12.15.09 - Holiday Party
Where: Home Eco
4611 Macklind Ave
St. Louis, MO 63109
(314) 351-2000
When: Tuesday December 15th, 6pm to 9pm
The Green Drinks holiday party this year will be held at Home Eco, St. Louis' own green general store! Bring in a canned good for our food drive and get a raffle ticket for drawings for cool prizes. Enjoy appetizers, drinks, live music and good conversation. Bring a friend and welcome Winter with your environmentally minded pals at the last Green Drinks of 2009!
Suggested donation: $3
11.17.09 - Green Drinks Movie Night
Where: Schlafly Bottleworks
7260 Southwest Ave. (at Manchester)
Maplewood, MO 63143
(314) 241- BEER (2337)
When: Tuesday November 17th, 6:30 to 9pm
Green Drinks partners with the Sierra Club for a 40-minute showing of Coal Country, the stunning new documentary about mountaintop removal coal mining and the impacts of coal on our health and the future of our world. Discussion will follow with input from local activists and experts.
Doors open at 6:30, viewing begins at 7:00.
Suggested donation: $3
10.20.09 - Agents of Green Change
Where: Schlafly Bottleworks
7260 Southwest Ave. (at Manchester)
Maplewood, MO 63143
(314) 241- BEER (2337)
When: Tuesday October 20th, 6:30 to 9pm
The October meeting of St. Louis Green Drinks will focus a spotlight on "Agents of Green Change". Find out who are the key organizations in St. Louis that are working to make our community healthier, safer, and greener. Learn how you can add your energy and imagination to creating a more just, sustainable world, starting in St. Louis!
9.15.09 - Green Drinks Transportation Show
Where: Schlafly Bottleworks
7260 Southwest Ave. (at Manchester)
Maplewood, MO 63143
(314) 241-2337
When: Tuesday September 15th, 6:30 to 9pm
Join us for the annual Green Drinks Green Car Show (aka the Alternative Transportation Show) on Tuesday, Sept. 15th at 6:30 at the Bottleworks. We promise a lively interaction exploring the future of transportation, from trains & mass transit to bicycles and biodiesel. Representatives from Amtrak, TrailNet and Citizens for Modern Transit will talk about alternatives to the personal car, and others will demonstrate electric, biodiesel and human powered vehicles!
Did you know?
Schlafly Bottleworks is located less than a mile from Maplewood-Manchester MetroLink Station. It is on the #57 Manchester bus route from the Station.
And if you walk or bike or take the bus to the event, you'll be entered into an hourly drawing for FREE BEER! (or wine, or lemonade--your choice).
8.18.09 - Book Swap & Discussion
Where: Schlafly Bottleworks
7260 Southwest Ave. (at Manchester)
Maplewood, MO 63143
(314) 241-2337
When: Tuesday August 18th, 6:30 to 9pm
Read any good books lately?
Like most of us, you probably remember the book that opened your eyes to the environmental movement or inspired you to become involved in planet preservation.
Well do tell! Join us this month for a back-to-school book swap and book discussion.
Bring in your extra books with a green theme to trade, sell, or give away and get free admission! If you can't bear to part with any of your books right now, come out anyway. Clue us in to your favorite titles and authors. Lively discussion guaranteed.
$3 cover
7.21.09 - Education for Sustainable Development
Where: Schlafly Bottleworks
7260 Southwest Ave. (at Manchester)
Maplewood, MO 63143
(314) 241-2337
When: Tuesday July 21st, 6:30 to 9pm
The United Nations designated the decade of 2005-2015 as the "UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development." This investment in our future strives for each respective country to ensure appropriate resources are made available for its development. Come learn about local education for sustainabilty efforts, from Early Childhood to Graduate Education.
$3 cover
Links from the panel:
Earthways Center - http://www.earthwayscenter.org/
Gateway Children's Nature Connection - http://www.gatewaycnc.org/
Raintree Learning Community- http://www.undertheraintree.org/
Webster University's Education for Global Sustainability- http://www.webster.edu/gradcatalog/degrees/sustainability.shtml
St. Louis Zoo Education Department- http://www.stlzoo.org/education/
6.16.09 - Water Conservation
Where: Schlafly Bottleworks
7260 Southwest Ave. (at Manchester)
Maplewood, MO 63143
(314) 241-2337
When: Tuesday June 16th, 6:30 to 9pm
What are the benefits of managing stormwater at home? Why would I want a rain barrel in my yard? What are graywater systems and are they legal? What's a green roof? Learn what's appropriate for your home, how to set up a water conservation system, and get answers to your questions.
