Students from St. Ignatius of Loyola Catholic School are preparing for their first art show to be held Sunday, March 14, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. “Iggy Art” will be showcased at the historic Peers Store, located at 16011 Concord Hill Road, west of Marthasville.

Jacob Lierman, a former St. Ignatius student, and Mary Glosemeyer, parent and educator, put their heads together to showcase the students and benefit needs at the parish school.

Both Lierman and Glosemeyer have deep ties to the historic Peers Store; both are related to the former storekeepers. Lierman recently became a storekeeper himself, working on weekends and finding a new appreciation for his great-grandparents, the late Linus and Loretta Glosemeyer, who ran the Peers General Store for a half a century.

Glosemeyer is the daughter of Ralph and Vikki Glosemeyer, the son of Linus and Loretta Glosemeyer.

“Our relatives would be really proud,” said Lierman. “The store and the school were part of their lives for many years.”

The Peers Store was built in the late 1800s when the KATY railroad kept the area bustling. Dan and Connie Burkhardt purchased the store in 2014, restoring and preserving it for the mission of educating visitors to the area’s rich history. It sits at mile marker 80.1 on the Katy Trail and opens its doors each weekend beginning Saturday, March 27.

Lierman enjoys working at the store, sharing its history with bikers and other visitors stopping off from the Katy Trail. As he thought of the needs of his former school, he came up with the idea of pairing the students at St. Ignatius with the mission of Peers Store and Magnificent Missouri, which is to increase appreciation of the Katy Trail and the surrounding river bottom land.

“There are two great art teachers at St. Ignatius and I thought I would ask them if they would support the idea,” said Lierman. “The students can submit as much artwork as they want. Fifth- through eighth-graders are working on at least one project. The younger students are working on a class project.”

Glosemeyer said she thought the idea was a great way to “show off the school” and help the school out at the same time.

In addition to student artwork that will be for sale by silent auction from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., area craftsmen have also donated items for sale. Musicians Bob and Kitty Heberle will perform live music on the front porch during the silent auction. Brats, burger and drinks will be available for purchase.

There are approximately 50 students attending the school at this time. They plan on attending the event. Each piece of artwork pairs art and music.

For more information, contact Glosemeyer at 314-640-5196 or Lierman at 636-432-4600.