Historical April 1985 report or notice. Original dates, prices and contacts describe the source period; current availability has not been established.
1 “The Miss Firecracker Contest,” a play by Beth Hanley, performed by Theater Project Company. New City School. Call 531-1301 for details. (Through 4/7) 2 Classes to help improve the quality of life for persons with chronic obstructive lung diseases begin at Barnes Hospital. 1:30-3:30 p.m. Tuesdays through May 7.
To register, call 362-5216. Free. Preschool Story Hour every Tuesday. 10 a.m. Cabanne Branch Library, 1106 N. Union. 367-0717. Free. Victorian Handwork. Exhibit opens. Also in April: Audubon prints, vintage St. Louis photographs, antique trains and St. Louis artists. Mo. Historical Society. Forest Park. Tues.-Sun. Free. 6 Films for Children: “Simpleton Peter” and “The Wacky Machine.” 2 p.m. Cabanne Branch Library. Free. 7 “Children of the Mist” and “Tahere Tikitiki,” 1974 films at Art Museum auditorium. 2:30 p.m. $2. 8 Skinker-DeBaliviere Community Council meets. 7:30 p.m. 6195 Washington. 9 Washington Heights Neighbors meet. 7:30 p.m. Hamilton School. 11 Tea Lecture: “Please Don’t Keep Off the Grass: A History of Forest Park.” Talk with slides by C. Anderson and C. Loughlin. 1 p.m. Mo. Historical Society. $2.50. Reservations, call 361-1424. Home Entrepreneurship Day in St. Louis—all-day conference for individuals interested in home-based businesses at O’Fallon Technical Center, 5101 McRee Avenue, 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Fee of $25.00 includes lunch. Call Debora at 776-2215, ext. 124. 12 “Arsenic and Old Lace,” 1942 film starring Cary Grant, Peter Lorre, Raymond Massey, other favorites. 1:30, 7 & 9:15 p.m. Art Museum auditorium. $2. “Resistance to Apartheid,” slides and discussion of resistance movement in South Africa. 10:30 a.m. Cabanne Branch Library. Free: Seminar on breast cancer with information on early detection & treatment. 8:30 a.m. to noon. Barnes Hospital. Call 362-1390 for details. (Also 4/20) St. Louis Repertory Dancers repeat “Facade,” combining dance, poetry by Edith Sitwell and music by Sir Wm. Walton. 8 p.m. Edison Theater, Washington University. $8. (Through 4/14) 13 Films for Children: “The Emperor and the Abbot” and “Billy the Kid.” 2 p.m. Cabanne Branch Library. Free. 14 “The Carving Cries,” 1974 film at Art Museum auditorium. 2:30 p.m. $2. Faculty Recital featuring Jan Shapiro and Trio. 7:30 p.m. Fontbonne Fine Arts Theater. Free. Fine Arts Graduate Thesis Exhibition. Fontbonne Library Gallery. Reception, 3-5 p.m. Free. (Through 5/1) 15 Classes start at Hamilton Community School, 5819 Westminster. Call 367-6996 for course information. 16 Hamilton Community School Advisory Board meeting, 5819 Westminster, 7:00 p.m. 17 Department Honors Recital. 8 p.m. Fontbonne Fine Arts Theater. Free. 18 “Infancy”/”Childhood” by Thornton Wilder. Thurs.-Sat., 8 p.m. Sun. 7 p.m. Fontbonne Fine Arts Theater. $4. Richard Gaugert from KWMU’s “For Reading Out Loud” will read “Mufario’s Beautiful Daughter” for children. 10 a.m. Cabanne Branch Library. Free. 19 “An Affair to Remember,” 1957 film starring Cary Grant, Deborah Kerr, others. Art Museum auditorium. 1:30, 7 & 9:15 p.m. $2. International Students Night at Fontbonne College. Students present glimpses into their diverse backgrounds. 7-10 p.m. Call 862-3456, ext. 282 for details. 20 “Highlights,” New City School Dinner and Auction. Call 361-6411 for details. Films for Children: “Amazing Adventures of Duffy Moon” and “Curious George Goes to the Hospital.” 2 p.m. Cabanne Branch Library. Free.
21 “Take Me Out to the Ballgames: Baseball and Professional Sports in St. Louis.” Talk by Charles Korr of UMSL. 2 p.m. Mo. Historical Society auditorium. Free.
The St. Louis Classical Guitar Society presents informal performances by Guitar Society members. 7:30 p.m. in the 1st floor lounge of the Women’s Building on Washington University’s campus. Free. Call 725-0739 for additional information.
24 Jazz Festival/Fontbonne Jazz Ensemble Concert. 8 p.m. Fontbonne Fine Arts Theater. Free. 25 Deadline to register as participant or volunteer for St. Louis Games for Physically Disabled. Call St. Louis Recreation Division, 535-0100. 26 “Father Goose,” 1964 film starring Cary Grant, Leslie Caron, Trevor Howard. 1:30, 7 & 9:15 p.m. Art Museum auditorium. $2. Faculty Recital by Peter Clemens, classical guitarist. 8 p.m. Ryan Chapel, Fontbonne College, Free. Seth Carlin, pianist-in-residence at Washington University, gives recital of late Beethoven pieces. 8 p.m. Edison Theater, Washington University. $8. 27 St. Louis Games for the Physically Disabled: archery, track, weightlifting, swimming, etc., plus special entertainment, prizes, lunch. 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Forest Park Community College. Films for Children: “Emperor’s New Clothes,” “Sorcerer’s Apprentice” and “Crying Red Giant.” 2 p.m. Cabanne Branch Library. Free. 5900 DeGiverville Block meeting, 4:30 p.m. 28 National Music Honors Society Alumni Recital, 2 p.m. Recital Room, Fontbonne College. Free. Second Annual Rosebud Ragtime Piano Competition & Concert. Fontbonne Fine Arts Theater.
For information, call 351-1062. 30 Fontbonne Wind Ensemble Concert, 8 p.m. Fontbonne Fine Arts Theater. Free. May events occurring before our May issue is out are listed below: 2 Sixth Annual St. Louis Storytelling Festival. Jefferson National Expansion Memorial. (Through 5/5.) Fontbonne Choral Concert, 8 p.m. Fine Arts Theater. Free. Pepe Romero, classical guitarist, in concert 8:30 p.m. Graham Chapel, Washington University, $8.00 (Also 5/3 at the Ethical Society, 9001 Clayton Road.) See related article.
Originally published in The Times of Skinker-DeBaliviere, April 1985.
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