🌱 Patch AM: History Talk: Grant's Hardscrabble Cabin and 10 more events

What's up Affton! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Affton Fall Flea Market at Affton Community Center
• History Talk: Grant's Hardscrabble Cabin
• Homecoming Football Game at Bayless Field

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

Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the hospital? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Very warm with plenty of sun, with a high of 89 and low of 53 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Saturday: Some sun, then clouds; warm, temps: high: 81, low: 55.
• Sunday: Warm with clouds, then sun, with a high of 83 and low of 58 degrees.

📸 Around Affton

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Affton

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday October 17
• Affton Fall Flea Market →
  Affton Community Center, 9801 Mackenzie Rd, Affton
  7:30 am

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Other local events

Friday October 9
• History Talk: Grant's Hardscrabble Cabin →
  7400 Grant Rd, St. Louis
  10:00 am
Friday October 16
• Homecoming Football Game
  Bayless Field, 4528 Weber Rd, St. Louis
  6:00 pm
Friday October 23
• Trunk or Treat →
  8343 Gravois Rd, Affton
  6:30 pm
Sunday October 25
• Fighting for the Vote: The Story of Women's Suffrage →
  Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site, 7400 Grant Rd, St. Louis
  1:00 pm
• Music Bingo at the Garden →
  9 Mile Garden, 9375 Gravois Rd, Affton
  1:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday October 9
• PAT Drop-In
  The Reef at BECC
  8:15 am
• Parents as Teachers WonderWorks Playroom - Fall Fun
  Rogers Elementary School, 7700 Fine Rd, St. Louis
  9:30 am
• History talk: Hardscrabble
  Ulysses S Grant National Park, 7400 Grant Road, Saint Louis
  10:00 am
• 25 Years Later – Webster University Photo Exhibit and Lectures Explore the Aftermath of 9/11 →
  8300 Big Bend Boulevard, Webster Groves
  10:00 am
• Acclaimed Artist Sky Hopinka Exhibition →
  8300 Big Bend Boulevard, Webster Groves
  10:00 am
• Career Closet Pop-Up Event →
  East Academic Building, Edward Jones Commons, Webster Groves
  10:00 am

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🗞 Nearby News

Webster Groves

• Killeen council set to vote on Peoples as city manager; Her contract is signed with 720 sick hours accrued on Day 1 (kdhnews.com)
• 'Edward E. Boccia: Painter of Nightmares and Dreams' (washu.edu)
• Locked In Collective brings stylish fanwear to youth sports families in St. Louis (stlmag.com)

Kirkwood

• Powder Valley Nature Center welcomes families to Trek or Treat Critter Crawl Oct. 17 (mo.gov)

Ok Affton! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why did the cookie go to the hospital?" — Because he felt crummy. (Thank you Sanda J. for sending it in!)
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