They have extended their special holiday ticket discounts, so get your tickets now! Prices for members are $7.00 for adults, $6.00 for seniors and children (ages 5-12). For non-members, $14.00 for adults, $12 for seniors, and $10 for children.

Check out the St. Louis Science Center’s website for more details about special events, including special guest Robert Picardo, guest lectures on Star Trek topics (find out whether Starships are possible!) and even a Star Trek costume contest!

Monet's Water Lilies

Inspired by his gardens at Giverny, Claude Monet painted about 250 oil paintings of water lilies. Three of his water lily works were painted as a triptych (a set of three). The exhibit at the St Louis Art Museum brings the three works together for the first time in more than 30 years and stretches 42 feet wide!

Monet’s Water Lilies exhibit includes eight paintings, including the Agapanthus triptych, Water Lilies, and Wisteria Numbers 1 and 2.

Admission to the Art Museum is free and tickets to the Monet featured exhibit are $10 for adults, $8 for seniors and students, $6 for children 6 to 12, and free for children 5 and younger. Admission to the special exhibit is free on Fridays. However, advanced tickets are selling out quickly and many days are already sold out. The exhibit runs through January 22, 2012 so if you want to see this exhibit, you need to act fast!

For more information on the exhibit, visit the St. Louis Art Museum website.

The St Louis Soulard Market is open year round, Wednesday through Saturday and featuring produce, spices, flowers, meats, cheeses, flowers, and more, plus lots of places to grab something to eat or drink while you shop.

Visit the Soulard Farmers Market website for a vendor map, upcoming events, coupons, and directions. Also, check out the reviews on Yelp for great advice on the best times to visit the market (the earlier in the day the better!), the best products (Baetje Farms garlic and chive goat cheese is getting lots of recognition), plus more insider tips about parking and great deals.

Soulard Market Hours:
Wednesday and Thursday, 8 am – 5 pm
Friday, 7 am – 5 pm
Saturday, 7 am – 5:30 pm (this is the only day that the entire market is open and all the stands are full)
Sunday – Tuesday, CLOSED

The Magic House is a favorite destination for families and people of all ages because of its wide variety of activities and exhibits. You can catch a fish or fix a car in the Children’s Village, play a musical bubble or over-sized instruments, climb a three-story beanstalk, discover secret passageways, and much more! And with exhibits for certain age groups (6 and over, 6 and under, and 2 and under) there is something for everyone!

Wonder-Full Wednesday Nights is made possible by a new grant that lets families (up to 2 adults and 4 of their own children) in for free! This includes all of the museum’s exhibits as well as the current Alice’s Wonderland traveling exhibit. Free admission is available every Wednesday from 5:30 – 9:00 pm through August 31st, 2011.

This year’s production is The Taming of the Shrew, beginning on May 27^th and running though June 19^th. Performances start at 8 pm every night (except Tuesdays). Before the show starts enjoy musicians, singers, dancers, and jugglers!

Admission is free, and there are chair rentals for $7 and $10. Or, bring a blanket and sit on the lawn!  Picnic dinners and beverages are also available. Although admission is free, they are dependent on donations.  So come out and support the St. Louis Shakespeare Festival!

Find out more on their website or their blog!

St Louis Zoo Eggstravaganza
Instead of hunting eggs for yourself, watch the animals at the zoo hunt eggs! Zookeepers will place eggs around different exhibits and allow the animals to play and get special treats. Check the schedule to find out when each animal gets their treats, including penguins, bears, macaws, and jaguars!

Sunday, April 24th , 9 AM – 4 PM
Admission: Free

Tilles Park Easter Egg Hunt
One of St. Louis’ largest and most well-known Easter egg hunts with more than 5,000 Easter eggs to be found. The hunt is open to kids up to 11 years old.  There will also be prizes, games, face painting, raffle items, and pictures with the Easter Bunny.

Saturday, Apr 23rd, 10 AM to NOON
Admission: $5 (benefits The Training Center for Service)

Des Peres Park Easter Egg Hunt
The Egg Hunt is open to kids 3 – 6 years old and the Easter Bunny will be available for pictures, too!

