Tired of standing in line at the mall and still not being able to please the hard-to-buy-for loved ones on your holiday shopping list?This year, just a click can do the trick as three of the St. Louis area's most interesting non-profit organizations offer gifts that even the choosiest person will cherish.
The Greater St. Louis Book Fair is a beloved St. Louis tradition. Held for four days each spring in the massive parking garage at West County Center, the Fair is a highlight on the calendars of book lovers in St. Louis and across the Midwest.
For the first time, you can give the gift of Book Fair purchases. Just click on http://www.blogger.com/www.StLouisBookFair.org and give a gift certificate good for merchandise at the 2009 Fair, April 23 through 26. The festively decorated certificates come in denominations of $10 and $25. The Book Fair accepts payment via Mastercard, Visa, American Express and Discover or through your existing PayPal account.
In addition to hardbound and paperback books, Fair attendees will find collectible materials, rare and out-of-print items, music, movies, ephemera and hundreds of thousands of items spanning 150 categories for sale. Most items sell for between $1 and $5 each.
The Greater St. Louis Book Fair is the Midwest's largest and oldest charity book sale. Proceeds are used to promote education and literacy for underserved individuals in the St. Louis area.
For the theatre fans in your life, one of the most beloved stories in American literature comes to the St. Louis stage in January 2009 as Metro Theater Company presents To Kill a Mockingbird at the Edison Theatre at Washington University.
Curtain times for To Kill a Mockingbird are January 9, 10, 16 & 17 at 7:30 p.m. and January 10, 11, 17 & 18 at 2 p.m. On January 9, immediately following the opening night performance, Metro Theater Company and Edison Theatre will host a post-show reception for the cast and actress Mary Badham, who played Scout Finch in the Academy Award-winning 1962 film adaptation, widely considered one of the best movies of all time. Ms. Badham will also participate in Q&A sessions following both performances on Saturday, January 10.
Tickets to the show are $16 for adults; or $12 for children, students and seniors, while groups of 10 or more can purchase blocks of tickets at $8 each. Tickets to the opening night post-show reception are $35. Both are available through the Edison Theatre Box Office at (314) 935-6543; through all MetroTix outlets; and online at http://www.metrotix.com/.
Edison Theatre is located in the Mallinckrodt Student Center, 6445 Forsyth Blvd. For more information, call (314) 935-6543 or visit http://www.metrotheatercompany.org/ or http://www.edisontheatre.wustl.edu/.
Instead of watching a performance, why not give one? Another St. Louis organization can help your elves – both young and old – learn skills that will catapult them into the center ring.
Circus Harmony, formerly known as the Circus Day Foundation, is offering skills classes beginning on February 2, 2009 that will teach everything from trapeze artistry and wire walking to balancing, juggling, magic and tumbling.
For the theatre fans in your life, one of the most beloved stories in American literature comes to the St. Louis stage in January 2009 as Metro Theater Company presents To Kill a Mockingbird at the Edison Theatre at Washington University.
Curtain times for To Kill a Mockingbird are January 9, 10, 16 & 17 at 7:30 p.m. and January 10, 11, 17 & 18 at 2 p.m. On January 9, immediately following the opening night performance, Metro Theater Company and Edison Theatre will host a post-show reception for the cast and actress Mary Badham, who played Scout Finch in the Academy Award-winning 1962 film adaptation, widely considered one of the best movies of all time. Ms. Badham will also participate in Q&A sessions following both performances on Saturday, January 10.
Tickets to the show are $16 for adults; or $12 for children, students and seniors, while groups of 10 or more can purchase blocks of tickets at $8 each. Tickets to the opening night post-show reception are $35. Both are available through the Edison Theatre Box Office at (314) 935-6543; through all MetroTix outlets; and online at http://www.metrotix.com/.
Edison Theatre is located in the Mallinckrodt Student Center, 6445 Forsyth Blvd. For more information, call (314) 935-6543 or visit http://www.metrotheatercompany.org/ or http://www.edisontheatre.wustl.edu/.
Instead of watching a performance, why not give one? Another St. Louis organization can help your elves – both young and old – learn skills that will catapult them into the center ring.
Circus Harmony, formerly known as the Circus Day Foundation, is offering skills classes beginning on February 2, 2009 that will teach everything from trapeze artistry and wire walking to balancing, juggling, magic and tumbling.
Classes, which are taught by professional circus performers, take place in the ring and backstage areas at City Museum, 701 N. 15th Street in downtown St. Louis. Circus Harmony’s current students range in age from five to more than 80 years old.
Gift certificates for the sessions can fit into everyone’s stocking and there are enough different class choices for every night of Hanukah. To learn more, click on http://www.circusday.org/ or dial 314-436-7676.
Gift certificates for the sessions can fit into everyone’s stocking and there are enough different class choices for every night of Hanukah. To learn more, click on http://www.circusday.org/ or dial 314-436-7676.
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