{"id":20,"date":"2016-09-06T14:04:17","date_gmt":"2016-09-06T19:04:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/1904worldsfairsociety.org\/wfs\/?page_id=20"},"modified":"2023-04-04T21:53:07","modified_gmt":"2023-04-05T02:53:07","slug":"calendar","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/1904worldsfairsociety.org\/wfs\/calendar\/","title":{"rendered":"Calendar"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">The 1904 World&#8217;s Fair Society has monthly membership meetings with programs on various topics relating to the Fair.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">It has always been a tradition of the organization to have a meeting near the end of April to celebrate &#8220;opening day&#8221;, (the day the fair opened, April 30th,1904), and to have a &#8220;closing day&#8221; banquet in December (the day the fair closed, December 1st, 1904) .<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">Most meetings have a drawing for an attendance prize for members attending the meeting. You may register every time you attend a meeting at the reception table near the door.\u00a0 Attending more meetings will give you more opportunities to win.\u00a0 Attendance prizes will vary. Often they will match the subject of the meeting.\u00a0 You must be present to win.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">The meetings are always well attended with people very knowledgeable about the fair. Please feel free to attend and ask questions. Visitors are always welcome.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><div class=\"simcal-calendar simcal-default-calendar simcal-default-calendar-list simcal-default-calendar-light\" data-calendar-id=\"100\" data-timezone=\"America\/Chicago\" data-offset=\"-18000\" data-week-start=\"1\" data-calendar-start=\"1776661200\" data-calendar-end=\"1780421400\" data-events-first=\"1774481400\" data-events-last=\"1780421400\"><div class=\"simcal-calendar-list \"><nav class=\"simcal-calendar-head\">\n\t<div class=\"simcal-nav\">\n\t\t<button class=\"simcal-nav-button simcal-prev\" title=\"Previous\">\n\t\t\t<i class=\"simcal-icon-left\"><\/i>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"simcal-nav simcal-current \" data-calendar-current=\"1776661200\">\n\t\t<h3 class=\"simcal-current-label\"> <\/h3>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"simcal-nav\">\t\t<button class=\"simcal-nav-button simcal-next\" title=\"Next\">\t\t\t<i class=\"simcal-icon-right\"><\/i>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/nav>\n<dl class=\"simcal-events-list-container\" data-prev=\"1768888800\" data-next=\"1784523600\" data-heading-small=\"Apr - Jun 2026\" data-heading-large=\"April - June, 2026\">\t<dt class=\"simcal-day-label\" style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;\" ><span style=\"background-color: #000000; color: #ffffff;\"><span class=\"simcal-date-format\" data-date-format=\"F j, Y\">April 30, 2026<\/span> <\/span><\/dt>\n<dd class=\"simcal-weekday-4 simcal-past simcal-day simcal-day-has-events simcal-day-has-1-events simcal-events-calendar-100\" data-events-count=\"1\">\n\t<ul class=\"simcal-events\">\n\t<li class=\"simcal-event simcal-event-has-location simcal-events-calendar-100\" style=\"\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Event\" data-start=\"1777588200\">\n\t\t<div class=\"simcal-event-details\"><p><strong><span class=\"simcal-event-title\" itemprop=\"name\">The Fair\u2019s Opening Day: Dinner and Video<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"simcal-event-start simcal-event-start-date\" data-event-start=\"1777588200\" data-event-format=\"F j, Y\" itemprop=\"startDate\" content=\"2026-04-30T17:30:00-05:00\">April 30, 2026<\/span>&nbsp;@&nbsp;<span class=\"simcal-event-start simcal-event-start-time\" data-event-start=\"1777588200\" data-event-format=\"g:i a\" itemprop=\"startDate\" content=\"2026-04-30T17:30:00-05:00\">5:30 pm<\/span> - <span class=\"simcal-event-end simcal-event-end-time\" data-event-end=\"1777595400\" data-event-format=\"g:i a\" itemprop=\"endDate\" content=\"2026-04-30T19:30:00-05:00\">7:30 pm<\/span><br \/>\n <span class=\"simcal-event-address simcal-event-start-location\" itemprop=\"location\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Place\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Pietro&#039;s, 3801 Watson Rd, St. Louis, MO 63109, USA\" \/><meta itemprop=\"address\" content=\"Pietro&#039;s, 3801 Watson Rd, St. Louis, MO 63109, USA\" \/>Pietro&#039;s, 3801 Watson Rd, St. Louis, MO 63109, USA<\/span><\/p>\n<div><div class=\"simcal-event-description\" itemprop=\"description\"><p>- Let\u2019s gather for a special Society dinner on Thursday, April 30, and celebrate the Fair\u2019s Opening Day! \u00a0<br \/>\n- We\u2019ll meet at Pietro\u2019s (on Watson) between 5:30 and 6:00 pm, and be seated in a group room.