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07 Opinion The Voice of Generation I What going to a Catholic School Means to Me. Gabrielle Hurly

09 By the Book Catholic Reads November’s list of Catholic Books

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Learn about some of the Saints for November

12 Coming Soon November 2014 Upcoming movies, shows, and DVDs for the family

Thanksgiving Fun Fact Did you know that the Turkey was almost our National Bird?

13 Holidays Turkey vs. Eagle Fun Facts about Thanksgiving

15 In Betweens Brains at Work Keep your child’s brain active over breaks

17 At the Library Not Just for Reading Anymore

Brains at Work

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What Going to Catholic School Means to Me From pre-school all the way through high school, Catholic education has always been a part of my life, and I am grateful for every opportunity that has come from it. I am truly appreciative of the efforts my parents have made for my two sisters and me, and I work extra hard in school because of their sacrifices. Receiving a Catholic education allows me to openly practice and learn about my faith, as well as celebrate Mass and prayer services with my classmates, but it also gives me other opportunities. I learn values and morals that are imperative to my character. Attending Catholic school has shaped the person I am today; I, like my fellow students, am a worldready leader living the values of humility, virtue, and love.

One significant aspect of attending Catholic school is that it brings together a diverse population of students and allows them to receive a top-notch education in a nurturing and supportive community. The faculty and administration are role models of Catholic ideals, and together with the students, create a welcoming and friendly atmosphere. In addition, there is a major emphasis put on the values of loving God and loving one another, and these can be seen every day in the school’s hallways and classrooms. Also, school-wide liturgies are generally celebrated at a minimum of once a month, and each class begins and ends with prayer, serving as constant reminders to students of the importance of their faith. Equally important are community and service, vital facets of Catholic school education. There are many

school-wide service projects, service clubs, and countless volunteer opportunities available to students. Service is not only an expectation, but a requirement for students. For example, at Rosati-Kain High School, juniors participate in a two-week service immersion at the end of the year, and students graduate with a minimum of 100 service hours. For my service project, I volunteered at St. Louis Children’s Hospital, and not only did the work affect the people I served, but it was a very rewarding experience for me as well. I was overwhelmed by the gratitude shown by the nurses and patients.

Another outstanding aspect of Catholic schools is its superior education.

The teachers are truly dedicated to enriching students’ knowledge and understanding, and always make themselves available to help students. Catholic schools prepare students for college through Advanced Placement and Advanced College Credit course offerings, and make them successful leaders by providing them with the opportunity to participate in clubs, athletics, and student-run organizations.

Even if the religious statues, pictures, and crucifixes were taken down, anyone could still recognize a Catholic school by the supportive, loving, and faith-filled atmosphere found in the camaraderie of students and the support of the faculty. Attending Catholic school has strengthened my faith and has given me a strong foundation for the future.

GABRIELLE HURLEY ROSATI-KAIN 2015 Gabrielle Hurley is a senior at Rosati-Kain High School in the Central West End. She enjoys playing on the Varsity volleyball and soccer teams and is currently the President of the Cardinal Glennon Chapter of the National Honor Society at Rosati-Kain

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C atholic Reads

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Absolutely Advent!

by Jean Larki

$8.95 each

No time of year is more exciting for children than the weeks and days leading up to Christmas. Now Absolutely Advent! can give them a new understanding of what the expectation and excitement, the celebration and joy are all about.

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Absolutely Advent! helps children enter more fully into the real spirit of this special Church season − even as they are distracted by Christmas commercials, music, and decorations.

November 30 December 24 The Story of Christmas: Story Book Set & Advent Calendar

by Mary Packard $15.95

A set of 24 miniature books arranged in sequence, The Story of Christmas Story Book Set & Advent Calendar is a wonderfully illustrated retelling of the story of Mary, Joseph, and the baby Jesus through the beloved holiday custom of keeping an Advent calendar. The books are numbered 1 through 24. Read in sequence, the four-page, full-color board books capture the mystery of the first Christmas, from Gabriel’s visit to Mary to the three Wise Men gazing at a prophetic star to the miracle of Jesus’ birth in the manger.

We Want to See Jesus:

An Advent Coloring Book

A perfect way to introduce Advent to the preschool crowd, this coloring book is filled with delightful rhymes, simple puzzles and pictures to color. Priced so that all preschoolers and everyone else who loves to color--in Sunday school, day school or after-school programs--can all delight in hours of fun.

A page a day, November 30 through December 24, provides young readers with a paraphrase or quote from the day’s Gospel, a brief exploration about what that message means for them today, and a game, puzzle, or activity to reinforce the learning.

In the primary edition, Levi the Lamb returns for another year with his adventures in verse. The Jesse tree - a favorite Advent activity - is a weekly feature in this year’s intermediate edition. It’s a fun way to learn about Jesus’ ancestors and the role they played in our salvation history.

Advent Family Prayers

by Paul J. Coury $1.00 Perfect for uniting families in prayers of thanks and inspiration, this double-sided, table-tent prayer card offers families a wonderful opportunity to spend quality time of devotion together while celebrating the arrival of Jesus. This prayer card commemorates the reason God sent Jesus to earth, and in doing so, reveals the warmth and love that God freely gives to us all.

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Learning About the Jesse Tree

With these two books and kit, all available at Catholic Supply of St. Louis, you and your children can learn and have fun this Advent with these hands-on tools on the Jesse Tree. Children can learn Jesus’ family Tree by decorating a Jesse Tree!

The Jesse Tree: Stories and Symbols of Advent $5.99 Celebrating Advent with the Jesse Tree $1.50 Jesse Tree Kit $12.95 Page 9

Holiday Story Time @ Eckert’s Farms-Belleville Country Store Your children will sure to be entertained during our holiday story hour. The kids will be enjoy hearing the story of the gingerbread man. After the story is over, each child can make a gingerbread craft. Fun for kids of all ages. FREE. Story will be told at 9 am and 11 am in the Garden Center.

For more information call Eckert’s at (618) 233-0513 Every Saturday & Sunday Nov 29-Dec 21, 9am & 11am

Every Monday 9:15am @ Richmond Heights Memorial 9:45am @ University City Public 10am @ Jamestown Bluffs Branch @ Machacek Branch Stories 10:30am @ Kingshighway Branch @ University City Public @ Carondelet Branch Every Tuesday 9:30am @ Sophia M. Sachs Butterfly House 10am @ Kirkwood Public @ Sachs Branch @ Barnes & Noble - Ladue Road 10:30am @ Missouri History Museum @Brentwood Public 11:30am @ Missouri History Museum 6:30pm @ University City Public Every Other Tuesday 10am @ Cliff Cave Branch @ Florissant Valley Branch Every Wednesday 9:30am @ Grand Glaize Branch 10am @ Kirkwood Public @ Daniel Boone Branch @ Daniel Boone Branch @ Buder

Tiny Tots Story Time with Georgy Rock @ Catholic Supply of St LouisChippewa Come join in on the fun with St. Louis’ #1 Storyteller, Georgy Rock every Wednesday at 10am!

Story Time with Miss Phyllis @ Webster Groves Public Library Stories and activities are aimed at children ages 2 through 8 years of age, although all ages are welcome. Nov 4,6,8,13,18-20-Various Times

Branch @ Catholic Supply Store (St. Louis Hills Store) @ Lewis and Clark Branch @ Mid-County Branch @ Natural Bridge Branch @ Prairie Commons Branch @ Tesson Ferry Branch @ Sachs Branch 10:30am @ Bridgeton Trails Branch @ Bridgeton Trails Branch@ Thornhill Branch @ Indian Trails Branch @ University City Public 11am @ Natural Bridge Branch 2pm @ Prairie Commons Branch Every Other Wednesday 10am @ Carpenter Branch Every Thursday 9:30am @ University City Public @ Kirkwood Public @ Grand Glaize Branch 10am @ Cliff Cave Branch @ Rock Road Branch @ Daniel Boone Branch @ Florissant Valley Branch @ Buder Branch @ Barnes and Noble West County @ Meramec Valley Branch @ Natural Bridge Branch @ Sachs Branch @ Weber Road Branch @ Eureka Hills Branch

10:30am @ Oak Bend Branch @ Kirkwood Public @ Thornhill Branch @ Thornhill Branch @ University City Public @ Bridgeton Trails Branch 11am Baby Bookworms @ Buder Branch 11am Story Time @ Cliff Cave Branch 11:30am @ Florissant Valley Branch @ Eureka Hills Branch Every Other Thursday 10am @ Indian Trails Branch @ Schlafly Branch @ Webster Groves Public Every Friday 10am @ Lewis and Clark Branch @ Barnes & Noble - Ladue Road @ Mid-County Branch 10:30am @ Missouri History Museum @ Central 11am @ Barnes & Noble Every Other Friday 10:30am @ Oak Bend Branch 10am @ Oak Bend Branch Every Saturday 10:30am @ Left Bank Books 11am @ Barnes & Noble -Mid Rivers Center

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Saints

Saints of November St. Martin de Porres

November 3

November 4

St. Charles Borromeo

Patron Saint of Social Justice (1579-1639)

Patron Saint of Catechists (1538–1584)

He was noted for work on behalf of the poor, establishing an orphanage and a children’s hospital. He maintained an austere lifestyle, which included fasting and abstaining from meat. Among the many miracles attributed to him were those of levitation, miraculous knowledge, instantaneous cures, and an ability to communicate with animals.

Among the great reformers of the troubled sixteenth century, Borromeo, led the movement to combat the inroads of the Protestant Reformation. He was a leading figure during the Counter-Reformation and was responsible for significant reforms in the Catholic Church, including the founding of seminaries for the education of priests.

St. Martin of Tours Patron Saint of Soldiers

November 11 (316-319)

St. Martin of Tours is best known for the account of his using his military sword to cut his cloak in two, to give half to a beggar clad only in rags in the depth of winter. Conscripted as a soldier into the Roman army, he found the duty incompatible with the Christian faith he had adopted and became an early conscientious objector.

St. Gertrude the Great November 14 Patron Saint of West Indies (1256-1302 Gertrude, a Benedictine nun in Helfta, Saxony, was one of the great mystics of the 13th century. Together with her friend and teacher St. Mechtild, she practiced a spirituality called “nuptial mysticism,” that is, she came to see herself as the bride of Christ. Her spiritual life was a deeply personal union with Jesus and his Sacred Heart, leading her into the very life of the Trinity.

St. Elizabeth of Hungary November 17 Patron Saint of Bakers

(1207-1231)

As Princess of Hungary, Elizabeth was married at the age of 14, and widowed at 20. After her husband’s death she sent her children away and regained her dowry, using the money to build a hospital where she herself served the sick. She became a symbol of Christian charity after her death at the age of 24 and was quickly canonized.

St. Catherine of Alexandria

Patron Saint of Students

November 25 (282-305)

According to her hagiography, she was both a princess and a noted scholar, who became a Christian around the age of fourteen, and converted hundreds of people to Christianity. Over 1,100 years following her martyrdom, St. Joan of Arc identified Catherine as one of the Saints who appeared to her and counseled her.

November 13

St. Frances

(1538–1584) Xavier Cabrini Patron Saint of Impossible Causes Founder of the Missionary Sisters of Sacred Heart and first American citizen to be canonized by the Roman Catholic Church, She established schools and orphanages despite tremendous odds.

She was resourceful, finding people who would donate what she needed in money, time, labor, and support.

November 15

St. Albert the Great

Patron Saint of Scientists (1538–1584) He was known during his lifetime as doctor universalis and doctor expertus and, late in his life, Scholars such as James A. Weisheipl and Joachim R. Söder have referred to him as the greatest German philosopher and theologian of the Middle Ages. The Catholic Church honours him as a Doctor of the Church, one of only 35 so honoured.

November 22

St. Cecilia

Patron Saint of Musicians (160-179) According to legend, Cecilia was a young Christian of high rank betrothed to a Roman named Valerian. Through her influence Valerian was converted, and was martyred along with his brother. The legend about Cecilia’s death says that after being struck three times on the neck with a sword, she lived for three days, and asked the pope to convert her home into a church.

November 30

St. Andrew

Patron Saint of Fisherman (1st Century) The Gospel of John states that Andrew was a disciple of John the Baptist, and brother to Peter, whose testimony first led him, and another unnamed disciple of John the Baptist, to follow Jesus. Andrew at once recognized Jesus as the Messiah, and hastened to introduce him to his brother

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H olidays

Turkey vs.

Eagle

by Dr. Stephanie Berk

November is a confusing month for many parents with children under the age of 5 years.

Thanksgiving is a very hard holiday to explain to this age group. One way of celebrating Thanksgiving honestly, without discussing the negative aspects of the Pilgrams’ arrival is to discuss the beauty of the United States, the importance of friendship, the necessity for service, and the quirky facts like the Turkey being considered for the position of “national bird”, losing to the Bald Eagle.

Here is a brief list of topics that can be discussed over the Thanksgiving dinner, and the dinners leading up to it: 1) Turkey vs Eagle: Why should the Turkey be the National Bird? Why should the Bald Eagle?

Which one would the child choose and why?

2) Friendship: Why is it important to have friends? Why is it important to learn about other people? What is respect and how does that affect a friendship?

3) Being thankful: What does it mean to be thankful/grateful? Who should we be thankful to? How do we express our thankfulness?

4) Helping others: Who might need help in the coming months? What might they need? What are the right and wrong ways to help (perhaps specific to your family)?

By discussing the above questions at an age-appropriate level, your children can learn to accept the positive aspects of the holiday now, and be prepared to hear the less positive aspects later on, when they are older. These questions also solidify each family’s strengths, values, and thoughts.

Thanksgiving Fun Facts

1

Leaving a legacy: When Abe Lincoln declared Thanksgiving a national holiday, it was thanks to the tireless efforts of a magazine editor named Sarah Josepha Hale. Her other claim to fame? She also wrote the nursery rhyme, Mary had a Little Lamb.

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Have it your way: If Ben Franklin did, the turkey would be our national bird. An eagle, he wrote in a letter to his daughter, had «bad moral character.»

A turkey, on the other hand, was a «much more respectable bird.»

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A tradition is born: TV dinners have Thanksgiving to thank. In 1953, someone at Swanson misjudged the number of frozen turkeys it

would sell that Thanksgiving -- by 26 TONS! Some industrious soul came up with a brilliant plan: Why not slice up the meat and repackage with some trimmings on the side?Thus, the first TV dinner was born!

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Going shopping?:

Not if you’re a plumber.

Black Friday is the busiest day of the year for them, according to Roto-Rooter, the nation’s largest plumbing service. After all, someone has to clean up after household guests who «overwhelm the system.»

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This land is my land: There are four places in the U.S. named Turkey. Louisiana’s Turkey Creek is the most popu-

lous, with a whopping 440 residents. There’s also Turkey, Texas; Turkey, North Carolina; and Turkey Creek, Arizona. Oh, let’s not forget the two townships in Pennsylvania: the creatively named Upper Turkeyfoot and Lower Turkeyfoot!

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Gobble, gobble?: Not so fast. Only male turkeys, called toms, gobble. Females, called hens, cackle.

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Talking turkey: Why is it called a turkey? Oh boy, this will take some explainin’. Back in the day, the Europeans took a liking to the guinea fowls imported to the continent. Since the birds were imported by Turkish merchants, the English called them turkeys. Later, when the Spaniards came to America, they found a bird that tasted like those guinea

fowls. When they were sent to Europe, the English called these birds «turkeys» as well.

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Born in the U.S.A.:Thanksgiving is not just an American holiday.

Canadians celebrate it too. Except they do it the second Monday in October.

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One Fast Bird: Wild turkeys can run 20 miles per hour when they are scared, but domesticated turkeys that are bred are heavier and can’t run quite that fast.

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No forks at the first Thanksgiving! That’s right, forks weren’t even introduced to the Pilgrims until 10 years later and weren’t a popular utensil until the 18th century.

Turkey Leftover Recipes Turkey Reubens Ingredients:

8 slices rye bread 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard 2 tablespoons Russian dressing 8 slices roasted turkey 1 cup sauerkraut 8 slices Swiss cheese 1 tablespoon olive oil 3 cups potato chips 1/2 cup sliced pickles

Directions:

(1) Spread 4 slices of bread with the mustard and 4 slices with the Russian dressing.

(2) Dividing evenly, top the mustard-spread slices with the turkey, sauerkraut, and cheese, then the remaining bread. (3) Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat. (4) Add the sandwiches and cook, pressing occasionally with the back of a spatula until the bread is golden brown and crisp and the cheese is melted, 3 to 4 minutes per side. Serve with the potato chips and pickles.

Turkey and Corn Enchiladas

Turkey Waldorf Salad

Ingredients:

Ingredients:

2 cups shredded roasted turkey 1 cup frozen corn, thawed 1 1/2 cups grated pepper Jack cheese (6 ounces) kosher salt and black pepper 8 small flour tortillas 1 cup store-bought enchilada sauce 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro

Directions:

(1) Heat oven to 400° F. In a large bowl, combine the turkey, corn, 1 cup of the cheese, ½ teaspoon salt, and ¼ teaspoon pepper.(2) Spoon the mixture onto the tortillas and roll. Place seam-side down in a 9-by-13-inch baking dish.

(3) Top with the sauce and remaining ½ cup of cheese.

Bake until heated through and beginning to brown, 15 to 20 minutes.

Sprinkle with the cilantro and serve.

2 tablespoons sour cream 2 tablespoons mayonnaise 1 tablespoon white wine vinegar kosher salt and black pepper 1 cup shredded roasted turkey 1 celery stalk, sliced 1 green apple, cut into ½-inch pieces 2 tablespoons chopped toasted walnuts 1 small head red leaf lettuce, torn into pieces

Directions:

In a medium bowl, whisk together the sour cream, mayonnaise, vinegar, ½ teaspoon salt, and ¼ teaspoon pepper.

Add the turkey, celery, apple, and walnuts and toss to combine. Serve over the lettuce.

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I n Betweens

Brains at Work, While

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Break

Children get used to the school day, and school week, routine. Wake up in the morning. Get ready for school.

Go to school. Proceed through the day of learning and playing. Finish school. Follow up with after-school activities, homework, dinner, and bed-time routine. But then Fall break, Thanksgiving break, and Christmas break come around. Now the children are home for a week, without their normal routines.

Parents often wonder about, and ask, the following three questions: 1) What am I going to do with my child(ren) for this time? 2) Will my child either lose what he/she has learned, or not learn anything new for this whole time period? 3) Won’t it take a while to get back on task, and into the routine again?

These questions are great ones, and deserve to be answered. Typically, the answer is based on studies of what happens after the long summer break, and is that the long summer break has negative effects. However, the studies that compare children who have had quality summer programming to those who have not, strongly suggest that there is a positive effect of summer camps on children, upon returning to school. This suggests that maintaining a routine, be it camp, school, or independent learning can help prevent the negative effects of school breaks.

Aside from summer break, which is often 8 weeks long, there are typically 2 school breaks that are up to 2 weeks long, and many more that range from 4-7 days long.

These breaks are difficult for most parents, especially working parents, and single parents. These breaks are also difficult for the children.

Here are some ideas of what to do with children when they are on break from school:

Idea 1: Establish a daily schedule During the evening before the first day of the break/ vacation, sit down with your student(s) and create a written out schedule for the day that is to be followed, from early in the morning until after school would have finished. The schedule should include time periods to eat, play, learn, practice, and exercise. For example, a morning’s schedule might look like this: 7:00- 7:45am 7:45am- 8:45 8:45am- 9:45 9:45am- 10:30 10:30am- 10:45 10:45am- 11:45

Breakfast TV/ Play time Read Instrument practice Morning snack Work in math workbook

11:45am- 12:30 12:30pm- 1:30

Run around and exercise Lunch

This kind of schedule can be created for every day of the break. The child can look at the schedule he/she helped create, and follow it. This provides a child with a sense of independence and responsibility, a routine to follow, activities to keep the brain and body active, and possibly provides the caregiver or parent time to take care of his/ her own required duties.

Idea 2: Pick a Project Before the school break begins, decide with your student(s) on a project that is to be completed before school starts again. The projects can include completing a difficult Lego set, cleaning up/ rearranging a closet or room, a specified amount of yard work, or reading a book.

This kind of activity for school breaks is most effective if the end goal of completion is possible. If the project is too large, then the child might become discouraged, and stop. With the right project chosen however, this “school break idea” provides children with a sense of purpose and accomplishment, something to do independently for chunks of time during the day, and possibly helps the parent with a household chore that was being put off for another time.

Idea 3: Service to Others During the beginning of the school year, ask your child where he/she might want to help out during each of the school breaks. If you call these places, you can find out if they have service opportunities for your age child. A soup kitchen/ food pantry might welcome the help of a young person in food preparation, serving, and clean-up, especially if there is continuity over the week. These service days can be arranged ahead of time, so that when everyone knows where the child is to go, there is no “What do we do today?” question that is asked.

This option for what to do during school breaks helps children fulfill their service hours, provides a safe place for children to go during the break, allows for parents to complete some of their normal day, and provides children the opportunity to feel good about what they are doing.

School breaks can be very stressful for both parents and children. However, with some planning, it is possible to keep children’s brains working.

Maintaining a routine, even if it is different from the school routine, eases the transitions both to and from school, for both children and their parents/caregivers.

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At the Library

your library not just for reading anymore

During the school breaks to come, keep your child’s mind active with the many classes and storytelling at your local libraries...

Sat Nov 1 10am Lap Time @ Sachs Branch Library 10:30am Children’s Book Club @ Foundry Art Centre Foundry Art Centre 2pm Tamil Classes for Children @ Daniel Boone Branch Sun Nov 2 3pm Champ Reading Dogs @ Kirkwood Public Library Mon Nov 3 10am Story Time @ Baden Branch Library

Sat Nov 8 10am Saturday Story Time @ Cliff Cave Branch 10am Whiskers and Tales @ Sachs Branch Library 10:30am Author Event @ Kirkwood Public Library: Author, Micheal Aux-Tinee, will talk about and read an excerpt of his book, The Voyage of the Sharky Sloop and the Quest for Orange Marmalade. This event is free and open to the public.

10am Story Time @ Julia Davis Branch Library

10:30am Fairy Good Tales @ Oak Bend Branch

7pm Evening Story Time @ Lewis and Clark Branch Library

10:30am Preschool ‘Appiness @ Thornhill Branch Library

7pm Pajama Story Time @ Buder Branch Library

11am Paddington Bear Story Time @ Barnes & Noble (All locations) This holiday season, enjoy the Barnes & Noble exclusive edition of the book - featuring a scrapbook of Paddington’s travels. Join us for Story Time and activities.

7pm Whiskers & Tales @ Oak Bend Branch Tue Nov 4 9:30am Baby and Toddler Story Time @ Brentwood Public Library 7pm Evening Story Time @ Bridgeton Trails Branch Wed Nov 5 10am Morning Play Date @ Contemporary Art Museum 10am Preschool Story Time @ Carpenter Branch Library 4:30pm Kids Read! @ Sachs Branch Library Thu Nov 6 10am Preschool Move & Groove @ MidCounty Branch Library 7pm Hindi Story Time @ Daniel Boone Branch Fri Nov 7 10am Lap Time @ Rock Road Branch Library

2:30pm Story Time with Miss Phyllis @ Webster Groves Public Library Stories and activities are aimed at children ages 2 through 8 years of age, although all ages are welcome.

Mon Nov 10 10:30am Music and Movement @ Oak Bend Branch Hop, skip, jump, wiggle...and freeze! Enjoy a morning of musical activities sure to get you up and dancing to the beat.

11am Story Time @ Barr Branch Library 7pm Pajama Story Time @ Thornhill Branch Library Have you ever wanted to wear your pajamas in the library? Here is your chance!

Join us for singing and some good oldfashioned story telling. Meets second and fourth Monday of every month at 7:00 p.m.

Pajamas are welcome. Age 3-6

Thu Nov 11 6pm Musical Story Time @ Mid-County Branch Library Get to know some musical instruments as you listen to a story and live musical performance. Presented by the Clayton High School Busking Club. Ages 3-8. Registration required.

7pm Evening Story Time @ Weber Road Branch 7pm Jammin’ in Our Jammies Story Time @ Indian Trails Branch Library Come dance your socks off and get all your wiggles out as we share our favorite jams and stories.

