http://www.artszipper.com The HOT place for COOL Culture en-us Sat, 04 Feb 2012 07:05:31 EST As a valentine to our patrons and a farewell to ArtSpace, Avalon Theatre Company presents LOVE LETTERS by A.R. Gurney, one weekend only, February 16 - 19 @ Avalon in ArtSpace @ Crestwood Court. LOVE LETTERS is directed by Joneal Joplin and features Avalon co-founders (and real-life married couple) Erin Kelley* and Larry Mabrey* as Melissa Gardner and Alan Makepeace Ladd, III.<br />Purchase online (no fees involved) by visiting avalontheatre.org or call 314-351-6482. All tickets will be held at will call one hour before each performance. Join us in celebrating Avalon's fantastic run in ArtSpace!<br />*Member, Actors' Equity Association, the union of professional actors and stage managers in the U.S. http://www.art-stl.com/artszipper/Event.cfm?eid=4636A9E7-1D09-2FD4-738B850151D69997 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:34:42 EST Webster University’s Conservatory of Theatre Arts presents "Hello Again" with music, lyrics and book by John LaChiusa and based on the 1897 play "La Ronde" by Arthur Schnitzler.<br /><br />"Hello Again" is an ingenious musical consisting of vignettes exploring the passion and power of 10 love affairs, one from each decade of the 20th Century. Witness the Whore, the Young Thing, the Senator, the Soldier and others as they navigate each new sexual entanglement. Love and desire clash as each character seeks elusive connections. Five-time Tony Award nominee LaChiusa brings Schnitzler's controversial love stories to life with musical and lyrical styles of each decade, ranging from opera to jazz to disco. "Hello Again" is a study of American mores in the 20th century, though the play crosses the boundaries of time and space.<br /><br />Hello Again is directed by Visiting Guest Director David Caldwell. http://www.art-stl.com/artszipper/Event.cfm?eid=4541B55D-1D09-2FD4-7362CACEBF4EAD8C Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:07:08 EST Atrium Gallery announces a mid-winter Exhibition, "RED". This Group Exhibition will explore the emotive power of the color RED, used in a collection of paintings and drawings either as a dominant feature, or accent. Red has been proven to illicit a depth of emotional response that is often immediate and intense. <br /> Included will be works by Willem DeLooper, Karen Kunc, Fredrick Nelson, Jeanine Coupe Ryding, Doug Salveson, Steven Sorman, Kirk Pedersen and Katy Stone. <br /> The exhibition will open Friday February 17th with a reception from 6-8 p.m., and will run through April, 14th. <br /> http://www.art-stl.com/artszipper/Event.cfm?eid=44FFDC3B-1D09-2FD4-732E276A387E8C57 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:55:13 EST The St. Charles Symphony Orchestra will present a free concert at the Foundry Art Centre on Saturday, March 3. The Orchestra enjoys serving the St. Charles area through its free musical concerts and performs traditional symphonies to seasonal pops concerts. The performance starts at 7:00pm and doors open at 6:00pm with general seating. For more information about concerts at the Foundry Art Centre, please visit www.foundryartcentre.org. http://www.art-stl.com/artszipper/Event.cfm?eid=44CA4DF7-1D09-2FD4-73D4E812B104E556 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:56:43 EST William Donius will discuss and sign his new book, Thought Revolution: How to Unlock Your Inner Genius. Thought Revolution can help you learn to think differently. This book cites Donius' experience over the past twelve years and with hundreds of interview subjects in demonstrating how to enable the creative, intuitive right hemisphere to weigh in our thought processes to help us better understand the obstacles we face and even the lies we may be telling ourselves. Donius spent twelve years as Chairman and CEO of Pulaski Bank. In 2007, the St. Louis Business Journal cited Donius as one of the Most Influential St. Louisans. At age 50, Donius chose to depart from the corporate world in order to devote full-time energies to his passions. Books available for sale courtesy of Left Bank Books. http://www.art-stl.com/artszipper/Event.cfm?eid=43B03EB1-1D09-2FD4-736A7D29ED13365E Fri, 03 Feb 2012 08:48:38 EST Join Jon Garrett, tenor, and Tom W. Sitzler, baritone, as they present a song recital titled LOVE IN ALL ITS FACETS. Jon and Tom, both multi-talented musicians, will accompany each other at the piano. Valentine's Day may have past, but the spirit of love remains.