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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