calling all creatives! | Eckert’s Farm is launching a design contest for its famous corn maze. The theme is Healthcare Heroes to honor those who have served the community during the pandemic. The winning design will be cut into the 12-acre cornfield at Eckert’s Millstadt Farm, which will open to the public in September. The deadline for submission is May 21. For more information, visit eckerts.com.
Congrats to Thomas Jefferson School in Sunset Hills! It ranked No. 37 on Newsweek’s list of the best boarding schools in the United States.
Need a spa day? For the first time, the Four Seasons Hotel St. Louis is offering private access for 2 to 10 guests at its spa on Tuesdays and Wednesdays through May.
The St. Louis Artists’ Guild is hosting the International Decorative Painters Salon’s annual gathering from April 29 through May 2. The free event includes live painting demonstrations and lectures on decorative painting styles, such as gilding, grisaille and trompe l’oeil.
The St. Louis Mercantile Library is celebrating a major milestone. This year marks its 175th anniversary! You can check out the new exhibit, ‘A Nation, A City, & Its First Library: Americana as a Way of Life at the St. Louis Mercantile Library for 175 Years,’ to learn more about the library’s impressive history and view 350 artworks and artifacts from its collection.