<br /> http://www.art-stl.com/artszipper/Event.cfm?eid=40F9D538-1D09-2FD4-73061EC39C6EFDC2 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:10:09 EST Tavern of Fine Arts is pleased to present The Three Guitarists: Alec Feldges (St. Louis), Devin Matthews (Arkansas), and Tyler Rhodes (Texas). Each guitarist will present a 30 minute set displaying their extraordinary talents. These three young musicians are playing at a level well beyond their years. You must hear it to believe it. http://www.art-stl.com/artszipper/Event.cfm?eid=40F4123E-1D09-2FD4-730EAC3A00BDD7D8 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:03:52 EST Join your friends at Tavern of Fine Arts for an early Valentine celebration. An evening of poetry, scenes, and songs.<br />(A Valentine to unrequited, iconoclastic, and treacherous love)<br />This show was conceived and directed by Jim Sala.<br />The production runs on:<br />Wednesday, February 8 at 8:00PM<br />Friday February 10 at 8:00PM<br />Saturday February 11 at 10PM<br />FREE admission.<br />Adult language may not be suitable for children. http://www.art-stl.com/artszipper/Event.cfm?eid=40EF0F0A-1D09-2FD4-736240927B0285C2 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:58:23 EST Join Lisa See and the Heritage Account for a special luncheon and author event at the Saint Louis Woman's Club. #1 New York Times best-selling author Lisa See, known for her timeless themes of mother love, romantic love, and love of country, presents her latest novel "Dreams of Joy," set in late 1950s Red China. Tickets to the luncheon and presentation are available by contacting 314.367.6923 or CarolynGFarrell@gmail.com. http://www.art-stl.com/artszipper/Event.cfm?eid=40349000-1D09-2FD4-73419A2C1081F2EF Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:34:41 EST Seting off a global parenting debate with her memoir, Amy Chua argues that Western parenting tries to respect and nurture children's individuality, while Chinese parents typically believe that arming children with skills, strong work habits, and inner confidence prepares them best for the future. "Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother" chronicles Chua's iron-willed decision to raise her daughters the Chinese way. For reservations, call 314.444.1827 or email cwbrennan@cbs.com. http://www.art-stl.com/artszipper/Event.cfm?eid=4000B1DD-1D09-2FD4-73E04916EDDB0ACF Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:38:02 EST "An Afternoon Without Gravity" is an exhibit by Croatian Artist Nadija Mustapic. Mustapic is an interdisciplinary visual artist based in Rijeka, Croatia. Her work consists of video, installation, drawing and printmaking.<br /><br />Mustapic studied Printmaking and Intermedia, and taught Printmaking and Drawing at The University of Iowa, where she earned her MA in 2004, and her MFA cum laude in 2005. In 1999, Mustapic received her undergraduate degree at the University of Rijeka, Croatia. That same year she interned in Venice, Italy at the Peggy Guggenheim Museum. In 2000, she worked as a printmaking assistant at the Scoula Internazionale di Grafica.<br /><br />Since 2006, Mustapic has been based in Rijeka, Croatia teaching printmaking at the Academy of Applied Arts. She also works as an Adjunct Professor at the University of Iowa as the On-Site Coordinator for the Intermedia in Rijeka Project. http://www.art-stl.com/artszipper/Event.cfm?eid=3F465648-1D09-2FD4-732FCFCC3C2EC152 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:14:29 EST The Leigh Gerdine College of Fine Arts and the Department of Music present the Music and Entrepreneurship Speaker Series featuring Ray Ricker, director of the Institute for Music Leadership, saxophone professor at the Eastman School of Music and author of " Lessons from a Street-wise Professor: What you won't Learn at Most Music Schools."<br /><br />Sponsored by Dave Boonshoft ’75, president, Aguilar Amplification<br /><br />For more information on Ray Ricker, please visit http://www.rayricker.com/ http://www.art-stl.com/artszipper/Event.cfm?eid=3F2F747E-1D09-2FD4-73F567E0A1D0A6CB Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:49:29 EST <p>The Paul DeMarinis Sextet will perform a concert of new original jazz compositions by Paul DeMarinis, Director of the the Jazz Program at Webster University. Performers will include Paul DeMarinis, saxophones; Debby Lennon, vocals; Dave Black, guitar; Nick Schlueter, piano; Ben Wheeler, bass and Kyle Honeycutt, drums.