

Join us for free film screenings! MANHATTAN SHORT is the only film festival of its kind. Film lovers will unite in over 500 venues worldwide to view and judge the work of the next generation of filmmakers from around the world when the 26th Annual MANHATTAN SHORT Film Festival takes place during September 28 to October 8, 2023. The Final selections screen simultaneously across the world during a one-week period, where attendees vote for Best Film and Best Actor awards at each participating venue. Every short film selected will automatically become qualified for the Oscars of 2024. These films are unrated and intended for adults.

For more information, email Charlene Oldham at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

https://www.jeffcolib.org/events/manhattan-short-film-festival

04
Oct
2023

10-04-2023

Learn more about the artists and artworks in the exhibition, then try some printmaking techniques for yourself!

For more information, email Kimberly Mayden at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

04
Oct
2023

David Haynes is the author of seven novels for adults and five books for younger readers. His seventh and most recent novel is "A Star in the Face of the Sky" (New Rivers Press, 2013). In 2023, Penguin Classics published the 30th-anniversary edition of his first novel, "Right by My Side." His next book, "Martha’s Daughter: A Novella and Stories," is forthcoming. He is also the author of a series for children called “The West Seventh Wildcats,” centering on the adventures and travails of a multiethnic middle-school clique. Haynes spent 15 years as a K-12 teacher in urban schools, mostly teaching middle grades in St. Paul, Minnesota. He is an emeritus professor of English at Southern Methodist University, where he directed the creative writing program for 10 years. Since 1996 he has taught regularly in the MFA Program for Writers at Warren Wilson College, among other places. He is currently on the Board of Directors of Kimbilio, a community of writers and scholars committed to developing, empowering and sustaining fiction writers from the African diaspora and their stories.

For more information, email Devin Johnson at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

https://www.slu.edu/arts-and-sciences/english/events.php

04
Oct
2023

This weekly farmers market is producer-only, meaning everything for sale is grown or produced by the vendors. A lovely array of produce, meat, fresh flowers, fiber products, and more! Enjoy weekly live music while browsing.

For more information, email Holly Evans at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

https://solfoodfarmersmarket.com