All ages Wed Nov 12 10am Baby Bookworms @ Carpenter Branch 11am Lap Time @ Prairie Commons Branch Library 4:30pm Book Bites @ Sachs Branch Library Thu Nov 13 10am Bilingual Story Time @ Rock Road Branch Library 7pm Book Bites @ Daniel Boone Branch 7pm Book Bites Junior “Thanksgiving Turkey Trouble” by Abby Klein @ Daniel Boone Branch Freddy is unhappy about playing the turkey in his first-grade Thanksgiving Day play, especially with Max bullying and teasing him, but his grandfather and principal both give him ideas for making the part fun. Read this book then join us for a discussion, a snack and an activity. Ages 7-8.

6:30pm Evening Story Time: Turkey Time! @ Grand Glaize Branch Library Thanksgiving Day will be here soon! What will you do that day? Do you have family traditions? We’ll read stories about families, turkeys, and lots more. We’ll also do a craft. Ages 3-6.

Art Classes at St. Louis County Libraries _____________________ Each month Metro Catholic Parent Magazine will focus on a library in the Metro St. Louis area and the wonderful programs they offer for child and adult alike. Below is a continuation of the Story Times from page 10 and represent libraries and establishments across the region that offer Story Times. If we have left one out, please contact us and we will get it added. More details and directions can be found on our website. Please check out our comprehensive Calendar of Events in the back of the magazine for more great events in November!

Registration required.

7pm Evening Story Time @ Daniel Boone Branch Pajamas are welcome. Ages 2-6.

Registration required.

Sat Nov 15 10:30am Weekend Story Time @ Indian Trails Branch Library Story time is a combination of stories, action songs and music all designed to teach early literacy skills to children and help them discover the joy of reading. Children must be accompanied by an adult.

11am Thanksgiving Story Time @ Barnes & Noble (All locations) Featuring The Great Thanksgiving Escape. The title is a hilarious, kid-friendly take on Thanksgiving - full of family, food and lots of fun! Join us for Story Time and activities.

Mon Nov 17 10am Story Time @ Baden Branch Library 10am Story Time @ Cabanne Branch Library 10:30am Story Time @ Walnut Park Branch Library 7pm Whiskers & Tales @ Tesson Ferry Branch Library Tue Nov 18 10am Lap Time @ Tesson Ferry Branch Library 11am Love Monster and the Perfect Present Story Time @ Barnes & Noble (All locations) This adorable follow up to Love Monster is sure to be a new holiday favorite! Join us for Story Time an activities.

4pm Story Time @ Divoll Branch Library 7pm P. J. Story Time @ Sachs Branch Library 7pm Pajama Story Time @ Buder Branch Library Wed Nov 19 10:30am Wee Wednesdays! @ St. Louis

Art Museum Perfect for pre-kindergartners and their parents, this hour-long Museum experience allows tots to use their imaginations during a gallery tour, story time, and a hands-on art project.

6:00pm Lap Time @ Oak Bend Branch Thu Nov 20 4pm Stories & Crafts @ Richmond Heights Memorial Library Join Ms. Betsy for stories and crafts. This program is for preschool through younger elementary age children.

Registration is required for this free program.

7pm Pajama Story Time @ Prairie Commons Branch Library Fri Nov 21 10am Lap Time @ Eureka Hills Branch Library Sat Nov 22 10am Milk and Cookies Story Time @ Daniel Boone Branch Mon Nov 24 7pm Pajama Story Time @ Thornhill Branch Library 7pm Whiskers & Tales @ Daniel Boone Branch Tue Nov 25 10am Stories & Yoga @ Richmond Heights Memorial Library Join Ms. Michaela for stories and yoga. This program is for preschool through younger elementary age children.

11am The Elf on the Shelf Story Time @ Barnes & Noble (All locations) Join us for The Elf on the Shelf: A Holiday Tradition Story Time and Elf Adoption Event. This holiday season, begin a new family tradition -this interactive holiday hide-andseek with Santa’s elf is perfect for children and families of all ages.

6:30pm Evening Story Time @ Meramec Valley Branch Library

Preschool Collage

Let your preschooler explore all sorts of textures and mediums as we get messy creating collages. Ages 3-6. Registration required.

11/3 2pm @ Oak Bend Branch 11/7 10am @ Grand Glaize Branch 11/11 10am @ Lewis & Clark 11/14 10am @ Thornhill Branch 11/19 10am @ Jamestown Bluffs ______________________________

Drips and Drops

Free your inner artist as we allow our paint to run wild! Kids will take home a stunning flower pot after participating in a «paint pour» and other messy painting activities. Ages 7-11. Registration required.

11/1 2pm @ Sachs Branch 11/5 7pm @ Florissant Branch 11/13 2pm @ Natural Bridge 11/18 7pm @ Thornhill Branch 11/20 7pm @ Cliff Cave Branch ______________________________

Stagecraft

Learn the process that goes into designing for the stage with hands-on activities and demonstrations.

Be a designer for a show and use materials to build a model set. Ages 10-15. Registration required

11/5 7pm @ Bridgeton Tails 11/8 2pm @ Thornhill Branch 11/18 6:30pm @ Rock Road Branch 11/22 2pm @ Florissant Valley ______________________________

Giant Origami

Paper folding is an intricately beautiful and ancient art. What happens when we use giant sized paper?

Giant art! Test your paper-folding skills with us as we create larger-than-life paper sculptures. Ages 10-15.

Registration required.

11/5 6pm 11/12 4pm 11/13 7pm 11/14 6:30pm 11/18 7pm 11/20 7pm

@ Oak Bend Branch @ Headquarters @ Indian Trails Branch @ Meramec Valley @ Eureka Hills @ Tesson Ferry

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One of three warplanes named after Webster College for the success of the student-run war bond drive.

ty on r e b i l s t n “God gra lways a e r a d love it an it.� ~Dani nd and defe Webster College President George Donovan and students being recognized for War Bond Sales. Donovan went on to serve in Germany after the war as head of educational and cultural affairs.

Webster University serving our

Country for over 75 years

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Webster College Students help the country’s cause by selling war bonds during World War II

Through the sales of war bonds in World War II to currently having campuses on military bases world-wide, Webster University is ingrained in the effort to help the country’s military and their veterans.

Webster University is well-known nationally for its educational programs for members of the U.S. Military and veterans. Annually ranked by numerous organizations as a top school for those who have served, the University this year is celebrating 40 years of offering education to men and women in uniform.

But the roots of Webster’s military education go back much further than 40 years. They can be traced back to World War II and the role that Catholic education played in Webster’s campus life at the time.

Webster University has a lay board today, but it was originally founded as Loretto College in 1915 by the Sisters of Loretto based in Nerinx, Kentucky. Catholic higher educational opportunities for women were few at that time, and the college provided young Catholic women with a vibrant environment in which faith and intellectual growth could thrive.

The student newspaper regularly

featured articles and editorials written by students that explored the intersection between their Catholic faith, education and world affairs. Students attended lectures by priests and other speakers which raised awareness of the issues of the day.

Thus Webster students were well aware of the deteriorating conditions in Europe and ready to take action when America entered the war in 1941. Being an all-women’s college at the time, their war-time role was limited as women were not allowed in combat roles. But records show that a large number of students left college and joined the Women’s Auxiliary Army Corp, the Navy’s Volunteer Emergency Services, trained to become Airforce Service Pilots (they flew newly constructed aircraft to Army bases in the states and overseas), or served as nurses.

The students who stayed behind participated in numerous civil defense activities, but what really set them apart was their remarkable

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in 1968 to train Vietnam War veterans to teach or assume other professional roles in inner-city schools.

That program would capture the attention of the military.

In 1974, the U.S. Department of Defense invited Webster to become the first college to open an extended campus program at Fort Sheridan near Chicago. Almost at the same time, Webster University opened locations at Scott AFB, Illinois and a bit later at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri.

These programs provided military personnel access to quality higher education on base.

success in selling War Bonds. According to University records, the students in 1942 set a goal to sell $900 worth of bonds, equivalent to $12,000 today when adjusted for inflation. When the campaign ended nearly nine months months later, the students had sold more than $20,000 in bonds. Driven by these results, the students chose to extend the campaign and raise their goal. When that was surpassed, they raised the goal again.

Today, Webster is a recognized leader in higher education for veterans and active duty service members. The university has a presence on 39 military installations across the U.S. and offers a growing number of online programs accessible to service members deployed around the world. Nearly one-third of its students are active-duty members of the military, veterans, or are relatives of those who have served, and about 25,000 alumni also have military connections.

“It really is remarkable when you look at Webster’s connections to the military and how strong the bond is,” said Brig Gen Mike Callan, USAF (Ret), Webster University’s

By the end of the war, the students had sold $500,000 in bonds – more than $65 million today when adjusted for inflation – setting a state-wide record for any organization.

As a result, three Army aircrafts were named after Webster College by the U.S. Army in recognition of the efforts by the Catholic women of Webster.

When the war ended, many of the students who had put their education on hold to serve in the military returned to finish their degrees. Webster announced a new admissions program just for military veterans to ease their return and offer them the services needed to reintegrate into the institution. It was estimated that nearly 10 percent of Webster’s student population were veterans. By 1946, the students took this a step further and organized the College’s first student veteran’s organization.

Fast forward 20 years, and America was engaged in another conflict. The Vietnam War was growing, and veterans returning from that conflict faced challenges reintegrating into society. Because Webster had just started allowing men to enroll, it was able to offer an innovative opportunity to these veterans. Drawing upon its history and experience with WWII veterans as well as its long tradition of teaching future educators, Webster established the Veterans Accelerated Urban Learning for Teaching (VAULT) program

associate vice president for Military and Government Programs. “There have been so many people who have worked hard to preserve and expand our military programs during the decades, but our history shows support was planted by our students in the 1940’s who wanted to contribute to our war effort in Europe” For more information about Webster University’s military program, visit http://www.webster.edu/military/. For more information about Webster University’s history, visit http://100.webster.edu.

Throughout the history of the United States, millions of Catholics have fought for the freedom of our country, and the freedom of those around the world. From the War of Independence of Britain’s tyranny, to the liberation of Europe, to today’s conflicts worldwide, Catholics and their clergy have played an intricate part in maintaining the liberties we enjoy today. We worship, write, and speak because of the sacrifices of these brave men and women.

For their duty and sacrifice we give thanks and remember them not only on this day, but hold dear in our hearts every single day.

Currently serving in the United States are 1.2 million active-duty personnel, according to CatholicMil.org, a website

for chaplains and military personnel, 375,000 are Catholic. There are over 800,000 dependents worldwide professing the Catholic Faith. Yet there are only 300 Catholic Chaplains that try and meet the spiritual needs of soldiers, sailors, airmen, and Marines.

They need our prayers and support.

Please visit CatholicMil.org to find out how you and your family can help. You can have your class or Parish start a drive for care packages for those serving over-seas, comprised of phone cards (so they may call home to their families), simple luxuries like toiletries or writing materials, hand written cards and letters from your class, batteries, books or magazines. But most of all, make sure to include a small bible they

may study and reflect upon when they are away from home..

You may visit CatholicMil.org for more ideas and instructions. Find out from your Parish Office or school secretary if they know of anyone local that may need correspondence. Do not forget the dependents they leave behind.

They are sacrificing as well.

We remember, think of, and pray for all who have sacrificed, not only on November 11th, Veteran’s Day, but year round.” As we give thanks around the Thanksgiving table, or sit around the Christmas tree, there are many that are not able to be with their families this holiday season. Let us celebrate and remember them as well.

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Education Where Faith and Knowledge Meet...

The deadline for turning in your Blue Form for St. Louis Catholic High Schools to the Archdiocese is November 18!

The Catholic High School Application Process for Current Non-Catholic School Students

Written By Tina Steck & Sue Thomasson, Ursuline Academy

You already know that Catholic secondary education has a long history and strong tradition in St. Louis, but if you have children attending a public or non-Catholic private school, you may have questions about how to apply to a Catholic high school.

While current Catholic school students receive application information through their school, parents of students in public, independent or other religious-affiliated private schools must obtain an Archdiocesan application on their own. This application is commonly known as the “blue form” since it is printed on blue paper—those students currently attending Catholic grade schools complete a yellow application.

There are two ways to acquire an application. If you are Catholic and your child is enrolled in a Parish School of Religion program, you may obtain an application from the PSR Director or your parish’s Director of Religious Education. If you are not Catholic and/or your child is not involved in a PSR program, you must contact the preferred high school directly as every admissions officer has a supply

of blue forms available for distribution. You may also contact the Archdiocese Office of Secondary Administration at 314-792-7390.

Before you get started, it is important to understand how the application process works. Applicants must select first, second and third choice schools, therefore it is important to thoroughly investigate the admission requirements of each school under consideration and determine which ones will allow your student to reach his or her full potential. If your student does not meet the admission criteria of the first choice school, the second choice will then consider the application, and so on. An application not accepted by any of the three schools will be transferred to the Archdiocesan Office of Secondary Administration for file retention.

The blue form has three parts—Forms A, B and C. On Form A you will list the student’s first, second and third choice schools along with basic contact and current education information. A $7 application fee must be attached, made payable to the first choice school, and Form A and the check are mailed directly to that high school.

Form B will be submitted to the principal of your student’s current eighth-grade institution. This form requests that student test scores, grades, attendance and discipline records be sent to the first choice school.

Form C must be completed whether or not your child is enrolled in a Catholic Parish School of Religion program. This form requests that PSR records are sent to the first choice high school, if applicable. A check for $3, made payable to that parish, must be attached and both are submitted to the PSR Director. If your eighth-grader is NOT enrolled in a PSR program, you must check a box indicating so and include Form C with Form A directly to the first choice high school.

No additional fee is required in this case.

You will only complete this set of forms once, submitting Form A to the high school of choice, Form B to your current grade school, and Form C to the PSR program or high school depending on the situation. If necessary, all applications and student records will be forwarded to the subsequent choice schools during the admissions

period. All forms must be submitted by November 18, 2014.

The 27 Catholic high schools in the Archdiocese of St. Louis, a mix of Archdiocesan, parish and private single-sex and coeducational schools, may include a personal interview as part of their admissions process. You will be contacted directly by the high school to schedule any necessary meetings.

All Catholic high school acceptance decisions will be released on February 6, 2015, via e-mail or U.S. Postal Service. Please remember that admission applications are carefully considered and that all decisions are made with the success of the student in mind.

May you and your eighth-grader be blessed as you embark on this journey. Do not hesitate to contact the high school admissions directors or the Archdiocesan Office of Secondary Administration with any questions, and we thank you for making Catholic education a priority for your family!

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636-239-7871

SAINT FRANCIS BORGIA Regional High School

Who We Are St. Francis Borgia Regional High School is a college preparatory school that focuses on more than academics. Borgia prepares students for college by combining religion, academics, technology, and extracurricular activities into one cohesive educational experience. Located in Washington, Missouri, Borgia attracts students from close to 20 elementary schools and 10 counties.

Borgia, a co-ed Catholic high school, educates 550 students in an open enrollment environment. Committed to educating all

students, Borgia offers a comprehensive curriculum from basic to college preparatory classes. With an eight block schedule, student advisory system, learning consultant, and counseling department Borgia encourages students to develop their skills and use their time efficiently. College credit, advanced credit, and dual enrollment courses are available through St. Louis University, University of Missouri, and East Central College.

More than 65% of this year’s juniors and seniors are enrolled in college credit courses.

Come for a Visit “Shadowing” is one of the best ways for prospective students to experience a day in the life of a Borgia student. Students, faculty and staff will strive to make your child feel welcome, and also to provide a positive and meaningful experience for him/her. While shadowing, students have the opportunity to attend classes with current students, see the iPad initiative in action, enjoy lunch in the delicious and nutritious cafeteria, and also tour the entire campus. It’s a great “sneak peak” of all that Borgia can provide. Borgia encourages 7th grade students to shadow in the spring of their 7th grade year or 8th grade students to shadow in the fall of 8th grade year. To schedule a day, please call 636-239-7871 ext. 197.

borgia.com

The Borgia Story

The Tradition of Borgia, built on the dreams and dedication of the parishioners, the Sisters of Notre Dame, and the pastors, dates back to 1901 when twenty-three students enrolled to continue their education beyond grade school. In 1910, a twoyear Commercial School was organized, and in 1934, a four-year parish high school became a reality. The parish high school served Catholic students from Franklin and Warren counties for many years. To maintain a comprehensive and spirit-filled Catholic secondary education, the parish absorbed many sacrifices. As enrollment continued to increase and existing buildings were no longer adequate, building plans for a new regional high school were made. Nineteen parishes, the Sisters of Notre Dame, and the Archdiocese of St. Louis expanded the parish school’s mission to educate students in a Catholic environment to encompass the entire Washington Deanery.

Cooperation and commitment from the Catholic community of

the Washington Deanery made this dream, St. Francis Borgia Regional High School, a reality in 1982.

The growing number of students and more demanding academic requirements necessitated another expansion program, which began in 1998. Thirteen classrooms, two remodeled science labs, a four hundred seat theater, a two hundred seat chapel, an enlarged cafeteria, a weight room, an elevator, additional offices, and restrooms were added. A new athletic complex was opened in 2010 with an artificial surface for football, soccer, marching band, and cheerleading use; new track and field accommodations; and a two-story press box. In 2014, renovations that include an artificial turf softball/ baseball field with new batting cages opened, and we are close to breaking ground on a new Activities Center with additional gym facilities.

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Academics

St. Francis Borgia Regional High School is accredited by the AdvancED Accreditation Commission and Board of Trustees of the North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement (NCACASI). Borgia is also an active member in good standing of the National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA).

Borgia offers many academic advantages that prepare students for life beyond graduation. Every student at Borgia uses an iPad, enabling teachers to incorporate twenty-first century resources and technology into coursework. Borgia’s teachers also bring many years of experience into the classroom. Sixty-two percent of Borgia’s teachers have taught for more than ten years, and seventy-eight percent have an advanced degree. In addition, Borgia students can earn up to 68 hours of college credit through honors classes. These courses, coupled with a growing number of Advanced Placement (AP) courses, allow Borgia students to graduate well-prepared for college and beyond.

More than 60% of the graduating class of 2014 received college scholarships.

On average, graduates left with more than 23 hours of college credit; 16 were Bright Flight scholars. Ninety-eight percent of Borgia graduates continue to post-secondary education. We have graduated numerous National Merit Scholars, Commended Scholars, and Missouri Top 100 Scholars.

Borgia is proud to offer a curriculum that is rich with rigor and opportunity.

Each student completes four years of English, math, social studies, and theology; our students are also required to complete three years of science.

A total of 30 credit hours is required for graduation.

State of the Art Technology St. Francis Borgia continues to lead the way in revolutionary education. As the first school in the Archdiocese to incorporate iPads as a source of electronic curriculum in 2012, Borgia proudly provides students opportunities to learn more collaboratively by using apps that foster creative thinking and application. Current updates to electronic textbooks are available immediately to students, and all classrooms are equipped with a 55-inch television used to mirror iPads for both faculty and student use. The school also houses a MAC Lab

Stem Lab

St. Francis Borgia Regional High School opened up a new STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) Lab in August of 2014. Through the generosity of the school’s Endowment Fund, this state-of-the-art lab is now home to Introduction of Engineering classes and Computer Science classes offered through the nationally acclaimed “Project Lead the Way.” Borgia has teamed with Missouri S&T in Rolla to provide students a hands-on, project-based, exploratory approach to learning.

Students can design a project on the computer and then build and test it right in the STEM Lab. The lab is equipped with 24 new computers loaded with engineering software, a 3D printer, a laser engraver, a drill press, and a band saw. In addition, local engineers and businesses have offered support through class presentations, tours, and job shadowing.

with 16 MAC computers for student use.

The iBorgia club encourages administration, faculty, and student collaboration on technological advancement. This club examines ways to fully utilize the iPads’ features and apps to reap the maximum educational benefits. Borgia constantly strives to ensure our graduates are technologically prepared lifelong learners.

Spiritual Life As Christians, we are called to live moral and faith-filled lives.

Faith at Borgia is represented daily in many ways. We all are made in the image and likeness of Christ, and acceptance and respect of all students and their individual abilities is at the center of Borgia’s purpose. Fr. Kevin Schmittgens serves as chaplain, and students have the opportunity to participate in daily prayer, weekly and monthly masses, Eucharistic Adoration, reconciliation services, theology classes, and required Christian service hours.

Additional opportunities to serve others include mission trips and faith-based clubs. Borgia is also served by a campus minister who coordinates participation in the March for Life trip, retreats, and prayer days. Borgia students, faculty, and staff place spirituality at the heart of all they do. Borgia offers many avenues inside its classrooms as well as through extracurriculars and special assemblies so that its students will be able to grow closer to God, care for one another, and live a Christ-like life.

The Mission

of SFBRHS is to provide a Catholic education that fosters spiritually, morally, academically, and technologically prepared lifelong learners.

We envision a community of inquisitive learners, grounded in

Catholic heritage, sustained by faith in Christ, committed to one another’s personal growth and dignity, and guided by a consistent Christian life ethic. We strive to be a safe haven of grace and compassion. Our graduates are sent prepared into an ever-changing world with a commitment to serve the needs of others responsibly and generously.

Christ

is the reason for this school. He is the unseen but ever present Teacher in its classes. He is the model of its faculty and staff, and the inspiration for its students.

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Student Involvement Clubs The faculty at St. Francis Borgia Regional High School sponsor a variety of clubs for students to explore their interests, to seek avenues of self-expression, and to develop leadership skills. Academic clubs encourage students to explore ways to grow intellectually by participating in book discussions, competing in scholastic competitions, or representing their fellow students by serving on Student Council. Fine Arts clubs allow students to explore their interests in art, theater, music, or photography. The language clubs seek to explore the culture and history of Germany, Spain, Mexico, and other Spanish-speaking countries.

Many clubs are based on exploring our Catholic faith, developing a commitment to serve others, and helping students to grow spiritually. Still other clubs explore technology, ways to preserve the environment, ways to make healthy life choices, and a variety of other interests.

Video Productions St. Francis Borgia Regional High School is home to “The Knightly News Live,” a student-produced television program that airs four mornings a week. The Video Productions curriculum, a series of elective classes in the fine arts department, offers students a hands-on opportunity to learn all areas of producing a live television show.

Students develop, produce, direct, report, write, and operate lighting and sound, and these journalism and television production skills are used in the on-campus television studio to broadcast a live feed to our school community. Footage from the Video Productions classes can be viewed on YouTube under “Borgia Knightly News Live.”

Students participating in the Video Productions curriculum progress from basic to advanced classes and finally to a self-directed video seminar class. Instructor Joe Bitzer is an educator and freelance professional who works as a production coordinator and assistant director in television commercials and motion pictures in the mid-Missouri area.

Borgia graduates who completed the spectrum of Video Productions coursework are employed across the United States in a variety of roles in motion picture production, including camera operators and editors working on reality television in Alaska, the morning news anchor of Wake-Up Wisconsin, the Post-Production Coordinator for Saturday Night Live! as well as the director of Late Night with Seth Meyers, just to name a few.

Students are currently building a live streaming platform in partnership with U.S. Education Television to live broadcast select sport and other events from the high school.

Borgia Theater Borgia Theater is recognized as one of the best in the state. Having staged productions for more than 50 years, the department boasts several state Thespian awards. Tim Buchheit, Director of Theater and Speech, is a past recipient of the Judith Rethwisch Outstanding Theater Teacher of the Year Award. Students at Borgia have many opportunities to explore the fine arts and pursue their talents. In addition, the program enhances research and critical thinking skills. Borgia’s competitive speech team has been recognized at the district and state levels. The theater program encourages cooperation and teamwork while helping students build character.

Opportunities to participate are available both on and off the stage through acting, costumes, makeup, stage building, and technical expertise in electronics lighting and sound.

Borgia’s theater department performs five plays throughout the school year. The most recent, a compelling production of “The Other Room,” by Ariadne Blayde, was held in September, and the department has applied for the production to be performed at the Missouri State Thespian Conference in January, 2015. Future performances include “Lost in Yonkers” (November 1315), “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown” (December 3-4), “Ordinary People” (January 29-31), and “Zombie Prom” (April 10-13).

Borgia is home to BOSS (Borgia On Stage Society), whose mission is to learn from, support, maintain, and run the Borgia theater program. BOSS is affiliated with the Missouri State Thespians and the International Thespian Society.

Marching Knights St. Francis Borgia Regional High School is home to the Marching Knights, the only remaining marching band in the Archdiocese of St. Louis. The history of the band dates back to 1943. In the course of their 71 years, the Marching Knights have performed at the Inaugural Parade for George H. Bush, numerous college football bowl games, Busch stadium, home football games, parades, multiple band festivals each year, and more. The St. Francis Borgia Marching Knights recently took first place in the Class C field competition and received an outstanding visual performance award at the FortySixth Annual Marching Band Festival at Washington High School.

