Enjoy some adult conversation while you learn and play with your baby at Laumeier Sculpture Park! Stretch, walk with the stroller and enhance your family bond. Get fit through the development of fine and gross motor skills with outdoor movement and activities designed for both parent and child. Laumeier’s Pre-K Programs are designed to provide participants with opportunities to explore art and engage with nature through creative and healthy, stress-relieving activities. Registration fee for all Pre-K Programs includes one adult with one child; children must be accompanied by an adult.
Laumeier Sculpture Park offers an all-ages Walking Tour of the Park on the first Sunday of each month, May–October. Laumeier tours are interactive and designed to engage participants in the relationship between art and nature. Tours are led by trained Laumeier Docents and last approximately one hour. Participants are advised to dress appropriately for the season and wear comfortable shoes for walking on uneven pathways. Tour meets Sunday, June 3, at 2:00 p.m. at the Visitor Center in the Aronson Fine Arts Center at Laumeier Sculpture Park, 12580 Rott Road, Saint Louis, Missouri.
Laumeier Sculpture Park’s Night Out Series provides a fun and relaxed, adults-only workshop environment in which to try your hand at working with clay! Learn slab construction and wheel throwing methods and explore surface textures and detailing to create a piece in your own unique style! A bottle of wine and some clay make for a great date night or night out with friends! BYOW (bring your own wine); light snacks are provided. Pick up your finished piece at Laumeier the following week. Friday, May 25, 6:30–9:30 p.m.
Laumeier’s Conversation Series offers free, informal learning opportunities for adult audiences through lectures and discussions about art and nature with staff members, visiting artists and community leaders. Coffee and cocktail events encourage participants to ask questions in a relaxed atmosphere. Refreshments are always provided! Thursday, May 24, 6:00–7:30 p.m. at Laumeier Sculpture Park, 12580 Rott Road, Saint Louis, Missouri. Free, ages 21 and up. Call 314.615.5278 or visit www.laumeier.org for more information.
Enjoy some adult conversation while you learn and play with your baby at Laumeier Sculpture Park! Stretch, walk with the stroller and enhance your family bond. Get fit through the development of fine and gross motor skills with outdoor movement and activities designed for both parent and child. Laumeier’s Pre-K Programs are designed to provide participants with opportunities to explore art and engage with nature through creative and healthy, stress-relieving activities. Registration fee for all Pre-K Programs includes one adult with one child; children must be accompanied by an adult.
Make Laumeier Sculpture Park’s Annual Art Fair your Mother’s Day weekend tradition! The Annual Art Fair features local food and beverage vendors, hands-on activities for kids, live music and 150 juried artists from across the country. Rain or shine; no pets or outside food and beverage allowed. Friday, May 11, 6:00–10:00 p.m.; Saturday, May 12, 10:00 a.m.–8:00 p.m.; Sunday, May 13, 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. at Laumeier Sculpture Park, 12580 Rott Road, Saint Louis, Missouri. Admission is $10; Laumeier Members and ages 10 and under are free.
Laumeier Sculpture Park offers outdoor Walking Tours of the Park on the first Sunday of each month, May–October. Laumeier tours are interactive and designed to engage participants in the relationship between art and nature. Tours are led by trained Laumeier Docents and last approximately one hour. Participants are advised to dress appropriately for the season and wear comfortable shoes for walking on uneven pathways. Tour meets Sunday, May 6, at 2:00 p.m. at the Visitor Center in the Aronson Fine Arts Center at Laumeier Sculpture Park, 12580 Rott Road, Saint Louis, Missouri.
Enjoy some adult conversation while you learn and play with your baby at Laumeier Sculpture Park! Stretch, walk with the stroller and enhance your family bond. Get fit through the development of fine and gross motor skills with outdoor movement and activities designed for both parent and child. Laumeier’s Pre-K Programs are designed to provide participants with opportunities to explore art and engage with nature through creative and healthy, stress-relieving activities. Registration fee for all Pre-K Programs includes one adult with one child; children must be accompanied by an adult.
Laumeier Sculpture Park offers Walking Tours of the indoor exhibition, plus the outdoor Museum Circle, on the first Wednesday of each month. Laumeier tours are interactive and designed to engage participants in the relationship between art and nature. Tours are led by trained Laumeier Docents and last approximately one hour. Participants are advised to dress appropriately for the season and wear comfortable shoes for walking on uneven pathways. Tour meets Wednesday, May 2, at 10:30 a.m.
Build a house for a bird family while you spend quality time with your own family at Laumeier Sculpture Park! Learn simple design principles and building techniques to construct a small dwelling for a fine, feathered friend. Take a hike and learn how to identify local backyard birds, then return to the studio to put the finishing touches on your piece. Multi-generational workshops are a collaborative way for families to spend quality and creative time together. Children—along with a favorite grownup!—explore art and nature, develop a meaningful bond and create memories to last a lifetime.
Each spring, SHAKE 38 gives Shakespeare back to St. Louis residents, artists, performers, and fans of his work in a marathon celebration of the Bard’s 38 plays. Since its first year in 2010, SHAKE 38 has grown from a 38-hour performance by 200 artists to a five-day event attracting over 1,500 artists from across the region and dozens of diverse community partners.
Only one rule exists for participants: Make the play happen any way you see fit. The result is a dazzling array of events across the St. Louis area, designed for a variety of audiences to enjoy.
ST. LOUIS -- Shakespeare Festival St. Louis’ production of The Winter’s Tale opens at 8 p.m., on Fri., June 2, at Shakespeare Glen in Forest Park. Highlights to this year’s production include original music composed by St. Louis-based The Rats & People Motion Picture Orchestra, a diverse cast under the direction of four-time Festival director Bruce Longworth, and the unveiling of Schlafly’s custom-labeled draft beer, The Winter’s Ale.
