You may want to check out the Meet the Maker event tonight at the Craft Alliance Center of Art + Design. Clay artist, Norleen Nosri will be at the event, along with her fascinating clay artwork. Since the weather is so nice today, head over to the Missouri Botanical Gardens 2015 Orchid Show. You'll be able to stroll through a lush display to discover hundreds of rarely seen orchids from the Garden's collection Victorian gazebo, pollinators of all shapes and sizes, and hundreds of orchids. On Saturday, head over to the Edison Theatre at Washington University for Scrap Arts Music. Just as you might imagine, the Vancouver-based ensemble creates a dizzying barrage of beats from old bike parts, shiny construction salvage, PVC pipes, and other odds and ends. Or you may prefer The Dizzy Gillespie Afro-Cuban Experience at The Sheldon Concert Hall. A group of all-star jazz musicians carry on the tradition of the late, great Dizzy Gillespie – an innovator and pioneer of the Latin jazz movement. The six-piece ensemble promises an exciting mix of Afro-Cuban sounds you will love! Also on Saturday, take the kids to the zoo to enjoy the nice weather and shop at the St. Louis Museum Stores Garage Sale. Shop for close-out, clearance and almost one-of-a-kind items from St. Louis area museum gift shops at The Living World. Sunday, take the kids to America's Center for LEGO KidsFest. The event brings all of the creative hands-on, minds-on fun of LEGO building and experiences together in one activity and entertainment-packed family event that the kids will love! The Sheldon has some new exhibits you may want to see. Dive into the Dream: Drawings by Bill Perry and Christner: 50 Years of Shaping The Built Environment. and Visit Old Rock House later that evening for some gypsy jazz rhythms, acoustic guitars, upright bass and violin by the Caravan of Thieves. If you haven't made it to March Morpho Mania at the Butterfly House, be sure to check it out before it ends on March 22! March brings a very special kind of madness to the Sophia M. Sachs Butterfly House that fills the tropical conservatory with metallic blue morpho butterflies.
Have a great weekend and enjoy the beautiful weather!
-Nate
