Upcoming Events
February 9, 2024
U. City ParkS Centennial
Free Public Gallery Exhibit &
opening Night Reception
Free Public Gallery Exhibit &
opening Night Reception
Friday, February 9, 2024 @ 5pm - 7pm
University City Library
6701 Delmar
Gallery and Auditorium, Second Floor
Gallery and Auditorium, Second Floor
The 2023 year-long UCityParks100 celebration is a wrap!
Join Mayor Terry Crow, the centennial committee and the entire community to enjoy an exhibit featuring our parks at the U. City Library.
The reception on February 9th will include refreshments and a brief presentation with a special surprise gift to the city. The exhibit will run through February 2024.
The opening night reception and photo exhibit are free and open to the public.
For more information:
Visit our Facebook event https://fb.me/e/YueJ49Ds
Contact Seymour.Parks@UCityParks100.org
Recent Events
September 10th @ 1pm
Bike Ucity parks
Sunday, September 10th @ 1 pm
Centennial Commons at Heman Park
7210 Olive Blvd | University City
West Pool Parking Area
7210 Olive Blvd | University City
West Pool Parking Area
Celebrate the 100th anniversary of U City parks by joining us to “Bike UCity Parks”!
Experience the beauty of our parks – there’s a bike ride for everyone!
Bike UCity Parks features:
4-mile ride through Heman, Ackert, Flynn and Mooney parks
6-mile option adding Rabe and Majerus parks
Rest stop for water, air, bike adjustment at Cursed Bikes and Coffee at 7401 Pershing Avenue
Fun Ride for Kids - 1-mile loop around Heman Park
Return to Centennial Commons to:
Meet the artist and view sketches by UCity resident Sophie Binder, who biked around the world
Receive your free Parks Centennial T-shirt and water bottle
Special thanks to our Bike UCity Parks Supporters
University City Summer Band Concert
Salute Our Parks, Rec and Forestry Workers
Enjoy Fire & Ice Cream Truck
Announce Youth Scavenger Hunt Winners
July 25th @ 7pm
Heman Park (Midland & Shaftesbury Entrance)
July is National Parks & Recreation Month, and we will celebrate the centennial of the University City Parks in grand style at the final Summer Band concert of the season with fun for all ages!
The Fire & Ice Cream Truck will have limited free ice cream for attendees.
At Intermission, Mayor Terry Crow will:
Honor the University City Parks Recreation staff
Announce winners among the school age kids who completed the University City Parks Scavenger Hunt
For their last piece, the band will play "On the Mall." Children are invited to come up to the front and conduct the band and receive their very own UCity Summer Band pencil!
Bring a lawn chair or blanket as available seating is limited. Bring your children! Bring a picnic!
Both the Scavenger Hunt and the Fire & Ice Cream Truck are sponsored by the University City Parks Centennial.
Youth Scavenger Hunt throught U City Parks
Now Closed
Looking for a fun activity this summer for your kids? Register NOW for the U City Parks Youth Scavenger Hunt! Correctly answer all of the questions and be entered into win awesome prizes!
How to participate:
Participants must register at Centennial Commons Recreation Facility (7210 Olive Blvd.) Registration is open from May 15 - June 5
Participants must be 5-12 years old
All participants will receive a special U City Parks t-shirt, a tote bag, a clipboard, pen and an official U City Scavenger Hunt Guide
Once you have completed your scavenger hunt, return your completed form to Centennial Commons Recreation Facility (7210 Olive Blvd.)
The participants with all correct answers will be entered into a drawing to win a variety of prizes. The winners will be drawn at the July 18 Summer Concert featuring the University City High School Jazz Band 40th Reunion with Trumpeter Wayne Du Maine!
Questions? Contact Centennial Commons at 314-505-8625
This event is sponsored by U City Parks 100 and the Department of Parks, Recreation and Forestry-Recreation Division.
Saturday, May 20 thru Sunday, JunE 11
Mannequin Artist: Genevieve Esson
Photographer: Mark Zeman
Mannequins in the Loop
On View May 20 through June 11
Voting Ends June 9th
Vote for "Ima Parks" the Official UCityParks100 Mannequin
Ackert Walkway at Delmar & Melville in the U City Loop
The 14th Annual Mannequins in the Loop returns with the theme "Recycle Now...It's Our Responsibility." Artist Genevieve Esson will transformed recycled sports equipment and clothing materials from Centennial Commons into a work of art.
Check out all the amazing mannequins at www.mannequinsontheloop.com/
Remember to VOTE for the 2023 Audience Favorite now through through June 9th at 12:00am.
Check the ballot for: Genevieve Esson -"UCity Parks 100 Year Celebration"
Thank you for making "Ima Parks" a runner up!
April/May
Photo Source: Municipal Arts and Letters Commission of University City; Art is displayed at Ackert Walkway, Heman Park, Lewis Park and UCity Post Office.
Enjoy the University City Public Art Series
Working collaboratively with University City’s Municipal Arts and Letters commission, three undergraduate students in the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts have installed art sculptures in three University City parks. Sunday’s reception will feature artists' talks and culminate in a walk to the nearby art installations in Heman Park, Ackert Park, and Lewis Park. This year’s program was led by Arny Nadler, associate professor and sculpture area coordinator.
Initiated in 1986, the collaboration between the Sam Fox School and the Municipal Commission on Arts & Letters of University City is the longest-running partnership of its type in the U.S.
Sunday, May 29
For race details, visit: www.ucitymemorialdayrun.org
University City Memorial Day Run
May 29th
Join the UCityParks100 Student Ambassadors along the route to cheer on the participants and learn about the centennial celebration of our parks.
Saturday, June 3rd
Learn more at www.suttermeyer.org
Sutter-Meyer Farmhouse Birthday Bash
June 3rd | 10am - 4pm
6826 Chamberlain Court
The Sutter-Meyer Farmhouse, the little white-painted brick house at 6826 Chamberlain Court, is thought to be the oldest building in University City. The year the Sutter-Meyer House was built is not known for certain, but it was probably about 1873.
The only possible rival for the title of oldest surviving house in University City is the small building at 8200 Olive. It may be the house sold to William Englert in 1873, but it has been so altered that only the overall shape remains to suggest its age. By contrast, the Sutter-Meyer House has been very little changed over the years and still looks much as it did when built by William Sutter.