St. Charles Art Gallery Features An Exhibition on Nature and Our Impact

The exhibit is on display until March 1.

St. Charles Shop Owners Prepare for Small Business Saturday on Nov. 24

Locally owned stores offer deals for Small Business Saturday.

Small Business Saturday is on Nov. 24 this year, two days after Thanksgiving. It is a day for everyone to support the small businesses that their community thrives on. American Express founded the day in 2010 to help small businesses get exposure during the holiday season, when they might be otherwise overlooked.  Last year, 100 million people nationwide participated in Small Business Saturday by shopping at locally owned stores to help boost the economy and their communities. Greater St. Charles County Chamber of Commerce and the cities of St. Charles and St. Peters have partnered to promote local shopping in a campaign called "Shopping with the Saints - St. Charles, St. Peters and St. Nicholas." The campaign is, in part, a reaction to …

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Weekend Planner for St. Charles June 1-3

Each week, St. Charles Patch features a planner with weekend events in and around St. Charles County.

As we head into the weekend, St. Charles Patch rounds up a list of events going on in St. Charles County. Movie in the Park: The Muppets Middle School Madness Mules Rule: Photo Exhibit Celebrating Missouri's State Animal Miles Against Melanoma 6.2K and Kids Marathon Pals Pet Adoption and Dog Wash Local Garage/Yard Sales: Further Afield:  

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Fiber Art: Much More Than Grandma's Quilts

Framations features textiles in new exhibit.

Sarah Merideth wants you to know there is more to fiber art than quilting. "Most people when they think of fiber works go, 'Oh, I've seen quilts.' There's so much more involved with that," she said. Merideth is a fiber artist and co-owner of Framations Custom Framing and Art Gallery. The gallery recently opened two new exhibits on the subject: Fiber Content: A Juried Exhibit of Fiber Art and Transposed: Fiber Art by Sarah Merideth. Both exhibits run through Oct. 13 in the gallery at 218 N. Main St. in St. Charles. Admission is free. The show is taking place as part of Innovations in Textiles 2011, a collaborative biennial event that promotes contemporary textile arts with showings in galleries across the region. "There will be 20 different…

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Circle of Seven Hang Art at Framations

Photographer Marks Decade With Exhibit

Artwork by the Circle of Seven and photographs by Greg Kluempers are on display this month at Framations Custom Framing and Art Gallery. "The Circle of Seven is a group of seven women who get together once a month at someone's home to paint and critique," said Sarah Merideth, co-owner of Framations. "They feed off each other's work." The circle is made up of Diana Bono, Virginia Dragschutz, Jessica Dreyer, Natalie Fleming, Crystal Goldkamp, Annette McGarrahan and Nancy Young. "A few of them are resident artists here, so we've known them for some time," Merideth said. "It all started with Natalie Fleming, who moved here five years ago," Bono said. "She's a fantastic artist who was trying to get herself established in the local arts …

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