Around Town: Weekend Guide

Whether you’re interested in spending your weekend at an outdoor festival, learning green-thumb tips in a gardening class or sipping wines from all over the world, SLHL has you covered. Here’s a quick list of what’s going on around St. Louis this weekend.

August 28
Landscape Design School 101: A Great Landscape Starts with a Great Plan
10 a.m. In this informative class, held at Greenscape Gardens, you will learn the basics of landscape design from Jerry Pence, Landscape Design instructor at St. Louis Community College. Bring pictures of an area in your yard and get design ideas from the staff at Greenscape! Greenscape Gardens is located at 2832 Barrett Station Rd. For more information, call 314-821-2440 or visit www.greenscapegardens.com.

August 28
Preserving Your Own Harvest
10 a.m. This free class, which takes place at Bowood Farms, will prepare you to have a winter full of fresh-tasting fruits and veggies from your garden! Mary Elizabeth Wissmann, the University of Missouri’s extension specialist for nutrition and health, will talk in detail about techniques for freezing fresh vegetables and dehydrating fresh-picked fruits and herbs. For more information, call 314-454-6868 or visit www.bowoodfarms.com.

August 28
Weekly Wine Tasting at Balaban’s Wine Cellar & Tapas Bar
Sip four special selections with Bill Pohlemus of Garco Wines: 2008 Faiveley Macon Villages, Burgundy, France; 2008 Mount Difficulty “Roaring Meg” Pinot Noir, Central Otago, New Zealand; 2005 Dehesa du Rubiales Alaia, Tierra Castilla, Spain; 007 Tenuta di Biserno “Insoglio,” Tuscany, Italy. For more information, visit www.balabanswine.com.

August 28-29
Festival of Nations in Tower Grove Park
10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturday and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday. This multiethnic celebration will feature traditional dance, music, ethnic food, cultural and educational exhibits, folk art demonstrations, and an international market. A free shuttle will be available throughout the park. Location: corner of Arsenal and Grand. Click here for more information.

August 28-29
LouFest Music Festival at Central Field in Forest Park
Noon to 10 p.m both days. This two-day sustainable music festival will feature 18 bands from a range of genres, including rock, pop, folk, alt-country and bluegrass. Main acts include Broken Social Scene, She & Him, Built to Spill and Jeff Tweedy. The event features a Kids Village and an EcoZone to promote conservation, recycling and clean energy. A single-day ticket costs $38.00 single-day ticket, and a 2-day pass costs $64. Click here for more information.