🌱 Patch AM: 2026 John Y. & Harriet Simon Day Lecture: Unconditional Surrender - Ulysses Grant in the Civil War and 11 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• 2026 John Y. & Harriet Simon Day Lecture: Unconditional Surrender - Ulysses Grant in the Civil War at Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site
• Night Walk: Memories of Julia at Ulysses S Grant National Park
• Night Walk: Memories of Julia Grant at Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site

Today's riddle: What happened to the pregnant cat that ate yarn? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high of 93 and low of 71 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Wednesday: Sunshine, hot; a p.m. t-storm, temps: high: 94, low: 71.
• Thursday: Humid; a stray a.m. t-storm, with a high of 80 and low of 63 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Affton

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Saturday September 12
• 2026 John Y. & Harriet Simon Day Lecture: Unconditional Surrender - Ulysses Grant in the Civil War →
  Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site, 7400 Grant Rd, St. Louis
  9:00 am
• Night Walk: Memories of Julia
  Ulysses S Grant National Park, 7400 Grant Road, Saint Louis
  7:00 pm
• Night Walk: Memories of Julia Grant →
  Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site, 7400 Grant Rd, St. Louis
  7:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday September 8
• Noppadol Paothong: Wild Places and Juno Musonda: WILLED →
  Kooyumjian Gallery, 8300 Big Bend Boulevard, Webster Groves
  9:00 am
• Parents as Teachers WonderWorks Playroom
  John Cary Early Childhood Center Rogers Elementary School, 7700 Fine Rd, St. Louis, MO 63129, U
  9:30 am
• Parents as Teachers WonderWorks Playroom - Things That Go
  John Cary Early Childhood Center Rogers Elementary School, 7700 Fine Rd, St. Louis, MO 63129, U
  9:30 am
• 25 Years Later – Webster University Photo Exhibit and Lectures Explore the Aftermath of 9/11 →
  Sverdrup Complex, 8300 Big Bend Boulevard, Webster Groves
  10:00 am
• 2026 Fall Icebreaker →
  Webster Groves MO
  12:00 pm
• Meyers Mini Farm- Animal Afternoon →
  Webster Groves MO
  1:00 pm
• Teaching & Learning and Student Life Board Advisory (conjoined)
  Early Childhood Ed Center West Saint Louis, MO 63126
  4:00 pm
• Roll with Confidence: Beginner + Intermediate Roller Skating Lessons →
  Maplewood Outdoor Roller Hockey Rink, 2622 Bredell Ave., Maplewood
  6:00 pm
• WOH Girl Scouts 1554 Gr 4 (cafe)
  Wohlwend Elem. Saint Louis, MO 63129
  6:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Webster Groves

• Edwardsville girls, SLUH boys take titles at Granite City invite (thetelegraph.com)

St. Louis

• This Missouri Vegetarian Cafe Makes Its Own Seitan And Turns It Into Crispy Chikn Katsu (myfamilytravels.com)
• Going Places: Gateway Arch National Park is a Surprising and Relevant Monument to USA's Western Expansion (longislandpress.com)
• Union Loafers workers rally outside St. Louis bakery, demand union be recognized (stltoday.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: She had mittens! (Thank you April M. for sending it in!)
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