Friday, Oct. 2

• Beautify your community | The City of Crestwood, in partnership with Beautify Crestwood, seeks volunteers to help maintain the Government Center and Fire Department pollinator gardens. No registration is required. Volunteers can meet near the Crestwood sign at the Crestwood Government Center, 1 Detjen Drive, from 9 – 11 a.m.
• Donate blood | Support the Red Cross and help patients in need by donating blood from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Meramec Valley Branch of the St. Louis County Library, 1501 San Simeon Way. Donors may be 16 years old with parental consent or 17 years old and up. All donors must present a photo ID. Walk-ins are welcome, but appointments will take priority. To register, visit redcrossblood.org or call 1-800-RED-CROSS.
• 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 from 2 – 3 p.m. at the Cliff Cave Branch of the St. Louis County Library, 5430 Telegraph Road. Supplies will be provided. Registration is required. Visit slcl.org/events for more information.
• Explore various vehicles | Crestwood’s free Touch-A-Truck event will take place from 5 – 7 p.m. at Whitecliff Park, 9245 Whitecliff Park Lane. Explore the big trucks, emergency vehicles and equipment that keep our community running. Kids can climb aboard, honk the horns and see these machines up close. For those who prefer a less noisy environment, 6 – 7 p.m. will be the honk-free zone.
• Try local food | The Taste of Lemay-Affton Business Expo is back. Sample food from local restaurants, bakeries and caterers from 6 – 8 p.m. at Hancock Place Elementary School, 9101 S. Broadway. Proceeds will benefit the Hancock Place School District and the Affton-Lemay Chamber of Commerce.

Saturday, Oct. 3

• Electronic recycling | Get rid of your old electronics during Crestwood’s free electronics recycling event from 9 a.m. to noon at the Crestwood Government Center, 1 Detjen Drive. Nearly anything with a cord can be recycled, including up to the first 200 televisions (limit two per vehicle) at no cost. Fees apply for TVs beyond the first 200, CRT monitors and certain other items. This event is open to all Crestwood and St. Louis County residents. It is funded by a grant from the Saint Louis County Department of Public Health utilizing county landfill surcharge funds.
• Bike across town | Ride your bike on the Gravois Greenway between the Oak Bend and Grant’s View library branches for prizes, kid’s programming, wellness activities,and more from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Grab a passport map to collect stamps and earn rewards at stops along the way. The day will kickoff with donuts and close with Gus’ pretzels! This event is sponsored by Great Rivers Greenway in partnership with St. Louis County Library, The Sappington House, and Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site.
• Bond with your pet | Come for the inaugural Octo-Paw-Fest Walk from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at St. Lucas United Church of Christ, 11735 Denny Road. Bring your well-behaved, four-legged friend on a leash for a mile, half-mile or longer run/walk. There will also be a hot dog lunch and photo opportunity for you and your pet. The cost is $5 per family, and all proceeds will benefit the Little Free Pet Pantry and Holy Paws Pet Ministry.
• 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.
• Attend a local show | The hometown rock band, the SappingTones, is reprising their Battle of the Bands win. The five-member band will perform from 5 – 8 p.m. at Historic Sappington Park, 1015 S. Sappington Road. The gate opens at 4 p.m. It costs $20 for adults and is free for children under 12. Bring your own lawn chairs and coolers, but no glass containers. There will be 50/50 chances and sales of mystery gift card boxes to boost fundraising efforts to benefit the Historic Sappington Houses in Crestwood. Funds raised will go toward maintaining the brick historic Thomas Sappington House and reconstructing the Joseph Sappington Log House as a new rustic educational and event center. Call 314-822-8171 and visit historicsappingtonhouses.org/events  for more information.
• Celebrate autumn | The City of Shrewsbury Parks and Recreation Department invites the community to celebrate the arrival of fall at the annual Shrewsbury Fall Festival from 4 – 8 p.m. at Wehner Park, 5200 Lenox Ave. The free, family-friendly event will feature live music, food and drinks, games, activities, entertainment and opportunities to connect with local organizations and businesses. There will be a petting zoo and face painting from 4 – 6 p.m. and live music by Off-Topic from 5 – 8 p.m. Food vendors and exhibitor booths featuring community organizations and sponsors will be available throughout the festival. Guests can also enjoy a free pumpkin patch, games, crafts and inflatables, including a bounce house, obstacle course and soccer darts.
• Church movie night | Enjoy a family outdoor movie night featuring the movie “David” from 8 – 10 p.m. at River Rock Church, 1601 Telegraph Road. Bring family, friends, blankets and lawn chairs. Candy, popcorn and snacks will be provided.

