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Sauce Magazine's 'Food Truck Friday' At St. Louis' Tower Grove Park Today

 

Schlafly’s will be pouring been from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. today, Sept. 14 at Sauce Magazine’s Food Truck Friday at St. Louis’ Tower Grove Park. The action will be at the West End and Gurney Picnic Sites.

The  St. Louis Food Truck Association and other participating food trucks  will be on hand for the evening.

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Free: Red Lehr And St. Louis Rivermen To Perform At Tower Grove Park On Monday, Aug. 6

Red Lehr and the St. Louis Rivermen

Red Lehr and the St. Louis Rivermen, a jazz band, will perform at 7:30 p.m. Monday, July 30, 2012 in Tower Grove Park, St. Louis, South Grand Avenue and Arsenal Street.

 

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Free: Sins Of The Pioneers To Perform At Tower Grove Park On Monday, July 30

Sins of the Pioneers

The Sins of the Pioneers, a roots band, will perform at 7:30 p.m. Monday, July 30, 2012 in Tower Grove Park, St. Louis, South Grand Avenue and Arsenal Street.

The program is the fifth of six concerts the Compton Heights Concert Band sponsors 7:30 p.m. Mondays in the park. The final concert — on Aug. 6 — features Red Lehr and the St. Louis Rivermen.

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Free: Singing Boys of Pennsylvania And Keystone Girls Choir To Perform At Tower Grove Park On Monday, July 23

Keystone Girls Choir

The Singing Boys of Pennsylvania and the Keystone Girls Choir will perform at 7:30 p.m. Monday, July 23, 2012 in Tower Grove Park, St. Louis, South Grand Avenue and Arsenal Street.

The program is the fourth of six concerts the Compton Heights Concert Band sponsors 7:30 p.m. Mondays in the park. Other concerts highlight The Sins of the Pioneers on July 30 and Red Lehr and the St. Louis Rivermen, Aug. 6.

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Free: St. Louis Osuwa Taiko To Perform At Tower Grove Park On Monday, July 16

St. Louis Osuwa Taiko will perform at 7:30 p.m. Monday, July 16, 2012 in Tower Grove Park, St. Louis, Eichelberger Street and Donovan Avenue.

The group plays drums in the Japanese taiko style. The drumming is a part of the Japanese culture that goes back more than 1,400 years. It is associated with religious ceremonies, festivities and other occasions in ancient and modern Japan.

The program is the third of six concerts the Compton Heights Concert Band sponsors 7:30 p.m. Mondays in the park. Other concerts highlight the Singing Boys of Pennsylvania and the Keystone Girls Choir, July 23; The Sins of the Pioneers, July 30, and Red Lehr and the St. Louis Rivermen, Aug. 6.

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Free: Swampweed Band To Perform At Tower Grove Park On Monday, July 9

Swampweed Cajun Band

The Swampweed Cajun Band will perform at 7:30 p.m. Monday, July 9, 2012 in Tower Grove Park, St. Louis, South Grand Avenue and Arsenal Street.

The program is the second of six concerts the Compton Heights Concert Band sponsors 7:30 p.m. Mondays in the park. Other concerts highlight  St. Louis Osuwa Taiko, July 16; the Singing Boys of Pennsylvania and the Keystone Girls Choir, July 23; the Sins of the Pioneers, July 30, and Red Lehr and the St. Louis Rivermen, Aug. 6.

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Free: Civil War Musical Program At Tower Grove Park On Monday, July 2

Civil War cannons

A musical program featuring Civil War re-enacters and authentic cannons from that war will be 7:30 p.m. Sunday, July 2, 2012 in Tower Grove Park, South Grand Boulevard and Arsenal Street. St. Louis.

The program is the first of six concerts the Compton Heights Concert Band sponsors 7:30 p.m. Mondays in the park. Other concerts highlight the Swampweed Cajun Band on July 9, St. Louis Osuwa Taiko, July 16; the Singing Boys of Pennsylvania and the Keystone Girls Choir, July 23; the Sins of the Pioneers, July 30, and Red Lehr and the St. Louis Rivermen, Aug. 6.

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Free: Lots Of Things To Do In St. Louis Labor Day Weekend

Don’t let the holiday weekend slip away without some free fun!

These events take place all weekend:

Free: Veterans Festival In Forest Park Sept. 3-5

Chalk Up A Good Time At Chalk Festival In The Loop On Saturday

Free To Watch: THF Realty Gateway Cup Bicycle Race

 

Saturday and Sunday:

Free: Big Muddy Blues Festival On The Landing Labor Day Weekend

Free: Music At Stone Hill Winery This Weekend

Free: Civil War Medicine Exhibit At St. Louis Science Center

 

Saturday only:

Free: International Vulture Awareness Day At World Bird Sanctuary Sept. 3

Free: Misla To Perform At 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 3, At St. Louis’s Tower Groves Farmers’ Market 

Free: Salt Of The Earth Band To Serenade Kirkwood Farmers’ Market Shoppers At 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 3

Sunday only:

Free: St. Charles Municipal Big (Jazz) Band To Perform At 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 4, In St. Charles’s Frontier Park

 

Monday only:

Free: Labor Day Parade In Downtown St. Louis On Monday

 

And don’t forget these money-saving cards:

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Get Family Attractions Card And Save Up To $1,000 In Fun

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Free: Lots Of Things To Do In St. Louis Labor Day Weekend

If you’re wanting to have some fun over the three-day holiday weekend in St. Louis without spending a lot of dough, you’re in luck.

Here’s a sampling of free events in the Lou this weekend:

Free: ‘ET’ At Twilight At The Train Shed At St. Louis Union Station Tonight, Sept. 2

Free: Veterans Festival In Forest Park Sept. 3-5

Free: Misla To Perform At 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 3, At St. Louis’s Tower Groves Farmers’ Market 

Free: Salt Of The Earth Band To Serenade Kirkwood Farmers’ Market Shoppers At 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 3

Chalk Up A Good Time At Chalk Festival In The Loop On Saturday

Free: International Vulture Awareness Day At World Bird Sanctuary Sept. 3

Free: Big Muddy Blues Festival On The Landing Labor Day Weekend

Free: St. Charles Municipal Big (Jazz) Band To Perform At 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 4, In St. Charles’s Frontier Park

Free: Ralph Butler Band Performs At St. Louis Zoo’s Final Jungle Boogie of 2011 Friday, Sept. 2

Free To Watch: THF Realty Gateway Cup Bicycle Race

Free: Music At Stone Hill Winery This Weekend

Free: Labor Day Parade In Downtown St. Louis On Monday

 

And don’t forget these valuable cards:

Save: ‘Treat Me In St. Louis’ Pass Saves You Money At Top Attractions

Get Family Attractions Card And Save Up To $1,000 In Fun

Vineyard Values Card Offers Deals At Missouri Wineries

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Free: Events Galore In St. Louis This Weekend

It’s the weekend, glorious weekend! And you have some tough decisions ahead of you.

With so many free activities going on in the Lou this weekend, you’re going to have a tough time deciding just how to spend those precious weekend hours.

Here’s a sampling of what you can do for free this weekend:

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