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The food trucks Cha Cha Show, Curbside Cookery, Lulu’s and Sarah’s Cake Shop will be on site. The museum is located at Lindell Boulevard and DeBaliviere Avenue in Forest Park.   Hopewell artifact Margaret Roach Wheeler, an award-winning weaver, fiber expert and textile artist, will discuss the works of the Adena-Hopewell Native American culture. Her talk will be at 10 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Tuesday April 23, 2013, in the Lee Auditorium of the Missouri History Museum. The museum is located at Lindell Boulevard and DeBaliviere Avenue in Forest Park. Spoken word artists Taalam Acey, Rodzilla the Blackademic and others will perform poetry about black masculinity and discuss their work at 7 p.m. Sunday, April 14, 2013, in the Lee Auditorium of the Missouri History Museum. The museum is located at Lindell Boulevard and DeBaliviere Avenue in Forest Park.
The Lumiere Place Light Up the Night Fat Tuesday Parade begins at 7 p.m. with marvelous floats coming down Washington Avenue. St. Louis’ only nighttime parade, a colorful, fun-filled nighttime parade that winds through downtown St. Louis is entering its 11the year. The Parade Steps off at 7 p.m. at the corner of Washington and Broadway and proceeds west to 14th Street. The event wraps up weeks of events, most of them free, that are part of Soulard Mardi Gras.
The 2013 St. Louis Family Attractions Card is now available! The card is free, and it can can save you monty on entrance fees, meals and lodging in St. Louis. Some of the deals don’t expire until Jan. 31, 2014. You can print out coupons from the St. Louis Family Attractions Card website (you will have to give your email address) or go to any Dierbergs, Shop ‘n Save or Schnucks and pick up the brochure at the customer service counter. Here’s a sample of the savings you can get by using the card:
Families can discover treasures from the Kingdom of Benin, ceremonial objects from Sierra Leone and Cameroon, and fabulously decorated costumes from Nigeria. They can also travel on tours of the collection and participate in art projects throughout the month of February. The finale will be a special performance of African dancing, storytelling, and drumming. A lively 30–minute family tour through the galleries is part of the fun. Family Tour leaves at 2:30 pm. The weekly event is free and happens in the Sculpture Hall. Visitors can drop in until 4 p.m. for various activities. The St. Louis Art Museum is in Forest Park.  The St. Louis Public Library has announced its hot lineup for its NOT SO QUIET! Concert Series lineup for Thursdays this summer.The series feature sizzling sounds of some of the most diverse and popular musical acts in the region at its FREE concerts at noon every Thursday during June and July at the Old Post Office Plaza (between Eighth and Ninth Streets on Locust) Here’s the lineup so you can mark your calendar early: June 2: Park Avenue Jazz – Featuring John Farrar, the band performs traditional jazz with rich guitar work.* June 9: Swing Set – Performs jazz from the 1930s and ’40s. Jump, jive, and wail with swing, jump, ballads, Latin, polkas, and waltzes. June 16: Dubtronix – Fronted by veteran KDHX programmer DJ Ranx, Dubtronix is a heavy reggae dub band that glides from smooth to spirited, sometimes in the space of a single song. June 23, Farshid Etniko – Exotic music featuring Middle Eastern instruments and Latin beats. June 30, BoogieFoot. Features music with an R&B, funk, and classic rock kick. July 7, Magnolia Summer –A roots-rock band with a similar feel Wilco and Son Volt. They’ve shared the stage with greats like Matthew Sweet, The Counting Crows, Cracker, and Robyn Hitchcock. July 14, Half Knots, Indie-rock music combining dulcimer, guitar, piano, and strings. July 21, Alvin Jett & Phat Noiz – With a unique style of original music and blues, R&B, and rock standards. July 28, Sweet & Low – A guitar duo performing standards and pop favorites. NOTE: Concerts will be cancelled in the event of inclement weather. The NOT SO QUIET! Concert Series is made possible by a grant from the Downtown Community Improvement District  Tel Kedesh The area around the Mediterranean Sea is dotted with tels, mounds that are the remains of ancient cities. At 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2013, Lisa Çakmak, an expert in ancient art for the St. Louis Art Museum, will discuss the history of Tel Kedesh, a small site in northern Israel, at the Missouri History Museum. Çakmak, the Mellon Fellow in Ancient Art at the art museum, will speak in the AT&T Multipurpose Room in the lower level of museum. The museum is located at Lindell Boulevard and DeBaliviere Avenue in Forest Park.
Since March is Black History Month, the hands-on art activities will focus on African art. A lively 30–minute family tour through the galleries is part of the fun. Family Tour leaves at 2:30 pm. On February 3, 10, 17, and 24 you’ll discover treasures from the Kingdom of Benin, ceremonial objects from Sierra Leone and Cameroon and fabulously decorated costumes from Nigeria. Travel on tours of the collection and participate in art projects throughout the month of February. The month ends with a special performance of African dancing, storytelling, and drumming. The weekly event is free and happens in the Sculpture Hall. Visitors can drop in until 4 p.m. for various activities. The St. Louis Art Museum is in Forest Park.
Between now and Fat Tuesday Soulard Mardi Gras features more than a dozen events–and many of them are FREE! Other upcoming Soulard Mardi Gras events include:
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