Over 2500 students from 36 schools participated in the festival. The Marching Knights are also home to the Color Guard, an alternative course for nonband members who enjoy marching and dancing.

These students spin and throw large flags, sabres, and rifles while executing delicate dance moves. The Color Guard participates in all events with the band. In addition, Borgia also offers students opportunities to perform with a Jazz Band, Drumline, Pep Band, Concert Band, Chamber Choir, and Soul Singers.

The Tradition Continues St. Francis Borgia Regional High School athletics are rich in tradition and spirit. Borgia offers 19 different competitive sports programs. With 38 state titles, Borgia athletes and coaches are committed to excellence and to keeping the winning tradition alive. Four Borgia coaches, Ray DeGreeff, Dale Gildehaus, Mike Tyree, and Dave Neier, have been named to the elite Missouri Coaches Hall of Fame. Borgia is a member of the Archdiocesan Athletic Association (AAA) conference.

Borgia offers a variety of summer camps and clinics for students of all ages. The camps and clinics are designed to give athletes/students the opportunity to perform faster, train smarter and have fun.

Whether it’s a one day camp or spending the week , campers will get a glimpse of the Borgia program. Campers will receive drill instruction, long course training, start & turn development, race strategy implementation, and much more!

Photos compliments of Washington Missourian

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Saving for high school can be easy if done right!

425 North New Ballas Road Suite 290 Saint Louis, MO 63141 Phone: 314.442.6476 gerry@rickenfinancial.com www.RickenFinancial.com

Finance Finance

How to save for Catholic High School As a native of the plains of Kansas the idea of where to attend high school was an easy decision for me – spend the next four years at my hometown local high school. I grew up in a small rural town where most residents were German Catholic.

When I say most, I mean most. Of my graduating class of 40, we had 39 Catholics. By the way, our Protestant has since converted and has a nephew in the seminary.

Most parents know the plans to save for college, but do you know the how to save for high school?

So, although I was a public school kid, we all attended daily mass before school and had a “free period” during the day when we all walked two blocks to St. Anthony’s grade school for religion class. Needless to say, Catholic education is at the core of my existence.

Written by Gerry Ricken

We moved to St. Louis nineteen years ago and enrolled our three daughters in our parish grade school where they flourished. Our son, who was a family addition after the move, also flourished there. When I became more familiar with the St. Louis region, I was amazed by the number of Catholics and Catholic education alternatives I found.

Today, between the Archdiocese of St. Louis and the Diocese of Belleville, we have 30 high schools with over 18,000 students and 149 elementary schools with over 36,000 students.

After sharing these statistics with my cousin Bishop David Ricken of the Diocese of Green Bay, he referred to our region as the “Disneyland” of Catholic education. He is the former bishop of the Diocese of Cheyenne where there are no Catholic high schools and 8 Catholic grade schools.

Gerry Ricken is the owner of Ricken Financial in St. Louis, assisting families for over 30 years in all financial needs.

Gerry is the father of four children and devoted husband for over three decades. He is the co-founder of Mary Beth’s Angels, a non-profit named after his daughter who passed from cancer as she was a freshman at St. Joseph’s Academy. Mary Beth’s Angels serves children in need in the community. Gerry is also on the Family Advisory Board at Children’s Hospital, a Eucharist minister at Our Lady of the Pillar Catholic Church, past president of St. Joseph’s Academy Fathers Club, and current officer of SLUH Fathers Club.

Several years after relocating here, I faced a foreign concept when our oldest daughter was contemplating where to attend high school. I soon became familiar with the high school selection process present in the greater St. Louis Catholic community and the many wonderful choices facing a family. We are truly blessed to have these choices.

For a lot of families, selecting a high school is even more difficult when faced with the financial side of the process.

It has become increasingly difficult to pay for a child or grandchild’s education as the costs of education continue to rise.

Our high schools are aware of this issue and make every effort to make education affordable for our children by keeping tuition below the actual costs of education and offering financial aid.

There are popular savings plans referred to as 529 Plans that exist for college funding, but there is no such plan for paying for high school costs.

Families often pay for Catholic high school education through a number of means including using personal savings, paying from family income, applying for financial aid from the school, using home equity loans, extending credit cards, liquidating assets, and accepting gifts from grandparents.

When using personal savings to fund high school tuition, many parents use financial instruments that are subject to taxation of the earnings.

And many use financial instruments that may experience a loss in value.

Both of these scenarios can lead to missing the target for covering

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tuition when the time comes.

What if there was a plan designed to fund high school education where there were no taxes paid on the earnings and there was no risk of loss? There is. Before we get started, I ask you to please pause for a moment and change the way you think.

Finance Finance Finance

This requires a paradigm shift because I am going to discuss life insurance. Life insurance is treated differently for income tax purposes and policies that experience no losses in value are available. I asked you to change the way you think because most people associate life insurance with the end of one’s life. While most life insurance is sold to protect the ones left behind, I want to share how life insurance can assist the ones who are here.

Most life insurance is designed by paying the least amount of premium to purchase the most amount of death L ife Insurance Policies benefit. In this plan, our goal If started early enough, tax-defis to pay the most amount ferred life insurance policies of premium to purchase can help with the cost of Caththe least amount of death olic High Schools when your child becomes a Freshman. benefit.

Remember to Under current tax laws, any change the way you think. growth of the cash is tax-defWe want to buy the minimum amount of death benefit coverage to reduce the expenses in the policy. This will allow the premiums to accumulate faster.

The faster the premiums accumulate, the more money will be available fund education expenses.

ferred, money borrowed from the cash value is not subject to tax, and any death benefit is not subject to income taxes.

In addition to the tax benefits, the life insurance policy used in these plans is not subject to loss.

which may not reflect actual to results.

Additionally, any guarantees offered in a life insurance policy are based on To help explain the workings of the financial strength and claims the plan, we offer the following paying ability of the issuing hypothetical example. Whenever insurance company. a hypothetical example is used, certain assumptions are used

Let’s assume a young Catholic couple, age 28, is focused on the goal of saving for high school tuition with Dad as the breadwinner. They start funding the plan with premiums of $300 per month with a life insurance policy on Dad and continue for 15 years. The minimum death benefit of the policy is $137,407, which will grow over time as the cash value in the policy increases.

The cash value in the policy accumulates to approximately $77,000 when their child is ready for freshman year of high school and the death benefit

Cost of Education is approximately $290,000.

At that point, they can borrow against the cash value of the policy to the extent of $20,000 per year for high school educational expenses and still have life insurance coverage of approximately $245,000.

There are multiple income tax benefits to using life insurance for this purpose. Under current tax laws, any growth of the cash value is tax-deferred, money borrowed from the cash value is not subject to taxes, and any death benefit is not subject to income taxes. In addition to the tax benefits, the life insurance policy used in these plans is not

Along with the tuition cost of most private schools, there are additional costs like books, uniforms, fees, and travel expense.

But the benefits of sending your child to a Catholic High School far outweigh the costs associated.

Knowing your child is in a positive and faith-filled atmosphere, surrounded by those students and staff who share in the well-being and spriritual growth of your child is priceless. There are many scholarships and need-based financial aid to help with the cost of education in most schools as well. subject to losses.

Another side benefit from this type of plan occurs in the event Dad experiences a premature death. A sizeable tax-free death benefit will be available to the beneficiary for funding Catholic

education. Additionally, after money is borrowed from the policy to fund education expenses, the policy remains in place and can be used by Mom and Dad to supplement retirement income.

Each family situation is unique, so one cannot assume this plan will work for everyone. It is not a “onesize-fits-all�, but can be a nice alternative to other plans. To effectively analyze whether a plan of this nature is appropriate for your circumstances, you should consult the services of a licensed insurance agent and tax professional.

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Why consider an all-girls school for your daughter?

by Anita Reznicek President, St. Joseph’s Academy

Educating Our Daughters: 15 Considerations in Selecting the Best School Environment

by Anita M. Reznicek & P. Wilson

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arenting a daughter can be a difficult task. One of the most important jobs you have as a parent of a young woman is to help her prepare for the future. This preparation includes development of her mind, body, and spirit. While her goals may not be clear to her, as her parent you know that her happiness and achievement tomorrow begin with today’s decisions. The rapid pace of the modern world shows no sign of slowing down.

An excellent education is the most important preparation for her success in her career path and personal satisfaction. Choosing a high school in St. Louis is complex because of the large number of great options available. Parents are encouraged to consider the composition of the student body – coed or single-sex – because they offer distinct educational benefits. For many young women an all-girls school is the best place for her to learn.

All-girls schools partner with you through your daughter’s intellectual and personal development. Psychologists describe adolescence as the time when children are forming their own identities and separating from parents. The separation process may be particularly unsettling for girls, who crave close relationships. This is an important and vulnerable time for her.

Girls often turn to friends and influential adults for advice and support. Caring teachers serve as guides and mentors as well as instructors. Multiple studies have documented the dip in selfesteem among girls as they enter adolescence. Unfortunately, our culture presents unreasonable female social expectations to be beautiful, thin, perfect and pleasing to others. Because of this, young women need to be affirmed, encouraged and accepted for who they are. They need help realizing their personal gifts and strengths. And they need lots of models to show them various ways to be smart, creative, courageous, and resilient. The school environment you choose is vital to your daughter’s formation.

Girls schools are staffed by experts in the education of young women. Their teachers understand how girls learn and are best motivated. Professionals in single-sex schools realize the many difficulties and joys along the transformation into womanhood.

Every young woman has gifts and abilities waiting to be revealed.

In girls schools the teachers help her see her potential and don’t set limits on her options because she is female. Curiosity is fostered and girls are invited to take risks and experiment intellectually.

During the school day the focus is on your daughter’s learning and development. She won’t be distracted by boys or by worrying about how she looks. She will be given countless opportunities to expand her confidence and competence.

The benefits of single-sex education for girls are well documented.

According to a Harvard Study on single-sex schools, students from these schools are more likely to associate with academically oriented peers and spend more time on homework. These girls gain a stronger sense of autonomy in decision making. Other studies confirm that students in girls schools are self-motivated learners and good risk takers. Your daughter will have more opportunities to hone her leadership skills. She will be supported as she grows, especially when she faces inevitable challenges and disappointments. At an all-girls school your daughter will have a safe place to build her intellect, self-confidence, and a strong sense of identity.

No matter what your personal situation may be in selecting an education path for your daughter, take the time to research the outcomes of coed and single-sex school settings for young women.

Your awareness of these issues in her education makes you her greatest ally and advocate.

Anita ReAnzitanReiczneicekk is the co-au-

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N E P O USE O H N E P O USES O H Open Houses Nov 2nd 12 noon – 4:00 p.m.

Barat Academy Bishop DuBourg High School Cardinal Ritter College Prep Christian Brothers College High School Cor Jesu Academy De Smet Jesuit High School Rosati-Kain High School St. John Vianney High School

St. Joseph’s Academy St. Mary’s High School Trinity Catholic High School Ursuline Academy Villa Duchesne and Oak Hill School Visitation Academy 11:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Nerinx Hall High School

St. Louis University High School 11;00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Chaminade College Preparatory School John F. Kennedy Catholic High School

10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Notre Dame High School

11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Incarnate Word Academy

10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

St. Dominic High School

10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Duchesne High School St. Pius X High School

Those High Schools offering presentations on other days are: Sunday, October 26, 2014 12 noon – 2:00 p.m.

St. Francis Borgia Regional High School Sunday, November 9, 2014 12:30 – 3:00 p.m.

St. Louis Priory School

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Is there a Docto Little Medical School offers a fun-filled educational atmosphere for classrooms across the St. Louis area.

Students not only learn the importance of medicine and science, but the confidence to build upon what they learn in the classroom and apply it to real life situations.

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ids love to dress up and play doctor. Now your classroom, birthday party, or PSR can help them fullfill their dreams of donning the white cloak and stethescope in this fun-filled educational program where the Doctor does make housecalls.

Since 2011, Little Medical School has graduated over 1500 students in over 65 schools and community organizations in the St. Louis area. With over 75 trained and certified instructors, Little Medical School brings the classroom to you.

Educational Outreach

Little Medical School blends fun and education in their interactive and engaging format, teaching a unique curriculum that benifits any classroom or party. Students and parents alike are trained by the Little Medical School professors on how to handle crisis in real life threatening situations, and how to avoid them to begin with.

or in the House?

Shaping the Future of Medicine

The mission of The Little Medical School is to teach elementary and middle school children about the exciting field of medicine. Through hands-on demonstrations, crafts, and games, children are actively engaged as they explore the world of medicine.

Housecalls

To bring Little Medical School to your classroom ot party, please contact them at 314-740-0388 or visit them online at www.littlemedicalschool.com. For those children who wish to learn to be little doctors, there can be no better way than to open their eyes!

Past graduates have come from Villa Duchesne and Oak Hill School, Ste. Genevieve du Boise School, Christ the King School, St. Gabriel, Our Lady of the Lourdes, and many more.n

www.littlemedicalschool.com The Little Medical School 5139 Mattis Road, Suite 103 St. Louis, MO 63128 Office: 314.740.0388

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F rom the Experts

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Written by Dave Brandt

Have you ever wondered why most Catholic Schools have worked to hold on to, and even strengthen their music programs at the same time other American school systems are getting rid of them or scaling them back dramatically?

Leaders of Parochial Schools have realized for years that school music programs (and music in general) benefit kids in several important ways. If you have a desire for your child to be Smart, TeamOriented, GoalOriented and WorkOriented as well as an “OutsidetheBox” thinker then listen up!

Observant parents do not need to rely on the (many) studies that seem to link kids’ participation in music programs with intelligence and/or academic achievement.

Music and music related classes like choir, band, private lessons and Musical Theater help students develop reading and problemsolving skills and can be similar to learning a language.

In one hour of music class a student may delve into several (nonmusical) areas such as math (rhythm and note values), foreign language (many musical terms and lyrics are in other languages) and history and culture (by listening to and studying the cultures and times that produced music we get put in touch with a part of history that can’t be ‘heard’ in the pages of a history book).

When I am explaining the benefits of music programs to parents, I often enjoy pointing out the parallels between music and sports programs. Both disciplines require students to be teamoriented and goaloriented if they want to be successful. Much like a team practices and drills for weeks before the first real game, musical ‘teams’ like choirs, bands and theater casts practice, drill and really work hard so that the first “big game” the performance can go really well. In order to taste sweet victory of a winning season or a smash production or concert, teammates need to bond together toward the common goal acting as one body as opposed to a bunch of individuals.

Experiencing the challenges and rewards of this kind of sweat and hard work is an unmistakable component of successful music programs.

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(continued from page 41) Perhaps the most overlooked advantage of participation in music programs is the training and practice students receive in thinking “outside the box.” Educational experts are generally in agreement that one of the most important skills that current and future generations of Americans can possess is that problemsolving, deep analytical thinking ability that is difficult to describe and even more difficult to teach in a classroom. “Outsidethebox” thinking is creative and improvisational. It requires the thinker to have a solid mastery of many facts and parameters all at once and then synthesize the information and eventually come up with possible solutions, methods and outcomes.

So the next time you wonder if the rental fee on your kid’s tuba is worth it Try to remember that the initiative your child took to carry that thing, concentrate at rehearsals, practice at home and play in the band (team) with pride is the same initiative that will guide her successfully through college, career and life.

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Arts

Do they really help?

Archdiocese & Fine Arts

C Social Skills Like sports, music offers settings where students are placed in an atmosphere that endorses and promotes social skills and the interaction with others, like band and choir. Music also allows the child to express himself socially with peer groups and audiences.

Discipline Students who acquire the discipline of practice in fine arts learn to carry that over to their rest of their studies. This discipline continues on in life with a stronger sense of work ethic in their chosen careers.

Comprehension

atholic Fine Arts Education originates with the recognition that each of us has the capacity for thinking and living artistically. It is based on the belief that God has endowed each of us with talents and gifts which God expects us to develop and use to the best of our ability. Through our artistic endeavors we become active participants in continuing God’s creation in ourselves and in our society.

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ine Arts Education is an essential part of the school curriculum. It allows the child to express him/herself aesthetically, balancing the intellectual side of the brain with the artistic side of the brain. As a universal language,

music and art can be interpreted and understood to some extent by all children.

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hrough art and music education, teachers and students can come to identify their talents and gifts, and respond to the beauty of God’s world. They can learn to appreciate the creative talents of artists in many places, cultures, and time periods.

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or more information on the philosophy and mission of the Archdiocese of St. Louis’ Department of Education please visit their site at:

archstl.org/education

School Arts around town

Students in drama and acting may comprehend stories faster than those who do not. Through visualization of the written word, drama students tend to act out scenes of complicated readings, therefore understanding the text faster.

Creativity

Fine Arts students statitically are more creative that those who do not study a discipline. It is through their creativity that innovation and discovery have emerged. Music, Drama, and Arts allow students the freedom to express themselves that few disciplines do.

Family Involvement Through Fine Arts, students and their families have a purpose to come to gether to celebrate. But more importantly, Fine Arts also allows the student the a safe form of escape for the child.

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How Much Fre

by Robert Ludwig As a parent of a socially active teen-ager, I struggle with the question of how much freedom I should allow him, especially when it comes to his online presence. I remember the days when my mother finally cut the umbilical cord and allowed my first unchaperoned date, or the first out of town excursion with my friends without an adult lurking by. I also remember the struggles we had to get to that point. They are the same struggles my son and I constantly have today. Although the world of teenagers do not change from generation to generation, the world surrounding them does.

Our children live in a world today that we did not live in at their age.

With the invention of the internet, texting, and social media, they face perils at every turn, and with every keystroke. It is a world prevalent of monsters that do go bump in the night, and it is our duty as parents to protect them, even if it is from themselves.

This will not make you a friend in their eyes, but that is not our role.

As a parent, it is our duty to make sure that the world that our children is involved in is free from harm. It is our duty to not only monitor what people do or say to our children, but to do so to them in kind.

Believe me, the risks far outweigh whether or not your child sees you as a friend. It is more important that they see you as a parent, as a person who has their best interest at heart, even if it takes a while for them to figure this out.

The hardest part as a parent is to keep up with technology. Technology like social app Snapchat, that allow users to send messages and pictures that disappear seconds after being opened. Or another app, Hot

or Not, that allows teenagers to rate each other and then «hooks them up» if they both rate «hot» for the other. There are so many programs and apps out there, and hundreds more created every day, that would appall most parents if they knew their child was using it. The problem is, most of us don’t. There are ways of hiding these apps in the background where they would not be seen by a casual parent that glances at their child’s phone.

Last month, my son wrote on the ramifications of social media in a teen-ager’s life. More and more employers and schools are becoming tech savvy to guarantee that they are bringing people into their organization that do not have skeletons in their closets. These schools and employers are investing millions to track the digital footprint of their prospective student or employee. What they post today as a teenager could come back to haunt them in the future.

But don’t worry, there are programs to help us as parents monitor our child’s online presence. I personally use My Mobile Watchdog on my son’s phone and a keystroker on his computer and tablet. I know exactly what is being sent and received on each device. These programs also allow me to see where my son is at all times with the GPS tracking system.

To help you help your child, I have listed a few tips here. Remember, it is just not the world we are protecting our children from, but themselves as well. Trust between a child and parent is critical in a healthy relationship, but too much trust can be dangerous.

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With today’s technology, it is our duty to protect our children from the perils of the digital world, and from themselves...

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Create hours of activity!

With My Mobile Watchdog, I can determine what hours my son can be on his phone. You can completely stop activity on the phone after certain hours to make sure that sleep is the number one priority at night.

1) Ask.fm: Known as a website, you can also use the app associated with. It allows Know their passwords! people to follow each other anonymously, As a parent you have every right to and ask whatever question they want. After know the passwords of the social media downloading, I was posed with some very sites of your child, including their email disturbing questions.

Apps to watch out for!

password. There are also programs to retrieve erased texts and messages if needed.

Get to know the social media sites and applications!

You cannot combat what is unknown.

Do some research on the apps that are out there that teens are using. Create a profile and friend them. They are less likely to post something if they know you are watching Read the restrictions of the sites!

If your child is under 13, then it is against the company’s guidelines for them to have a profile. Make sure your child abides by the rules of these sites.

Check privacy settings!

Make sure the privacy settings for your computers are set to the strictest levels. They protect the user and the computer from viruses.

Use filter software!

I personally use My Mobile Watchdog and Netnanny, but there are many other filtering programs out there to help you monitor your child’s online presence. You can block chats, apps, and make sure that the sites they are going on is age-appropriate.

2) Creepy: This app extracts geolocation data and pulls together all public information about a person that is available online.

It then plots that data on a map when posTeach them about internet safety! sible, showing users that person’s wheUnfortunately most programs have reabouts.

GPS systems on them where children and teens can check-in where ever 3)Kik: This app specifies it’s for people they are. This is a recipe for disaster! aged 17+, but younger children are actively Teach them not to post where they using it. It can be hidden in the background are going, and not to check in when and used to send pics and messages. they get there!

4) Pheed: One of the fastest growing apps, Get to know the technology!

Pheed has been touted by Forbes as “the With My Mobile Watchdog, I can new Twitter”, Mashable as “the next social see every app that my son has on his craze”, and Huffington Post as “the next phone and tablet. If there is one I do generation of social media”. With 81% of not recognize that he downloaded I its user base aged 14 to 25, Pheed is popublock that app until I investigate it. lar among teens. It offers live stream broadI can also approve every app before cast capability and, unlike Vine, doesn’t set it is downloaded and used if I wish. a time limit for video or audio streaming.

Know what you are fighting against.

5) Snapchat: Avoid at all costs! This proPractice what you preach! gram is wildly popular with teens who If you friend or follow your child think that their message will be deleted on his social media site, this means after opening it. A recent hacker submitted they can see what you post as over 70,000 photos sent by Snapchat, most well. Lead by example. Whatever of which were pornography. you teach your child, or warn him against, make sure you follow these 6) Qooh.me: Similar to Ask.fm, Qooh.me same guidelines. Do not post perallows users to post anonymous questions sonal information about yourself – things I’ve read about this app is that the or your children! Internet safety is anonymous questions posed are often mean the concern of everyone, not just a spirited or totally inappropriate. There are childs. no privacy Settings, so watch out for this one!

Do your research, there are hundreds more!

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November Calendar Church Happenings Every Sunday 4:30pm Welcoming & Inclusive Catholic Mass @ St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Church- U-City All are welcome to joins us on Sundays at 4:30pm for a welcoming and inclusive Catholic Mass.

Sat Nov 1 St. Wenceslaus Parish Fall Festival 9am Going Deeper: A Day of Spiritual Renewal @ Sisters of St. Joseph Carondelet Motherhouse This day of reflection and renewal is designed to take us to a deeper/ meaningful level on our Christian Journey. The fee for this event is $10.00 which includes a light lunch. Bring your Bibles.

5:30pm St. Stephen Amazing Race VI @ St Stephen Protomartyr Catholic Church Join other adult parishioners for a night of fun and adventure. Teams of 4 players will travel in their vehicle staying within the parish boundaries searching for clues to solve a mystery while at the same time performing physical and mental challenges trying to be the team that accumulates the most points at the end of the evening 6pm St Simon the Apostle Cosmic Bingo Live DJ All Night Over $1400 in Cash Prizes, Plus $100 Cash Prize for the best Glow in the Dark, Costumes Food and Drink Available or bring your own. $30 per person Sun Nov 2 9:30am Goulash Festival @ Saint John Nepomuk Chapel Our world-famous goulash dinner. Food, games, prizes, music, and fun. The day begins with mass at 9:30.

11am Fall Festival @ Bridget Parish School 5pm Catholic Committee on Girl Scouting Appreciation Mass & Dinner 7pm Pro-Life Election Eve Mass @ St. Gabriel the Archangel Church You are invited to join in an evening of prayer for the great needs of our time – respect for all human life, support for traditional marriage, and for religious freedom. Bishop Robert J. Hermann will be the Principal Celebrant and Speaker at the7:30 p.m. Mass.

The rosary will be recited at 7:00 p.m. Sponsored by the Legion of Mary, Respect Life Apostolate. A Special Image of Our Lady of Gaudalupe will be at the Mass. It has been blessed and touched to the original tilma at the Shrine in Mexico City, and also received a Papal Blessing from Pope John Paul II in Rome.

Mon Nov 3 7pm Girls In The Know’s St. Margaret of Scotland School Speaker Series Girls in the Know (GITK), a non-profit organization designed to educate and empower girls ages nine to 13 with their moms or mother figure.

