Historical May 1980 report or notice. Original dates, prices and contacts describe the source period; current availability has not been established.
ArtFair-House Tour 1980 will mark the 13th occasion on which a hard working group of volunteers has donated their time and seemingly inexhaustible energy to make Mother’s Day a special event for residents and visitors to the SkinkerDeBaliviere area. The celebration runs from noon to 5 p.m. on May 11 and once again is expected to draw former neighbors, friends and the curious (or future neighbor?) from all over the metropolitan area. This year’s fair is particularly anticipated as it coincides with the seventyfifth anniversary of the Skinker-DeBaliviere neighborhood, as much of the area’s construction was undertaken in 1905.
Artists and craftsmen will again be displaying their work along the 6100 block of Kingsbury. As of mid-April, 56 artists applications had been received and more are expected. Cash prizes will be awarded to artists in various categories..
Not to be missed in the art department is the annual display of local children’s masterpieces. Kids 3 through 15 provide strong competition for their more mature counterparts and some of their work will be for sale as well.
There will be 6 Skinker—DeBaliviere homes and one church on the tour this year. (See page 8 for detailed descriptions.) The dwellings range from renovated brick circa the World’s Fair to the new condominiums of Kingsbury Square. Tickets for the House Tour are $2.00 per adult and $1.00 per child under 12 and can be purchased at any of the houses on tour or at the Information Booth located in the middle of the 6100 block of Kingsbury. Buses will be provided to shuttle visitors from house to house along the tour.
Not only will you be able to feast your eyes on art and architecture, your mouth on the variety of foodstuffs detailed elsewhere on this page but the 1980 Fair offers to treat your ears to the St. Louis Police Department’s Grand Fuzz band as well.
As you enjoy the fair, stop by the Information Booth and sign up to work next year. Think good weather and think of something you would like to see at Art Fair-House Tour 1981. It’s time to start planning.
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Original Art Fair–House Tour illustration. The Paper, May 1980, page 1. Signed G. DiLorenzo.
Originally published in The Paper, May 1980.
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Original source: SD_Times1980_05.pdf, printed page(s) 1, 10; PDF page(s) 1, 10.
