 For a more expanded list of events, below are listings of Cultural Events that take place in the St. Louis area. Click on the location to find listings of the events taking place there. Check back often, as we are constantly updating and adding to this listing. If you have a performing arts group that you would like added, or if you are already listed, but want something updated, please click here. |
| Thursday, September 20, 2007 at
7pm Saturday, September 22, 2007 at 8pm Sunday, September 23, 2007 at 3pm |
Sound Check Sneak Preview/Opening Weekend
Christopher ROUSE Rapture SIBELIUS Violin Concerto STRAVINSKY Petrushka |
| Tuesday, September 25, 2007 at 7pm | Free Forest Park Concert Art Hill in Forest Park |
| Friday, September 28, 2007 at 10:30am (Coffee Concert) Saturday, September 29, 2007 at 8pm | Sounding Together BRITTEN Sinfonia da Requiem MARTIN Concerto for Seven Winds and Orchestra BRAHMS Symphony No. 2 |
| Friday, Sept. 28, 2007 at 7:30pm | Water Concert Series at the Pulitzer
Foundation for the Arts The Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts |
| Wednesday, October 3, 2007 Tuesday, October 9, 2007 | Kinder Konzert - Musical Characters
Concerts at 9:30 & 11am (grades K-3) |
| Friday, October 5, 2007 at 8pm Saturday, October 6, 2007 at 8pm | Sunshine ROSSINI L’Italiana in Algeri Overture MENDELSSOHN Piano Concerto No. 2 MOZART Symphony No. 33 ELGAR In the South |
| Sunday, October 7, 2007 at 3pm | Family Concert - Musical Characters: The
Story of Babar |
| Friday, October 12, 2007 at 8pm Saturday, October 13, 2007 at 8pm Sunday, October 14, 2007 at 3pm | Enlightened Seduction RAMEAU Suite from Dardanus HAYDN Symphony No. 83, “The Hen” FAURÉ Pavane FAURÉ Requiem |
| Thursday, October 18, 2007 at 6:30pm | Classical Detours - French Style
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| Friday, October 19, 2007 at 8pm Saturday, October 20, 2007 at 8pm | Unhinged BERLIOZ King Lear Overture BERLIOZ La Mort de Cléopâtre ZIMMERMAN Musique pour les soupers du Roi Ubu RAVEL La Valse |
| Sunday, October 21, 2007 at 2pm | Saint Louis Symphony Youth Orchestra
TBD Youth Symphony of Kansas City BEETHOVEN Coriolan Overture, Op. 62 SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 1 RESPIGHI The Pines of Rome |
| Friday, October 26, 2007 at 8pm Saturday, October 27, 2007 at 8pm Sunday, October 28, 2007 at 3pm | Intimate Light Joseph SCHWANTNER Morning’s Embrace BARTÓK Violin Concerto No. 1 TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 4 |
| Wednesday, October 31, 2007 at 7:30pm | Water Concert Series at the Pulitzer
Foundation for the Arts |
| Friday, November 2, 2007 at 8pm Saturday, November 3, 2007 at 8pm Sunday, November 4, 2007 at 3pm | Wild World REVUELTAS Homenaje a Federico García Lorca Esa-Pekka SALONEN Mania RIMSKY-KORSAKOV Scheherazade |
| Now through October | “Chapungu: Nature, Man, and
Myth.” An extraordinary collection of 23 contemporary African stone carvings of people, animals and creatures of legend by the Shona artists of Zimbabwe. Sculptures represent a traditional African family’s attitude and close bond to nature and the environment, and the myths and legends that enrich the Shona culture. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Exhibition is primarily outdoors. Smaller works are on display and sold inside the Brookings Center, adjacent to the Climatron. Included with admission or membership. On Thursday evenings, “Chapungu Nights” present music and special entertainment, cocktails and outdoor dining at the Sassafras café. “Chapungu Nights” admission $10 ($5 Garden members). Create an original sculpture during five-day workshops Tuesday through Saturday, May through September. Call (314) 577-5117 for details. |
| Aug. 2, 9, 16, 23 & 30 | “Chapungu Nights” present self-guided tours of the Chapungu sculptures, entertainment, stone sculpting demonstrations, outdoor dining and cocktails for purchase. Performers are Scott Laytham and Karl “Trickee” Holmes with amazing vocal impressions, Aug. 2; disc jockey, Aug. 9; Gingko Biloba with world music, Aug. 16 and a disc jockey, Aug. 23 and 30. 5 to 9 p.m. $10 per person ($5 Garden members). http://www.mobot.org/chapungu/nights.asp |
| every Saturday | Great Green Adventures “Great Green Adventures,” drop-in family programs every Saturday, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Each week focuses on nature study, nutrition and exercise. Discover water and giant koi fish in the Japanese Garden on Aug. 4; examine plants and animals from the Children’s Garden pond on Aug. 11; make a shower timer as a Sustainability Superhero” at the EarthWays Center on Aug. 18; and make a homemade rope and nautical knots in the Children’s Garden on Aug. 25. Look for “Great Green Adventures” in the Children’s Garden on the second and fourth Saturdays, and at other locations on the other Saturdays. Visit the exciting new Nature Explore Classroom inside the Children's Garden. www.mobot.org/finn |