Thu Nov 6 11am Wurstmarkt @ Concordia Turners The Turner’s join together in the Black Forest Room for a traditional

German Sausage Meal. While enjoying traditional German entertainment. Dine in/carryout. Adults $12/ Children $6. Enjoy a traditional German Sausage dinner!

6pm Life in the Spirit Seminar – Assumption- Mattese We are blessed to offer Life In the Spirit Seminars in the St. Louis Archdiocese. There are no pre-requisites to attend but interested persons should contact the CRC or other contacts as noted. Who should attend? Anyone that wants to deepen their relationship with God the Father, God the Son and especially God the Holy Spirit. This is a great “next step” for those who have attended a Christ Renews His Parish (CRHP) or ACTS retreat at the parish level.

Or, if you would simply like a change from bible study or want to interact with other Catholics at a more regional gathering, this would be a good option. To Register or get information - call Russ Brinton at 314-604-1006, or email rbkptl@sbcglobal.net, or Register Online Life in the Spirit Seminars are Free of Charge.

6:30pm Sorelle in Spirito @ St. Ambrose Parish Christmas Shopping Extravaganza! Women supporting women! Come and get your Christmas shopping done early. Over a dozen local women selling their products: jewelry, art, Mary Kay, Pampered Chef, Thirty One Gifts, crafts and more! We’ll also have great gift wrapping ideas! Come share an evening of shopping with friends!

No need to RSVP. No entrance fee. Everyone welcome!

7pm Parent Network of Catholic High Schools Speaker Series - Zip Rzeppa We invite all parents to attend: My Rock and Salvation Zip Rzeppa -Founder and Executive Zip Rzeppa, former sportscaster at KTVI and KMOV, will deliver a bold and inspiring presentation on how to help our teens confront current social issues that are contrary to Catholic faith teachings. Zip encourages Catholic authors to write with a caliber that is in line with the teachings of the Catholic Church. As the Founder and Executive Director of Mater Media, a not- for-profit which publishes and distributes Catholic fiction and non-fiction books for free. Zip will provide all attendees with a complimentary copy of his new book, My Rock and Salvation. For more info contact Jackie Spellmeyer at 636-394-2688 Fri Nov 7 11am Fish Fry @ Knights of Columbus 1623 –Arnold Fish dinners include a choice of either Jack Salmon, Fried Cod, Cat Fish, or Shrimp plus two sides (spaghetti, green beans, potatoes, o coleslaw), dessert, and drink (iced tea, lemonade or coffee). Grilled cheese or fish sandwiches are also available.

11am Saints Teresa & Bridget Parish FISH FRY Phone Orders - 534-4270 Sandwiches - $6.00 (each) Catfish Fillet, Catfish Nuggets, Whiting Fillet Dinners (choice of 2 sides) (spaghetti, french fries, coleslaw & dessert ) Catfish Fillet $ 9.00 Catfish Nugget $ 8.00 Whiting Fillet $ 9.00 Combo (any two fish) $12.00 Sides -$2.00 (each) 6pm Dinner Theatre @ St. Martin de Porres Church Please join the St. Martin de Porres Parish Community in celebrating the life of St. Martin de Porres on Friday November 7th and Saturday, November 8th for a catered dinner and a special presentation on the life of this special saint. Dinner at 6:00 pm and play to follow featuring the life of St. Martin de Porres. Adult $15, Child $6 Call 314-895-1100 for more info 8pm Fatima Eucharistic Vigil

@ Cure of Ars Church When Our Lady appeared at Fatima she requested that we pray the rosary every day, make sacrifices for sinners and offer prayers of Eucharistic Adoration. In this troubled world our response to her request is more urgent now that ever. On the first Friday of each month the World Apostolate of Fatima sponsors a Eucharistic Vigil at Cure of Ars Church. Make time each month to join in the vigil. This way you will respond to Our Lady’s request to pray for the conversion of sinners.

For more info call (562.5927).

Sat Nov 8 8:30am Evangelization Conference Featuring Marcus Grodi @ Cardinal Rigali Center The Archdiocese’s Office of Laity and Family Life will be hosting an Evangelization Conference featuring Catholic convert and EWTN Host, Marcus Grodi, at the Cardinal Rigali Center in Shrewsbury. Zip Rzeppa will be the Emcee for the event. Mass will be offered in the Chapel at 8 a.m. for those who would like to attend. Check-in will be at 8:30 a.m. and the conference will be held 9:00 a.m.to 12:30 p.m. Marcus will be presenting two talks. A Q & A panel discussion will conclude the conference. The cost is $15 per person. Visit archstl.org/laityandfamilylife or call 314-792-7178 for more information or to register.

9am Christ Alive Speaker Series -Unbound: 5 Keys to Freedom in Christ @ Cardinal Rigali Center Christ Alive speaker series, “Unbound: 5 keys to freedom in Christ” given by Neal Lozano, all lectures are open to the public, to register contact Jane Guenther at janeguenther@ archstl.org or call (314)792-7734, or register for Paul VI Institute credit, contact Mary Beier at marybeier@archstl. org or (314) 792-7454 9am St. John UCC - Manchester Sausage & Turkey Supper and Christmas Bazaar Supper served from 3 - 7:00pm. Bazaar open from 9am - 8pm Visit www. stjohnmanchester.org.

11am St. John the Baptist Men’s Club BBQ (proceeds will be donated to the SJB St Vincent De Paul Society) 4:30pm Worldwide Marriage Encounter 2014 Annual Community Enrichment: “Couples and Priests Rooted in Faith… Journeying with Others” @ Blessed Teresa of Calcutta Parish (Presenters: Kuppinger, Cross, Cohen & Fr. Rosy) The Worldwide Marriage Encounter Community of Lovers in St. Louis / Cape Girardeau / Ft. Leonard Wood / Belleville Areas invite you to attend.

4:45pm St. Dominic High School Gala The 27th annual evening of the Crusader Dinner Auction Gala beginning with Mass, then silent and live auctions, complimentary bar, and formal dinner prepared by Specializing Catering.

Together Against Ebola Benefit Gala St. Francis Xavier College Church November 21 7:00pm

6pm Celebrating Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic School, 1951 - 2014 For more than 60 years, IHM Catholic School in South Saint Louis has had a tradition of excellence in education and service to the community.

Now it’s time to join with alumni, staff and faculty to celebrate this great tradition. Whether you attended or graduated IHM, you are cordially invited to be a part of our upcoming celebration.

6pm Dinner Theatre @ St. Martin de Porres Church Dinner at 6:00 pm and play to follow featuring the life of St. Martin de Porres 6pm Bingo Dinner @ St. Rose Philippine DuchesneFlorissant 6:30pm Dinner Auction @ Sacred Heart Catholic Church 7pm Dinner Auction @ St Norbert Catholic School Sun Nov 9 9:20am SFX Connections Speaker Series @ St. Francis Xavier College Have You Had “The Conversation?” Making Sense of Advance Directives for Health Care Speaker: Renée Dewhurst. Many people have heard of “living wills” and “advance directives for health care,” though only about 30% of Americans have actually had “the conversation” and have created their Advance Directive for Health Care. This presentation can offer you valuable resources to begin to think and talk about your deepest values for your health care wishes and quality of life.

11am Annual Turkey Fest @ St. Vincent DePaul Parish Good Food, Great Fun!!!! Delicious Turkey Dinner.

Charity Raffle and Holiday Shopping at the Christmas Corner.

11:30am All Souls Fall Bazaar All Souls St. Anne Sodality will sponsor its Fall Bazaar. It will be held in the School Cafeteria. Turkey and roast beef dinners will all trimmings will be served. There will also be a Christmas Booth, Craft and Treasures Booth, Kid’s Booth, as well as a Country Store and a raffle for a beautiful quilt.

1pm Father/Son: Boys Into Men Program @ Gontard Conference Center You are invited to an event that provides an atmosphere of love and learning to discuss fertility and to promote communication between father and son. The programs are presented by a father, a physician and joined by teens on a panel for questions and answers. The programs emphasize respect, understanding and appreciation for God’s gift of sexuality, as well as age-appropriate information on the function of the male reproductive system. The 11 and 12 year-old program will focus on: changes in boys’ bodies as they enter puberty, modesty, values, plans of action, and the sacredness of human life. Registrations are accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. Please note that seating is limited. For more information, please contact Sue at 314-991-0327 or susan.odaniel@mercy. net Refreshments will be served mid-program 6pm Borgia & Beyond 2014 Mass Come join the excitement at St. Francis Borgia Regional High School!

Borgia & Beyond 2014 is underway, and we need your help to make our dream a reality. Join us for Mass celebrated by Fr. Kevin Schmittgens and invited priests.

A campaign presentation and light refreshments will follow. We hope you will come hear about our exciting plans for our new Activities Center and Secure the Future Endowment. Find out how you can help address the critical needs of St. Francis Borgia Regional High School Bringing Christ to people and people to Christ.

Mon Nov 10 7pm Carondelet Lecture 2014 @ Fontbonne University “Unconscious Racial Bias and the Challenge of Solidarity: Catholic Social Teaching Post-Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown, and ...” Rev. Bryan N. Massingale, S.T.D., Marquette University 7pm Doctrine Class @ Lindell Study Center Understand your Faith better-Take a Doctrine Class. Join us for a weekly session that will cover aspects of our faith that will help us understand better and explain more clearly what our Catholic doctrine means to us. Free Tue Nov 11 7pm Blessed Teresa of Calcutta Brewhouse Theology @ Ferguson Brewing Company Join us for an evening of uplifting community, good food and drinks, with a thought provoking speaker, Fr Chris Martin

Thu Nov 13 6pm Life in the Spirit Seminar - Assumption - Mattese We are blessed to offer Life In the Spirit Seminars in the St. Louis Archdiocese. There are no pre-requisites to attend but interested persons should contact the CRC or other contacts as noted. Who should attend? Anyone that wants to deepen their relationship with God the Father, God the Son and especially God the Holy Spirit. This is a great “next step” for those who have attended a Christ Renews His Parish (CRHP) or ACTS retreat at the parish level. Or, if you would simply like a change from bible study or want to interact with other Catholics at a more regional gathering, this would be a good option. To Register or get information - call Russ Brinton at 314-604-1006, or email rbkptl@sbcglobal. net, or Register Online. Life in the Spirit Seminars are Free of Charge.

6pm Meditation @ Bridgeton Trails Branch St. Louis County Library, Bridgeton Trails Branch Library Join us for an evening of Sahaja Meditation, a simple, timehonored technique to help reduce stress and increase wellness. Meditation brings better focus and helps people become more centered and balanced.

7pm Life in the Spirit Seminar @ Assumption – Mattese 7:30pm Archdiocesan Wide Prayer Meeting @ Cardinal Rigali Center 8pm “Come Catch the Fire” @ Sisters of St Joseph Motherhouse Young Adult Series A year-long series for young adults, providing prayer, presentations, and praise and worship will open Thursday, 8-10 1 PM “You Are Called? Are You Listening?” Praise and worship will be led by Adam Bitter. Sponsored by the Association of St. Louis Vocation Directors, the series encourages young adults to share their faith journeys in response to God as call. For more information, go towww.csjsl.org.

Fri Nov 14 4pm Knights of Columbus #1927 Fish Fry Dinner sponsored by the Knights of Columbus #1927 and benefits Terry Lee Glosemeyer Scholarship & Adopta-Family Sat Nov 15 7am Helpers of God’s Precious Infants @ Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis Helpers of God’s Precious Infants, established in St. Louis in January 2000, is a peaceful, prayerful lifesaving ministry that meets on the third Saturday of every month. The prayer vigil begins with 8 a.m. Mass at the Cathedral Basilica, followed by Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, a rosary prayer procession to Planned Parenthood’s local abortion facility and Benediction upon return to the Cathedral

Basilica. Those unable to process are invited to remain in Eucharistic Adoration at the Cathedral Basilica. If your priest would like to celebrate 3rd Saturday Mass and lead the Rosary prayer procession, please contact the RLA at prolife@archstl.org or 314-792-7555.

10am Healing Harp Retreat @ Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet Motherhouse Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet Motherhouse Compassion, Connection, Courage & Change In this transformational, interactive and thought provoking presentation, 11am St. Robert Bellarmine Bingo & Quilt Social Lunch is available at 11 AM Bingo begins at 12:30 6pm UMSL Newman Center 50 Year Celebration The UMSL Catholic Newman Center invites you to celebrate 50 years being on campus. Please come and reconnect with other alums and friends on November 15 for a Mass and celebration with Archbishop Carlson at 6:00 PM at the UMSL Provincial House Chapel with a reception immediately following. Rest assured, we will have plenty of parking. Please RSVP to Kay@cnumsl. org or call 314.385.3455 Sun Nov 16 9am RE Pancake Breakfast—All You Can Eat!!!! @ St. Francis Xavier College Church After the 8:00 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Masses in the Ballroom Tickets on Sale at the Door All are welcome!!!! Join us for this fun and delicious event!!!

11am A Candy Cane Christmas @ St. Sabina Parish 12:30pm 12th annual Fashion Show and Luncheon @ Seven Holy Founders 1pm An Afternoon Program for Mothers & Daughters @ von Gontard Conference Center You are invited to an event that provides an atmosphere of love and learning to discuss fertility and to promote communication between mother and daughter. The programs are presented by registered nurses, a physician and joined by teens on a panel for questions and answers. The programs emphasize respect, understanding and appreciation for God’s gift of sexuality, as well as age-appropriate information on the function of the female reproductive system. For more information, please contact Sue at 314-991-0327 2pm Compassionate Connections: A Healing Concert for Change with Amy Camie and Patricia Scanlon Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet Motherhouse Harpist Amy Camie and Soprano Patricia Scanlon bring their natural gifts of expression together to create this sacred space for inner reflection part of the Together in Faith Series sponsored by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet

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Free your mind and open your heart to experience the beauty, joy and gratitude for every connection in your life.

Through self- compassion and loving choices, we can heal and change our world. This concludes the Compassion, Connection, Courage & Change Retreat.

2pm Dismantling Racism Workshop @ St. Ambrose Parish All of us -- people of color and white people alike -are damaged by the debilitating effects of racism. Racism permeates the attitudes and behavior of individuals, but even more seriously, it permeates public systems, institutions, and culture. This workshop begins by taking an honest look at racism. We will focus on what each of us can do to move toward an end to racism. Jesus had strong words to say about oppression and our treatment of the marginalized. Come learn how you can help heal the sin of racism in our community. Workshop sponsored

by Karen House, a Catholic Worker House, in North St. Louis No fee to attend. Free will offering will be taken.

other contacts as noted. Who should attend? Anyone that wants to deepen their relationship with God the Father, God the Son and especially God the Holy Spirit. This is a great “next step” for those who have attended a Christ Renews His Parish (CRHP) or ACTS retreat at the parish level. Or, if you would simply like a change from bible study or want to interact with other Catholics at a more regional gathering, this would be a good option. To Register or get information - call Russ Brinton at 314604-1006, or email rbkptl@sbcglobal.net, or Register Online Life in the Spirit Seminars are Free of Charge.

Sat Nov 22 9am Choosing Christ: Meditation on the Kingdom Day of Prayer @ St. Francis Xavier College Church Fr. Joseph Tetlow will guide us on a reflection from the Spiritual Exercises, Meditation on the Kingdom. It will be a day of talks, small group discussions, quiet reflection, lunch and will close with the Eucharist. Fr. Tetlow is considered one of the world’s leading experts on Ignatian spirituality and

market, but with a chic Three Sixty holiday twist! Tickets are $40 for this exclusive event and include unlimited wine, beer and food.

7pm Little Sisters 9th Annual Trivia Night/Silent Auction @ Our Lady of the Pillar Parish Life Center Trivia Night/ Silent Auction with all proceeds to benefit their St. Louis Residence for the needy elderly in their care. Cost is $200.00 per table for up to 10 people. Price includes beer, wine & soda. You may bring your own food, snacks and beverages. Doors open at 6 p.m. Trivia begins at 7p.m.

Veteran radio broadcaster and KMOX personality Johnny Rabbitt will be our trivia master. Cash prizes for the top three teams; last place receives a team prize. Mulligans 50/50 drawings – silent auction -games Sat Nov 8 9am Race for Home 5K 10K & 1M Fun Walk @ Tower Grove Park Peter & Paul Community Services is hosting a 10K, 5K & 1Mile walk to benefit the homeless. We are collecting warm clothing items and Toiletry items the day of the race. Contact 314-588-7111 or visit us on the web at www.raceforhome.org 9am The 3rd Annual Gateway Cupcake 5K Run & Walk and Bottle Cap Dash 5K Obstacle Run In the Cupcake 5K Run and Walk, participants can deduct minutes from their time by eating cupcakes at stations along the race. In the Bottle Cap Dash 5K Obstacle Run, participants collect bottle caps after completing tasks along the course.

10am Chic Boutiques @ Frontenac Hilton Hotel Lights!

Camera! Fashion! Doors and Shopping opens at 10:00am Lunch and Fashion Show at Noon. This fun fashion and shopping event features local trendy boutiques and models including women, youth and children.

11am Feed My People, Holiday Fashion Show & Luncheon Bringing Fashion into Action: Saluting Unsung Heroes, re-imagined fashions, including shoes and accessories, spear headed by Thrift Store Coordinator and Feed My People Manager of Special Events, Roy Wunsch 7pm St. Clare Trivia Night @ St. Clare of Assisi 5:30pm Black & Gold Auction @ St. Raphael the Archangel Appetizers, Buffet Dinner and Bidding!

6pm Cabrini Sponsors Club Trivia Night @ St. Frances Cabrini Academy Sponsors Club Annual Fundraiser for St Frances Cabrini Sports Teams.

6pm Farmers Formal @ Sheet Metal Workers Grand Hall Feast bid, and dance, to benefit EarthDance, St. Louis’ own nationally-recognized Organic Farm School!

Featuring local food and drink, a bumper crop of auction items, and toe-tappin’ live music

Sponsored by the St. Ambrose Social Justice Committee Please RSVP to Rene Freels at renefreels@ymail.com 2pm Lwanga Center News @ St. Charles Lwanga Center Join us for an afternoon of presentation and discussion celebrating National Black Catholic History Month.

Please call us at 314-367-7929 to let us know you will attend.

2:30pm St. Patrick Center Anniversary Mass @ Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis Archbishop Carlson will say a special Mass at the Cathedral in honor of all those who have participated in the casserole program during the last years. All are welcome, especially spouses and families. There will be a reception afterward.

6:30pm Taizé Prayer offered by School Sisters of Notre Dame A “One World, Taizé Prayer” gathering will be held at the Theresa Center chapel on the School Sisters of Notre Dame campus, in south St. Louis County. The prayer gathering is open to the public and will include song, symbol, ritual and quiet. For more information, contact Sister Joyelle Proot at 314-633-7015 orjproot@ ssndcp.org.

Thu Nov 20 6pm Life in the Spirit Seminar@ Assumption - Mattese We are blessed to offer Life In the Spirit Seminars in the St. Louis Archdiocese. There are no pre-requisites to attend but interested persons should contact the CRC or

a world- renowned retreat director. Children’s activities for kids ages 2 to 12 will be available from 9:00 a.m. until time for Mass at 1:30 p.m. Children may join parents for the Mass.

Mon Nov 24 7pm Doctrine Class @ Lindell Study Center Understand your Faith better-Take a Doctrine Class Join us for a weekly session that will cover aspects of our faith that will help us understand better and explain more clearly what our Catholic doctrine means to us.

Fundraising

Fri Nov 7 6pm 3rd Annual Middle School Trivia Night Barat Academy The National Honor Society of Barat Academy is hosting its 3rd Annual Middle School Trivia Night on November 7. Attendance Prizes—Prize for Best Themed Table—Heads or T Raffle. Doors open at 5:30pm, trivia begins at 6pm. The cost is $80 per table or $15 a person.

Register online at www.baratacademy.org.

6:30pm Three Sixty’s Farm to Fork Event: Holiday Edition Three Sixty Tis the season to eat, drink and be merry! Executive Chef Rex Hale is gathering some of his favorite local purveyors to participate in this fun-filled, culinary event. Food and wine lovers will relish at the opportunity to sample seasonal cheeses, meats, produce, wines and beers from some of our favorite local purveyors – and buy unique holiday gifts. It’s the spirit of a farmers’

6pm Tenth Annual Benefit Dinner Dance for Most Holy Trinity Church & Parish @ Moolah Shrine Center Featuring the Yessir! Band, food catered by Genesis Catering, raffles and silent auctions galore! Your support of this event make education possible for neighborhood children and ensures the financial viability of the church presence.

6:30pm Washington Regional Passion Play Association Trivia Night Bring your own food, drinks available for purchase. Quilt raffles, silent auction, attendance prizes and 50/50 drawing, $80 per table and cash prizes for top 3 teams.

7pm Trivia Night to Benefit Wildlife @ St. Martin of Tour’s Church The Wildlife Rehabilitation Clinic is hosting a trivia night to help raise money for the care of orphaned and injured wildlife.

7:30pm Bishop DuBourg Project Graduation Trivia Night Support of 2015 Project Graduation!

Sun Nov 9 12:30pm “Celebrate St. Louis” Fashion Show and Luncheon @ St. Alban Roe Parish Life Center St. Alban Roe Knights of Columbus Ladies Auxiliary council #12022 hosting. Tickets are $30.00 per person. There will be raffle baskets, 50/50, wine and cheese and a gourmet lunch prepared by Father Stolz with fashions by Dillards.

Portion of all proceeds to benefit Our Lady’ s Inn and St. Anthony’s Food Pantry. For more information please call, Suzette Topik at 636- 458-4260 Wed Nov 12 8:30am Champions for Children Summit 2014 @ Chase

7pm St. Joe Academy 2014 Mission Week Trivia Night Cost is $8 collected at the door. The theme is Hawaiian and prizes will be given for the best dressed table. All proceeds will go towards the senior class mission week fund, so come support the missions in Peru and Uganda!

7pm St. Mary’s Trivia Night Bring your favorite snacks, appetizers and other drinks. 50/50 raffle, heads\tails game and other prizes raffled silent auctions. Tables of 8-10 people. $25 per person. All proceeds benefit the Senior Class Graduation Lock-In. To reserve your table contact Tammy Brownfield 314-359-0316 or Dogtowntammy@ gmail.com 7pm Strike Out Homelesness @ Saratoga Lanes Bowling Alley The Young Friends of Room at the Inn invites you to join us for an evening of fun and bowling as we support women and families facing homelessness in our community. All proceeds benefit the Room at the Inn’s Young Friends Group, which focuses on limiting the impact of homelessness on our youngest clients. The Young Friends Group of Room at the Inn holds several service-oriented projects at Room at the Inn throughout the year, which includes field trips with our younger clients, meals for the homeless and overnight stays.

Besides raising funds and awareness for Room at the Inn, “Strike Out Homelessness” will also honor National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week, which takes place every year the week before Thanksgiving Day. Park Plaza Hotel Eau Bistro Join Variety the Children’s Charity of St. Louis as we educate and celebrate within the field of special needs! This two-part event brings together passionate people of all stripes — families, agencies, subject experts and donors — to discuss how we can continue to build a better world for children with disabilities. Leading speakers in the fields of childhood disabilities and nonprofit management highlight the morning session (8:30 a.m. to noon), followed by a luncheon program.

Fri Nov 14 6pm SLU School for Professional Studies Trivia Night Last year’s event raised over $25,000 for St. Louis University School for Professional Studies Servant Leadership, Scholarship Fund, registration is open for individual a teams, come and meet the Billiken, participate in live and silent auctions and compete to win prizes, a special Vito’s pizza menu will be available. The cost for an individual is $25 and for a table of eight $200.

9am Run For Rescues @ Arnold City Park Benefits CARE Coalition for Animal Rescue and Education. Register at www.onestoprace.com T-shirts, awards for each age group, award for overall Dogs welcome on leash.

6:30pm Sts. Joachim and Ann Care Service Junior Board Trivia Night @ The Engineer’s Club of St Louis Come join us for a fun night of trivia and fundraising! We will have door prizes as well as auction items that will be raffled off throughout the evening. Each team can have up to 10 people and cost is $180 per table. All proceeds will benefit the Sts. Joachim and Ann Care Service. Can’t wait to see you there!

6pm Sacred Heart Valley Park Home and School Trivia Night @ Sacred Heart (Valley Park) Gymnasium Please join us for a fun evening of trivia. We are working our way through the decades for the benefit of Sacred HeartValley Park Home and School. Doors open at 6pm and trivia begins at 7pm.

