Checking their singing lines during rehearsal for the Christmas Carol performance at the Arena Thursday are L-R: Rachel Nichols, Debra Kretzer and Carrie Swell, all 6th graders of the Rockport Heights Elementary school. They are part of the All Area Festival Childrens Choir.
The art on today's cover is one of many works done by area youngsters in the Christmas Carols Festival posters art competitions. There may not be snow for the festival on Dec. 15, but the drummer boy will be there and the Christmas story will be told.
Jane Conzelman, instructor of dance Lindenwood College will be the Artistic Director: Joe Schulte, Muny Opera stage manager will be the lighting designer; and john E. Peters, stage manager at the Muny Opera will be the technical advisor.
Members of the All Arena Marching Band and UMSL Brass rehearse at the Arena for the Christmas Carols event Thursday PM. At far left with her Tuba is Tina Tebbe of Master Dei High in Breese, IL.
Planning the Christmas Carols Festival are Marcus Tully II, Allan Schomaker, festival adviser Rosalie Meier and Frank Scheithauer. The men are with Famous-Barr Co.
Santa Claus came in from his summer vacation in Hawaii to deliver this Christmas tree to the Nathan Frank Band stand on the island in front of Muny Opera. Richard Cottrell with Tell-A-Balloons played the Santa as a promotional for Christmas Carols Festival Globe will again co-sponsor.
Chugging along in the "Santa Express", singers from "Kids Today", the Haynes Studio in Kirkwood, rehearse the Santa arrival scene for the Christmas Carols event at the Arena Thursday PM.
Mrs. Patti Garavaglia, director of Center Stage Co. helps fit James Callahan with one of the robes that will be worn for nativity scenes presentation during the Christmas Carols Festival.
Christmas Carols Festival sound engineer Pat DeCario, Artistic Director Janie Conzelman, and Technical & Scenic Designer Jeff Horvath inspect the Christmas Tree hoist in the center of the ice at the Checkerdome in preperation for Thursday night Second Annual Christmas Carols Festival.
Santa Claus came in from his summer vacation in Hawaii to deliver this Christmas tree to the Nathan Frank Band stand on the island in front of Muny Opera. Richard Cottrell with Tell-A-Balloons played the Santa as a promotional for Christmas Carols Festival Globe will again co-sponsor.
Jane Conzelman, instructor of dance Lindenwood College will be the Artistic Director: Joe Schulte, Muny Opera stage manager will be the lighting designer; and john E. Peters, stage manager at the Muny Opera will be the technical advisor.
Mrs. Patti Garavaglia, director of Center Stage Co. helps fit James Callahan with one of the robes that will be worn for nativity scenes presentation during the Christmas Carols Festival.
Christmas Carols Festival sound engineer Pat DeCario, Artistic Director Janie Conzelman, and Technical & Scenic Designer Jeff Horvath inspect the Christmas Tree hoist in the center of the ice at the Checkerdome in preperation for Thursday night Second Annual Christmas Carols Festival.
Chugging along in the "Santa Express", singers from "Kids Today", the Haynes Studio in Kirkwood, rehearse the Santa arrival scene for the Christmas Carols event at the Arena Thursday PM.
