Happy Wednesday! !
I hope that you are doing well. If you are looking for something to do in St. Louis for the rest off the week, I've got a few suggestions for you.
You will not want to miss The Art of Live Festival which kicks off tonight (Wednesday) at The Old Rock House in the Soulard LaSalle Park area, with Greensky Bluegrass, and The Demo in The Grove with Eternal Summer w/ Lazy Eye. This 12 concert, 4 day, 5 venue festival runs through Saturday with great bands from all over the country performing at this event! Also tonight, you might want to take the someone’s kids to movie night in Ballpark Village where Minions will be the selection for the silver screen. Did I mention that this is an indoor event, and it’s free with a free bag of popcorn!! Tonight also marks the opening of The Black Rep performance of Sunset Baby at the Edison Theatre at Washington University .
Tomorrow, aka Thursday, head over to The Bootleg at Atomic Cowboy to check out the jazzy, bluesy & funky styling of The People’s Key. Also, you can head to The Demo to see Charly Bliss & Bruiser Queen as part of the Art of Live Festival.
Friday, The Snow Ball kicks off the The 11th Annual Loop Ice Carnival at the Moonrise Hotel. I expect that you will be there in all of your finery as the best creatively dressed will be crowned the Ice King & Queen. Also on Friday, since you bothered to enter your photography in the Beyond the Lens exhibit, you might as well check out the opening exhibition at Framations Art Gallery. Friday is also the opening of the Spring Exhibitions at the Contemporary Art Museum! You won’t want to miss Archangelo Sassolino: Not Human, which is the Italian sculptor’s creation of anthropomorphic, kinetic objects that breathe, explode, rupture, and crush. This will be his first solo exhibition in the United States! There will also be new work by painter Lisa Yuskavage, the painter/ animator Tala Madani, along with Arlene Shehet, Peter Sutherland, and the Propeller Group, whose video work will be showing on the monumental exterior projection screen! If you are looking for a different flavor, it’s also Free Family Night at the Magic House! Don’t forget about the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Freedom Celebration at the St. Louis Art Museum, which is a free annual event commemorating the legacy of Dr. King through spoken word and musical performances.
On Saturday, The 11th Annual Loop Ice Carnival continues with over 50 ice sculptures, live demos, human dog sled races, fire performers, food, music, and more!! Also on Saturday, you can check out the reggae-dub-blues-rock styling of Aaron Kamm and The One Drops at Broadway Oyster Bar.
Sunday, you can watch eagles do what eagles do, all while having access to an educational program featuring an eagle up close and personal, along with warming tent activities at Eagle Days at the Old Chain of Rocks Bridge.
Hopefully this helps you make it a great weekend in St. Louis!
Please don't hesitate to let me know if there is anything that I can do for you.
-Nate
