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Foundry Art Centre Spring Calendar

Foundry Art Centre Spring Calendar

EXHIBITIONS

Gallery I, II & III – Faith Ringgold: American Quilts
Opens Friday, March 2 – June 1, 2012

Admission: $5/general public - admission is free for FAC members.
Open for viewing during normal FAC hours.
Internationally recognized African American artist Faith Ringgold began her artistic career more than 35 years ago as a painter. Today, she is best known for her painted story quilts-- art that combines painting, quilted fabric, and storytelling. Faith Ringgold: American Quilts features Ms. Ringgold's work including story quilts, color etchings, acrylic paintings, silkscreen prints, soft sculptures, and tankas. Art created by students relating to the Faith Ringgold November workshop at the FAC will also be displayed during the exhibition.

In today's multicultural society, Ms. Ringgold's work carries an important message: "We don't all have to be alike, and that for people to be different is wonderful and fine."

Cinderella Project Of St. Louis

There's  a young women somewhere dreaming  of being a princess at an upcoming  prom. Some area teens don’t have the means to purchase a new dress for prom. Hope is on the way! The Cinderella Project and the Community Council of St. Louis are  making dreams come true.“ I really deserve to go to  the prom,that's the one day that during high school  a young girl can be a princess," said one high school senior.

During prom season  the Cinderella Project provides  dresses to 150 girls from the metro area who received a free gown, custom alterations and gifts of hairdos and makeovers for the day of their prom.
 
With the wave of a wand,  the Cinderella project  and the  Community Council  of St. Louis has collected hundreds  of new and gently worn dresses  .

2nd Annual MO’ Cowbell Half Marathon Set

2nd Annual MO’ Cowbell Half Marathon Set

A date has been set and registration is now underway for the Second Annual MO’ Cowbell Half Marathon scheduled for 8:30 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 7, 2012 in historic St. Charles, event officials announced.

Organized by the civic group Partners for Progress (PfP) in cooperation with Big River Running Company, the MO’ Cowbell Half Marathon made its debut in 2011 and met its capacity with 1,500 runners. This year the event is expected to draw 4,000 or more participants.

Repeating last year’s success, amenities will again include long-sleeve tech race shirts, individual finisher medals, a souvenir cowbell, post-race band, live up-to-the-second finisher results and two in-race split times provided by Big River Race Management.

The 13.1 mile MO' Cowbell Half Marathon will feature a similar runner-friendly course, with limited elevation changes and a scenic tour highlighting the best of the city of St. Charles.

Javier Mendoza in Concert at the Foundry Art Centre

Javier Mendoza in Concert at the Foundry Art Centre

Don't miss singer-songwriter, guitarist, and storyteller - and one of St. Louis' favorite musical artists - Javier Mendoza, at his LIVE performance tomorrow night at the Foundry Art Centre.

Movie Night: Dolphin Tale

Movie Night: Dolphin Tale

Saturday, March 17, 2012

6:30pm until 9:30pm

Join us for the first family movie night of 2012!

Doors open at 6:30 p.m. at Station #1, 1 Timberbrook Dr. and Dolphin Tale starts at 7 p.m.

Central County Community Outreach will provide complimentary popcorn, hot dogs and soda.

Admission is free, but everyone who is able to is encouraged to bring a non-perishable food item that will be donated to a local food bank.

For more information: http://www.centralcountyfire.org/businesses-mobile/40-business/251-movie...

Young Artists Workshop For Middle & High School Students

Young Artists Workshop For Middle & High School Students
Saint Charles Riverfront Arts (SCRA) is hosting a free “Young Artists Workshop” program series for St. Charles middle and high school students, in conjunction with their upcoming 2012 Spring ArtWalk event - April 27-29, 2012.      The inaugural “Young Artists Workshop” series will be held from 6:30 until 8:30 pm weekly on Tuesday evenings at The Grand Opera House, located at 311 North Main Street in Historic St. Charles, Missouri, beginning Tuesday, March 20 and running through Tuesday, April 24, 2012. Students may choose from drawing, painting or sculpture sessions led by Lindenwood University art education students and alumni, along with professional "working" artists (see the attached news release for additional details.)

Andrew Peterson To Perform At Zion Lutheran Church, St. Charles

Andrew Peterson To Perform At Zion Lutheran Church, St. Charles

Date: Sunday, March 18, 2012
Showtime: 6:00 pm
Tickets: $15.00/Adults, $10.00/Students grades 1-8’
Tickets available at the church or www.itickets.com

Location: Zion Lutheran Church
3866 Harvester Road
St. Charles, MO 63304
636-441-7425

This multi-talented artist continues to build a larger and more dedicated fanbase as proven with his 2011 single, “Dancing In The Minefields,” that went Top Ten on the AC Indicator chart and the video had over 700,000 views online.

Last summer, Peterson was the closing act on the highly popular Music City Roots in Nashville and received a standing ovation from the mainly Country/Americana audience.