St. Louis Official Visitors Guide 2009

Art Fair at Laumeier Laumeier Sculpture Park (314) 821-1209 www.laumeier.com Spring to Dance Festival Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center, (314) 534-6622 www.springtodance.com “The Merry Wives of Windsor” Shakespeare Festival of St. Louis Forest Park, (314) 531-9800 www.sfstl.com St. Louis Brewers Heritage Festival Forest Park www.stlbrewfest.com Annual Rib America Festival Soldiers Memorial Plaza Downtown St. Louis (314) 622-4550 www.ribamerica.com The Muny (season opens) Forest Park (314) 361-1900 www.muny.org PrideFest St. Louis Tower Grove Park (314) 772-8888 www.pridestl.org Sounds of the Station Concert Series St. Louis Union Station (314) 421-6699 www.stlouisunion station.com (314) 781-0900 www.stlzoo.org SEPTEMBER Missouri vs. Illinois State Farm Arch Rivalry Football Series Edward Jones Dome (314) 992-0637 www.stlouissports.org/ events Big Muddy Blues Festival Historic Laclede’s Landing (314) 241-5875 www.lacledeslanding.com Japanese Festival Missouri Botanical Garden (314) 577-5400 www.mobot.org Greater St. Louis Hispanic Festival Soldiers Memorial in downtown St. Louis (314) 837-6100 www.hispanicfestivalstl.com/ hispanicfair.htm St. Louis National Charity Hunter Jumper Horse Show National Equestrian Center in Lake Saint Louis (636) 938-4499 www.stlhorseshow.com Great Forest Park Balloon Glow and Balloon Race Central Field in Forest Park (between the Jewel Box and Steinberg Rink) (314) 993-2901 www.greatforestparkballoon race.com Taste of St. Louis Downtown St. Louis (314) 306-1162 www.tastestl.com Gateway Football Classic Edward Jones Dome (314) 621-1994 www.gatewayclassic.com Missouri Chili Cook-Off West Port Plaza (314) 576-7100 www.westportstl.com Historic Haunting at Thornhill Faust Park Historic Village (636) 532-7298 www.stlouisco.com/parks JULY “The Merry Widow (Die Lustige Witwe)” by Lehár Union Avenue Opera (314) 361-2881 www.unionavenueopera.org Annual Soulard Bastille Days Festival Historic Soulard neighborhood (314) 621-6226 www.soulardthecity.com VALERIE TOWNSEND m Saint Louis Art Fair 9/11/09–9/13/09 Downtown Clayton (314) 863-0278 www.saintlouisartfair.com Visual artists from across the country exhibit unique, high-quality artworks. SciFest: International Science Festival/St. Louis Saint Louis Science Center (314) 289-4400 www.slsc.org The Sheldon Folk Series The Sheldon Concert Hall in Grand Center (314) 533-9900 www.thesheldon.org Harvest Festival Shaw Nature Reserve (636) 451-3512 www.mobot.org o Fright Fest 10/02/09–10/31/09 Six Flags St. Louis (636) 938-5300 Ext. 289, www.sixflags.com Ghoulish good times throughout the Halloween-themed Six Flags St. Louis. St. Louis African Arts Festival World’s Fair Pavilion in Forest Park, (314) 935-9676 www.stlafricanartsfest.org Annual Gypsy Caravan Campus of University of Missouri–St. Louis (314) 286-4452 www.gypsycaravan-stl.org Opera Theatre of Saint Louis (season begins) Loretto–Hilton Center at Webster University (314) 961-0644 www.experienceopera.org AUGUST Downtown Restaurant Week Various restaurants in downtown St. Louis (314) 436-6500 www.downtownrestaurant week.net “Mary Poppins” The Fabulous Fox Theatre (314) 534-1678 www.fabulousfox.com Festival of Nations Tower Grove Park (314) 773-9090 www.iistl.org Missouri Black Expo America’s Center (314) 361-5572 www.missouriblackexpo.com Jungle Boogie—Friday Night Concert Series Saint Louis Zoo NOVEMBER St. Louis Jewish Book Festival Jewish Community Center (314) 442-3299 www.stljewishbook festival.org St. Louis International Film Festival Area theaters and universities, (314) 367-3378 www.cinemastlouis.org The Official St. Louis Visitors Guide 19 JUNE Taste of Clayton Shaw Park in Clayton (314) 290-8508 www.ci.clayton.mo.us (800) 916-0092 OCTOBER Historic Shaw Art Fair Shaw Neighborhood www.shawartfair.com http://www.stlzoo.org http://www.laumeier.com http://www.muny.org http://www.stlouisco.com/parks http://www.pridestl.org http://www.springtodance.com http://www.stlouissports.org/events http://www.stlouisunionstation.com http://www.lacledeslanding.com http://www.sfstl.com http://www.mobot.org http://www.stlbrewfest.com http://www.unionavenueopera.org http://www.hispanicfestivalstl.com/hispanicfair.htm http://www.ribamerica.com http://www.soulardthecity.com http://www.saintlouisartfair.com http://www.sixflags.com http://www.stlhorseshow.com http://www.slsc.org http://www.greatforestparkballoonrace.com http://www.stlafricanartsfest.org http://www.thesheldon.org http://www.downtownrestaurantweek.net http://www.tastestl.com http://www.mobot.org http://www.gypsycaravan-stl.org http://www.fabulousfox.com http://www.gatewayclassic.com http://www.iistl.org http://www.stljewishbookfestival.org http://www.experienceopera.org http://www.westportstl.com http://www.missouriblackexpo.com http://www.ci.clayton.mo.us http://www.shawartfair.com http://www.cinemastlouis.org

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St. Louis Official Visitors Guide 2009 Contents St. Louis Thrives Must-See St. Louis All-Star History Pujols Family Foundation Calendar of Events Family Fun St. Louis' Friendly Environment Urban Melting Pot Fashion Direct Route 66 Architecture Tour Cultural Connections Day Trips Iconic St. Louisans Attractions My St. Louis: Russ Mitchell My St. Louis: Christina Machamber My St. Louis: Ridley Pearson Sports My St. Louis: Naam Pruitt Music, Dance & Theatre Outdoor Recreation My St. Louis: Christine Brewer Shopping Dining Nightlife St. Louis Beer History My St. Louis: Nelly Accommodations Campgrounds & RV Resorts Bed & Breakfast Getting Around Visitor Services Maps Advertiser Index 2009 St. Louis Meeting Planner Guide

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