Events

Outdoor summer movie series and Food Truck Frolic continues from 5-8:30 p.m. on Friday, July 21 with ‘Smurfs: The Lost Village’ at The Red Parking Lot and on the lawn outside the Technology Building at St. Charles Community College, 4601 Mid Rivers Mall Dr., Cottleville. All of the movie nights are free and open to the public. Upcoming movies include: “Captain Underpants” on Aug. 25, and “Despicable Me 3” on Sept. 22. Movie titles are subject to change, and actual start times vary. Attendees are encouraged to bring blankets, chairs and food. Free popcorn will be provided, and snacks and beverages will be available for purchase. For more information, visit foodtruckfrolic.com or contact Caitlin Keele at (636) 922-8437 or ckeele@stchas.edu or Mandi Smith at (636) 922-8469 or asmith@stchas.edu.

Call for Entries–‘Tourist Attraction’ All-Media Art Show and Competition at St. Peters Cultural Arts Centre is from Aug. 24-Oct. 15 at 1 St. Peters Center Blvd, St. Peters. All artists, amateur and professional, youth and adult, may take part in this show. All submitted work must depict a tourist attraction. Prizes will be awarded. The cost to enter as an Arts Centre member is $15 for up to four pieces. Non-members can submit up to three pieces for $20. The youth entry fee is $5 per piece. Artwork will be received on Monday, Aug. 21, between 9 a.m.-8:30 p.m. Go online towww.stpetersmo.net/arts to download copies of the entry form and cards to accompany your entries. The opening reception will take place on Thursday, Aug. 24, from 6-8 p.m. For more information on this show, call (636) 397-6903, ext. 1624 or visit www.stpetersmo.net/arts.

Celebrities Will ‘Wait Tables’ to Help Keep Children Safe
Crisis Nursery Celebrity Waiters Night, August 24, 2017

ST. LOUIS, MO – Beat the Heat…Get Out of the Kitchen…Treat the Family to Dinner Out…Plan a Girls Night, Rub Elbows with Celebrities… AND Help St. Louis Kiddos Stay Safe!!

The St. Louis Crisis Nursery is holding their 24th Annual Celebrity Waiters Night Thursday August 24 from 4:00 pm to 9:00 pm.

The event will be held at four West County Center restaurants – BRAVO! Cucina Italiana, California Pizza Kitchen, J. Gilbert’s Wood-Fired Steaks & Seafood, and McCormick & Schmick’s Seafood & Steaks.

More than 100 national and local celebrities will mingle with diners to encourage donations that will benefit the Crisis Nursery’s child abuse prevention programs. In addition, many of the participating restaurants will be donating a percentage of their proceeds to the Crisis Nursery.

The evening also includes live entertainment, a balloon artist, a Happy Hour, sample drinks from 4204 Main Street Brewing Company, and raffle items including a Cardinal game in the Hardee’s Suite, Dinner for 8 at Bravo!, Kate Spade and Coach bags and much more.

Wells Fargo Advisors reigning celebrity champ Chip Walker will host an already sold-out event at Parigi in Clayton that same evening. Walker, Managing Director at Wells Fargo Advisors, has raised over $50,000 each year during Celebrity Waiters Night.

Last year, diners contributed over $130,000 in donations to celebrity waiters to benefit the kids and families served by Crisis Nursery.

Since 1986, Crisis Nursery has provided 24/7 emergency intervention, respite care and support for over 109,000 children ages birth through 12 years. A community staple, Crisis Nursery is credited with preventing the abuse or neglect of 99 percent of children while their families are benefitting from the organization’s programs.

Co-chairs for the event are City of Saint Louis Mayor Lyda Krewson, Saint Louis County Executive Steve Stenger, East Saint Louis Mayor Emeka Jackson-Hicks, and the City of Wentzville Mayor Nick Guccione.

“I encourage everyone to take part in Crisis Nursery’s Celebrity Waiters Night,” said County Executive Stenger. “It means the world to the children and families who will benefit from intervention and support services that the Crisis Nursery provides. I thank each and every person who works to make this event a huge success.”

Supporters that are unable to attend the event can still support in other ways by donating at www.crisisnurserykids.org
For more information or to schedule an interview, call the Crisis Nursery administration office at 314-292-5770
EVENT INFORMATION
For reservations:
Opentable.com

Bravo! Cucina Italiana: 314.821.2562
J. Gilbert’s Wood-Fired Steaks & Seafood: 314.965.4600
McCormick & Schmick’s: 314.835.1300
California Pizza Kitchen: 314.909.0333
Honorary Co-Chairs:
Mayor Lyda Krewson, City of Saint Louis
County Executive Steve Stenger, Saint Louis County
Mayor Emeka Jackson-Hicks, East Saint Louis
Mayor Nick Guccione, City of Wentzville

Honorary Media Co-chairs:
Mike Colombo, Fox 2
Heidi Glaus, KSDK 5
Mugo Odigwe, KMOV 4

Presenting Sponsors:
Carney’s Kids Foundation
Enterprise Holdings
Shop ‘n Save

The Saint Louis Crisis Nursery is committed to preventing child abuse and neglect by offering real help and real hope to families in crisis. The Crisis Nursery is an independent, not-for-profit agency providing short-term, safe havens to 7,200 children a year, birth through age 12, whose families are faced with an emergency or crisis. The Crisis Nursery provides care 24 hours a day, 365 days a year at five sites, serving families throughout the greater St. Louis, St. Charles, Southern Illinois and surrounding regions. Since 1986, the Crisis Nursery has cared for more than 100,000 children, and provided support and counseling to more than 100,000 families. For details, call (314) 292-5770 or visit www.crisisnurserykids.org. For the Saint Louis Crisis Nursery 24-hour helpline, call (314) 768-3201. In St. Charles County, call (636) 947-0600.

Outdoor Days is from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 26 at Frontier Park, 500 S. Riverside Drive in Saint Charles.

Outdoor Days is an open to the public, annual free event, complete with an array of diverse outdoor activities with a special emphasis that coincides with the yearly theme of the Missouri/Mississippi River Connection Collaborative.

The 2017 event will host an array of hunting, fishing, and camping themed activities, programs, display interaction, demonstrations, and shows. For more information, visit conservation.basspro.com.

The Foundry Art Centre and the St. Charles City County Library Foundation proudly present the first annual Arts and Literary Festival from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 26 at the Foundry Art Center, 520 North Main Center, St. Charles. This free festival will feature regional authors, poets, and book illustrators, as well as local artists, vendors, and musicians in the Grand Hall of the Foundry Art Centre. A very special guest, Daniel Tiger, will be visiting the festival. Tickets for the Daniel Tiger Trolley Experience are free but limited to 3 tickets per family. For ticket availability, visit the Foundry Art Centre between July 22 and August 25 to register. For more information, visit www.foundryartcentre.org or call (636-) 255-0270.

Homeschool Days is from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 30 at Historic Daniel Boone Home, 1868 Highway F, Defiance. Bring a sack lunch and spend the day learning about Daniel Boone and frontier life. Students and their families participate in hands-on programs and demonstrations. Dip candles, play frontier games, marble paper, learn quill and ink, work with carpenters and more. Admission: $5 per student; children 4 and under are free. One free adult per three paying students. To register, call the park at (636) 798-2005 or visit https://apm.activecommunities.com/stcharlescountyparkrec/Activity_Search/1600.