Community Calendar

Dear friends We are so excited to announce the date for this years ride! Please stay tuned for more details. In the meantime be you get vaccinated and ride safe! ABOUT THE WNBR Celebrating bicycle power and the beauty of people World Naked Bike Ride (WNBR) is an international clothing-optional people powered event that highlights the vulnerability of cyclists everywhere decries society’s dependence on pollution-based transport and promotes positive body image. It’s also just a lot of fun! The event is bare-as-you-dare; anything from body paint to underwear to fanciful costumes are encouraged. Due to legal restrictions full frontal nudity is at your own risk but many participants do go all out. Large-scale body painting is typically available pre-ride and personal expression is encouraged. past events drew over 2000 riders and covered over ten miles of high visibility city areas. Blessed by decent summer weather in a great cycling city the event has grown into a fantastic rolling celebration complete with a massive afterparty. Participants often describe it as a transcendent group experience personally transforming and beyond superlative.

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Inspired by the fairytales of the Brothers Grimm, composer/lyricist Stephen Sondheim and book writer James Lapine upend the "Happily Ever After" trope to unearth the doubts, fears, and longings that undermine prepackaged morals. Winner of three Tony Awards and the 1988 Drama Critics Circle Award and Drama Desk Award for Best Musical, Into the Woods is a story of our time. In our current moment of social unrest and political polarity, this fractured fairytale challenges us to grapple with ambivalence and uncertainty without losing our humanity.

Music & Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Book by James Lapine
Directed by Annamaria Pileggi
October 21, 22, 28 & 29 at 8 p.m.
October 23 & 30 at 2 p.m.

Angad Arts Hotel's quarterly exhibit, “Vintage Visions,” is a first-time gallery showcase from artist Danielle Beck. Located in the hotel’s first-floor gallery, the 39-piece exhibit showcases a collection of ethereal photographs in antique frames as an exploration of color and intention. All pieces from the solo exhibit are available for purchase online and in person through November 2023. Vintage Visions canvases the unpredictable nature of photography through movement, creating dreamlike scapes and a juxtaposition between old and new with the use of antique framing.

The adventure begins with a drive to the William Clark Plot. Walking to the ideal way to observe the cemetery. It is easy to view monuments and take in the scenic view. After checking out William Clark’s family plot, we will visit the graves of three Civil War participants and an African American doctor who changed health care in St. Louis. Down the road, there are two suffragists. Across the street is the Hempstead family plot which is the oldest in the cemetery. Hidden under some trees, we’ll discover a statue of a seven year old bot looking dapper in his knickers and well as an iron cross revealing the last name of Chouteau. By telling their stories and visiting their graves, I hope to keep their memories alive.

♦ Space is limited and reservations are required
♦ Walking terrain is mild with a mixture of hard and soft surfaces
♦ Please wear appropriate outdoor walking attire
♦ We ask that everyone arrive 15 to 20 minutes before tour time for a prompt departure
♦ This is a rain-or-shine event except in the case of extreme lightning

$5
3 Rounds
1 Pack Per Win

This event runs from Feb 11, 2023 to Dec 30, 2023 and happens every:
Saturdays: 9:30am - 1:00pm

Green Door Art Gallery presents On the Horizon, an exploration of what lies before us, featuring oil paintings by Maureen Brodsky, gouache paintings by Michelle Graf, oil paintings by Timothy K. Hamilton, monoprints by Kay M. Pick Zivkovich and silver and stone jewelry by Rosemary Werkmeister. The artwork and jewelry will be on display and available for sale August 30 – October 28, 2023.
Join us for the opening reception on Friday Sept 22, 2023, 5:00 - 8:00 pm

Green Door Art Gallery’s 36 resident artists will also be exhibiting and selling artwork in-cluding fused glass, mosaics, watercolor, oil and acrylic paintings, collage, mixed media, wood, pottery, textile art, jewelry and more. Green Door Art Gallery is located at 21 N. Gore in Old Webster Groves. Hours: Wednesday thru Sunday 10:00 am to 5:00 pm. www.greendoorartgallery.com (314) 202-4071

Intersect Arts Center is offering four classes this semester.

Graphic Gouache | Tuesdays October 11 - November 8 : 6 - 8 PM | $100
Coffee Basics | Saturday October 22 10:00am - 12:00pm | $120
Intro to Metal Jewelry Making | Thursdays 6:00 - 8:00 PM, September 22 - October 20 | $130
Intro to Mosaics | Monday nights 6:00 - 8:00pm, October 10th - November 14th | $130

For more info or to register, visit https://www.intersectstl.org/adults

Join one of Bellefontaine Cemetery and Arboretum’s horticulturalists for a walking tour exploring the newly opened Lewis and Clark Garden off the northeast corner of the property. This newly dedicated garden contains many plant species notated within the Corps of Discovery Expedition (1803-1806) and its contributions and study of natural history. From meadow to forest, this tour will also explore native plants and plant communities and discuss the natural history of BCA and the surrounding region. Be prepared to walk on uneven terrain with moderate slopes.

Steamboaters and Bellefontaine Cemetery
Whether we are talking pilots, captains, or owners, the waterways and the ships that traversed them helped define St. Louis and the region. At first, it was every man—or boat—for himself, but soon set timetables and routes were established. This led to competition among private owners and groups, leaving casualties in the wake of organization. Then there is the river: at once a superhighway and a vexed spirt. Accidents and mishaps on the Mississippi mean a short life for most ships and many who guide them.

Watch from the comfort of your home or wherever you may be! Sign up now for this free video presentation on Wednesday, October 4th at 7:00 p.m.

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