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Trains will run all day after the ribbon cutting(s) 11:22-11:28 AM Big Bend <br />Station, and 11:31-11:39 AM Forsyth Station. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Start Planning: U. City Founder’s Day Weekend: Four days of family fun <br /> <br /> <br />Friday, September 1 (7pm) <br />In cooperation with the University City Historical Society, a free showing of the <br />independent video University City: The First Century, U. City Library, 6701 <br />Delmar. <br /> <br />Saturday, September 2 (6-10pm) <br />Centennial Gala to benefit the heirloom gardens at City Hall. There will be music, <br />dancing, “great eats”, whimsical floral-themes, silent and live auctions, a <br />spectacular view of the evening cityscape, and (weather-permitting) an <br />appearance by the City Hall Searchlight. <br /> <br />Sunday, September 3 (Noon-4pm) <br />The Centennial Parade <br /> Noon starts at Midland and Delmar and <br /> ends on the parking lot behind City Hall. Complete with <br /> vintage fire trucks and cars, marching bands, the Dalmation <br /> Formation Drill Team. <br /> <br />The Annual Fire Department Open House <br />Noon-4pm includes Fire <br />Safety House, Air Evac LifeTeam helicopter, ladder truck <br />and rappelling demonstrations, water games, raffles, <br />refreshments and the St. Louis Rams Cheerleaders. <br /> <br />Dedication of the Edward Gardner Lewis <br />1pm <br />Commemorative Marker. <br /> <br /> To recognize the City’s founding on September 3, 1906, a <br />3’x3’ descriptive marker will be placed at the northeast <br />corner of City Hall. <br /> <br /> Groundbreaking for the Centennial Gardens. <br /> <br /> What’s old is new again. <br /> <br />U. City in Bloom’s plans for the Centennial Gardens will <br />mimic area gardens of 100 years ago. <br /> <br />Monday, September 4 (8am-2pm) <br />Annual Tailgate Sale. <br /> 8am-2pm Giant flea market. More than 60 <br /> vendors on the parking lot behind Market in the Loop, 6655 <br /> Delmar. <br /> <br />Annual Gateway Cup Bicycle Race. <br /> 9am – 5pm Take part, or cheer on <br /> the hundreds of riders as they speed through The Loop. <br /> <br />