Fire. Glass. Art. Music. A free evening of entertainment.
St. Louis' newest tradition, Third Fridays at Third Degree Glass Factory are HOT!
Be entertained Every Third Friday, 6 - 10 p.m, with glassblowing demonstrations. Shop the HotShop Gift Gallery for unique items lovingly created by Third Degree glass artists. See art exhibits in our East gallery. Be dazzled by fire spinning in the courtyard. Hear live music beginning at 8 p.m. Never a cover charge.
Inspired? Sign up at the front desk to work with our instructors make a paperweight, fused jewelry, a tile keepsake or beads during Third Friday.
Stop for a drink before or after dinner in The Loop or Central West End. Or have dinner at Third Degree - small plates at small prices by My Chef Heidi. Cash bar. Third Fridays are the perfect date night or family-friendly fun night. Handicapped-accessible.
February 17, Third Friday Party, 6-10pm FREE
Hot. Sweet. Fiery. Love is so like hot glass. Bring your sweetie and spark it up. Glassblowers take the hot stuff and blow it into art. Inspired? Get your glass fix and create a tile, paperweight, beads or jewelry. Make a Tokens of Affection glass tile with your sweetheart. Indulge at the S'more bar. Shake it with Belly dancing.
Drink of the Month: Pomegranate Martini.
Buy a beverage and get a free raffle ticket for Feelin' Lucky Art Lotto. Tickets drawn at the top of the hour for selected glass pieces created by Third Degree artists. You win, you take it home.
Free S'more Bar. Indulge in wonderful gooey sweetness. You can mix it with a variety of flavored graham crackers and marshmellows (who knew!). Offered by St. Louis Snow Cone. Tastes are limited.
Hungry? My Chef Heidi serves up small plates at small prices. February menu: TBA. Menu items range from $2 - $8 each. Eat in Gallery. No reservations needed.
Your Glass Adventure Awaits. Work with instructors and make a paperweight $35; glam fused glass pendant or earrings $25 or the set for $35; or glass beads $35. Tokens of Affection Glass Heart Tiles - only offered at February Third Friday - $10. Make 'em with your sweetie.
Third Friday tradition: Bring your fave regular-sized wine bottle - NO LABELS - and we'll turn it into a glass platter for $15. Over-sized wine bottles are more. $25. Note: Must be age 10 and up for paperweights and glass beads. Glass projects and glass platters must be picked up the following week, Wed. - Sat., 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
7pm Belly Dance Performance. Enjoy belly dancing by Aalim Belly Dance. Then try it yourself. Instructors to provide a mini-lesson to share the joy of this ancient dance.
8pm Jazz greats Carolbeth True and Randy Bahr. Carolbeth True is an active player on the jazz scene both here and nationally. When she's not performing in jazz ensembles, backing well-known jazz artists, recording cds and teaching music through Webster University, she's winning awards - most recently: Musician of the Year Award (St. Louis Magazine), Riverfront Times Jazz Musician of the Year, and recipient of the St. Louis Arts Awards for Excellence in the Arts. Randy Bahr has studied with jazz guitar luminaries such as Pat Martino, Lenny Breau and Tal Farlow. He has performed throughout the US and even internationally. True and Bahrare teaming together to bring us an exceptional evening contemporary jazz with pop style.
8pm Fire Spinning in the Courtyard. Fire Technicians Performance Troupe heats up the night as they dance, breathe, and spin the hot stuff.
Third Degree East Gallery to present:
Word Images: John Newman. Play with fire? Take it up a notch and play with words. One word or a two-word phrases are demurely hidden in bright semi-abstract designs. Seek and you will find.
Falling Leaves: Beverly Aroh. Ceramics in functional forms. Aroh is an award winning artist who exhibits nationally. In addition to her work as an artist, she is Clay Studio Assistant and a faculty member, teaching wheel, handbuilding and glazing classes at Craft Alliance.
Plan C: Megan Rose Rieke. Great big splashes of color. Abstract and vibrant. Just what the doctor ordered to rid winter blahs.
Connections: Adam Long. Once you see Long's work, you will reconsider the myths of forest creatures and wood nymphs. Using a clay-like subrance created from recycled paper and natural amterials such as sticks and bark, he creates marvelous sculptures that look human-ish and highly expressive - joyful - in their gestures. "My work is ultimately about humanity and explores our connection with nature...what it means to be human. Even though mankind tends to view itself separate from the environment -- we are not apart from nature, but a part of it," he explains. Long is a professional sculptor in St. Charles. He has been an Art Educator for 15 years working in public middle and high schools and in the university level.
Note: Both exhibits will be temporarily de-installed 2/9-13 in prepration for Wall Ball.
The roads were icy, but you were undaunted and in the mood for adventure. We had a fun first demo by gal pals Eve and Lavonne, recent Third Degree students who are passionate about glassblowing. Many of you got hands-on and made your own creations. New art exhbited by Adam Long and Megan Rose Rieke was the perfect pick-me-up for winter. It was a good night.