Friends News at the Park

Friends News at the Park
Vol. 28, No. 1 • Spring 2016
Letter from the Director
The mission of the
Friends of Tower Grove Park
Enable the Park to fully serve its
appropriate functions in providing
recreational and cultural activities and
aesthetic enjoyment, and
Preserve and restore the Park’s
historic features, including its
historic landscape, and
Promote greater public
understanding and appreciation for the
importance of Tower Grove Park as a
community treasure & National
Historic Landmark.
Friends of Tower Grove Park
Board of Directors
Laurence McCarthy
President
Janine Lawler
1st Vice President
Louis Gerteis, Ph. D.
2nd Vice President
William Gilbert II, Ph. D
Treasurer
Debbie Monterrey Millett
Secretary
Patricia Midden
Assistant Secretary
Kristin Byrne
Erika Ebsworth-Goold
Caroline Ernst
Julie Gianino
Catherine Gilbert
Ella Gross
Thom Gross
Lee Kling
Mike Konzen
Kevin McKinney
Willie Meadows
Debbie Monterrey
Nina Murphy
Peggy Oates
Erika Ottolini
Dot Soldavini
Nancy Suelflow
Jack Swanson
Bill Reininger
Director
Emeritus
Lee Berger
Donald H. Bergmann
Delores Blehm
Shelley Donaho
Francis Fanara
William Schawacker
4256 Magnolia Avenue
Saint Louis, Missouri 63110
P: 314-771-4424
E: [email protected]
Dear Friends of Tower Grove Park,
The Park is enjoying a particularly beautiful spring, with more than 7,000 tulips in
full bloom, and flowering trees and annuals giving us their best blossoms following
the winter months. I hope you have been able to run, stroll, bike, or play in the Park
recently to enjoy this display, as well as to help welcome back the many migrating and
nesting birds that take refuge in our trees.
Your support has enabled us to accomplish some tremendous goals in the past few
months. From the installation of the new savannahs on the northwest side of the Park
to the renewal of the Gaddy Bird Garden this spring, we’re moving ahead with
ambitious projects that will improve the Park and offer long-term sustainability while
preserving its unique character. A recent inventory of each the Park’s 6,900 trees will
help us develop a plan to protect and preserve our urban forest. And in the coming
weeks, even more activity will be happening to preserve the Park’s Lily Ponds and
improve its waterways, offering a better habitat for plants and wildlife.
In the coming months, you will see and hear more about our newest endeavor: a
Master Plan that will help guide the Park’s future for the next 10 years. Of the utmost
importance to the Park Board of Commissioners and staff is the input of our
neighbors and the community we serve. I look forward to inviting you to share your
thoughts, concerns, and favorite things about Tower Grove Park this summer that will
help us have the best Master Plan possible for the next generation of Park visitors.
Thank you for your generosity to Tower Grove Park. Your membership supports these
important projects and our day-to-day operations that help keep Tower Grove Park a
safe, healthy green space for St. Louis.
Sincerely,
Bill Reininger
FREYtography|Kari R. Frey|St. Louis|Photography
Give STL Day is May 3!
Give STL Day is just around the corner and Tower Grove Park is again joining in on the fun!
What is Give STL Day, you may ask? Give STL Day is an online day of giving where
nonprofits like ours will be reaching out to our donors—and looking for new ones—as we
educate them about our mission and raise funds.
Last year, we raised $7,500 and ranked 33 out of 790 nonprofits for number of total gifts!
We were able to use the funds to repair and repave the well-used trail that begins at
Kingshighway and Magnolia and leads to the Gaddy Bird Garden.
We hope to be just as successful this year! You can join the fun by donating online from
12:00 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. on Tuesday, May 3. Simply visit www.givestlday.org and search for
Tower Grove Park. Your gift is safe and secure and you will immediately receive a thank you
and tax receipt. If you would like to participate but do not have access to a computer,
checks and credit card payments will be accepted if received by May 3.
If you have any questions, please call the Development Office at 314-771-4484. We hope you
will show your love for Tower Grove Park this Give STL Day!
