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The Maya Cafe will host the 1st annual Outdoor Swing Dance &
Arts Festival from 2 to 8 p.m. Sept. 18.
In her still-short film career, Jessica Chastain has been
regularly called upon to cry, and when that happens she has often
found that her directors are anxious that she'll exhaust herself i…
The St. Louis Symphony Orchestra's 2011-2012 season opens at 8
p.m. Friday, September 16. Over at Powell Symphony Hall, they're
busily getting ready for it.
Rearing an autistic son is the inspiration for "Falling," Deanna
Jent's new production at Mustard Seed Theatre.
"Issues of Love" play runs Friday-Sunday at the Grandel
Theater.
The Delmar Loop will host its first annual Chalk Festival on
Sept. 3. Admission is $10, $8 for students and $2 for children.
Each artist will be given a box of chalk and a patch of sidewalk.…
Two of St. Louis Brewery's most popular annual festivals -- Art
Outside and Hop in the City -- are coming next month to Schlafly
Bottleworks and the Tap Room.
The new production of "Spoon River Anthology" at Soundstage is,
in a way, like a play " but it's nearly as much like a musical
concert. Audiences who can make that adjustment will get the mo…
SACRAMENTO, Calif. ' One might think the high winds, scorching
heat, chilling overnight lows or remote location would be enough to
keep people away from Burning Man.
From the 1915 edition of 'Spoon River Anthology'
The 44th annual Spoon River Valley Scenic Drive will be Oct. 1-2
and Oct. 8-9. About a three-hour drive from St. Louis, the Spoon
River Valley in western Illinois boasts many old houses and
…
Master's first Spoon River poems were published in a St. Louis
journal.
Union Avenue Opera, known primarily for its pocket productions
of grand operas, stepped out this weekend in a new direction: a
contemporary score, "Dead Man Walking," gritty but lyrical, by
…
When Blink 182 asks "What's My Age Again?" it's a fair question.
Even though the band members are well into their 30s and have
reunited after a five-year hiatus, the pop-punk trio --
guitari…
In 1982, Sister Helen Prejean agreed to be a pen pal to a
murderer on Louisiana's death row.
In the comedy, a Broadway producer tries to mount a deeply
misguided play about the French Revolution.
Joseph Medeiros says his broken wrist suits a show that's all
about healing
On Sunday, the Muny's 93rd season came to an end with the final
performance of "Bye Bye Birdie." It was also the last show directed
by Muny executive producer Paul Blake, who is leaving the …
Article about Paul Blake's departure from The Muny
Santa Fe company survives nearby wildfires to stage another
successful season.
SANTA FE, N.M. ' "I was living like a monk, rehearsing 9 to 5,
six days a week," says David Robertson, sitting on a bench outside
the dressing rooms at Santa Fe Opera. "At the end of the reh…
Prejean gave "complete freedom" to composer of the opera.
It was a hot one but it gave us lots of cool memories. The staff
of Go! magazine pays tribute to some personalities and places.
Gian Carlo Menotti's "The Last Savage," where have you been all
my life?