</p> <br /><p>The compositions to be performed are "Lost and Found," "Linear Lee," "Muse," "The Visitor," "On Call/Word Games," "As If" and "Bright in the Afternoon." The sextet released a CD of DeMarinis originals: "The Sun...The Stars," in 2010.</p> http://www.art-stl.com/artszipper/Event.cfm?eid=3F244640-1D09-2FD4-73FEC1062D1114BD Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:37:16 EST Francaix, Britten, Weber, Brahms and more!<br />Chamber music concerts in historic Webster Groves featuring acclaimed musicians from around the country! Composer-in-residence, Lansing McLoskey connects with audiences in pre-concert discussion of his work "Glisten" for piano trio plus painter! http://www.art-stl.com/artszipper/Event.cfm?eid=3F1A3C9C-1D09-2FD4-73F13D002FD2993D Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:26:18 EST The THEATRE GUILD OF WEBSTER GROVE presents ALL IN THE TIMING an evening of 6 one-act comedies by David Ives running March 16-18, 22-25. Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 8pm and Sunday at 2pm. Tickets $15 and $12 for seniors/students. For further info, call 314-962-0876 or check our web site at www.theatreguildwg.org. The theater is located at 517 Theater Lane. (corner of Newport and Summit) http://www.art-stl.com/artszipper/Event.cfm?eid=3EB38199-1D09-2FD4-7390A55390A5EB78 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:34:06 EST Art Dimensions Gallery will host<br />Mark Swain - A Spiritual Journey<br />Friday February 3 7pm - 1 am<br />2720 Cherokee, 63118<br />YOU CAN CATCH CHEROKEE NIGHTS FIRST FRIDAY OF EVERY MONTH!<br />FEBRUARY FEATURED ARTIST: MARK SWAIN<br />LIVE MUSIC BY: KID SCIENTIST<br />Additional Gallery show is :Blu in the Lou http://www.art-stl.com/artszipper/Event.cfm?eid=3B35CD54-1D09-2FD4-73EC96BE4CED7B3F Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:17:56 EST The March exhibit in THE GALLERY of the University City Public Library, entitled "A Tale of Love," features new oil paintings by local artist and educator, Teresa Wang. A reception will be held on Monday, March 5, 2012 from 6-8 pm in THE GALLERY. The work is on display March 2 - 31 and may be viewed during normal library hours, Mon - Fri, 9am-9pm; Sat, 9am-5pm, and Sun, 1-5pm. http://www.art-stl.com/artszipper/Event.cfm?eid=39ED37B7-1D09-2FD4-73C71B9EE47C18F3 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:19:02 EST Y-Rep Tweens present Charlies and the Chocolate Factory by Richard R. George, produced by special arrangement with Dramatic Publishing. Who wouldn't want to join Charlie Bucket in his adventurous tour of Willy Wonka's world-famous Chocolate Factory? Augustus Gloop, Violet Beauregarde, Veruca Salt, Grandpa George, Grandma Georgina, Willy Wonka and Charlie himself come to life in this faithful stage adaptation of Roald Dahl’s delightful children’s story. http://www.art-stl.com/artszipper/Event.cfm?eid=39D0BD9D-1D09-2FD4-735C82AF95BC1D90 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:47:56 EST Bobby Norfolk, an Emmy award-winning St. Louis storyteller, will host "Storytelling for All Ages" at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 8, in the Daniel J. Conoyer Social Sciences Building Auditorium on the SCC campus. Bobby creates vibrant characters who come to life through imaginative, creative story, living history programs that highlight the African-American experience, and toe-tapping musical shows that feature song and live musicians. This event is part of Black HIstory Month. Visit www.stchas.edu/calendar or contact Mandi Smith at 636-922-8469 for more information. http://www.art-stl.com/artszipper/Event.cfm?eid=39A8E675-1D09-2FD4-734CA1D27D8DA206 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:04:24 EST Guest speaker Frank Meeink will present "A Former Skinhead's Fight Against Prejudice" at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 7, in the auditorium of the Daniel J. Conoyer Social Sciences Building on the SCC campus. Meeink will share the story of his descent into America’s Nazi underground and his ultimate triumph over hatred and addiction. A book signing will follow the lecture. This event is part of Black