Friends of Tower Grove Park
Progressive Pavilion Party
Flower Power 2016
The Young Friends of Tower Grove Park are hosting a spring
fundraiser featuring the Park’s iconic pavilions. Modeled after
progressive dinner parties, the Progressive Pavilion Party will be
held Saturday, April 30 from 6:00 to 10:00 p.m. Attendees will
begin at the Turkish Pavilion, progress to the Old Carriage Pavilion,
and end at the Music Stand, enjoying food and drinks from local
restaurants and bars, as well as live music, at each location.
Join us on Thursday, May 5, for Flower Power, a luncheon to support
and enhance the living landscape of Tower Grove Park, featuring
spectacular floral creations and the Park at its springtime best!
The event sold out in rapid time and we are expecting 250
attendees! Schlafly, Winslow’s Home, Shaved Duck, and Urban
Chestnut Brewing Company are just a few of the great businesses
signed up to participate! A full list of the participating restaurants,
bars, and musical guests can be found on our Eventbrite page.
Guests will enjoy a delicious, Mexican-themed lunch and hear from
author, television host, entrepreneur and conservationist, P. Allen
Smith. His nationally syndicated television programs and regular
appearances on NBC’s Today show offer fun, practical, and creative
ways to select and arrange botanicals into living works of art. His
latest book, Seasonal Recipes from the Garden, is a nod to his love for
organic, regional cuisine.
The event is held at the
Piper Palm House in Tower
Grove Park from 11:00 a.m.
to 2:00 p.m. Tickets start
at just $125. Please contact
Brigid Flynn at
314-771-4484 for more
information or to purchase
your tickets.
Picnic in the Park
Save the Date!
The Friends of Tower Grove Park would like to invite you to their third
annual neighborhood “Picnic in the Park” on Sunday, June 12, 2016
from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the Music Stand and Piper Palm House, in
the heart of Tower Grove Park.
Friends Annual Membership Meeting
We have an exciting line-up of activities for community members
of all ages including a petting zoo, food trucks, arts and crafts,
face painters, food trucks, live music and more! For more
information, visit www.towergrovepark.org or call 314-771-4424.
The Friends of Tower Grove Park will hold our Annual
Membership Meeting on Monday, May 23 in the Piper Palm House from
5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
President Larry McCarthy will report on the state of the Park and new
members will be elected to the Friends Board of Directors.
Light refreshments will be served.
Martinis at the Mansion
The Friends of Tower Grove Park present their 13th Annual
Martinis at the Mansion! Save the date for Friday, September
30, 2016 from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. Join us for a splendid
evening of martinis, hors d’oeuvres, and much more!
More info to come soon!
Park Projects & Improvements
Bird Garden Restoration
Restoration to the Gaddy Bird Garden (near Kingshighway &
Magnolia) was completed in early January. Over the years, the Bird
Garden and trail leading to it had become overgrown with
grapevine and invasive vegetation, which encroached on the trail
and weakened the tree canopy structure—a detriment to both
birders and birds. DJM Ecological Services worked hard to restore
the woodland area by removing invasive brush, improving the
timber stand to refine the canopy structure and
removing the debris created by these activities.
This spring, the St. Louis Audubon Society and the Webster Groves
Nature Study Society will assist with developing a list of native
plants that support bird habitat, and will volunteer their time to
help our crew install the native shrubs and trees as well as
perennials to increase the garden’s overall diversity.
Tower Grove Park is a natural refuge for birds and our bird
identification life list has well over 200 species. Our exceptional
habitat has earned us a designation as an Important Bird Area by
the National Audubon Society. Each year, approximately 4,900
birders visit the Bird Garden as well as other birding areas in the
park.
Tree Management System
The Davey Tree Expert Company has spent the
last several weeks in the Park tracking
and assessing all of our 6,900+ trees for our new
tree management system. This new
system will enable us to maintain the health of our
diverse urban forest in a timely and
efficient manner.
Many thanks to the Orthwein Foundation
for funding this project! We appreciate their
continued support.