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/calendar\/event?eid=NmcyYjFuYWt1NThpMnAxbDlnbGFkaDM1MmIgd29ybGRzZmFpcnNvY2lldHkuMTkwNEBt&#038;ctz=America\/Chicago\" target=\"_blank\" >See more details<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/dd>\n\t<dt class=\"simcal-day-label\" style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;\" ><span style=\"background-color: #000000; color: #ffffff;\"><span class=\"simcal-date-format\" data-date-format=\"F j, Y\">May 16, 2026<\/span> <\/span><\/dt>\n<dd class=\"simcal-weekday-6 simcal-past simcal-day simcal-day-has-events simcal-day-has-1-events simcal-events-calendar-100\" data-events-count=\"1\">\n\t<ul class=\"simcal-events\">\n\t<li class=\"simcal-event simcal-event-has-location simcal-events-calendar-100\" style=\"\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Event\" data-start=\"1778950800\">\n\t\t<div class=\"simcal-event-details\"><p><strong><span class=\"simcal-event-title\" itemprop=\"name\">Annual Picnic<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"simcal-event-start simcal-event-start-date\" data-event-start=\"1778950800\" data-event-format=\"F j, Y\" itemprop=\"startDate\" content=\"2026-05-16T12:00:00-05:00\">May 16, 2026<\/span>&nbsp;@&nbsp;<span class=\"simcal-event-start simcal-event-start-time\" data-event-start=\"1778950800\" data-event-format=\"g:i a\" itemprop=\"startDate\" content=\"2026-05-16T12:00:00-05:00\">12:00 pm<\/span> - <span class=\"simcal-event-end simcal-event-end-time\" data-event-end=\"1778959800\" data-event-format=\"g:i a\" itemprop=\"endDate\" content=\"2026-05-16T14:30:00-05:00\">2:30 pm<\/span><br \/>\n <span class=\"simcal-event-address simcal-event-start-location\" itemprop=\"location\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Place\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Forest Park, St. Louis, MO 63112, USA\" \/><meta itemprop=\"address\" content=\"Forest Park, St. Louis, MO 63112, USA\" \/>Forest Park, St. Louis, MO 63112, USA<\/span><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/calendar\/event?eid=NGpzNjZrcTA5OTRrc2dxYW0xcDIyMWc5NXAgd29ybGRzZmFpcnNvY2lldHkuMTkwNEBt&#038;ctz=America\/Chicago\" target=\"_blank\" >See more details<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/dd>\n\t<dt class=\"simcal-day-label\" style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;\" ><span style=\"background-color: #000000; color: #ffffff;\"><span class=\"simcal-date-format\" data-date-format=\"F j, Y\">June 2, 2026<\/span> <\/span><\/dt>\n<dd class=\"simcal-weekday-2 simcal-past simcal-day simcal-day-has-events simcal-day-has-1-events simcal-events-calendar-100\" data-events-count=\"1\">\n\t<ul class=\"simcal-events\">\n\t<li class=\"simcal-event simcal-event-has-location simcal-events-calendar-100\" style=\"\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Event\" data-start=\"1780416000\">\n\t\t<div class=\"simcal-event-details\"><p><strong><span class=\"simcal-event-title\" itemprop=\"name\">Ferris\u2019 Great Wheel: The Full Story<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"simcal-event-start simcal-event-start-date\" data-event-start=\"1780416000\" data-event-format=\"F j, Y\" itemprop=\"startDate\" content=\"2026-06-02T11:00:00-05:00\">June 2, 2026<\/span>&nbsp;@&nbsp;<span class=\"simcal-event-start simcal-event-start-time\" data-event-start=\"1780416000\" data-event-format=\"g:i a\" itemprop=\"startDate\" content=\"2026-06-02T11:00:00-05:00\">11:00 am<\/span> - <span class=\"simcal-event-end simcal-event-end-time\" data-event-end=\"1780421400\" data-event-format=\"g:i a\" itemprop=\"endDate\" content=\"2026-06-02T12:30:00-05:00\">12:30 pm<\/span><br \/>\n <span class=\"simcal-event-address simcal-event-start-location\" itemprop=\"location\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Place\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Missouri History Museum, 5700 Lindell Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63112, USA\" \/><meta itemprop=\"address\" content=\"Missouri History Museum, 5700 Lindell Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63112, USA\" \/>Missouri History Museum, 5700 Lindell Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63112, USA<\/span><\/p>\n<div><div class=\"simcal-event-description\" itemprop=\"description\"><p>Presentation by Mike Truax and Steve Schmitz.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/calendar\/event?eid=Mmx0MTdzNmIzb21uYWJmcGFjMXJsNDQxajUgd29ybGRzZmFpcnNvY2lldHkuMTkwNEBt&#038;ctz=America\/Chicago\" target=\"_blank\" >See more details<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/dd>\n<\/dl><div class=\"simcal-ajax-loader simcal-spinner-top\" style=\"display: none;\"><i class=\"simcal-icon-spinner simcal-icon-spin\"><\/i><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 1904 World&#8217;s Fair Society has monthly membership meetings with programs on various topics relating to the Fair. 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