| Aug. 11 | Amy Stewart lectures and signs her new
book, Flower Confidential . Noon to 2 p.m. Garden Gate Shop. |
| Aug. 15, 22 & 29 | The Garden stays open every Wednesday
evening through August until 8 p.m. with free admission after 5 p.m. for all visitors. The Doris I. Schnuck Children’s Garden: A Missouri Adventure is also open and free from 5 to 7 p.m. on these evenings. Enjoy a relaxing summer night at the Garden! |
| Aug. 18 | “Best Homegrown Tomato
Challenge,” sponsored by NatureSweet. Two $2,500 grand prizes will be awarded to the gardeners whose large and small homegrown tomatoes are judged the overall best. Runners-up prizes TBD. Contestant entry forms will be available this summer at local Schnucks, Dierbergs and Shop ’n Save grocery stores. Registration begins at 9 a.m.; judging at 11:30 a.m. Winners announced at noon. Cohen Amphitheater. Garden admission is free on Aug. 18 before noon to anyone who brings three large tomatoes or 10 small tomatoes (of the same type) to enter in the contest. www.naturesweettomatoes.com |
| Aug. 24 through Sept. 9 | Japanese calligraphy exhibit. During regular and Japanese Festival hours. Ridgway Center. Included with admission or membership. |
| Aug. 29 | “Sumo, Sake and Sushi,”
a Young Friends event. Meet the Japanese Festival sumo wrestlers, try Asian-inspired cuisine, sake and beer, and take an evening walk around the Japanese garden. For young professionals in their 20s and 30s. Open to the public. 6:30 to 10 p.m. Kemper Center for Home Gardening of the Missouri Botanical Garden. $65 per person ($50 Garden members). Reservations required by Aug. 21: call (314) 577-9432 or e-mail stephanie.nolte@mobot.org. |
| Sept. 1, 2, & 3 | Japanese Festival includes sumo wrestling, a geisha presentation, traditional tea ceremonies, the anime film “My Neighbors the Yamadas” (1999), and candlelight walks in the Japanese garden. Sept. 1 and 2, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Sept. 3 (Labor Day), 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. $10 adults, $7 seniors, $3 Garden members, $3 children ages 3 to 12, free for members’ children (12 and under). |
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| Sept. 6, 13, 20 & 27 | “Chapungu Nights” present self-guided tours of the Chapungu sculptures, entertainment, stone sculpting demonstrations, outdoor dining and cocktails for purchase. Performers are Tango St, Louis, Sept. 6; disc jockey, Sept. 13; Afrikilolo, Sept. 20 (tentative); and a disc jockey, Sept. 27. 5 to 9 p.m. $10 per person ($5 Garden members). http://www.mobot.org/chapungu/nights.asp Sept. 8 Barbara Perry Lawton will discuss and sign her new book Parsleys, Fennels, and Queen Anne’s Lace, from noon to 2 in the Garden Gate Shop. |
| Sept. 8 & 9 | Greater St. Louis Daylily Society sale
offers a large variety of cultivars of many colors, patterns and forms - over 2,000 daylilies freshly dug from private gardens throughout Greater St. Louis. A great opportunity to purchase a large variety of daylily cultivars that grow well in this area. Greater St. Louis Daylily Society members demonstrate how to plant and care for daylilies, and answer questions. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Ridgway Center. Included with Garden admission or membership. |
| Sept. 14 through Nov. 11 | “Wildflowers, Grasses and
Sedges.” Exhibition of pen and ink drawings of native Midwestern woodland and prairie plants by artist Derek Norman. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Ridgway Center. Included with Garden admission or membership. |
| Sept. 15 & 16 | Greater St. Louis Iris Society
sale. New cultivars and old favorites are sold by the area’s top growers, who are on hand to give plant care advice and share information about their organization. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Ridgway Center. Included with Garden admission or membership. |
| Sept. 15 | Carnivorous Plant Society show and
sale . New cultivars and old favorites are shown and sold by the area’s top growers, who are on hand to give plant care advice and share information about their organization. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Ridgway Center. Included with Garden admission or membership. www.stlcarns.homestead.com/home.html |
| Sept. 22 & 23 | Gateway West Gesneriad Society show and
sale. New cultivars and old favorites are shown and sold by the area’s top growers, who are on hand to give plant care advice and share information about their organization. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Ridgway Center. Included with Garden admission or membership. |
| Sept. 29 & 30 | Greater St. Louis Dahlia Society show.
