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Abuse. A dessert reception will follow the program- for more information or questions, call 664-7550. Map of Month: Open Space, St. Louis Metropolitan Region East-West Gateway's March Map of the Month, "Open Space, St. Louis Metropolitan Region," depicts open space and recreation in the East-West Gateway Council of Governments 8-county metropolitan region. “Open space” is defined as “community" open space, i.e., space maintained for human utilization. It does not include "ecological" open space, e.g., wetlands, forests or agricultural land. This data was updated in June 2009, incorporating parcel geography extracted from individual County Assessor files. Click on the Map of the Month icon at www.ewgateway.org to view this map. Speaker Series on Downtown St. Louis Issues - Forum This Thursday KSDK's Mike Owens the featured speaker Join the Holden Public Policy forum at Webster University and FOCUS St. Louis® for a program designed to foster an open conversation about downtown St. Louis – its challenges, misconceptions and solutions. This speaker series – FOCUS on Downtown with the Holden Public Policy Forum – features local media personalities who have been investigating and reporting on these issues as policy makers and elected officials come and go. Forums will be start at 6 PM and end around 7:30, followed by a tasting from local wine merchants and breweries. This third forum on Thursday, March 4, at Mosaic Restaurant,1001 Washington Avenue, will feature Mike Owens from KSDK television. March 4: St. Louis Regional Food Summit You are invited to the St. Louis Regional Food Summit, a regional discussion about the development of a Food Policy Council Steering Committee for the St. Louis Region. The Summit will bring together residents of the metro region to discuss the benefits of food system planning. It will include breakout sessions on food access, healthy retail, farm to school programs, and production and distribution. The summit will feature Mark Winne, author of Closing the Food Gap, as the keynote speaker. The summit will be held on Mar. 4, at Saint Louis University in the Allied Health Building from 8 AM - 4 PM. A VIP reception will be held the night before the summit on Mar. 3, from 5:30-7:30 PM, at the Piper Palm House in Tower Grove Park. Mark Winne will be reading from his book and it will include samples of local food. For more information or to register go to http://xrl.us/bgwfmc. March 6: Dred and Harriet Scott Commemoration Day Commemorate the 153rd Anniversary of the Dred Scott family's struggle for freedom with a visit the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial on March 6 for Dred and Harriet Scott Commemoration Day. Dred Scott played an important role in the 1857 decision of the United States Supreme Court, which nullified the Missouri Compromise and allowed slavery within the U.S. territories in the west. The memorial will be featuring films on slavery and the "Dred Scott Decision" as well as numerous programs in the afternoon. At noon, the Normandy High School Jazz Band will perform and at 1 PM, Lynne Jackson (great-greatgranddaughter of Dred and Harriet Scott) and Ruth Ann Hager (author and certified genealogical lecturer) will speak. An audience discussion will also take place at 2 PM. Call (314) 655-1600 for more information.