5/22/09

What Are You Doing This Weekend?

It's a 3-day weekend!  And altho your fam might be busy with backyard bbq's & family picnics, there is fun to be had around town.

Whatever you do, enjoy your family & HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY!!

FRIDAY

Goodness Snakes Alive. Kids can learn if snakes are really slimy and how they move, smell, hear, and catch their food when they attend a workshop all about the slithering creatures. Activities include observing (and even touching!) live snakes found in Missouri and a short hike to search for snakes in their natural habitat. For ages 4-6. 9:30 a.m. August A. Busch Memorial Conservation Area, 2360 Highway D, St. Charles. Reservations required: 636-441-4554.

Storytelling in the Galleries.  The Missouri History Museum, each week has a different theme and includes crafts or other activities for kids. Ages 2-6.  10:30-11:30 am. 

Rib America Festival.  The 10th annual Rib America Festival gets underway at Market and Tucker in St. Louis on Friday, May 22 and runs through Monday, May 25.  Admission is free if you get there before 5:00 p.m on Friday and before 1:00 p.m. Saturday - Monday.   Adults normally $5, Children 12 and under are free.  Performers include Bret Michaels from Poison, Warrant and more.  Soldiers Memorial Downtown.  11 am-11 pm.

Backyard Games.  Play some great outdoor games as we celebrate National Backyard Games Week! Ages 3-12. Registration requested.  Jefferson County Library, Arnold Branch.  4:30-5:30 pm.

Jungle Boogie.   5-8 pm at the St. Louis Zoo.  The Jungle Boogie Fri Nite Concert Series runs thru Sept. 4th (no concert 6/19). Scheduled this Friday is Ralph Butler Band (Motown/Pop).

Public Astronomy Night. Come spend the evening viewing the cosmos with your family! Please take note that the dome is neither heated nor cooled, so pay attention to the weather and dress in a manner that is appropriate. If it is raining or cloudy, a planetrium program will be presented instead. Pattonville Heights Middle School. 9-11 pm.

Friday Night Flicks in Frenchtown.   Bring and chair or blanket and enjoy a free movie under the stars. Music and refreshments start at 8 p.m. This month's movie: Bedtime Stories. 1800 North 2nd Street, St. Charles.

SATURDAY

Free Morning at MoBot. Admission to the Missouri Botanical Garden is FREE every Wednesday and Saturday morning. From 9am - Noon, St. Louis City and St. Louis County residents (bring proof of residency) can get into the garden for free all year. Free admission may not be available during special events.

Lowe's Build & Grow Clinic.  Register online & show up between 10 & 11 am to make your READY TO GO kit, perfect for Safety Month!

Storytelling in the Galleries: Smile with the Crocodiles.  1 p.m.   Missouri History Museum in Forest Park. 

St. Louis African Arts Festival. Includes an African marketplace, children's activities, hands-on activities, performing artists, African and African-American artifacts, ceramics & textiles, guided art tours, cultural demonstrations and more.   At the World's Fair Pavilion in Forest Park. 10:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.   More information: 314-935-9676.

African Arts Festival.  As part of Forest Park's African Arts Festival, the Zoo will feature special activities on a different African animal each day.   10 am-3 pm.

Decorate Your Own Sugar Cookie. Visit the bakery and decorate your own cookies. Noon - 4 p.m. Whole Foods Market, 1160 Town and Country Crossing Drive. More information: 636-527-1160.

Rib America Festival.  The 10th annual Rib America Festival gets underway at Market and Tucker in St. Louis on Friday, May 22 and runs through Monday, May 25.  Admission is free if you get there before 5:00 p.m on Friday and before 1:00 p.m. Saturday - Monday.   Adults normally $5, Children 12 and under are free.  Performers include Bret Michaels from Poison, Warrant and more.  Soldiers Memorial Downtown.  11 am-11 pm.

Time Twisters:  The Old West with a New Twist.  Through this comprehensive collection of humorous stories, living history unfolds before the audience's eyes.  Highlighting fun facts and anecdotes such as how the buffalo served as a walking grocery and hardware store for the Plains indians.  Bobby Norfolk skillfully captures children's imaginations and makes history compelling to the audience.  Recommended for ages 7-12, but everyone is welcome.  2 pm @ Cliff Cave Branch of the St L County Library.

SUNDAY

Faust Village Open House.  Tour Faust Historic Village.  Faust Park, Chesterfield.  Visitors will be able to tour the 1850's Conway House, the 1848 log cabin, Hock German brick house and the exterior of the Alt Schoolhouse.  1-5 pm.

Rib America Festival.  The 10th annual Rib America Festival gets underway at Market and Tucker in St. Louis on Friday, May 22 and runs through Monday, May 25.  Admission is free if you get there before 5:00 p.m on Friday and before 1:00 p.m. Saturday - Monday.   Adults normally $5, Children 12 and under are free.  Performers include Bret Michaels from Poison, Warrant and more.  Soldiers Memorial Downtown.  11 am-11 pm.

African Arts Festival.  As part of Forest Park's African Arts Festival, the Zoo will feature special activities on a different African animal each day.   10 am-3 pm.

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