New cultivars and old favorites are shown by the area’s top growers, who are on hand to give plant care advice and share information about their organization. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Ridgway Center. Included with Garden admission or membership. |
| Sept. 29 | “Rhapsody In Bloom.” Light classical music and contemporary dance at several locations throughout the Garden. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Included with admission or membership. Presented by Classic 99 KFUO-FM and the Missouri Botanical Garden. |
| Sept. 30 | Taylor Lockwood lectures and signs his
book , Chasing the Rain – My Treasure Hunt for the World’s Most Beautiful Mushrooms. Noon to 3 p.m. Garden Gate Shop. |
| Sept. 30 & Oct 1 | Greater St. Louis Daffodil Society
sale. New cultivars and old favorites are sold by the area’s top growers, who are on hand to give plant care advice and share information about their organization. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Ridgway Center. Included with Garden admission or membership. |
| Friday, August 10, 2007 | Gallery Talk The Olmec as Mother Culture Amy Trevelyan, Professor of Art History, Principia College Meet at the Information Center 6:00 pm Free Sadness and Beauty: Films by Kenji Mizoguchi Sisters of the Gion (1936, 69 minutes) Auditorium 7:00 pm $5 ($3 Members) - Click here to order This story is a realistic depiction of the geisha’s world as seen through the lives of two very different sisters: one clings to tradition while the other embraces modern sensibilities. Mizoguchi depicts how these women are victimized by capitalism and the male-dominated society in which they live. Collection Tour Meet at the Information Center 1:30 pm Free Discover highlights from the Saint Louis Art Museum's world-renowned collections on this 45-minute, guided tour. |
| Saturday, August 11, 2007 | Collection Tour Meet at the Information Center 1:30 pm Free Discover highlights from the Saint Louis Art Museum's world-renowned collections on this 45-minute, guided tour. |
| Sunday, August 12, 2007 | Family Sundays Painted Tigers, Sparkling Dragons Sculpture Hall 1:00–4:00 pm; Family Tour at 2:30 pm Free You are invited to the Museum every Sunday afternoon for hands-on art activities and a lively, 30-minute tour through the galleries. Each month’s activities focus on a different, family-friendly theme. We’re celebrating the art of Japan and China featured in Untamed Beauty: Tigers in Japanese Art and Chinese Textiles. Tour the exhibitions and see pouncing tigers, majestic dragons, and pearls of wisdom. Then join us to make art inspired by East Asia. Collection Tour Meet at the Information Center 1:30 pm Free Discover highlights from the Saint Louis Art Museum's world-renowned collections on this 45-minute, guided tour. |
| Tuesday, August 14, 2007 | Gallery Talk Mummies, Monsters & Magic Sidney Goldstein, Curator of Ancient and Islamic Art Meet at the Information Center 11:00 am Free Collection Tour Meet at the Information Center 1:30 pm Free Discover highlights from the Saint Louis Art Museum's world-renowned collections on this 45-minute, guided tour. |
| Wednesday, August 15, 2007 | Collection Tour Meet at the Information Center 1:30 pm Free Discover highlights from the Saint Louis Art Museum's world-renowned collections on this 45-minute, guided tour. |
| Thursday, August 16, 2007 | Collection Tour Meet at the Information Center 1:30 pm Free Discover highlights from the Saint Louis Art Museum's world-renowned collections on this 45-minute, guided tour. |
| Friday, August 17, 2007 | Gallery Talk Mummies, Monsters & Magic Sidney Goldstein, Curator of Ancient and Islamic Art Meet at the Information Center 6:00 pm Free Sadness and Beauty: Films by Kenji Mizoguchi The Story of Last Chrysanthemums(1939, 142 minutes) Auditorium 7:00 pm $5 ($3 Members) - Click here to order This beautiful film is set in the world of Kabuki theatre in late 19th-century Japan. Kikunosuke, the spoiled offspring of a famed Kabuki family, is disowned for his cavalier attitude towards his craft. When he meets Otoku, a humble maid, her devotion and selflessness permit him to move from poverty and hardship to success and renown at the top of his profession. Collection Tour Meet at the Information Center 1:30 pm Free Discover highlights from the Saint Louis Art Museum's world-renowned collections on this 45-minute, guided tour. |
| Saturday, August 18, 2007 | Collection Tour Meet at the Information Center 1:30 pm Free Discover highlights from the Saint Louis Art Museum's world-renowned collections on this 45-minute, guided tour. |
| Sunday, August 19, 2007 | Family Sundays Painted Tigers, Sparkling Dragons Sculpture Hall 1:00–4:00 pm; Family Tour at 2:30 pm Free You are invited to the Museum every Sunday afternoon for hands-on art activities and a lively, 30-minute tour through the galleries. Each month’s activities focus on a different, family-friendly theme. We’re celebrating the art of Japan and China featured in Untamed Beauty: Tigers in Japanese Art and Chinese Textiles. Tour the exhibitions and see pouncing tigers, majestic dragons, and pearls of wisdom. Then join us to make art inspired by East Asia. Exhibition Closes Andreas Feininger's New York Collection Tour Meet at the Information Center 1:30 pm Free Discover highlights from the Saint Louis Art Museum's world-renowned collections on this 45-minute, guided tour. |
