October
Halloween
Get ready for a great night in the Heights. There is a resurgence of (adorable) young children in the neighborhood (as we saw at the annual picnic) so get ready for crowds at your door on from 6 – 8 pm on Monday, Oct. 31. Turn your porch lights on if you want costumed visitors. By the way, if you are new to St. Louis we have a tradition where kids come with a Halloween joke to earn their candy.
We will also again host a Great Pumpkin contest so do your best creative work on a pumpkin and secrets judges will circulate throughout the Heights to recognize great pumpkins. If you’d like to volunteer to be a judge, please contact nrochberg@gmail.com.
Leaf pickup begins Oct. 31
November
7 PM, Tuesday Nov. 8: U Heights Neighborhood Association meeting (everyone welcome), home of Jackie Grosklos, 700 Yale.
December
Luminaria and Progressive Dinner Sunday, Dec. 11
In December the Heights organizes two events that help you share holiday spirit with the neighbors you know and to get to know new friends, as well.
The neighborhood Luminaria display will be Sunday, Dec. 11. We urge neighbors to put lighted candles in bags on their lawns. To make it easy the Association will sell candles, bags and sand. Watch for details. In the evening stroll the neighborhood and enjoy hundreds of lights. For questions please contact nrochberg@gmail.com.
Progressive Dinner Party (Will you consider hosting some neighbors?)
Each year over 100 neighbors enjoy soup and salad at local homes, and then all come together for a party. The evening is one part potluck, one part holiday cheer, and one part mixing it up with new people. You’ll visit three homes during the evening, and bring a dish to one. Organizers will assign you to bring something to share. Kids are welcome for the first two parts. The dessert part is adults only since it’s bedtime for the kids.
Here’s how the evening flows:
5:30–6:30 Cocktails and appetizers (we need six to eight homes)
6:45–7:45 Soup and salad (we need eight to ten homes)
8 – 9 Dessert (we need one BIG house) (Dessert is for adults only)
Even though it is still warm out, we need to start planning. First, mark you calendar, since December gets busy. Then, if you want to attend the dinner party, please email Nan Rochberg (nrochberg@gmail.com) and let her know how many people from your home want to attend, and whether you can host a small group in your home and how many people you can accommodate. Participants will get the evening’s house assignments closer to the event. Hosts will be informed of the names of attendees in December.
The earlier you sign up the easier it will be to host this event. If you’d like to join the planning committee, please let Nan know. We’re looking for new ideas to keep this event lively.