Historical April–May 2010 article. Dates, prices, services and contacts describe the source period; current availability has not been established.
Skinker-DeBaliviere Community Council meets on the second Monday of each month at 7:00 p.m. at the office at 6008 Kingsbury.
The Skinker-DeBaliviere Community Housing Corporation meets on the first and third Wednesday of the month at 6:30 p.m. at 6008 Kingsbury. Other committees and event-planning groups meet at other times. For information, call Bethany Everett at 862-5122.
Now through April 22: Patty Heyda’s first solo art gallery show at Art St. Louis in the North Gallery. April 7: Word of Life Lutheran School (pre-K through 8th Grade) hosts Open House for interested parents, 6:30-8:30 p.m., 6735 Eichelberger. For more information, call Michelle Currie, 664-1519. April 13: Loop Special Business District meets at 9:00 a.m., at Blueberry Hill, with the East Loop Quarterly Board meeting immediately following.
All Delmar businesses are invited to attend. For more information, call Kim Cole, Loop Administrator, 772-4361, or go to visittheloop.com. April 15: “All Hands on Deck” Reception, 5:30, Gallery Talk 6 p.m.
All Hands on Deck presents the work of Thirteen Squared, a visual collaborative comprised of thirteen award-winning St. Louisbased artists.
Now in their fifth collaboration, the women organize exhibitions with sales to assist local arts organizations. Inspired by a deck of playing cards, each artist was dealt four cards from which they created four unique artworks now on display in All Hands on Deck. At: The Gallery at the Regional Arts Commission. Gallery Hours are 10-5, Monday through Friday, Noon-5, Saturday and Sunday. April 18: St. Roch “Building for the Future” Dinner. For more information, call 721-6340. April 23 and 24: Thurtene Carnival, along Brookings Drive at Washington University. April 24: “Blitz” – Operation Brightside’s annual clean up day. Pick up tools, flowers for public spaces, trash bags, etc. at the SDCC office, 6008 Kingsbury. For more information, call the Blitz hotline at 772- 4646, go to the website at www.operationbrightside.org. April 25: Chancellor’s concert at the 560 Music Center at 3 p.m. WU Symphony Orchestra performs Chopin’s Piano Concerto No. 1 and other selections. Free, and the community is invited to attend. May 8: 14th Annual Plant Exchange Day 2010.
This is a chance to drop off plants that are crowding your garden – or pick up some free plants that your neighbors had to thin out. (You don’t have to make a trade, you can donate or receive plants.) We will be planting Operation Brightside flowers which are available for planting in public areas. Wood chips will be available and grass seed packets for bare spots in lawns. Sign up to keep the flowers at Greg Freeman Park at Four Corners watered throughout the summer. Look for more information in the upcoming flyer. May 21, 2010: Washington U Commencement begins at 8:30 a.m. Save the Date for the Breakfast Garden Tour, Sat. June 5th 2010. Join us for a delicious breakfast in the McPherson Community Garden and meet your neighbors as we tour ten private gardens. Watch for more details in upcoming flyers and the next issue of the Times of SD.
Originally published in The Times of Skinker-DeBaliviere, April–May 2010.
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