Historical February–March 2005 article. Dates, prices, services and contacts describe the source period; current availability has not been established.
February 2: Skinker DeBaliviere Community Housing Corporation, 6:00 p.m., 6008 Kingsbury February 3: Skinker DeBaliviere Community Council, Executive Committee, 7:30 a.m., 6008 Kingsbury February 10: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Committee Wrap-up meeting, 7:00 p.m., 6008 Kingsbury February 15: Skinker DeBaliviere Community Council Board Meeting, 7:00 p.m., 6008 Kingsbury February 16: Skinker DeBaliviere Community Housing Corporation Meeting, 6:00 p.m., 6008 Kingsbury February 23: Party for Skinker DeBalivierites at Mirasol on Delmar. For $25 ($30 at the event), neighbors receive a drink ticket, a great buffet, and the joy of being be from 6:30pm to 8:30pm.
The party is targeting new neighbors as well as old standbys in a neighborhood that is changing and growing. For more information, please contact Sole Van Emden at 862-6962 or Jennifer Olmstead at 863-6899. March 14: SDCC Board Meeting, 7:00 p.m., 6008 Kingsbury April 2: Operation Brightside “Blitz” weekend in our region of the City.
Call SDCC at 862-5122 for more information about group activities in our neighborhood. Other Events of Interest: Currently at RAC: Fortune: Then & Now, An Artist Reunion of Fortune Bank. Building Design & Equipment At The Gallery at the Regional Arts Commission.
A collection of work by the artists who were party of Fortune, a unique division of the former Mark Twain Bancshares, Inc., 1974-89. Curated by Rick Barcheck. Artists featured include Rick Barcheck, John Bjerklie, Fabian Buten, John Donoghue, Dale Dufer, Renee Flanders, John Foster, Drayton Hamilton, Bill Hawk, Bill Kreplin, Joan Levinson, Patty Linderer, Pat Schuchard, Henry Stites, Jeff Vaughn, Kevin Welby, John Paul Wolf. (*in memory) Through February: Art work of Joy Wade and Sandra Abrams at University City Public Library, 6701 Delmar Feb 6: Captive Passage: The Transatlantic Slave Trade and the Making of the Americas, Missouri History Museum February 10: Divas of Jazz Series: Jeanne Trevor. At Brandt’s Market & Cafe: A St. Louis Jazz Legend. Come for a evening of truly spectacular jazz! Trevor combines the phrasing and delivery of Billie Holiday and Ella Fitzgerald.
She has the verve, brightness, and range that characterized Fitzgerald, but also calls upon the phrasing, ornamentation, and melodic variation that was so uniquely Holiday’s.
She is comfortable with all types of tunes and at ease in any tempo. For information call (314) 727-3663 or visit www.brandtscafe.com/entertain.html. February 12: Cellist Maya Beiser at the Edison, Washington University February 14: “Love in the Loop:” Romantic Dining, shopping, movies in the Loop. Enjoy a special dinner for two and get a red rose delivered to your table with a dinner reservation at participating restaurants in the Loop. Visit participating shops for a 10% discount on select items, or discounts on tickets to the Tivoli Theatre with dinner. www.VisitTheLoop.com for more information. March 3 – May 30: Hero, Hawk, and Open Hand: American Indian Art of the Ancient Midwest and South at the Saint Louis Art Museum.
Originally published in The Times of Skinker-DeBaliviere, February–March 2005.
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Archival transcription note: February23 Mirasol party notice prints incomplete joy of being be; source wording retained.
Original source: SD_Times2005_02.pdf, printed page(s) 2; PDF page(s) 2.
