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SEPTEMBER & OCTOBER EVENTS: Innovation with Purpose: Building a Sustainable Engine for Good with Ron Daugherty – September 1, 8am-10am The J, Creve Coeur https://jccstl.com/event/innovation-with-purpose/ This event is free, but registration is required. Connect with business leaders and professionals with The J Staenberg Network! What does it take to build a successful business while creating lasting […]

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Tour de Florissant Back in Old Town Tour De Flor Press Release The 4th Annual Tour de Florissant is racing back into town on Labor Day, serving as the thrilling final leg of the prestigious 2026 Bommarito Audi West County Gateway Cup. This high-energy cycling event will take over Historic Old Town Florissant on Monday, […]

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  This year is the 50th Anniversary of the Polish Festival in St. Louis, Missouri. It began in 1975 when a small group of dedicated Polish Falcon members decided to share their ancestry fabulous foods and great Polka music with the St. Louis region. This group of\ hard-working Polish people, many were first generation Poles, […]

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AUGUST The J’s Summer Used Book Sale – through August 27 The J, Creve Coeur https://jccstl.com/programs/used-book-sale/ Browse thousands of books and discover why book lovers return year after year to the J’s semi‑annual Used Book Sale—a can’t‑miss community event overflowing with incredible finds and unbeatable deals. With thousands of carefully sorted titles across every genre […]

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2026 Festival Menu Click below for Polish Menus 20026 Polish Festival returns to Florissant

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   Florissant Host Festival at Duchnesne Grounds Aug. 29 This year is the 50th Anniversary of the Polish Festival in St. Louis, Missouri. It began in 1975 when a small group of dedicated Polish Falcon members decided to share their ancestry fabulous foods and great Polka music with the St. Louis region. This group of\ […]

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“Something Rotten!” is a Joyful Jolt of Goofiness for The Muny’s Closer          by Pat Lindsey          Welcome to the Renaissance! A show set in London in 1595 doesn’t sound like a typical sensational Muny season finale, but “Something Rotten!” is really something hilarious.   Writers Karey Kirkpatrick and John O’Farrell have, thankfully, eliminated British accents […]

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  Shakespeare meets showbiz outrageous musical comedy that closes Season 108. The Muny has announced the full cast for its premiere production of the acclaimed musical comedy Something Rotten!, including Will Burton in the principal role of Nigel Bottom. Something Rotten!, a metatheatrical mashup of 16th-century Shakespeare and 21st-century Broadway, runs Aug. 17-23 and closes […]

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   “Nazi’s Next Door: St. Louis Faces Nazism in the 1930s” Exhibit – through January 31, 2027 St. Louis Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum’s Karpati Gallery Special – Nazis Next Door An original exhibition created by the St. Louis Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum, Nazis Next Door explores the ways in which Missourians, particularly St. Louisans, made […]

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An AIPG GEO-Human-Interest Story – What are the Odds? Of 2 People Meeting in Colorado             Both from Florissant with mutual ties This short story addresses the question – “What does AIPG do?” from a new perspective. A few years ago in downtown Denver, Past National President John Bognar CPG, 8341 and Past National President […]

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The J’s Semi-Annual Used Book Sale Returns Aug. 23–27, 2026 in Creve Coeur   Thousands of affordable titles—plus book-club multiples and media—help St. Louis readers stock their shelves, stretch their budgets, and rediscover the joy of browsing. When you want something new to read, you usually have to choose between spending more than you planned […]

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“Meet Me in St. Louis” Reignites Audiences With Homespun Charm and Spectacular Staging by Pat Lindsey Sky rockets at night and a forever St. Louis delight is “Meet Me in St. Louis,” now playing on The Muny stage nightly through Aug. 13. For those of us who were born and raised in St. Louis, this […]

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The Muny Full Cast Biosfor ‘Meet Me In St. Louis’        The Muny has announced the full cast for its upcoming production of Meet Me In St. Louis, including Emma Crow in the principal role of Lucille Ballard. The all-time Muny favorite, set right here in St. Louis, runs Aug. 6-13 and is […]

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MoDOT performing Study of Route 367 North of Halls Ferry Circle  MoDOT is performing a Traffic Safety & Operations study for the Route 367 corridor, from just south of I-270 to just north of the Halls Ferry Circle. Engineers will review safety, speed, and crash data for the corridor, as well as review current and […]

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Brickline Greenway Art Party Aug. 5– Celebrates 25 Artists on North Grand, Cass, Spring Avenues   This 2-mile section between Fairground Park and Grand Center Arts District will include public art in the form of sculpture, murals and a gallery on the ground from St. Louis-based and international artists In conjunction with more than a […]

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                     ’50s Musical Classic on New York City late night Scene  by Pat Lindsey “Guys & Dolls,” a classic 1950 musical, is lighting up the stage of the Kirkwood Performing Arts Center with dazzling song and dance numbers and more talent than should be allowed in one theater. […]

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  by Pat Lindsey Hang onto your seats for this jukebox musical, because “Ain’t Too Proud” will tempt you to dance in the aisle! It’s the story of one of the best rhythm & blues groups to ever be part of the Motown legacy–The Temptations. The entire show is set in Detroit, where music mogul […]

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