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Bellafea Lemp Neighborhood Arts Center |
Sun., September 7, 8:00pm |
St. Louis - Soulard/Benton Park |
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For the North Carolina trio Bellafea, the lines that separate punk, metal, art-rock and folk completely dissolve in a barrage of dark-hued, beguiling three-minute miracles. On the groups debut full-length Cavalcade, snaky, math-rock guitar lines bleed into solemn dirges, which in turn... More >> |
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Art Outside Schlafly Bottleworks |
Daily from Fri., September 5 until Sun., September 7 |
Maplewood |
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When a couple local artists get together and have an art show, we call that cool. But when more than 50 artists gather to sell their works — everything from glass pieces to paintings and from jewelry to photography — we call that Art Outside. This overwhelmingly awesome art fair is... More >> |
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Greater St. Louis Hispanic Festival World War Memorial Park |
Daily from Fri., September 5 until Sun., September 7 |
St. Louis - Downtown |
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National Hispanic Heritage Month officially runs from September 15 to October 15 (spanning two months, technically), but who wants to wait another week? The Greater St. Louis Hispanic Festival jump-starts the party with a three-day fiesta in World War Memorial Park (1315 Chestnut Street) from... More >> |
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This One's for You... Soulard Art Market |
Every week Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday from Thu., August 14 until Sun., September 7 |
St. Louis - Soulard/Benton Park |
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Not so very long ago, beer was just beer. We drank it, and we didn't think much about it. Now, with the recent Anheuser-Busch news, we've realized that it's possible for beer to be an important source of pride, not only for St. Louisans, but also for the entire country. Throughout the years A-B... More >> |
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The Berlin Airlift: A Legacy of Friendship UM-St. Louis-Mercantile Library |
Daily from Sun., September 7 until Sun., October 12 |
North St. Louis County |
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Late in June of 1948, the Soviets cut off all ground and water access to Berlin in a Cold War stare-down. The plan was to starve the city so that it would be wholly dependent on the Soviet Union. Military brass in the Allied nations realized that an airlift of food and fuel could save the city... More >> |
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Drifting: Timothy Wagner Subterranean Books |
Daily from Fri., August 8 until Sun., September 14 |
Delmar/The Loop |
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Timothy Wagner is an abstract artist whose paintings typically feature a muted color palette and intersecting slashes of a brighter color, such as pink or white. His more recent work, however, eschews the perpendicular marks for bubbling fields of latex and acrylic paint; there's something... More >> |
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Echoes from Manzanar: If Walls Could Talk Regional Arts Commission |
Daily from Fri., August 29 until Sun., October 12 |
Delmar/The Loop |
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In 1942, more than 100,000 Japanese-Americans were rounded up by government troops, divested of all their property and sent to ten different relocation areas scattered across the country by authority of Executive Order 9066. Among them was nine-year old Arthur Towata, along with his... More >> |
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Frost/Nixon Loretto-Hilton Center |
Every week Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday from Wed., September 3 until Sun., September 28 |
Webster Groves |
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With the passage of time, Richard M. Nixon's image has softened to that of a stock character, a sure laugh-getter with his easily imitated mannerisms and jowly hunch. But in 1977 Nixon was viewed as either a martyr or the epitome of corruption, depending on your party affiliation — and he... More >> |
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Great Godfrey Maze Robert E. Glazebrook Park |
Every week Friday, Saturday, Sunday from Fri., September 5 until Sun., October 26 |
Grafton/Godfrey/Alton |
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Like deliciously ripe homegrown tomatoes, the Great Godfrey Maze is only around for a limited amount of time each year. The corn stalks in Glazebrook Park (1401 Stamper Lane, Godfrey, Illinois) have been cut to reveal not only a maze but also a safari scene, and you can try to navigate through... More >> |
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History Theatre Festival St. Charles Community College |
Daily from Thu., September 4 until Sun., September 14 |
St. Peters |
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Conventional methods of learning history are so played. You require excitement; you crave live-action entertainment. Good thing there's the History Theatre Festival, happening from Thursday, September 4, through Sunday, September 14, at St. Charles Community College (4601 Mid Rivers Mall Drive,... More >> |
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Journey: Dan Eldon's Images of War and Peace Webster University May Photography Gallery |
Daily from Fri., August 29 until Fri., September 19 |
Webster Groves |
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Dan Eldon was born in London but raised in Kenya during the '70s and '80s, when much of Africa was shrugging off England's maternal rule in favor of independence. His charitable nature and interest in aiding others led him to refugee camps, which were flooded with Somalis fleeing the famine in... More >> |
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The Light Project Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts |
