I have promises to keep and miles to go before I sleep... Or so says Robert Frost upon Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening. It is hard to imaging snowfall in Saint Louis in June and July this year. We've had record high temperatures and humidity that has made some days hard to tolerate. Nevertheless, I've been most fortunate in the use of my of my time off after my first year as Art Teacher at Confluence Academies' Old North Academy campus.
Just a quick review of my calendar shows a pretty fortunate series of events:
May - UMSL Purina visit (5/1); SLAM Jaune Quick to See Smith (5/4); Education Plus PD (5/6); Laumeier Art Fair (5/9-12); 5/18-20 Janie comes to St. Louis (Laumeier, MO History, Rain at Fox); Hillsboro Cox fun (5/26); U City Brittany Woods Middle meeting re: Art (5/28).
June 1 - Lindsey and Lawton (in town to see Andrew Morstein as Count Almaviva in The Barber of Seville). We filled this Saturday with trips to MO History Museum in Forest Park, Central Print in Old North neighborhood, and Pizza place in Maplewood.
June 4 - Ozark Amphitheater with Dave and Linda Shogren, Al Funk and Tom N. We saw Robert Plant and Allison Kraus show with opening act Tiny Moose (Chris Galloway's band).
June 6 - AMA gathering at Global Brew. Good to see Kathy McGuire and AMA board members preparing for a new administration under incoming President, Webster University's Eric Rhiney.
June 7 - A special visit inside Andy Goldsworthy's Stone Sea sculpture at the Saint Louis Art Museum.
June 8 - Dave Shogren's OMG band at Jack's Joint upstairs at O'Connells.
June 15-17 - Father's Day trip to NJ. Purple Glaze Donuts, Brooklyn Graffiti, The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Grounds for Sculpture visit.
June 27 - visit with Tim Brinks in St.Ann.
June 28 - The AMA "Wes Morgan Classic" golf at CCGC.
July 4 - Music and Fireworks at Chesterfield Valley Athletic Complex.
July 5 - Docent interview at SLAM
July 6 - Early morning double red Blood Donation
July 8 - Meeting/interview with Principal Twana Moore at Northwest Middle School (Hazelwood School District).
July 10 - Sarah Lorentz artist phone call re: Old North Art
July 11 - HBE league at CCGC
July 13 - Pageant Show - OK Go, Mirthquake, Winona Forever courtesy Integrity Web Solutions company/Lisa Grimm
July 15 RIP Janet Shaughnessy at Schrader Funeral Home
July 16 RIP Janet Ascension Catholic Church, Mass in Chesterfield
July 18 - Confluence Golf event at Forest Park - shotgun start with Anthony on Redbud #9
July 19 - St Louis Artis Guild Show - Sarah Lorentz
July 20 - ON caucus: Kathy and Marty McCaslin, Kelly Hock, Tammy Slater at MO History Museum
July 21 - Meeting of Old North Restoration Group at Dave's business but led by Linda Shogren because Dave was stuck in Newark due to airline IT global issue. Juan William Chavez, Aimee Dunlap, Stacey Cline, Gloria Bratkowsko, Jessica Payne, Linda Shogren, Wes Morgan, Robin Lovings Brown, Matt Fernandez.
July 25 - RED at New Jewish Theater
July 26-28 - Cleveland LHS 50th reunion
July 31 to August 5 - NJ - Asbury Park Boardwalk, Sunset Diner (x2), Colonial Terrace (two walks but booked), Elberon Bathing Club (x3) beach and pool.
August 7 UMSL foursome at CCGC
August 8 - Back to School Bash, HBE league night (Thurs)
August 9 - Kidsmart at Ballpark Village
August 10-12 - Tampa Six Flags Roller Coaster
August 19 - School Resumes
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