Last Night was Slap Happy (Hour). At the event, a guy dropped a huge banner off of our balcony and asked his girlfriend to marry him…she said yes. What a way to propose. 

The event went great. Now what’s next? Tomorrow is Maritz Free Family Day – take a look at this blog post about it - and Sunday is the Public Forum. Did anyone check out that link I posted the other day to the photo of the outside of the building…here it is again. (That was a total side note; just want to make sure you all see it).  

I should also report on another big event we had on Wednesday…Flight (the “salsarific party” as it was being described). We had about 230 guests come for drinks, food, and dancing. We took in $10.00 from each guest (though it was free to ArtLink members) and they each got 2 complimentary drinks (people really like that!). Just in case you are unaware, ArtLink is a WONDERFUL program (I actually just learned how wonderful recently) that allows “young adults in St. Louis to get involved with the arts in an exciting and fun environment, meet other people who share their interests, and learn about the organizations that promote the arts in St. Louis.” The organizations involved include Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis, Laumeier Sculpture Park, the Shakespeare Festival of St. Louis, COCA, and the Foundry Art Centre. People who sign up for memberships get up-to-date info on happenings with all these art institutions, get discounted or free tickets to events and programs, and are invited to ArtLink member only events (you can find some examples on the ArtLink website). This is such a nice way for area art organizations to team up and make ART READILY AVAILABLE for all. We had lots of people sign up for ArtLink on Wednesday night (probably cause a year membership is only $20 and admission was $10 for the night…$10 more got them an entire year of free or discounted tickets to the same type of events, plus the stuff I mentioned above – smart folks). I feel like this post is incredibly random…I think that is what I will title it. -mrq of camstl