| Tuesday, August 21, 2007 | Gallery Talk The Emperor’s New Clothes Carole Frick, Associate Professor, Historical Studies, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Meet at the Information Center 11:00 am Free Collection Tour Meet at the Information Center 1:30 pm Free Discover highlights from the Saint Louis Art Museum's world-renowned collections on this 45-minute, guided tour. |
| Wednesday, August 22, 2007 | Collection Tour Meet at the Information Center 1:30 pm Free Discover highlights from the Saint Louis Art Museum's world-renowned collections on this 45-minute, guided tour. |
| Thursday, August 23, 2007 | Collection Tour Meet at the Information Center 1:30 pm Free Discover highlights from the Saint Louis Art Museum's world-renowned collections on this 45-minute, guided tour. |
| Friday, August 24, 2007 | Gallery Talk The Emperor’s New Clothes Carole Frick, Associate Professor, Historical Studies, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Meet at the Information Center 6:00 pm Free Paris through the Looking Glass: Jacques Rivette Céline and Julie Go Boating (Céline et Julie vont en bateau) (1974, 192 minutes) Auditorium 7:00 pm $5 ($3 Members) - Click here to order Céline and Julie meet and fall into a series of illogical and hallucinatory situations that seem to move in and out of reality. An initial chase leads to adventure, fantasy, mystery, and playful abandon. Martin Rubin of the Gene Siskel Film Center describes this, Rivette’s most popular film, as “a dazzling jack-in-the-box of a movie that combines elements of The Arabian Nights, Hitchcock, Proust, An American in Paris, Henry James, Alice in Wonderland, and much more.” Exhibition Opens Feline Impressions Gallery 321 Art After 5 The Kingsbury Ensemble Grigg Gallery 6:00 – 8:30 pm Free Join us for an evening of French salon music with the Midwest’s premier early-music group, the Kingsbury Ensemble. Popular in France during the time of Napoleon, salon music was typically played at informal musical gatherings in private residencies. The Kingsbury Ensemble brings the French salon to life in the Museum’s Grigg Gallery when it performs music composed by Beethoven and his contemporaries on period instruments. Member Event Curators, Cocktails & Cuisine Young Friends Members only. 6:15–9:00 pm Reception and tour: Free. Please call for dinner prices. Young Friends Members are invited to this special evening of art, entertainment, and exceptional dining. Join Philip Hu, associate curator of Asian art, for a cocktail reception and a private tour of Untamed Beauty: Tigers in Japanese Art. For those who wish to dine, the evening will conclude in Puck’s Restaurant with a delicious Japanese-inspired meal. Collection Tour Meet at the Information Center 1:30 pm Free Discover highlights from the Saint Louis Art Museum's world-renowned collections on this 45-minute, guided tour. |
| Saturday, August 25, 2007 | Collection Tour Meet at the Information Center 1:30 pm Free Discover highlights from the Saint Louis Art Museum's world-renowned collections on this 45-minute, guided tour. |
| Sunday, August 26, 2007 | Family Sundays Painted Tigers, Sparkling Dragons Special Demonstration: Asian Brush Painting Sculpture Hall 1:00–4:00 pm; Family Tour at 2:30 pm Free We’re celebrating the art of Japan and China featured in Untamed Beauty: Tigers in Japanese Art and Chinese Textiles. Tour the exhibitions and see pouncing tigers, majestic dragons, and pearls of wisdom. Then join us to make art inspired by East Asia. Join us on August 26 to watch artist Grace Lin demonstrate the traditional art of brush painting and create Asian-inspired brushwork of your own. Collection Tour Meet at the Information Center 1:30 pm Free Discover highlights from the Saint Louis Art Museum's world-renowned collections on this 45-minute, guided tour. |
| Tuesday, August 28, 2007 | Gallery Talk Perspectives in Early European Art Erika TenEyck, Curatorial Research Assistant Meet at the Information Center 11:00 am Free Collection Tour Meet at the Information Center 1:30 pm Free Discover highlights from the Saint Louis Art Museum's world-renowned collections on this 45-minute, guided tour. |
| Wednesday, August 29, 2007 | Collection Tour Meet at the Information Center 1:30 pm Free Discover highlights from the Saint Louis Art Museum's world-renowned collections on this 45-minute, guided tour. |
| Thursday, August 30, 2007 | Collection Tour Meet at the Information Center 1:30 pm Free Discover highlights from the Saint Louis Art Museum's world-renowned collections on this 45-minute, guided tour. Member Event Thursday Night with Napoleon Members only Sculpture Hall and Main Exhibition Galleries 6:30–8:30 pm Free All Members are invited to a special viewing of the featured exhibition Symbols of Power: Napoleon and the Art of the Empire Style, 1800-1815, during its final month at the Museum. This evening includes free audio tours, docent tours, hors d'oeuvres, and a cash bar. This free event is for Members only. Regular membership admits two. For Family-level Members and above, children in the household under 18 are also welcome. Space is limited, and reservations are required. To reserve your place, please leave a message on our Members Hotline at 314.655.5381 or email members@slam.org. |