History Month. Contact Mandi Smith at 636-922-8469 for more information. http://www.art-stl.com/artszipper/Event.cfm?eid=35E9ED34-1D09-2FD4-73A9407DAB029031 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:37:10 EST When Hannah learns that the Cinnamon Roll Six jazz band will be playing in Lake Eden, Minnesota, she bakes up a supply of their namesake confections to welcome them. But tragedy strikes when their tour bus overturns on its way into town. Minor injuries for the keyboard player turn deadly when someone plunges surgical scissors into his chest. Each of Joanne Fluke's mysteries contains delicious dessert recipes. Cinnamon rolls will be served at the event. http://www.art-stl.com/artszipper/Event.cfm?eid=35A0DC8D-1D09-2FD4-73AB5DA2948DF6D9 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:17:09 EST (Robert Persons, 2011, USA, 72 min.)<br />One last trip down the rabbit hole before it's paved over. A deep geography. What is above and what is below. What came before and what will come after. Agrarian fantasies, sacrificial rites, and excavations. A story told with maps, dreams, and prayers. A map lesson in three parts. A history of the State of Georgia - or Anywhere. General Orders No. 9 is an epic meditation of the American South, a natural history of flora and fauna, of material culture and public space. It is an articulation of "a world entire", a world of surreal and hermetic atmosphere. It is a prayer of deep emotion and a prophecy of a terminal future.<br /> http://www.art-stl.com/artszipper/Event.cfm?eid=35A03929-1D09-2FD4-738FD69351081978 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:16:27 EST (Bela Tar, 2011, Hungary, 146 min.)<br />On January 3, 1889 in Turin, Italy, Friedrich Nietzsche steps out of the doorway of number six, Via Carlo Albert. Not far from him, a cab driver is having trouble with a stubborn horse. The horse refuses to move, whereupon the driver loses his patience and takes his whip to it. Nietzsche puts an end to the brutal scene, throwing his arms around the horse’s neck, sobbing. After this, he lies motionless and silent for two days on a divan until he mutters the obligatory last words, and lives for another ten years, silent and demented, cared for by his mother and sisters. Somewhere in the countryside, the cab driver lives with his daughter and the overworked horse. Outside, a windstorm rages. The horse refuses to move, and the man and his daughter struggle through their daily schedule. Food and water grow scarce. Beggars and gypsies come to their door. The horse stops eating. Slowly, the apocalypse approaches. In Hungarian with English Subtitles http://www.art-stl.com/artszipper/Event.cfm?eid=35963E5A-1D09-2FD4-73B5B304CCFB85FB Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:05:33 EST (Jennifer Fox 2011, USA/China/Tibet/Italy,100 min.)<br />Filmed over twenty years by acclaimed documentarian Jennifer Fox, My Reincarnation chronicles the epic story of the high Tibetan Buddhist Master, Chögyal Namkhai Norbu, and his western-born son, Yeshi. The film follows Namkhai Norbu’s rise to greatness as a Buddhist teacher in the West, while his son, Yeshi, recognized at birth as the reincarnation of a famous spiritual master, breaks away from his father’s tradition to embrace the modern world. Can the father convince his son to keep the family's threatened spiritual legacy alive? Never before has a high Tibetan Master allowed such complete access to his private life and it is doubtful that another ever will. With her signature intimate entry to both family and icons including the Dalai Lama, Fox expertly distills a decades-long drama into a universal story about love, transformation, and destiny. In English, Spanish, Italian and Tibetan with English subtitles<br /> http://www.art-stl.com/artszipper/Event.cfm?eid=3592A9F8-1D09-2FD4-738C591FEBA494E7 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:01:39 EST (François Truffaut's, 1968, France, 107 min.)<br />Francois Truffaut’s dark thriller is based ona novel by William Irish (aka Cornell Woolrich), whose books had been adapted by Alfred Hitchcock on many previous occasions. Jeanne Moreau stars as a woman whose fiance is nastily murdered by five men. Utilizing a series of disguises, the cool-customer Moreau tracks down all five culprits, sexually enslaves them, and then engineers their deaths. The ominous musical score was written by the great Bernard Herrmann, another frequent Hitchcock collaborator. In French with English subtites http://www.art-stl.com/artszipper/Event.cfm?eid=358E8175-1D09-2FD4-733015958F42806A Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:57:06 EST (Joel Coen, 1991, USA, 115 min.)