A Death in the Family: Death and Mourning in the 19th Century

Time	Sunday, October 17 · 12:00pm - 5:00pm
Location	Chatillon DeMenil Mansion 3352 DeMenil Place (at Cherokee) Saint Louis, MO
More Info	Please join us for an afternoon of quiet contemplation at the Chatillon-DeMenil Mansion on Sunday October 17 from noon to five o’clock as we observe the ritual of 19th Century mourning. Exhibits featuring Victorian embalming & funeral practices, postmortem photography, mourning clothing & customs, hair-work jewelry, gravestone rubbings & many other death related artifacts from the Victorian Era. Admission is $10 per guest. Tarot card readings are $10. The café shall be well supplied, the cooks the best obtainable and the staff attentive and unobtrusive.

Monthly Artist Networking Meeting Wednesday October 6

All are welcome to meet with other area artists, learn about upcoming opportunities for artists and
SUBMIT ARTWORK for the Autumn Group Show.  Details and submittal form can be found at www.artdimensions.org

WHERE:  ArtD Gallery & Studios @ 2720 Cherokee St.
WHEN:  Wed. Oct 6, 7pm-9pm
FREE!!!!!!!!

Special Feature:  "Free Dirt" - a short film by area film maker Jim Klenn will be screened (24 min.)

Free Dirt
To get off the couch and back into the good graces of his wife (and back into their bed), Jerry the cheapskate only has to do one simple thing – find some free dirt.


Two years in the making, Free Dirt is a 24-minute movie based on a true story (aren't they all?). It was possible thanks to the generosity of LOTS of people – from professional actors, crew and musicians, to location owners, friends, an understanding wife, and a number of serendipitous events. Shot in Belleville, IL and North St. Louis, Free Dirt features the music of two awesome local bands – Free Dirt (yeah, "Free Dirt") and Tight Pants Syndrome. Jim Klenn wrote, directed and produced the movie, prompting him to consider having someone else to produce his next movie project. And maybe get a director, too. And possibly a writer.                          

EOTO@ 2720 in St. Louis, MO 11/2

Time	Tuesday, November 2 at 8:00pm - November 3 at 1:00am
Location	2720 2720 Cherokee St Saint Louis, MO
More Info	18+ $15 www.2720cherokee.com

http://www.eotomusic.com/

boog at Foam

Time
Saturday, October 23 · 9:00pm - 11:30pm

Location
Foam Coffee + Beer
3359 S. Jefferson (Cherokee & Jefferson)
Saint Louis, MO


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'Sounds like Dylan, if he was a pirate.' --Cary Ann Hearst

From Philadelphia to Foam comes boog with a slew of comparisons to artists such as Dylan, Tom Waits, Elvis Costello, Nick Cave and Leonard Cohen. Just a little to live up to, eh? See how this youngster stacks up at Foam in St. Louis.


boog on MySpace Music

Kristina Darling and Benjamin Moeller-Gaa poetry reading at The Firecracker Press

Poetry Readings at The Firecracker Press (POETRY01). Join us for an exciting hybrid of poetry and printing. SATURDAY October 16th we’ll host readings of two St. Louis poets, Kristina Darling and Benjamin Moeller-Gaa. While they read we’ll be setting up and printing a broadside of their finest work on our antique presses. What’s more, you get one of these hand-printed works of art for the price of admission!
ONLY $5 per person. Space is limited, so reserve your seat today.
Saturday, October 16th at 2 PM at The Firecracker Press.
Address:
2838 Cherokee Street
Saint Louis, MO 63118
Phone: (314) 776-7271

Click here to reserve a spot.

Grand Opening Celebration-St. Louis Curio Shoppe

Time	Saturday, October 9 · 10:00am - 10:00pm
Location	St. Louis Curio Shoppe 2301 Cherokee St
More Info	Come celebrate with us! We're having a Grand Opening party! The St. Louis Curio Shoppe sells and consigns goods from local businesses, authors, crafters, musicians and artists. Celebrating St. Louis by supporting the community, promoting local businesses and sharing unique St. Louis history. Now that we've been open long enough for the dust to settle, it's time to kick up our heels. The merriment will continue from morning till night. Stop in anytime!