| Friday, August 31, 2007 | Paris through the Looking Glass:
Jacques Rivette Northwest Wind (Noroît) (1976, 145 minutes) Auditorium 7:00 pm $5 ($3 Members) - Click here to order Often described as a post-modern pirate adventure, this film is based on an early 17thcentury tragedy by Cyril Tourneur and is full of swashbuckling madness, stunning locations, and experimental dance. Morag, intent on revenge, infiltrates an all-female pirate gang to avenge her brother’s death. After quickly being accepted into the raucous band, she challenges the notorious “Daughter of the Sea.” Gallery Talk Perspectives in Early European Art Erika TenEyck, Curatorial Research Assistant Meet at the Information Center 6:00 pm Free Collection Tour Meet at the Information Center 1:30 pm Free Discover highlights from the Saint Louis Art Museum's world-renowned collections on this 45-minute, guided tour. |
| Saturday, September 01, 2007 | Collection Tour Meet at the Information Center 1:30 pm Free Discover highlights from the Saint Louis Art Museum's world-renowned collections on this 45-minute, guided tour. |
| Sunday, September 02, 2007 | Family Sundays Experi-Mental Sculpture Hall 1:00–4:00 pm; Family Tour at 2:30 pm Free You are invited to the Museum every Sunday afternoon for hands-on art activities and a lively, 30-minute tour through the galleries. Each month’s activities focus on a different, family-friendly theme. Flex your creative thinking muscles as we look at modern and contemporary art. Dream up your own contemporary masterpieces as you explore the ideas, shapes, and colors used by artists in the 20th and 21st centuries. Collection Tour Meet at the Information Center 1:30 pm Free Discover highlights from the Saint Louis Art Museum's world-renowned collections on this 45-minute, guided tour. |
| Tuesday, September 04, 2007 | Gallery Talk Untamed Beauty: Tigers in Japanese Art Philip Hu, Associate Curator of Asian Art Meet at the Information Center 11:00 am Free Collection Tour Meet at the Information Center 1:30 pm Free Discover highlights from the Saint Louis Art Museum's world-renowned collections on this 45-minute, guided tour. |
| Wednesday, September 05, 2007 | Collection Tour Meet at the Information Center 1:30 pm Free Discover highlights from the Saint Louis Art Museum's world-renowned collections on this 45-minute, guided tour. |
| Thursday, September 06, 2007 | Lecture Beads, Beauty, and the Cosmos: Plains Indian Beadwork Joseph D. Horse Capture, Associate Curator in the Department of African, Oceanic, and Native American Art, Minneapolis Institute of Arts Auditorium 7:00 pm Free Pipes, saddle bags, moccasins, and clothing are an aesthetically brilliant indication of the strength and endurance of American Indian culture. Join Joseph D. Horse Capture to discuss these exceptional works made by the people of the Northern and Southern Plains between 1850 and 1890. Horse Capture is the author of Beauty, Honor, and Tradition: The Legacy of Plains Indian Shirts. A visit to the exhibition Plains Indian Beadwork from the Donald Danforth Jr. Collection follows this lecture. Member Event Thursday Night with Napoleon Members only Sculpture Hall and Main Exhibition Galleries 6:30–8:30 pm Free All Members are invited to a special viewing of the featured exhibition Symbols of Power: Napoleon and the Art of the Empire Style, 1800-1815, during its final month at the Museum. This evening includes free audio tours, docent tours, hors d'oeuvres, and a cash bar. This free event is for Members only. Regular membership admits two. For Family-level Members and above, children in the household under 18 are also welcome. Space is limited, and reservations are required. To reserve your place, please leave a message on our Members Hotline at 314.655.5381 or email members@slam.org Collection Tour Meet at the Information Center 1:30 pm Free Discover highlights from the Saint Louis Art Museum's world-renowned collections on this 45-minute, guided tour. |
| Friday, September 07, 2007 | Exhibition Opens Currents 101: Patrick Jouin Gallery 130 Gallery Talk Untamed Beauty: Tigers in Japanese Art Philip Hu, Associate Curator of Asian Art Meet at the Information Center 6:00 pm Free Archaeological Institute of America Lecture Series Rescue on the Euphrates: Results of Excavations at the Roman Frontier City of Zeugma William Aylward, Associate Professor of Classics, University of Wisconsin–Madison Auditorium 7:00 pm Free The ancient city of Zeugma caught the world’s attention in the summer of 2000, when nearly half of the site was flooded by water from a reservoir near a new dam on the Euphrates River in Turkey. The Packard Humanities Institute of Los Altos, California answered the call to help save the archaeological site from the rising water, and an international collaborative effort arose to document the rescue excavations and publish the findings. In this lecture, William Aylward, editor for the publication, will recount the rescue work and share the latest results of Zeugma research, focusing on life in the riverfront city. Collection Tour Meet at the Information Center 1:30 pm Free Discover highlights from the Saint Louis Art Museum's world-renowned collections on this 45-minute, guided tour. |
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| Saturday, 11 August, 2007 | Storytelling in
