Summer Fun: Your guide to events and arts as St. Louis heats up
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Summer Fun: Your guide to events and arts as St. Louis heats up
In the summer, St. Louis comes out to play.
Why not? It’s hot. It’s humid. School is out. And there are so many things to do.
We’re talking popular music of every conceivable variety. We’re talking classical music, from ensembles to orchestral to operatic. We’re talking a season packed full of theater. We’re talking festivals and parades and even championship powerboat races.
We’re not even talking about the Cardinals. Let’s not talk about the Cardinals, OK?
The point is that there are countless fun things to do throughout the St. Louis area from Memorial Day to Labor Day — as many things to do as there are days in the summer.
What follows are lists of many performances and shows and activities and events and you can try. Many, but not all. Not nearly all.
Make this the year you do something new.
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Here is where to find summer fun at museums, the Zoo and the like.
Greek, Irish, African and Pagan festivals are all on tap, along with fairs, strawberry and horseradish festivals and plenty of Pride events.
What shows are you checking out this summer?
Between them, Union Avenue Opera and Opera Theatre St. Louis will be staging six operas and one musical this summer.
Every generation has something to look forward to this summer with Chicago, Barry Manilow, Alanis Morisette, Vampire Weekend and Tate McRae rolling through town.
Are you ready for some movies this summer? There’s action-adventure, romance, horror, franchises and anniversary re-releases of some of your f…