This evening's seminar brings together experts from the Metropolitan Sewer District, Coalition for the Environment, and St. Louis County Soil & Water Conservation District, as well as a maker of green roof blocks and rainbarrels.
$3 cover
5.19.09 - StL Green Drinks' 4th Anniversary
Where: Schlafly Bottleworks
7260 Southwest Ave. (at Manchester)
Maplewood, MO 63143
(314) 241-2337
When: Tuesday May 19th, 6:30 to 9pm
St. Louis Green Drinks celebrates its fourth anniversary at a special Green Drinks from 6:30-9 p.m. on Tuesday, May 19th with music, appetizers, a special organic birthday cake, and attendance prizes. Please join us as we reflect on the growth of green in St. Louis over the past four years, and brainstorm how we can keep the momentum going.
$5 cover
04.21.09 - Earth Day Happy Hour
Where: Schlafly Bottleworks
7260 Southwest Ave. (at Manchester)
Maplewood, MO 63143
(314) 241-2337
When: Tuesday April 21st, 6:30 to 9pm
Enjoy a special, sneak preview of the new Schlafly Organic Ale days before its release at the Earth Day Happy Hour. Mingle with a loose-knit network of environmentally-minded citizens, business people, and activists who meet monthly to discuss the Green movement and how to change the world together.
Organic Ale (Release date: April 24) Schlafly’s flagship beer brewed with certified organic ingredients. Amber in color, medium bodied and fairly hopped.
Suggested donation: $3
03.24.09 - Eco Trivia Night
Where: Schlafly Bottleworks
7260 Southwest Ave. (at Manchester)
Maplewood, MO 63143
(314) 241-2337
When: Tuesday March 24th, 6:30 to 9pm
How Green is Your Brain? Come play Eco Trivia and find out. We'll tease your memory with questions both serious and silly, from the obscure to the absurd! Tables of Four will compete to win drinks, Home Eco gift certificates and tickets to EarthWays Center. Plus, we'll have a Special Prize for the Best (weirdest, coolest, wackiest) Green Table Name!! Round up your friends or come alone and join an impromptu team. Either way, join us for St. Louis' Green Drinks' FIRST Eco-Trivia night at Schlafly Bottleworks.
Tickets are $5 each for this special evening and the opportunity to win great prizes!
02.17.09 - Recycling Electronics
Where: Schlafly Bottleworks
7260 Southwest Ave. (at Manchester)
Maplewood, MO 63143
(314) 241-2337
When: Tuesday February 17th, 6:30 to 9pm
So, you've made the digital conversion, but what to do with your parent's old TV set? Are you worried your neighbors will litter your alley with old TV's on bulk trash day?
St. Louis Green Drinks welcomes representatives from local and reputable electronics recyclers to answer your questions and share e-cycling solutions at our February meeting and happy hour. Learn which e-cyclers are in your neighborhood while sharing drinks, food and conversation with a group of environmentally-minded citizens, businesspeople and activists and our supportive hosts at the Bottleworks.
Please, DO NOT bring your electronics to this event. It is not a collection site. For more information on recycling collection days and sites in St. Louis City, contact Home-Eco at info@home-eco.com or ecycle St. Louis at www.ecyclestlouis.org.
Suggested donation: $3
01.13.09 - Talk to Us
Where: Schlafly Bottleworks
7260 Southwest Ave. (at Manchester)
Maplewood, MO 63143
When:Tuesday January 13th, 6:30 to 9pm
Kick off 2009 with St. Louis Green Drinks at Schlafly Bottleworks. The topic this evening will be all about you! Grab some dinner, have a drink and give us some feedback.
What have you liked about past Green Drinks and what would you like to see in the future?
How can Green Drinks help you live a more sustainable life in 2009?
Let's celebrate the coming year and make plans for a greener future.