Wood Chipper
Thank you to Gamma Tree Experts for their
donation of a wood chipper. This chipper
will be a part of the Park’s Wood Waste and
Composting Program, which each year
converts more than 600 tons of wood waste
into usable mulch and compost that helps
the park bloom. Thank you!
New Park Master Plan
Tower Grove Park’s current Master Plan is 30 years old. In order to
move forward, this plan requires a comprehensive review and updated
approach to help guide the Board of Commissioners and Park Director
for the next 10 years. This new plan will provide a visionary road map for
future improvements, restoration efforts and maintenance plans that
honor the Park’s history while creating a vibrant and relevant urban
Park for current and future donors.
Thank you to the Crawford Taylor Foundation and the William T.
Kemper Foundation for providing the funding for this project. Their
generous support allows us to continue to provide recreational,
educational and cultural opportunities to our 2.5 million annual visitors.
Friends of Tower Grove Park
Welcome Brigid Flynn and Andy Berg!
Black History Month Tree Planting
Tower Grove Park is excited to welcome two new staff members to the team:
Brigid Flynn, Development Director, and Andy Berg,
Arboriculture Supervisor. Allow them to introduce themselves...
In celebration of Black History Month, Tower
Grove Park hosted its 25th annual tree
planting ceremony on February 16 with
students from Shenandoah Elementary School
honoring actor and director, LeVar Burton.
The students presented a reader’s theatre
rendition of Stellaluna and then gathered
outside to help with the planting of a Red
Maple Tree.
Andy Berg
Arboriculture
Supervisor
Brigid Flynn
Development Director
Brigid Flynn is the Park’s new
Development Director, overseeing special
events, major gifts, corporate and
foundation giving, and more. Brigid
most recently served as Director of
Institutional Giving at the Saint Louis Art
Museum, and previously worked at the
New York Foundation for the Arts
(New York, NY), the Wexner Center for the
Arts (Columbus, OH), and Performing
Arts Chicago. She is also the co-founder of
Midwest Artist Project Services (MAPS),
and serves on the boards of the Association
of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) St.
Louis, and Creative Reaction Lab. A St.
Louis native, Brigid lives in the Tower
Grove South neighborhood with her
husband, photographer Dave Moore, and
is a member of St. Margaret of Scotland
Parish.
I was born and raised in
the Northwest
suburbs of Chicago and
moved to Carbondale
where I received my
Forestry degree in
2009. For 2 years after graduation, I did
traditional forestry work all over southern
Illinois and Missouri which involved timber
stand
improvement, prescribed burning,
tree planting, and invasive species control.
I became an ISA Certified Arborist in 2011
and decided to move to St. Louis with my
girlfriend (now fiancé) to practice Urban
Forestry. I worked for a few different
organizations which were all solely involved
in the green industry. Prior to working for
Tower Grove Park, I was at the Davey Tree
Expert Company for just over 3 and a half
years where I was in charge of their Plant
Health Care department. It was there that I
gained an extensive amount of knowledge in
caring for individual trees.
Tower Grove Park is delighted to bring this
program to the community and
extends a special thanks to the students at
Shenandoah and Principal Sonya Wayne.
Horticulture Education Program
The 6th grade class from Tower Grove Christian Academy will be visiting
the Park every third Tuesday of the month to learn about the Science
of Plants and Horticulture in an urban setting!
The students will plant vegetable seeds and
annuals this spring and will come back in
the fall to harvest some of the vegetables.
The students will hear about greenhouse
and bed maintenance, composting and
mulching, and basic fundamentals of
horticulture prep. We are excited to work
with this great group of students!
I look forward to bringing my knowledge
and skills to the table here at the park, and I
am very excited to expand and evolve the
Arboriculture department.
Special thanks to our Year End Appeal Donors
The 2015 Year End Appeal has raised almost $16,000. These funds will be used to restore and refresh the Park’s Water Lily Ponds,
resulting in higher quality water, healthier plants, better habitat for wildlife and a more delightful experience for everyone. Our
donors are listed below, and we thank each one of them!
Mark and Marilyn Abbott
Cindy and Chris Anich
Robert and Pauline
Ashton
Stephanie Atkins
Robert and Linda Ballard
Mary Frances Balmer
Ken Barthels, Jr.
