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Arts

Summer Activities

June 1971

## CITY ART MUSEUM- drawing, games, etc. related to art.

Dates: June 14 ongoing

Ages: 7 and up for two-day sessions each week

Where: City Art Museum, Forest Park

Cost: None

Details: Programs are varied to appeal to age of children. Program includes tour of art works, drawing, games, stories.

Registration: Call two weeks previous to classes. Department of Education — 726-2316.

## CONCORDIA SPORTS SCHOOL– basketball baseball and tennis

Dates: June 14 to July 9

Ages: Boys and girls, 10-16

Where: Concordia Seminary, 801 DeMunn off Big Bend

Cost: $12.50 per week — in case of need, grants are available upon application to Pete Pederson, PA 1-5934.

Details: Each sport will be taught for all four weeks. Students must attend one sport for at least one week. They may, however, mix classes attending the baseball clinic for one week, tennis for another etc.

To Register: Call PA 1-5934, ext. 221.

## CRAFT ALLIANCE CENTER for the creative arts — an extensive summer program in all aspects of art. Taught by teachers who are professionals in their fields.

Children’s Workshop I — Ages 4-6 — Six classes, $21. A free approach to drawing, painting, printmaking and mixed media.

Children’s Workshop II — Ages 7-10 — Six classes, $21; drawing, painting with resist techniques, work in 3-D, environmental designs, etc.

Dabblers and Parents Workshop — ages 2-4 accompanied by parents. Parents observe and discuss early graphic development and become familiar with appropriate materials for young children while the children work with various media.

Work With Clay — Ages 7-11 six classes, $21, learning to use coil and slab techniques in building clay forms.

Ceramics — Ages 8-13, learning techniques of working with clay both as sculpture and pot; kiln and wheel methods. Six classes, $21.

Batik — Ages 10-15, Ages 9-12 tie dye, print and wax resist in batik, six classes, $24.

Crafts From Nature — Ages 9-13, tree loom place mats using buffalo baskets, braids and belts, One field trip. Six classes, $21.

Afternoon painting, Ages 9-14, experiments with color, interactions and use of backgrounds, techniques of 3-D painting, puzzle problems and designing space. Six classes, $21.

Printmaking — Ages 9-15 Woodcut, linoleum, and experimental six classes, $21.

Papier-Mache and Origami, Ages 8-12 papier-mache, paper sculpture, and paper folding, four sessions, $16.

Macrame — ages 11 and up, basic macrame, six classes $24.

Ceramics Studio — Ages 11-17 — use of clay in sculptural and ceramic approach: use of kiln and glazes, six classes, $24.

Drawing — Ages 11-17 — individual instruction four classes, $16.

August Imagingings — Ages 7-11 — painting, graphics and 3-D six classes $21.

Dates vary with sessions call or write for specific info.

Where: Craft Alliance Gallery, 6640 Delmar, 63130. Call or write for applications from: Mrs. Melanie Fathman, 6630 Waterman, 862-6340. (Scholarships will be offered.)

## DELMAR BAPTIST CHURCH — Good Neighbor Program offering crafts, sports, bible stories, refreshments.

Ages: 6 to 12

Dates: July 5 through August 13 Girls: 10-12 Boys: 1 to 3 p.m.

Cost: free

Register: at church, Skinker and Washington

Pre-School

Dates — June 14 to August 20, 8:30 to 12 p.m., five days a week

Ages: 3 to 5 (classes will prepare children for kindergarten)

Where: Skinker and Washington

Cost: free

Details: Classes limited to 25

To Register: Call PA5-2311 or Mrs. Humphrey at 966-5412.

## FONTBONNE SUMMER THEATRE plays for children and classes in drama and dance.

Dates: June 21 to July 30 from 10 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.

Where: at the college theatre, Wydown and Big Bend.

