Historical October 1984 report or notice. Original dates, prices and contacts describe the source period; current availability has not been established.
October promises to be a busy month at the Missouri Historical Society with the opening of the new Isaac H. Lionberger Courtyard Gallery, a concert by nationally known John Hartford, and spectacular fashion show benefit luncheon. Celebrating the opening of the new gallery will be an exhibition of elephantine prints from John James Audubon’s Birds of America series.
The show opens to the public on Thurs., Oct. 11 and may be viewed throughout the month during museum hours, Tues. through Sun., 9:30 a.m. to 4:45 p.m.
There is no admission charge. Featured in the show are birds native to Missouri, a center of fur trade in the 1820s and 1830s when Audubon executed the original watercolor paintings.
On exhibit are twenty-five prints from the very rare Bien edition, selected from the Society’s permanent collections.
The new gallery is the gift of Anne L. Lehmann in memory of her father, Isaac H. Lionberger, who was president of the Society from 1930 to 1937.
The new gallery will also be the setting for the brilliant song writer, musician, performer, and native St. Louisan, John Hartford on Sun., Oct. 14 at 2:00 p.m. Heard frequently on “Prairie Home Companion,” Hartford achieved national exposure on The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour and the Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour.
He won two Grammy Awards for his popular music standard “Gentle on My Mind” and a third for his landmark album Mark Twang.
In his performance at the Society, he will play the banjo, guitar, and fiddle.
He will sing, too; and the sounds of his moving feet, usually clogging, will be clearly heard thanks to his electric clogging board, a sheet of A-A Fir plywood wired for sound.
His entire fast-paced show will be unified by his soft humor and punctuated with his ad-libbed commentary.
A limited number of tickets for unreserved seating are available for the concert at $4.00 per person and may be purchased in advance by sending a check, payable to the Missouri Historical Society, with a stamped self-addressed envelope to: Missouri Historical Society, Jefferson Memorial Building, Forest Park, St. Louis, MO 63112. Tickets will also be sold in the Museum Shop, open Tues. through Sun., 9:30 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. KSDK news anchor Karen Foss tops the list of volunteer models at the Society’s spectacular fashion show, “Champagne, Sables and Paris Labels” on Thurs., Oct. 18 in the Isaac H. Lionberger Courtyard Gallery in the Jefferson Memorial Building.
The benefit luncheon, organized by the Costumes Guide, will feature the 1984 Chloe fall collection, flown to St. Louis directly from Paris; furs from the Fur Centre; and heirloom costumes—never before seen in shows— from the teaching collection.
A limited number of tickets will be available, at $35, friend; $50, sponsor; and $100 benefactor, with preferred seating for the latter categories.
The ticket includes valet parking, available from 11:00 a.m. on; champagne, starting at 11:30 a.m.; the luncheon and show, and reserved seating.
The high-fashion event will raise funds for the Society’s extensive permanent costumes collection.
For information on obtaining tickets, please call 361-1424.
Original photograph caption
Karen Foss, accompanying the Missouri Historical Society fashion-show benefit report. The Times of Skinker-DeBaliviere, October 1984, page 5. Photographer not credited.
Originally published in The Times of Skinker-DeBaliviere, October 1984.
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