E.T. Baur
Helen Lee Berger
Hugh and Ann Bergman
Delores Blehm
Rose Ann Bodman
Tom and Betsy Bradley
Steven Brandes
Wes and Marilyn
Browning
Robert and Sue Bruce
Dick Bugg
Nathan Burrow
Stephen Butler
Lori Calcaterra
Annette Canale
Katherine and Charles Claggett
Elizabeth Cohen
Dennis and Bonnie
Coleman
Commerce Bank
Ann Corrigan
Gary Craig
David Crutcher
Joe and Beverly Curtis
Ronald Danna
Roger and Deborah
Dennert
Doug and Grace Dick
Derick and Sally
Driemeyer
Scott Durden
Marshall and Faye Dyer
Richard Egan
David Ehnes
Diane Ellenberger
James Epstein
Paul Evans and Elinor
Harrison
Fran and Norma Fanara
Grace and Richard Fernandez
Ken and Joan Fiala
Brian and Michelle Fiedler
Virginia Fister
Drew Foster
Helene Frankel
Kari and Richard Frey
Bill and Loura Gilbert
Thom and Lore Gross
Richard and Suzy Grote
Charles and Marie Guariglia
Leo Hageman
Esley Ian Hamilton
Suzanne Heckman
Harold and Sonya Helmkampf
Mark Herbers
Hercules Construction
Management Company
Carl and Jan Hermann
Gary Hirshberg
Carole Hohlman
Nellie Hohnsen
Tracy and David
Holtzman
Jeffrey Huntington
Melodie Husted
Arnie Jacobson
Thelma Jennewein
George Kerwin
Steve and Nancy Kidwell
Frances Kish
Ann Lee Konneker
Mike and Ann Konzen
Doug Krauss and
Joe Freaney
Susan and Warren
Lammert
Jerrold Lander
Bill Larson
Sondra Larson
Steven and Janine Lawler
Branson Lawrence
Daniel Layne
David Lazarus
Richard Lovelace
Jane Luedde
Gene and Ann Mackey
John Mallon
John and Kristin Zapalac
Joy Ellen Martin
Mike Maskus and Cathy
Augustin
Larry and Sharon
McCarthy
David and Virginia McDonald
Ken and Mary Mebruer
Patty and Paul Midden
Howard and Penny Miller
McKay and Jason Mills
Debbie Monterrey and Steve
Millett
Anne and Patrick Moore
Randall Moskop
Charles and Joann Nester
Peggy and Francis Oates
John O’Brien
Gerry and Bob Osborn
Tom Ott
Pay Payton
Joseph and Katrina Pfeiffer
Guy Phillips
Patricia Pickett
Kate and John Pitman
Chris and Liz Poelker
Sue and Kip Rapp
Jim and Mary Roberts
Zsolt and Mary Rumy
Peter and Alice Sargent
Joan Schacht
Michael Schmidt
Tim Schoemehl
William and Kathleen
Schoenhard
Patti and Matt Sciuto
Jerry and Sally Sears
Joseph and Mary Anne Sedey
Bob and Kirsten Sellers
Jim and Michelle
Sherman
Richard Shinners
Anita Siegmund
Stephen Sneeringer
Sandra Snell
Karl Sommerhauser
Nancy Suelflow
Jane Sueme
James and Joan Taylor
Kevin and Julia Thorpe
Maryjo and George
Thornburgh
Margaret and Henry
Uhlemeyer
Christopher Vierrether
Benjamin Walczak
Bernard and Anita
Waxman
Carol Wiedl
Bill and Regina Wischmeyer
Alex Young
Francis and Edward
Zulauf
Welcome to New Members & Renewed Friends
(December 1, 2015 to February 29, 2016)
Terry Adelman
Michael Allen
David Anderson
Dan Andrews
Pamela Aubuchon
Ron and Ann Auer
Richard Bailey
Michelle Balducci-Connelly
Jeffrey Bargielski
Harriet Baron
Lindsay Barth
Kevin Bayless and Angela Standish
Eric Becker Carmichael