7pm Soiree for Strays @ Empire Hall Animals have always been a source of inspiration and creativity. The Soiree for Strays Charity Gala and Art Show celebrates the loving bond between animals and humans while raising awareness about animal welfare issues and giving attendees an intimate look into the lives of those who have lived on the streets and survived against all odds. Stories of love and tales of hope will be told through the eyes of many local artists. This year, we celebrate our 10 year anniversary of rescuing homeless animals in the metro east. Please join us for this celebration of the lives we have saved! www.gatewaypets.com/gala Sat Nov 15 Kids Can Help @ The Magic House Children can help those less fortunate and get into The Magic House for FREE during the Museum’s annual canned food drive.

On Saturday, November 15 and Sunday, November 16, children under the age of 12 who bring in three canned goods per person will be admitted to the Museum free of charge. The collected food will be donated to the St. Louis Area Foodbank to help families in need. Helping others can be a magical experience.

8:30am Girls on the Run 5K @ Creve Couer Lake Memorial Park Come join us downtown on Saturday, November 15th for our fall 5K to support the Girls on the Run scholarship fund.

6pm Quarter Auction & Shopping Extravaganza @ VFW Post Community All proceeds will benefit Community Living, Inc. programs and services for people with disabilities in St. Charles County. Guests are free to bring their own food and snacks.

6pm National Children’s Cancer Society “Reel Trivia” All About Movies -Admission includes OPEN BAR! Doors open at 6pm; Trivia will begin at 7pm. Prizes will be awarded for winning teams and best dressed individual and team. Silent Auction & 50\50 also available Space is limited—Sold out Fast last year! For more information or to register visit www.thenccs.org/reeltrivia or contact Christine at 314-446-5218or cleeper@thenccs.org.

6:30pm Trivia Night @ St Peter Catholic Church Hosting a Trivia night for the Beyond Housing Ministry Located at the Parish gym on Jefferson. Doors open at 6:15pm with trivia at 7:00pm. Bring food, snacks and your favorite drink. Beer and soda will be provided.

6:30pm St. Angela Merici Trivia Night @ St Angela Merici School ‘A Night of Laughs’ Doors open at 6:30PM Questions start 7PM. * Dress like your favorite comedian, character in a comedy, or come as you are! 50/50 Raffles * Funniest Costume Prize $20/person (Tables of 8) Reservations or Questions, contact Karen Walch (314)355-4813 7pm An Evening In Paris @ Tower Grove Abbey The second annual benefit for Stray Pups Youth Theatre.

Presented by Stray Dog Theatre.

7pm Barat Academy Eagle Trivia Night Join us for an evening of trivia, games, raffles and silent auction.

Register your table of 10 for $250. Beer, soda and water provided. Be a “Round Sponsor” to advertise your company! More information atwww.baratacademy.org or call 636-300-5573. All proceeds benefit Barat Academy.

7pm Benefit Dinner Dance & Auction @ Holy Trinity Catholic Church 7pm Our Lady of Sorrow Trivia Night Evening includes Beer, Soda, Popcorn, Raffles, and more!

7pm Ursuline Academy Alumnae Association Trivia Night Benefit Ursuline student scholarships. The theme is “Around the World” Doors open at 6 p.m. and trivia begins at 7 p.m. Prizes, raffles, games and more are included as well as beer, wine and soda and more. Feel free to bring your own snacks and beverages. Prizes awarded to best decorated table. Deadline for registration: Oct. 31. For reservations or information, contact Katie Balek Kempf ‘01 at 314-984-2800 or kkempf@ursulinestl.org.

Sun Nov 16 Kids Can Help @ The Magic House See Nov 15 for Details Fri Nov 21 7pm Together Against Ebola Benefit Gala @ St. Francis Xavier College Church The Liberian Association in Missouri hosts this Gala. The purpose of this event is to inform the local public about Ebola and to raise funds to send to medical facilities in Liberia. To attend the Gala, tickets are $50 and entrance includes traditional Liberian cuisine, non-alcoholic beverages, access to enter our prize raffle, special guest speeches, entertainment, and a night of dancing to West African music Sat Nov 22 8:30am The 4Th Annual Turkey Trot And Toss @ Immacolata Catholic Parish Register your family for the 4th Annual Turkey Trot and Toss benefitting St. Vincent de Paul. We will form a line and toss frozen turkeys, one by one, down the line to a truck that will take them to area food pantries that are supported by the Immacolata St. Vincent de Paul Society Entrance Fee: One frozen turkey or a cash donation to purchase food please.

9am 3rd Annual St. Gabriel Holiday Vendor Fair @ St. Gabriel the Archangel School Benefits St. Gabriel’s Society of St. Vincent De Paul, serving the needy within our Parish Boundaries.

9am St. Jude Give Thanks Walk @ Busch Stadium Join St. Jude supporters in the St. Louis community and in more than 65 cities nationwide in the St. Jude Give thanks.

Walk to raise money for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. In a single day we will come together to help St. Jude change the way the world understands, treats and defeats childhood cancer.

9am St. Mary Magdalen Parish 23rd Annual Holiday Arts & Craft Fair Approximately 40 juried crafters will present their handcrafted items. Quilt raffle and baked goods available and BBQ dinners will be served from 11AM -3PM. For more information please call Cookie @ 314.832.4531 9:30am Dashing Divas 5K @ National Shrine of Our Lady of the Snows A 5K just for the girls! Gather your friends, mom, sisters, daughters and come out for a 5K race! Plan to spend the day shopping at Girls Day Out after your finish dashing through the “Snows.” 5K Course USATF Certified Chrono track Chip Timing

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6pm F E S T A I T A L I A N A @ St. Rose of Lima School Proceeds benefit our SRLS Home & School Association!

Proceeds from this event are vital in supporting the Washington Overseas Mission’s efforts to provide free medical and dental treatment and construction services to the poor in Honduras. Tickets to the auction are $60 per person and include dinner catered by Café Mosaic, refreshments, and dancing to the music of 8-Track. To purchase tickets to the event, contact Dr. Jackie Miller or Tim Huber at 636- 259-6259.

6pm Celebrity Waiter Dinner @ Cardinal Rigali Center The Department of Special Education of the Archdiocese of St. Louis Cordially invites you to attend the fifth annual “2014 Celebrity Waiter Dinner,” Cocktail hour begins at 6:00 pm. Dinner at 7:00 pm. St. Louis community leaders, entrepreneurs, entertainers and philanthropists will serve a gourmet three-course meal to our distinguished guests while working to win the coveted “2014 Celebrity of the Year” award. $150 per person or a table of ten for $1,500.

For more information contact Michelle Wright at 314724-7816 or wright_michelle@icloud.com.

6:30pm

There will be military displays, a veterans’ postage stamp dedication, food and music by the USAF Band of America.

12:00pm The Veterans Day Parade “Massing of the Colors.” The parade steps off from Tucker and Chestnut; continues west for two blocks to 14th Street; heads south on 14th Street to Market, and then west on Market to 20th Street. For more details, call 589-6640, 589-6613, or Facebook: STLVeteransDayParade.

Sun Nov 9 1 pm Veterans Day ceremony @ Mid-County Veterans Memorial Gazebo on the grounds of The Heights Community Center, Richmond Heights. The ceremony will feature a special recognition for Vietnam War veterans.

Sports Trivia @ Sacred Heart Catholic Church

7pm J&A’S Casino Night Fundraiser @ Saints Joachim and Ann Parish Join us for a night at J&A’s Casino Royale!! Professional tables of Black Jack, Craps, Roulette, Poker, Texas Hold Em, Wheel of Fortune AND50/50, Pull Tabs. Dress up in your glitzy casino wear (a prize for the best casino out it). Don’t wait, reserve your spot, space is limited!! For questions or more information please contact: Cindi Johnson 314-724-8906 or Mark Willard 314-276-5269.

Thu Nov 27 7:30am The Hungry Turkey 5K @ Kiener Plaza The Hungry Turkey is run in conjunction with the Thanksgiving Day Parade in downtown St. Louis. To encourage the entire family on Thanksgiving morning to participate, the event is stroller and pet friendly and finishes along the Thanksgiving Day Parade route giving race participants a preferred viewing position!

8am Turkey Trot STL | Eureka @ Six Flags Thanksgiving Day is the most popular race day in America. It’s the perfect day to come together to benefit ourselves, our families, and our communities. Start a new Thanksgiving tradition by running or walking in your local, familyfriendly Turkey Trot STL 5K. An active morning will help balance the afternoon’s calorie intake and your participation will benefit those less fortunate by supporting local food pantries and St. Patrick Center, a supporter of the homeless.

8am Turkey Trot STL | St. Charles @ The Family Arena 8:30am Turkey Trot Chesterfield @ The Chesterfield Amphitheater 6:30pm St. Peter Parish Mission Trip Trivia Night All Proceeds go to supporting our sisters and brothers in San Marcos, Nicaragua 7pm SSM Hospice & Home Care Foundation Trivia Night @ St. Louis University Join us for our annual Trivia Night!. Price includes beer, soft drinks, water. Feel free to bring your own snacks and beverages to share with your table. (No popcorn) Mulligans available, raffle tickets for prizes & gift baskets. Proceeds will benefit our hospice and home care patients in the St. Louis region

Holiday Happenings

Veteran’s Day Celebrations

Fri Nov 7 2:15 Veterans’ Day Celebration @ Christ the King Sat Nov 8 9am - 2:30pm The 31st Annual Veterans Day Observance in St. Louis @ Soldiers Memorial Military Museum

Mon Nov 10 5:30pm 2014 St. Louis Veterans Day Gala @ Four Season Hotel Grand Ballroom The St. Louis Veterans Day Gala is being held to honor veterans from all branches and components, past and present, and celebrate their selfless service to our nation. The evening will consist of a social hour, silent auction, dinner and formal program. Appropriate attire: Dinner Dress, Mess Dress encouraged for military, tuxedo suit and tie for men, evening gown or cocktail dress for women. Proceeds will be donated to Soldiers Memorial, St. Louis Honor Flight and the CG Enlisted Memorial.

Tue Nov 11 Military Veterans Receive Free Admission to D-Day: Normandy 1944 @ Saint Louis Science Center The Saint Louis Science Center celebrates our military and veterans every day of the year with special pricing for military personnel, veterans and their families to our OMNIMAX Theater, special exhibitions and more. To reserve your seats, please call 314.289.4424.

12pm Veterans Day Patriotic Concert @ Old Courthouse Join us for special noon-hour patriotic concert by the St. Louis Metropolitan Ensemble in honor of the 250th birthday of St. Louis and all the veterans who have served our country. Sponsored by the Musicians Association of St. Louis, the concert will include patriotic music, show tunes, and St. Louis-related songs. The Ensemble is approximately 20 members consisting of percussion, brass, strings, and woodwind instruments.

1:45pm Veterans’ Day Celebration @ St. Francis Borgia High School All veterans, military personnel, family, and friends are welcome. The guest speaker will be Army Vietnam Veteran Tony Ballmann, a 1966 Borgia alumnus.

Dress is service uniform, patriotic, or casual. There will be refreshments following for friends and family. If you

plan to attend, please call Steve Lahay at636-239-0411, or email slahay@sbcglobal.net, with your name, branch, military service era and occupation. All veterans attending should be in the Borgia cafeteria by 1:30PM. 7pm Veterans’ Day Ceremony @ Immaculate Conception School – Dardenne

Thanksgiving

Sat Nov 8 11am Paddington Bear Story Time @ Barnes & Noble (All locations) This holiday season, enjoy the Barnes & Noble exclusive edition of the book - featuring a scrapbook of Paddington’s travels. Join us for Story Time and activities.

Thu Nov 13 7pm Book Bites Junior “Thanksgiving Turkey Trouble”

by Abby Klein @ Daniel Boone Branch Freddy is unhappy about playing the turkey in his first-grade Thanksgiving Day play, especially with Max bullying and teasing him, but his grandfather and principal both give him ideas for making the part fun. Read this book then join us for a discussion, a snack and an activity. Ages 7-8.

6:30pm Evening Story Time: Turkey Time! @ Grand Glaize Branch Library Thanksgiving Day will be here soon! What will you do that day? Do you have family traditions? We’ll read stories about families, turkeys, and lots more. We’ll also do a craft. Ages 3-6. Registration required.

Sat Nov 15 11am Thanksgiving Story Time @ Barnes & Noble (All locations) Featuring The Great Thanksgiving Escape. The title is a hilarious, kid-friendly take on Thanksgiving - full of family, food and lots of fun! Join us for Story Time and activities.

Wed Nov 26 11am-1pm Magic Tree House Thanksgiving Lunch with Jack and Annie @ The Magic House The Magic House is inviting families to go back in time to the first Thanksgiving at its first ever Magic Tree House Thanksgiving Lunch. Kids will put on a pilgrim hat they make themselves and enjoy a delicious and healthy Thanksgiving lunch with Jack and Annie inspired the first Thanksgiving. Families will have the opportunity to learn more about the first Thanksgiving and the types of foods that were served and even take home a copy of the recipe used at the meal The event also includes a special meet and greet with Magic Tree House characters Jack and Annie and a time-traveling adventure in the Magic Tree House exhibit, where children can climb Plymouth Rock, dig for clams on the beach, help prepare a feast in a Pilgrim house and set the Thanksgiving table.

Thu Nov 27 11:30am 16th Annual Free Ecumenical Thanksgiving Day Dinner @ Saint Ferdinand Church Dinner will be served free of charge to anyone in the community For more information visit our website: www.freedinner.org 2-5pm 6th Annual Thanksgiving Feast @ Holy Trinity Catholic Church-Saint Ann This event is free to all

Christmas

Holiday Story Time @ Eckert’s Farms-Belleville Country Store Your children will sure to be entertained during our holiday story hour. The kids will be enjoy hearing the story of the gingerbread man. After the story is over, each child can make a gingerbread craft. Fun for kids of all ages. FREE. Story will be told at 9 am and 11 am in the Garden Center. For more information call Eckert’s at (618) 233-0513 Every Saturday & Sunday Nov 29-Dec 21, 9am & 11am Tue Nov 18 11am Love Monster and the Perfect Present Story Time @ Barnes & Noble (All locations) This adorable follow up to Love Monster is sure to be a new holiday favorite! Join us for Story Time an activities.

Tue Nov 25

11am The Elf on the Shelf Story Time @ Barnes & Noble (All locations) Join us for The Elf on the Shelf: A Holiday Tradition Story Time and Elf Adoption Event.

This holiday season, begin a new family tradition -this interactive holiday hide-and-seek with Santa’s elf is perfect for children and families of all ages.

Nov 21 – Dec 31 45th Annual Way of Lights @ National Shrine of Our Lady of the Snows The Journey to Bethlehem - our mile and a half drive of over one million lights and life-size scriptural scenes reminds us of that one silent night in Bethlehem upon which was born the one true light for all, Jesus Christ. Since 1970, the Shrine has celebrated the birth of our Savior in this unique way. Come inside to experience the wreath display, children’s village, tree room, music performances and the Laser Show presented

by The Power Source 309. Outside ride a camel or donkey + petting zoo Nov 26 – Jan 1 5:30 -9:30, Winter Wonderland Walk Singles Hour @ Tilles Park Come out to the Magical Winter Wonderland at Tilles Park with the whole family!

Nov 26 – Jan 1 5:30pm Garden Glow Holiday Light Exhibit @ Missouri Botanical Garden Missouri Botanical Garden Visitors will have the opportunity to stroll through the Garden at night surrounded by a spectacle of unique light installations.

Hundreds of thousands of lights will adorn some of the Garden’s most iconic locations including the Climatron®, Kaeser Memorial Maze, the Central Axis and Tower Grove House.

Walkways will be transformed into an explosion of visual magic, while more traditional displays will delight crowds of all ages.

The Polar Express™ Train Ride @ St Louis Union Station (Various Dates and Times. Please check Website for availability) All aboard for The Polar Express™ Train Ride departing St. Louis Union Station with service to the North Pole on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays during the holiday season. The magical story of this classic children’s book, The Polar Express, is told during this ride on real trains. Families will drink hot chocolate, enjoy cookies, sing Christmas carols, play with elves and meet Santa Claus, who will give them the first gift of Christmas -- a silver sleigh bell. Trains depart at 4:30, 6:30 and 8:30 p.m. for an hour-long journey. Passengers must arrive no later than 30 minutes prior to their scheduled departure.

Parking is available under the Train Shed at St. Louis Union Station for $5 on event evenings. Extend the experience with a Hotel Package at the beautiful St. Louis Union Hotel, a DoubleTree by Hilton.

U.S. Bank Wild Lights Saint Louis Zoo: Stroll through the Zoo’s enchanting holiday wonderland and enjoy thousands of colorful lights, animated light displays and seasonal sounds. Weekends: Nov 28-Dec 14, 5:308:30pm, Nightly: Dec 19-23, 26-30 and Jan 2-3, 5:308:30pm Sep 1 – Nov 30 Weekends Queeny Hayrides @ Queeny Park Take a 45 minute tractor drawn hayride along trails in Queeny Park. A fun filled experience for you and your loved ones. Three wagons will be provided at 6pm, 7pm. and 8pm every night.

After your hayride you will be provided a one-hour cook fire. Refreshments and marshmallows are not provided.

Advanced reservation is required.

Nov 29-Dec 31 Weekends Santa’s Whistle Stop! @ Museum of Transportation

Santa is making his HO HO HOme at the Museum of Transportation! Bring your Christmas list and camera and visit with Santa in the new Elf Express Workshoppe!

Santa visits are included with regular admission prices.

Breakfast With Santa @ Eckert’s Farms Join us for a meal with Santa on the farm! Children can tell Santa their Christmas wishes. Santa has a special gift for each child. We will capture the moment in a photo of your child with Santa. Reservations are suggested. Breakfast will be provided from 8 am until noon. The meal includes: scrambled eggs, crisp bacon, biscuits and homemade sausage gravy. Call or go online for Reservations Every Weekend from Nov 22 – Dec 26 Holiday Story Time @ Eckert’s Farms-Belleville Country Store Your children will sure to be entertained during our holiday story hour. The kids will be enjoy hearing the story of the gingerbread man. After the story is over,

entertainment including free photos with Santa! Schedule: 4:00 – 7:00 PM- Complimentary balloon animals in front of Restoration Hardware 4:00 – 5:00 PM- Live ice carving demonstration4:35 - 5:35 PM- Appearances by Team Fredbird 5:35 – 7:00 PM- Photobooth with Santa inside the Food Court Main Stage Entertainment Schedule:4:00 - 4:10 PM ShowMe Sound Drum Troupe 4:20 - 4:35 PM Movement Arts Center Dance Company performances 4:45 - 5:15 PM The Muny Kids 5:20 -5:30 PM ShowMe Sound Drum Troupe 5:30 - 5:35 PM Tree Lighting Ceremony-Santa arrives to light up the night! Main stage is located at far West end near Brooks Brothers entrance.

Hosted by Fredbird and Team Fredbird. Event check-in is located at Brooks Brothers entrance.

Sat Nov 22 8am Holiday Open House @ The Shops at Beverly Farm Join us for our Holiday Open House at the Shops at Beverly Farm and enjoy door prizes, coffee and sweets while you browse our collection of holiday decorations and gifts!

Sat Nov 29 12pm Holiday Caroling @ Taubman Prestige Outlets Enjoy voices filling the air with joy as you shop and stroll Taubman Prestige Outlets 12pm Strolling Santa & Mrs. Claus @ Taubman Prestige Outlets Be on the lookout this holiday season for Santa and Mrs. Claus as they stroll throughout Taubman Prestige Outlets. Please bring your own camera if you’d like a photo with the jolly couple.

each child can make a gingerbread craft. Fun for kids of all ages. FREE. Story will be told at 9 am and 11 am in the Garden Center. For more information call Eckert’s at (618) 233-0513 Every Sat & Sun Nov 29-Dec 21, 9am & 11am Gingerbread House Workshop @ Eckert’s Farms For those who have always longed to build a gingerbread house but were intimidated by the thought, here is your chance to create a beautiful display for the holidays. We provide all of the supplies and the guidance. You provide the creativity! Great for young and old. $14/Gingerbread House. Every Sat & Sun Nov 29-Dec 21, 10am-4pm Nov 28–Dec 28 Holiday Train Displays and Canned Food Drive @ Museum of Transportation Enjoy the E. Desmond Lee Holiday Train Exhibit featuring the former downtown St. Louis Famous Barr/Macy’s window display! See two model Holiday train displays at the Museum of Transportation. If you donate a jar of peanut butter or canned good, you will enjoy a $3.00 discount on one adult admission. Children donating may enjoy $1.00 discount on child’s admission.

Nov 28-29 Historic Holiday Traditions @ Old Courthouse Kick-off Concert The National Park Service invites guests to take in the sights and sounds of winters past with Historic Holiday Traditions at the Old Courthouse. At the free noontime concert, guests can enjoy holiday music from the St. Louis Irish Arts. (Please note: The Gateway Arch will be operating in extended hours of 9 am to 8 pm on Friday, Nov. 28and Saturday, Nov 29.)

Sat Nov 15 4pm Second Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony @ Taubman Prestige Outlets Kick off the holiday season with this bright and magical family experience. Enjoy free holiday

Holiday Open House @ Webster Groves Frisco Depot Big Bend Railroad Club again has extra open house dates for running their O-scale trains.

Admission is free; donations to help maintain the depot are accepted. www.bigbendrrclub.org Every Tue and Sat between Thanksgiving & New Years

Holiday Shopping

Fri Nov 7 8:30am-3pm Annual Craft Fair and Bake Sale @ Nazareth Living Center Hand crafted items and gifts for various occasions will be available.

12-7pm Happy Holidays Boutique @ Chaminade College Preparatory School Over 100 vendors and 7 hours of holiday shopping in one location. •Gift for first 200 attendees starting at Noon and raffles at most vendors’ booths. •Extra Bonus: From 4-7pm is Ladies Happy Hour specials with free drinks, and gift for first 100 attendees after 4:00. Booth spaces and sponsorships still available.

5-9pm 1st Ever Holiday Boutique @ Sacred Heart Valley Park Nov 8-9 10am-5pm Repticon @ St. Louis Zoo is a reptile event featuring vendors offering reptile pets, supplies, feeders, cages, and merchandise as well as live animal seminars and frequent free raffles for coveted prizes. Exciting, educational, family-oriented fun for everyone!

Sat Nov 8 9am-2pm 15th ANNUAL CHRISTMAS CRAFT BAZAAR @ Knights of Columbus Hall-St. Anne The St. Anne Sodality of St. Joachim church host the 15th annual Bazaar. Craft booths by area crafters, raffles, bakery and candy store and bring your camera to take a photo with Santa. Lunch will include chicken and dumplings, chicken salad sandwiches, chili, desert and drinks, carry out available.

9am-4pm St. Joseph’s (Imperial) Craft and Vendor Fair

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Charles Over 100 Crafters, Big Raffle, Bake Shop, Sandwiches and Refreshments 9am-2pm HOLLY JOLLY HOLIDAY BOUTIQUE @ Duchesne High School Get a jump start on the holiday season and shop with us! The event is free and open to the public. We will feature unique booths representing gifts, specialty items, crafts and well- known products.

10am-4pm 2nd Annual Holiday Craft Fair @ St. Joseph Church-Wentzville Raffles, Kids Area, Door Prizes, Food Truck

9am-3pm St Joan of Arc PTO Fall Boutique 9am-3pm CRAFT FAIR @ St Angela Merici School 10am-6pm HoliDIY Holiday Market @ Mad Art Gallery Handmade Holiday Market hosted by The St. Louis Craft Mafia and Mad Art Gallery. Local artists, music, handmade wears, BBQ, hot tea, beer, and Hot Chocolate Bar 10am-3pm National Shrine of Our Lady of the Snows Girls Day Out This day features vendors and a fun-filled luncheon and quarter auction. Admission for shopping is free. Reservations for the luncheon are $25 per person or $180 per table of 8 and space is limited. Proceeds from this event support the Shrine’s ministries and programs.

To make a reservation, call 618-394-6292. WayofLights. org/GirlsDayOut 10am-3pm The Blessing Basket Project Warehouse Sale For 5 hours, you have the rare opportunity to buy Blessing Baskets direct from our warehouse. This sale occurs just one a year and features unique Blessing Baskets designed exclusively for this event. Get a jump start on your holiday shopping for teachers, family, and friends. They will love these unique gifts that you can find only at this amazing event! Early Bird shopping is from 9am-10am with a $5 donation.

