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Events on May 10, 2008

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Bendover/Hangover: An Evening with Cinema Zero White Flag Projects	Sat., May 10	St. Louis - Tower Grove	Art Exhibits
Art fans! Prepare to get rocked this Saturday (Saturday! Saturday!), when White Flag Projects becomes the epicenter for all things awesome and avant (avant! avant!). Bendover/Hangover: An Evening with Cinema Zero features the work of international and national artists (artists! artists!) in many... More>>

Gao-Rao Duo Ethical Society of St. Louis	Sat., May 10	Richmond Heights	Concerts
For its final concert of the season, the St. Louis Classical Guitar Society presents a pair of proficient plucking prodigies: China’s Gao Hong and India’s Shubhendra Rao . Gao is recognized as a world-class master of the pipa, China’s traditional pear-shaped lute, while Shubhendra Rao is... More>>

The Good Clean Comedy Show Hotel Stratford	Sat., May 10	Grafton/Godfrey/Alton	Comedy
So a black cowboy comic walks into a bar… no, really. His name is Longhorn, and he’s been walking into comedy clubs and bars (“Ouch”) for about fifteen years now. And just in time for Mother’s Day, Longhorn’s Comedy Roundup presents The Good Clean Comedy Show at 7 p.m. this... More>>

Luca Brasi Lucas School House	Sat., May 10, 9:00pm	St. Louis - Soulard/Benton Park
A kind of super-group composed of St. Louis hard-rock lifers, LucaBrasi matches vocalist Matt McInerney (Ulcer Inc.) with the rhythm section from Adair and guitarist Jerry Jost, formerly of the Urge. Drummer Mike Jost was most recently in a later incarnation of post-hardcore heavyweights Helmet, and his... More>>

MU330 Off Broadway	Sat., May 10, 3:30pm	St. Louis - South Grand
If the third wave of ska is over, either nobody told MU330 or it simply doesn't care. The latter option must be true; in the fourteen years since their first album, the greatest hyperactive horn tooters in St. Louis have unapologetically crafted a brand of highly damaged ska. Fueled by Dan Potthast's... More>>

Drawn and Quartered: Armageddapocalypse The Tin Ceiling	Every week Friday, Saturday from Fri., May 2 until Sat., May 10	St. Louis - South City	Theater
What inspires a theatrical company to create a new show? In the case of the Immediacy Theatre Project, the muses include but are not limited to: video games, alcohol, Daniel Day-Lewis’ performance in There Will Be Blood , random found texts, musical theatre and lightsabers. So, you know, have high... More>>

St. Louis Brewers Heritage Festival Forest Park	Daily from Thu., May 8 until Sat., May 10	St. Louis - Forest Park	Fairs & Festivals, Drink Me
Everyone remembers his or her first beer (Mickey’s Malt Liquor). But do you remember the first great beer you ever sampled? (It was Newcastle, on tap at some English pub in Indiana.) Of course you do. You recall exactly where you were, who you were with, what the glass looked like — you don’t... More>>

Art Fair Laumeier Sculpture Park	Daily from Fri., May 9 until Sun., May 11	Crestwood/Sunset Hills/Sappington/South Lindbergh	Drink Me, Craft Fairs
Ms. Day always has a good time at the Art Fair at Laumeier Sculpture Park (12580 Rott Road, Sunset Hills; 314-821-1209 or www.laumeier.org ) — and how could she not? With all the booths of beautiful artistry (that's Tony Cray's work pictured) at the foot of some enormous sculptures, it's difficult... More>>

Dinoroarus Saint Louis Zoo	Daily from Fri., April 18 until Mon., September 1	St. Louis - Forest Park	Special Exhibitions
After being hunted into extinction by the caveman 65,000,000 year ago (just go with it), dinosaurs have existed only through their fossilized remains and our imaginations. But this Friday, April 18, the Saint Louis Zoo in Forest Park (314-781-0900 or www.stlzoo.org ) debuts its Dinoroarus exhibit,... More>>

[Fox Theatre Season] Jersey Boys Fox Theatre	Thu., April 24, 1:00pm (more dates/times)	St. Louis - Grand Center	Theater
The musical story of the group of blue-collar boys who wrote their own songs, created their own sound and sold millions of records -- Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons.

The Garden at Night Missouri Botanical Garden	Daily from Fri., March 21 until Sun., May 18	St. Louis - Tower Grove	Home & Garden, Art Exhibits
During the hours of darkness, botanical gardens transform into tranquil acres of moonlit foliage and shadowy groves inaccessible to visitors. But now you can see this hidden world of soft, radiant flowers, trees and other late-night garden secrets, no trespassing necessary: Simply visit the Missouri... More>>

Garden Party & Trunk Show Craft Alliance	Every week Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday from Tue., April 29 until Sun., May 11	Delmar/The Loop	Craft Fairs, Classes/Demonstrations
Mother's Day is coming up, and it would be a good thing if you started planning now. You really need to make up for that gift of cash last year — so tacky. The Craft Alliance (6640 Delmar Boulevard, University City; www.craftalliance.org ) wants to help. This arts studio and gallery hosts its... More>>

Grounded: Photography and Our Contemporary Environment Ellen Curlee Gallery	Every week Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday from Fri., March 14 until Sat., May 17	St. Louis - Washington Avenue	Art Exhibits
The Ellen Curlee Gallery (1308-A Washington Avenue; www.ellencurleegallery.com or 314-504-3852) presents Grounded: Photography and Our Contemporary Environment , an international exhibition that focuses on the relationship between humans and the natural world. There's a strong concentration here on the... More>>