Christy Beckmann and Jim Vykopal
Pamela Behnen
Linda Behrmann
Helen Lee Berger
Hugh Bergman
Barbara Blaes
Delores Blehm
John Block
Nicole Blumner
Adam Bockman
Daniel Boehmer
Alice Boeschenstein
Arthur Bourey
Paul Bregitzer
David Brinker
Tom Brinkmann
Paul Brockland
Ruth Brooks
Rosemary Brown
Robert and Sue Bruce
Mary Bruemmer
Kris Bryant
Bruce Buckland
E. Wardwell Buckner
Christine Burghoff
Beth Burka
Tom Byrne
Clarkson and Rita Carpenter
Bob Castulik-Byrne
Lesley Chaney
Allison Cheney
Sandra Christie
Jan R. Clinite
Annalise Coffman
Bob Cole
Louis Colombo
Ben Cooper
Josephine Corley
Barbara Crabtree
George Crump
Kerry Crump
Mary Diane Cummings
Amy Cyr
Nancy D’Arcy
Ronald Danna
Carol Darnall
Carolyn Davis
Gary Davis
Tom Dew
Colin Dewling
Joseph DiCroce
Corinne Didisheim
Charles Diemer
Larry Doggett
Robert and Deborah Dolgin
Betty Jane Donahoe
Judie Donohue
Kevin Doyle
Joyce Driemeyer
Charlene Dummett
David P. Ehnes
Janet Eichhorn
Colin Eliot
Robert F. Epperson
Caroline and Harold Ernst
Alexandra Etges
Monica Farrar
Mark Ferris
Brian Fiedler
Nicholas Filippello
Helen Fisher
Barry Flachsbart
Jim and Pat Fogle
George Fonyo
Janice Forsyth
Lucien and Becky Fouke
Sam and Marilyn Fox
Eileen Franke
Robert Fulstone
Francie Futterman
Arthur Gale
Louis Galli
Agnes Garino
Jean Gase
Richard Gatz
Michael Gibbons
Kevin Gibson
Bill and Loura Gilbert
Catherine Gilbert
Will Gilbert
Pat Giles
Mrs. Joseph F. Gleason
Leah G. Goessling
Shannon Grass
Diana L. Gray
Megan E. Green
Timothy and Kathleen
Greenwald
John Grone
Mary Lee Grone
Thom and Lore Gross
Charles P. Guariglia
John and Laurie Haffenreffer
Ruth Hardin
Robert Harper
Elizabeth Harrison
John Headrick
Dorothy Heagney
Rich Heagney
Suzanne Heckman
John Hegedus
James Heine
Nick Heisner
Harold Helmkampf
Dan Henroid
Jason Hensley
Stephanie Herbers
Gary Hirshberg
Edwin Hiss
Jason Hochstein
Diane Hogan
Christy Hooker
Bernard Hoover
James D. Huber
Jan Hulett
Kathleen Hull
Benjamin Hulsey
Joanne Iskiwitch
Andrew James
Joel James
Lonnie and Emily Jaycox
Tammy Jenkins
David Johnson
Leonard Jones
Jesse Jost
Pat Justis
Richard Kacenski
George Kafalenos
Gene Kain
Rita Kazembe
Robert and Jane Keel
Jeanne Keirle
Steve and Nancy Kidwell
Deanna Kiel
Marshall Kiel
John Kilo
Steven King
Pamela Kinsella
Mary Margaret Kleba
Ward and Carol Klein
Lee Kling
Donald Klingsick
Thomas Kniest
Newell Knight
Jane Knobbe
Vernon Knobbe
Amanda Koehler
Stephen Kohlbry
Stephen Kotsines
Jack Krause
Doug Krauss and Joe Freaney
James Kriegshauser
Jennifer Kubiszewski
Emily LaBarge
Michael Lamb
Susan and Warren Lammert
Cliff LaMotte
Ann Larson
Sondra Larson
Thomas Lauher
Janine and Steven Lawler
Terry Lay
Kate Ledden
Meagan Lemp
Bonnie Lewis
Barbara Little
James Llufrio
George Lodoly
Michelle Lonergan
Maurice Lonsway
Lisa and Chal Luedde
Jeff Luna
Michael Lunter
Donn Lux
Paul Lynch
Elizabeth Mahony
Ruth Malvern
Phyllis Maritz