Fri Nov 14 6-9pm Unique Boutique: Girls’ Night Out @ RosatiKain High School Shopping, wine, food, a new silent auction, and more! Food and drink is all included in your registration fee. Buy your tickets in advance atRosatiKain.org for $15. Admission at the door is $20. We will be offering FREE valet service on Lindell, in the front of R-K. All proceeds from the fundraiser will support Rosati-Kain’s tuition assistance program. Contact Info Jackie Jones Rosati-Kain High School rkdevelopment@ rosati-kain.org 314-533-8513 Sat Nov 15 8am-12pm St. Joe Academy 2014 Mission Week Garage Sale All money raised will go to the class funds for their donation to the CSJ missions in Peru and Uganda.

9am-3pm Baby Fair @ St. Anthony’s Medical Center Having a baby or thinking about having a baby? Come see what St. Anthony’s Family Birth Center has to offer!

Learn about St. Anthony’s services, including perinatal care, nutrition, lactation, classes and more. Visit booths from local vendors offering the latest in baby products and services and take a tour of St. Anthony’s Family Birth Center. Attendees will receive a free Family Birth Center “Swag Bag” and a chance to win attendance prizes. Free but advanced registration is required 9am-3:30pm CRAFT BAZAAR @ All Saints in St.

11am-3pm Mary Queen of Peace Church Fall Boutique Over 30 vendors, bakery booth, used Christmas decoration booth, and food and beverages for sale.

Nov 21-23 Treasure Chest Holiday Craft Expo @ Embassy Suites St. Charles Crafters of handmade items or items of craft nature, commercial vendors, buy‑sell and informational booths Fri Nov 21 CHRISTMAS TREE LOTS OPENS @ Eckert’s Farms Stop by Eckert’s Belleville Farm to beat the rush this holiday season. Our Christmas Tree Lot is stocked with beautiful trees, you are sure to find the perfect one for your home. For more information call Eckert’s at (618) 233-0513.

Sat Nov 22 8am-4pm Holiday Open House @ The Shops at Beverly Farm Join us for our Holiday Open House at the Shops at Beverly Farm and enjoy door prizes, coffee and sweets while you browse our collection of holiday decorations and gifts!

Sun Nov 23 9am-4pm Poinsettia Wonderland Open House @ Millstadt Gardens Come and see the largest display of Poinsettias in the area. Santa Claus, Holiday Entertainment, Holiday Cookies, Crafters. A percentage of sales to benefit the Millstadt Optimist Youth Club.

Sun Nov 23 11am-3pm Fourth Annual Holiday Vendor Fair @ St. Margaret Mary Alacoque Parish Get a head start on your holiday gift list with 60 Vendors to SHOP. Enjoy a delicious LUNCH of soups, salads and sandwiches.

Purchase some homemade treats at our BAKE SALE. Admission is FREE and we will have attendance PRIZE drawings. Bring your friends and enjoy a great day!

11am-3:30pm SLUHtique @ St. Louis University High School Looking for unique holiday gifts? The SLUH Mother’s Club is hosting its annual SLUHtique with over 65 vendors selling a variety of jewelry, home accessories, fashions and unique SLUH Jr. Billiken items.

Nov 24-25 9am-5pm 9th Annual Fall Indian Market @ Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site Purchase holiday gift items made by Native American artists and craftpersons; will have jewelry, painting, herbals, weaving, baskets, pottery, bronze work and more. Free.

Nov 28-30 Rock n Roll Craft Show @ The Luminary Rock N Roll Craft Show is the original alternative craft and music event in St. Louis! Since 2005, the organizers of Rock N Roll Craft Show have been gathering the craftiest artists and the rockinest musicians for one great weekend-long event! RRCS dedicates itself to showcasing unique, usable items handcrafted from new and recycled materials.

Nov 29-30 The Annual Craft Alliance Thanksgiving Weekend Student & Faculty Sale The Student & Faculty Sale is a yearly tradition at Craft Alliance, giving our talented working artists an opportunity to sell their work directly to interested buyers. Find one of a kind works in clay, glass, fiber, and more. Plus, with a receipt from the sale, save 20% off your purchase in the Delmar Gallery Shop this weekend only! All proceeds from the sale benefit the education programs at Craft Alliance Center of Art Design Sat Nov 29 Craft Fair/Country Style Dinner/Electronic Recycling @ St. Matthias the Apostle Catholic Church Craft Fair 9:00 am - 4:00 pm Raffles - Concession Stand - Baked Goods - Free Gift Call Rachel 314-616-7914. Country Style Dinner 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm $8 adults; $4 ages 6-12 Carry outs available Free Electronic Recycling 8:00 - 11:00 am All electronics and accessories are accepted 9am-2pm Star of Bethlehem Craft Fair @ Incarnate Word Academy Enjoy the festivities of the Season with carols played as you stroll thru exquisite Craft booths to find

those one of a kind gifts for all on your list. A gourmet lunch can be purchased in the gym foyer.

Sun Nov 30 11am-6pm Saint Justin Martyr Holiday Boutique Craft and Vendor Fair Unique handmade jewelry, wooden puzzles and games, purses, clothing and accessories. Cash and carry items from local accessory boutiques. Personalized gifts, jewelry, spa items, makeup, totes, baskets, candles, essential oils, clothing, books and numerous other items.

Are you tired of buying the same old gifts for your family and friends every year. Come and browse our assortment of unique vendors.

5-7pm Tails, Trails & Twinkles @ National Shrine of Our Lady of the Snows Bring your canine friends\family members to enjoy a walk through the lights. During the Barket & Expo sponsored by Buckeye International Inc., pet-friendly vendors will be on hand with opportunities to shop for your four-legged friends. Dogs must be on leashes. Sorry pet lovers, dogs only. Presented by Scott Credit Union. Barket & Expo from 5-7 p.m. Walk at 5pm

Concerts & Performances Oct 15 – Nov 9 A Midsummer Night’s Dream @ The Repertory Theatre Magic, merriment and romance all unite in one of Shakespeare’s most beloved and imaginative comedies. Starry-eyed lovers escape to an enchanted forest full of lust and bewitchment, where mischievous fairies play tricks, bumbling actors rehearse for a love-play and couples pursue one another, all under the light of the moon.

Oct 29 – Nov 16 A Kid Like Jake @ The Repertory Theatre Alexandra and Greg are stressed. Test scores, campus visits and entrance interviews for their son are almost too much to handle. Especially since this prep isn’t for college, it’s just part of the process of winning a place in one of Manhattan’s exclusive kindergarten programs. Four-year-old Jake’s intelligence has him in the running fora top school, but when the focus turns to his imagination and affection for dress-up, acceptance takes on a whole new meaning.

Nov. 7-9 & 14-16 Dance Theatre of Harlem @ Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center The country’s first African-American ballet company returns to St. Louis in all its splendor, glory and magnificence! The company consists of 18 racially diverse dance artists, who perform an eclectic and demanding repertoire at the highest level, ranging from new and classical to neoclassical and contemporary. 8:00 p.m. (7-8); 2:00 p.m.(8) , (866) 5164949 More Info Nov 7-9 & 14-16 Smoke On The Mountain @ Act Two Theatre Smoke on the Mountain tells the story of a Saturday Night Gospel Singat a country church in North Carolina’s Smoky Mountains in 1938. The show features two dozen rousing bluegrass songs played and sung by the Sanders Family, a traveling group making its return

reservations now by calling the Bissell Mansion at 314533-9830 or 1-800-690-9838.It would be a CRIME to miss out on this much FUN! Contact Info Bissell Mansion bschepker@bissellmansiontheatre.com 314-533-9830 Every Sunday in November Family Sundays @ St. Louis Art Museum Set sail with Family Sundays in November!

Each week will include island-inspired art projects and a water-themed tour of the permanent collection. The month concludes on November 30 with an energetic and interactive performance of authentic Polynesian dance and music (in The Farrell Auditorium, 2:00 pm). Islandhopping Family Programs also take place on the Friday and Saturday of Thanksgiving weekend, November 28 & 29. November 29th’s program includes a free screening of the film Lilo and Stitch at 2:00 pm in The Farrell Auditorium.

Nov 1-2 7:30pm Our Town @ Barat Academy Described by many as the “greatest American Play ever written” the story follows the small town of Grover’s Corner through three acts: “Daily Life,” Love and Marriage,” and Death and Eternity.” Narrated by the stage manager and performed with minimal props and sets, audiences follow the Webb and Gibbs families as their children fall in love, marry and eventually-in one of the most famous scenes in American theatre-die.

to performing after a five-year hiatus. Between songs, each family member “witnesses” – telling a story about an important event in their life. Though they try to appear perfect in the eyes of a congregation who wants to be inspired by their songs, one thing after another goes awry and they reveal their true – and hilariously imperfect – natures. By the evening’s end, the Sanders family has endeared themselves to us by revealing their weaknesses and allowing us to share in their triumphs. Produced through special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc. Nov 14-16 Dances of India 37th Season Premier Performance @ Chaminade College Preparatory School - Skip Viragh Center Dances of India kicks off its 37th annual season with a spectacular display of Indian dance, beloved stories, and ballet! The company is reprising A Nutcracker Like No Other— an original production, which premiered in 2002—which sets the beloved story in India. The tale Clara and the Nutcracker Prince will be performed through Indian dance, set to the original (albeit truncated) Tchaikovsky score. Dances of India also presents a special collaboration with Saint Louis Ballet.

The eminent local ballet company will be performing an excerpt from La Bayadère, the celebrated Indian-inspired love story. They will perform only on Nov 14-15, 7pm & Sunday matinee 3pm Nov 18-30 Motown @ The Fabulous Fox It began as one man’s story… became everyone’s music… and is now Broadway’s musical. MOTOWN The Musical is the true American dream story of Motown founder Berry Gordy’s journey from featherweight boxer to the heavyweight music mogul who launched the careers of Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, Smokey Robinson and many more.

Motown shattered barriers, shaped our lives and made us all move to the same beat. Featuring classic songs such as “My Girl” and “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough” Nov 20-23 Les Miserables @ Missouri Baptist University The epic tale of broken dreams, passion and redemption, against the backdrop of a nation seething with revolution.

Every Weekend in November & December Murder on 34th Street @ Bissell Mansion K*ris Kringle, aka Santa Claus, has been accused of killing Reginald T. Sawyer, the famous psychologist of Macy’s Department Store. This is the same Mr. Sawyer that Kris* conked on the head with his cane many years ago. Thomas Mara has been given the task of prosecuting Kringle again, only this time it’s for MURDER! This interactive comedy, murder mystery is presented with a 4-course meal to DIE for! Make your

Nov 5, 7-8 Meet Me in St. Louis @ Rosati Kain High School To help celebrate St. Louis’ 250 birthday, the ladies of Rosati- Kain will perform the iconic musical, Meet Me in St. Louis Wed Nov 5 7pm Fall Concert @ Incarnate Word Thu Nov 6 6:30pm Murder Mystery Dinner @ St. Louis Science Center Can Sherlock Holmes and his fellow detectives solve a murder mystery? Join the Saint Louis Science Center for a murder mystery dinner and find out for yourself. Save the date for “Murder on the Disoriented Express” and put yourself into the action as a murder occurs and the mystery unfolds on November 6. Will you be a suspect?

Fri Nov 7 7pm “Jeepers, Nancy Clue, It’s a Mystery” @ Old Spaghetti Factory (Chesterfield, MO) 7pm 42nd Street @ Nerinx Hall 7pm A Christmas Carol @ Notre Dame HS 7pm St. Louis Symphony Landmarks Series @ Jewel Box: Free chamber concert featuring harp, horn, and more.

7pm Super Mario Bros., The Ballet @ West County YMCA Princess Peach has gone missing! Daisy has been captured! Mushroom Kingdom is in a panic! Mario bravely sets off on his mission to rescue the lovely ladies through a courage to final battle with the villainous Bowser. Come see the classic video game “Super Mario Bros.” come to life through this new story ballet. Created for and performed by dancers ages 9-18. T performance is surely one to engage the whole family.. $8 Children, $12 Adults (12 & Up) Contact Info (314) 291-8878

Amadeus Mozart: Oboe Quartet in F Major, K.370 Antal Doráti: Notturno and Capriccio for Oboe and String Quartet Benjamin Britten: Phantasy Quartet for Oboe and String Trio, Op.2 Ludwig van Beethoven: Quartet in F Major, Op.135 Oboe virtuoso Alex Klein returns to St. Louis to join the Arianna Quartet in an evening of stirring chamber music for oboe and strings. Maestro Klein will take the ASQ’s Touhill audience on a sonic journey through the expansive range of expression of the oboe, along the way, sharing the most beautiful playing in the world. The Arianna Quartet closes the evening with Beethoven’s final string quartet, in which they ponder Beethoven’s enduring musical question, “Must it be?”

This promises to be one of the great concerts in St. Louis in 2014-15.

8pm Rock, Jazz, POP! w/ Arch City Brass @ Kranzberg Arts Center Modern, progressive chamber ensemble Arch City Brass plays the Kranzberg Arts Center in Grand Center, St. Louis.

Sat Nov 8 10am St. Louis Three Stooges Convention @ The Columns Banquet Center Hey knuckleheads! Come join us for some eye poking fun! Stooge shorts, rare films, guest speakers, Stooge family members, contests, prizes and free refreshments!

11am Fairy Tale Tea @ The Magic House At The Magic House’s Fairy Tale Tea, aspiring princes and princesses will have the opportunity to sip tea or apple juice, dine on assorted pastries, make a bejeweled crown to take home and enjoy a short, live production of Cinderella inside the Whitaker Theater at The Magic House. Following the play, kids can see their favorite characters up close as Cinderella, Prince Charming and the Fairy Godmother visit with guests and sign autographs. Reservations are required and can be made 1:30pm & 6:30pm A Christmas Carol @ Notre Dame HS 5:30pm MURDER MYSTERY DINNER - ZOMBIE LOVE @ Eckert’s Farms Calling all Zombies! Come to the murder mystery show that thinks outside of the coffin!

That’s right! We’ve got the perfect show for you, whether you are a Zombie fan or not! Why? Because this show has it all! High drama! Comedy! A love story! And Zombies, of course! You, yes you, can play a Zombie, or not; it is up to you. We promise lots of fun for everyone! The walking dead have never been this much fun! Zombie costumes encouraged!!

6pm “The Case of the Deadly Placebo” @ St. Joseph Parish in Manchester an original murder mystery presented in old-style radio show format by the Almost Never Quite Ready for Anytime Players (aka your fellow parishioners) Be part of the solution, as audience members vote to determine the culprit responsible for the demise of George Petalpusher, department store magnate

7pm The FUNNIEST Murder Mystery Dinner Theater Interactive Show @ Lemp Mansion Zombie Love (No Biting) Calling all Zombies! Tired of being judged for munching on the occasional brain? So you’re not really “alive” any more but you can still enjoy socializing with the living and enjoying a hilarious show together! Well, we’ve got the perfect show for you! Drama! Comedy!

Looove! …And, of course, Zombies! Dawn your best Living Dead Costume and choose to be a Zombie, or not (its up to you), but we do promise lots of fun for both the living and the undead! hey, Hey, HEY! No Biting!

7:30pm Silent Movie @ Scottish Rite Cathedral: Join us as organist Andrew Peters accompanies the Harold Lloyd comedy Hot Water. This 60 minute comedy is perfect for the whole family. A silent auction and reception take place at 6:30 pm and the movie will be shown at 7:30 in the auditorium. All proceeds from the evening to benefit the 2015 North Central Regional Convention to be held in St. Louis in June For more information call 314367-0366.

8pm Arianna String Quartet: Beethoven and Klein @ Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center Wolfgang

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Missouri Baptist University 7pm The FUNNIEST Murder Mystery Dinner Theater Interactive Show @ Lemp Mansion See Nov 7 for Details 7:30pm 42nd Street @ Nerinx Hall 8pm St. Louis Symphony “Grieg Piano Concerto” @ Powell Hall Selections for this performance include SIBELIUS Lemminkainen’s Return, GRIEG Piano Concerto, SCHUMANN Concert stuck for Four Horns and Orchestra. At the podium to conduct will be Hannu Lintu. The featured soloists for this performance are Markus Groh (piano Roger Kaza (horn), Thomas Jostlein (horn), and Tod Bowermaster (horn).

Sun Nov 9 11am Fairy Tale Tea @ The Magic House See Nov 8th for Details 2pm 42nd Street @ Nerinx Hall 3pm Jussit @ Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center, South Ostrobothnian Male Voice Choir – Jussit was founded in 1951.Currently there are 75 members in the choir, from 15 different municipalities in South Ostrobothnia, Finland. The repertoire of the choir consists mainly of traditional and modern Finnish male voice choir music, but more exotic flavors and influences are also included. Contact Info Blanche M Touhill Performing Arts Center ticket@umsl.edu 3145164949 7pm A Christmas Carol @ Notre Dame HS Mon Nov 10 7:30pm Chamber Music Society of St. Louis @ Sheldon Concert Hall and Art Galleries Chamber Music Society of St. Louis opens our 2014-15 Season with a concert saluting St. Louis and our City’s 250th birthday. As a part of the American Arts Experience - St. Louis, we will showcase music written in honor of America. Recognized as a top interpreter of American music, and having deeprooted St. Louis ties, Leonard Slatkin, the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra Conductor Laureate, is the perfect choice as our Guest Artist for this program.

Tue Nov 11 7:30pm Chamber Music Society of St. Louis @ Sheldon Concert Hall and Art Galleries Chamber Music Society of St. Louis opens our 2014-15 Season with a concert saluting St. Louis and our City’s 250th birthday. As a part of the American Arts Experience - St. Louis, we will showcase music written in honor of America. Recognized as a top interpreter of American music, and having deeprooted St. Louis ties, Leonard Slatkin, the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra Conductor Laureate, is the perfect

choice as our Guest Artist for this program. Leonard will share the stage with CMSSL musicians in performances of Variations On Yankee Doodle by Henri Vieuxtemps, works by Aaron Copland, Scott Joplin, and our CMSSL version of Leroy Anderson’s The Typewriter, and the always delightful Variations on America by Charles Ives.

Part of the American Arts Experience Wed Nov 12 6pm YO GABBA GABBA! LIVE! @ The Fabulous Fox YO GABBA GABBA is an award-winning, liveaction television series and live stage show that revolves around the adventures of DJ Lance Rock and five colorful characters who come to life when they hear the magic words, “Yo Gabba Gabba!” The state-of-the-art live show production features music, singing, dancing and animation. Fan favorite Leslie Hall will join the cast on stage along with hip-hop legend Biz Markie who will teach kids how to beat box with “Biz’s Beat of the Day.” Special guests are invited to join the party on stage in each city for the “Dancey Dance” and “Super Music Friends Show” segments.

Thu Nov 13 7:30pm 20th Anniversary Celebration featuring Lise Lindstrom @ Union Avenue Opera Join us with internationally-acclaimed soprano and UAO alumna Lise Lindstrom joins our orchestra and chorus onstage for an evening of pure operatic pleasure featuring “In questareggia” from Turandot, “Vissi d’arte” from Tosca, and “Vienit’affretta!” from Macbeth. The program also includes the overture from Don Giovanni–featured in UAO’s Twenty-first Festival Season–and choruses form Nabucco (“Va, pensiero”) and Carmen (March of the Toredors and Chorus: “Les voici! les voici!”). Celebrations begin prior to the concert with a VIP Party at the newly renovated Blossom House [5331 Enright Avenue] starting at 5:30pm. Guests purchasing Anniversary Package tickets will be invited to join the UAO Board of Directors for drinks and hors d’oeuvres prior to the concert. The concert begins at7:30pm at UAO and will be hosted by Master of Ceremonies Tom Sudholt following which, all guests are invited to a Champagne toast in the Fellowship Hall.

7:30pm Lost in Yonkers @ St. Francis Borgia HS Fri Nov 14 2pm 42nd Street @ Nerinx Hall 6:30pm Bullets in the Bathtub Murder Mystery Dinner Theater @ Pere Marquette Lodge Welcome to Trixie’s Speakeasy located right in the heart of Chicago during the roaring 20’s. There’s a lot of shady characters around here and the worst in Harry “Bullets” Hyde, he’s the

boss of the bosses. Gee, hope no one gets him mad, no telling what will happen! Join us for an exciting evening of murder, mystery and mayhem at our Mystery Dinner Theater, where you can be the star of the show! And don’t forget your flapper dress and fedora, because this is a swanky kind of place!

7:30pm 42nd Street @ Nerinx Hall 7:30pm Lost in Yonkers @ St. Francis Borgia HS 7:30pm Rooms @ Kranzberg Arts Center Improvised instrumental trio from Chicago - Rooms - plays the Kranzberg Arts Center in St. Louis Sat Nov 15 2pm Play Date Theater--Family Feature - A Christmas Carol presented by Hampstead Stage Company @ Central Library With help from audience volunteers, Charles Dickens’ timeless and universal tale of the miser, Ebenezer Scrooge, and his clerk, Bob Cratchit is performed by two actors in full period costume, each playing several roles. Against the background of Victorian England, the spirits of the season teach Scrooge the true meaning of Christmas.

7pm JOHN MICHAEL TALBOT IN CONCERT @ St Norbert Catholic Church John Michael Talbot is a Catholic composer and musician with national and international reach. His primary mission is spiritual. He performs traditional songs as well as newer praise and worship songs.

7:30pm 42nd Street @ Nerinx Hall 7:30pm Lost in Yonkers @ St. Francis Borgia HS 7:30pm All Saints Comedy Night @ All Saints Doors will open at 6 pm and the show starts around 7:30.

Food and drinks will be sold before, during and after the show. There will be a50/50 drawing, and the winner will be announced after the show! Come and try all of the amazing different styles of CHILI and SOUP that will available for purchase! TICKETS $15 EACH Tickets on sale now in the parish office! NEW THIS YEAR — VIP SEATING! Try our new VIP seating! For $35, your ticket includes: a table up front, all you can eat, all you can drink and a private waiter or waitress for your table! All Saints Comedy Club presents JOHNNY KAVANAUGH (ALL SAINTS PARISHIONERAND PSR PARENT) 8pm All-Beethoven @ Sheldon Concert Hall Showcasing

Beethoven’s talents as the greatest composer, this concert features pianist Orli Shaham performing his Concerto No. 1 and outstanding STL Symphony violinists, Helen Kim and Xiaoxiao Qiang.

from Rodeo. Conducting at the podium this evening will be David Robertson. The featured soloists for this performance are Dana Edson Myers (violin), Rebecca Boyer Hall (violin and Ling Ling Guan (violin).

8pm An Evening with Joe Bonamassa @ The Fabulous Fox Internationally renowned guitar superstar Joe Bonamassa will kick off his U.S. Spring Tour on March 25 with a brand new show for his fans offering two entirely new and exciting band line-ups with Bonamassa essentially opening for himself.

Sun Nov 16 2pm The Illumine Ensemble “Fractured Fairy Tales Meet the Music of Silent Film” @ Kranzberg Arts Center Twists and turns abound as we weave “Little Red Riding Hood” and other tales in to a modern and humorous adventure for the whole family, set to music by composer Robert Broemel, who will be in attendance. Broemel’s music harkens back to the era of silent film, making for plenty of drama as we weave through our story. At each decision point in the story, the audience will choose the outcome, so the tale never goes the same way twice!

Mon Nov 17 7:30pm Saint Louis Symphony Mondays @ The Hett

8pm “Making Every Moment Count – The Music of Peter Allen” @ Kranzberg Arts Center Robert Breig is delighted to bring back “Making Every Moment Count –The Music of Peter Allen” on Friday November 21st at 8PM. And with RickJensen as music director and arranger of songs, this cabaret show gives us more than just a glimpse of Peter Allen’s life in story and song….to Oz and beyond!

Ticket info coming soon Sat Nov 22 11:55am Met Opera Live in HD @ St. Louis Art Museum Rossini’s Il Barbiere di Siviglia

7:30pm University Singers and Vocal Point @ Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center Under the direction of Jim Henry, UMSL’s select choral ensembles University Singers and Vocal Point present a diverse selection of works representing over three centuries of choral music composition. From sacred works by Vivaldi and Bruckner, to the music of contemporary composers Orban, Chien, and Elder, to world folk songs, to selections from the Great American Songbook, to holiday favorites, there is something for every taste, all performed by two of St. Louis’s premier vocal ensembles.

Tue Nov 18 10am Brian Owens: A Tribute to Nat King Cole @ Sheldon Concert Hall Singer Brian Owens pays a tribute to the legendary Nat “King” Cole, performing his best loved songs such as “Mona Lisa,” “Unforgettable” and more!

