LAURA INGALLS WILDER And WONDER OF THE WORLD Among COCA's Upcoming Events

The following are COCA's upcoming events.

Season opener:

COCA Family Theatre Series presents Laura Ingalls Wilder
October 2-4
Friday at 7:00p, Saturday at 3:00p & 5:00p, Sunday at 1:30p & 3:30p

This musical production captures the pioneering spirit of Laura and the favorite children’s book Little House on the Prairie. Live theatre in an intimate setting. Great seats available for all shows.

Purchase tickets.

This weekend:

The Orange Girls present Wonder of the World
September 24-October 11
Thursdays-Saturdays 8:00p, Sundays 2:00p

The Orange Girls, COCA’s resident theatre company, presents Wonder of the World by David Lindsay-Abaire. When Cass walks out of her fairytale marriage to pursue the life she thinks she missed out on, she never expects the slapstick journey of self-discovery she finds herself on -- with one dizzying turn after another.

Tickets: $20 Adults/$18 Students & Seniors. For more more information, phone (314) 520-9557 or email info@orangegirls.org.

Gallery Opening and Reception:

Timothy Hutchings
Opening and Reception
Friday September 25, 6:00-8:00p (artist talk at 6:30p)

St. Louis born, New York-based artist Timothy Hutchings creates interactive sculpture that playfully muses history and technology, abstraction and site. "Those Were Basements" is a gigantic play surfaces for table top wargames,  available for public use.  From the early days of Kriegspiel and H.G. Wells' Little Wars, wargames using miniature soldiers have been a hobby embodying a combination of art, craft, and strategic skill.

"Those Were Basements" is a single sprawling wargame table, covered with a gently rolling grassy landscape, based on the area round COCA. "Obtangle #1" is an installation in the courtyard adjoining the Millstone Gallery. Hutchings has shown his work in New York, Vienna, Sydney, Barcelona, Los Angeles, and Miami.

Exhibit runs through January 10.
   
COCA at Dancing in the Street:

Saturday, September 26
Grand Center

Come cheer on dancers from COCA at the annual Dancing in the Street Festival.
   COCAdance 1:00p
   Ballet Eclectica 3:30p
   COCA Hip-Hop Dancers 3:30p
   (times are approximate)

Plus! – a “surprise” dance choreographed by COCA Hip-Hop Instructor Redd Williams.
FOX 2 Tim Ezell got a sneak preview today at COCA.

Girl Scout Day!

Saturday, October 3

Girl Scouts/Brownies can take advantage of a discounted $12 ticket price for the 3:00p performance of Laura Ingalls Wilder and also register for a special “pioneer project” with a member of COCA’s visual arts faculty. Contact Dianne Dunning-Gill  to make reservations for these special events.

Tango at COCA:

Club 524 Tango Dance Party (Milonga)
Friday, October 2

Beginner lesson at 7:30p followed by open dancing until midnight.

$8/person or $15/couple.
Pay at the door.

Tango Workshop: Dynamic Embrace with Mimi MacDonald and Tal Stein
Fridays, October 2-23

Students with some tango experience (or those who have taken “Building the Basics”) can explore elasticity and creative interpretation within the tango embrace.

Register now.

Free @ 3 Community Days

Get Your Game On!
Sunday, October 4  3:00p

In conjunction with the Timothy Hutchings exhibition in the Millstone Gallery, participants ages 6-12 will have a chance to create their own interactive sculptural game board.  Join artist Rudy Zapf as she leads this free workshop through 2D and 3D design basics.

Free

Email your name to get on COCA's pre-registration list.
       
COCA is a not-for-profit organization.  Your support allows us to make the arts accessible to all those who wish to participate through free community programs and events, over one million dollars in educational outreach, and need- and talent-based scholarships.  Even COCA’s fee based programs require contributed support, as ticket prices and tuition cover less than 40% of our expenses. Help COCA keep the arts accessible for all St. Louisans.

COCA’s Mission:  Enriching lives and building community through the arts.

For more information, visit www.cocastl.org.