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Fifth Annual 24 Hours of Yoga a New Year’s Eve Celebration!

Who: It’s time once again to come out for the Fifth Annual 24 Hours of Yoga New Years

Eve Celebration! Marbles is hosting a rare opportunity to spend New Year's Eve into New Year's Day in the healthiest ways possible for you and the planet with a 24 hour schedule of back to back yoga classes. There will be ongoing classes with teachers volunteering

from yoga studios from around the St. Louis area, teaching for 24 continuous hours. This has become a very fun and popular event!

Meet Jeffrey Carter: The New Artistic Director of the Gateway Men’s Chorus

By: Joan Lipkin

It’s a big deal when a new artistic director comes to town. When the artistic director is Dr. Jeffrey Richard Carter and joins the Gateway Men’s Chorus, now in its 22nd season, it’s a very big deal. Carter’s considerable credentials include a Doctorate of Musical Arts degree in Choral Conducting from the University of Kansas, and a Master of Arts degree in Vocal Performance from the University of Central Missouri.

Tony Sandler in Chevalier-Maurice & Me

 Tony Sandler finishes the CSTL Fall season November 13-14 at The Sheldon with "Chevalier-Maurice & Me."  Neither caricature nor impersonation, this show is a heartfelt homage to this widely-admired  entertainer.  This is a terrific and touching show.  It has been the  subject of a PBS special and DVD, and contains the charm and savoir  faire that Maurice himself brought to film and stage.  Hear Gigi and many of the songs that Chevalier made famous, in a compelling and  dramatic revue of his life and work.

Tony Sandler plays for two nights only- Thu. Nov.13 at 8:00 p.m. and Fri. Nov. 14 at 8:00 p.m.  For individual tickets, go here.  The Sheldon's Web site is here.

Miss Gay America 2009

By: Colin Murphy

Senior Writer

      The Show-Me State provided the jewel in the crown at the final night of the 37th annual Miss Gay America (MGA) pageant held in St. Louis as three former Miss Gay Missouri’s were chosen to compete in the top ten, including a triumphant Victoria DePaula from Kansas City, who clinched the coveted national title.

     MGA, the oldest and most celebrated female impersonation pageant of its kind was held at the Millennium Hotel downtown Oct. 8-12, 2008. Sometimes called “the boys pageant,” MGA requires all of its contestants remain male in every sense. Hence, no hormones or surgical augmentation is allowed below the neck.

Join the American Mustache Institute in paying homage to mustached Americans at 'Stache Bash 2008. The event features an open bar, fire dancing group Sturdygurlesque and musical entertainment by The Takedown, Vijoy Rao & The Removers, and Hazard To Ya Booty. Costumes are preferred, and everyone gets a mustache at the door.

St. Louis Fashion Week kicked off on October 7 at the Contemporary Art Museum with Project: Design! Tuesday night’s runway showcased local St. Louis designers and set the tone for a week of fashionable partying. The Contemporary was a great choice of venue for the opening event. The center gallery was transformed into the stomping ground for the latest and greatest of St. Louis design and a party place for fashion’s adoring fans. DJ’s peering down from the top balcony blasted bass-heavy electronica that, along with the 20-somethings sipping Grey Goose and Red Bull, made the space feel more like we were already at the after-party than at a fashion show.

Tuesday’s show had an environmental spin to it, as it was sponsored in part by Ameren UE’s Pure Power program, which supplied all of the (wind) power for the event. The runway also had a taste of environmentally and financially sustainable living with the Goodwill Industries’ green fashion show, which creatively combined pieces found at Goodwill stores to create some looks that were high-fashion and some that were wearable, and all on the cheap.

Come paint by the numbers with SCOSAG! The Saint Louis City Open Studio and Gallery (SCOSAG) will kick off the holiday season with another great party: PAINT BY NUMBERS on Friday, October 10, 2008 for an interactive art experience, recreating some of the most famous paintings in history with outlines, numbers with coordinating colors, paint and brushes and you fill in the numbers. just like the activity you did as a child!

Tammy White of Sole and Blues Boutiques launches latest store concept: "G'Sell."

More about Tammy and her new store:

After a three-year hiatus, the Olympus Theatre is re-opening in 2009. The following is from their press release. It includes showtimes, dates and the first "Mount Olympus Mixer." See below:

After a three year absence from regular theatre performance (not counting a couple special events here and there) in St. Louis, Olympus Theatre is proud to announce a return to the stage in 2009 with four productions and two cabaret shows in a permanent location!

Unfortunately, the well-regarded Hydeware Theatre is closing its doors. Below is the heartfelt e-mail sent out by the fine folks at Hydeware:

Hello, all past and present Hydeware supporters. I hope this letter finds you all doing well.