Arts & Entertainment

Today at the Art Fair: Friday, Sept. 9

Clayton-Richmond Heights Patch brings you a look at Friday's activities at the Saint Louis Art Fair in downtown Clayton.

Here is a look at what's happening Friday during the Saint Louis Art Fair in . We'll bring you an updated schedule of events for the fair each day this weekend. A complete Art Fair program may be downloaded from the city's website here.

ACTIVITIES AND PERFORMANCES (see LOCATIONS below)
5 p.m. — Fair opens
5:30 to 7 p.m. — Gene Dobbs Bradford Blues Experience performs (Main Stage)
5:30 to 7 p.m. — Ice carving from L'Ecole Academy for Culinary Development (Forsyth Stage)
7:15 to 8 p.m. — Fashion show (Forsyth Stage)
7:30 to 9:30 p.m. — Jeremiah Johnson performs (Main Stage)
8:30 to 10 p.m. — Paint the Earth performs (Forsyth Stage)

LOCATIONS

  • Artmart Creative Castle for Kids: Intersection of South Central and Carondelet avenues
  • Main Stage: Just east of Brentwood Boulevard between Forsyth Boulevard and Maryland Avenue
  • Forsyth Stage: Intersection of Forsyth Boulevard and Central Avenue
  • Performing Arts Stage: Intersection of Carondelet and Central avenues


OTHER HAPPENINGS

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  • Walking on Art Chalk Drawing Contest (on Meramec Avenue parking lot across from and )
  • Variety-act artist Claire Wedemeyer performs


PARKING
A map of downtown Clayton road closures may be downloaded from the city's website. Free parking will be available at the following locations:

  • Metered parking spaces throughout downtown
  • Brown Shoe Company surface lot (intersection of Topton Way and Maryland Avenue)
  • Clayton Parking Garage (8011 Bonhomme Ave.)
  • Clayton public lot (intersection of North Central and Maryland avenues, just west of the )


PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
Call the Transit Information Line at 314-231-2345 or go to metrostlouis.org for route maps.

DIRECTIONS
For directions to the Art Fair, call 314-863-2078.

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RESTROOMS

 

  • On Forsyth Boulevard just east of Brentwood Boulevard
  • On Forsyth Boulevard just west of Meramec Avenue
  • On Meramec Avenue just south of Maryland Avenue
  • On Central Avenue just south of Maryland Avenue
  • On Carondelet Avenue just west of Bemiston Avenue


REMINDERS

  • Animals other than support dogs, along with Segways, in-line skates, skateboards and bicycles, are not permitted
  • Purses, backpacks and large bags will be subject to a visual search, the Art Fair program states.

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