Each year, on Labor Day weekend, St. Louis’s Central West End becomes a little slice of Mediterranean heaven for St. Nicholas’ Greek Festival. One of the metro-area’s favorite festivals, the Greek Festival is a celebration of they country’s traditional food, dance, music and culture. The festival draws a large crowd each year, and some local celebrities like Mayor Francis Slay (pictured right at the church’s 2008 festival).

Saturday, Sunday and Monday festival attendees can enjoy phenomenal gyros, spanikotpia (spinach pie), and pyropita (cheese pie) under the tents outdoors or in the gymnasium where the St. Nicholas dance troupe will be performing all three days. Tours of the the Greek Orthodox Church will be led by congregation members, and Greek treasures will be sold at the marketplace. And for those so inclined you can enjoy the dangerously delicious frozen Ouzo (aniseed liquor) in the Taverna tent while enjoying live, traditional Greek dance and music.

The St. Nicholas Greek Festival runs Saturday and Sunday from 11am until 9pm, and on Labor Day from 11am until 8pm. Main Stage dance performances run daily at 12:30pm, 3:15pm and 5:15pm and in the Taverna outdoor beer garden at 4pm and 7pm. You can find more information about tours, the marketplace and their famous menu by visiting the Greek Festival’s website. Oopah!

 When we start building a Hibbs Home there is no shortage of "big trucks" on hand. From excavation trucks to dump trucks, building a home takes a team of specialized construction vehicles, and watching them rumble, roll, and move the earth is fascinating for young and old alike. 

The Kemp Auto Museum, located in Chesterfield Valley, is giving families the chance to see these and many other massive movers up close, and in a hard-hat free zone, on "Big Truck Day" Saturday, August 8 from 10am until 3pm.

2010 marks the third year that the museum has held the event, which is free and open to the public. on Big Truck Day kids have the chance to climb on up and explore a variety of construction trucks from MODOT as well as emergency vehicles. Kids (and of course adults who are so inclined) will also have the chance to get their picture taken on the fire truck that will be on hand. 

The Kemp Auto Museum is a private, collecting museum that showcases a large, pristine collection of Mercedes-Benz vehicles that is one of the largest collections in North America. Big Truck Day at the museum is favorite for many St. Louis families, and is a fun, far cry from the sleek antique, rare, and modern European vehicles normally showcased at the museum.

For more information about the Kemp Auto Museum in Chesterfield Valley and their Big Truck Day event, you can contact the museum at 636.537.1718, or visit their website at KempAutoMuseum.org.