Weekly Porch: Area Activities, December 8-17, 2016
Photo: City of Night St. Louis' Holiday PopUp Shop.
Below is a list of upcoming activities in or around Benton Park West, a Cherokee Neighborhood.
Town Hall Meeting: What's Happening on Your Block
Thursday, December 8 from 6:00-9:00 pm, Froebel Elementary School, 3709 Nebraska
Dutchtown and Gravois Park will host a town hall meeting to discuss crime, problem properties, illegal alley dumping, and budgets. Speakers include Alderman Cara Spencer, NSO, and Police Captain. Consider attending and encourage your neighbors. Facebook Invite
Pikazo Holiday Happy Hour + Coat Collection
Friday, December 9 from 5:30-8:30 pm, 3449 S Jefferson
Join the Pikazo team for drinks, snacks, photos, and art to celebrate the season! We're be collecting coats to donate to those in need during the upcoming cold weather. We'll be serving beer, wine, and a few treats. Feel free to also bring a drink or a snack if you'd like something specific (along with your new or gently used warm coats.) And the Pikazo photo booth will be available for holiday pics! Facebook Invite
Books & Breakfast Program: Happy Dolla Days - Supporting Black Businesses
Saturday, December 10 from 10:00 am - 12:00 pm, Blank Space, 2847 Cherokee
HandsUp United presents Books & Breakfast which has been successfully happening for over 2 years. If you know someone who hasn't came to our program , please invite them. This month we are focusing on Black Businesses & how the impact of the community supporting them. So our theme is Dolla Days for this holiday season. We will have several local black businesses for you to discover and hopefully support as well. Facebook Invite
BPW Dog Park Christmas Party
Saturday, December 10 from 1:00-3:00 pm, 3300 Nebraska
Dog park Christmas party - pictures with Santa. Visit our Events page or Facebook Invite for details.
Gondo Poetry 41: Jennifer Kronovet and Rodrigo Toscano
Saturday, December 10 from 7:00-10:00 pm, Fort Gondo Compound for the Arts, 3151 Cherokee
Please join us for the final reading of the gondo poetry series. Facebook Invite
Gravois Park Trash Pickup and Social Hour
Sundays from 9:30-10:30 am, Gravois Park, 3200 Potomac
Each Sunday, get to know your neighbors and help make YOUR neighborhood park a better place to play! We'll pick up litter in and around the park while talking and getting to know each other.
Holiday Pop-Up Shop
Sunday, December 11 from 11:00 am - 6:00 pm, 2720 Cherokee
A Holiday Pop-Up Shop! Brought to you by: City of Night St. Louis and Loyal Family. Come on out and shop local this year! Facebook Invite
Ring in the Holidays!
Sunday, December 11 from 1:00-4:00 pm, Tenth Life, 3202 Cherokee
Tenth Life invites you to celebrate the Holidays with us. On Sunday Dec. 11th from 1-4 pm we will have refreshments and all the kitty cuddles you can handle. If you have not yet finished your holiday shopping, we can help you with that! Facebook Invite
Timebanking 101 in December + Mats for the Homeless
Sunday, December 11 from 2:00-4:00 pm, Thomas Dunn Learning Center, 3113 Gasconade
This free class introduces participants to the history of early trade and barter, the history of timebanking in St. Louis where the first timebank formed in 1981 and the history of Cowry Collective the only active timebank in St. Louis! You will also receive hands-on training in hOurworld, the software and app where you can create a bio, list your offers and requests and can search for service exchanges that interest you. Join our money-free network of 200+ members! Facebook Invite
Zumba Classes
Mondays, Curby Memorial Presbyterian Church, 2621 Utah
Curby Church will host Zumba classes on Mondays at 6:00 pm for $3-5.00 a session. For more info 314-771-0242.
3rd District Police Officers' Christmas Party
Thursday, December 15 from 6:00-9:00 pm, Five Star Senior Center, 2832 Arsenal
Please join us as we show our appreciation to our officers by wishing them and their families a blessed and safe holiday. If you would like to help with donations, either monetary, food, attendance prizes for the officers or help with planning, contact Mike Howard at Five Star, 314.664.1008.
SAVE-THE-DATES
Christmas Caroling, Sunday, December 18 from 1:45-4:00 pm, Gravois Park, 3200 Potomac
SPONSORS
A special THANK YOU to The Porch sponsors:
Buddha Body and Bath
As The Porch Review (BPW newsletter) is printed quarterly, we'll post upcoming activities on Thursdays through the "Weekly Porch." If there's an area activity that you'd like to have included, please send your activity details to scottwmcintosh@yahoo.com.