Ray Marklin
Emily Martin
John Martin
Art Matia
Caroline May
David May
Steve Mayer
Joseph Mazzola
Marybeth McBryan
Larry and Sharon McCarthy
John McGuire
John and Constance McPheeters
Kenneth Mebruer
Marilyn Mechler
Lisa Melandri
Linda Menard
Matt Menietti
Patricia Merlo
Frank Meyer
Midwest BankCentre
Peter Michelson
Jeffrey Milbrandt
Marcella Milcic
Bette Miller
Judith Miniace
Missouri Historical Society
Sharon Moran
Charlotte Moro
Molly Mortland
Kristen Morton
Randall Moskop
Birch Mullins
Gale Murphy
Joan Murphy
Jenny Murren
Brooke Myers
Gladys Myles
Jacquelin Naunheim
Harry Neiner
Daniel Neman
Susan Neuhaus
Rose Newport and Darin Robinson
John O’Connell
Patricia O’Connell
Dan O’Connor
Timothy O’Leary
Terrence O’Toole
Eric Otten
Brad Patterson
Donald Paule
Mary Ellen Pearson
George Pelican
Rob Phillips
Nicholas Pisoni
John Plag
Richard Poeling
Chris Poelker
Megan Power
Rachel Presley
Martin Rafanan
David Raich
Jan and Charlie Raiser
Rudyard and Sue Rapp
Tim Redmond
Susan Reed
Joyce Reese
Robert Reich
Diana Relleke
Phillip Renfro
Matthew Rigney
John Riley
Shelley Ripplinger
Fredric Rissover
Jon Ritter
Jim Roberts
Carole Roslund
Mary Ross
David Royce
Roy Ruckdeschel
Mike Ruddy
Zsolt and Mary Rumy
Norah Ryan
Erika Sams
Ronald Sauget
Tosca Schaberg
Lewis Schaefer
Norma Schechter
Allan Schnidler
Walter and Marie Schmitz
Betty Schnorbus
Brett Schott
Kenneth Schowengerdt
Patricia Seagraves
Robert and Kirsten Sellers
Jen Seright
Justine Shamleffer
David Sharp
Shaw Neighborhood Improvement Assn.
Pamela Shephard
Michele and Jim Sherman
Daniel Siegel
Daniel Singer
Guy G. Slay
Natalie Slymen
David Smith
Kenneth Smith
Mitchel Smith
Sandra Snell
Adam Sommer
Carole Lee Sotir
Ted Spaid
Claudia S. Spener
Thomas Spinner
Michael and Nita Spotanski
Dorothy Stade
Dan Stamborski
Maggie Stamm
Kevin Steincross
Steve Stoltz
Emily Straka
Mary Strauss
John Straw
Maurita E. Stueck
Anne C. Stupp
Helen H. Sturgis
Catherine Sullivan
Maserati Swanagan
Andrea Szerzinski
Patricia Taillon-Miller
Bonnie Taylor
Dennis Taylor
Ted Taylor
Barbara Thomas
Colleen Thomas
Lindsay Toler
Jen Tomlinson
Michael Tompkins
Christopher D. Towle
J. Ellwood Towle
Mariel Tribby
Tom Tritschler
Keith Turner
Erik Van Betuw
Seevaram Varadhachary
Rebecca Voboril
Larry Waeltermann
Ed Wakefield
Leighton Wassilak
Patrick Weber
Thomas Weber
Webster Groves Garden Club #4
Denny Wedemeyer
Pat Weis
David Weiss
Mary Ann Werner-Hill
James Wilhite
Jane Winter
Bill Wischmeyer
Debbie Whittier
Rachel Witt
Wollenberg Building
Conservation LLC
Peter Wollenberg
Erni Wood
Kathleen Wood
Ellen Wyman
Lisa Zoia
Friends of Tower Grove Park
Upcoming Events at the Park
Tower Grove Farmers’ Market
April 16—November 19—West of the Pool Pavilion in the
center of the Park—8 a.m. to 12 p.m. — Saturdays only
The 11th season will feature close to 60 vendors, free yoga, and live
music! Call 314-771-3899 for more info.
