🌱 Patch AM: 2026 John Y. & Harriet Simon Day Lecture: Unconditional Surrender - Ulysses Grant in the Civil War and 10 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• 9 Mile Garden (Outside)
• 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 Grant at Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site

... and check out 3 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: Why did the burglar wear blue gloves? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Very hot; a p.m. t-storm, with a high of 97 and low of 73 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Thursday: A shower and t-storm; humid, temps: high: 77, low: 63.
• Friday: Humid with clouds and sun, with a high of 85 and low of 65 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Affton

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★ Featured events ★

Friday September 11
• 9 Mile Garden (Outside) →
  Affton
  6:30 pm

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Other local events

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 Grant →
  Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site, 7400 Grant Rd, St. Louis
  7:00 pm
• Night Walk: Memories of Julia
  Ulysses S Grant National Park, 7400 Grant Road, Saint Louis
  7:00 pm
Thursday September 17
• Julia Dent Grant Celebration Finale
  Ulysses S Grant National Park, 7400 Grant Road, Saint Louis
  4:00 pm
Saturday September 19
• Historic Weapons Demonstrations
  Ulysses S Grant National Park, 7400 Grant Road, Saint Louis
  11:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday September 9
• Yoga in the Gallery →
  Webster Arts, 2 Summit Avenue, Webster Groves
  9:30 am
• Ward 1 Meeting →
  Brentwood Calendar, Recreation Community Center 2505 S. Brentwood Blvd., Brentwood
  6:00 pm
• Dog Splash #1 (2026) →
  Sunset Hills, MO Calendar, 12512 W. Watson Rd, Sunset Hills
  6:00 pm
• Imaginative Storm Workshop →
  Webster Arts, 2 Summit Avenue, Webster Groves
  6:00 pm
• Planning and Zoning →
  Brentwood Calendar, Brentwood City Hall Council Chambers 2348 S Brentwood Blvd, Brentwood
  6:30 pm
• Planning and Zoning - canceled →
  Brentwood Calendar, Brentwood City Hall Council Chambers 2348 S Brentwood Blvd, Brentwood
  6:30 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Webster Groves

• Straub's Markets to close Central West End grocery store (stlpr.org)
• Edwardsville girls, SLUH boys take titles at Granite City invite (thetelegraph.com)

St. Louis

• St. Louis entrepreneurs can access free business training (stlamerican.com)
• What St. Louis-area voters will see on the Nov. 3 ballot (stlamerican.com)
• Jewish Federation of St. Louis Celebrates Inaugural Webber-Jacobs Leadership Fellowship Cohort - Jewish Federation of St. Louis (jfedstl.org)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: So he wouldn't get caught red handed. (Thank you Vicki B. for sending it in!)
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