<br />Set in Hollywood during the 1940’s, Barton Fink is a darkly surreal satire<br />about creative egos, flashy moguls, a traveling salesman and a nasty case of<br />writer’s block. Barton Fink (John Turturro) is a New York playwright lured to Hollywood to work as a screenwriter. It doesn’t take long for Fink’s life to erupt in complete chaos. His studio boss (Michael Lerner) orders the serious-minded Fink to write a low budget-wrestling movie. Deeply disappointed, Fink returns to his seedy hotel, types one sentence and then nothing. To make matters worse, he is continually interrupted by Charlie (John Goodman), a chatty traveling insurance salesman who lives next door. Eventually they become friends and Charlie tries to help Barton by teaching him the finer points of wrestling. As the clock ticks away and the temperature climbs, Barton becomes more desperate as his life spins out of control. http://www.art-stl.com/artszipper/Event.cfm?eid=358BB3AF-1D09-2FD4-735C71336F2EB3B4 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:54:02 EST World Premiere by Carter Lewis<br />Washington University’s playwright-in-residence, Carter W. Lewis, is a nationally acclaimed author whose plays Ordinary Nation and Evie’s Waltz (The Kevin Kline Award for Best New Play, 2008) received rave reviews and sold-out runs at the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis. His previous works for Washington University include the very successful productions of American Storm, Kid Peculiar and Civil Disobedience. All five of the aforementioned plays were directed by his Washington University colleague Andrea Urice. This award-winning artistic team will have its sixth collaboration with Camden & Lilly.<br />Pre-Show Talk: Saturday, March 31, 7:15-7:45 pm. http://www.art-stl.com/artszipper/Event.cfm?eid=34F8624E-1D09-2FD4-73F7820AB41A4981 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 12:13:08 EST The Webster University Jazz Collective, under the direction of James A. Martin, will perform a concert featuring the music of Eddie Harris, Thad Jones, Alan Broadbent and others. The instrumentation for the 14 piece ensemble is non-traditional: violin, flute, alto, tenor and baritone saxophones, two trumpets, tenor and bass trombones, piano, bass, drums, guitar and voice.<br /><br />Featured on the concert will be compositions collectively arranged by the ensemble as well as music from Woody Herman and the Thundering Herd’s Grammy award winning 1973 disc Giant Steps: "Be-bop and Roses," "A Child is Born" and "Freedom Jazz Dance." http://www.art-stl.com/artszipper/Event.cfm?eid=34DA2C8A-1D09-2FD4-73B1B09AEAE17C57 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:40:07 EST This lavish production involves 38 riders, aerialists, acrobats, dancers, and musicians, and features 45 magnificent horses from all over the world. A show unlike any other, Cavalia celebrates the relationship between humans and horses, virtually reinventing the equestrian arts. Horses cavort in front of a constantly changing digital background projected onto a 200-ft.wide screen, drawing spectators into dream-like virtual environments created under a white big top rising some 100 feet high. http://www.art-stl.com/artszipper/Event.cfm?eid=3401CB11-1D09-2FD4-7383DE7EB77F2AD2 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 07:43:47 EST The Festival of "African-American Spirituals," often referred to as the Negro Spiritual is a focus on the largest single body of folk song arrangements in Western choral art literature. The targeted audience of the Festival is singers and spectators diverse in their ethnicity, religion, age, and gender. Guided by noted choral directors and educators, Dr. Doris J. Wilson, director of The Legend Singers Choral Ensemble and Dr. Robert Ray, participants will learn vocal style, performance practices, and ensemble techniques which are appropriate for the authentic interpretation of this rich and diverse art form. http://www.art-stl.com/artszipper/Event.cfm?eid=32F41DFA-1D09-2FD4-73164BD849E36FAB Tue, 31 Jan 2012 02:49:13 EST