7:30pm Piano Studio Concert @ Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center Please join us for the wonderful evening of piano music. Students of Alla Voskoboynikova will perform music by Beethoven, Brahms, Chopin, Mendelssohn, Rachmanino and other composers in the most elegant atmosphere of Lee Theater. Meet the performers after the concert at the lobby Wed Nov 19 10am Brian Owens: A Tribute to Nat King Cole @ Sheldon Concert Hall Singer Brian Owens pays a tribute to the legendary Nat “King” Cole, performing his best loved songs such as “Mona Lisa,” “Unforgettable” and more!

1pm Holly Jolly Pirates of Piñataville @ St. Gerard Majella 7pm Arsenic and Old Lace @ St. Mary’s HS 7pm Monthly Music Series: Bryan & Lola @ World Chess Hall of Fame Thu Nov 20 7pm Arsenic and Old Lace @ St. Mary’s HS

1pm Arsenic and Old Lace @ St. Mary’s HS 2pm A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum @ Christian Brothers College High School 4pm Missouri Butterfly Dreams Pageant @ De Smet Jesuit High School This is the first annual Missouri Butterfly Dreams Pageant. This event allows individuals with significant intellectual\developmental disabilities to experience their own Miss and Mr. America type moment.

Doors open at 4pm for the PRE Show Talent Show (not part of the competition, but still very exciting to watch) which will run from Along with the pageant there will be tables of wonderful raffle baskets, and a Butterfly Dreams merchandise table. Come out and support these courageous ladies and gentlemen and be a part of the magic!

5:30pm MURDER MYSTERY DINNER - A DICKENS OF A KILLING @ Eckert’s Farms Welcome to a Holiday Party in Merry Olde England! A little singing! A little dancing! A little murder! What could be more fun?

Scrooge, of course, is up to his old tricks again, and someone bumps him off! Who did it? Miss Havisham?

The Artful Dodger? Little Tiny Tim? Or … maybe you?!!

Whether you want to participate a little, or a lot, you’re sure to have a jolly good time, in jolly Olde England, with “A Dickens of a Killing!” Show starts at 5:30 p.m. in the Country Restaurant.$45/person includes meal, soft drink, and entertainment. Dinner begins with a holiday chopped salad and dinner rolls; the main course includes both beef roast and carved turkey served with mapled sweet potatoes and apples along with green beans; dessert is the best bread pudding.

7pm Fools @ Trinity Catholic High School

7:30pm Les Miserables @ Missouri Baptist

7pm Music Concert (4th Grade) @ Immaculate Conception School – Dardenne

7:30pm Les Miserables @ Missouri Baptist

8pm A Night with Day - Beverly Brennan’s Tribute to Doris Day @ Kranzberg Arts Center Beverly Brennan is back on her sentimental journey in “A Night With Day”, paying tribute to one of her idols, the incomparable Doris Day. The show will feature songs from Doris Day’s big band days, her movies and musicals, and her amazing recording career. Bev will also share stories about Doris’s life, which has been far from bed of daisies! With Rick Jensen at the piano -it’s magic! As Doris Day has been a lifelong animal welfare activist, a portion of the proceeds will be donated to The Humane Society of Missouri.

Directed by Lina Koutrakos and produced by Mariposa Artists.

8pm St. Louis Symphony “Night on Bald Mountain” @ Powell Hall Selections for this performance include MUSSORGSKY Night on Bald Mountain, TCHAIKOVSKY Marche slave, GRIEG selections from Peer Gynt, and COPLAND Four Dance Episodes

8pm St. Louis Symphony “Schumann Cello Concerto” @ Powell Symphony Hall Selections for this performance include SCHUMANN Cello Concerto and MAHLER Das Lied von der Erde. Conducting at the podium this evening will be David Robertson. The featured soloists for this

7pm Fools @ Trinity Catholic High School

3pm Combine Christian Choir Concert @ Our Lady of Lourdes Church This year’s offering will be divided among the food pantries of Washington and Union, as well as a portion given toward the Choir’s pledge to purchase a music station for the All-Abilities Park currently under construction in Washington. A reception will follow after the concert in the parish hall.

7:30pm A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum @ Christian Brothers College High School Mon Nov 24 8pm Cathedral Concerts @ Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis Czech Girls Choir Jitro, meaning “daybreak” in Czech, and based in Hradec Kralove, a town in the Czech Republic, is an organization of 500 girls in seven preparatory ensembles, of which only the best 25-50 qualify to tour. For 35 years they have been admired all over the world for their tone, intonation, and rich blend of sound and energetic vitality. Jitro performs in over 100 concerts annually in the world’s most prestigious concert halls and are committed to inspiring audiences with music performed at the highest level. Jitro has become a new favorite of St. Louis audiences, making their third appearance at the Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis but their first holiday performance.

Wed Nov 26 6:30pm The Metropolitan Opera: IL Barbiere Di Siviglia @ AMC Theatres - Chesterfield 14 8pm A Mother’s Love - The Show @ Chaifetz Arena Thu Nov 27

7pm One Voice Virtual Choir Concert @ Edward Jones, Des Peres Campus The Angel Band Project presents “One Voice: A Virtual Choir of Survivors and Advocates” at the Edward Jones Auditorium in Des Peres, MO. Scott Schoonover of Union Avenue Opera will be conducting the concert, featuring both filmed singers and a live choir accompanied by instrumentalists. Proceeds benefit The Angel Band Project’s Music Therapy program for survivors of sexual and domestic violence, as well as the new Teresa Butz Memorial Musical Therapy Scholarship Fund at Maryville University.

7:30pm A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum @ Christian Brothers College High School

7pm Arsenic and Old Lace @ St. Mary’s HS

2pm Les Miserables @ Missouri Baptist

7pm Fools @ Trinity Catholic High School

7pm Battledrum @ Chaminade Middle School

7:30pm Les Miserables @ Missouri Baptist Fri Nov 21 6pm Polynesian Pop @ St. Louis Art Museum Music, artmaking, performance, and signature cocktails, Tiki-style!

performance are Susan Graham (mezzo-soprano), Paul Grover (tenor), and Daniel Lee (cello) Sun Nov 23 2pm A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum @ Christian Brothers College High School

November Schedule

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Magic House Children ages 3–5 and their special grownup discover the magic of art through special 4-week multi-sensory art classes in the Museum’s Art Studio. Each monthly session features a different theme designed to introduce budding artists to a variety of unique art experiences that encourage exploration, creativity, symbolic thinking and fine motor development

Every Other-Wednesday 4pm Make It, Take It @ Central Library Wed Nov 5 9am Stroller Tour @ Contemporary Art Museum

4pm DIY: Fall Leaves Lanterns @ Machacek Branch Library

6:30pm Fun with MaKey MaKeys @ Cliff Cave Branch Make bananas into bongos, celery into a piano, or gummi worms into a game controller. Makey Makeys can turn anything into keys for your computer! Have fun trying out this invention kit for the 21st century.

Grades 6-12. Registration is required Thu Nov 6 4pm DIY: Vintage Candle Holder @ Cabanne Branch Library 4pm Doodlin’ with Donita @ Baden Branch Library 7pm Battledrum @ Chaminade Middle School Fri Nov 28 Nov 28-29 St. Louis Symphony “Rhapsody in Blue” @ Powell Symphony Hall Selections for this performance include DAUGHERTY Hell’s Angels, BERNSTEIN Symphonic Dances from West Side Story, NORMAN Try, and GERSHWIN Rhapsody in Blue (original jazz band version). Conducting at the podium this evening will be David Robertson. The featured soloists for this performance are Kirill Gerstein (piano), Andrew Cuneo (bassoon), Andrew Gott (bassoon), Felicia Foland (bassoon).

5:30pm The Fresh Beat Band: Greatest Hits Live @ Peabody Opera House The Fresh Beat Band is a liveaction preschool musical sitcom set to original pop songs with preschool-friendly lyrics. Marina, Kiki, Twist, and Shout are the Fresh Beats--four be friends in a band who go to music school together and love to sing and dance.

Sun Nov 30 7:30pm Cantus: All is Calm @ The Hettenhausen Center for the Arts at McKendree University Recall the remarkable events of December 1914, when German and Allied soldiers met in no man’s land for a Christmas truce in the midst of World War I. Using new arrangements of European carols and war songs for a cappella voices, the male vocal ensemble Cantus and the actors of Theatre Latte Da bring this moving moment in history to life.

The Arts

Aug 14 – Dec 14 Rebecca Niederlander: Axis Mundi @ Museum of Contemporary Religious Art The axis mundi— the connector between heaven and earth, a point of beginning, ending, and convergence—is the inspiration for MOCRA’s first site-specific installation. Los Angeles-based artist Rebecca Niederlander utilizes multiple elements to create an abstracted environment of color, form, and contemplative space exploring the necessary connection among ourselves, others, and the world around us. The exhibition highlights significant architectural features of the museum.

Fri Nov 7 7pm Fundred Dollar Drawing Workshop @ Contemporary Art Museum Enjoy an evening of art, music, and culture the first Friday of every month. DJs and musicians present music in dialogue with the exhibitions, Museum staff lead tours, and the bar and café are open. Museums and galleries throughout Grand Center are free and open the entire evening.

Sun Nov 9 10am ARTstravaganza @ The St. Louis Artists’ Guild Come join us at the 12th annual ARTstravaganza art

festival at the historic St. Louis Artist Guild. Twenty five Best of Missouri Hands artists will present an array of fine art work in clay, jewelry, photography, wood, glass, metal, naturals, wearables, and more. Acoustic bluegrass will be provided by Pik’n Lik’n.

Nov 14-15 8pm MADCO: Wallstories @ Blanche M Touhill Performing Arts Center MADCO’s collaboration with German choreographer Nejla Yatkin is particularly timely. This November, the company will take on the internationally acclaimed artist’s powerfully personal Wallstories, coinciding with the commemoration of the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. Wallstories fixes a lens on the human stories beneath Cold War politics.

Nov 14-Dec 14 St. Louis Creates: Works by Local Artists @ The St. Louis University Museum of Art St. Louis Creates features art created by nine local artists, and covers a wide range of media and styles Fri Nov 14 8pm Art:314 @ Contemporary Art Museum Don’t miss this silent auction and party in support of CAM’s Open Studios STL program and Front Room exhibition series.

Bid on work by a variety of St. Louis artists—at a range of prices—and enjoy dancing and an open bar throughout the evening.

Sat Nov 15 12pm iScribe Poetry Soirée @ Regional Arts Commission The Regional Arts Commission (RAC) presents “TOYing with Digital,” a photography exhibition produced by professional photographers using toy cameras. Typical characteristics of a toy camera are plastic lenses and very few controls.

2pm The Religious Art of Pablo Picasso @ Museum of Contemporary Religious Art (MOCRA) MOCRA is pleased to welcome art historian and theologian John Handley. He sheds light on a scarcely known aspect of the career of the renowned twentieth-century artist: Picasso’s religious beliefs and his incorporation of religious imagery in his art throughout his career. The talk will be based on the newly published book, Contact Info Museum of Contemporary Religious Art (MOCRA) mocra@slu.edu314-977-7170

Classes

Art & Crafting Classes Every Monday-4pm Explore the Creative Experience @ Central Library

Every Tuesday-9:30am Petite Picasso Classes @ The

4:30pm DIY: Candy Wrapper Kingshighway Branch Library

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6:30pm Fall Craft @ Indian Trails Branch Library Sat Nov 8 7pm Paint. Drink. Have Fun. to Baltic Birches @ Pinot’s Palette Chesterfield Come join us and Paint.

Drink. Where our local artists guide you step by step creating your masterpiece while you enjoy food, wine, and the company of friends.

Mon Nov 10 10am Painting Orchids in Pastel @ Sophia M. Sachs Butterfly House 6:30pm Fun With Makey Makeys @ Bridgeton Trails Branch See November 5th for Details Tue Nov 11 10am Music and Movement @ Bridgeton Trails Branch Hop, skip, jump, wiggle and freeze. Create movements to upbeat music and enjoy playing our version of freeze tag. Ages 18-36 months.

4:30pm stART: A Bad Case of Stripes @ Oak Bend Branch Unleash your inner artist with stART, a story plus art. Explore the art of illustrator David Shannon and create a project based on his work. Ages 5 and up.

7pm Drama Club @ Jamestown Bluffs Branch Library Calling all drama kings and queens! Come and get your acting on at the Library. If acting is not your scene maybe writing is more your speed. Whatever your interest, we have a spot for you. Ages 12-18.

Wed Nov 12 9:30am Tom Turkey Time @ Forest Park Kids ages 5-7 can learn about wild turkeys that are found in Missouri, listen to turkey calls, examine a turkey wing and make a turkey craft. 9:30-10:30 a.m. Free. At the Forest Park office of the Missouri Department of Conservation. Call 314-877-1309 for reservations. Mo information: mdc.mo.gov

10am Little Bugs @ Sophia M. Sachs Butterfly House For ages 2-4. Bring your child to learn about butterflies and create a unique work of art together. The class meets weekly for 6 weeks, and each week we will learn about a different insect. This fall we will learn

about butterflies, bees, ladybugs, dragonflies, spiders, an millipedes. Each session includes hands-on crafts, a snack, a story, and a walk through the butterflies.

When the weather allows, we will walk outside as well.

One adult per child please.

10am Preschool Craft @ Meramec Valley Branch Library Make a craft to take home. Ages 3-6.

4pm Tissue Paper Fall Leaf Crafts @ Buder Branch Library Capture the colors of Autumn.

4:30pm DIY Craft @ Prairie Commons Branch Library Drop-in! Make and take as many items that interest you! We’ll provide various craft stations of stuff to create; origami, jewelry-making, and many more. All ages.

5pm Bookpage Pendants @ Barr Branch Library Upcycle book pages to create a one-of-a-kind necklace pendant. Supplies will be provided.

6pm Geek Embroidery @ Kirkwood Public Library Learn how easy it is to stitch and make some fun nerdy embroidery art!

Sat Nov 15 1pm Make & Take Scale Models @ Tesson Ferry Branch Library Are you interested in creating a scale model from a kit? Members of the Gateway Chapter of the International Plastic Modelers’ Society will provide a kit and experience to help you create a model of your own. Each child must be accompanied by an adult.

Ages 6-16.

1pm Crafts for Kids: Build-A-Book @ Cliff Cave Branch In celebration of National Novel Writing Month, we invite children to come make their own books! The build-a-book activity provides a world of opportunities for creative and academic expression by reinforcing early literacy skills. Writing prompts and craft supplies will be provided. Ages 6 and older Mon Nov 17 7pm Autumn Fun @ Meramec Valley Branch Library Do you like the colors of Autumn? We will be making some colorful crafts and doing some activities.

Registration required. Ages 5-11.

through the sciences to figure out the whys and hows of this big, beautiful universe we live in. Ages 7-11.

6:30pm Butterfly House Wreath Making Create a beautiful wreath of natural materials and adorn it with high quality artificial butterflies for a unique holiday decoration. You will learn design techniques and how to apply them to wreath making. Bring pruning shears and garden gloves. All other materials will be provided. Designed for adults only.

7pm Holiday Crafts @ Cliff Cave Branch Join us and create some beautiful holiday art work that you can use to decorate your home or give as gifts. Ages 6-12.

Registration required.

Fri Nov 21 10am Preschool Fridays: Let’s Talk Turkey! @ Sachs Branch Library Let’s Talk Turkey! Join us for Thanksgiving activities and crafts and get ready to celebrate the big day! Ages 3-6. Registration required.

Sat Nov 22 9:30am BEAD-iful Gift Making Workshop @ Sophia M. Sachs Butterfly House Add some extra pizzazz to this holiday gift-giving season! Join us as we make dragonfly charms at the Butterfly House. Your set of dragonfly charms can be used to make a variety of gifts including necklaces, wine glass tags or cell phone trinkets. Designed for adults only.

10am GINGERBREAD HOUSE WORKSHOP @ Eckert’s Farms Belleville Country Store For those who have always longed to build a gingerbread house but were intimidated by the thought, here is your chance to create a beautiful display for the holidays. We provide all of the supplies and the guidance. You provide the creativity! Great for young and old.

11am Family Fun: Snow Globes! @ Thornhill Branch Library Come celebrate the coming of winter at the Thornhill branch as we make our own winter wonderland inside of a snow globe! You can give it as a gift or keep it for yourself. We’ll never tell. Ages

5-11. Children must be accompanied by an adult.

Registration required Tue Nov 25 7pm Kid’s Art Club @ Daniel Boone Branch Sun Nov 30 2-5pm Holiday Project @ Pinot’s Palette – Chesterfield Join us and Paint. Drink. Have Fun and Paint. Here is your chance to paint your pet - either with a regular or holiday background. For this Family Day class, kids 8+ will do best. Our artists guide you step by step creating your masterpiece while you enjoy food, wine, and the company of friends. Reserve your canvas today for $55 per canvas! 636- 778-2111 Decorating Classes Sat Nov 8 10am Holiday Outdoor Containers and Decorations Using Natural Elements @ Sugar Creek Gardens: Your yard is a treasure chest of holiday decorations just waiting for your artistic touch. Learn how to use the bounty of your yard, along with seasonal ornaments and evergreen plants to create exquisite containers and decorations that will look good through the holiday season and beyond.

Sat Nov 8 2pm Button Making @ Oak Bend Branch: Create a mini piece of art to wear or share with friends. We’ll use online software to design the button, so feel free to bring your own digital pictures. Ages 8-14.

Registration required.

Fri Nov 14 10am Holiday Outdoor Containers and Decorations Using Natural Elements See Nov 8th for Details Sat Nov 15 7pm Curb Appeal @ Missouri Botanical Garden Are you looking to add a little curb appeal to your landscape? Whether you have a small city yard or a large corner lot, learn how to transform your boring yard into a beautiful, beneficial and diverse oasis that humans and wildlife can enjoy together. Designed for

7pm Craft Night @ Bridgeton Trails Branch The library’s craft club meets to work on a wide variety of individual projects. Join this fun group and find creativity, crafting and conversation. Our group welcomes all interests, and abilities. Adults.

Tue Nov 18 10am Art Class @ Tesson Ferry Branch Library Origami: Paper folding is an intricately beautiful and ancient art. What happens when we use giant sized paper? Giant art! Test your paper-folding skills with us as we create larger-than life paper sculptures. Ages 10-15.

10am First Art @ Oak Bend Branch Enjoy the tactile wonders of paint, glitter, glue and more. Messy clothes are recommended. Ages 18-36 months.

11:30am First Art @ Oak Bend Enjoy the tactile wonders of paint, glitter, glue and more. Messy clothes are recommended. Ages 18-36 months. Registration required.

4pm DIY Crafts @ Walnut Park Branch Library Stories, songs, and more!

6pm Pre-K Art Class @ Lewis and Clark Branch Library There’s a whole world of wonder to explore. Through projects, experiments and activities, we will navigate

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Tue Nov 18 7pm Beyond Paperwhites @ Missouri Botanical Garden Creating a Living Garden with Jason Delaney Paperwhites and amaryllis are classics at the holiday season. Why not shake it up and create a living garden with none other than Missouri Botanical Garden’s very own bulb boy, Jason Delaney? Our delightful bulb expert will walk you through all of the steps of this hands-on workshop to make this stunning and sensational addition to your holiday décor! Designed for adults only.

Wed Nov 19 10am Decorating Your Home for the Holidays @ Kirkwood Public Library Presented by Sherry Davis and Jennifer Elliott of Roots & Blooms. With holiday finery on display, decorations for the fireplace mantel, table centerpieces and door wreaths will be emphasized Cooking Classes Thu Nov 6 6-8pm APPETIZERS WORTH SHARING--ADULT COOKING CLASS @ Eckert’s Farms Get this party started! We’ll get you prepared for the holiday party season as our culinary staff share tips on entertaining and easy appetizer ideas. Guests will sample 6 different appetizers—from savory to sweet—including Stuffed Mushrooms, Goat Cheese Empanadas, and Phyllo Fontina Cheese Bites, and 2 holiday drinks Sat Nov 8 9:30-11am MERRY MUNCHIES - MOMMY & ME COOKING CLASS @ Eckert’s Farms: Share the love and joy of preparing holiday foods with your youngster as we get ready to celebrate! We’ll have a merrily good time as we make and eat recipes for an “O Tannenbaum” Tree, Chocolate-Coated Snowmen and Candy Canes, and Reindeer Chow—all serve with a Holiday Sipper.

2-3pm Operation Food Search: Cooking Class @ Jamestown Bluffs Branch Library: Join Operation Food Search to make some delicious Holiday treats.

Sample new dishes and take recipes to try at home.

Ages 12 and up. Registration is required.

Sun Nov 9 1-3pm FESTIVE FOODS - KIDS COOKING CLASS @ Eckert’s Farms - Belleville Country Store Ring in the holiday with fun foods! Come join the festivities as we make an “O Tannenbaum Tree,” Star of Wonder, and Chocolate-Covered Snowmen and Candy Canes. We won’t forget Santa’s reindeer as we also mix up some yummy Reindeer Chow, and we’ll toast the upcoming holiday season with a Holiday Sipper.

Mon Nov 10 10-11am Hearty Winter Soups @ Missouri Botanical Garden Back by popular demand, with all new recipes!

What better time to learn how to make delicious home-made soup than on a chilly autumn day?

Tue Nov 11 7-8pm Chocolate Therapy @ Missouri Botanical Garden Don’t ever feel guilty about eating chocolate!

Learn the health benefits of chocolate, how to enjoy this sweet treat without all the guilt, what chocolate says about your personality, and how to use chocolate to relax with “chocolate meditation.” We’ll end our evening sampling chocolate and pairing it with a variety of wines. Designed for adults only ages 21 and older. All cooking classes are demonstration only unless otherwise noted. Chefs serve sample-sized portions of their recipes.

Fri Nov 14 9:30-11am MERRY MUNCHIES - MOMMY & ME COOKING CLASS @ Eckert’s See Nov 8th for Details Sat Nov 15 1-3pm FESTIVE FOODS - KIDS COOKING CLASS @ Eckert’s Farms See Nov 9th for Details Wed Nov 19 12-1pm LUNCH & LEARN - LATE AUTUMN FAVORITES @ Eckert’s Farms Get your taste buds ready as we sample 4 kinds of roasted squash—then you decide which one you like the best, and we’ll top it on our featured salad. We’ll sip on apple cider tea and also make a recipe with Eckert’s house-made sausage and baked apples. Be sure to leave room for dessert—Angie’s favorite pumpkin bread with whipped mascarpone. Lunch portions will be served.

Event will take place from12pm to 1pm in the Country Store. Space is limited; reservations are required. $15 per person Thu Nov 20 6:30-8pm Apples to Zucchini: Healthy Meals for Happy Kids @ The Magic House Learn how to provide healthy meals and snacks for your family with the help of a registered dietician. Topics include family mealtime, portion sizes made easy, stocking your pantry, creative snack ideas and the importance of active play Sat Nov 22 1-3pm CHRISTMAS COOKIES - ADVANCED KIDS COOKING CLASS @ Eckert’s Farms Part of the joy in holiday baking is sharing with loved ones. We’ll make it easy for your baker-in-training as we use just one cookie base to make five varieties of delicious holiday cookies: Cookie Cups, M&M Treats, Peanut Butter Slices, Cinnamon-Sugar Balls, and Cherry Pinwheels.

Educational Classes Every Monday-10am Preschool Science Series @ St. Louis Science Center Introducing Preschool Science Series, the perfect program for your young scientist!

Preschool age children and their adult partner will explore, investigate, and do science together. Each session features a different topic, so you will want to attend often! Dates: 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Mondays of the month. Call reservations to confirm. Reservations: $5 per person (adult or child). Space is limited. To reserve your tickets, please call our Advance Sales Department at 314.289.4424 One adult per 4 children required Every Tuesday 9am Breakfast with Baby @ World Chess Hall of Fame: Bring your child, ages birth through 2, to Breakfast with Baby, designed to foster

your child’s early understanding and appreciation of the visual arts. Each session includes light refreshments, socializing, and an activity led by an early childhood educator. Each session focuses on a different area of creative and cognitive development.

The cost is $5 per adult/child pair. More information and to RSVP: worldchesshof.org

Every Tuesday-7pm NaNoWriMo Weekly Write-in @ Maplewood Public Library For the First Day Write-in and weekly write-ins, bring your laptops and your ideas and start writing! This is a great way to meet fellow writers and encourage one another.

