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SOUNDS OF SUMMER WHITAKER MUSIC FESTIVAL
7:30pm on Wednesdays through Aug. 13. Outdoor Cohen Amphitheater at the Missouri Botanical Garden, 4344 Shaw Blvd. Enter the Garden for free after 5pm. www.mobot.org;
(314) 577-9400.
Soulard Art Market and Contemporary Gallery
presents The Beauty Within
A juried exhibition of local artists with works representing healing, struggle, tranquility, and/or a fight for life and the journey through it all. Runs through July 6. Soulard Art Market, 2038 S. 12th Street. www.soulardartmarket.com.
(314) 258-4299.
Summer Camps and Workshops at Foundry Art Centre
The Foundry Art Centre in Historic St. Charles will host art camps through Friday, August 1. Camps lasts one week, Monday-Friday. Camps for K-3rd grade are from 9am-noon and are $65 for Foundry members and $75 for non-members. Camps for 3rd-8th grade are from 9am to 3:30pm and are $115 for Foundry members and $125 for non-members. Sculpture Camp: June 23-27. Children will make sculptures from wire, paper mache, clay and other surprising materials. For more information: (636) 255-0270 or www.foundryartcentre.org.
John Mayer with Colbie Caillat and Brett Dennen
Verizon Wireless Amphitheater. July 3, 7pm. $35.50-$61.50, (314) 241-1888, I-70 and Earth City Expressway South, Maryland Heights.
Tim McGraw with Jason Aldean and Halfway to Hazard
Verizon Wireless Amphitheater. July 4, 8pm. $34-$64. I-70 and Earth City Expressway South, Maryland Heights
(314) 241-1888.
Workshop: Commercial Acting
July 12 at COCA. Learn the techniques and skills needed to make it on the big screen with veteran actress Kate Frisina. Students will learn how to read and interpret commercial copy and translate stage skills. For ages 12 and up. 1-5pm at COCA, 524 Trinity Ave. $40, $35 for star members. (314)725-6555.
“An Evening of Perfect Pairing”
Mary Ryder Home is hosting its 2nd annual wine-tasting fundraiser to benefit the residents of Mary Ryder Home. July 17, 6-8pm. Register at www.maryryder- home.org or call (314) 531-1413, ext. 235. The mission of Mary Ryder Home is to serve our community’s most vulnerable, at-risk seniors’ need for a safe home, compassionate care and an enriched life.
Summer Arts Camps at COCA
Continuing through Aug. 15 and geared for ages 3-18, COCA’s Summer Arts Camps explore visual and performing arts including theatre, dance, musical theatre, photography, circus skills, painting, sculpture, singing, African drumming, culinary arts and video and filmmaking. Camps take place not only at COCA in University City, 524 Trinity Ave., but at three other satellite locations: Ballwin at Selvidge Middle School, 235 New Ballwin Road, Town & Country at CBC High School, 1850 De La Salle Dr., and Webster Groves at The College School, 1 Newport Place. Cost varies per camp. Register online at www.cocastl.org or call (314) 725-6555.
Advanced workshops for older children offered at Foundry Art Centre
Workshops for children in grades six through eight who want to learn advanced art techniques are being offered in July at the Foundry Art Centre in Historic St. Charles. The two-day workshops run from 9am to 3:30pm July 2-3 and July 16-17. Class sizes are small to accommodate the more advanced lessons and older students.
“Earth, Wind and Fire” is offered July 2-3 and will use elements of the earth, movement and heat to create mosaics and wind sculptures.
“Baubles, Beads and Bangles” comes on July 16-17 and will send participants home with one-of-a-kind jewelry items and accessories. Clay, beads, wire and other materials will be used to fashion cabochon bracelets, photo pendants and other beaded jewelry.
Cost for each workshop is $65 for members and $75 for non-members. To register, call the Foundry Art Centre at (636) 255-0270.
Free Admission to Missouri Botanical Garden - See page 21
Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site Art Shows
July 11 Preview party for the Contemporary Indian Art Show. 6:30-9pm. Mix & mingle with the artists, be the first to view and purchase the work on display--and enjoy hors d’oeuvres and cocktails. Judging and awarding of prizes for artwork, and visitors vote for the People’s Choice Award. Cost, $15 per person. RSVP to (618) 344-7316.
July 12-13 13th Annual Contemporary Indian Art Show. Exhibition and sale of fine art (painting, sculpture, pottery, jewelry, metalwork, etc) by more than 25 Indian artists from across the Nation. 9am to 5pm.
Kwame Foundation Announces Annual Golf Tournament
Kwame Building Group will host its 5th annual Kwame Foundation Golf Tournament on Thursday, August 28, Norman K. Probstein golf course at Forest Park. All proceeds support the Kwame Foundation’s scholarships. Registration and lunch at 11:30am, tee off at 1pm. Cocktail reception, awards ceremony and auction at 5:30pm. The Kwame Foundation endows scholarships at colleges and universities that improve educational opportunities for minorities, providing approximately $150,000 a year in scholarships and grants.
PLASTIC POT RECYCLING EXPANDED AT THE
MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN
Through October 31
9am-4pm daily
(Closed: Aug. 30, 31, Sept. 1, Oct. 4 and 5)
Monsanto Center
Missouri Botanical Garden
4500 Shaw Blvd. at Vandeventer
seven metro St. Louis satellite collection sites
(visit Web site for locations)
Sponsors:
Missouri Botanical Garden
St. Louis-Jefferson Solid Waste Management District
Missouri Department of Natural Resources
Environmental Improvement & Energy Resource Authority
Monrovia Growers, Inc.
www.mobot.org/hort/activ/plasticpots.shtml
(314) 577-9440
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