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Art at the Station



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Metropolitan Orchestra of Saint Louis

Please join us for the Fourth Season of concerts at First Presbyterian Church of Kirkwood, 100 East Adams Avenue, 7:00 p.m., on the dates indicated.

Sunday, November 1:
~ Der Freischutz:  Overture.  Carl Maria von Weber
~ Kaiser-Walzer, op. 437.  Johann Strauss, Jr.
~ Symphony No. 2, op. 73 in D Major. Johannes Brahms
          Allen Carl Larson, Wendy Lea, Conductors

Sunday, March 13:  
~ Russlan and Ludmilla:  Overture.  Mikhail Glinka
~ In the Steppes of Central Asia. Alexander Borodin
~ Symphony No. 2, op. 17 in C minor. Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
          Melvin Bozeman, baritone.  Winner of OTSL Artist in Training program
          Andrew Peters and Wendy Lea, Conductors

Tickets at the door are $15 general admission, $10 for seniors, and $5 for students.
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Meramec Contemporary Art Gallery at St. Louis Community College

Upcoming exhibits:
  • October 1 thru 22:  Everywhere and Elsewhere I:  Painting Exhibition. Opening: Thursday, October 1, 4:30-6:30 p.m.
  • November 5 thru December 4:  Annual Faculty Exhibit.  Opening:  Thursday, November 5, 4:30-6:30 p.m.

Gallery Hours:  10:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., Monday thru Thursday.  10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Fridays. 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Saturdays.

 

All exhibits are open to the public at no cost.  For more information, visit their Website here, or call 314-984-7278.

 

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Laumeier Sculpture Park

October 3: American Arts Experience-St. Louis: 
Holly Seitz Marchant and David Marchant have been creating performance art installations in natural landscapes since 2003. Combining their professional expertise in the fields of contemporary dance, education and somatic practices, the artists will become a living kinetic sculpture using the tree canopy of the Art Hike Trail at Laumeier Sculpture Park. 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. Free. Presented as part of the American Arts Experience-St. Louis.
 
October 4:  Free Walking Tour.  Free docent-led walking tour of the Outdoor Collection presented on the first Sunday of each month, May through October. Laumeier tours are interactive and designed for participants to come away with an appreciation of the complex relationships among art, nature and humans. Participants are advised to wear comfortable shoes and dress appropriately for the season. Tour meets at 2:00 p.m. at Tony Tasset's Eye 2007.
 
October 15:  Free Stroller Tour. Stroller tours are offered on the third Thursday of each month, May through October. Enjoy adult conversation while strolling the paved paths at Laumeier. Participants are advised to wear comfortable shoes and dress appropriately for the season.  Strollers are not provided. Tour meets at 10:00 a.m. at Tony Tasset's Eye 2007.
 
October 15:  Fall Exhibition Openings / Public Opening of the Adam Aronson Fine Arts Center.  Be among the first to experience an exhibition in the new Whitaker Foundation Gallery.  5:00-8:00 p.m.
 
October 17:  Conversation Series / Coffee Plus Conversation. Join Laumeier Sculpture Park for a discussion with 2015 Kranzberg Exhibition Series artist Zlatko Ćosić and Jesse Vogler, Landscape Architect and Visiting Assistant Professor, Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Art at Washington University in St. Louis.  10:00 a.m. at the Adam Aronson Fine Arts Center.  Admission is $5; free for Laumeier Members.
 
October 18:  Harvest Festival.  Enjoy fall foods from St. Louis' top restaurants and shop the farmers' market for fresh produce and locally made arts and crafts while enjoying live music on the grounds. 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., in The Way Field. Admission is $8 for Members and $10 for non-members; children ages 10 and under are free. Rain or shine. Presented by Sauce Magazine.
 
Call 314.615.5278 or visit www.laumeier.org for more information.

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Con Spirito Concerts

Saturday, October 24, 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.:  Special Fundraising Marathon
Please join us throughout the day to hear your favorite hymns and music from throughout the world.  Horus of music will include selection from French, English, German, and American repertoire. 

Sunday, November 15, 3:00 p.m.  St. Louis Women's HOPE Chorale.  
In the second decade of the 21st Century the St. Louis Women's Chorale is expanding its mission to include performances at events and fundraisers that support women's issues, and to increase its presence in the community through performance and educational activities in public schools, especially for the underserved population groups of St. Louis.  This event will be ticketed through the St. Louis Women's HOPE Chorale.

For additional information, send an email to:  Conspirito@kirkwoodpres.org.

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Vianney High School Griffin Theatre

The students of Vianney will present John Cariani's Almost, Maine on November 19, 20, and 21, at 7:30 p.m., and on November 22 at 2:00 p.m., in the Griffin Theatre at St. John Vianney High School, 1311 S. Kirkwood Road.

