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 Experience Christmas as it was in 1820 on the Missouri frontier at the Daniel Boone Home in Defiance this weekend.
Thousands of candles illuminate the path at the Christmas Candle Tour at the Daniel Boone Home Saturday, Dec. 14, 2012 and Sunday, Dec. 15, 2012.
Visitors witness Christmas as it was celebrated in the past and learn about different cultures and traditions. The event includes period music, period decorations and hot wassail.
Tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for children.
For reservations, call 636-798-2005.
 The Old Courthouse Players will present “My Dear Julia: The Story of the Romance of Ulysses S. Grant and Julia Dent-Grant Sunday, Nov. 11 at the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial, The Old Courthouse in honor of Veterans’ Day. The event is a radio-style play. Performances are at 1 and 3 p.m. The performances are free and open to the public
St. Louis historian NiNi Harris used memoirs and first-hand accounts of the meeting, courtship and family life of Lt. Gen. Grant and Dent to tell the story of their famous romance. The couple met in St. Louis, were married here and returned to St. Louis throughout their lives.
Harris and artist Sheila M. Harris wrote the 40-minute play which is done in the style of plays about events in St. Louis history that were broadcast on stations in the early days of radio.
The Old Courthouse Players are a group of friends interested in local history and the preservation of historic sites. They have presented play readings on the history of Prohibition in St. Louis, the Civil War in St. Louis and the story of the St. Louis Riverfront.
Events and exhibits are made possible through a grant from the Jefferson National Parks Association.
 Living History Hayrides resume this weekend, Sept. 8-9, at Jefferson Barracks County Park.
Participants enjoy a hayride through Jefferson Barracks with re-enactor vignettes performed throughout the park. The re-enactors will explain their time period, uniforms, and equipment during stops.
Tickets are $7, and seats are limited.
The rides are held at 11 a.m. and 1 and 3 p.m. on Saturday and 12:30 and 2:30 p.m. on Sunday. Advance registration is required.
Register at the county’s website or by phone 314-544-6224.
The park is located at 345 North Road in St. Louis County.
 Pay tribute to our troops at a weekend of fun and patriotism in St. Louis’ Forest Park this Saturday-Sunday.
The second annual Veterans Festival with sporting competitions, amusement ride and concerts kicks off with a parade at 9 a.m. on Clayton Road near Faulkner Drive. The parade, led by the Anheuser-Busch Clydesdales, will feature classic cars, military vehicles, veterans groups, floats and bands, will continue up Jefferson Drive to Theatre Drive entering Pagoda Circle and exiting through Cricket Drive. An opening ceremony will be held at 10 a.m.
Admission to the festival is free. There is a nominal charge for transportation within the park. There are “family-friendly” charges for some festival events.
The event includes a Veterans Festival Bike Ride and a Veterans Festival Golf Tournament. The 2012 US Open USTA Wheelchair Championships will be held at the event and will feature two-time American Paralympic Quad Doubles gold medalists David Wagner and Nick Taylor.
At the Veterans Village visitors will be able to experience military history from 1776 to the present through hands-on exhibits and various activities, see military equipment from days gone as well as today’s high tech gadgetry, talk to veterans from many generations and hear stories from historical re-enactors.
Musical entertainment will run the gamut from rock, country and bluegrass to jazz and other popular musical styles.
Saturday’s entertainment includes:
Sunday’s entertainment:
T-shirts will be sold for $10 each with proceeds benefitting the Veteran’s Resource Foundation, a a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that helps Missouri veterans and their families.
There are a lot of free events cooking at the Missouri History Museum in Forest Park on Tuesday, June 19.
The day starts off at 10:30 p.m. with Summer Family Fun Series: Katie Banister. A portrait is so much more than a painting of a person. In the gallery installation The Language of Portraits, the pictures tell stories about the lives and personalities of the people in them. What story would you want to tell? Poems are a good way of telling stories too!
Join Katie Banister at 10:30 or 11:30a.m., or 1 p..m for a 45-minute poetry-writing workshop to create your own written portrait.
Stop by the hands-on art workshop anytime from 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m. to create a work of art to go with your poem portrait. While all ages are welcome, the writing workshops are best suited for children ages 7-11.
Don’t forget to check out the rest of our Summer Family Fun Series activities.
At noon enjoy Brick by Chance and Fortune Documentary. St. Louis has a rich history as both a producer and a user of building material that’s as lovely as it is sturdy: brick! This documentary offers a look at the use of fire to make brick.
