This presentation, for parents, middle and high school students, and youth and community leaders, focuses on the deadly effects of heroin and opioid use and will include specific actions to take to protect your children. Presentations will be made by treatment providers, parents affected by this crisis, law enforcement and health care providers.
In addition to guiding parents on how to protect their children from heroin and opioid use, a panel of experts will be on hand to answer questions. Free childcare for younger children will be provided.
6:30 to 8 p.m. on April 26 at Parkway Central High School. Free.
Weather permitting, the STOP HEROIN walk will start at 5:30 p.m. on the Central High School track. Presented by Parkway Schools and the Alliance for Healthy Communities. Open to all.
More information: parkwayschools.net
Take your family to watch birds of prey fly right over your head, meet the wonderful bird ambassadors of the World Bird Sanctuary up close and much more.
Kids can work on existing gym skills, learn new skills or just play around during Open Gym at Miss Kelly's Gym in Creve Coeur.
Aquarium visitors will be immersed in a world of shark-centered adventures and have opportunities to get up close to the sharks during Shark Week at the St. Louis Aquarium.
Open Gym at Miss Kelly's Gym is an opportunity for any child to have supervised free play in the gym. They can work on existing skills, try something new, or simply play around. It is completely up to them! Open Gym is open to both members and non-members ages 12 and under.
See the Purina Incredible Dog Team perform extraordinary feats of athleticism and skill right here in St. Louis at Union Station this summer! Free performances are happening Thursdays through Sundays at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. at Union Station's Performance Plaza in front of the St. Louis Wheel.