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🌱 Patch AM: History Talk: Grant's Hardscrabble Cabin and 10 more events
Happening soon: Affton Fall Flea Market on the Affton Patch calendar
Good morning Affton! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☀️
Coming up on the calendar:
- Affton Fall Flea Market at Affton Community Center
- History Talk: Grant's Hardscrabble Cabin
- History talk: Hardscrabble at Ulysses S Grant National Park
... and check out 5 more events on the calendar!
Today's riddle: What do you call a paper airplane that can't fly? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Very warm with plenty of sun, with a high of 87 and low of 55 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Thursday: Very warm with plenty of sun, temps: high: 82, low: 50.
- Friday: Very warm with plenty of sun, with a high of 86 and low of 53 degrees.
📸 Around Affton
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Affton
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★ Featured events ★
- Affton Fall Flea Market →
Affton Community Center, 9801 Mackenzie Rd, Affton
7:30 am
Saturday October 17
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Other local events
- History Talk: Grant's Hardscrabble Cabin →
7400 Grant Rd, St. Louis
10:00 am - History talk: Hardscrabble
Ulysses S Grant National Park, 7400 Grant Road, Saint Louis
10:00 am - Special Exhibit: 170 years of Hardscrabble, Grant's Cabin
Ulysses S Grant National Park, 7400 Grant Road, Saint Louis
11:00 am - Homecoming Football Game
Bayless Field, 4528 Weber Rd, St. Louis
6:00 pm - Trunk or Treat →
8343 Gravois Rd, Affton
6:30 pm - Music Bingo at the Garden →
9 Mile Garden, 9375 Gravois Rd, Affton
12:00 pm - Fighting for the Vote: The Story of Women's Suffrage →
Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site, 7400 Grant Rd, St. Louis
1:00 pm
Friday October 9
Friday October 16
Friday October 23
Sunday October 25
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Domestic Violence Awareness Month Resource Fair →
EAB Edward Jones Commons, Webster Groves
10:00 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 - Acclaimed Artist Sky Hopinka Exhibition →
Kooyumjian Gallery, 8300 Big Bend Boulevard, Webster Groves
10:00 am - White Haven Readers Guild
Ulysses S Grant National Park, 7400 Grant Road, Saint Louis
2:00 pm
Wednesday October 7
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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: "What do you call a paper airplane that can't fly?" — Stationary (Thank you David H. for sending it in!)
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