Details: classes in creative drama and a seperate class in dance. Lessons are one hour each. Registration is limited. Productions: Jack and the Beanstalk, (June 17-19 and June 24-26; “Rapunzel and the Witch”, July 1-3, July 8-10; “Puss in Boots” July 15-17 and July 22-24.) Curtain time: 11 a.m. Admission adults, $1, 75cents children.

Cost: $50

To Register: Call the college, VO 2-3456, ext. 200 or send application to the college theatre department.

## GRACE METHODIST CHURCH — vacation bible school in cooperation with Delmar Baptist and St. Roch’s.

Dates: Aug. 9 through Aug. 13, 9 to 12 p.m.

Ages: 4 through 12, open to entire community.

Where: Waterman and Skinker

Cost: Free

Details: to register show up first day. Recreation, crafts. bible stories.

## JEFFERSON MEMORIAL — lectures on history and classes

Ages: 7 to 12 (for classes), all ages for lectures.

Dates: June 21 through July 30 at 10:30 and 1:30 p.m.

Details: Talk type programs showing artifacts and memoribalia of past periods. Programs last one hour. Call educational department — 727-9265 for more information.

## WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY — four classes in creative dance for children taught by Gregg Mayer, artist-in-residence in the dance division and Vivien Gear, guest-teacher from London, England.

Dates: June 21 through July 16 and July 19 through August 13

Ages: boys and girls, 6 to 15

Cost: $18 for the eight classes per session.

Details: Two classes for ages 6 through 8 will be held for beginners and non-beginners. Two other classes will be held for ages 8 through 11 and ages 12 through 15. Classes will last one hour. Swimming after classes. Classes for senior and college students are offered in the evenings (call 863-0100, ext. 4628).

Where: the Wilson Studio (air conditioned located in the Swimming Pool Building on the campus, east of the Field House.

To register: Call immediately 863-0100, ext. 4628 (deadline was this week.)

## HAMILTON SCHOOL — Title I summer school at Cook School, a special leadership program conducted by Forest Park Junior College, playground program from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on weekdays. All classes are free.

Title I — to be held at Cook School for students selected by the staff at Hamilton. In addition, a limited number of students in the Rooms of 20 will be selected to attend classes at Hamilton Branch III where a teachers in-service workshop will be conducted this summer. Mr. Burnett at Hamilton or Mrs. Johnson at Hamilton Branch III have more information.

Leadership program conducted by Forest Park Junior College will include 50 students from Hamilton School. The 50 students will be selected from a list of those wanting to attend. Classes begin July 21 and continue for six weeks every day from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Junior college. Three hours will be classes and the rest will be recreation.

Enright Middle Classes — in addition to remedial work, classes will be offered in creative writing, guitar and instrumental music. Those wanting to attend must be seventh or eighth graders and may apply by contacting their school principal.

Hamilton playground will be open from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on weekdays. A program will be conducted by the City Recreation Department.

## SEVENTH DISTRICT POLICE-COMMUNITY RELATIONS; — Operation Little Sweep, movies, swimming, sewing, softball teams (PAL) All free.

Operation Little Sweep — businessmen association pays boys 50 cents an hour to sweep in front of businesses from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. every day. Approximately 120 boys participate in the Wellston, Skinker-DeBaliviere business areas. Call Officer Bob Beeks, EV 5-0290 or visit the seventh district community relations office, 5884 Easton.

Police Athlete Softball League (PAL) for boys and girls ages 10 to 14, 14 to 18. Teams formed by area.

NEEDED VOLUNTEERS — Coaches and parents willing to provide transportation to parks. Police will provide equipment Call EV 5-0290. Give our children a fun-filled summer, volunteer!

District office activities — movies two or three times a week after 9:00 a.m. Sewing for girls, Swimming two or three times a week. Call Joe Kress, Daniel Estes, Bob Beeks, EV 5-0290.

Originally published in The Paper, June 1971.

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Original source: SD_Times1971_06.pdf, printed page 2.

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