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Food & Drink: Everything from elegant downtown restaurants to more casual eateries serve traditional ethnic fare in St Louis. The Kansas City area is famous for its steaks and barbecues.
Theatres & Concerts: In St Louis, there are performances at the Opera Theatre of St Louis, the Fox Theater and the outdoor Muny Theater. The Kansas City Philharmonic plays at the Music Hall. Also in Kansas City, the Missouri Repertory Theater performs on the University of Missouri’s campus; other venues include the Lyric Opera of Kansas City and Starlight Theater.
Nightlife: There are many clubs and restaurants on the riverfront in St Louis, where jazz and ragtime music is performed nightly and discotheques can be found in most modern hotels. There are four full-gaming casinos located within 15 minutes of downtown Kansas City, whose historic Westport district is home to great blues, jazz and R&B.
Shopping: Two of the St Louis area’s most elegant regional shopping malls are Plaza Frontenac and the St Louis Galleria. The city’s neighbourhoods are also filled with fashionable boutiques, speciality shops, gourmet delicatessens and antique stores. Soulard Market in south St Louis is a colourful and amusing place to shop on Saturdays. The market was established in 1779 and today offers fresh goods, such as meat and home-baked items, as soon as they arrive in the city. Union Station, the city’s historic Victorian railroad station, has been redeveloped as a festival marketplace, with more than 100 shops and restaurants and nightclubs.
Branson is also becoming a popular shopping destination, with three outlet malls and unique craft and gift stores throughout the city. Kansas City has nationally-known stores plus hundreds of shops and boutiques to be found off the beaten path.
Special Events: Selected annual events in Missouri in 2003 include: Feb 9-10 Missouri Wine Fest, St Louis. Feb 22-23 Taste of Soulard, St Louis. Feb 28-Mar 2 Sport Shows Boat Show, Springfield. Mar 13-16 Spring Fishing Classic, St Charles. Mar 15-16 Missouri Whitewater Races, Fredericktown. Apr 5-6 Big Muddy Folk Festival, Booneville; St Louis Spring Festival of Art, St Louis. Apr 8-12 Branson Fest, Branson. May 1-3 St Louis Storytelling Festival, St Louis. May 3-4 Pomme de Terre Rendezvous, Lake Pomme de Terre. May 15-17 Great Gatsby Festival, Excelsior Springs. May 17-18 Lewis and Clark Heritage Days, St Charles. Jun 2-3, 9-10 Missouri Renaissance Faire, Mansfield. Jun 7-8 Art in the Park 2003, Columbia. Jun 20-22 Sacred Hills Encampment, St Joseph. Jul 2-5 National Tom Sawyer Days, Hannibal. Jul 4 Brunswick Lewis and Clark Commemoration Pre-Celebration, Brunswick. Aug 7-17 Missouri State Fair, Sedalia. Aug 24-26 Missouri River Festival of the Arts, Boonville. Sep 27-28 Columbia Festival of the Arts, Columbia. Oct 4-5, 11-12, 18-19, 25-26 Octoberfest, Hermann. Nov 28 Mayor’s Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony, Kansas City. Dec 31 First Night, Columbia.
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