11:00-11:30am
Circus Harmony Performers- They flip, they fly, they juggle!

Circus Harmony is St. Louis' only circus school. Through the teaching and performing of circus skills, we help people defy gravity, soar with confidence and leap over social barriers, all at the same time.  Our young circus performers present a wide variety of circus arts from acrobatics and contortion to equilibristics and object manipulation.

www.circusharmony.org

11:45-12:45pm
International Playground (IPG) is a refugee youth performing arts ensemble that serves as a safe place for refugee youth to come together, share experiences, develop original scripts, and put on an annual theater production. Through the use of poetry, song, music, art, dance, monologues, and skits, young adults in middle school and high school develop their own theatrical productions.

www.stlcenterforsurvivors.org

2:15-2:40pm
TeamSTAGES- TeamSTAGES will present a capella an original revue called "Broadway our Way"

TeamSTAGES is an elite, professionally trained traveling troupe of young performers representing STAGES ST. LOUIS and their sponsors. The TeamSTAGES cast will perform acapella musical revues created toentertain and educate both young and adult audiences about the art form of musical theatre, promote the image of STAGES and its sponsors, showcase the talent, unlimited potential and individuality of the TeamSTAGES cast, and promote role models through the TeamSTAGES members

www.stagesstlouis.org/education/speak/teamstages.cfm

3:00-3:45pm
Highland Mist Scottish Country Dancers- Traditional country dances of Scottland: Strathspeys, jigs, and reels

Scottish Country Dancing is an activity for people who enjoy music, dancing, and good company.  It is the social dancing of Scotland. Highland Mist invites every one to come try Scottish Country Dancing: no prior dance experience is nessary to get started.  Singles, couples, and families are equally welcome.

www.geocities.com/HighlandMistDancers/

12:00-12:30pm
Piwacket Theatre for Children- Join us for Mother Goose stories, Piwacket fairytale characters, including Tipp Tapp, Courage, and a kid named Sam for three delightful 10-minute children's tales.

www.piwacket.com

12:45-1:15pm
Ridley Pearson and Jody Feldman- 2009 Big Read Festival featured authors read from Young Adult Books

Over the past twenty-five years, Ridley Pearson, a New York Times bestselling novelist, has crafted nearly thirty novels. With ten million copies of his work in print, he has earned a reputation for writing fiction that grips the imagination. His crime novels emphasize dazzling investigative detail, and, all too often, imitate life. His previous novels have helped solve two real-life homicides, helped settle an environmental lawsuit, and regularly tackle subjects that eerily become national news after he writes about them.

Ridley is also the author of a half dozen novels for younger readers including the award-winning series Peter and the Starcatchers, co-written with humor writer, Dave Barry; the Kingdom Keepers; and Steel Trapp.

1:30-2:00pm
Stone Lion Pupper Theatre "Backyard Buggin'"- A not-for-profit theatre company dedicated to expanding the horizons of the young and young-at-heart through the art of puppetry

Using multiple styles of puppetry, including marionettes, masks, shadow, mouth and rod puppets, StoneLion Puppet Theatre brings the magic of world-class puppet shows to communities throughout the Country. StoneLion accomplishes this through eighteen years of theater productions, their national touring company and their artist-in-residence and intern programs.

www.stonelionpuppets.org

 2:45-3:30pm
Mark Holland Native American Flutes- Incorporating various 'n' sundry native flutes Mark's playing is a celebration of contemporary acoustic instrumental fusion-while borrowing from the traditional style of playing.

Native American Flutist, Mark Holland is considered by many well known authorities on the Native Flute to be among the top contemporary flutists performing and recording today. Mark is the leader and founder of the world fusion group, Autumn's Child.

www.autumnschild.com