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Special Announcement:

Sheldon Concert Hall’s “Choose Your Own” Subscriptions On Sale June 23rd!

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Whether you are too busy to commit to a full subscription series, or you just have an eclectic taste in music, The Sheldon’s Choose Your Own package is a great way to experience a variety of world-class music in the acoustically perfect Sheldon Concert Hall.

 

Enjoy great subscriber benefits including discounted prices, preferred seating, advance single ticket sales, pre-sale offers and more, but with the flexibility to mix-and-match the concerts and dates that work for you.  Just choose three or more concerts from the Jazz at The Sheldon, Fantastic Folk or Sheldon Classics Series and get a 5% discount off of regular single ticket prices.

 

Choose Your Own subscriptions are available beginning June 23!  Call The Sheldon at 314.533.9900 or visit www.TheSheldon.org (link to http://www.thesheldon.org/chooseyourown.asp)

June 2009:

6/4-6/21

Circus Flora “Medrano”

June 4-21, 2009

8PM

Tickets $8 to $36

www.circusflora.org

 

June 4th is a “peanut free” preview night.  The June 14th performance will include a BBQ with performers at 3:30pm, $8 per guest.

 

6/6

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Pepper Lounge

9PM

$10 in advance/$15 at the door

Tickets at www.brownpapertickets.com

 

Experience the best of St. Louis dining, nightlife, shopping, entertainment and more at the launch event for ALIVE Magazine’s Hot List “Best of St. Louis” issue. Chris Carpenter, pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals graces the cover this year and partial proceeds from the night go to Cardinals Care.

 

6/6

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Celebaroo

Neo on Locust

2801 Locust

Tickets on sale now!

$150 VIP 6PM to 2AM

$50 After Party 10PM to 2AM click here

Visit www.celebaroo.org for more info

 

The American Cancer Society presents its prestigious gala event of the year, Celebaroo.  FOX 2 personality, Tom Neal, hosts the evening with food, live music, comedy show, gaming, open bar and dancing.

Performances by:  The Webster High School Jazz Program, Actor and Comedian Dan Chopin, House DJ, Jive and Wail Dueling Pianos, and The Brat Pack: Chicago’s Premiere 80’s Band The Raymond Experience® recommends you visit the after party for maximum fun, music and open bar privileges.

 

6/16

River City Professionals

Atomic Cowboy

4140 Manchester

5:30PM to 9PM

RSVP at www.rivercityprofessionals.org

 

Mingle, meet and have fun with other St. Louis young professionals. No dues, no entrance fees, no presentations to sit through. This month’s non-profit spotlight is on the South City Open Studio & Gallery (SCOSAG).

 

6/17

RFT “Cocktails For A Cause”

Melting Pot

6683 Delmar Blvd

$10 – Proceeds benefit Young Zoo Friends

 

6/26

Youth Lifeline Fundraiser “The Red Carpet Event”

Bentley/Lamborghini/Maserati – St. Louis

One Arnage Blvd

Chesterfield, MO

$200 VIP 7PM to 2AM

$50 After Party 10PM to 2AM click here

 

Join former NFL player, Roland Williams, and Youth Lifeline America as they raise awareness for youth programming and create a casino atmosphere in the lush confines of the Bentley dealership in Chesterfield. Dance and mingle along side NFL, NBA, MLB and Hollywood guests during the evening. The Raymond Experience® suggests you hit the after party to “see and be seen” and get an autograph or two.

www.STLweekendofchampions.org

 

6/27

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Novaks

4121 Manchester Ave.

$25 VIP (7PM to 9PM)

$12 Pre Sale General Admission (9PM – 3AM)

$15 at the door (9PM – 3AM)

Tickets at www.brownpapertickets.com

 

Celebrate Pridefest weekend with the upscale, VIP event of ULTRA. This chic party requires white attire. Featuring the best beats, cool drinks and the sexiest crowd of LGBTs and straight allies in town, this event promises to be the hottest ticket in town during the second largest Pride weekend in the Midwest. Partial proceeds benefit Human Rights Campaign (HRC).

 

6/29

Sauce Magazine Presents “Saucy Soiree”

Four Seasons Hotel

$20 in advance/$25 at the door

Tickets at www.saucysoiree.com

 

Here’s your opportunity to sample the best restaurants in St. Louis, the best wineries in Missouri, take in the opulence of The Four Seasons and get down to some funky music by the Dogtown Allstars and the cool sounds of the Brian Sullivan Quartet.  This is a foodie’s paradise of eats and drinks.

May 2009:

5/3

Spring for Strays
1:00pm – 5:00pm
Harry’s Restaurant

2144 Market Street

www.strayrescue.org

Please join us for our 4th annual Spring for Strays at Harry’s Restaurant for a fun filled afternoon.  Come enjoy some good food, live music, silent auction and a female impersonator show.  Well socialized dogs are welcomed.