Every Tuesday-7pm OUR LIFE IN ZINES @ Central Library Create. Contribute. Collaborate. With weekly themes to spark imagination and reflection, young people will be given the opportunity to create pages for a personal zine as we as collaborate with one another on a Central Library Zine. The Creative Experience will be available to participants.

Every Wednesday-7pm Improving your Photographic Vision @ Missouri Botanical Garden Take your photography to the next level. Learn more about how you see and why you may miss important elements within the scene. We will discuss working the subject and how making small changes can lead to greater impacts. The importance of themes will be discussed and some suggested projects given. With this class, you will improve your photography and fine tune your vision. Designed for adults only.

Every Other Saturday Nov 8 & 22, 10am Veteran’s Writing Workshop @ Central Library Professional writers from the St. Louis area conduct workshops for those interested in writing fiction, poetry, and nonfiction related to their time in military service.

Plus attendees will use the Creative Experience and learn about the resources available for multimedia production.

Sat Nov 1 10am MindSET - Build Your Very Own Spacecraft! @ St Louis Science Center Mon Nov 3 10am Painting Orchids in Pastel @ Sophia M. Sachs Butterfly House 6:30pm Tech Talks @ Bridgeton Trails Branch Tue Nov 4 7pm Noticeable Numbers @ Rock Road Branch Library Thu Nov 6 10am Learn Dropbox @ Kirkwood Public Library Fri Nov 7 5pm Made With Code Party @ Saint Louis Science Center: What can a young woman do with code?

Literally anything! Coding and computing skills provide a foundation in problem solving, creativity and communication skills that help young women succeed and stay competitive in whatever she chooses to do. Young women, age 12 to 17, are

invited to participate in Made with Code Parties at the Saint Louis Science Center where they’ll get a basic introduction to coding. These sessions are free, but reservations are required and space is limited. For more information and to register, visit slsc.org or call 314-289-4424.

Sat Nov 8 2pm Mastodon Science Club @ Jefferson County Library-Arnold Branch: A free 45 minute session including a hands-on activity and practical information for creating a science project. For more information, go to www.MastodonFair.org 2pm STL250: Science of St. Louis @ Indian Trails Branch Library, Fall into wreaths! Join us as we design a wreath using the rich colors of fall. Let your imagination run wild as we explore oranges, reds, browns and yellows. Ages 10-adult. Registration required.

Mon Nov 10 2pm Raptor Awareness Show @ Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site Learn about Native Birds of Prey through a demonstration and flight show. By the World Bird Sanctuary. Starts at 2 pm no admittance after the show begins. Free.

2pm Digital Petting Zoo @ Sachs Branch Library Are you thinking about purchasing a tablet, eBook reader or audiobook player for yourself or as a gift this holiday season? Unsure what would best suit your needs? The St. Louis County Library is presenting its “Digital Petting Zoo” just in time for the holidays. Feel free to drop-in anytime during the session to ask questions and try out some of the most popular eReader and eAudiobook devices, compatible with our eMedia services. Adults.

Registration requested.

Tue Nov 11 2:00pm Discovery Club @ Natural Bridge Branch Library There’s a whole world of wonder to explore.

Through projects, experiments and activities, we will navigate through the sciences to figure out the whys and hows of this big, beautiful universe we live in Wed Nov 12 8am Education Technology Expo @ Clayton Sheraton The Education Expo, hosted by Tech Electronics will showcase the latest in school technology & security with keynote speaker Vaughn Baker from Strategos International. Baker will provide an overview & historical examination of active shooters; an examination of lessons learned; threat assessments; School lock-downs; and what to do when a lock-down fails. The course will assist school personnel in their ability to: prevent; report; and protect themselves and their students from an active shooter.

4pm Outside the Lines: Thumbprint Trees @ Central Library Creative visual artists, writers, musicians, and filmmakers are invited to discover the free resources at Central Library to help move their careers to the next level. Leaders will include Sue Greenberg, executive director of Volunteer Lawyers & Accountants for the Arts, Kimberley Parks, librarian, and Andrea Johnson, Creative Experience specialist. Meet fellow artists, get expert recommendations for succeeding in the business of being an individual artist 4pm Science Fun @ Kirkwood Public Library Kids Joins us for science experiments and science fun. Test your senses. Questions? Call 314-821-5770, ext. 1015.

Event is free and open to the public.

Thu Nov 13 10am Picasa for Online Photo Storage and Editing

@ Kirkwood Public Library Picasa for Online Photo Storage and Editing - Learn how to use Picasa to store, edit and share photos.

Fri Nov 14 9:30am Shaw Family Adventures: Scurrying About Shaw Nature Reserve - For families with kids ages 3 and older. Join us for an adventure and get hands-on with nature! Each class includes outdoor activities for our family to learn together about the plants, animals, and outdoor skills at the Shaw Nature Reserve. Squirrels are scurrying about to prepare for winter. We’ll watch them work as we hike, hear a story, play games to practice our scurrying skills, create a craft, and a cache for the squirrels. One adult per child please.

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Oct 4 – Feb 1 Magic Tree House @ The Magic House Climb the ladder to adventure with the latest traveling exhibit MagicTree House™. Based on the best-selling children’s book series written by Mary Pope Osborne and published by Random House, this novel exhibit allows visitors to branch out through history via a magical, timetraveling tree house. Join Jack and Annie, two ordinary siblings from Frog Creek, Pennsylvania, as they are whisked away in time to experience three important periods in American history including a visit to Plymouth Bay at the time of the first Thanksgiving, a trip to a field hospital to help Clara Barton during the time of the Civil War, and a visit to a one-room school house to experience life as a pioneer.

Children choose their own adventure by selecting from three passageways inside the tree house, each leading them on an exciting, historical journey back in time. Let the adventure begin!

Oct 9 – Jan 4 The International Exhibition of Sherlock Holmes @ St. Louis Science Center, The interactive experience combines science with history and culture to bring to life the historic underpinnings of author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s rich and vibrant stories

9:30am Starting and Running a Non Profit Business SCORE Kirkwood Office This workshop is a MUST for anyone thinking about starting a Non-Profit business and the responsibilities of operating it. Only certain types of businesses qualify to be non-profit Learn: * How to Start a Non-Profit Business * Legal Filings to Achieve a Tax Exempt Status *H Non-Profits Generate Money * Management Structure and Supervision *Advantages & Disadvantages of Non-Profit Status * Keys to Success To register, please go to stlouis.score. org Sat Nov 15 1pm SAT/ACT Math Prep Workshop @ Oak Bend Branch Adult and teen volunteers will be on hand to teach you test-taking skills and more. You may also bring your own SAT/ACT problems and we will find the best way to solve them. Grades 7-12 Tue Nov 18 6pm Prezi for Presentations @ Kirkwood Public Library Prezi for Presentations - Call (314) 821-5770 ext. 1020 for more information Prezi is not your typical slideshow creator, like MS PowerPoint. Learn how to use Prezi to create and share slideshows.

Signup required.

Sat Nov 22 1:30pm Family Med School Basics: Brain and Nervous System @ St. Louis Science Center Join us for a handson experience of the nervous system, offered by the Young Scientist Program of Washington University School of Medicine, using real, human anatomical specimens.

Fitness Classes Every Monday-10:45am Ladies Exercise @ Machacek Branch Library

Every Wednesday-6:30pm Creative Cardio Aerobics @ Indian Trails Branch Library, Join us for an energetic, upbeat aerobics class that is going to get you moving!

This workout is perfect for everyone at any fitness level. Workout and tone your entire body doing low

Every Saturday & Sunday in November, 9am Keeper Talks @ The World Bird Sanctuary: Meet outside the Wildlife Hospital at 9 am and join our keepers as they feed and water our birds. Learn what they are, how they got here, and what they all eat. Admission and parking is free!

Every Monday, 7pm Ghost Hunting Tour at the Historic Lemp Mansion This Haunted History tour is St Louis’ only year-round Ghost Hunting Tour at the Historic Lemp Mansion (one of the top haunted sites in the US).You will experience the stories of the Lemp Family and their tragedies, tour the entire Mansion, perhaps encounter the ghosts there and attempt spirit communications with a professional paranormal investigator. The tour is conducted every Monday at 7PM and reservations are always required. Call Betsy at 314- 644-1814 for information and reservations.

Every Other Monday-7pm Project Chess @ Daniel Boone Branch Join our prestigious chess club and enjoy an hour of critical thinking and reasoning! Ages 8 and above.

Registration required.

Every Tuesday-3pm Free Counseling for Youth & Teens @ Florissant Valley Branch Library Help is available for children or teens experiencing difficulty dealing with: bullying, divorce, grief and loss, trauma, depression, stress, discipline, anxiety, peer pressure, attachment disorders, and child development. A Lutheran Family and Child Services counselor is available meet with you.

Counseling is confidential.

Every Thursday-9am Mom’s Morning Out @ Team Central Gymnastic Academy: Bring your little one in for a morning of fun, friends, crafts, and snacks. Kiddos will burn lots of energy while enhancing their social skills and gross motor skills! Now you will have time for the following: -Grocery shopping -Getting your hair done –Doctor appointments -Coffee with friends Work from home -Reading a book -Favorite hobby -Taking a nap -Working out You deserve a break!

Every Thursday (except 3rd)-6:30pm Free Movies @ Central Library Every Saturday-11am Family Day @ World Chess Hall of Fame: Explore the current exhibitions at the World Chess Hall of Fame during a kid-friendly tour, take part in hands-on activities for kids, and play and learn about the game of chess at these special Saturday Family Days.

These events are designed for families with children ages 5 to 12. Each day has a different theme.

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Every Sunday-Safety Stop Sunday @ The Magic House Safety first! Make an appointment with St. Louis Children’s Hospital to stop by The Magic House any Sunday for St. Louis Children’s Hospital’s Safety Stop, a one-stop shop for car seat, helmet and home safety education. Please call (314) 454-KIDS to schedule a time for this free service. Visit www.stlouischildrens.org for more information.

Sat Nov 1 All Saints’ Day 12pm Historic Magic Chef Mansion Home Tour 1pm Dino Dinner @ St. Louis Science Center Ever wonder what dinosaurs ate for dinner? Join Science Center staff as we explore dinosaur dinner menus and how their teeth were adapted to specific meals. You will even make your own cast of a real dinosaur tooth!

Designed for families with children 5 and up - $5 Mon Nov 3 6:30pm Family Night @ Florissant Valley Branch

all. 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Grand Center. More information: grandcenter.org 6pm Laser Tag @ Lewis and Clark Branch Library: Don’t miss your chance to team up with other teens and play laser tag among the library stacks. Ages 12-18.

Registration required.

6:30pm Putting Through the Pages @ Kirkwood Public Library: Join us for an evening of mini-golf featuring our favorite book characters. For children and families.

Questions? Call 314-821-5770, ext. 1015. Event is free and open to the public.

Sat Nov 8 9am Bobby McCormack’s Basketball Coaches Clinic @ Saint Louis Priory School: “Grade School Basketball Coaches Clinic This clinic is designed for elementary and

Wed Nov 5 4pm City Arch River Oral History Project @ Bridgeton Trails Branch

7pm Jefferson Barracks in St. Louis History @ Kirkwood Public Library

Fri Nov 7 Centene Fitness Fun Fridays @ The Magic House: Every month a new challenge will be posted for children to print off, complete and bring with them to earn FREE admission during the Fitness Fun Friday events. The first 100 families to register online for Fitness Fun Friday each month will receive a backpack full of health-related educational material and fitness equipment, including a pedometer and jump rope.

11am First Friday @ International Photography Hall of Fame and Museum: The International Photography Hall of Fame and Museum is the only museum in St. Louis dedicated exclusively to photography. The IPHF preserves, promotes and educates on the history of photography by exhibiting prints and antique cameras from the permanent collection, and hosting special exhibitions focusing on the art and science of photography. Admission to the museum is free and museum hours are extended on the First Friday of every month in partnership with Grand Center First Fridays.

5pm First Fridays @ Contemporary Art Museum: A complimentary drink for Young Friends members and above. Cash bar. Enjoy an evening of art, music, and culture the first Friday of every month. DJs and musicians present music in dialogue with the exhibitions, Museum staff lead tours, and the bar and café are open. Museums and galleries throughout Grand Center are free and open the entire evening.

5pm First Fridays @ Grand Center: First Fridays in Grand Center are an opportunity for families to enjoy the latest art exhibitions from St. Louis’ leading arts organizations, like the Contemporary Art Museum, the Sheldon Art Galleries, Bruno David Gallery, International Photography Hall of Fame, Craft Alliance, Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts, Saint Louis University Museum of Art and others. Explore the neighborhood’s remarkable array of visual arts during a walking tour. Free and ope to

7pm “Girls Only” Club @ Daniel Boone Branch Come join our club just for girls. This month we will be going on a library scavenger hunt. Ages 7-11.

7pm Family Night @ Bridgeton Trails Branch There will be stories, crafts, and treats. All ages.

Wed Nov 12 9am Academy of the Sacred Heart Admissions Open An independent Catholic school founded in 1818 by St. Rose Philippine Duchesne, a member of the Society of the Sacred Heart. Open to children in grades PK-8, we educate and inspire the heart and mind of each child to become a courageous and confident leader who knows and loves God, and who reveals that love by serving others. To learn if the Academy would be an educational option for your child, join us for Open House with a presentation followed by student-led tours. To RSVP, contact admissions@ash1818.org.

5:30pm INFERTILITY SUPPORT GROUP @ Mercy Hospital, Department of Fertility Care Services A discussion group meeting will be held This group has been formed to provide an opportunity to meet with others experiencing infertility to share insights, feelings and experiences.

For more information, call 314.997.7576 or email lucy. harris@mercy.net.

6:30pm Family Movie Night @ Rock Road Branch

7pm Treehouse Book Club for 4th-6th Graders @ University City Public Library Thu Nov 6 11am Babes in the Woods @ Powder Valley

10am Tots of Fun @ Grand Glaize Branch Library Enjoy games, art activities and more about the days of knights and castles. Age 2-6.

middle school coaches who: •Are new to coaching •Have been away from the game for a while •Have extensive basketball experience but wonder how to bring it down to the grade school/elementary school level •Want to have a more organized 90 minute practice •Wonder what drills work best at this level Contact Coach McCormack at 314606-5370 or by email: bmccormack@schoolyou.com 9am Family Scavenger Hunt @ The Pointe at Ballwin Commons: Mark your calendars for our Family Scavenger Hunt! Meet at The Pointe at Ballwin Commons to receive your clues and then travel by car around town finding all the answers. Teams must return by 10:45am or risk being disqualified. This fun twist on the standard scavenger hunt is a sure cure for cabin fever during colder weather.

It will be a hit with families of all ages and won’t be easy to forget!

10am The Colors of Fall Hike @ Emmenegger Nature Park: Join Webster Groves Nature Study Society vicepresident, Rich Thoma for a fun and educational walk through Emmenegger Nature Park. Enjoy the brisk fall air and learn why trees change colors with the seasons and view the oaks, maples, hickories, and a variety of other plants displaying fall colors. Bring a camera and notebook if desired. Meet at the trail the kiosk by the creek. Held rain or shine.

7pm Arise Ministry, Singles/Couples Dance @ Concord School Everyone is Welcome! Cost of $10 includes snacks and prizes, cash bar and music Sun Nov 9 3:30pm Open House Showcase @ Cheer Legendz – Chesterfield, See the Cheer Legendz Cheerleading and Dance Competition Teams perform for the first time this season at the Cheer Legendz Open House Showcase. At this free event, you can also meet the staff and tour the new facility in Chesterfield. Doors open at 3:15 p.m. and the showcase begins at 3:30.

Tue Nov 11 Veterans Day & Marine Corps Birthday Family Free Day @ Gateway Arch and Old Courthouse

6:30pm Imagination n Police Station @ Kirkwood Public Library Meet some of our area heroes! Kirkwood Police Station. We partnered with Kirkwood Parks & Recreation to offer a program filled with stories, craft activities, games and more. Each month we explore a different fun location. Ages 1-6 with an adult. Please register by calling 822-5855. Event is free and open to the public.

6:30pm Movie Night @ Sachs Branch Library Thu Nov 13 5:30pm Star Party @ Machacek Branch Library Come look at the night sky in a whole different way- with a telescope! Program will begin with a presentation by the St. Louis Astronomical Society, and move to the upper parking lot to use the library’s new telescopes (weather permitting).

6pm Family Night @ Schlafly Branch Library Fri Nov 14 6pm Friday Evening Tours @ Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis Take advantage of CAM’s late hours on Friday evenings and stop by for a special 30-minute tour of the exhibitions.

6pm Parents Night Out at Miss Kelly’s Gym Let Miss Kelly’s give you the night off while your child takes part in many different fun activities including games, obstacles and challenges! 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. For children who are age 3 and up and potty trained. Space is limited and reservations are requested. Call 314-439-1100 or email tumble@misskellysgym.com. $20 for members; $25 for non-members. All siblings are half price more information: misskellysgym.com 9:30am HealthFest 2014 @ St. Louis Science Center A one-day event featuring educational booths from a variety of area health professionals and health-related organizations They offer free information, health screenings for all ages, giveaways, and more! HealthFest’s mission is to provide education to visitors/families about current issues and research, information about services available to the community, and introductions to careers in health- related fields

10:30am Great Green Adventures: I Spy Fall @ Missouri Botanical Garden The leaves have fallen, birds have begun migrating and the weather is cooler. Join us as we search the Garden for other signs of fall. For children ages 6 to 12 with an adult.

Thu Nov 20 10:30am Toddler Get Together @ The Pointe at Ballwin Commons Your toddler will enjoy a variety of activities, stories, crafts, visits from special guests and an opportunity to meet new friends.

a royal time learning princess etiquette, making princess crafts, enjoying snacks, dancing to princess songs and participating in our princess parade. You will also create and take home a cupcake fit for a princess. Come dressed in a princess outfit for this majestic event.

1:30pm Great Green Adventures: I Spy Fall @ Missouri Botanical Garden The leaves have fallen, birds have begun migrating and the weather is cooler. Join us as we search the Garden for other signs of fall. For children ages 6 to 12 with an adult.

Mon Nov 17 9am IY’s TrepStart Day - St. Louis Youth Entrepreneurship Conference @ Saint Louis University The event focuses on giving high school students various perspectives on entrepreneurship while teaching key entrepreneurial concepts in a hands-on setting.

5pm HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSE @ Eckert’s Farms Kick off the holiday season with us during our Holiday Open House. Fun for the whole family begins at 5pm with plenty of samples, wine tastings, live music and more!

Our culinary team will share recipes and tips for easy entertaining during the holidays.

9:30am Puppetfest @ Buder Branch Library A shadow puppet show by puppeteer Daniel Romano using puppets made by Sandy Griffin. 10:30 a.m. There will be a PuppetMaking Workshop by Ginny Weiss. Puppets on hand. The puppet store will be available from 9:30 - 11:30 a.m.

6:30pm Sample St. Louis @ Bridgeton Trails Branch We live in a delicious city just waiting to be discovered.

Ready your taste buds for an exciting exploration of St. Louis cuisine and trivia. Ages 12-18. Registration is required.

Tue Nov 18 9:30am Family Adventures @ Shaw Nature Reserve - For families with kids ages 3 and older. Join us for an adventure and get hands-on with nature! Each class includes outdoor activities for your family to learn together about the plants, animals, and outdoor skills at the Shaw Nature Reserve. Squirrels are scurrying about to prepare for winter. We’ll watch them work as we hike, hear a story, play games to practice our scurrying skills, create a craft, and a cache for the squirrels. One adult per child please.

10am Pint Size Harvest Party @ Crestwood Community Anyone between the ages 2-6 come celebrate and give thanks! This special day will be filled with festive games, crafts, snacks and open play in the gym. A parent/guardian is required to attend; there is a maximum of two children per adult. This event is $5/Resident and $7/Non-Resident.

Pre-Registration is required by Monday, November 17, 2014. Don’t miss out on this fun-filled day!

2pm Tech Talks @ Daniel Boone Branch Join library

7pm Shakespeare Festival Reads - The Tragedy of Arthur

by Arthur Philips @ Left Bank Books Shakespeare Festival Reads is a group that meets to talk about Shakespeare, the plays and pretty much anything related to Shakespearean London. We love to explore new riffs on old themes and frequently read contemporary novels based on these centuries old plays. Meet at Left Bank Books in the Central West End on the second Tuesday of every month (downstairs where it is easier for Spike, the resident cat, to find us). We welcome anyone who is interested to join our group. No expertise required!

Wed Nov 19 10am You and Me Under the Canopy @ Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center Bring your little ones to enjoy a nature adventure. This outing is perfect for parents or caregivers and kids ages birth to 8. Dress for the weather because this adventure begins with a hike with a naturalist to a special place in the forest. Then you’ll enjoy stories under the canopy.

4pm Movie Night @ Walnut Park Branch Library

7pm St. John School Admissions Open House Welcome to our St. John community, where love, faith and learning connect. We provide an educational environment to touch the whole child in a holy way. We challenge the academic development of all children in a setting that nurtures the gifts each child possesses. Our spiritual climate encourages an active faith in Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior. The more than 300 students in grades K – 8 are daily challenged by caring teachers to stretch both their minds and hearts. We also provide Early Childhood Education for over 150 two to four year-olds using a “Project Construct” philosophy.

7pm Teen Lock-In: Cupcake Wars @ Cliff Cave Branch A night of delicious competition based on the food network show. Learn to decorate cupcakes, compete in challenges, and make cupcakes inspired by your favorite book. Grades 6-12. Registration required.

Fri Nov 21 5:30pm Emerson Free Family Night @ The Magic House Some of the best things in life are free! The Magic House holds Emerson Free Family Nights every third Friday of the month from 5:30 pm to 9 pm. These special nights enable a family (no more than two adults and four of their own children) to enjoy more than 100 hands on exhibits in the museum at no charge. Reservations are not required.

6pm Ballwin Kids Night Out @ The Pointe at Ballwin Commons NO PARENTS ALLOWED! We will have a blast playing games, doing arts and craft, and swimming.

Pizza and drinks will be provided as a snack. Plan a date night and let us take care of the kids. Pre-register online at www.ballwin.mo.us or visit The Pointe at Ballwin Commons.

6pm Friday Evening Tours @ Contemporary Art Museum Take advantage of CAM’s late hours on Friday evenings and stop by for a special 30-minute tour of the exhibitions.

6:30pm Teen Afterhours; Fun and Games @ Sachs Branch Library Yes, you can play in the library tonight! Join in book dominos, library golf, and other crazy “non-library activities. Refreshments will be provided too. Ages 12-18.

Sat Nov 22 9:30am Fun & Games @ Brentwood Public Library Bring your friends and family to this fun activity day. Create vehicles and buildings with LEGOs. Play Monopoly or Candyland with your friends. Play Scrabble or UNO cards with your family. Have a great time at the library!

9:30am Princess Tea Party @ Eckert’s Farms Your little princess will delight in gathering in the “castle” with other little princesses for a very special tea party! You will have

10am Girls Day Out @ National Shrine of Our Lady of the Snows A great day of shopping and fun with friends and family! The day features a luncheon & quarter auction as well as a Metro Market where you can jump-start your holiday shopping! Advance registration is required for the luncheon & quarter auction. Admission to the Metro Market is free.

7:30pm Tribute @ SCOTTISH RITE CATHEDRAL It’s an evening celebrating iconic fashion moments and the international success of Mother Model Management. The fashion show will feature models who have walked the runways of Saint Laurent, Chanel, Louis Vuitton, Prada, and Calvin Klein, to name just a few. In addition, we will present a fantastic roster of beautiful new faces being groomed and developed for the top international runways and magazines. Fashion VIPs from around the world will be attending and we have other big surprises in store for all who attend.

Sun Nov 23 2:45pm Frozen Over @ St. John Church – Ellisville Sing along with your favorite characters in this newly released sing-a-long version of the feature film at St. John Church.

Dinner, snacks, live-characters, activities and the full length feature movie being shown on the large theatersized screen in the Sanctuary will make for a fun and memorable night for the entire family. Admission is FREE and Open to the Community We are proud to assist Bryan Hill Elementary School in the College Hill neighborhood in St Louis provide new child size winter hats, scarves and gloves to their students. As part of your admission, please bring one new winter accessory item per person to help keep our neighbors warm this winter. Contact Info Carol Wyatt St. John Church cwyatt@stjstl.net 6367792300 Tue Nov 25 6pm K’Nex Mania @ Jamestown Bluffs Branch Library Let’s get our hard hats on, our tools out, and get ready to build whatever we can imagine with these creative construction pieces. Ages 7-11. Registration required.

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