St. Charles Holiday Events 2012
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Erin Bode Brings Christmas Concert to Foundry
Artist to Perform With Trio and String Quartet.
Many people would rather not hear holiday music until after Thanksgiving. Singer Erin Bode starts listening to Christmas songs in October. "I usually start a little earlier than most people," she said. "Both for the purposes of preparing our Christmas repertoire, I'll start listening usually in October. Just for fun, I like to put it on sometimes when I'm working around the house or doing some office work." The Erin Bode Group will join a classical string quartet led by St. Louis Symphony Orchestra Concertmaster David Halen for an 8 p.m. holiday concert Dec. 10 at the Foundry Art Centre. The concert is just part of a busy season for the singer and her four bandmates. "We officially start just after Thanksgiving and we're usually …
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St. Charles Celebrates Christmas With Traditions
New festival director promises old-fashioned fun.
Everyone who celebrates Christmas has their own traditions. For the city of St. Charles, those traditions are pretty elaborate. Santa parades, dinner theater, ice skating, train displays and more are all part of the fun at the Christmas Traditions festival, a holiday happening that's been a seasonal staple on Main Street since the 1970s. It started the day after Thanksgiving and goes until Dec. 26. The event has a new managing director this year, Melissa Byers. But don't expect any drastic changes, she said. It is tradition, after all. "People will find it's pretty much the same festival experience that they've experienced in the past, just with smaller little nuances," Byers said. "We're keeping it very much period appropriate. We …
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