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 "…
Friday, April 20, 2012
A large audience came out to watch the Maryland Heights Centre's debut "Wizard of Oz" performance Thursday night.
The Maryland Heights Centre's production of The Wizard of Oz debuted Thursday night to a crowded audience. The play's young cast entertained the crowds with humor and excitement—and we've got the photos. Check out the pictures we've got from Thursday's performance. Did you take pictures as well? Be sure to upload them to the page and we'll feature them!
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Maryland Heights Centre
2344 McKelvey Rd, Maryland Heights, MO
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Wednesday, March 14, 2012
The "Riverfront Times" interviewed the Funny Bone's emcee, who gave an anecdote about Norm Macdonald.
Friday, January 13, 2012
Every Tuesday night at the Funny Bone, folks clamor for the chance to get laughs.
For some, Tuesday Open Mic Night at the Funny Bone in Westport Plaza is no laughing matter. Tuesday night, 45 people signed up for the chance to hit the stage and entertain the crowd of more than 200 at the comedy club. Each week, organizers hold a brief meeting at 7:45 p.m. in a room on the other side of the stage. The dimly lit room was packed with an unusually large number of hopeful prospects (generally anywhere between 30-50 show up every week), all giving their undivided attention to comic and regular Funny Bone master of ceremonies Sean O'Brien as he addressed the rules. The rules, though basic, are not to be taken lightly. Each comic gets four minutes. Everyone is expected to shake the emcee's hand when welcomed to the stage—sort …
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Funny Bone Comedy Club and Cafe
614 W Port Plz, Saint Louis, MO
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Wednesday, January 4, 2012
'Welcome To Shirley' made its world debut Tuesday night.
Some young filmmakers with ties to the Creve Coeur area probably did what anyone in show business would love to do Tuesday night: celebrate a sold out crowd at a world premiere. Welcome To Shirley, which, according to the film's website, "addresses and satirizes the quirkiness of the family unit, as well as the small-town environment, but on a deeper level it confronts complex ideas of bereavement, familial rivalry, and how hard it can be to stay together as things are falling apart," hit the big screen for the first time Tuesday at the Tivoli Theatre in University City. The film is the work of Joe Weil and Blake Lawrence (Ladue Horton Watkins High School graduates), and Paul Brick (Parkway North graduate), among others, and was shot and …
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Parkway North High School
12860 Fee Fee Rd, Saint Louis, MO
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Thursday, December 29, 2011
After the holidays when business for area bars and restaurants drops off musicians must find a Plan B.
The winter months after the holidays can be a brutal season for businesses and local musicians are not immune to the effects of the declining economy during this time period. Three's A Crowd, an acoustic trio, has been performing at the Trainwreck Saloon in Westport Plaza every Tuesday for at least the past three years. But Tuesday night was the trio's last performance for the next two months. In the meantime, the members of the group, Selena Robertson of Leadwood, Scott Mayhood of St. Louis and Buddy Mueller of Troy, will have to find another way to make ends meet. "Every place cuts back," said Trainwreck manager Audra Burkhardt. "That's the only reason why Three's A Crowd is taking off. But they will be back." January and February are …
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Trainwreck Saloon Westport
314 W Port Plz, Saint Louis, MO
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Monday, December 26, 2011
Start the new year by volunteering at the 11th annual International Festival.
Roger Netherton, a Pattonville junior, has won some prestigious awards for playing his 'Frankenstein' of a fiddle.
The 15-year-old was jamming with other musicians at a music festival, when a stranger carrying an old fiddle approached his mother, Robin Netherton. “He said, ‘I got this at auction and came here to sell it, but I heard your kid play and I want him to have it.’ He stuck it in my hands and vanished,” said Robin, of Creve Coeur. “He didn’t care that I didn’t even know who he was." Roger, a junior at Pattonville High School, has been playing fiddle barely four years, but people assume he's an old pro. “People all think he’s played since he was 6 or 7 years old,” Robin said. “I hear from the other fiddlers that he plays like a 70-year-old who’s been playing since he was a kid.” The teen plays a music style that was a forerunner to bluegrass. …
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Pattonville High School
2497 Creve Coeur Mill Rd, Maryland Heights, MO
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Thursday, December 1, 2011
Artwork from Pattonville High School students is featured as part of the United Way 100 Neediest Families campaign.
Since 1922, St. Louisans have banded together to help local families in need during the holidays. For almost 60 years, that tradition continued as the United Way’s 100 Neediest Families campaign, profiling 100 families availible for adoption in the St. Louis area. Each case is profiled in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, which has partnered with the program for more than 5 decades. Students from high schools across the city contributed artwork to the campaign, illustrating the despair and need of profiled families. Artwork from three Pattonville High School students—Kaylyn Williams, Maximilian Schnake and Matt Zehner—was selected from hundreds of entries to be featured alongside the campaign. Last year, contributors donated $1.3 million and …
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
Hundreds of St. Louis Cardinals and Albert Pujols fans turned out to see the unveiling of the Harry Weber sculpture at Westport Plaza in Maryland Heights.
Albert Pujols said he points to the sky every time he hits a home run to remind himself and others that he seeks to glorify God. That's the pose an anonymous donor selected for a 10-foot, 1,100 pound bronze sculpture. The donor commissioned artist Harry Weber for the sculpture. Hundreds of fans turned out to Westport Wednesday for the unveiling, attended by the Pujols family, Cardinals Hall of Famer Lou Brock, Weber and others. The event was emceed by KTRS' McGraw Milhaven. Westport Plaza is home to Pujols' restaurant, Pujols 5 Westport Grill, and the Pujols Family Foundation office.
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 ›