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October 15-28, 2009 • The Journal
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VENUE
Thursday, October 15
• Students are invited to the International Mid-Term Break Game Day, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., on the Quad. Sponsored by Society of International Languages and Cultures, there will be pizza and other snacks, as well as games from across the world. Weather permitting, there will be a soccer game on the Quad.
Friday, October 16
• Bunker Farms at 1 Golfport Drive welcomes the public to their 10-acre corn maze to benefit the Stray Rescue of St. Louis. Admission is $8 for adults, $6 for children five to 11 years old. Guests can see how fast they can make it through the eightfoot high corn maze, or bring a flashlight and try to navigate the night maze. Bunker Farms also features a straw maze and glow in the dark mini-golf at night. For more information, visit www.bunkerfarms.com.
Saturday, October 17
• The Life is Good festival will take over Frontier Park, along the Missouri River in St. Charles. This free festival features a hot lineup of musicians, food and good-time games for everyone to enjoy. Funds raised from event benefit Project Joy, a grassroots nonprofit. Opens at 11 a.m. For more information, visit www.lifeisgood.com/festivals.
Sunday, October 18
• Come out and enjoy an Oktoberfest Riverboat Cruise at the Gateway Arch grounds on Memorial Drive. Admission is $38, and cover a full German buffet and live German music while cruising along the Mississippi River. Guests can book a trip online at www.gatewayarch.com/Arch. For more information, call (877) 982-1410.
Monday, October 19
• CJ Muggs Restaurant at 101 W. Lockwood in Old Webster presents the “Street Scenes” exhibit by the St. Louis Watercolor Society. Enjoy these fabulous pieces of artwork while dining at one of St. Louis’ finest restaurants. For more information, visit www.stlws.org.
Tuesday, October 20
• The Japonisme in the Graphic Arts exhibition comes to the St. Louis Art Museum in Forest Park. This exhibition demonstrates the impact Japanese color woodblock prints had on Western printmaking in the late 19th century, featuring woodcuts, lithographs and etchings by French, Dutch and American expatriate artists. Admission is free and the exhibit
closes Dec. 13. For more information, visit www.slam.org. • BB’s Jazz Blues And Soups at 700 S. Broadway presents its St. Louis Beat Poetry Series at 6 p.m. For more information, visit www.bbsjazzbluessoups.com.
Wednesday, October 21
• Bowood Farms at 4605 Olive St. welcomes everyone to its first annual Pumpkin Contest. It all takes place at the secondannual “Boo-wood!” pre-Halloween event, also including pumpkin carving and painting, free snacks, games and more. For more information, visit www.bowoodfarms.com. • Cliff Cave Park at 806 Cliff Cave Roada hosts Hike It, Bike It or Cave It at 5:30 p.m. Hike and bike the five-mile Mississippi River Trail or the 1.4-mile spur trail are free. The Caving program costs $5 with pre-registration. For more information, call (314) 615-8481 or visit http://stlouisco.com/parks.
Thursday, October 22
• Made possible by a grant from Downtown Now, the St. Louis Public Library presents the Not So Quiet! Concert Series. Featuring the Righteous Mind Project with Sheneatha Frison, the show takes place at the Old Post Office Plaza at 815 Locust. Admission to the event is free. For more information, call (314) 206-6779.
Friday, October 23
• The St. Louis Artists’ Guild at 2 Oak Knoll Park features its eighth annual ARTstravaganza art festival. The festival starts at 8 p.m. and admission is free. For more information, call (636) 293-6864.
Saturday, October 24
• The Missouri Botanical Garden hosts the Tom’s Shoes “Style Your Sole” Party at 1 p.m. Bring in old shoes and decorate them with provided paint, or let a local artist do it. The event is included in admission to the Garden. Tom’s Shoes can also be purchased in the Garden Gate Gift Shop near the entrance of the garden. For every pair of Tom’s Shoes purchased, the company donates another pair to needy children. For more information, visit http://styleyoursole.tomsshoes.com.
Sunday, October 25
• The American Cancer Society Making Strides Against Breast Cancer with a 5k charity walk. Beginning at 1 p.m. in Tower Grove park at Arsenal and Kingshighway, everyone is welcome to join. For more information or to get involved, visit www. hannahgames.net.
Monday, October 26
• Webster Jazz Singers and Jazz Faculty members present “Celebration of the Great American Songbook” in the Winifred-Moore Auditorium in Webster Hall at 7 p.m. This concert features the musical styles of Paul Simon, George Gershwin and more. Student admission is free. For more information, visit www.webster.edu/finearts/ music/calendar.shtml.
Tuesday, October 27
• The St. Louis Zoo presents “Conservation Conversations: Extinction in the Sahara Desert” at 7:30 p.m. Admission is free. Come hear about the increasing rates of extinction in the Sahara Desert, and how the St. Louis Zoo is assisting the people of the Sahara to conserve wildlife with support of Sahara Conservation Fund. For more information, visit www.stlzoo.org.
Wednesday, October 28
•Webster Campus Crusades for Christ holds its regular meetings at 9:30 p.m. in the Village Apartments Clubhouse.
Hunt Gallery Opening
THEO WELLING / The Journal
Students view collaboration piece at the Hunt Gallery in the Visual Arts Studio created by the Advanced Level Students Friday Oct. 9.
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