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It’s almost time for Ferguson’s Twilight 5K…
What's it like to run through the streets with hundreds of people? Sign up for the Live Well Ferguson Twilight 5K and you'll find out!
This is my third year as a sponsor of the Live Well Ferguson 5K, and I couldn’t be more proud to support this awesome community event! The race will take place next Saturday, May 19, and there’s still plenty of room for YOU. Nez Savala has all the details…
Runners and walkers still have time to register for Live Well Ferguson 5K Twilight Run/Walk. The race is Saturday, May 19 in downtown Ferguson, Mo. Registration is $25 for the 5K and $10 for the one-mile distance. The goal is to reach 1,400 participants.
Registration is available online at LiveWellFerg5K.com or at the Ferguson Farmers’ Market on Saturday, May 12 from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. The market is located at 20 S. Florissant Road in Victorian Plaza.
Race day registration is May 19 from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at the Farmers’ Market and at 4:00 p.m. at Ferguson Streetcar Lofts.
Ferguson Twilight 5K is in its third year. It’s the only twilight run/walk event in North St. Louis County. Runners and walkers of all ages and fitness levels will experience a USATF certified course. The 5K and one-mile races start and finish at Plaza at 501, an outdoor entertainment area at the intersection of Florissant Road and Suburban Avenue.
Ferguson Twilight 5K supports youth scholarships for summer programs at the Emerson Family YMCA in Ferguson. The race is sponsored by a host of regional businesses and organizations including Christian Hospital, Ferguson City Walk and Emerson.
Awards and prizes will be presented to top finishers; medals will be presented to the first 1,000 finishers. The course is timed by Big River Running. Post-race festivities include a concert with SMASH band, vendors and specials at local restaurants.
Ferguson Twilight 5K encourages participants and spectators to donate old, used or new shoes for the Shoeman Water Project. Shoes of any kind can be donated. The shoes are sold to exporters for resale in developing countries. The money from the sales buys equipment and supplies to provide clean, fresh water to those in need.
To register for the race or find out more about the event, visit the Live Well Ferguson 5K website.
It’s time to GET FRESH in Ferguson again!
Mast Amish Produce & Bakery is one of several dozen vendors who will return for the Ferguson Farmers Market's 10th season, kicking off this Saturday.
If you’re a regular reader here at NOCO, you know what I think of the Ferguson Farmers Market: It’s awesome! That’s why I’m super excited that opening day for the 2012 season is May 5th!
Swing by downtown Ferguson this Saturday and you’ll find 45 vendors selling local meat, cheese, produce, baked goods, plants and artisan crafts. The Maple Jam Band will also be on hand, playing live music from 9-11am. And don’t forget – the market sells breakfast too!
Among the fresh items available this week: greens, salad mix, spinach, bok choy, onions, cabbage, broccoli, pea shoots, baby brassica mix and lots of strawberries! Arrive early and you might even snag some baby arugula, Asian salad turnips, dandelion greens, burdock and new potatoes.
And when you’re done shopping, why not take a quick house tour?! Five beautiful historical homes in Old Ferguson will be open this Saturday morning from 10 to noon, including my listing at 117 Adelle…
Each of the houses is currently for sale, and the tour is totally free. If you want to participate, grab a map at the market’s info booth on Saturday.
The Ferguson Farmers Market is open Saturdays, 8am-noon, at 20 S. Florissant Road, 63135. Hope to see you there!
Cobra Starship headlining UMSL’s Mirthday
The pop band Cobra Starship will perform at UMSL on April 18.
FROM THE NEWS WIRE:
If you can believe Gabe Saporta, he started Cobra Starship when an introspective desert trip turned trippy with hallucinations that followed a venomous snakebite. Supposedly the snake spoke, telling the then lead singer of emo-punk band Midtown to stop taking himself so seriously.
No problem for Saporta, who initially formed Cobra Starship to record a kitschy theme song for the campy Samuel L. Jackson-led film “Snakes on a Plane.” What’s no joke is that Saporta took an apparent one-off side project with a minor soundtrack hit and turned his band of dance-rock jesters into a successful group that has churned four albums and several hit singles.
Touring behind their latest album, “Night Shades,” Cobra Starship will headline this year’s Mirthday concert April 18 at the Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center at the University of Missouri–St. Louis. Breathe Carolina, The Ready Set and Twenty One Pilots will open the show, which will begin at 7 p.m. Tickets are $5 for UMSL students and $20 for the general public.
Mirthday is UMSL’s annual springtime student celebration. The day begins with a carnival from noon to 4:30 p.m. in parking lots C and D (adjacent to the Millennium Student Center on North Campus) and ends with the concert at the Touhill.
Click here or below to view the video to Cobra Starship’s biggest hit, “You Make Me Feel …”
North County students shine on Fine Arts Night
A big crowd gathered last year for the Northeast Deanery's first Fine Arts Night. This year, NoCo's Catholic school students will once again show off their talents.
Everyone knows that public schools offer music and art training, but many assume that Catholic schools do not. As Cara Koen from the Northeast Deanery explains, North County’s Catholic grade schools are not only embracing art & music education. They’re putting on a show!
Third and fourth grade students from the eight Catholic elementary schools located in the Northeast Deanery of the Archdiocese of St. Louis will perform together at the 2nd Annual Fine Arts Night on Thursday, March 1, 7:00p.m. at Trinity Catholic High School (1720 Redman Road, St. Louis, MO 63138). The evening will feature song and band performances, speech team demonstrations and a display of student artwork from all grade levels.
Music and Art teachers have been working together to coordinate the evening, helping students learn the songs, practicing with them and collecting art projects for the display. An addition to the program this year is the speech team demonstration. “The students are very excited about performing and showing you their talents. This is such a wonderful opportunity to showcase what our students are capable of doing,” said Sue Heredia, speech coach. “We can tell you that when they enter high school, these students have poise, presence of speaking in front of people, and many continue to develop their talent by participating in their school plays.”
“Fine Arts Night is an excellent opportunity to showcase student talents and work, and for teachers to highlight curriculum in music and art,” said Cara Koen, Director of Advancement for the Northeast Deanery Federation of Catholic Schools. “Bringing students and families from our eight schools together in this way has the added benefit of supporting our identity as one Catholic community.”
Photos from the 2011 Fine Arts Night are available online at www.FederationofCatholicSchools.org.
The Federation of Catholic Schools is a formal agreement between the pastors of the eleven parishes in the Northeast Deanery of the Archdiocese of St. Louis to work more closely together in support of the mission of Catholic education in the North County community. To learn more about the programs and goals of the Federation, please visit www.FederationofCatholicSchools.org.
Are you getting ready for the big day? NOCO is a proud sponsor of the 3rd annual Live Well Ferguson 5K