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- Free Fridays
SLAM Social—Roaring
Celebrate Bastille Day early with specialty cocktails, free tickets to Roaring: Art, Fashion, and the Automobile in France, 1918–1939 and live music by Joe Park and the Hot Club of St. Louis and Elsie Parker and the Poor People of Paris.
Robert Delaunay, French, 1885–1941; Eiffel Tower, 1924; oil on canvas; 63 5/8 x 38 1/8 inches; Saint Louis Art Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Morton D. May 536:1956
SLAM Social schedule
4–8 pm, Sculpture Hall
Visit the cash bar for an exhibition-themed cocktail or other beverages.
4–5:30 pm, Sculpture Hall
Joe Park and the Hot Club of St. Louis will perform classics and original compositions.
6–8 pm, Grigg Gallery 216
Elsie Parker and the Poor People of Paris will perform French pop songs and jazz standards.
About Joe Park and the Hot Club of St. Louis
Joe Park and the Hot Club of St. Louis perform many of the classics made famous by Django Reinhardt and the Quintet du Hot Club de France as well as Park’s own original compositions.
About Elsie Parker and the Poor People of Paris
St. Louis–based Elsie Parker and the Poor People of Paris specialize in French popular music and jazz. Elsie Parker, the group’s founder, first became enchanted with the voice and songs of Edith Piaf, and Parker especially loves singing Piaf’s early songs. She also performs (in French) songs associated with Charles Aznavour, Hervé Vilard, Mireille Mathieu, Michael Legrand, Patricia Kaas, Axelle Red, Jaques Brel, Léo Marjane, Eddy Mitchell, Vanessa Paradis, Gilbert Bécaud, Serge Lama, Sylvie Bernard, and Charles Trenet as well as performing her own original material.
Generous support provided by Art Bridges Foundation’s Access for All program.
