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"Shrek The Musical" will play the Fabulous Fox Theatre Sept. 11-26. Tickets are available at the Fox Theatre box office, online at metrotix.com, MetroTix charge by phone 314-534-1111 and MetroTix outlets. Ticket prices start at $26 and are subject to change; please refer to 
Go Green at Hazelwood's 2010 Harvestfest
“Going Green!” is the theme of this year’s Hazelwood Harvestfest, scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 11, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. After a morning parade, a full day of fun activities for all ages is planned at Howdershell Park, 6800 Howdershell Road. Admission is free.“We selected ‘Going Green!’ this year as our Harvestfest theme because we wanted to encourage our residents to join together in doing their part to save our planet,” said Mayor Matthew Robinson of Hazelwood. “All of us make choices everyday that can either hurt or help the environment – in the cars we drive, the products we buy, as well as the way we use and dispose of them. If all of us do our part to reduce, reuse and recycle, we can make a difference in helping to improve the quality of life for future generations.”
Some of the ways Harvestfest organizers are promoting the “Going Green!” theme include having all the staff wear recycled T-shirts for the event. They will also be giving away recycled bracelets to the first 300 kids who enter the park, and teaching youngsters how to make craft items using recyclable items from the St. Louis Teachers’ Van. In addition, recyclable utensils, dinnerware and cups will be used by all the food vendors. Separated disposal containers labeled food, recyclable and compost will be placed throughout the park for everyone to use.
This year’s festival will begin with the traditional Harvestfest Parade, scheduled to begin at Hazelwood City Hall, 415 Elm Grove Lane, at 9 a.m. The best viewing areas for the parade can be found along Town and Country, Holiday, Imperial and Village Square drives.Music will be performed by the John Ford Highland Pipe Band and the Hazelwood West High School Marching Wildcats. After the parade ends, the John Ford Highland Pipe Band will roam around Howdershell Park giving mini-concerts for the festival attendees.
A new addition to this year’s 22nd annual Harvestfest will be the participation of Rev. George “The Shoeman” Hutchings who is known for turning people’s donated shoes into clean drinking water. Hutchings will be in the parade and have a booth alongside other information/game booths at the park event.
The Shoeman picks up used and new shoes year round from businesses, churches, schools and shoe drives. Once collected, he gives them a second life by selling them to exporters. The money generated from these sales transactions is used to purchase well drilling rigs, water purification systems and other supplies to bring clean, fresh water to those in need. Having collected over 700,000 pairs of shoes in the last two years, the non-profit Shoeman Water Projects, a non-profit 501(3)(c) organization, has sent four water drilling rigs to Kenya. Hutchings is also making preparations to send a water filtration system to the people of Haiti. Even before the devastating earthquake, at least 40 percent of Haiti’s population didn’t have access to clean water.
The Children’s Activity Area will feature an inflatable Chaos Obstacle Course and a Giant Dual Slide for youngsters to climb on between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. In the Arts and Crafts Area, kids can play in the Bounce House or make picture frames using recyclable items from the St. Louis Teachers’ Van. For the early birds, a Petting Zoo will be available for the children’s entertainment between 10 a.m. and 12 noon. Magician Eldon Roark will take the stage at 11:30 a.m. after the Miss Hazelwood Coronation and dazzle the audience with his amazing illusions. Free pony rides will be offered to kids, starting at 1 p.m.
Schedule of Events
Harvestfest Parade -- 9 a.m.
Miss Hazelwood Coronation -- 10:30 a.m.
Horseshoe Tournament -- 10:30 a.m.
Home Run Derby -- 11 a.m.
Magician Eldon Roark Performs -- 11:30 a.m.
Bingo -- 12 p.m.
Home Run Derby -- 12:15 p.m.
Horseshoe Tournament -- 1 p.m.
Free Pony Rides -- 1 p.m.
Bingo -- 2 p.m.
Musical Performance by "Spectrum" -- 2 p.m.
More information, including information about volunteering at the event, participating in the parade or reserving a booth, is available from the City of Hazewood website or by calling 314-731-0980.
Location
Howdershell Park
6800 Howdershell Road
Hazelwood, MO 63042
314-731-0980
www.hazelwoodmo.org
