Friday, July 3

• Beautify your community | The City of Crestwood, in partnership with Beautify Crestwood, seeks volunteers to help maintain the Crestwood Government Center and the fire department’s pollinator gardens. Workdays are held on the first and third Fridays of each month. For this workday, volunteers can meet near the Crestwood sign at the Government Center, 1 Detjen Drive, from 9 – 11 a.m. No registration is required.
• It’s story time | Story Time will take place from 10 – 11 a.m. at the Grant’s View Branch of the St. Louis County Library, 9700 Musick Ave. There will be stories, songs and other fun activities to help develop early literacy skills for children ages 3-5.
• Get your workout in | SAJE Senior Ministry is hosting chair yoga at 10:30 a.m. at Concord Trinity United Methodist Church, 5275 S. Lindbergh Blvd. Admission is $5 and SilverSneakers is accepted.
• Get your workout in | SAJE Senior Ministry is hosting ZumbaGold at 11:30 a.m. at Concord Trinity United Methodist Church, 5275 S. Lindbergh Blvd. Admission is $5.
• Play pickleball | The Affton Community Center, 9801 Mackenzie Road, is hosting open pickleball from noon – 1:30 p.m. and 1:45 – 3:15 p.m. Admission is $3 per person or free for Renew Active and SilverSneakers members. Reservations start Monday at 8 a.m. by calling 314-615-8822.
• Sip and color | Enjoy a glass of sparkling cider as you relax doing adult coloring pages at Sip and Color, which takes place from 2 – 3 p.m. at the Cliff Cave Branch of the St. Louis County Library, 5430 Telegraph Road. Supplies are provided. This event is for adults, and registration is required. Visit slcl.org/events for more information.
• Join in worship | There will be a holy hour for priestly and religious vocations from 7 – 8 p.m. at the Monastery of St. Clare, 200 Marycrest Drive.

Saturday, July 4

Happy Independence Day from The Call!

• Celebrate the USA | Celebrate Independence Day with music at White Haven in the Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site, 7400 Grant Road. Join White Haven Brass — a quintet of talented staff and volunteers from Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site — for a spirited performance from 10 – 11 a.m. honoring America’s 250th birthday. Enjoy classic patriotic favorites along with marching songs once sung by Union soldiers and supporters during the Civil War. The concert is free and will take place on the front lawn of White Haven. Bring a chair or blanket. No reservations are required. In case of inclement weather, the performance will be moved indoors to the auditorium.
• Play pickleball | The Affton Community Center, 9801 Mackenzie Road, is hosting open pickleball from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. and 1:15 – 3:15 p.m. Admission is $3 per person or free for Renew Active and SilverSneakers members. Reservations start Monday at 8 a.m. by calling 314-615-8822. The Fourth of July may affect these hours.

Sunday, July 5

• Play pickleball | Gethsemane Lutheran Church, 3600 Hampton Ave., has worship recorded and streamed every Sunday from 8:30 – 9:30 a.m. on Facebook and YouTube and in person.
• Help those in need | The River Rock Church of Lemay will host its Better Rest program for families in the Lemay community who have children in need of a bed. Volunteers are wanted. Volunteers will go to homes to meet families and measure the bedrooms to make sure the bunk beds will fit. The church also needs volunteers to go into homes, build the bunk beds and gift bedding and Bibles. Donate new twin-size bedding, pillows, sheets, comforters and blankets at River Rock Church, 1601 Telegraph Road, from 9 a.m. to noon. Call the church office at 314-968-0600 if you have questions.
• Play pickleball | Embrace Church, 314 S. Clay Ave., worships at 6 p.m. Zoom option available.

Monday, July 6

• Play pickleball | The Affton Community Center, 9801 Mackenzie Road, is hosting open pickleball from noon – 1:30 p.m. and 1:45 – 3:15 p.m. Admission is $3 per person or free for Renew Active and SilverSneakers members. Reservations start Monday at 8 a.m. by calling 314-615-8822.
• Learn to swordfight | Adolescents ages 10-17 can learn how to swordfight in this beginner workshop from 2 – 3 p.m. at the Oak Bend Branch of the St. Louis County Library, 842 S. Holmes Ave. Registration is required. Visit slcl.org/events for more information.
• Help those in need | Adults can help create stuffed felt critters to donate to children in need from 2 – 3:30 p.m. at the Cliff Cave Branch of the St. Louis County Library, 5430 Telegraph Road. Finished critters will be donated to St. Louis Children’s Hospital. Registration is required. Visit slcl.org/events for more information.

