CAFE REUNION ITINERARY
All planned activities are centered on Main Street. (Of course if you have transportation, you may want to ramble farther and wider.) Main Street is 14 blocks long. Everything, including the Missouri River and the Ameristar Casino, is within walking distance. Between 11 a.m. and 5 p.m., you can also hop on a free trolley to get up and down Main, and the casino has shuttle service to and from the Country Inn. The hotel is on the south end of Main, the restaurant which is hosting our Saturday night dinner is on the north end, and everything else, including restrooms, an ATM, and trolley stops, is in between.
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FRIDAY
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- Whenever: Arrival and hotel check-in
- Beginning at 4:00 p.m. - "Meet & Greet" in the breakfast room of The Country Inn & Suites on Main Street. Stop by to get a first look at all the other Cafers, pick up your name tag and goodie bag, have a little nosh (munchies, soda, & coffee provided), and decide where you want to go next.
- 7:00 p.m. or when you get hungry: - Dinner at restaurant of your choice. See Sum for recommendations.
- After dinner - Main Street pub crawl for those still standing.
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SATURDAY
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- Morning:
- Breakfast at restaurant of your choice (the Country Inn has a free breakfast buffet if you're staying there)
OR, IF YOU'RE FEELING ENERGETIC...
- 7:00 a.m. - Katy Trail River Walk beginning behind the Country Inn, meandering through Frontier Park to the Farmers' Market at the North end of Main Street, with breakfast after at the St. Louis Bread Company, Picasso's Coffee House, or the Little Hills Winery. (This is about a 10-block walk, so wear your Nikes!)
- 11:00 a.m. - Story-telling by StoryLen & ERICWRITES at Main Street Books (307 South Main -- next door to Goellner Printing at the corner of First Capitol Drive and Main)
- Noonish: Lunch at the restaurant of your choice
- Afternoon:
- 1:30 p.m. - Readings/musical performances in Frontier Park. Email BTWinters123 if you care to share your work in this informal, open-air setting. In case of rain, we'll move to the gazebo.
- 3:00 p.m. - Poetry reading by Vibikaa, Gracefullyinsane, and local poet Michael Franklin at Picasso's Coffee House (101 North Main at the corner of Main and Jefferson)
- Evening:
- 7:00 p.m. - "Dinner With the Cafe" at Tony's On Main
- After Dinner - Trivia hosted by WRITUR
- After Trivia - Cross the street to R.T. Weiler's to hear "Leather & Lace," or wander around and get into trouble on your own.
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SUNDAY
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- Morning: Breakfast at restaurant of your choice
- Afternoon: Tearful farewells and departure at your leisure
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