Historical February–March 2000 article. Dates, prices, services and contacts describe the source period; current availability has not been established.
2/14 Skinker DeBaliviere Community Council Board Meeting, 7:00 p.m., 6008 Kingsbury 2/19 McPherson Community Garden Organizing Meeting, 10:00 a.m., 6008 Kingsbury 2/23 Skinker DeBaliviere Community Housing Corporation, 12:00 noon, 6008 Kingsbury 2/26 BrightSide Blitz Day Planning Meeting, 10:00 a.m., 6008 Kingsbury 3/8 Skinker DeBaliviere Community Housing Corporation, 12:00 noon, 6008 Kingsbury 3/13 Skinker DeBaliviere Community Council Board Meeting, 7:00 p.m., 6008 Kingsbury 3/22 Skinker DeBaliviere Community Housing Corporation, 12:00 noon, 6008 Kingsbury 4/1 Operation Brightside Blitz Day – Focus on alley clean up, 8:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
All though the neighborhood 4/5 Skinker DeBaliviere Community Housing Corporation, 12:00 noon, 6008 Kingsbury 4/10 Skinker DeBaliviere Community Council Board Meeting, 7:00 p.m., 6008 Kingsbury Other Events of Interest Feb. Free Concerts at Washington University Holmes Lounge at Ridgely Hall, except as noted: 2/10 John Norment Quartet, 8:30pm 2/16 Washington University Jazz Band, 8pm (at Graham Chapel) 2/17 Performers to be announced, 8:30pm 2/24 Tom Rickard Trio, 8:30pm 2/25 InsideOUT, 8pm (at Tietjens Hall, Music Classroom Bldg) Feb.
The University City Public Library, 6701 Delmar, exhibits the drawings and oils of Mark Sheppard, “A Parallel World.” 2/1- 4/16 The Saint Louis Art Museum features the photographic work of Abelardo Morel 2/11-13 Urban Bush Women and David Murray Ensemble present `Soul Deep’ at Edison Theatre—a combination of cappella vocals, spoken-word narration and theatrical performance. Tickets are $25. For information call 935-6543. 2/12-13 GRAND OPENING – EMERSON ELECTRIC CENTER at the MISSOURI HISTORY MUSEUM, 10am- 6pm. Free. Family gallery programs. Guided Tour. Dixieland jazz entertainment by “The Jim Dandys.” New permanent exhibition “Seeking St. Louis” which deals with the common challenges faced by the St. Louis region throughout its history.
The exhibition moves from the early settlers, the “mound builders,” through St. Louis in the 18th and 19th centuries, to the building of the Gateway Arch. St. Louis’ role in American culture and the arts, especially its rich jazz heritage, is also portrayed featuring Quincy Troupe, Miles Davis, Charles Eames, Chuck Berry, Willie Mae Ford, TS. Eliot, Katherine Dunham, and Kate Chopin.
A new restaurant, Meriwether’s, also looks out on Forest Park and there is a newly expanded museum shop. 2/14 Valentine’s Day in the Loop. Participating restaurants and shops will contribute 10% of your purchase to the Center of Contemporary Arts, Saint Louis Symphony Music School, Craft Alliance and Washington U’s Lewis Center. You must mention the Loop Arts District when you dine or purchase from “Bean’s” Java & Juice Cafe, Blueberry Hill, Cafe Natasha, Cicero’s, Gyro House, The Melting Pot, Meshuggah Cafe, and Red Sea and shops such as Arrangements in the Loop, Componere, Coyote’s Paw, Craft Alliance Gallery, and Vintage Vinyl. 2/17 St. Louis Urban Forum presents “Building Better Schools” with St. Louis Public Schools Superintendent Cleveland Hammonds Jr., Mark Minelli of KWMU, and Lana Stein, UMSL political science professor. Free. 7pm at History Museum Library and Research Centers, 225 S. Skinker. 2/17-20 Washington Univ. Performing Arts Dept. presents “Hannah’s Shawl, a Holocaust drama, at the A.E. Hotchner Studio Theatre.
Call 935- 6543 for information. 2/19- 5/14 The Saint Louis Art Museum exhibits the work of Charles and Ray Eames, “A Legacy of Invention.” 2/24 Derrick Bell, law professor and legal scholar, will speak at the Missouri History Museum Lee Auditorium in Forest Park at 7pm. Free. 2/27 Washington University Wind Ensemble presents free concert, 3pm, at Graham Chapel. Washington University Symphony Orchestra also presents free concert at Graham Chapel, 7:30pm. 2/27 Jazz concert featuring “insideOUT: A Washington University Jazz Quartet” and the DeSmet High School Jazz Combo at the Backstage Bistro, 3536 Washington in Grand Center, 2-4pm, free and open to the public.
Originally published in The Times of Skinker-DeBaliviere, February–March 2000.
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