The Little Fir Tree
Date: 12/22/2008 – 12/23/2008
Location: The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, Browning Mainstage at the Loretto-Hilton Center
Tickets: (314) 968-4925
Website: www.repstl.org
Truly a classic for the holidays, this tale is sure to warm your heart in the cold, blustery winter. Small and separate, the little fir tree spends her days alone in a meadow, hoping for a friend. Just when she is beginning to think her day will never come, the fir tree is chosen to help a sick little boy celebrate Christmas. Year after year the fir tree returns to the boy, and the friends learn that with time, hope and faith, miracles really do happen.
Little Women, The Musical
Date: 12/23/2008 – 12/28/2008
Location: The Roberts Orpheum
Time: 8:00 p.m. (23, 26-27); 2;00 p.m. (24, 27-28); 7:30 p.m. (28)
For more information call: (314) 588-0388
Website: www.robertsorpheum.com
Good 4 The Soul
Date: 12/26/2008 – 12/27/2008
Location: Jazz St. Louis in Grand Center
Time: 8:30 p.m. and 10:15 p.m.
Cost: $20.00 adults; $10.00 students
Tickets: (314) 534-1111
For more information call: (314) 531-1012
Website: www.jazzstl.org
Tickets Available Online – MetroTix
Schlafly Beer 17th Anniversary Party
Date: 12/26/2008 – 12/27/2008
Location: Schlafly Tap Room
Schlafly Beer celebrates its 16th Birthday by rolling back to their 1991 counterpart.
Raja’s Birthday
Date: 12/27/2008
Location: The Saint Louis Zoo in Forest Park
Time: 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
For more information call: (314) 781-0900
Website: www.stlzoo.org
The Saint Louis Zoo’s popular bull Asian elephant turns 16.
St. Louis Blues Hockey Game
Date: 12/27/2008
Location: Scottrade Center
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Tickets: (314) 421-4400
For more information call: (314) 622-5400
Website: www.stlouisblues.com
St. Louis Blues vs. San Jose Sharks.
Tickets Available Online – TicketMaster
Storytelling in the History Museum Galleries – Penguin Party
Date: 12/27/2008
Location: The History Museum in Forest Park
Time: 1:00 p.m. for ages 10 and under
Cost: Free
For more information call: (314) 746-4599
Website: www.mohistory.org
Brrrr! It’s cold outside. Get cozy with some books about these winter-loving birds. An adult must accompany children.
Oz with Orchestra
Date: 12/27/2008 – 12/28/2008
Location: Powell Symphony Hall in Grand Center
Time: 7:30 p.m. (27); 3:00 p.m .(28)
Tickets: (314) 534-1700 or (314) 534-1111
For more information call: (800) 232-1880
Website: www.slso.org
We’re off to see the Wizard! The 1939 classic has been stunningly re-mastered and restored, and now, the wonderful Harold Arlen score will be played live by the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra,with David Robertson conducting.
St. Louis Blues Hockey Game
Date: 12/28/2008
Location: Scottrade Center
Time: 5:00 p.m.
Tickets: (314) 421-4400
For more information call: (314) 622-5400
Website: www.stlouisblues.com
St. Louis Blues vs. Anaheim Ducks.
Tickets Available Online – TicketMaster
Kwanzaa: Festival of the First Fruits
Date: 12/30/2008
Location: Missouri Botanical Garden Ridgway Visitor Center
Time: 12:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
For more information call: (314) 577-5100
Website: www.mobot.org
Kwanzaaa is a Swahili term that means “first fruits,” and this contemporary African-American holiday centers around the feast table of the harvest. A Kwanzaa ceremony highlights a day of storytelling, craft and jewelry displays and authentic African drumming and musical performances.
St. Louis Blues Hockey Game
Date: 12/30/2008
Location: Scottrade Center
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Tickets: (314) 421-4400
For more information call: (314) 622-5400
Website: www.stlouisblues.com
St. Louis Blues vs. New Jersey Devils.
Tickets Available Online – TicketMaster
First Night® St. Louis 2009: Kaleidoscope
Date: 12/31/2008
Location: Grand Center Arts & Entertainment District
Time: 5:30 p.m. – Midnight
For more information call: (314) 289-8121
Website: www.firstnightstl.org
A winter celebration featuring visual and performing arts, musicians, storytellers, dancers, magicians, actors, puppeteers and visual and media artists. Festivities kick-off at 5:30 p.m. with a grand procession leading the way to the main stage, located at the intersection of Grand Boulevard and Lindell Avenue, for the opening ceremony at 6:00 p.m. Children’s fireworks at 9:00 p.m. and Grand Fireworks at midnight.
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra New Year’s Eve Concert
Date: 12/31/2008
Location: Powell Symphony Hall in Grand Center
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Tickets: (314) 534-1700 or (314) 534-1111
For more information call: (800) 232-1880
Website: www.slso.org
A musical surprise party.