Shakespeare Festival St. Louis’ production of The Winter’s Tale will be performed nightly June 2-25 (excluding Tuesdays) at Shakespeare Glen in Forest Park. Preview performances are scheduled May 31 and June 1. This is the festival’s 17th season of producing free performances of Shakespeare’s work in an outdoor setting.
Join us for this unique one-hour facilitated discussion on a career in opera.
This event is free including parking and open to the community, but registration is requested.
Two preview performances of A Midsummer Night’s Dream will be held in Shakespeare Glen on Wednesday and Thursday, June 1 and 2. These previews are open to the public. Reserved seating will be available for half price on these nights.
Join us in Shakespeare Glen for the 2016 Mainstage production, A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Last seen at the Festival in 2002, Midsummer will feature an exciting and diverse cast of actors, original music, and direction by Executive & Artistic Director Rick Dildine against the stunning backdrop of Forest Park.
Shakespeare Festival St. Louis’ summer camps consist of full-day workshops led by experienced Festival Teaching Artists, and include training in voice, movement, stage combat, and physical comedy. The final week features a performance for family and friends. Want to work behind the scenes? Camp Shakespeare offers a technical theatre track for students interested in learning all about production and design. Sessions are limited to 30 campers. Ages 11 to 14 & 15 to 18.
Description: Local beer, donuts, bowling and the Bard will all come together in the Festival’s fifth year of presenting a free theatrical experience on a St. Louis street. After a year of collecting stories from Maplewood residents and business owners, our creative team will present an original play based on a work by the Bard and inspired by the city. Professional actors and community members will come together to perform the piece for one weekend in downtown Maplewood.
St. Louis and Illinois nonprofits are urged to visit givestlday.org to register for the St. Louis Community Foundation's third annual Give STL Day, a 24-hour day of online giving to benefit St. Louis-area nonprofits.
LAUMEIER SCULPTURE PARK 2016 ANNUAL ART FAIR / ARTIST INFORMATION
MOTHER'S DAY WEEKEND / MAY 6–8, 2016
www.laumeier.org/art-fair-artists
America’s #1 Christmas movie comes to life on stage – complete with a leg lamp, pink bunny pajamas, and a frozen double-dog dare. This hilarious holiday musical chronicles the adventures of young and bespectacled Ralphie Parker as he schemes his way towards the holiday gift of his dreams – a Red Ryder Action Air Rifle BB Gun. ("You'll shoot your eye out, kid!")
Introduction to the Performance 45 minutes prior to curtain by Darryl Clark, Assistant Professor of Theatre & Dance, Missouri State University
Ukulele superstar Jake Shimabukuro will present a free clinic for uke players! From 3:30-4:30 pm, ukulele enthusiasts have an opportunity to brush up their technique, expand their skillsets, and jam with this extraordinary artist prior to his 7:30 pm concert. Bring your uke, and come prepared to have an amazing time!
In his young career, ukulele wizard Jake Shimabukuro has already redefined a heretofore under-the-radar instrument. He has collaborated with artists including Yo-Yo Ma, Jimmy Buffett, Bette Midler, Béla Fleck and the Flecktones, and Lyle Lovett; has earned comparisons to Jimi Hendrix and Miles Davis; and has even played in front of the Queen of England! His concert set list includes original compositions and ukulele classics, along with his dazzling versions of music such as Queen’sBohemian Rhapsody, Schubert’s Ave Maria and Leonard Cohen’sHallelujah.
Soprano Julia Bullock will present a master class as part of the Don and Betty Wessel Emerging Concert Artists series. Five singers from Missouri State University, Drury University and Springfield Regional Opera will perform selections from their repertoire and receive feedback from our guest artist. The master class is free and open to the public, and any interested singers are welcome to attend and observe.
Winner of the 2012 Young Concert Artists International Auditions, Julia Bullock has been hailed as an “impressive, fast-rising soprano… poised for a significant career” (The New York Times). Originally from St. Louis, Ms. Bullock integrates her musical life with community activism. She has organized benefit concerts for the Shropshire Music Foundation and International Playground, non-profits that serve war-affected children and adolescents through music education and performance programs in Kosovo, Northern Ireland, Uganda, and St. Louis.
National Arts & Humanities Month Proclamation Ceremony in Joplin, MO
Thu, Oct. 1 | 3:45pm at Spiva Park (festivities begin at 3:30pm)
Shakespeare Festival St. Louis will present Antony and Cleopatra at 8 p.m. nightly (excluding Tuesdays) May 22 through June 14 at Shakespeare Glen in Forest Park. This marks the Festival’s 15th season of producing free, live outdoor theatre in Forest Park. As in previous years, pre-show Festival activities include a nightly Green Show at 6:30 p.m. showcasing local musicians, singers and dancers, as well as a 20-minute adaptation of Antony and Cleopatra, which, introduces the characters and plot, and a craft area for families. Admission is free.
SUBJECT: Proclamation of October as National Arts & Humanities Month in Joplin on the Main Floor of City Hall - October 2, 2014 at 2:00pm.
Joplin, Missouri – October 2, 2014. In accordance with National Arts & Humanities Month, Mayor of Joplin, Mike Seibert, will officially proclaim the month of October as National Arts and Humanities Month at Joplin City Hall on Thursday, October 2nd at 2:00pm.
Participants will learn the basic "nuts and bolts" of the field of public art. The 90-minute webinar will cover some of the unique skills required for art-making in the public realm including an overview of public art and the public realm, project examples, programs, funding, implementation and resources for further study. Two case studies will be presented which explore the experiences of two artists who have transitioned from the studio/gallery to the public realm.
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