Tiny Content at Snowflake

Time	Saturday, October 9 · 7:00pm - 10:00pm
Location	Snowflake 3156 Cherokee Street Saint Louis, MO
More Info	We present to you an evening of art at Snowflake. Bevin Early brings together four artists who rally against conclusions and favor indeterminate frontiers. Using Susan Sontag's "Against Interpretation" as a starting point, Early values the direct empathic experience of artwork and rejects overly packaged and taxidermied institutional art show experiences. As much a manifesto for her space Snowflake as it is a gathering of artists she simply loves, Tiny Content gives you something pleasurable, awkward, and ultimately human. Featured Artists: John Early Peter Pranschke Mike Schuh Dan Solberg

Call for Art: Autumn Group Show at ArtD Gallery @ 2720

The Autumn Group Show is an un-themed group exhibition open to all works by local artists.

AGS will exhibit October 15th, 2010 – November 27th 2010. It will be held at ArtD Gallery & Studios @ 2720. There will be a juried exhibition, two nights of opening reception with live art, food and music.
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Calendar:
October 6th – Networking meeting 7 pm—submissions drop off
October 9th – Drop off deadline
October 15th – Opening reception night 1
October 16th- Opening reception night 2
November 27th- Show closes / art pick begins
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Fees
• Members: $ 5 submit fee, $10 Show fee | $15 total
• NonMembers: $ 10 submit fee, $20 Show fee | $30 total

http://www.artdimensions.org/ags/

Down Economy: Listener Appreciation Show

Time	Friday, October 8 at 8:00pm - October 9 at 1:00am
Location	2720 Cherokee 2720 Cherokee St. Saint Louis, MO
More Info	We have heard you loud and clear, times are tough and going out is getting expensive, especially when there is a cover, so 4 bands have got together to give you what you want, a FREE show (there is a $3 surcharge for people under 21, sorry no way around that.) We hope to see everyone out enjoying the music and the collective energy. Line-up: For the Colony: http://www.myspace.com/forthecolony Rhum Boogie: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Rhum-Boogie/112744962075883 So Much Closer: http://www.facebook.com/SoMuchCloserMusic The Muldoons: http://www.reverbnation.com/artist/fb_share/932167?deep_link=audio.4933887 Doors open at 8pm. It is a 18+ show, there is no cover, but there is a $3 surcharge for guests under 21. *Purchase your tickets in advance w/ no service fees at http://shop.loyalfamily.com/ http://loyalfamily.com/ http://2720cherokee.com/

RFT Best of 2010 list salutes Cherokee Street once again

A couple of years ago, The Riverfront Times awarded Cherokee Street with its Best Mile of St. Louis distinction.  They were right then, and Cherokee continues to earn mentions in the RFT.

The Best of St. Louis 2010 Awards have been posted for this year and once again there are more than a couple of Cherokee-related honorees.

Congratulations are in order for the following awards:

Best Place for Belly Laugh: The Improv Trick
Best Art Gallery to Die in the Past Year:  Boots Contemporary Art (sorry to see you go, Boots!)
Best Arts Organization: Sloup
Best New Band:  Sleepy Kitty
Best Local Artist:  Sarah Paulsen
Best Parade:  People's Joy Parade on Cherokee Street
Best St. Louis-Inspired Wordplay:  STL-Style
Best Junk Store: Cranky Yellow
Best New Club:  2720 Cherokee
Best Place to Slow Dance: Casa Loma Ballroom
Best Trend:  "Up with the St. Louis music scene!" is the award recipient here -- with mentions of Foam and 2720 as fab places to hear and see music.


That is quite a lot of kick-assery, Cherokee art folk!  Well done!  (Hope I didn't miss anyone -- if I did please let me know in the comments!)