For more information on the Griffin Theatre, visit their Website:  https://www.vianney.com/griffin-theatre.html

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Fine Art and Fine Crafts Artists' Boutique

The annual Artists' Boutique will be held at the Kirkwood Community Center, 111 S. Geyer Road, Kirkwood, 63122.  Dates:  Saturday and Sunday, November 7 and 8, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

FREE and open to the public.  Featuring the following:
  • Jewelry
  • Fiber artists
  • Painting (watercolor, oil, acrylics)
  • Sculpture
  • Photography
  • Pottery
  • Quilts
  • Dolls
  • Teddy Bears
  • Printmaking

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STLCC-MERAMEC PRODUCTION OF "NICKEL AND DIMED"

Nickel and Dimed focuses on a middle-aged, middle-class woman trying to survive when she suddenly has to make beds all day in a hotel and live on $7 an hour. But one $7-an-hour job won't pay the rent: She'll have to do back-to-back shifts, as a chambermaid AND a waitress. This isn't the first surprise for acclaimed author Barbara Ehrenreich, who set out to research low-wage life firsthand, confident she was prepared for the worst. Ehrenreich's best-seller about her odyssey is vivid and witty, yet always deeply sobering. Joan Holden's stage adaption is a focused comic epic shadowed with tragedy.  In Nickle and Dimed, the bright glimpses of Barbara's co-workers become indelible portraits: Gail, the star waitress pushing fifty who can no longer outrun her troubles; Carlie, the hotel maid whose rage has burned down to disgust; Pete, the nursing home cook who retreats into fantasy; Holly, terrified her pregnancy will end her job as Team Leader at Magic Maids, and with it her 50-cent raise. These characters wage their life struggles with gallantry that humbles Barbara, and the audience. 

  • All performances are in the Theatre Building on the campus of St. Louis Community College at Meramec, 11333 Big Bend Blvd.
  • Performances:  September 30, October 1, 2, 3, at 7:30 p.m., and a matinee on Sunday, October 4, at 2:00 p.m. 
  • Adaptation by Joan Holden.
  • Based on "Nickel & Dimed or (NOT) Getting by in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich
  • Directed by Michelle Rebollo
  • Designed by Darren Thompson
  • All performances are FREE.  Seating is open and on a first come basis.

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St. Louis Writers Guild: October 3 Workshop for Nonfiction Authors

Authors Gerry Mandel, Patricia Bubash, and Peter Green, along with Mike Stith of One Legacy, will discuss "Writing fact, creative nonfiction and fiction-differences and difficulties," at the St. Louis Writers Guild's Oct. 3 workshop, held 10 a.m. to noon at Kirkwood Community Center, 111 S. Geyer Road, Kirkwood, Mo. Free to Guild members; $5 for nonmembers.

They will explore the spectrum of options available to nonfiction authors, including the advantages and drawbacks.

Peter Green has written biography and creative nonfiction accounts of his father's World War II odyssey, culminating in his most recent biographical memoir, Ben's War with the U. S. Marines. http://www.peterhgreen.com/
 
Patricia Bubash, a licensed professional counselor, has written a practical guide to living based on real-life case studies, Successful Second Marriages. http://successfulsecondmarriages.com/0
 
Mike Stith is founder of One Legacy™, a social enterprise business with the primary purpose of gathering, sharing, and publishing stories about personal legacy. One Legacy has launched a new community service called "Legacy Sharing™," where stories are collected by offering a group activity for Senior Communities, Hospice Centers, and many other groups, including youth organizations. Stories from around the world can shared and read by visiting  http://onelegacy.com/
 
Gerry Mandel, a Charlie Chaplin aficionado, is author of Shadow and Substance: My Time with Charlie Chaplin, a historical novel based on the true-life story of this multi-talented Hollywood innovator, entrepreneur and pioneer.  https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/spidermandel
 
Learn more about the St. Louis Writers Guild at www.stlwritersguild.org.

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Shakespeare Festival St. Louis Announces 2016 Season Shakespeare Fest Logo

Shakespeare Festival St. Louis will bring back A Midsummer Night's Dream as its 2016 production, with Festival Executive Director Rick Dildine directing. Shakespeare's classic tale of enchanted love in the woods will find its way to Shakespeare Glen in Forest Park in May and June of 2016 (dates to be announced).  The Festival plans a number of events and programs in celebration of the 400th anniversary of The Bard's legacy.

Learn more about the Festival on their Website:  https://www.sfstl.com/
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Kirkwood Theatre Guild presents Rumors, by Neil Simon

Charlie and Myra are hosting a party to celebrate their wedding anniversary, but when the first guests arrive, Charlie is hiding in his room with a gunshot wound to the earlobe and Myra and the servants are nowhere to be found.  In an effort to protect their friends from a possible scandal, a story is made up about the missing couple.  The more people involved in the story, the more elaborate and exaggerated the story becomes.  This  Neil Simon parlor comedy shows just how easy it is for rumors to take on a life of their own. 

Director-Robert Thibaut
Assistant Director-Amanda Vick

Performances at the Kirkwood Community Center, Reim Theatre, 111 S. Geyer Road:
~ November 6, 7, 8*, 12, 13, 14, 15*, 2015
~ Sunday matinees at 2:00 p.m. All other shows at 8:00 p.m.

For more information on the Kirkwood Theatre Guild, please visit their Website at:
http://www.ktg-onstage.org/ 

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The monthly Arts Calendar is produce by the Kirkwood Arts Commission, is a commission of the City of Kirkwood.  The Kirkwood Arts Commission receives generous support from the Kirkwood Arts Foundation, which is an independent 501(c)(3) organization. 

 


Beth von Behren, Editor, Arts Calendar
City of Kirkwood, 139 S. Kirkwood Road, 63122
314-822-5894 || Arts@KirkwoodMO.org