the Galleries Bolivian Lore August 6 is Bolivian Independence Day! Celebrate the culture by hearing authentic tales from Bolivia. Meet in Lindbergh. Theater in the Galleries - Teens Make History Local teens take the stage in our galleries, performing plays based on St. Louis history. These FREE sessions are held most Saturdays at 11:30 a.m. Drop-in Make-and-Take Workshops Participants of all ages will enjoy creating an arts and crafts project inspired by objects and themes in our exhibitions. Just drop in and join us (check at the information desk for locations)! Programs are free. Groups of more than eight people must schedule: (314) 361-9017. Gallery Talks Gain unique insights into objects and events represented in our galleries. Thirty-minute session conducted by museum staff and Young Voices docents, are FREE. Wednesday talks are at noon; Saturday sessions are at 2 p.m. Bolivian Independence Day Celebration Bolivian Independence Day is August 6. Join us the following weekend for a celebration of Bolivian culture. From noon to ?4 p.m., attend a display and sale of handicrafts from Bolivia. At 2 p.m., enjoy a music performance from E.R.V., accompanied by dancers from Bolivian society. Plus, don’t forget to take the kids to our Storytelling in the Galleries program at 1 p.m. |
| Sunday, 12 August, 2007 | A SHORT HISTORY OF
THE TUSKEGEE AIRMEN Tuskegee Airmen, Inc. (TAI) is a non-profit organization with 51 chapters nationwide dedicated to honoring the accomplishments and perpetuating the history of African Americans who participated in aircrew, ground crew and operations support training in the Army Air Corps during World War II. Join Joseph Robinson, president of the Hugh J. White Chapter of Tuskegee Airmen, Inc. in St. Louis, for a presentation and video followed by Q&A related to these legendary heroes. |
| Tuesday, 14 August, 2007 | Learn & Lunch
Series: Tuskegee Airmen In honor of National Aviation Week and the special exhibition Flight City, join us for the PBS documentary Tuskegee Airmen. This inspiring World War II story spotlights 450 men who fought on two fronts at once, battling the Axis powers in Europe and North Africa, and taking on racism at home. The Tuskegee Airmen made more than 15,000 sorties and 1,500 missions, and their success led to the integration of the U.S. armed forces. Drop-in Make-and-Take Workshops Participants of all ages will enjoy creating an arts and crafts project inspired by objects and themes in our exhibitions. Just drop in and join us (check at the information desk for locations)! Programs are free. Groups of more than eight people must schedule: (314) 361-9017. Theater in the Galleries Historical characters come to life in one- or two-person plays. These FREE 20-minute programs include group discussion. |
| Wednesday, 15 August, 2007 | Drop-in
Make-and-Take Workshops Participants of all ages will enjoy creating an arts and crafts project inspired by objects and themes in our exhibitions. Just drop in and join us (check at the information desk for locations)! Programs are free. Groups of more than eight people must schedule: (314) 361-9017. Theater in the Galleries Historical characters come to life in one- or two-person plays. These FREE 20-minute programs include group discussion. Gallery Talks Gain unique insights into objects and events represented in our galleries. Thirty-minute session conducted by museum staff and Young Voices docents, are FREE. Wednesday talks are at noon; Saturday sessions are at 2 p.m. |
| Thursday, 16 August, 2007 | Theater in the
Galleries Historical characters come to life in one- or two-person plays. These FREE 20-minute programs include group discussion. Gallery Talks Gain unique insights into objects and events represented in our galleries. Thirty-minute session conducted by museum staff and Young Voices docents, are FREE. Wednesday talks are at noon; Saturday sessions are at 2 p.m. Young Voices - MO Words Check at the Information Desk on gallery locations. These FREE programs will take place at 6:30 p.m. Going to the Chapel: A Poetic Look at Life, Love and Marriage Join Susan Shipman Cryer as she presents a dramatic reading of poetry surrounded by a gallery of historic wedding dresses. A medley of poems, old and new, will celebrate different perspectives of the wedding ritual, love and marriage. Such notable poets as Robert Frost, Shakespeare, John Updike, e.e. cummings and Dorothy Parker will weigh in on this important event in our lives. Theater in the Galleries - Teens Make History Local teens take the stage in our galleries, performing plays based on St. Louis history. These FREE sessions are held most Saturdays at 11:30 a.m. |
| Friday, 17 August, 2007 | Storytelling in
the Galleries These programs engage our youngest visitors and their families in historic paintings and objects by using traditional and contemporary stories. Children will also enjoy a hands-on craft or other activity. Each 45-minute session is FREE. Programs are held on Fridays at 10 a.m. and Saturdays at 1 p.m. |
| Saturday, 18 August, 2007 | Storytelling in