Sunday, Oct. 4

• Make a difference | 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.
• VoterPalooza | VoterPalooza: A No Kings Festival is coming to the Jefferson Barracks Veterans Memorial Amphitheater, 533 Bagby Road, from noon to 7 p.m. This free, family-friendly democracy rally and concert will bring together live music, voter resources, community organizations, local businesses and vendors, food trucks and opportunities for civic action. 

Monday, Oct. 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.
• Get your workout in | The Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 2211 Tenbrook Road, will show an Arthritis Foundation video-based range of motion, flexibility exercises and mindful movement from 1:30 – 2:30 p.m. Exercises can be done from a chair.
• Make a difference | 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. This event is for adults, and registration is required. Visit slcl.org/events for more information.
• Get crafty | Bring your own cuddly and sinister creations to life by mixing and matching parts from different dolls from 5 – 6 p.m. at the Weber Road Branch of the St. Louis County Library, 4444 Weber Road. Supplies will be provided. This event is for teens ages 12-17, and registration is required. Visit slcl.org/events for more information.

Tuesday, Oct. 6

• 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.
• Connect with others | The Mehlville Lions Club will meet from 6 – 7 p.m. at Cafe Telegraph, 2650 Telegraph Road.
• Watch a movie | See the movie “Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit” from 6 – 8 p.m. at the Cliff Cave Branch of the St. Louis County Library, 5430 Telegraph Road. The film is rated G with a runtime of 80 minutes.
• Connect with others | GriefShare meets at 6:30 p.m. at Lutheran Church of Webster Gardens, 8749 Watson Road. 

Wednesday, Oct. 7

• 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.
• Connect with others | The Happy Hookers crochet club meets at 11 a.m. at Crusoe’s Restaurant, 5591 Oakville Ctr. Call 314-894-8022 for more details.
• 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.
• Get your workout in | The Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 2211 Tenbrook Road, will show an Arthritis Foundation video-based range of motion, flexibility exercises and mindful movement from 1:30 – 2:30 p.m. Exercises can be done from a chair.
• Book club meeting | The White Haven Readers Guild will discuss “Stark Mad Abolitionists: Lawrence, Kansas, and the Battle over Slavery in the Civil War Era” by Robert Sutto from 2 – 3 p.m. Enjoy a group discussion led by a park ranger. This has been rescheduled from Oct. 1. The program is free. Call 314-842-1867 ext. 230 for reservations.
• Dive into history | The Missouri Historical Society presents “Milestones in St. Louis’ LGBTQ+ History” from 6 – 7 p.m. at the Oak Bend Branch of the St. Louis County Library, 842 S. Holmes Ave. From legal cases to influential publications, learn about the key milestones that have shaped the LGBTQ+ community in St. Louis. This event is for adults, and registration is recommended. Visit slcl.org/events for more information.
• Connect with others | South County Toastmasters meets at 6:30 p.m. at the Sunset Hills Community Center, 3915 S. Lindbergh Blvd.

Thursday, Oct. 8

• 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.
• Play a game | Enjoy an hour of games and socializing with other adults from 10 – 11 a.m. at the Cliff Cave Branch of the St. Louis County Library, 5430 Telegraph Road. Registration is required. Visit slcl.org/events for more information.
• Learn lifesaving skills | Crestwood is hosting a free CPR class at 6 p.m. held at the Crestwood Goverment Center, 1 Detjen Drive. Be prepared in the event of an emergency with free CPR classes from the Crestwood Fire Department. Classes are taught by CPR-certified firefighters and are intended for the general public, not medical professionals. Classes are free, but space is limited. Registration is required. Reserve your spot: https://tinyurl.com/yrx3h4zk. For those interested in group training, please email jkramer@cityofcrestwood.org.
• Attend a nature seminar |Sunset Hills will host the program “New Tree Plantings and How to Avoid Future Problems” with Ben Barnett from 6:30 – 8 p.m. at the Sunset Hills Community Center, 3915 S. Lindbergh Blvd. Call 314-842-7265 for more information.