New! All for Union: A Brief History of Missouri in the Civil War. Getan overview of politics, battles, and massacres in Missouri during the Civil War.
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In the aftermath of a fire, there are many questions about how and why the disaster occurred. From arson to accident, it is the job of fire investigators to determine the cause of the blaze.
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St. Louis Parks
St. Louis has great parks! And St. Louisans are passionate about them. Acclaimed local historians NiNi Harris and Esley Hamilton discuss their book, which takes readers through the…
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Juneteenth Commemoration
Jazz quartet D’Fynitive Soul performs standards as well as inspired interpretations of spirituals on this day commemorating the abolition of slavery in the U.S.
 It’s your last chance this year to step back in time to the days of yore.
The Greater St. Louis Renaissance Faire winds up today at Wentzville‘s Rotary Park. Hours are 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
Check out the entertainment schedule.
Tickets prices at the gate are: $14.95 for a daily pass for adults and $49.5 for a season pass for adults and $7.95 for a daily pass and $24.95 for a season pass for children 6-13. Children under 5 and under are free.
Military, police, firefighters and seniors 65 and over get $2 off the adult price at the gate. This discount may not be combined with other discounts.
You can also purchase tickets online. One-day passes are $12.95 for adults and $6.95 for children. Two-day passes are $21.95 for adults and $11.95 for children.
Group tickets for 10 or more are $10.95 for adults and $5.95 for children.
There is a nominal service charge for online purchases.
Parking is free.
 Steak N Shake is serving up a new twist on breakfast–the breakfast taco. The 99-cent tacos come in three flavors–sausage, egg and cheese, potato and cheese and bean and cheese. Plus they’re served with fresh made salsa. They’re available only during breakfast hours, 6-11 a.m.
The company also recently unveiled the Jalapeño Crunch burger.
And, don’t forget–kids eat free all weekend long. (with an $8 purchase; drinks and shakes excluded; Saturday and Sunday and dine-in only, age 12 and under only).
It’s your last chance this year to step back in time to the days of yore.
The Greater St. Louis Renaissance Faire winds up this weekend at Wentzville‘s Rotary Park. Hours are 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
Check out the entertainment schedule.
Tickets prices at the gate are: $14.95 for a daily pass for adults and $49.5 for a season pass for adults and $7.95 for a daily pass and $24.95 for a season pass for children 6-13. Children under 5 and under are free.
Military, police, firefighters and seniors 65 and over get $2 off the adult price at the gate. This discount may not be combined with other discounts.
You can also purchase tickets online. One-day passes are $12.95 for adults and $6.95 for children. Two-day passes are $21.95 for adults and $11.95 for children.
Group tickets for 10 or more are $10.95 for adults and $5.95 for children.
There is a nominal service charge for online purchases.
Parking is free.
 Here’s something new–in fact, two new things.
Steak N Shake just introduced Jalapeño Crunch burgers and breakfast tacos. It’s a new twist on both the basic burger and the venerable taco. The 99-cent tacos come in three flavors–sausage, egg and cheese, potato and cheese and bean and cheese. Plus they’re served with fresh made salsa.
And, don’t forget–kids eat free all weekend long. (with an $8 purchase; drinks and shakes excluded; Saturday and Sunday and dine-in only, age 12 and under only).
Step back in time to the days of yore this weekend in Wentzville.
The Greater St. Louis Renaissance Faire returns rain or shine to Rotary Park. Hours are 10 a.m.-6 p.m. every Saturday and Sunday until June 10 AND Memorial Day.
Select performances on June 2 and 3, will include sign language interpreters for deaf and hard of hearing patrons.
Check out the entertainment schedule.
Tickets prices at the gate are: $14.95 for a daily pass for adults and $49.5 for a season pass for adults and $7.95 for a daily pass and $24.95 for a season pass for children 6-13. Children under 5 and under are free.
Military, police, firefighters and seniors 65 and over get $2 off the adult price at the gate. This discount may not be combined with other discounts.
You can also purchase tickets online. One-day passes are $12.95 for adults and $6.95 for children. Two-day passes are $21.95 for adults and $11.95 for children.
Group tickets for 10 or more are $10.95 for adults and $5.95 for children.
There is a nominal service charge for online purchases.
Parking is free.
The theme of the fair this weekend is “Pirates.” Note: St. Louis Pirate Fest is taking a hiatus during 2012 and 2013.
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Experience Christmas as it was in 1820 on the Missouri frontier at the Daniel Boone Home in Defiance this weekend.