Saturday, Apr 23rd, Starts at 10 AM
Admission: FREE

Six Flags EGG-cellent  Easter Egg Hunt
This hunt will have over 8,000 eggs filled with candy; find one of 6 “golden eggs” and be entered into a drawing to win tickets or an Xbox Kinect 360. Open to kids 12 and under.

Sunday, April 24th

Registration begins at 10:30 AM and is open to the first 2,000 entrants
The hunt will begin at 1:00 p.m
Admission: FREE with park admission

Magic House Egg Roll
Not your traditional Easter Egg Hunt, the Magic House is hosting a race where kids 12 and younger can roll eggs with spoons in a race to the finish line. There will also be egg decorating, story time and a visit from the Easter Bunny.

April 25th
Admission: FREE with a paid admission

How many Easter eggs can you find?

There will be many food and drink booths selling traditional St Patty’sDay food, plus plenty of hot dogs, bratwurst, and beer.  The Irish Village at Kiener Plaza will also be open all day with Irish-themed entertainment, food, beverages and merchandise.

Also taking place that day is the 33^rd Annual Michelob Ultra St Patrick’s Day Parade Run, which starts at 9 AM the morning of the parade.

For more information, visit the official St Louis St Patricks Day Parade website!

At the St Louis car show there will be a Kids Zone featuring a rock wall, a mini race track with remote control cars, inflatable bounce houses, and a balloon artist to make balloon sculptures for the kids! The Kids Zone will be available for the entire show.

And, to entice women to come and enjoy the car show, Friday, January 28th will be “Ladies Day”, complete with music, massages, giveaways, and fashion shows (one featuring firefighters from the local fire station)!

Event Details:

When:

Thursday, January 27 – Sunday, January 30, 2011

Hours:

Thursday: Noon – 9 p.m.

Friday: Noon – 10 p.m.

Saturday: 10 a.m. – 10 p.m.

Sunday: 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Where:

America’s Center and Edward Jones Dome, downtown St. Louis

Tickets:

Adults – $10.00, Children 6-12 years old – $5.00 (kids under 6 are free)

For more info, visit the official website or check out these photos from last year’s show!

St Louis Galleria

With over 66 stores and restaurants, the Galleria is one of the most popular malls in the St. Louis. Dine at California Pizza Kitchen, Five Guys Burgers or many more of the restaurants located inside the mall, as well as catch a movie at the 6 screen theater.

Mid Rivers Mall

With over 140 shops and restaurants, this mall is one of the larger malls in the area, is St. Charles County’s largest shopping center.

St Louis Mills Mall

With nearly 200 stores, you can find everything you need at The Mills! What’s unique about The Mills is that you can find outlet stores mixed in with regular stores throughout the mall, such as Gap Outlet, The Children’s Place Outlet, Banana Republic Factory Store, Gymboree Outlet, and Old Navy Outlet. In addition to shopping, kids can enjoy an an indoor/outdoor go-kart race track or ice skating at the indoor ice rink.

Chesterfield Mall

With about 150 shops and restaurants, Chesterfield Mall also has a movie theatre and several dine-in restaurants such as California Pizza Kitchen, Cheesecake Factory and St. Louis Bread Co.

Plaza Frontenac

Plaza Frontenac is a smaller, upscale shopping center with about 50 specialty stores such as Tiffany & Co., Louis Vuitton and Cole Haan.

The Thanksgiving Parade starts at 8:45 am at the corner of Washington Avenue and N. Fourth Street in downtown.  Find a spot on the parade route as it heads South on N. Fourth Street to Market Street, then West on Market Street and ends at 14^th Street.  Here is a map of the 2010 parade route:

Thanksgiving Parade Route 2010 from ChristmasinStLouis.org

This year’s Grand Marshal will be Ernie Hays, longtime organist at Busch Stadium. Watch dozens of amazing floats and colorful helium balloons go by, as well as area marching bands and the Battle of the Bands!

You can also watch performances by Variety Kids, Muny Kids, and Sunday Afternoon on the stage in front of the Old Courthouse from 8 – 9 am.

The KMOV Channel 4 “Great Day St. Louis” pre-parade show starts at 8:00 am and if you can’t be there for the parade, you can watch it live on KMOV-TV Channel 4 from 8 – 11 am.

And, check out the St. Louis Thanksgiving Day Parade photo gallery for pictures from last year’s parade!