Happy birthday to The Greenberg Gallery! Founded in 1972, it was one of the first contemporary art galleries in St. Louis. To celebrate the milestone, it’s running a special 50th anniversary exhibit. The opening reception is Nov. 10 at 6 p.m., and the show will run through Jan. 31. For more information visit, thegreenberggallery.com.
5 On Your Side’s “Tackle Hunger” campaign has surpassed more than 50% of its goal to donate 40,000 pounds of food to Operation Food Search. Each week, the station features a high school football matchup and challenges both schools to compete by collecting food donations in the lead up to their game.
St. Louis County Library has been named the 2022 Missouri Library of the Year! The award was presented by the Missouri Library Association in recognition of SLCL’s work in the areas of digital equity, community partnerships, improved facilities, service to the justice-involved and COVID-19 relief efforts.
You can celebrate a piece of St. Louis history at the annual Arch Builders reunion Oct. 29. From 10 a.m. to noon, the public can meet the engineers, tradesmen and support staff who contributed to the construction of the Gateway Arch, which was completed 57 years ago. For more information, visit gatewayarch.com.
This month, Missouri has gotten a little greener! Forest ReLeaf partnered with Spire to plant 1,000 native trees throughout the state—including in St. Louis county.