Progressive Pavilion Party
April 30—Tower Grove Park—6:00 to 10:00 p.m.
The Young Friends of Tower Grove Park are proud to
present their 1st Annual Progressive Pavilion Party in
Tower Grove Park! Guests will enjoy a memorable evening of visiting
three pavilions in the Park that feature donated food and drink and
live music. For more information, call
314-771-4424.
Muckerman Fountain and Pop Jets on for season
May 1 —Oct. 31—Saturdays 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. and
Sunday-Friday 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Flower Power
May 5—Piper Palm House—11 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Luncheon to support and enhance the Park’s living
landscape. Call 314-771-4484 for more information.
Food Truck Fridays
May 13, June 10, July 18, Aug. 12, Sept. 9, Oct. 7—West End and
Gurney Picnic Sites—May—Aug. hours: 4 to 8 p.m., Sept. hours: 4 to
7:30 p.m., Oct. hours: 3:30 to
7 p.m.
Sauce Magazine pr esents their 6th a nnu a l Food Tr uck
Fridays! Gather for an evening of friends, fun, and
plenty of good food!
Happy Birthday
Jimmy Joe!
Compton Heights Memorial Day Concert
May 30—Music Stand—3 p.m.
Compton Heights will again perform a free concert.
24th Annual Pagan Picnic
June 4: 10 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. & June 5: 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
For more information, visit www.paganpicnic.org
Picnic in the Park
June 12—Music Stand and Piper Palm House—4 to 7 p.m.
The Friends of Tower Grove present their 3rd annual Picnic in the
Park. There will be activities for community members
of all ages, including live music, food trucks, a petting zoo, face
painters, and more!
Musical Mondays
Mondays in July, August 1, August 8—Music Stand—7:30 to 9:30
p.m.
The Compton Heights Concert Band of St. Louis presents
exciting, old-fashioned Sousa-style band concerts with world class
guest artists. These concerts are free and open to the
public.
Festival of Nations
August 27: 10 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. & August 28: 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Join us in Tower Grove Park for the region’s premier multicultural
celebration, featuring over 40 ethnic food booths, non-stop dance and
music, arts and crafts, and an international bazaar with unique gifts
from around the world. Admission is free. For more information, visit
www.festivalofnationsstl.org.
Our beloved Clydesdale, Jimmy Joe,
celebrated his 21st birthday on March 5.
Jimmy Joe came to Tower Grove Park in
1999 and began giving carriage rides with
our Stable Manager, Jeff Kinman, in 2000.
Today, Jimmy and Jeff give over 100 rides
a year.
Happy Birthday, Jimmy!
To view a full calendar of events, visit www.towergrovepark.org.
Letter from the President
By the time you read this, the first day of Spring with the accompanying snow will be a memory. What a surprise! Mother Nature sure
knows how to amaze us. Now we can enjoy the season with all the flowers and trees coming alive. The park seems to look better year
after year.
And each year there are events to take advantage of in the park. The Friends lecture series concluded in early April. Each lecture had a
full house and was delightful in its own way. Thank you to Louis Gerteis for organizing the series again.
After the lecture series, the Young Friends of the park are sponsoring the Progressive Pavilion Party on April 30th. This will likely be a
sellout and is a new event for the park. Then on May 5th we will have the Flower Power luncheon with feature speaker P. Allen
Smith. This event just gets better every year. So please join us for a great afternoon.
The Friends will again sponsor the 3rd annual Picnic in the Park on June 12th, so bring the whole family to this wonderful fun event. And
for planning purposes, mark your calendars for September 30th when we are again hosting our Martini party for the park.
As you can see, 2016 will once again be a busy year in the park. So enjoy this Spring, and join us for one or more of our events.
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