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The Arts and Education Council Calendar lists upcoming membership discount events available to our members.
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Go to October Events
The American Arts Experience – St. Louis will fill concert halls, museums, theaters, universities and outdoor spaces in the St. Louis area with dozens of performances and shows by renowned American artists and companies in disciplines ranging from symphonic music to jazz and singer-songwriters, theater by American playwrights and dance by American companies to major American visual artists.
For more information, visit www.americanartsstl.org.
Denotes an event part of the American Arts Experience - St. Louis
October 1-17, 2010
SEPTEMBER EVENTS
STAGES ST. LOUIS
State Fair
WHEN: Sept 3-Oct 3; Tues-Sat, 8 pm; Sun, 7:30 pm (no performances Sept 19 and 26); Wed and Sun, 2 pm; Sat, 4 pm
WHERE: The Robert G. Reim Theatre, 111 S. Geyer Rd., Kirkwood
COST: $15-$49
DISCOUNT: Enjoy $10 off each full priced adult ticket when you purchase 2 or more adult tickets for any Tues, Wed or Sun evening performance with the ARTS Card. (Subject to availability. Limit 6 tickets per party. Some restrictions apply.)
State Fair invites you to travel with the Frakes as they leave behind the routine of the family farm for three days of adventure at the annual Iowa State Fair. Featuring the lilting melodies of It’s a Grand Night for Singing and the Academy Award-winning song It Might As Well Be Spring. State Fair is a tuneful treat for the entire family.
314.821.2407 or www.stagesstlouis.org
REPERTORY THEATRE OF ST. LOUIS
You Can’t Take It With You
WHEN: Sept 8-Oct 3; Tues, 7 pm; Wed-Fri, 8 pm; selected Wed, 1:30 pm; Sat 5 pm; selected Sat, 9 pm; Sun, 2 pm, selected Sun, 7 pm
WHERE: Loretto-Hilton Center for Performing Arts, 130 Edgar Rd., Webster Groves
COST: $15-$68
DISCOUNT: 2-for-1 admission with the ARTS Card Sept 8-19
Escape into the delightfully daffy world of the eccentric Sycamore family, where everyday routines include exploding fireworks, collecting snakes and a twirling ballerina. When “normal” daughter Alice announces her boyfriend’s rich, conservative parents are coming to dinner, the family promises to behave, but when the guests show up, all bets are off.
314.968.4925 or www.repstl.org
HOT CITY THEATRE
Equus
WHEN: Sept 10-25; Thurs-Sat, 8 pm; Thurs, 3 pm; Sun, 7 pm
WHERE: Kranzberg Arts Center, 501 N. Grand Blvd., St. Louis
COST: $15-$25
DISCOUNT: $15 admission with the ARTS Card
Winner of the 1975 Tony Award, Equus transports the audience into a world where questions have no easy answers, pain has no easy cure, and the line between aberrance and normalcy is constantly blurred and moving. Playwright Peter Shaffer delves into man’s inherent need to worship distorted by the strict rules of religion and the overwhelming pressures of a 2010 so-called civilized society.
314.289.4060 or www.hotcitytheatre.org
FLORISSANT FINE ARTS COUNCIL
3 Redneck Tenors in Broadway Bound
WHEN: Sept 18, Sat, 8 pm
WHERE: Florissant Civic Center Theatre, Parker Rd. at Waterford, Florissant
COST: $27 adults; $25 seniors/students
DISCOUNT: 2 for 1 admission with the ARTS Card
3 Redneck Tenors mixes cornball humor, slapstick “pratfallery” and jaw-dropping vocal prowess. Act I prowls its way through various familiar show tunes. Act II has the Tenors auditioning in the Big Apple.
314.921.5678 or www.FlorissantMO.com
RIVER STYX
Poets R. Dwayne Bettsand Andrew Cox
WHEN: Sept 20, Mon, 7:30 pm
WHERE: Duff’s Restaurant, 392 Euclid Ave., St. Louis
COST: $4-$5
DISCOUNT: 2-for-1 admission with the ARTS Card
314.533.4541 or www.riverstyx.org
SAINT LOUIS BALLET
Fall Into Ballet
WHEN: Sept 26, Sun, 3 pm
WHERE: Touhill Performing Arts Center, One University Blvd., St. Louis
COST: $25
DISCOUNT: $20 with the ARTS Card
Artistic Director Gen Horiuch’s revivals of two masterworks and a world premiere, all danced to edgy and inspiring music by internationally critically acclaimed composer Joe Morra.
636.537.1998 or www.stlouisballet.org
SAINT LOUIS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Rhapsody in Blue
WHEN: Oct 1 & 3; Fri, 8 pm; Sun, 3 pm
WHERE: Powell Symphony Hall, 718 N. Grand Blvd., St. Louis
COST: $21-$112
DISCOUNT: 10 percent off with the ARTS Card
George Gershwin’s romantic, jazzy masterpiece has been a true crossover hit since its debut in the roaring 1920s. It’s a dream vision of New York with rhythmic drive that rises above the hustle and bustle of the city.