Master Kite-Maker Buteo Huang Saint Louis Science Center	Daily from Sat., May 3 until Sun., June 15	St. Louis - Forest Park	Special Exhibitions, Fairs & Festivals
Some joys of childhood never cease. Like licking a Bomb Pop — still tasty after all these years. And flying a kite — a definite good time. Although it's often difficult to schedule time to do the latter, the Saint Louis Science Center (5050 Oakland Avenue; 314-289-4400 or www.slsc.org ) is... More>>

Miniature Books: 4,000 Years of Tiny Treasures Washington University	Daily from Mon., April 21 until Fri., June 6	University City	Special Exhibitions
Everything is cuter in miniature: kittens, puppies, hamburgers (sliders, anyone?). A new exhibit at Washington University's Olin Library (Forsyth and Skinker boulevards; 314-935-5495 or library.wustl.edu ) proves that tiny chic extends to books, too. Miniature Books: 4,000 Years of Tiny Treasures is on... More>>

Monarch's Wine Bar Monarch	Every week Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday	Maplewood	Eat Me, Drink Me, See/Be Seen
Today's the big day: You're finally going out for drinks with that nice young lady from accounting. Nothing too fancy -- it's not a Saturday-night dinner, for crying out loud! -- but you want to make a good impression, so you're taking her to the wine bar at Monarch (7401 Manchester Road, Maplewood;... More>>

Niki Missouri Botanical Garden	Daily from Sun., April 27 until Fri., October 31	St. Louis - Tower Grove	Special Exhibitions, See/Be Seen, Home & Garden, Art Exhibits
Now that the Chihuly elation from the summer of '06 has finally fizzled out and the Chapungu exhibition of '07 has closed, St. Louisans are certainly ready for more artistic enchantment at the Missouri Botanical Garden (4344 Shaw Boulevard; 314-577-9400 or www.mobot.org ). So how do you think a funky Dr.... More>>

Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra: Exploding Colors Powell Symphony Hall	Daily from Thu., May 8 until Sun., May 11	St. Louis - Grand Center	Concerts
Carmina Burana ? Its origin is as fantastic as its music: Orff was inspired by the poems of the Goliards, a group of mendicant clerics in Medieval times who drank, swore, profaned their flesh and used the arts to satirize the Mother Church. (C'mon — that's practically the template for black metal.)... More>>

Scotch Tour The Scottish Arms	Daily	St. Louis - Central West End	Drink Me
To whom you're born, your resulting cultural heritage — there's no choice in that. It's happenstance. But some of us get lucky: We have the Scots blood running tartan-red, and we think it's cool. And St. Louisans with the Caledonian stuff can be damn happy about the Scottish Arms (6-10 South Sarah... More>>

St. Louis Munny Show 3.0 Star Clipper	Daily from Fri., April 18 until Fri., May 30	University City	Art Exhibits
Last year’s Munny Show at Star Clipper Comics (6392 Delmar Boulevard, University City; 314-725-9110) was a crowd-spilling-into-the-streets, DJ-shaking-the-walls affair that would be hard to top — except that this year’s Munny Show is also Star Clipper’s 20th anniversary party. So, yeah:... More>>

Sticking to the Roof of Your Eyeballs: Polish Posters from the collection of John Lesser Subterranean Books	Daily from Fri., May 2 until Sun., June 15	Delmar/The Loop	Art Exhibits
The universal problem of collectors is storage. Where do you keep it all? John Lesser, collector of opera posters, has developed an excellent solution: Loan them out to various public institutions and not only do you get to stop by and visit your collection, other people are able to enjoy it as well.... More>>

Things that Matter: Art by Children with Autism Sheldon Concert Hall	Every week Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday from Fri., April 18 until Sat., September 13	St. Louis - Grand Center	Art Exhibits
The premise: Artistic creation can help children with autism to better express themselves. The disorder, which affects a person's ability to communicate, often includes intense fascinations with things: stoves, Hello Kitty, dinosaurs. Harnessing this fascination, coordinators Bevin Early and Nancy Pierson... More>>

Tropical Moose Kirkwood Farmers' Market	Daily from Sat., May 10 until Mon., September 1	Kirkwood	Kidstuff, Farmers' Markets, Eat Me
Global warming is definitely a hot-button topic, and rarely do you ever hear any global-warming pros. Maybe it's the nature of heat — most people don't like to sweat. But there's one possible positive feature of the Earth's rising temperature: some cool-weather animals moving south. Now, we don't expect... More>>

Wesley Fordyce/Jenna Bauer: New Works Fort Gondo Compound for the Arts	Fri., May 9 (more dates/times)	St. Louis - South Grand	Art Exhibits
Wesley Fordyce sculpts in wood and stone, unleashing heroic female forms; Jenna Bauer works in oil paint, limning fields of color and light. Fordyce's sculptures imply a sense of permanence, his materials seemingly strong enough to last a lifetime. Bauer's work is one moment suspended on the canvas,... More>>

White House Horses Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site	Daily from Mon., April 28 until Thu., May 15	Affton/Concord	Special Exhibitions, Attractions
If you grew up in the Reagan '80s, you're familiar with the sight of a president on horseback. More recent leaders of the free world haven't been as predisposed to be photographed while riding, which is a shame. Everyone looks more commanding atop a mighty steed. White House Horses , a traveling exhibit... More>>