WEBSTER WONDERLAND 2011
SPECIAL HOLIDAY EVENTS
SPECIAL HOLIDAY EVENTS
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2011
Hawken House Christmas Market
11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
1155 South Rock Hill Road
This holiday craft fair features quality hand-crafted items, including jewelry, knitted and crocheted hats and scarves, felted purses, wooden boxes, folk dolls, appliqued hand towels, painted and fused glass, and other delightful holiday gift items. The Christmas Market is sponsored by the Webster Groves Historical Society. The Hawken House, a beautifully restored 1857 era home on the National Register of Historic Places, will be open for tours ($4.00 adults, $2.00 children). For more information, call 314-968-1857.
TUESDAYS & SATURDAYS
Big Bend Railroad Club
Model Railroad Operating Session
Saturdays, December 3, 10 & 17: 1 - 4 p.m.
Tuesdays, November 8, December 6, 13, 20 & 27: 7 - 8:30 p.m.
Webster Groves Frisco Station, 8833 Big Bend Blvd.
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 13
Old Webster Christmas Open House.
10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Old Webster, Lockwood & Gore
Shop with Old Webster's one-of-a-kind merchants open for special Sunday hours. Santa Claus and carolers will stroll the shopping district throughout the day. Free trolley rides from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. and free carriage rides from 11 a.m. until 5 p.m. Most merchants offer free gift wrap.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 24
29th Annual Kirkwood-Webster Turkey Day Run
3-mile (7:30 a.m. start) and 6-mile (8:10 a.m. start) races starting at the Kirkwood Farmers Market near Kirkwood Train Station, Argonne Drive.
Turkey Day Football Game
Lyons Field, Kirkwood
Noon
A tradition since 1907, this high school football rivalry pits Webster Groves against Kirkwood.
NOVEMBER 30 - DECEMBER 23
"The Adventures of Tom Sawyer"
Repertory Theatre of St. Louis at the Loretto-Hilton Theatre,
Sundays at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m.; Tuesdays at 7 p.m.; Wednesdays at 1:30 p.m. and 8 p.m. ; Thursdays and Fridays at 8 p.m. and Saturdays at 5 and 9 p.m.
Enjoy Mark Twain’s incomparable classic in a magical new production, perfect for the whole family. In idyllic 1840s Missouri, Tom and his friends revel in all that is grand and glorious in childhood. This mischievous rascal can charm his Aunt Polly, save the town from Injun Joe and win the heart of fair Becky Thatcher, all in the course of one small-town day.
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 4
All-Day Old Orchard Cookie Swap
It's a holiday tradition in Webster's Old Orchard district. Stop by your favorite shops to browse and sample our best homemade holiday treats, then pick up the recipes and make your favorites at home. It's a sweet way to get in the holiday spirit.
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 4
Hixson Holiday House Tour
1 to 5 p.m.
Tickets are $15 in advance and $17 at the door. Start at Hixon and travel to six historic Webster Groves homes decked out in their holiday finery. Then shop the boutique and enjoy music and refreshments at the school, 630 S. Elm, Webster Groves, MO 63119
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 6
Big Bend Railroad Club operating model railroads at the former Webster Groves Frisco Railway Depot, 7:30 until 9 p.m., 8833 Big Bend Blvd. near Gray Ave.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 7
WGSD Foundation Night in Old OrchardSATURDAY AND SUNDAY, DECEMBER 10 & 11, 2011
"Nutcracker on Ice"
2 p.m. and 5 p.m.
Webster Groves Ice Arena, 33 E. Glendale
More than 100 skaters perform in this holiday classic presented by the Metro Edge Figure Skating Club.
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 17
Skate with Santa
1:45 to 3:15 p.m.
Webster Groves Ice Arena
Enjoy a skating session with the Jolly Old Elf.