Daydream Lullaby CD/Photo Release

Time	Saturday, October 2 · 7:00pm - 10:00pm
Location	Fort Gondo Compound for the Arts 3151 Cherokee Street Saint Louis, MO
More Info	A listening party for Eric Ryszkiewicz's daydream lullaby "sleep | wake | delete" EP, photography from the record, and a few live sets of works in progress. Tracks on "sleep | wake | delete" were recorded using up to 12 layers of sparse, effects-laden guitar work. The CD packaging includes a meticulously hand-crafted 34 page booklet with silk-screened covers, and contains twenty-two high quality black and white photographic prints. Large format prints will be on display and available at the show. And naturally, there will be snacks. Also: The EP will be available as well, and is currently for sale through stirrup pants chapbooks at All Along Press. Short previews of each track are available on myspace (http://www.myspace.com/daydreamlullaby).

Pezzettino wsg/Wolfgang Schaefer at Foam

Time	Saturday, September 25 · 9:00pm - 11:30pm
Location	Foam Coffee and Beer 3359 S. Jefferson (Cherokee & Jefferson) Saint Louis, MO
More Info	Come see accordion-slinging chanteuse Pezzettino (a.k.a. Margaret Stutt) and indie folk artist Wolfgang Schaefer.

- Medusa's Craft Menagerie -

Time	Saturday, October 23 · 10:00am - 10:00pm
Location	UPPER WEST CHEROKEE ST. LOUIS, MO (Fort Gondo, The Archive, Peridot, STL Style House, Snowflake Gallery, Cherokee peach, etc...) Upper-West Cherokee Saint Louis, MO
More Info	- MEDUSA'S CRAFT MENAGERIE - THIS UNIQUE BLEND OF CREATIVE ARTISTS WILL THRILL YOU WITH THEIR AMAZING TALENTS! COME PERUSE THE MENAGERIE OF EXCEPTIONALLY UNIQUE CRAFT ITEMS AND STOCK UP FOR THE WINTER GIFT GIVING SEASON SOON TO COME... ARCHIVE - STYLE HOUSE - PERIDOT - FORT GONDO- SN0WFLAKE - CHEROKEE PEACH CRAFT YOUR HEAD OFF!!! - THIS IS A HEADS UP! - LOOKING FOR MORE ROCK STAR CRAFTERS FOR OUR KICK ASS CRAFT SHOW! For booth availability and information, contact Mia at Peridot - email events(at)peridot-stl(dot)com THANK YOU...

Where to find all things St. Louis on Cherokee Street

Have you been to St. Louis Curio Shoppe yet?  Don't make the same mistake I did by taking my sweet time in getting over there.  The doors have been open to the public for several weeks, although the official grand-opening event isn't until Saturday, October 9, 2010.   

Run by pals Kristin and Kristin, the store carries a wide variety of St. Louis-made and -related goods, but this is anything other than a typical souvenir store.  From locally made peanut butter to replica Coral Courts keychains there's something for everyone.

St. Louis Curio Shoppe is supportive of arts and crafts and has adorable offbeat potholders and beautifully made cutting boards and earrings and books on all things St. Louis.  There are greeting cards and coasters and t-shirts.  All made locally -- several by people and businesses along Cherokee.  (full disclosure:  I have several photos for sale there but this has nothing to do with why I'm encouraging you to head to the store.)

By the way, are you a local musician?  If you've got a CD you'd like to bring by, Kristin and Kristin would be happy to give you a listen.  They're actively seeking to carry local music.  Why not see if yours would be a good fit for the store?

I wish I'd stopped in sooner but I'm glad I've stopped in now.  So many birthday and Christmas presents are going to come from this place!

St. Louis Curio Shoppe is just a fantastic idea.  Great work, Kristins!  


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STLSSS Presents: The Bronzed Chorus, Family Might and Kid Counselor

Time	Friday, September 24 · 9:00pm - 11:30pm
Location	APOP Records 2831 Cherokee Street Saint Louis, MO
More Info	Like all STLSSS shows, beer is FREE with admission. Tell your friends. http://www.myspace.com/thebronzedchorus http://www.myspace.com/familymight http://www.myspace.com/kidcounselormusic