Tonight @ FOAM

Posted by Cherokee St. News on December 18, 2009 | 1 Comment

Melt2 musical experiences at Foam tonight. Jon Hardy/the Public at 9pm followed by Melt spinning tunes & projecting an eclectic set of music videos from your favorite bands of yesterday and tomorrow as well as new original material.

All for one low, easy on the pocketbook price of $0!

This Weekend at 2720 Cherokee

Posted by Cherokee St. News on December 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment

FRIDAY:

Garaj Mahal w/ Teddy Presberg & The Red Note Revivalists @ 2720 Cherokee. Excellence in jazz/funk/jam vibrations. Get your tickets now and save $2 at http://shop.loyalfamily.com 18+ $8adv/$10dos 9pm-1am

SATURDAY:

Messy Jiverson + Team Relevance “Double Music Release” @ 2720 Cherokee. Check out this video by Chris Wehling of Messy at R&R Music Labs earlier this month… see you this weekend! 18+ ($8 in advance / $10 day of show) 9pm-1am
*tickets still available at http://shop.loyalfamily.com

Holiday Party At Black Bear

Posted by Cherokee St. News on December 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment

Holiday Party At Black Bear Bakery
Sunday December 20, 2009 6pm

Food: We will make some food feel free to bring a dish
Drinks: Coffee/Tea available, BYOB.
Gifts: White Elephant Gift Exchange. Find something in your house, that you can part with but also something someone might want, wrap it nicely and put it on thepile.
Who…’s Invited? Bakers, ex-Bakers, Family, Friends. Santa’s Elves, Spread the word.

Cherokee Real Winter Preparation Day

Posted by Cherokee St. News on December 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment

realCherokee Real Winter preparation day for the public art garden.  Stop by and help out with  . . .
- building a kiosk for neighborhood announcements
- digging in more bulbs
- cleaning beds

Saturday Dec. 19th 11am to 1pm.
2647 Cherokee Street

Fire in the 3300 block of Missouri

Posted by Cherokee St. News on December 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment

Early morning fire on Missouri just north of Cherokee.

http://www.ksdk.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=192078&catid=3

Jon Conover – Live at the Stable Saturday 12/19

Posted by Brad Wheeling on December 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment

He blew the doors of the place last month and now he’s back. Singer/Song writer from Chicago performs from 10p – 1a. No Cover. The Stable 1821 Cherokee

CAMP’S Funky Holiday Fiesta : Sunday 12/13

Posted by Ben West on December 10, 2009 | 1 Comment

campparty

5-9PM @ 3026 Cherokee Street (at Minnesota)

Come enjoy singing festive songs at the top of your lungs, watching a local holiday film made possible by CAMP’s support, and sh-sh-shaking your groove thang to “some the best of raw funk, soul, jazz, and world beats that even people with lead shoes will be dancing to….”

5pm: Celia’s Yuletide Express – a participatory singalong of your favorite Christmas tunes (or ones you hated on the radio, but love when you have jingliebells in your paw)
6pm: ATNAS AKINAH: The Adventures of Santa’s Daughter / An experimental video narrative — last ’09 showing in STL!
7pm: Hang out! Dance to the magic soul-moving tunes brought to you by DJ Funky Leroy (aka Spencer Musselman), make art, make friends, make….. IT happen!

Five Course German Beer Dinner

Posted by Brad Wheeling on December 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment

Title: Five Course German Beer Dinner
Location: The Stable 1821 Cherokee
Description: Hearty five course meal paired with our own craft beer.
Start Time: 18:30
Date: 2009-12-14
End Time: 20:30

See our web site for details www.thestablestl.com

Arts AND crafts on Cherokee Street — upcoming events

Posted by Hilary Hitchcock on December 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment

*This Thursday, December 10, Foam will host a craft night.  Bring your projects — knitting, sketching, etc. — and get your craft on.  The fun starts at 7:30.  Details here.

*Also at Foam, on Friday, December 18, Daniel Shown/Melt will be spinning music for your listening and dancing pleasure.  Get there by 9:00 p.m. so you can be sure to catch it all.  More information here.

Cherokee Print League Holiday Sale Recap

Posted by Eric Woods on December 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment

Missed the show? It was a great day… Here’s a slideshow recap courtesy of the RFT.

http://www.riverfronttimes.com/slideshow/view/28913724/1

Cherokee Street: South side melting pot

Posted by Cherokee St. News on December 1, 2009 | 3 Comments

Jim Merkel of the Suburban Journals visits Cherokee Street
http://suburbanjournals.stltoday.com/

Upcoming arts-related events on Cherokee Street

Posted by Hilary Hitchcock on December 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment

*Wednesday, December 2 ArtDimensions Gallery (2720 Cherokee Street) will be hosting an artists’ networking meeting at 7:00 p.m. More information here.
*December 3-January 3, head to PHD Gallery (2300 Cherokee Street) for “Gifted”, which features the artwork of local and regional artists at “recession-friendly” prices.  More information here.
*Stop by Foam Saturday evening December 5 for the After Party of the Cherokee Print League Holiday Sale.  Live music by Humdrum, The Skekses and The Mhurs.  Details here.

“Lumberyard” Reviewed in the New York Times

Posted by Eric Woods on December 1, 2009 | 2 Comments

cover_no4The Firecracker Press is happy to announce that the New York Times chose to review the fourth issue of our poetry/design magazine, The Lumberyard. They’re saying good things!

Read the review here…
Buy your copy here…





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