314.533.2500 or www.slso.org
SHELDON CONCERT HALL AND HEARDING CATS COLLECTIVE
60 X 60 Dance
WHEN: Oct 3, Sun, 7:30 pm
WHERE: Sheldon Concert Hall, 3648 Washington Boulevard, St. Louis
COST: $15 general / $7 student senior
DISCOUNT: 2-for-1 admission with the ARTS Card (Present ARTS Card in advance at the Fox Theatre Box Office at 531 N. Grand, or on the night of show at The Sheldon Box Office between 7-8 pm).
60x60 Dance is a masterfully coordinated multimedia collaboration that features a sur-prising diversity of aesthetics. The work pairs 60 unique 60-second music compositions — each by a different composer — with 60 St. Louis choreographers for a continuous one-hour concert of music and live dance.
314.533.9900 or www.TheSheldon.org
ST. LOUIS CHAMBER CHORUS
Transmigration: From Hungary to Hollywood
WHEN: Oct 3, Sun, 3 pm
WHERE: St. Mary of Victories Catholic Church, 744 South 3rd Street, St. Louis
COST: $27 adult; $10 with student ID
DISCOUNT: 2-for-1 admission with the ARTS Card
Solemn prayers by Franz Liszt and Zoltán Kodály punctuate an elegant Missa Brevis by Kodály’s pupil, Mátyás Seiber. A magnificent setting of Psalm 23 is provided by Miklós Rózsa, one of Hungary’s most illustrious musical exports, who won three Oscars and numerous nominations for his movie soundtracks.
636.458.4343 or www.chamberchorus.org
ST. LOUIS SHAKESPEARE
The Tempest
WHEN: Oct 1-10, Fri-Sat, 8 pm; Thurs, 7:30 pm; Sun, 2 pm
WHERE: Grandel Theatre, 3610 Grandel Square, St. Louis
COST: $15-$25
DISCOUNT: 2-for-1 admission with the ARTS Card at the box office in the Grandel Theatre lobby. Box office opens one hour before curtain.
Marooned on an island with his daughter Miranda for 12 long years, Prospero has perfected his skills at magic. With the help of his servant, the spirit Ariel, he raises a storm to cast ashore on the island his enemies who stole his kingdom. But will he carry out his planned vengeance?
314.361.5664 or www.stlshakespeare.org
DANCE ST. LOUIS
Houston Ballet
WHEN: Oct 8-9; Fri, 8 p.m.; Sat, 2 & 8 p.m.
WHERE: Touhill Performing Arts Center, One University Blvd., St. Louis
COST: $30-$50
DISCOUNT: 10% off any adult ticket with the ARTS Card (8 pm shows only)
Dance St. Louis opens its 45th season with one of America’s premier ballet companies performing sweet and playful classical dances. Works by 20th-century master George Balanchine and Houston’s own artistic leaders are set to music by Stravinsky, Mozart, and an offbeat partnership between cellist Yo-Yo Ma and jazz vocalist Bobby McFerrin.
314.534.6622 or www.dancestlouis.org
DANCES OF INDIA
33rd Annual Premiere Performance
WHEN: Oct 8-9; Fri, 7 pm; Sat, 3 & 7 pm
WHERE: Edison Theatre at Washington University
COST: $15-$17
DISCOUNT: 2-for-1 admission with the ARTS Card
Dances of India presents the songs of Scheherezade – the magic of the Arabian Nights brought to life through the beauty of Indian dance.
314.605.8176 or www.dancesofindiastlouis.org
ST. LOUIS CHILDREN’S CHOIRS
Family & Friends Concerts
WHEN: Oct 9-10; Sat, 7 pm; Sun, 3 pm
WHERE: Washington University 560 Music Center, 560 Trinity Ave., University City
COST: $10 adult; children 5-18 free (please make other arrangements for children under age 5)
DISCOUNT: 10 percent off with the ARTS Card
More than 400 young singers, ages 6 to 18, will perform music by American composers in two public concerts.
314.993.9626 or www.slccsing.org
INNSBROOK INSTITUTE
10-10-10 Anniversary Celebration Concert
WHEN: Oct 10, Sun, 10 am
WHERE: Aspen Hall, 1 Aspen Circle, Innsbrook
COST: $25 adults, kids 17 and under free
DISCOUNT: 10 percent off with the ARTS Card
The Innsbrook Institute will present a concert inspired by the American countryside, featuring the Twelve Poems by Emily Dickinson set to music by Aaron Copland.
636.928.3366 ext. 218 or www.innsbrookinstitute.org
BACH SOCIETY
Sebastian & Sons
WHEN: Oct 10, Sun, 3 pm
WHERE: Shrine of St. Joseph, 1220 North 11th St.
COST: $20-$35
DISCOUNT: 2-for-1 $25 ticket with ARTS Card (must order by phone by Oct 6)
The music of Johann Sebastian Bach and four of his sons with guest artist soprano Sherezade Panthaki.
