Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Sendak has died at age 83. Tell us your memories of reading his books—especially "Where the Wild Things Are."
My two children are well above the age when they'd sit still for their mother and father reading a book to them. It won't be that many years before they have their own children. They'll be doing the reading. And I have no doubt that Maurice Sendak's "Where the Wild Things Are" will be among the books they crack open and recite. On Tuesday, we learned that the author of perhaps one of the most famous children's books of all time had died at the age of 83. The New York Times' report said the author had died from complications after a recent stroke. Writers have lauded Sendak's worth, but in particular his ability to craft children's stories out of what might have been considered "untraditional" — monsters "roaring their terrible roars" and "…
Friday, May 4, 2012
Today is Star Wars Day, and your trusty editors talk about what a galaxy far, far away means to them. Share your best 'Star Wars' memories.
May the Fourth be with you! It might not be an official holiday, but for millions of Star Wars fans, it is a chance to reflect on the mythology that has grown so close to our heart. We wanted to share our memories and reflections on Star Wars, and maybe inspire you to do the same. Leave us a comment below, or click the "Upload Photos and Videos" button to share an image of a Star Wars costume, toy, midnight release or anything else. No picture is too nerdy. (But pictures do need to conform to Patch's terms of use policy.) Here's are some memories from your trusty editors from around St. Louis Patchland, and be sure to click through the photos of an original 1977 Star Wars press kit! The newsroom was all abuzz back in 1977 when press …
Monday, April 30, 2012
These students and performances were nominated for a Cappies Award — the Tony Award for high school theater.
High school theater performers from Nerinx Hall dominated the nominations for the Cappies Awards — the high school equivalent of the Tony Awards on Broadway. The list came out today with nominees from plays and musicals throughout the St. Louis and St. Charles county areas. The awards will be announced at the annual Cappies gala on May 19, at 6 p.m., at the Pillsbury Chapel and Dale Williams Fine Arts Center on the campus of Missouri Baptist University. Parkway Central High School earned 22 nominations for productions of Don't Drink The Water and The Diary Of Anne Frank. Pattonville High School garnered 9 for contributions to Arsenec and Old Lace, The Music Man, The awards span 40 categories, ranging from best musical and play to best …
Monday, April 23, 2012
Judi Diamond and Kate Frisina will be featured on Nick Jr. reality series.
A pair of Creve Coeur women are going Hollywood. Judi Diamond and Kate Frasina have been given the go-ahead for a series on the cable network Nick Jr. Nick Jr., an off-shoot of Nickolodeon, released this announcement in February about the series, which is tentatively titled The Judi & Kate Show: A real-life, modern-day Laverne and Shirley, these two mom video bloggers have a lot to say, and the worldwide web is listening. The Judi & Kate Show is a show within a show, going inside their world for their own unique take on motherhood. Diamond and Kate Frisina founded the blog, LipsticknLaundry.com in 2007, serving as inspiration for the series. Diamond joined WIL 92.3 Radio last year as producer of “The Cornbread Morning Show”. In a press …
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
Third annual Ladue District Choral Festival a splendid performance all the way around.
One thing that can bond the Ladue School District together is a love of singing. For the third consecutive year, the halls were alive with music as hundreds of choral participants strutted their stuff at the annual Ladue School District Choral Festival. An overflow crowd filled the new performance center at Ladue Horton Watkins High School on Tuesday night. Ladue’s Choral Director Thomas Lowery couldn’t be happier, watching the seats fill up prior to the start of the performance. “This is a great showcase for our vocal students. They love to perform on the stage here at Ladue High,” he said. Directing the event was Dr. Jeffrey Carter, native Missourian and chairman of the music department at Webster University. Doctor Carter is a conductor…
Friday, February 10, 2012
Vocalist Christi Jon Bye and Jazz Quartet Give Free Concert at St. Timothy’s Church
The very talented jazz vocalist Christi Jon Bye, backed up by an outstanding jazz quartet, featuring Carolbeth True on piano, David True on drums, Glen Smith on bass and Larry Johnson on sax are performing Saturday at St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church at 808 Mason Road, just south of Olive. The same group recently filled the Second Baptist Church at Clayton Road and McKnight as part of that church’s jazz series. Carolbeth True, an adjunct professor of piano at Webster University and Bye are regulars at the Sheldon’s morning jazz series. Johnson, a Catholic school music educator and an adjunct professor at Lindenwood University performs throughout the Midwest with the groups Fantasy, Wild, Cool and Swinging and The Charlie B Group. This is a …
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Patch talks one-on-one with Chris Bandi.
Chris Bandi can now tell the world what he's known for weeks and months. The 2008 Chaminade College Prep graduate earned a "golden ticket" during American Idol auditions in June, but was eliminated on the second day of what's known as "Hollywood Week" on the popular singing reality show. Read: Is Chaminade Grad Ready For Idol Worship? Because of the sheer number of contestants on the show, viewers in St. Louis and around the country would have to have been watching extremely close to know that the Chesterfield native-turned University of Mississippi Senior made it that far. Bandi was not featured in this week's programs but he was able to confirm on his Facebook page that his time on the show came to an end in episodes which were shot in …
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Chris Bandi made it out of the St. Louis audition and into Hollywood Week on the popular FOX network program.
St. Louis already has a track record when it comes to producing success on FOX's American Idol. Nikko Smith, son of the legendary St. Louis Cardinals shortsop and Carrie Underwood, who caught the eye of judges here, are proof of that. Now, a Chaminade College Prep graduate is about to see if he has what it takes as the latest season of the talent search contest enters "Hollywood Week" Wednesday and Thursday. Chris Bandi, a 2008 Chaminade graduate, didn't end up in the episode dedicated to the St. Louis audition. But his version of Walking in Memphis was enough to earn a "golden ticket" to Hollywood. In this video posted by Idol producers, Bandi talks about how he first got into singing as a 4 year-old dressed up as Elvis for Halloween. In …
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
The pieces could be replaced by others from the Laumeier Sculpture Park.
After almost a year on display at the Creve Coeur Government Center, a pair of Felipe Linares paper mache sculptures in the lobby on loan from the Laumeier Sculpture Park were taken down Tuesday. Read: Sculptures On Loan And On Display In Creve Coeur See: City of Creve Coeur Arts Commission The display has been part of a larger effort to encourage art in the community. The city recently formed an Arts Commission, which will also explore the idea of a second loan arrangement for different works from Laumeier in addition to other responsibilities, including advising city leaders on how art could be commissioned and funded, as well as how art factors into development.
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Wednesday, January 4, 2012
'Welcome To Shirley' made its world debut Tuesday night.
Some young filmmakers with ties to the Creve Coeur area probably did what anyone in show business would love to do Tuesday night: celebrate a sold out crowd at a world premiere. Welcome To Shirley, which, according to the film's website, "addresses and satirizes the quirkiness of the family unit, as well as the small-town environment, but on a deeper level it confronts complex ideas of bereavement, familial rivalry, and how hard it can be to stay together as things are falling apart," hit the big screen for the first time Tuesday at the Tivoli Theatre in University City. The film is the work of Joe Weil and Blake Lawrence (Ladue Horton Watkins High School graduates), and Paul Brick (Parkway North graduate), among others, and was shot and …
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Loved to use this story in my KG classroom over the years; the children loved the idea of monsters who were manageable and fun:-) We also loved "Chicken Soup With Rice" and "Pierre." I remember I had the books AND the recordings to go with--we'd sing and sing! more ›