Daily from Thu., September 4 until Fri., October 17 |
St. Louis - Grand Center |
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If you're wont to sneak into Grand Center by the westerly route, you've no doubt noticed the burnt shell of the Spring Avenue Church. All of the growth that has happened in this burgeoning arts district, and the remains of this fire-damaged building, um, remain lurking on the periphery like a... More >> |
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Mark Mothersbaugh: Postcard Diaries Star Clipper |
Daily from Fri., August 1 until Fri., September 12 |
Delmar/The Loop |
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Mark Mothersbaugh has been creating for more than three decades, and not always while donning that red flower-pot chapeau he made famous as Devo's majordomo. His instrumental arrangements can be heard in many Wes Anderson films, and his company, Mutato Muzika, provides intricate, quirky scores... More >> |
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The Music Man Robert G. Reim Theatre |
Every week Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday from Fri., September 5 until Sun., October 5 |
Kirkwood |
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Even folks who don't like musicals give props to The Music Man. Maybe it's because a story about a smooth-talking shyster who pulls one over on the simple citizens of River City goes against the public's saccharine-sweet perception of what a musical is. Or maybe they just like the songs.... More >> |
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Niki Missouri Botanical Garden |
Daily from Sun., April 27 until Fri., October 31 |
St. Louis - Tower Grove |
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Now that the Chihuly elation from the summer of '06 has finally fizzled out and the Chapungu exhibition of '07 has closed, St. Louisans are certainly ready for more artistic enchantment at the Missouri Botanical Garden (4344 Shaw Boulevard; 314-577-9400 or www.mobot.org). So how do you think a... More >> |
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Not That Cuddly: An Exhibition of Misfit Toys Eugene Field House & St. Louis Toy Museum |
Every week Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday from Wed., August 20 until Tue., December 30 |
St. Louis - Downtown |
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Today's favorite doll or stuffed animal is the stuff of tomorrow's nightmares. (Except for Bratz dolls — those things are God-awful now and forever.) Don't believe it? Picture those creepy wooden-headed dolls that were all the rage during the Little House on the Prairie era: Something in... More >> |
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Personal Allegories Center of Creative Arts (COCA) |
Daily from Fri., August 22 until Sun., September 28 |
Delmar/The Loop |
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In a town full of talented artists, William LaChance stands out as someone uniquely talented. His paintings are "invented narratives," large-scale works that feature clusters of people inhabiting the same space but occupying different worlds. In Darkhorse, two women uncover a medieval painting... More >> |
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Persuasive Politics: Presidential Campaign Memorabilia Saint Louis University-Museum of Art |
Every week Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday from Fri., September 5 until Sun., December 21 |
St. Louis - Midtown |
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In retrospect, why was Richard Milhouse Nixon electable? Kennedy drank his milkshake in the 1960 election, and his hangdog expression and dour nastiness didn't improve with time. The answer is obvious: Nixon looked fantastic as a cartoon character. His campaign team capitalized on this with a... More >> |
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Sarafina! Edison Theatre |
Every week Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday from Thu., September 4 until Sun., September 14 |
Clayton |
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A word of caution about the Black Rep's production of Mbongeni Ngema's Sarafina!: It will wear you out if you're not prepared mentally and physically. A raucous and joyous musical about the South African school riots of the '70s, Sarafina! has scenes of great terror and brutality, but the... More >> |
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Saskia Olde Wolbers: Placebo Saint Louis Art Museum |
Every week Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday from Fri., August 1 until Sun., October 26 |
St. Louis - Forest Park |
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Inspired by the true story of Jean-Claude Romand, a man who pretended for eighteen years that he was a doctor for the World Health Organization, Saskia Olde Wolbers created Placebo. In this short film, an unseen narrator unravels the truth of her life as she lies paralyzed in a hospital bed:... More >> |
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Wabash, Frisco & Pacific Railroad Wabash, Frisco & Pacific Railroad |
Every week Sunday from Sun., August 3 until Sun., October 26 |
Wildwood |
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Short people have a tough time of it. They can't reach the top kitchen cabinets, they have to have every pair of pants hemmed, and they must sit ridiculously close to the steering wheel in order to touch the gas pedal. Just once, it would be nice for them to feel like they're the perfect size... More >> |
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105.7 Sunday Night Local Show Pop's |
Every week Sunday |
East St. Louis/Cahokia |
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4-M Vineyard & Rosati Winery 4-M Vineyard & Rosati Winery |
Daily |
Outstate MO |
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Acorns Golf Links Acorns Golf Links |
Daily |
Outstate IL |
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Amateur Night Jam Sessions Ritz-Carlton St. Louis |
Every week Sunday |
Clayton |
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