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When I first came to St. Louis, I searched for some type of calendar that highlighted the types of events that I would be interested in attending.

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Kristen's Kalendar May 19-24

2:40 PM Tue, May 19, 2009 |

I can't believe the Memorial Weekend is already upon us! It looks like a great weather week so all the more reason to get out there and take advanage of it. I'm particularly looking forward to the Rib America Festival this weekend. I missed it last year. Yum!!! For several other of my favorite picks this week, read on!


Tuesday May 19:

River City Professionals Happy Hour, 5:30-9pm at Skybox, 800 N Third Street on The Landing.

Twilight Tuesday at the Missouri History Museum, 6:30pm. Free outdoor concert. China Grove: Doobie Brothers Tribute Band.

Thursday May 21:

Party In The Plaza, Westport Plaza beginning at 5pm. Live music and entertainment.

Sounds At The Station, Free concert series at Union Station, 5-8:30pm. Caleb Travers & Big City Lights.

Friday May 22:

Jungle Boogie At The Zoo. Free concert in the center of the zoo, 5-8pm. Featuring Ralph Butler Band (Motown/Pop).

Parties at the Park, 6 p.m. at Fairmount Park - 9301 Collinsville Road in Collinsville, IL. Doors open at 6 p.m. and the races begin at 7:30 p.m. Your 11 dollar ticket includes admission into the park, buffet and drink specials.

Friday & Saturday May 22-23:

Brew & Q World Pork Steak Championship. Live music, beer and bbq at Schlafly Bottleworks.

May 22-25:

Rib America Festival at Soldier's Memorial Plaza at the intersection of Market and Tucker Streets. Starts at 11:00 a.m. each day and will include award winning barbeque teams from around the country and several musical acts. Admission is free before 5:00 p.m. on Friday and before 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, Sunday and Monday. There will be a $5.00 admission charge after those times.



1 Comments

Jerry said:

Barbecue..the only food fit to eat in the world. What time and day are you going to be there?


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