MAPLEWOOD, MO. (KTVI) – The 5th annual taste of Maplewood will be held this Saturday, May 18th from 12:00 noon to 9:00 pm.  The event has grown over the past 5 years and will feature this year for the first time, a “Best of the Taste of Maplewood”, that will offer local vendors to claim bragging rights to the best food and during in Maplewood.

The festival will feature music from area bands and food from local restaurant in Maplewood.

For more information on the Taste of Maplewood, call 314-781-8588 or go on-line to maplewood-chamber.com/taste-of-maplewood-event-page/.

The event is free and open to the public.

Sutton Blvd., Just South of Manchester Road, Maplewood, MO 63143

ST. LOUIS, MO. – Starting on May 24th, through September 2nd, the St. Louis Zoo will be extending its hours for the summer.  On Fridays, Saturday’s and Sunday’s the zoo hours will be from 08:00 am to 7:00 pm.  Weekdays summer hours will be 8:00 am to 7:00 pm.

On Memorial Day, Independence Day and Labor Day, the Zoo is open 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. The Zoo will close at 12 noon on Friday, June 21, for ZOOFARI, the Zoo’s biennial fundraiser.

Enjoy free live music by local bands on Friday evenings from 5 to 8 p.m., except on June 21

Attractions:

The 12th Annual Whitaker St. Louis Filmmakers Showcase, an annual presentation of the nonprofit Cinema St. Louis, serves as the area’s primary venue for films made by local artists.
The Showcase screens works that were written, directed, edited, or produced by St. Louis natives or films with strong local ties.

The 16 film programs that screen at the Tivoli from July 8-12 serve as the Showcase’s centerpiece. The programs range from full-length fiction features and documentaries to multi-film compilations of fiction and documentary shorts. Many programs include post-screening Q&As with filmmakers. There are 96 films in this year’s event.