the Galleries These programs engage our youngest visitors and their families in historic paintings and objects by using traditional and contemporary stories. Children will also enjoy a hands-on craft or other activity. Each 45-minute session is FREE. Programs are held on Fridays at 10 a.m. and Saturdays at 1 p.m. Gallery Talks Gain unique insights into objects and events represented in our galleries. Thirty-minute session conducted by museum staff and Young Voices docents, are FREE. Wednesday talks are at noon; Saturday sessions are at 2 p.m. CommUNITY Days at Fairground Park Since 1856, Fairground Park at Grand Avenue and Natural Bridge Road has been part of our city’s rich history. Join the Whitaker Foundation and the Missouri Historical Society for an exciting new summer series featuring concerts, arts, history and fun! commUNITY Days at Fairground Park celebrates community spirit, family togetherness, education and literacy, neighborhood beautification and the rich heritage of this historic park. Please join us at the corner of Grand Avenue and Kossuth Avenue in Fairground Park for these fun-filled events Drop-in Make-and-Take Workshops Participants of all ages will enjoy creating an arts and crafts project inspired by objects and themes in our exhibitions. Just drop in and join us (check at the information desk for locations)! Programs are free. Groups of more than eight people must schedule: (314) 361-9017. Theater in the Galleries - Teens Make History Local teens take the stage in our galleries, performing plays based on St. Louis history. These FREE sessions are held most Saturdays at 11:30 a.m. |
| Tuesday, 21 August, 2007 | A Heady Heritage:
The History and Science of Beer Brewing in St. Louis Prespectives on Science and History Lecture Series Theater in the Galleries Historical characters come to life in one- or two-person plays. These FREE 20-minute programs include group discussion. Drop-in Make-and-Take Workshops Participants of all ages will enjoy creating an arts and crafts project inspired by objects and themes in our exhibitions. Just drop in and join us (check at the information desk for locations)! Programs are free. Groups of more than eight people must schedule: (314) 361-9017. |
| Wednesday, 22 August, 2007 | Drop-in
Make-and-Take Workshops Participants of all ages will enjoy creating an arts and crafts project inspired by objects and themes in our exhibitions. Just drop in and join us (check at the information desk for locations)! Programs are free. Groups of more than eight people must schedule: (314) 361-9017. Gallery Talks Gain unique insights into objects and events represented in our galleries. Thirty-minute session conducted by museum staff and Young Voices docents, are FREE. Wednesday talks are at noon; Saturday sessions are at 2 p.m. |
| Thursday, 23 August, 2007 | Theater in the
Galleries Historical characters come to life in one- or two-person plays. These FREE 20-minute programs include group discussion. Drop-in Make-and-Take Workshops Participants of all ages will enjoy creating an arts and crafts project inspired by objects and themes in our exhibitions. Just drop in and join us (check at the information desk for locations)! Programs are free. Groups of more than eight people must schedule: (314) 361-9017. |
| Friday, 24 August, 2007 | Storytelling in
the Galleries These programs engage our youngest visitors and their families in historic paintings and objects by using traditional and contemporary stories. Children will also enjoy a hands-on craft or other activity. Each 45-minute session is FREE. Programs are held on Fridays at 10 a.m. and Saturdays at 1 p.m. |
| Saturday, 25 August, 2007 | Storytelling in
the Galleries These programs engage our youngest visitors and their families in historic paintings and objects by using traditional and contemporary stories. Children will also enjoy a hands-on craft or other activity. Each 45-minute session is FREE. Programs are held on Fridays at 10 a.m. and Saturdays at 1 p.m. Gallery Talks Gain unique insights into objects and events represented in our galleries. Thirty-minute session conducted by museum staff and Young Voices docents, are FREE. Wednesday talks are at noon; Saturday sessions are at 2 p.m. Drop-in Make-and-Take Workshops Participants of all ages will enjoy creating an arts and crafts project inspired by objects and themes in our exhibitions. Just drop in and join us (check at the information desk for locations)! Programs are free. Groups of more than eight people must schedule: (314) 361-9017. |
| Tuesday, 28 August, 2007 | Theater in the
Galleries Historical characters come to life in one- or two-person plays. These FREE 20-minute programs include group discussion. Drop-in Make-and-Take Workshops Participants of all ages will enjoy creating an arts and crafts project inspired by objects and themes in our exhibitions. Just drop in and join us (check at the information desk for locations)! Programs are free. Groups of more than eight people must schedule: (314) 361-9017. |
| Wednesday, 29 August, 2007 | Gallery Talks
Gain unique insights into objects and events represented in our galleries. Thirty-minute session conducted by museum staff and Young Voices docents, are FREE. Wednesday talks are at noon; Saturday sessions are at 2 p.m. Drop-in Make-and-Take Workshops Participants of all ages will enjoy creating an arts and crafts project inspired by objects and themes in our exhibitions. Just drop in and join us (check at the information desk for locations)! Programs are free. Groups of more than eight people must schedule: (314) 361-9017. |
| Thursday, 30 August, 2007 | Theater in the
