Fire. Glass. Art. Music. A free evening of entertainment.
St. Louis' newest tradition, Third Fridays at Third Degree Glass Factory are HOT! We present a variety glass activities and entertainment every third Friday of the month from 6 - 10 p.m. Family friendly. Handicapped accessible.
Every Third Friday you'll see glassblowing demonstrations and art exhibits in the East Gallery. Or browse the HotShop Gift Gallery for glass items made by local glass artists. Hear live music beginning at 8 p.m. No cover charge.
Get hands-on with glass. Sign up at the front desk to work with our instructors make a paperweight, glass tile keepsake or beads during Third Friday. You can also cast your hand in glass.
Stop by for a drink before or after dinner in The Loop or Central West End. Cash bar. Or have dinner at Third Degree. Now offering dining Third Degree style. See below for more information.
September 17, Third Friday Party, 6-10pm FREE
Get that glow on! Watch artists turn, blow, and pull glowing taffy-like glowing molten glass into glorious art. Enjoy art, small plates, live music, fire spinning and more.
Dinner@Third Friday: It's Lite dining with My Chef Heidi's tapas-style small plates at small prices. September's menu: BBQ Brisket Slider w/Onion Straws, Black Bean Corn Salsa with Chips, Cheese and Sausage Platter, Green Salad with Apples, Pine Nuts, and Blue Cheese, and a Yummy Sweet. Mmmmm. No reservations needed. Menu items range from $2 - $8 each. Eat in the gallery or enjoy al fresco dining in the courtyard.
Get your hands-on glass. Offering three glass adventures: Work with instructors and make a paperweight $30, fused glass jewelry or tile $20 or glass beads $20.
Third Friday tradition: Bring your fave bottle - NO LABELS - and presto we'll turn it into a glass platter for $10. Note: Must be age 10 and up for paperweights and glass beads. Glass projects and glass platters must be picked up the following week, Tues. - Sat., 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Raven Moon trio at 8 p.m. tunes up a contemporary sound with the chops traditionalists love.
Fire Spinning. Fire Technicians Performance Troupe fire up the night. Times 8 p.m. and 9 p.m. Demonstrating choreographed performances.
Third Degree East Gallery opens:
Fossilizations: Jacci Delaney. Imagine a prehistoric fish frozen in a block of ice. Delaney is the first person to ever fuse a whole fish or animal in glass. She has perfected a process which leaves the skeleton perfectly intact. The effect is ghostly and beautifully ethereal. She graduated from SIU-Carbondale with a BFA in glass and BA in Art History. She recently moved to Peoria to be closer to her studio space at Toraason Glass.
American Landscape: Dave Ulmer. A photographer for over 25 years, Ulmer has captured people and their endeavors all over the world. This exhibit focuses on landscape across America. His work has appeared in numerous publications, books, art catalogs, and text books. His client list is extensive. "Photography scratches my itch as a History student to document the world around me," he says.
Through September 14
Finding A Balance: Sarah Vaughn. How are the cards stacked? If they're cast and fused glass, they're stacked especially carefully. The cards are lovely with an elegant texture and opaqueness. In addition to the stacked cards are structures that resemble picket fences. And while these seem quite dissimilar in subject, they both signify delicate transitions. Vaughn received her BFA from SIU-Carbondale where she was the sole recipient of the Rickert-Ziebold Award Trust, the university's most prestigious art award. After graduation she joined Third Degree as an instructor. In January 2010, she became the artist-in-residence in glass at the University of Oregon's Craft Center, where she continues to teach and create works in glass.
Where Connections Meet: Teri Moore. Moore's works are dreamy -- and they take you places. The paintings have a surreal quality. A journey of the mind. Then there is a literal journal. An intriguing series that depicts a bike journey. From one view, it looks it like color bars, but get closer and you see these are paintings installed on edge with one side art and the other a journal. The work is fresh and interesting. Moore lives near Marthasville close to the KATY trail. She has a BA in Art from MacMurray College in Jacksonville, IL and MS in Education from Quincy University. In addition to being an artist, she teaches art at East Central College.
Pfft. Summer. It's toast...well almost. So we celebrated by going to Third Friday. Time to get off the couch, right? And what a night! We saw glassblowers create some pretty cool stuff. Then we gave it a go ourselves and made paperweights and fused jewelry and tiles. Can't wait to show the gang. We heard the most incredible voices. Where were they coming from? Union Avenue Opera performers! We got the ultimate sneak peek when they stopped by before heading to their opening night performance of Queen of Spades at Union Avenue. We saw cool art in the gallery, too -- Finding a Balance and Where Connections Meet. After all that, we were hungry. My Chef Heidi served up tapas-style treats. The pesto shrimp crostini was especially amazing. At 8 p.m. Barefoot Jones got the evening rolling. My feet would not stay still! In the courtyard we saw fire spinners. The lady with the fiery sword on her head was especially cool!
