“On With the Show” – A History of St. Louis Entertainment – Thursday at The Missouri History Museum

There’s a free event this Thursday (December 10^th) from 10:30am to Noon called “On with the Show” in which local entertainment historians will speak  about all facets of show-biz in St. Louis’ history including such topics as theatres of the last century, movies made here, how local films are created, and much more.

This will take place at the Missouri History Museum (5700 Lindell Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63112 )

The event will be hosted by local radio legend Johnny Rabbitt who will present over 60 historic images related to St. Louis entertainment.

Here’s the line-up of guest speakers (so far):

• We Are Movie Geek’s own Tom Stockman will talk about famous movie stars from St. Louis (but not the usual suspects)
• KMOX’s Harry Hamm will talk about local movie history and will have tips on saving money at the movies.
• Bill Moriarity of the American Federation of Musicians will talk about famous St. Louis musicians who have played with the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra as well as The Muny and The Fox through the years,
• KMOX’s Rick Wallace will cover the old “Movie Row” of Olive St.,
•  Laura Peters, Director of Archives for The Muny Opera will cover highlights of The Muny over the decades,

The event is FREE and will be in the Lee Auditorium. The Missouri History Museum site can be found HERE

http://www.mohistory.org/