Thursday, April 19, 2007
Living "Green" in St. Louis
With a lot of attention of late centering on making our personal lives environmentally better, this year’s theme for St. Louis' Earth Day celebration is “Living Green. ” Visitors will learn how easy it is to live "green" and become more environmentally friendly.Experience the 18 th annual St. Louis Earth Day Festival on Sunday, April 22. The event takes place on The Muny theatre grounds in Forest Park, 11 AM - 6 PM.
Highlights Include:
The Eco-Art Section will feature artists who will display and demonstrate their craft and will include a hands-on recycled art area where festival goers big and small can create their own work of art.
Entertainment on two stages will include jazz, blues, folk, world music and bluegrass as well as dance and theatrical performances.
Food offerings will include healthy choices as we have barred trans fats and other unhealthy fare.
The Tower Grove Farmer’s Market – A farmer’s market consisting of a consortium of area growers that will offer produce and herb and vegetable plants.
The Earth Day Bazaar will be a destination shopping spot that features trendy fashions and accessories made from recycled materials, jewelry, handmade items inspired by nature, art objects and things for the home and garden.
Vendors from all over the Midwest will feature a variety of products and services that will focus on green living.
# posted by The CVC Team @ 10:14 AM 
Wednesday, April 04, 2007
Icy Conditions in St. Louis - Welcome Frozen Four Fans!
College hockey fans are coming. More than 19,000 of them descend on downtown this weekend for the 2007 NCAA Men’s Frozen Four at Scottrade Center. The event, hosted by the St. Louis Sports Commission and College Hockey America, has been sold out since last summer, but that doesn't mean you can't take part in various activities celebrating the tournament.
St. Louis Union Station will be a hub for activity and home to several free events. On Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Union Station will host the “Frozen Fest” featuring games, music and more from noon to 6 p.m. Live concerts will take place in the evening all three days as part of “Postgame at the Station.” Pep rallies, presented by Pontiac, with the team pep bands, cheer squads and mascots take place at noon Thursday and 3 p.m. Saturday. On Friday, Union Station will host autograph sessions with the Hobey Baker Award finalists and the final two teams from 3:30 to 5 p.m. Area youth hockey champions will be honored at 5:30 p.m. during the “Night of Champions” ceremony. Participants will then march to Scottrade Center to attend the Pontiac Frozen Four Skills Challenge.
Speaking of the Pontiac Frozen Four Skills Challenge, that’s the main event for Friday Night at the Frozen Four. Starting at 7:30 p.m., some of the nation’s top male and female college hockey players will show off their talents in an East vs. West team format. Events include: puck control relay, fastest skater, hardest shot, rapid-fire shooting, accuracy shooting and penalty shot competition. Purchasing a ticket ($10) to the Pontiac Frozen Four Skills Challenge also provides admission to the presentations of the prestigious Hobey Baker Award (6 p.m.) and Hockey Humanitarian Award (6:35 p.m.) as well as the announcement of the AHCA All-America teams (7:20 p.m.). All of these events will take place at Scottrade Center. Fans can purchase tickets at http://www.ticketmaster.com/ or by calling 314-241-1888.
St. Louis Union Station will be a hub for activity and home to several free events. On Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Union Station will host the “Frozen Fest” featuring games, music and more from noon to 6 p.m. Live concerts will take place in the evening all three days as part of “Postgame at the Station.” Pep rallies, presented by Pontiac, with the team pep bands, cheer squads and mascots take place at noon Thursday and 3 p.m. Saturday. On Friday, Union Station will host autograph sessions with the Hobey Baker Award finalists and the final two teams from 3:30 to 5 p.m. Area youth hockey champions will be honored at 5:30 p.m. during the “Night of Champions” ceremony. Participants will then march to Scottrade Center to attend the Pontiac Frozen Four Skills Challenge.
Speaking of the Pontiac Frozen Four Skills Challenge, that’s the main event for Friday Night at the Frozen Four. Starting at 7:30 p.m., some of the nation’s top male and female college hockey players will show off their talents in an East vs. West team format. Events include: puck control relay, fastest skater, hardest shot, rapid-fire shooting, accuracy shooting and penalty shot competition. Purchasing a ticket ($10) to the Pontiac Frozen Four Skills Challenge also provides admission to the presentations of the prestigious Hobey Baker Award (6 p.m.) and Hockey Humanitarian Award (6:35 p.m.) as well as the announcement of the AHCA All-America teams (7:20 p.m.). All of these events will take place at Scottrade Center. Fans can purchase tickets at http://www.ticketmaster.com/ or by calling 314-241-1888.
# posted by The CVC Team @ 4:33 PM
