When it comes to St. Louis, there is sometimes the perception that St. Louis is just a sports town. However, it has much more to offer than just sports. St. Louis has a vibrant and diverse art community ranging from film to theatre to dance and much more. There hasn't always been a centralized clearinghouse for art and other cultural events. Now, there is...
The website - www.ArtsZipper.com - offers a very comprehnsive calendar of art and cultural events calendar featuring events for hundreds of art and cultureal organizations and venues.
Here are some of the tools available from the site:
- Featured Events: Visit the home page.
- Blogs and Reviews: Coming soon.
- Event Calendar: Use the event calendar search engine to search by date or date range, by type or category of art or cultural event, by age approriateness of audience, or by whether the event is a paid event or free event. In the alternative, search by using key words. The calendar provides a list of events. By clicking on the links, you also can find a more detailed description, dates and times, ticket information, information on the venue, and contact information for the event.
Here is a sampling of events for the week of March 2, 2009:
Architecture
- On Display: 2008 Steedman Fellowship Competition
March 2 to April 30, 2009 - Point-of-View: Lewis Place
Thru March 3, 2009 - Restoration Progress at Fairfax, Presentation and Tour
March 7, 2009
Dance
- Alexandra Ballet's Cinderella
March 7 to March 8, 2009 - Folk Dancing, International
Thru November 28, 2009 - Hansel & Gretel
March 6 to March 7, 2009 - Old-Time Barn Dancing
Thru December 27, 2009 - Saturday Dance Classes with ADC (Lyrical, Hip Hop, Jazz)
Thru April 18, 2009
Fair/Festival
- Kirkwood Artists' Boutique
March 7 to March 8, 2009 - NeuroDay Brain Science Expo
March 7, 2009 - Southwestern Illinois College Herstory Month Celebrations
March 2 to March 31, 2009
Film
- OMNIMAX- Fly Me to the Moon
March 6 to April 30, 2009 - OMNIMAX- Grand Canyon Adventure: River at Risk
Thru September 1, 2009 - Taking Root: The Vision of Wangari Maathai
March 5, 2009
Historic
- Katherine Dunham: Beyond the Dance
Thru November 3, 2009 - Steaming Into History
Thru September 6, 2009
International/Ethnic
- Irish Step Dancing with the St. Louis Irish Arts
March 8, 2009
Lecture
- "The Transformation of the St. Louis Waterfront in the 19th Century"
March 8, 2009 - Gallery Talk- Power & Glory: The Ming Dynasty
March 5 to March 6, 2009 - Research and Preservation Efforts at the Washausen Mound Center
March 3, 2009
Lecture
- Sarah Vowell, Distinguished Speakers Series
March 4, 2009 - Southwest Garden: Meet the Author
March 6, 2009 - The Annual Susan Sherman Distinguished Speaker: Robert Storr
March 6, 2009 - W. J. T. Mitchell Lecture
March 2, 2009
Literature & Poetry
- Author Shout Out!
March 7, 2009 - OBSERVABLE READINGS hosts Michael Dumanis and Jericho Brown
March 5, 2009 - poetry reading by Kevin Prufer
March 5, 2009 - The Poetry of Appetite
March 2, 2009 - Wilfred Bereswill reading & booksigning
March 7, 2009
Music
- Musical Storyteller and Political Satirist, Charlie King, Comes to Webster
March 3, 2009 - "Glorious Brass"
March 8, 2009 - "On the River" Music for voice, horn and fortepiano
March 5, 2009 - "Spring Concert"
March 4, 2009 - Boys of the Lough
March 8 to March 9, 2009 - Dance/Music
March 6 to March 7, 2009 - Denise Thimes
March 5, 2009 - Family Concert - Dance & Music: Bolero
March 8, 2009 - Gaelic Storm
March 6, 2009 - Gino Robair - "I, Norton"
March 7, 2009 - Greenville College Choir
March 8, 2009 - Illustrious St. Louis
March 8, 2009 - Juggernaut Jug Band
March 7, 2009 - Kemper Presents Concert Series
Thru April 24, 2009 - Maryville Symphony Orchestra Concert
March 2, 2009 - Old Time Fiddle Workshop with Rhys Jones: Advanced Fiddle
March 8, 2009 - Old Time Fiddle Workshop with Rhys Jones: Beginning Fiddle
March 8, 2009 - Sara Gazarek
March 4 to March 7, 2009 - St. Louis Brass Band
March 8, 2009 - St. Louis Cathedral Concerts Presents the Dublin Philharmonic Orchestra
March 5, 2009 - The Choir of Vanderbilt University
March 5, 2009 - Three Central Jazz Concert
March 7, 2009 - Truckstop Honeymoon
March 6, 2009 - Met at the Hett - "Madama Butterfly"
March 7, 2009 - Met Opera Performance: Madama Butterfly
March 7, 2009
Performance Art
- Dublin's Traditional Irish Cabaret
March 6 to March 7, 2009
Theatre
- 4.48 Psychosis
Thru March 7, 2009 - An Almost Holy Picture
March 6 to March 15, 2009 - Bissell Mansion Restaurant and Dinner Theatre
Thru November 1, 2009 - COCA Family Theatre Series presents "Stellaluna"
March 6 to March 8, 2009 - Dial "M" for Murder
March 6 to March 14, 2009 - Kids ArtStart
Thru April 4, 2009 - Orange Girls present Eurydice
Thru March 15, 2009 - Teens Make History: Looking for Dunham
March 7 to April 25, 2009 - The Miracle Worker
Thru March 8, 2009
Visual Art
- Too Many to Show Them All - Take a Look for Yourself
Auditions
- Auditions for St. Louis Shakespeare's 25th Season
March 7 to March 8, 2009
Calls to Artists
- Arts in Transit Artist Opportunity
Thru December 31, 2009 - Autumn Festival
Thru August 21, 2009 - Child of God Lutheran School 5th Annual Fall Craft Show
Thru November 1, 2009 - Fall Vendor & Craft Show
Thru October 9, 2009 - Falll Craft Show
Thru September 16, 2009 - Holiday Arts & Crafts Show
Thru November 13, 2009 - Mother's Day Jewelry & Craft Show
Thru April 30, 2009 - Spring Craft Show
Thru March 13, 2009 - Spring Craft Show
Thru March 20, 2009 - Vondor & Craft Show
Thru June 11, 2009
Class/Workshop
- Accurate Mark Making: Foundations of Drawing
Thru March 26, 2009 - All about the Natural Horn
March 4, 2009 - Arts Expo
March 4, 2009 - Dancing with Dunham
March 8 to April 19, 2009 - How Toon? Cartoon!
Thru March 14, 2009 - Jim Richardson Photographic Seminar
March 7, 2009 - Marblling Paper
March 3 to March 6, 2008 - MASTER CLASS: Dr. Stephen Austin, Voice
March 8, 2009 - Saturday Morning UnPlugged Kids Club
March 7 to March 28, 2009 - Spring 2009 Biblically-Themed Painting Workshop
Thru March 20, 2009
Fundraiser
- Art Dash
March 7, 2009 - Scrabble Mania
March 6, 2009
The only real downside is that this arts and culture calendar doesn't include all of the live music and theatre venues in St. Louis. But, for ideas for things to do, it is a must see.
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