314.652.BACH or www.bachsociety.org
SHELDON CONCERT HALL
Sheldon Corale: American Music
WHEN: Oct 11, Mon, 8 pm
WHERE: Sheldon Concert Hall, 3648 Washington Boulevard, St. Louis
COST: $15 adult / $10 student and senior
DISCOUNT: 2-for-1 admission with the ARTS Card (Present ARTS card in advance at the Fox Theatre Box Office at 531 N. Grand, or on the night of show at The Sheldon Box Office between 7-8 pm).
Composers Aaron Copland, Martin Mailman, Randall Thompson and others will be heard, along with arrangements of American folk music for chorus and small instrumental ensemble, on this program of music by American composers and music on American themes.
314.533.9900 or www.TheSheldon.org.
REPERTORY THEATRE OF ST. LOUIS
High
WHEN: Oct 13-Nov 7; Tues, 7 pm; Wed-Fri, 8 pm; selected Wed, 1:30 pm; Sat. 5 pm; selected Sat, 9 pm; Sun, 2 pm, selected Sun, 7 pm
WHERE: Loretto-Hilton Center for Performing Arts, 130 Edgar Rd., Webster Groves
COST: $15-$68
DISCOUNT: 2-for-1 admission with the ARTS Card Oct 13-24
When Sister Jamison Connolly agrees to sponsor a 19 year-old drug user in an effort to help him combat his addiction, her own faith is ultimately tested. Struggling between the knowledge she possesses as a rehabilitation counselor and a woman of religious conviction, she begins to question the belief in miracles and whether people can find the courage to change. High explores the universal themes of truth, forgiveness, redemption and human fallibility. Warning: Strong language and adult situations.
314.968.4924 or www.repstl.org
COCA FAMILY THEATRE
Michael Moschen
WHEN: Oct 15-17; Fri, 7 pm; Sat, 2 and 5 pm; Sun, 1:30 and 3:30 pm
WHERE: 524 Trinity Avenue, University City
COST: $14-$18
DISCOUNT: 2-for-1 admission with the ARTS Card for Sat matinees only. (Two free tickets per order based on availability.)
MacArthur “Genius” award winner Michael Moschen has revolutionized the ancient art of juggling and demonstrates his artistry as the opening performance of the 2010-2011 COCA Family Theatre Series. Combining the beauty of art, physics and mathematics, Moschen produces creative and near impossible feats of manipulation and illusion. And, for the first time, he incorporates audience participation into a visionary performance for all ages.
314.725.6555 or www.cocastl.org
SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL ST. LOUIS
Taming of the Clue
WHEN: Oct 17, Sun, 2-4 pm
WHERE: Tower Grove Park, Old Carriage House Pavilion
COST: $15 individual, $45 family
DISCOUNT: $40 family ticket with the ARTS Card
Shakespeare letterboxing event (scavenger hunt with hand - carved stamps), arts & crafts projects, storytellers, snacks. 314.531.9300 or www.shakespearefestivalstl.org
RIVER STYX
Poet Rodney Jones and fiction writer Katherine Min
WHEN: Oct 18, Mon, 7:30 pm
WHERE: Duff’s Restaurant, 392 Euclid Ave., St. Louis
COST: $4-$5
DISCOUNT: 2-for-1 admission with the ARTS Card
314.533.4541 or www.riverstyx.org
PIWACKET THEATRE
Hansel and Gretel
WHEN: Oct 21, Thurs, 10:30 am; Oct. 23, Sat, 11 am
WHERE: Black Cat Theatre, 2810 Sutton Blvd., Maplewood
COST: $12, children under 2 free
DISCOUNT: 2-for-1 admission with the ARTS Card
Piwacket’s production of this family favorite classic is a wonderful way to spend part of the day with your children.
314.781.8300 or www.blackcattheatre.org
ST. LOUIS FAMILY THEATRE SERIES
Pocahontas
WHEN: Oct 22-24; Fri, 7:30 pm; Sat-Sun, 2 pm
WHERE: Florissant Civic Center Theatre, Parker Rd. at Waterford, Florissant
COST: $7
DISCOUNT: 2-for-1 admission with the ARTS Card
This interpretation of the classic American story tells the tale of the young daughter of the great chief Powhatan and the friendship with English settler John Smith – a friendship that overcame fear. Pocahontas will leave audiences singing along with its enchanting and comical musical numbers.
314.921.5678 or www.FlorissantMO.com
FLORISSANT FINE ARTS COUNCIL
Forever Plaid
WHEN: Oct 29, Fri, 8 pm
WHERE: Florissant Civic Center Theatre, Parker Rd. at Waterford Dr., Florissant
COST: $27 adults; $25 seniors/students
DISCOUNT: 2-for-1 admission with the ARTS Card
Four young male singers are given a second chance to fulfill their dreams and perform the concert that never was. Singing in delicious ‘50’s four-part harmony, the boys will serenade you in this feel-good musical for all ages.
314.921.5678 or www.FlorissantMO.com.