 

5/3

Winearoo To Benefit The American Cancer Society

Roxane Restaurant and Wine Bar

12 North Meramec

1PM to 5PM

Tickets: $20

Purchase at www.celebaroo.org or call 314-286-8182

 

5/9

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Rialto Ball Room, Centene Center For The Arts

3547 Olive Street, Grand Center

7:30PM VIP Reception – Tickets $150 ($125 Pre sale)

10PM  Main Event – Tickets $50 ($35 Pre sale)

Pre-sale tickets available before May 8 at Noon. 
Call 314.862.4900 or www.PROMOonline.org

 

PROMO presents Urbanaire at the Rialto Ballroom in the heart of Grand Center. Join Honorary Chairpersons Bill Donius and Mary Ann Srenco, as well as community leaders, politicians and over 400 PROMO supporters from all backgrounds in a fund- and awareness-raising event like no other.
Prepare for a jet-setting adventure in the city at Urbanaire, a chic soiree benefiting PROMO. The evening takes flight at 7:30pm with a VIP pre-party featuring fine food, cool cocktails and exclusive champagne tastings.
At 10pm, the main event takes off. Guests enjoy at premium open bar, appetizers from SLeeK Steakhouse and live entertainment, with performances by funk-soul-house duo Soul Alliance, fire entertainers and DJs spinning dance beats throughout the night.
Dance inside or lounge outdoors in the Marquis Jet Lounge, where you can mingle in style while enjoying one of the best views of the city at this rooftop event in Grand Center.

 

 

 

 

5/16

Connect With…A Purpose

To register for one of the volunteer opportunities, contact Nikki Weinstein at 314-622-1250 x102 or visit www.focus-stl.org.

 

Connect With…,the young professionals collaborative facilitated by FOCUS St. Louis, presents Connect With…A Purpose on Saturday, May 16, 2009. This is a unique opportunity for young professionals to make new connections while giving back to the community.

 

Participants will volunteer for one of the many organizations that are members of the Connect With… collaborative from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. and then join together for a BBQ in Tower Grove Park. The BBQ will feature all the Connect With… member organizations that support social service non-profits in our community who are really making a difference.

Volunteer projects for the day include:

·         Volunteer at the Central Institute for the Deaf to assist with organizing the library and the computer room.

·         Help out at the second annual 5K Run/Walk sponsored by Family Resource Center’s  Junior Advocacy Board

·         Join the United Way’s GenNext for their volunteer project at the St. Louis Food Bank.

·         Work at Hostelling International’s Century Ride helping with registration, food, and rest stops for the cyclists.

·         Have fun in the garden with I Squared, the International Institute’s young friends group as they prepare their garden for summer veggies.  

 

 

5/16

Macklind Days Festival

11AM to 8PM

Macklind Ave between Devonshire & Nottingham Streets

FREE to attend

 

Join the businesses of the ‘SOHA” (South Hampton) neighborhood to celebrate the first annual Macklind Days Festival. Attractions include “Food & Beverage” Area, “Meet & Greet Area” with non-food vendors and businesses, “City & Historical Area”, Live Entertainment, Children’s Art Activities Tent, Fire Department Safe House, Old Time Game Area, Washers Tournament, Watermelon Eating & Seed Spitting Contests and Pie Eating Contest.  

 

5/16

“Uncorked” – A Cause For The Paws:

The St. Charles Humane Society

12PM to 3PM

Wine Country Gardens

2711 South Hwy 94

Defiance, MO

Tickets: $25 or reserved table of 8 for $240

For more information, call Linda Schulz at 314-497-7087 or 636-949-9918

 

Courtney Landrum of the Y98 morning show hosts this benefit for the animals of the St. Charles Humane Society. Enjoy wine and beer tastings, food, music, raffle and silent auction items.

 

5/19

River City Professionals

Skybox Sports Bar & Grill

800 N. 3rd Street on the Landing

5:30PM to 9PM

RSVP at www.rivercityprofessionals.org

 

Mingle, meet and have fun with other St. Louis young professionals. No dues, no entrance fees, no presentations to sit through. This month’s non-profit spotlight is on the Girl Scouts.

 

5/30

FloraDora Kicks Off May 30th: Professor Plum Goes to the Circus!

FloraDora

Centene Center for the Arts

3547 Olive Street

St. Louis, MO 63103

For more info, click here or call 314.289.4043.

Plum attire encouraged!

 

Start out at the Centene Center for delectables provided by St. Louis area restaurants & cocktails and plum ‘tini’s.  Enjoy a selection of silent auction packages from St. Louis-area businesses. At 8:30, caravan over to the big top.  There will be a live auction featuring once-in a lifetime items like walking the high wire with the Flying Wallendas and dinner with Nino the Clown.  This is followed by a sneak peak of this year’s performance “Medrano.”  The evening concludes with dancing in the center ring.

 www.circusflora.org