Tuesday, July 7

• Connect with others | The Take-Off Pounds Assembly meets from 9 – 10 a.m. at 824 Union Road.
• Get your workout in | SAJE Senior Ministry is hosting chair exercises at 10:30 a.m. at Concord Trinity United Methodist Church, 5275 S. Lindbergh Blvd. Admission is free.
• Get your workout in | SAJE Senior Ministry is hosting ZumbaGold at 11:30 a.m. at Concord Trinity United Methodist Church, 5275 S. Lindbergh Blvd. Admission is $5.
• Play pickleball | The Affton Community Center, 9801 Mackenzie Road, is hosting open pickleball from noon – 1:30 p.m. and 1:45 – 3:15 p.m. Admission is $3 per person or free for Renew Active and SilverSneakers members. Reservations start Monday at 8 a.m. by calling 314-615-8822.
• Tie-dye a T-shirt | Tie-dye your own T-shirt from 2 – 3 p.m. at the Cliff Cave Branch of the St. Louis County Library, 5430 Telegraph Road. Materials, T-shirts and one-on-one instruction will be provided. This event is for teenagers ages 12-18, and registration is required. Visit slcl.org/events for more information.
• Connect with others |The Mehlville Lions Club will meet from 6 – 7 p.m. at Cafe Telegraph, 2650 Telegraph Road.
• Watch a movie | The Cliff Cave Branch of the St. Louis County Library, 5430 Telegraph Road, will host a screening of the 1951 film “Alice in Wonderland” from 6 – 8 p.m. The film is rated G with a runtime of 75 minutes.
• Connect with others |GriefShare meets at 6:30 p.m. at Lutheran Church of Webster Gardens, 8749 Watson Road.

Wednesday, July 8

• Connect with others | Join other veterans at “Veterans Coffee Talk” hosted at American Legion Post 162, 9305 S. Broadway Street, at 9 a.m. every Wednesday. Conducted by Saint Louis Vets Connect, “Veterans Coffee Talk” was created so veterans can enjoy the brotherhood shared by all branches of service, providing a non-political atmosphere where their stories and valor can be shared. Free donuts and coffee – and occasionally breakfast – will be provided.
• Learn more on gardening | St. Louis County Parks presents “Rain Gardens: A Solution for Low Wet Areas” from 10 – 11 a.m. at the Weber Road Branch of the St. Louis County Library, 4444 Weber Road. Learn how to make attractive gardens out of low wet areas, where lawns are difficult to maintain.
• Connect with others | The Rotary Club of Crestwood and Sunset Hills meets at the Sunset Hills Community Center, 3915 S. Lindbergh Blvd., at noon.
• Play pickleball | The Affton Community Center, 9801 Mackenzie Road, is hosting open pickleball from noon – 1:30 p.m. and 1:45 – 3:15 p.m. Admission is $3 per person or free for Renew Active and SilverSneakers members. Reservations start Monday at 8 a.m. by calling 314-615-8822.
• Connect with others | The Kiwanis Club of South County meets at 12:30 – 1:30 p.m. at Frailey’s Southtown Grill, 4329 Butler Hill Road.
• Play bingo | Head to the Kennedy Recreation Complex at 1 p.m. for a game of bingo. It costs $4 for 2 cards, and you can swap them out during the game to mix things up. To register, visit tinyurl.com/KRCBingo2026 or call 314-615-5572 to register over the phone.
• Connect with others | South County Toastmasters meets at 6:30 p.m. at the Sunset Hills Community Center, 3915 S. Lindbergh Blvd.

Thursday, July 9

• Play pickleball | The Affton Community Center, 9801 Mackenzie Road, is hosting open pickleball from 9:30 – 11:45 a.m., noon – 1:30 p.m. and 1:45 – 3:15 p.m. Admission is $3 per person or free for Renew Active and SilverSneakers members. Reservations start Monday at 8 a.m. by calling 314-615-8822.
• Lunch and learn | SAJE Senior Ministry is hosting a Lunch and Learn at St. Thomas Holy Spirit, 3980 S. Lindbergh Blvd. Starting at 11 a.m., Dr. Beth Templin, recognized aging expert, will reveal how movement is medicine for the aging body and brain. Homemade lunch will be served at noon. Suggested $5.
• It’s playtime | Head to a K-Pop Demon Hunters themed party from 2 – 3 p.m. at the Grant’s View Branch of the St. Louis County Library, 9700 Musick Ave. There will be music, crafts and activities for children and families.
• Watch a local musical | Step into the streets of Victorian London with Whitecliff Summer Playhouse’s production of “Oliver!” Based on the classic novel “Oliver Twist” by Charles Dickens, this musical brings to life the story of a young orphan’s journey through hardship, friendship and hope. Tickets go on sale at 6:30 p.m. before each performance, costing $7 for adults and $3 for youth. Bring a lawn chair or blanket and enjoy the summer stock musical theater. Concessions are available, or bring your own food and drinks, but no glass containers.