Project Runway Alum to Judge Salvation Army's Garbage Bag Gala

We all know that University City is the place to be for fun activities. Patch has rounded up five places or events happening in and around University City this weekend for you and the family.

Thursday, Aug. 1 

• Patrick Conley will be signing copies of his new novel, Rebuilding A Life, as well as a previous work, Besieging The Bureaucrats, at Subterranean Books at 6 p.m. Thursday. Conley will read from Rebuilding A Life, a crime thriller that focuses on an accidental-death-turned-murder. To learn more, visit Subterranean's website.

• The Salvation Army and the Moonrise Hotel are once again holding the fashionable and eco-friendly Garbage Bag Gala this weekend! On Friday, Aug. 2 at 7 p.m., the unique fashion show of recyclable materials takes the stage. Project Runway alum A.J. Thouvenot will be the celebrity designer and guest judge, and the event benefits St. Louis's Salvation Army. For more information, visit the event page, or to buy tickets, visit Eventbrite.

• Works by oil painter James Wilson and wire sculptor Omer Huremovic are featured in the newest gallery opening at Componere Gallery! The preview is from 2-4 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 4.
• Up-and-coming hip-hop duo JGE Retro  will perform at Vintage Vinyl at 3 p.m. It's also their CD release party, and Vintage will have an exclusive on the album nine days before it hits other stores! To learn more about Shad and Tab of JGE Retro or the event, visit the event page.
  

• Mary Poppins is playing The Muny in Forest Park this week. The show starts Thursday, July 25, and runs though Sunday, Aug. 2.