West Newsmagazine 9-9-20

50 I EVENTS I
September 9, 2020
WEST NEWSMAGAZINE
Worship via Zoom • www.nalcwc.org/ZoomInvite
Please request before
Sunday Morning
Join Us
Sunday
Morning
9:30-10:30
Rev. Dr. Beverly DeBord
@WESTNEWSMAG
WESTNEWSMAGAZINE.COM
www.NALCWC.org | Facebook - NALCWC
Local
events
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
The Chesterfield Chamber of Commerce’s
Summer Concerts presents
Billy Peek in a rescheduled
concert at 7 p.m. on Thursday,
Sept. 10 at Faust
Park in Chesterfield.
Attendees should
bring blankets and
chairs for seating.
The gates open at
5:30 p.m. Concessions
sold on-site.
The event is $5 to
attend. Kids activities
include a rockclimbing
wall, face
painting, balloon twisting,
laser tag and more. For tickets,
visit chesterfieldmochamber.com.
• • •
Through Sept. 19, the art of Laura Wheat
and Tim Kent from Canine Artists of St.
Louis is at the Longview Farm House Art
Gallery, 13525 Clayton Road. Hours are
9 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday. Masks are
required for entry.
• • •
A free fall Drive-In Concert and Movie
Series is on Friday nights in September
and October at the Ballwin Athletic Association,
1 Ballpark Drive. Vehicles will
be parked in designated parking spots
and attendees can sit on the passenger
side, outside next to their vehicle. Masks
are required outside of personal vehicles
unless eating or drinking. The BAA concession
stand will be open and serving
food and drinks. Upcoming concerts, from
7-9 p.m., are Fanfare (Sept. 18), Boomerangs
(Sept. 25) and Showdown (Oct. 2).
Upcoming movies, from 6:30-8:30 p.m,
are “Sonic the Hedgehog” (Sept. 26) and
“The Addams Family” (Oct. 3, animated).
• • •
Sky Wars, a pyrotechnic competition,
TOP PICKS
THIS WEEK
• Manchester Homecoming Car
Show, 5K and Parade – Sept. 11-12
• StoryBook Walks in Central Park –
daily
• Canine Art Show at Longview
Farmhouse – through Sept. 19
• Art from the Heart online
auction – Sept. 14-17
is at 7:30 p.m. (doors open at 4 p.m.) on
Saturday, Sept. 26 at The Village of Innsbrook
Fireworks Field, 13604 State Hwy.
M in Wright City. Children’s Festival
Area from 2-7 p.m. Tickets begin at $20
per person. Call (314) 730-0793 or visit
skywarsevent.com for details.
• • •
The Chesterfield Chamber’s 19th
Annual Gumbo Flats Pumpkin Run is
from 8-10 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 24 in
Chesterfield Towne Center, at
BENEFITS
the corner of Long Road
and Edison Avenue. Features
are a 5K and 10K
route and Children’s
Fun Run. Costs are
$25 for 5K participants,
$30 for 10K
and $15 for Fun
Run. Prices for
5K and 10 K will
increase after Oct. 1.
Race shirts not guaranteed
after Oct. 9. To
register, visit chesterfieldmochamber.com.
Friends of Kids with Cancer’s Art from
the Heart features more than 40 pieces of
art created by kids with cancer to be auctioned
virtually Sept. 14-17 with 100% of
the proceeds going to fund the charity’s art
therapy program. Raffles and 50/50 tickets
also will be available for purchase. To view
and bid on artwork visit friendsofkids.com.
• • •
20th Annual Tee Off for the Kids charity
golf outing is at 9 a.m. on Saturday, Oct.
10 at Pevely Farms Golf Club, 400 Lewis
Road in Eureka. $140 per player includes
lunch, beverages, refreshments throughout
the day and gift bag. Proceeds benefit SSM
Health Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital
and the Knights of Columbus Charity
Fund. To register, visit kofc12022.org.
Hosted by the St. Alban Roe Knights of
Columbus in Wildwood.
FAMILY & KIDS
StoryBook Walks continue in Chesterfield’s
Central Park, 16365 Lydia Hill
Drive, with “Charlie’s Boat” featured this
month. The walk consists of 18 stations
around the Central Park lake, starting at the
playground and consisting of two pages
out of a child’s book hand picked by staff
from the St. Louis County Library.
• • •
Bluebird Park’s Between a Walk and a
Hard Pace walking club meets at 9:30 a.m.
Thursdays at the Bluebird Park Administration
Building, 225 Kiefer Creek Road
in Ellisville. All ages and fitness levels
welcome. Walk the trails in Bluebird Park
while practicing social distancing. Dress
comfortably and bring a water bottle. Free.
• • •
The Manchester Homecoming’s Car
Show is from 5-8 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 11
in the lower parking lot at Paul A. Schroeder
Park, 359 Old Meramec Station Road. Free
to attend; $15 registration per car. To register,
call (636) 391-6326, ext. 401 or email
shardesty@manchestermo.gov. On-site registration
also from 3-5 p.m on Sept. 11.
• • •
Manchester Parks 5K Run, 1-Mile Fun
Run and 1-Mile Rover Run (1 dog per
registration) in Paul A. Schroeder Park
beginning at 8 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 12.
Registration and race times and costs at
manchestermo.gov, search 5K Walk/Run.
• • •
Join in the fun of Manchester’s first evening
Homecoming Parade at 7 p.m. on
Saturday, Sept. 12. The route is approximately
1.5 miles long. The parade steps off
and ends at Paul A. Schroeder Park. The
theme is “When Life Gives You Lemons.”
Entry forms are available at manchestermo.
gov, search “Homecoming Parade.”
• • •
A Porch Decorating Contest is from
Wednesday, Sept. 16 through Friday, Oct.
30 in the city of Ellisville. Residents and
businesses can decorate their porch or patio
for prizes. Free event. Pre-registration
required so photos can be taken of porches
and posted to the city’s Facebook page for
judging. For more information, visit ellisville.mo.us/571/Porch-Decorating-Contest.
• • •
Des Peres Fall Campout is from 6 p.m.
on Saturday, Sept. 19 through 7 a.m. on
Sunday, Sept. 20 at Des Peres Park Pavilion,
12325 Manchester Road in Des Peres.
Restrooms will be made available. Bonfire
for s’mores provided. Participants must provide
their own camping gear, s’mores and
food. Registration deadline is Sept. 13. Cost
is $8 per resident; $10 for others. Register
online at desperesmo.org/853/Campout.
• • •
Ellisville’s Epic Leaf Scavenger Hunt
is Tuesday, Sept. 22 through Friday, Oct.
30 at Bluebird Park, 225 Kiefer Creek
Road in Ellisville. Ten large leaves will be
hidden along the paved trails throughout
Bluebird Park on Sept. 22. The community
has until Friday, Oct. 30 to find all
the leaves. Describe each leaf found on
See EVENTS, page 52
I'm Depressed!
Summer's Over!
I Need a Drink!
If you have any of those...come to us and we will cheer you up!
15310 Manchester Road
636-391-3700
14312 South Outer 40 Road
314-485-8800