St. Louis Family Events

The Country Mouse and the City Mouse Sensory Friendly Performance

The Imaginary Theatre Company presents two sensory friendly performances of The Country Mouse and the City Mouse for kids with sensory needs. There will be pacing lanes and a fidget room available during the performance, and visitors will have the option of meeting our costumed actors after the performance, as well as touching their costumes. 

 

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TrapezeSTL Opens for its Fifth Season

Since 2013, TrapezeSTL, Circus Harmony’s flying trapeze center, has given thrill-seekers of all ages the chance to fly through the air with the greatest of ease and safety! On Saturday, May 26, 2018, the center, located in Chesterfield behind the Chesterfield DoubleTree Hotel, will open for the season, inviting guests to try their hand at one of the circus’s most awe-inspiring showstoppers. As the only flying trapeze center in St. Louis, TrapezeSTL offers single classes as well as 5- or 10-class sessions and even birthday parties for ages 6 and up.

 

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St. Louis Children's Choirs 40th Anniversary Concert

Celebrate 40 years of the St. Louis Children's Choirs with a special anniversary concert featuring five newly commissioned works by notable choral composers. Current singers ranging in age from 6 to 18 years old will be joined onstage by an Alumni Chorus of singers from previous years, and St. Louis Children's Choirs founder Diane Finley will be honored for her vision and contributions to choral music education. 

May 19 at 7 p.m. at Powell Hall. 

More information and tickets: slso.org

 

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St. Louis Parents Get Social and Fit at Laumeier's New Stroll + Stretch + Play

Laumeier Sculpture Park is launching a new program for parents of toddlers to explore the park with their little ones, meet other parents and get fit at the same time.

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Sea Lion Shows at the Saint Louis Zoo

See the Zoo's California sea lions perform acrobatic and athletic feats, including Olympic-style dives on a high-diving platform, flipper walks, frisbee tosses and plenty of surprises. While on stage with the sea lions, the Zoo's trainers explain sea lion behavior and positive-reinforcement training, in addition to the need for conserving the sea lion's ocean habitat.

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