Fire. Glass. Art. Music. A free evening of entertainment.
St. Louis' newest tradition, Third Fridays at Third Degree Glass Factory are HOT! We present a variety glass activities and entertainment every third Friday of the month from 6 - 10 p.m. Family friendly. Handicapped accessible.
Every Third Friday you'll see glassblowing demonstrations and art exhibits in the East Gallery. Or browse the HotShop Gift Gallery for glass items made by local glass artists. Hear live music beginning at 8 p.m. No cover charge.
Get hands-on with glass. Sign up at the front desk to work with our instructors make a paperweight, glass tile keepsake or beads during Third Friday. You can also cast your hand in glass.
Stop by for a drink before or after dinner in The Loop or Central West End. Cash bar. Or have dinner at Third Degree. Now offering dining Third Degree style. See below for more information.
September 17, Third Friday Party, 6-10pm FREE
Get that glow on! Watch artists turn, blow, and pull glowing taffy-like glowing molten glass into glorious art. Enjoy art, small plates, live music, fire spinning and more.
Dinner@Third Friday: It's Lite dining with My Chef Heidi's tapas-style small plates at small prices. September's menu: BBQ Brisket Slider w/Onion Straws, Black Bean Corn Salsa with Chips, Cheese and Sausage Platter, Green Salad with Apples, Pine Nuts, and Blue Cheese, and a Yummy Sweet. Mmmmm. No reservations needed. Menu items range from $2 - $8 each. Eat in the gallery or enjoy al fresco dining in the courtyard.
Get your hands-on glass. Offering three glass adventures: Work with instructors and make a paperweight $30, fused glass jewelry or tile $20 or glass beads $20.
Third Friday tradition: Bring your fave bottle - NO LABELS - and presto we'll turn it into a glass platter for $10. Note: Must be age 10 and up for paperweights and glass beads. Glass projects and glass platters must be picked up the following week, Tues. - Sat., 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Raven Moon trio at 8 p.m. tunes up a contemporary sound with the chops traditionalists love.
Fire Spinning. Fire Technicians Performance Troupe fire up the night. Times 8 p.m. and 9 p.m. Demonstrating choreographed performances.
Third Degree East Gallery opens:
Fossilizations: Jacci Delaney. Imagine a prehistoric fish frozen in a block of ice. Delaney is the first person to ever fuse a whole fish or animal in glass. She has perfected a process which leaves the skeleton perfectly intact. The effect is ghostly and beautifully ethereal. She graduated from SIU-Carbondale with a BFA in glass and BA in Art History. She recently moved to Peoria to be closer to her studio space at Toraason Glass.
American Landscape: Dave Ulmer. A photographer for over 25 years, Ulmer has captured people and their endeavors all over the world. This exhibit focuses on landscape across America. His work has appeared in numerous publications, books, art catalogs, and text books. His client list is extensive. "Photography scratches my itch as a History student to document the world around me," he says.
Through September 14
Finding A Balance: Sarah Vaughn. How are the cards stacked? If they're cast and fused glass, they're stacked especially carefully. The cards are lovely with an elegant texture and opaqueness. In addition to the stacked cards are structures that resemble picket fences. And while these seem quite dissimilar in subject, they both signify delicate transitions. Vaughn received her BFA from SIU-Carbondale where she was the sole recipient of the Rickert-Ziebold Award Trust, the university's most prestigious art award. After graduation she joined Third Degree as an instructor. In January 2010, she became the artist-in-residence in glass at the University of Oregon's Craft Center, where she continues to teach and create works in glass.
Where Connections Meet: Teri Moore. Moore's works are dreamy -- and they take you places. The paintings have a surreal quality. A journey of the mind. Then there is a literal journal. An intriguing series that depicts a bike journey. From one view, it looks it like color bars, but get closer and you see these are paintings installed on edge with one side art and the other a journal. The work is fresh and interesting. Moore lives near Marthasville close to the KATY trail. She has a BA in Art from MacMurray College in Jacksonville, IL and MS in Education from Quincy University. In addition to being an artist, she teaches art at East Central College.
Pfft. Summer. It's toast...well almost. So we celebrated by going to Third Friday. Time to get off the couch, right? And what a night! We saw glassblowers create some pretty cool stuff. Then we gave it a go ourselves and made paperweights and fused jewelry and tiles. Can't wait to show the gang. We heard the most incredible voices. Where were they coming from? Union Avenue Opera performers! We got the ultimate sneak peek when they stopped by before heading to their opening night performance of Queen of Spades at Union Avenue. We saw cool art in the gallery, too -- Finding a Balance and Where Connections Meet. After all that, we were hungry. My Chef Heidi served up tapas-style treats. The pesto shrimp crostini was especially amazing. At 8 p.m. Barefoot Jones got the evening rolling. My feet would not stay still! In the courtyard we saw fire spinners. The lady with the fiery sword on her head was especially cool!