SING CENTER STAGE is a unique 5-day intensive for high school-aged singers offering morning and afternoon group sessions to help you make your dreams come true as a singer, performer, and all-around vocal talent. On the final night, each singer performs two solo songs in a professionally produced evening for the public at Jazz St. Louis! 2025 Faculty includes Christine Andreas (two-time Tony nominee), Anita Jackson (Broadway debut in Annie Warbucks, sung with Bette Midler and Mariah Carey) and Sing Center Stage creator and St. Louis Arts Award Winner Tim Schall, along with two professional accompanists.
Past Sing Center Stage students have performed on Broadway, toured major US concert venues as soloists, made the top 50 of American Idol, and been accepted to top university musical theater and vocal performance programs. Students are mentored daily by the renowned Broadway-level faculty, focusing on stage presence, lyric interpretation, song choice, vocal technique and personal connection to the song and the audience.
This training benefits singers across all genres: musical theater, jazz, pop, singer-songwriters, show choirs and any young singers wishing to become more confident performers & people. All master classes take place on the campus of Saint Louis University. Hours are 9 - 5 p.m. Lunch included. Currently accepting auditions from singers who are incoming freshmen in the fall of 2025 to outgoing seniors (spring 2025). Camp dates are June 1-5, 2025.




More than a million lights will illuminate some of the Missouri Botanical Garden's most iconic locations, walkways will be transformed into sensory light tunnels providing an explosion of visual magic, and traditional candlelight village displays, festive drinks, s'mores and great photo opportunities will delight crowds of all ages.
Enjoy the iconic lights that adorn the Anheuser-Busch Brewery close up during walking tours. Brewery Lights features more than one million twinkling lights, a Kids Winter Wonderland, a nightly parade featuring the World-Famous Clydesdales, and lots of family-friendly activities.
The magical sights of the Gateway Arch Park Foundation's Winterfest return to downtown St. Louis this holiday season. Winterfest includes family fun, beautiful holiday lights, s'mores stations, ice skating and festive activities and fireworks, plus special character visits and a New Year's Eve celebration.
Sensory Friendly Science Time features reduced noise, modified lighting and sensory-friendly demonstrations at the Saint Louis Science Center.
Winterfest 2025 will host special guests on Sundays. Some of your kids' favorite characters will appear for free meet & greets and photo opportunities at Kiener Plaza's annual winter festival.