Galleries Historical characters come to life in one- or two-person plays. These FREE 20-minute programs include group discussion. Drop-in Make-and-Take Workshops Participants of all ages will enjoy creating an arts and crafts project inspired by objects and themes in our exhibitions. Just drop in and join us (check at the information desk for locations)! Programs are free. Groups of more than eight people must schedule: (314) 361-9017. |
| Saturday, 1 September, 2007 | Gallery Talks
Gain unique insights into objects and events represented in our galleries. Thirty-minute session conducted by museum staff and Young Voices docents, are FREE. Wednesday talks are at noon; Saturday sessions are at 2 p.m. Storytelling in the Galleries These programs engage our youngest visitors and their families in historic paintings and objects by using traditional and contemporary stories. Children will also enjoy a hands-on craft or other activity. Each 45-minute session is FREE. Programs are held on Fridays at 10 a.m. and Saturdays at 1 p.m. |
| Tuesday, 4 September, 2007 | Second Sunday
Celebrations Sponsored by Employees Community Fund of Boeing St. Louis MHS Genealogy Series: Genealogy Scrapbooking MHS Archaeology Programs Co-sponsored by the Mounds City Chapter of the Missouri Archaeological Society Theatre in the Galleries Historical characters come to life in one- or two-person plays. These free 20–minute programs include group discussion. Twilight Tuesdays Sponsored by KEZK 102.5 Soft Rock Join us for our popular outdoor concert series with a line-up that is better than ever! Grab your blankets and lawn chairs, pack your picnic basket and come hear some terrific music under a beautiful Forest Park sunset. Food and drink will also be available for purchase from award-winning Patty Long Catering. Plus, see some of our new offerings listed below! |
| Fri - Aug 10 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM | Jungle Boogie - Friday Night
Concert Series Bring the whole family for a free concert in the center of the Zoo! |
| Sat - Aug 11 7:00 AM | WildSide Walkers Exercise enthusiasts meet each Tuesday and Saturday morning year-round starting in The Living World. Membership is free and open to the public. |
| Tue - Aug 14 7:00 AM | WildSide Walkers Exercise enthusiasts meet each Tuesday and Saturday morning year-round starting in The Living World. Membership is free and open to the public. |
| Fri - Aug 17 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM | Jungle Boogie - Friday Night
Concert Series Bring the whole family for a free concert in the center of the Zoo! |
| Sat - Aug 18 7:00 AM | WildSide Walkers Exercise enthusiasts meet each Tuesday and Saturday morning year-round starting in The Living World. Membership is free and open to the public. |
| Tue - Aug 21 7:00 AM | WildSide Walkers Exercise enthusiasts meet each Tuesday and Saturday morning year-round starting in The Living World. Membership is free and open to the public. |
| Wed - Aug 22 | Zoo closes at 5 p.m. The Zoo will close at 5 p.m. in preparation for Jammin' at the Zoo. |
| Wed - Aug 22 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM | Jammin' at the Zoo The Young Zoo Friends host a wild summer party in the center of the Zoo with live music and wine tastings. No reservations are needed. Ages 21 and up only. Free for Zoo Friends members; $10 for the general public. For more information and advance tickets, call (314)768-5440. |
| Fri - Aug 24 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM | Jungle Boogie - Friday Night
Concert Series Bring the whole family for a free concert in the center of the Zoo! |
| Sat - Aug 25 7:00 AM | WildSide Walkers Exercise enthusiasts meet each Tuesday and Saturday morning year-round starting in The Living World. Membership is free and open to the public. |
| Tue - Aug 28 7:00 AM | WildSide Walkers Exercise enthusiasts meet each Tuesday and Saturday morning year-round starting in The Living World. Membership is free and open to the public. |
| Fri - Aug 31 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM | Jungle Boogie - Friday Night
Concert Series Bring the whole family for a free concert in the center of the Zoo! |
| TBA | Tales of
Hoffman |
| TBA | Madame
Butterfly |
| TBA | Una Cosa Rara
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| TBA | Troilus &
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| Thursday, September 28, 2006, 7:30 p.m. | Deepak Chopra, M.
D. |
| Tuesday, November 7, 2006, 7:30 p.m. | Garrison Keillor
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| Saturday, December 9, 2006, 8 p.m. | Eileen Ivers
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| Friday, January 26, 2007, 8 p.m. | Imani Winds
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| Saturday, February 3, 2007, 8 p.m. | Beau Soleil avec
Michael Doucet |
| Friday, March 23, 2007, 8 p.m. | North Carolina
Dance Theatre |
| Saturday, April 28, 2007, 8 p.m. | Glenn Miller
Orchestra |
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| 9/13-16 | Songs for a New
World |
| 11/8-11, 15-18 | OKLAHOMA!
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| 1/18-20, 2008 | School House Rock
Live! |
| 4/3-6, 2008 | Romeo and Juliet
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| Carondelet Children's
Chorus Carondelet Women's Chorus |
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