Historical December 1983 report or notice. Original dates, prices and contacts describe the source period; current availability has not been established.
3 “Beauty and the Beast,” Theatre Project Company. New City School, 5209 Waterman. Through Dec. 13. Call 531-1301. “Jack and the Beanstalk” at Fontbonne Theater, 6800 Wydown. 2 p.m. $3.50. Also Dec. 4. Paper sculpture by Amanda Degener, teacher at CASA.
At Fontbonne Library, 6800 Wydown. Through Dec. 20. Recent drawings by St. Louis artist, Mary Engelbreit. Left Bank Books, 399 N. Euclid. Mon. 10.6; Tues.-Sat. 10-10, through Dec. 24. “Photographs of Atget: The Art of Old Paris.” Art Museum, special exhibition galleries. Through Jan. 29. 1984. (See Dec. 4, 6 & 22.1 Shakespeare’s “Pericles,” performed by The Acting Company. Edison Theater, Washington University. McPherson Block, Club. Decoration of tree on barricade and caroling party. Early evening. 4 “Atget: The Photograph & Its Double.” Talk by Ben Lifson (Philadelphia College of Art). Art Museum Auditorium, 2:30 p.m. Free. “Classic Christmas,” by Orchestra and Chorus of St. Louis. Art Museum Auditorium. Call 644-4454. Handel’s “Messiah” performed by the Grace Choir and St. Charles Choral Society. 4 p.m. Grace Methodist. Free will offering. Advent Vespers. Delmar Chancel Choir. Selections from “Messiah” and Buxtehude. 4:30 p.m. Delmar Baptist Church, 6195 Washington. 6 “Camel Xiangzi” (1981) in Chinese with subtitles. Art Museum Auditorium. 5:30 and 8 p.m. $2. “The Work of Atget: The Art of Old Paris.” Guided tour. 7 p.m. Art Museum. Meet at rear entrance near auditorium. (Image Center for Photography.) Metro St. Louis Chapter of National Organization for Women meets, 7:30 p.m., 6665 Delmar, Room 303. Call 727-5466. 8 Fontbonne Christmas Choral Concert. Ryan Hall Chapel. 8 p.m. Free. 9 “Camille” (1936) with Greta Garbo. Art Museum Auditorium. 1:30, 7 & 9:15 p.m. $2. Missa Luba,” a Mass in the Congo tradition. Black Repertory Company at 2240 St. Louis Ave. Also 10, 11, 16-18. Call 231-3706. Elizabethan Madrigal Dinner with Missouri Youth Chorale. 7 p.m. Grace Methodist.
Reservations required. $20 each. Call 863-1992. 11. Christmas Carols and Handbells. Choir of Second Presbyterian Church. Art Museum, Sculpture Hall. 2:30 p.m. Free. Skinker-DeBaliviere Christmas Walk. 2 to 5 p.m. in over 7 homes throughout S-D neighborhood. Free. (See related article.) Washington University Civic Chorus and Chamber Orchestra. Scarlotti’s St. Cecelia Mass, Respighi’s Laud to Nativity. Delmar Baptist. Free. 12 Compton Heights Band Concert. Fontbonne Fine Arts Theater. 8 p.m. Free. Skinker-DeBaliviere Community Council meeting. 7:30 p.m. Council Office, 6008 Kingsbury. St. Louis Symphony Chamber Orchestra. John Browning, piano.
At Grace Methodist. 6199 Waterman. 8 p.m. Call 533-2500. 13 “Chronicle of Anna Magdalena Bach” (1967) Bach and his second wife. German with subtitles. Art Museum Auditorium. 5:30 and 8 p.m. $2. Washington Heights Neighbors meeting. 7:30 p.m. Hamilton School. 14 Young Singers of Missouri Christmas Concert. 7:30 p.m. Grace Methodist. St. Roch’s trip to the Shrine of our Lady of the Snows, Belleville, Ill. Call Georgie Fox, 862-0768. 15 “Hosanna! Adoration of the Shepherds and Magi.” Talk by Alexandra Bellos in Gallery 204, Art Museum. 11 a.m. Free. Holiday Program at New City School, Waterman and Lake. “Winter Wonderland,” 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. Call 361-6411. St. Louis Christmas Carols Festival. Checkerdome. Call 644-0900. 16 “Ninotchka” (1939) with Greta Garbo. Art Museum Auditorium. 1:30, 7 & 9:15 p.m. $2. 17 “Arm in Arm” performed by Metro Theater Circus at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Edison Theater. Washington University. $3 adults; $2 children. McPherson Block Club Christmas Party, 6060 McPherson. 7:30 p.m. 18 Candlelight Christmas Carol Service. 4 p.m. Grace Methodist. Christmas Carols and Handbells. Choirs of St. Michael and St. George and Trinity Presbyterian. Art Museum. 2:30 p.m. Free. 20 “Ordet” (1955). Love and faith conquer death in Danish with subtitles. Art Museum Auditorium. 5:30 and 8 p.m. $2. 22 “Fin de siecle Paris and Atget.” Talk by Joyce Schiller. Exhibition Gallery. 11 a.m. Free. Films for Teens: “The Hiding Place.” 7:30 p.m. Grace & Peace. 6003 Kingsbury. Free ($1 for children under 10). 23 “Meet Me in St. Louis” (1944) with Judy Garland. Art Museum Auditorium. 1:30, 7 and 9:15 p.m. $2. 24 Family Service 27 “The Cranes Are Flying” (1957).
In Russian with subtitles. Art Museum Auditorium. 5:30 and 8 p.m. $2. 30 “La Cage Aux Folles” (1979). Art Museum Auditorium. 1:30, 7. and 9:15 p.m. ‘$2.
Originally published in The Paper, December 1983.
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