Community Calendar

WHAT: Santa will be cruising into Salt Lake City this Saturday, November 6 to officially kick off Santa’s Wonderland, the ultimate free family Christmas event, at Cabela’s. Bass Pro Shops and Cabela’s plans to deliver free photos with Santa to more than two million kids and families this holiday season with a “Contactless Claus” experience. Photos with Santa will start on November 7 with FREE advance reservations, which can be made beginning November 1. To learn more and make a reservation, visit www.cabelas.com/santa. WHERE: Cabela’s 5555 St. Louis Mills Blvd. #167 Hazelwood, MO 63142 WHEN: Santa will arrive to Cabela’s on Saturday, Nov. 6, 2021. Contactless visits with Santa will start on Nov. 7 and continue through Friday, Dec. 24, 2021. COST FREE MORE INFO: For hours and details visit www.cabelas.com/santa.

Green Door Art Gallery presents Mary Engelbreit: Then and Now, an exhibit spanning the years of Mary Engelbreit’s art practice. Featuring earlier works released from her family’s personal collection, drawings for calendar pages, newer works from her recent exploration of acrylic painting, and images she drew for herself during pandemic lock-down.

For only the second time in its 67-year history, Grant’s Farm in St. Louis is welcoming the public to drive though the park for a holiday lights display. This year, “Holiday Lights at Grant’s Farm” includes a sight never before experienced by visitors to the Farm: the Busch Family Estate House, all a-glow in festive lights and decorations. Visitors will start off with a view of “Inspiration Hill,” with a scene of the World-Famous Budweiser Clydesdales. They will drive past the Tiergarten, which will be transformed to look like the North Pole; guests can view a variety of animals there. Then they will drive through a brilliant light tunnel on the way to the Busch Family Estate House. From there, visitors will view a magnificent, 50-foot illuminated tree and the grand finale at the Farm’s historic Main Gates. To enhance the experience, guests can tune in to holiday music on a special FM station. The holiday drive-through event runs on select dates from Nov. 19, 2021 through January 2, 2022. The times are from 5:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Please note: Grant’s Farm is closed Nov. 25 (Thanksgiving), Dec. 24 and 25, and Dec. 31.

Guides lead the adventurous through a twinkly path as children from colonial Ste. Genevieve bring gifts to a manger scene. Live music, cookies and cocoa, and a visit from Pere Noel help round out this seasonal event.

From costumed carolers to horse drawn carriage rides, the Maplewood Christmas Tree Walk radiates holiday spirit that is reminiscent of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol! After the grand lighting of the tree and the arrival of Santa, visitors can enjoy a carriage ride and sip hot chocolate while visiting merchant open houses throughout Maplewood. Business storefronts will be decked out for the season with many featuring live entertainment, complimentary refreshments, and special discounts throughout the evening.

Invite your friends and join us on Friday, December 3rd for the Artisan Market featuring 30+ local businesses! * Holiday Shopping * Live Christmas Music * Food Trucks * Kids Crafts and Story Time * Firepits and S'mores * Outdoor showing of The Polar Express * Photo Booth Purchase with a purpose this Christmas season. A percentage of all sales will go to support a local organization, R3 Development.

Embark on a ‘fruit-full’ adventure of epic proportions with Chesterfield Community Theatre’s musical production of Roald Dahl’s JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH. James and the Giant Peach JR., based on the beloved book by Roald Dahl with music by award-winning duo Pasek & Paul, tells the story of a young orphaned child who finds a loving family in a most peculiar way. Sent by his mean, conniving aunts to chop down their old fruit tree, James discovers a magic potion which results in a tremendous peach occupied by some not-so-normal characters. From the center of the gigantic fruit, James and the unlikely crew launch a journey of enormous proportions. Together they discover that while we are all born into a family, we then go on to create a family of our own. Performances take place in Chesterfield Family YMCA’s Community Theater Thursday, Dec 2 and Friday, Dec 3 at 7:00 pm Saturday, Dec 4 at 2:00 pm Tickets are $10 for adults and $6 for children. Audiences can purchase tickets online, in person at the Welcome Center, or by calling the Welcome Center (636)532-3100. James and the Giant Peach JR. is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. 421 West 54th Street, New York, NY 10019 Phone: 212-541-4684 Fax: 212-397-4684 www.MTIShows.com.

WHAT: Santa will be cruising into Saint Louis this Saturday, November 6 to officially kick off Santa’s Wonderland, the ultimate free family Christmas event, at Bass Pro Shops. Bass Pro Shops and Cabela’s plans to deliver free photos with Santa to more than two million kids and families this holiday season with a “Contactless Claus” experience. Photos with Santa will start on November 7 with FREE advance reservations, which can be made beginning November 1. To learn more and make a reservation, visit www.basspro.com/santa. WHERE: Bass Pro Shops 1365 South 5th St St. Charles, MO 63301 WHEN: Santa will arrive to Bass Pro on Saturday, Nov. 6, 2021. Contactless visits with Santa will start on Nov. 7 and continue through Friday, Dec. 24, 2021. COST FREE MORE INFO: For hours and details visit www.basspro.com/santa.

WHAT: Santa will be cruising into Salt Lake City this Saturday, November 6 to officially kick off Santa’s Wonderland, the ultimate free family Christmas event, at Cabela’s. Bass Pro Shops and Cabela’s plans to deliver free photos with Santa to more than two million kids and families this holiday season with a “Contactless Claus” experience. Photos with Santa will start on November 7 with FREE advance reservations, which can be made beginning November 1. To learn more and make a reservation, visit www.cabelas.com/santa. WHERE: Cabela’s 5555 St. Louis Mills Blvd. #167 Hazelwood, MO 63142 WHEN: Santa will arrive to Cabela’s on Saturday, Nov. 6, 2021. Contactless visits with Santa will start on Nov. 7 and continue through Friday, Dec. 24, 2021. COST FREE MORE INFO: For hours and details visit www.cabelas.com/santa.

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 6:00 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.