Community Calendar

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Registration is now open for the Cinco De Kilometer 5K Fun Walk to benefit improvements to Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park. The Walk, put on by the St. Louis County Park Foundation, will take place at Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park on Friday, May 2, 2025 at 6 p.m. Participants are encouraged to register early. Registrants will receive a commemorative 5K t-shirt and a free drink after the walk. Registration is available for $15 for those 12 and under, and $30 for those 13 and up. To register, visit stlcpf.org/5kwalk

Join us and the Make-A-Wish Foundation for the St. Louis Walk For Wishes, presented by Spectrum! This family-friendly, nationwide fundraiser supports granting life-changing wishes for local children battling critical illnesses. The event features both a 5K race and a 1-mile walk through scenic downtown St. Louis, celebrating the strength and joy that come from a Make-A-Wish experience.

All 5K race participants will receive a medal and can enjoy pre-race festivities, games, and entertainment while helping raise vital funds to grant wishes for local children. Register and raise $100+ to earn an official event shirt!

Don’t wait – early bird pricing ends soon! Invite friends, family, and colleagues to join your 5K team and sign up for just $30 each through 1/31.

Delicious fish fry, great hospitality and a homemade dessert with every order.

Step into the spotlight with National Hockey League Hall of Fame stars Brett Hull and Chris
Pronger, along with former Blues Winger and founder of the St. Louis Blues Special Hockey, Kelly
Chase, as they share cherished stories about their time with the St. Louis Blues. Adding to the
excitement, 5 on Your Side’s Frank Cusumano will serve as the evening’s emcee and moderate an
exclusive Q&A session you won’t want to miss.

The night promises to be extraordinary, featuring a seated dinner, a full open bar, and thrilling
silent and live auctions—all set in the stunning Grand Ballroom of St. Louis Union Station Hotel.
Whether you’re bidding on unique experiences or savoring the evening’s festivities, every moment
will be filled with excitement and purpose.

Proceeds from this remarkable event will directly support families assisted by The National
Children's Cancer Society (NCCS). Your generosity ensures that children with cancer are given a
fighting chance at survival while providing their families with financial, educational, and emotional
resources to navigate their journeys with strength and hope.

For sponsorship opportunities; to donate auction items or experiences; or to purchase tickets;
please visit www.theNCCS.org/Blues.

For direct inquiries, please contact Lucia Lordo at
llordo@theNCCS.org or call 314.374.5749

The Gateway Hemophilia Association is a nonprofit, community-based organization, dedicated to the advocacy, education, and support of families affected by bleeding disorders. All proceeds from our fundraiser benefit educational scholarships for our members with a bleeding disorder.

Featuring:

Tequila Tastings from various tequila vendors

Ticket includes one Specialty Margarita or Beer

Small Bites from Felix's Pizza

Silent Auction & Live Music from 2 Pedro’s

Tickets are $50 in advance, $60 day of the event
*must be 21+ years of age, space is limited

Each year, FOCUS St. Louis applauds the efforts of the individuals, organizations and initiatives making a positive difference in the St. Louis community with our What’s Right With the Region Awards. All in our community are invited to join us for this inspiring evening of celebration and networking!

Make plans to join us for the 28th Annual What's Right with the Region Awards Celebration on May 15, 2025. We’ll kick off the evening with a networking reception with heavy hors d’oeuvres and beer/wine bar, from 5 to 6:30 p.m., followed by the awards celebration from 6:30 to 8 p.m.

Learn more at https://focus-stl.org/events/28th-annual-whats-right-with-the-region-awards/

Part artistic spectacle, part fashion show, part underground ball—ALTBALL is a unique creative showcase that is both *of* the community and *for* the community.

For over 35 years, DOORWAYS has provided emergency housing and supportive services for individuals living with HIV in St. Louis and across Missouri and Illinois. Each year DOORWAYS’ programs serve over 3,500 clients facing homelessness and poverty with wrap-around services to stabilize and rebuild their lives.

ALTBALL celebrates the strength, resilience and beauty of this community—demonstrating what’s possible when everyone is free to be and express themselves at the height of their potential. Designers, artists, drag queens, circus performers, ballroom legends and community leaders will showcase inspired avant-garde creations on the runway while raising funds for DOORWAYS’ programs.

We’ll have avant-garde looks from over two dozen designers, energetic performances, an electrifying vogue ball competition, and a special showcase from Mondo Guerra and Crystal Methyd. Not to mention a killer party before and after.

All proceeds to benefit the mission and programs of DOORWAYS—which improves the quality of life of people affected by HIV, illness, and poverty, advancing their stability and well-being through housing, health, and empowerment services.

Delicious fish fry, great hospitality and a homemade dessert with every order.

“However intimate and revealing some of her stories were, they always served as perfect introductions to the songs that followed, and often did so in a way that made me hear music I thought I knew well in an entirely different way. That, friends, is what great cabaret is all about.” - Chuck Lavazzi, KDHX

“Katie, clearly a skilled actress, used her storytelling abilities on dramatic numbers as well as humorous ones. But the fact is that the entire show was created around heart, around love.” - Stephen Mosher, Broadway World

SPRY is the newest offering from the award-winning, St. Louis favorite Katie McGrath, acknowledging her crossing over the line between “life as she knew it before” and “life as an old person now” represented by her recent 70th birthday. It’s rated PG-13 for language, not that she plans to do any cursing. We just never know what’s going to tumble from her lips. We do know she’ll share stories about the art, science and inconvenience of getting on in years along with songs from a breadth of genres including the Great American Songbook, Broadway, jazz and pop.

Kay Love will be a special guest singer. Music Direction by Larry Pry. Directed by Lina Koutrakos.

100% of McGrath’s proceeds will benefit Gratitude House whose mission is to reduce the rate of relapse by providing a safe, supportive, and beautiful home for sober women who are committed to 12-step recovery.