Columbus Commons Says Goodbye to August
The final Urban Arts Outdoors and Lunch on the Lawn is tomorrow at the Columbus Commons downtown. Bring your own lunch or pick one up there and enjoy art, live music, and great weather! Read Lunch on the Lawn (ColumbusCommons.org)
New Curtain Rises on Missouri Theatre
The University of Missouri needs more performance and presentation space...the Missouri Symphony Society CPR. The Missouri Theatre Center for the Arts has been in poor financial health for some time. The Missouri Symphony Society has struggled to maintain the debt service on loans related to the theater's 2008 renovation.  The deal begins as a 3-year lease arrangement with an option to purchase. Read New curtain rises on Missouri Theatre (The Missourian)
Hospitalization Forces Seiji Ozawa to Cancel China Performances
Seiji Ozawa, Japan's most famous conductor, will not take part in a music festival in China later this week, organizers said, with media reporting that he was in hospital in Tokyo for tests. Read Ozawa cancels China performances (Reuters)