Best Bets: Sept. 4-10
Published September 3, 2014
ART
WHAT: St. Louis Art Fair
WHEN: 5-10 p.m. Friday, Sept. 5; 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Saturday; 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday
WHERE: Downtown Clayton
HOW MUCH: Free
THE 411: This premier juried fair boasts an amazing visual art exhibition, along with live performing arts ensembles on three stages, a Creative Castle featuring educational art projects for children, street performers, and yummy food and beverages from more than a dozen area restaurants.
MORE INFO: culturalfestivals.com
MUSIC
WHAT: Art Outside
WHEN: 6-10 p.m. Friday, Sept. 5; 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Saturday; noon-4 p.m. Sunday
WHERE: Schlafly Bottleworks, 7260 Southwest Avenue (at Manchester), Maplewood
HOW MUCH: Free
The 411: Now in its 11th year, Schlafly Art Outside is a three-day juried alternative art fair featuring art from more than 50 artists based in the St. Louis area. Food, live music, craft activities for kids and lots of beer are also featured.
MORE INFO: schlafly.com
LITERARY
WHAT: Piper Kerman
WHEN: 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 10
WHERE: Maryville University Auditorium, 650 Maryville University Drive
HOW MUCH: Free
THE 411: In her memoir, “Orange is the New Black: My Year in a Woman’s Prison,” Kerman recounts the 15 months that she spent in the Danbury Correctional Facility for a crime she had committed 10 years prior during a very brief, very careless dalliance in the world of drug trafficking, and the stories of the women she met while in prison. The memoir was adapted into an original Netflix series of the same name.
MORE INFO: 314-367-6731 or left-bank.com