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Weekly Porch: Area Activities, April 21-30, 2016


Below is a list of upcoming activities in or around Benton Park West, a Cherokee Neighborhood.

Zumba Classes

Mondays and Thursdays, Curby Memorial Presbyterian Church, 2621 Utah

Curby Church will host Zumba classes on Mondays at 6:00 pm and Thursday at 1:30 pm at $5.00 a session. For more info 314-771-0242.

Cherokee Station Business Association Meeting

Thursday, April 21 at 5:30 pm, Nebula, 3400 S. Jefferson

CSBA Meetings are held on the 3rd Thursday of each month at 5:30 pm. All business owners, residents, property owners, and anyone with an interest in Cherokee are welcome and encouraged to attend. Facebook Invite

CSBA Mural Committee

Thursday, April 21 at 6:30 pm, Nebula, 3400 S. Jefferson

the Cherokee Street Business Association is starting up a new Mural Committee, with the goal to bring public art to the Cherokee neighborhoods area. You are invited to come be a part! We meet every month immediately after the monthly CSBA Meeting at Nebula (the full meeting starts at 5:30 pm, we do our mural thing at 6:30ish). Facebook Invite

Benton Park West Neighborhood Association Meeting

Thursday, April 21 at 7:00 pm, Five Star Senior Center, 2832 Arsenal

Please join us to hear the neighborhood news and have a chance in interact with your neighbors, 3rd District police, aldermen and NSO. We will review upcoming events and activities. All residents, business men and women, developers, landlords and other friends are welcome. Visit our Events page for more details.

Happy Thyme: A Garden Club for Seniors

Fridays from 10:00-12:00 pm, Salvation Army, 2747 Arsenal

The Happy Thyme Garden Club is open to all seniors interested in gardening, whether you're a certified green thumb or looking for a place to learn something new. We'll meet at Temple Gardens, located across from the Salvation Army on Fridays at 10 am. Questions? Call Sara Johnson at 314.606.7794

Celebrate Earth Day at the Blue Pearl

Friday, April 22 from 3:00-12:00 midnight, The Blue Pearl, 2926 Cherokee

SPEAKERS: Ray Gude (MC), Leigh Harris (Pop-Up Prairie), Jill Miller (White Caps, Green Collars-cool roofs), Cara Spencer (20th Ward Alderwoman), Alison Carrick (Co-Director, "The First Secret City" film on the history of nuclear waste in St Louis), and Ed Smith (Safe Energy Director, MCE-West Lake Landfill). KEYNOTE Speaker: Tabitha Tripp (Heartwood Forest Council & So Illinoisans Against Fracturing Our Environment). VENDORS: Furious Styles, Miss Heaven, BushDoc Beard Oils, upcycled clothes, and we hope to have some plants/flowers for sale. Facebook Invite

Curby Church Family Movie Night

Friday, April 22 at 7:00 pm, Curby Memorial Presbyterian Church, 2621 Utah