Community Calendar

Experience a wonderland of festivities during the annual Holiday Christmas Festival. A cultural celebration of 500 years of holiday themed music performed by renowned musicians from across the region is featured at free performances in historic churches and other downtown venues. Other activities include a Christmas parade, caroling, colonial decorations, free pictures with Santa for the little ones, the Art Guild Art Show & Sale, Le Reveillon, celebrating music, food, customs, decorations of an early 1800’s Christmas, downtown shop refreshments, some historic site open houses, and an old-fashioned Christmas Tree lighting ceremony on Saturday evening at the Welcome Center! On Sunday, the culminating performance of the Ste. Genevieve Wind Ensemble and Community Choir takes place in the Catholic Church at 4:00.

Experience a wonderland of festivities during the annual Holiday Christmas Festival. A cultural celebration of 500 years of holiday themed music performed by renowned musicians from across the region is featured at free performances in historic churches and other downtown venues. Other activities include a Christmas parade, caroling, colonial decorations, free pictures with Santa for the little ones, the Art Guild Art Show & Sale, Le Reveillon, celebrating music, food, customs, decorations of an early 1800’s Christmas, downtown shop refreshments, some historic site open houses, and an old-fashioned Christmas Tree lighting ceremony on Saturday evening at the Welcome Center! On Sunday, the culminating performance of the Ste. Genevieve Wind Ensemble and Community Choir takes place in the Catholic Church at 4:00.

The St. Louis Mercantile Library Fall Family Day is a free event with kid-friendly activities, artist demonstrations, a bargain book sale, and refreshments. Complimentary parking in West Drive Garage. Event pre-registration is appreciated by calling 314-516-7248, or email bnw27f@umsl.edu.

Hush-a-Phone, Scissor Phones, One of the First Rotary Dial Phones – these are some of the telephones you’ll see at the Jefferson Barracks Telephone Museum. Housed in a restored 1896 building, the history museum also features an extensive collection of telephones manufactured from the early 1900s through the 2000s, hundreds of pieces of telephone-related equipment, memorabilia from 1880s through the 2000s and military telephones from WWI through the Gulf War. It is located in the historic Jefferson Barracks Park. The museum has many hands-on, how-things-work exhibits which were created to inspire an interest in engineering and history.

Experience a wonderland of festivities during the annual Holiday Christmas Festival. A cultural celebration of 500 years of holiday themed music performed by renowned musicians from across the region is featured at free performances in historic churches and other downtown venues. Other activities include a Christmas parade, caroling, colonial decorations, free pictures with Santa for the little ones, the Art Guild Art Show & Sale, Le Reveillon, celebrating music, food, customs, decorations of an early 1800’s Christmas, downtown shop refreshments, some historic site open houses, and an old-fashioned Christmas Tree lighting ceremony on Saturday evening at the Welcome Center! On Sunday, the culminating performance of the Ste. Genevieve Wind Ensemble and Community Choir takes place in the Catholic Church at 4:00.

Experience a wonderland of festivities during the annual Holiday Christmas Festival. A cultural celebration of 500 years of holiday themed music performed by renowned musicians from across the region is featured at free performances in historic churches and other downtown venues. Other activities include a Christmas parade, caroling, colonial decorations, free pictures with Santa for the little ones, the Art Guild Art Show & Sale, Le Reveillon, celebrating music, food, customs, decorations of an early 1800’s Christmas, downtown shop refreshments, some historic site open houses, and an old-fashioned Christmas Tree lighting ceremony on Saturday evening at the Welcome Center! On Sunday, the culminating performance of the Ste. Genevieve Wind Ensemble and Community Choir takes place in the Catholic Church at 4:00.

Experience a wonderland of festivities during the annual Holiday Christmas Festival. A cultural celebration of 500 years of holiday themed music performed by renowned musicians from across the region is featured at free performances in historic churches and other downtown venues. Other activities include a Christmas parade, caroling, colonial decorations, free pictures with Santa for the little ones, the Art Guild Art Show & Sale, Le Reveillon, celebrating music, food, customs, decorations of an early 1800’s Christmas, downtown shop refreshments, some historic site open houses, and an old-fashioned Christmas Tree lighting ceremony on Saturday evening at the Welcome Center! On Sunday, the culminating performance of the Ste. Genevieve Wind Ensemble and Community Choir takes place in the Catholic Church at 4:00.

Hush-a-Phone, Scissor Phones, One of the First Rotary Dial Phones – these are some of the telephones you’ll see at the Jefferson Barracks Telephone Museum. Housed in a restored 1896 building, the history museum also features an extensive collection of telephones manufactured from the early 1900s through the 2000s, hundreds of pieces of telephone-related equipment, memorabilia from 1880s through the 2000s and military telephones from WWI through the Gulf War. It is located in the historic Jefferson Barracks Park. The museum has many hands-on, how-things-work exhibits which were created to inspire an interest in engineering and history.

Experience a wonderland of festivities during the annual Holiday Christmas Festival. A cultural celebration of 500 years of holiday themed music performed by renowned musicians from across the region is featured at free performances in historic churches and other downtown venues. Other activities include a Christmas parade, caroling, colonial decorations, free pictures with Santa for the little ones, the Art Guild Art Show & Sale, Le Reveillon, celebrating music, food, customs, decorations of an early 1800’s Christmas, downtown shop refreshments, some historic site open houses, and an old-fashioned Christmas Tree lighting ceremony on Saturday evening at the Welcome Center! On Sunday, the culminating performance of the Ste. Genevieve Wind Ensemble and Community Choir takes place in the Catholic Church at 4:00.

Metro Theater Company’s gala AFTER DARK shifts to a virtual format with live stream September 24 at 7 p.m. Metro Theater Company (MTC)’s major fundraising event After Dark is going virtual. Originally scheduled for May 7, the gala was postponed to Thursday, September 24 in response to COVID-19. MTC made the change in format to protect the health of its supporters and to expand the event’s audience worldwide. After Dark is a celebration of MTC’s local impact and national reputation. Its new live streaming date comes at the start of MTC’s 48th season. The virtual gala features appearances from past and present Metro Theater Company artists, a range of fun video surprises, a highly curated silent auction, and a major announcement connected to MTC’s new strategic plan. Paid guests will enjoy drinks and a three-course meal from Butler’s Pantry as well as a special in-home party kit—all delivered directly to patrons’ doors. Naretha Hopson and Suzie Nall are the co-chairs of After Dark. All proceeds of After Dark benefit MTC’s programming, including school arts integrated residencies, the Say Something, Do Something violence prevention program, and the 2020-21 season productions. Emerson and Centene serve as the event’s lead Luminary sponsors. Additional Spotlight table sponsors include Bayer Fund, Edward Jones, Susan and James Gamble, Nancy and Tom Garvey, Karen and Lawrence Goering, Marcia Kerz, Ellen Livingston and Edward Levitt, Annemarie and Matt Schumacher, and Susan and David Sherman. Additional support is generously provided by Eagle College Preparatory Schools, Tree 9 Films, Urban Chestnut Brewing Company, and Sara and Jack Burke. Tickets can be purchased online at metroplays.org/after-dark. A private event link will be shared with all registered guests. Single tickets are $200. Young Professionals tickets are $150. Tables of 10 can be purchased for $2,500 and include the option of a pre-packaged party for 10 delivered to patrons’ homes should they wish to host their entire table of guests in their homes. Audiences can also register at no cost or with a 100% tax-deductible contribution (meal delivery not included) online.