Friday, May 18, 2012
Here's how New Line Theatre plans to turn 'High Fidelity,' the story of a record-shop owner with a lot to learn about love and life, into a St. Louis sensation—again.
When High Fidelity opened on Broadway in late 2006, it flopped. Critics were merciless. The show seemed destined never to be produced again. But Scott Miller of Clayton's New Line Theatre—having heard the cast album—saw something different. After working out an agreement with the writers of the musical, Miller produced High Fidelity in St. Louis. It was a bona fide hit. Critics praised it. Every performance but one sold out, and it inspired productions across the country. Now, it's returning for a second run. Like the cult movie that came before it, High Fidelity the musical—with a book by David Lindsay-Abaire and songs by Tom Kitt and Amanda Green—is based on a 1995 novel by Nick Hornby. The story focuses on Rob, a 30-something Brooklyn …
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Thursday, May 17, 2012
Former St. Louis Artists' Guild gallery and education director Gina Alvarez and Regional Arts Commission panelist Kim Eberlein are among those who received recognition at the event organized by Grand Center.
Several women with ties to the Clayton and University City arts scene received recognition Wednesday night as part of the Tenth Annual Visionary Awards. The event happened at the Sheldon Concert Hall and is organized by Grand Center. “This event carries such meaning for us in the arts community,” stated Marilyn Sheperd, vice president for development at Grand Center, in a news release. “Day in, day out, these women work tirelessly for the betterment of the arts, and we’re the ones who reap the rewards of their work." The local women are: A selection committee of other distinguished women chose the majority of this year's honorees. President Ken Kranzberg of the Grand Center board and Grand Center Chief Executive Vince Schoemehl selected …
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
The three-day event happened at Laumeier Sculpture Park in Sunset Hills.
This weekend's three-day Laumeier Sculpture Park Art Fair in Sunset Hills drew 14,000 people from cities such as Richmond Heights and beyond. Check out dozens of photos from the event in the complete Sunset Hills-Crestwood Patch report.
Saturday, May 12, 2012
'The Heart and the Fist' is the bestseller at local independent booksellers.
Here's a roundup of the best-selling books in five St. Louis-area independent bookstores from the week ending May 4. The bookstores include Subterranean Books in University City, Sue's News at the St. Louis Galleria, Left Bank Books in the Central West End, Main Street Books in St. Charles and Pudd'nhead Books in Webster Groves. Adults Children/Young Adult
Friday, May 11, 2012
The fair features fine art and fine craft, including basket weaver Helen Springer, and live performances by Erin Bode, Farshid Etniko and more.
Artists in a variety of styles from visual to vocal will participate in the 25th annual Laumeier Art Fair, which begins Friday and runs through Sunday at Laumeier Sculpture Park in Sunset Hills. The park is located about nine miles southwest of Richmond Heights. The fair offers a packed lineup of musical entertainers including vocalist Erin Bode and the group Farshid Etniko, and it has become a tradition to many area people. “It’s fantastic,” said Marie Oberkirsch, special events manager at Laumeier. “I was just reviewing one of our old binders from 1989, and it was just so much fun to see how the event has really grown. Just from my own experience, I know that there are a lot of families now who come out to celebrate Mother’s Day with us…
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Sendak has died at age 83. Tell us your memories of reading his books—especially "Where the Wild Things Are."
My two children are well above the age when they'd sit still for their mother and father reading a book to them. It won't be that many years before they have their own children. They'll be doing the reading. And I have no doubt that Maurice Sendak's "Where the Wild Things Are" will be among the books they crack open and recite. On Tuesday, we learned that the author of perhaps one of the most famous children's books of all time had died at the age of 83. The New York Times' report said the author had died from complications after a recent stroke. Writers have lauded Sendak's worth, but in particular his ability to craft children's stories out of what might have been considered "untraditional" — monsters "roaring their terrible roars" and "…
Saturday, May 5, 2012
The event, now in its 15th year, runs from 11 a.m. until 9:30 p.m. and includes a parade.
Live music with a Latin and a rock flavor, art demonstrations and a quirky, colorful parade highlight Cinco de Mayo on Cherokee Street. The event starts runs from 11 a.m. until 9:30 p.m. Saturday in south St. Louis, about nine miles east of Clayton and Richmond Heights. “It’s definitely one of the most unique parades that I’ve ever seen,” said Jason Deem, who co-organizes the celebration with Will Liebermann. “It’s something I think would only happen on Cherokee, because we’ve got so many artists and so many creative people who come together to make it happen." The festival, in its 15th year, should be muy bueno. “The festival’s been increasing in size every year,” Deem said. “And we’re expecting a huge crowd this year because May 5 …
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Wednesday, May 2, 2012
These students and performances were nominated for a Cappies Award—the Tony Award for high school theater.
High school theater performers from Clayton and Maplewood Richmond Heights high schools have been nominated a combined 27 times for the Cappies Awards — the high school equivalent of the Tony Awards on Broadway. The list came out today with nominees from plays and musicals throughout the St. Louis and St. Charles county areas. The awards will be announced at the annual Cappies gala at 6 p.m. May 19 at the Pillsbury Chapel and Dale Williams Fine Arts Center at Missouri Baptist University. Clayton scored a best musical nomination for its production of Footloose, while Amanda Wagner is up for best actress in the play Taming of the Shrew. Meanwhile, MRH student Alex Ford is up for best actress in the play Steel Magnolias, and MRH students John…
Saturday, April 28, 2012
Check out the best-selling books in five St. Louis metro area bookstores for the week ending April 22.
It's a week for alternative fiction as Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter and Darth Vader and Son top the local bestseller list. Here's a roundup of the best-selling books in five St. Louis-area independent bookstores from the week ending April 22. The bookstores include Subterranean Books in University City, Sue's News at the St. Louis Galleria, Left Bank Books in the Central West End, Main Street Books in St. Charles and Pudd'nhead Books in Webster Groves. Adults Children/Young Adult
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
The Richmond Heights Memorial Library Book Club discussed "Caleb's Crossing" by Geraldine Brooks earlier this month.
The book jacket and advertisements for Caleb’s Crossing present it as the story of the first Native American to graduate from Harvard, a Native face amongst the Puritan class of 1665. However, Caleb Cheeshahteaumauck’s real-life story is merely the scaffolding upon which author Geraldine Brooks arranges the story of Bethia Mayfield, a fictional young Puritan girl who befriends Caleb, falls in love with him, and manages to follow him as he takes his journey from village medicine-boy-in-training to Harvard graduate, while she herself changes more completely and subtly in his wake. This book is really about Bethia’s crossing. (Read more Richmond Heights Memorial Library Book Club reviews.) Bethia starts as a devout, subservient Puritan girl—…
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Gabrielle
1:44 pm on Thursday, May 10, 2012
Loved to use this story in my KG classroom over the years; the children loved the idea of monsters who were manageable and fun:-) We also loved "Chicken Soup With Rice" and "Pierre." I remember I had the books AND the recordings to go with--we'd sing and sing! more ›