Whitaker Music Festival

2012 Whitaker Music Festival

Birds singing in the warm, rose-scented evenings signal it’s time for the summer Whitaker Music Festival.

Now in its 19th year, the open-air festival presents nine weeks of free Wednesday evening concerts under the stars, May 30 through July 25, 2012.

Visitors are welcome to bring their own picnic supper, baskets or coolers. Picnic fare is also available for purchase on site, including brisket sandwiches, hot dogs, cheese and grape plates, sno-cones, chips, cookies, beer, wine and soda.

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The festival is funded by the Whitaker Foundation, which supports St. Louis arts and parks to promote common heritage, celebrate diversity and encourage vitality within the community.

 

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2012 Concert Schedule

May 30: Marquise Knox - Blues guitar prodigy
marquiseknox.com

June 6: Vince Martin - Vocalist, guitarist and entertainer
vince-martin.com

June 13: Miss Jubilee and the Humdingers - Hot jazz, swing and rhythm and blues
miss-jubilee.com

June 20: The Rockhouse Ramblers - Honky-tonk and classic swing
facebook.com/rockhouse-ramblers

June 27: Hamiet Bluiett - Jazz legend and baritone saxophonist
hamietbluiett.com

July 4: Air National Guard Band of the Central States - Military tradition, jazz and big band
bandofthecentralstates.ang.af.mil

July 11: Ryan Spearman Band - Folk artist and multi-instrumentalist
ryanspearman.net

July 18: Teresa Jenee - Soulful, introspective pianist and vocalist
teresajenee.bandcamp.com

July 25: Aaron Kamm and the One Drops - A blend of roots reggae and blues
theonedrops.com

Hours & Admission

Wednesdays, May 30-July 25, 2012
Music begins at 7:30 p.m.
Last entry at 9 p.m.

Free admission after 5 p.m.
The Children’s Garden remains open with free admission from 5 to 7 p.m.

Event Information

The Garden is a tobacco-free campus; smoking is not allowed anywhere, indoors or outside, and visitors will be asked to extinguish or discard tobacco items. Soliciting is not permitted. Please no pets or barbecue grills.

In case of rain
Updates will be posted here, on Facebook and on Twitter.

Pedestrian Access
On Whitaker Festival performance evenings, visitors may enter the Garden through additional pedestrian gates on Alfred Ave. (west side of the Garden) and Tower Grove Ave. (one near the intersection of Tower Grove and Shaw and another near the intersection of Tower Grove and Magnolia).

Policies, Guidelines, & Rules

No admission past 9 p.m.

No staking or hanging of banners or flags or placement of signage or flyers. 

Balloons may not be brought into the Garden.

No smoking devices anywhere on Garden campus including parking lots.

Standard size tables of 6 or 8 feet are  prohibited (low camp style tables no higher than  two feet are permitted).

Groups may not have "registration tables" of any type. 

No grills or barbeque equipment.

No open flame or unattended flames.

No pets allowed. Service animals are welcome.

Balls, bats, footballs, frisbees, etc. are prohibited. 

Solicitation or distribution of materials of any kind are prohibited.

Guests are permitted to bring their own food and beverages as well as lawn chairs.

Mosquito spray is recommended.

Parking

Free public parking is available at the Ridgway Visitor Center and at other authorized lots nearby, as well as along Tower Grove Avenue. Download a parking map

Please respect our neighbors and refrain from parking on neighborhood residential streets. 

Bicycle Parking
Bike racks provided by TrailNet are located at the Ridgway Visitor Center.

Upcoming Whitaker Concerts

May 30, 2012
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Missouri Botanical Garden > Cohen Amphitheater
June 6, 2012
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Missouri Botanical Garden > Cohen Amphitheater
June 13, 2012
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Missouri Botanical Garden > Cohen Amphitheater
June 20, 2012
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Missouri Botanical Garden > Cohen Amphitheater
June 27, 2012
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Missouri Botanical Garden > Cohen Amphitheater
July 4, 2012
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Missouri Botanical Garden > Cohen Amphitheater
July 11, 2012
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Missouri Botanical Garden > Cohen Amphitheater
July 18, 2012
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Missouri Botanical Garden > Cohen Amphitheater
July 25, 2012
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Missouri Botanical Garden > Cohen Amphitheater