‘Skate Across America’ Ice Show Coming to Rec-Plex

The event will have shows on at 7 p.m. on Friday, May 13, at 7 p.m, 7 p.m. on Saturday, May 14, and at 2 p.m. on Sunday, May 15.

Local ice skaters will "Skate Across America" at the St. Peters Rec-Plex's 17th annual spring ice show.  Rec-Plex-trained figure skaters ranging from 3-years-old to advanced age will skate and explore cities, states and landmarks throughout the county.  The event will have shows on at 7 p.m. on Friday, May 13, at 7 p.m, 7 p.m. on Saturday, May 14, and at 2 p.m. on Sunday, May 15. The show will have several dozen skaters skating to re-create the record-breaking “Traveling through St. Louis” routine performed during the Ice Skating Institute (ISI) Winter Classic recreational skating competition at the Rec-Plex earlier this year.  Tickets go on sale at the Rec-Plex front desk on Monday, May 2, 2011.  Adults cost $7 for Rec-Plex annual pass-…

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Rec-Plex Skaters Win ISI Championships

The St. Peters Figure Skating Association’s Synchro St. Louis Diamond Edges won the 2011 Teen Premier national championship.

The St. Peters Rec-Plex figure skating program scored big at the recent Ice Skating Institute (ISI) Synchronized Skating Championships in Chicago. The St. Peters Figure Skating Association’s Synchro St. Louis Diamond Edges won the 2011 Teen Premier national championship as all six St. Louis Synchro teams that traveled to Chicago finished in the top three. The Diamond Edges brought home the Boyd Wietecter Trophy, considered the highest accomplishment for a synchronized team in the ISI, by winning the Teen Premier Round at the ISI Synchronized Skating Championships over the weekend of April 8 to 10, 2011. This is the fifth time the Rec-Plex’s Diamond Edges have won the Boyd Wietecter Trophy, and the first time since 2001. The Diamond Edges …

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Get Out: Five Things to Do This Weekend

St. Peters Patch offers five things to do this weekend.

Still don’t know what to do this weekend? Let St. Peters Patch help you out! The following list provides some of the best activities and events going on in your own backyard! Check out this week’s picks for a fun-filled weekend! Where/When: J. Scheidegger Center for the Arts, Saturday, 8 p.m. Price: From $28.50 - $54.50 Why Go: Thomas has sold more 70 million albums since the mid-60s. He also holds 15 Top-40 pop hits, 10 To- 40 country hits, five Grammys, two Dove awards and 15 Gold and Platinum Records. I think he has the credentials covered.  Where/When: Dave & Busters, Saturday, 7 p.m. Price: $49.99 per person. Reservations are required and can be made by calling 314-209-8015. Ask for Special Events. The last reservation will be taken  …

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Ice Skating Winter Classic Coming to Rec-Plex

More than 140 figure skaters will compete from Feb. 11 to Feb. 13 at the St. Peters Rec-Plex.

Figure skaters from across the nations will be heading to St. Peters for the Ice Skating Institute Winter Classic in February.   The ISI Winter Classic run from Feb. 11 to Feb. 13 at the St. Peters Rec-Plex. Admission to the event will be free and open to the public. The massive skating program—ISI calls it the nation's biggest recreational ice skating competition of the ice season—will take place at all three Rec-Plex rinks. There is one rink in the original Rec-Plex and two in the Rec-Plex South that will get used.  The ISI hosts several national events throughout the year, and the Rec-Plex has become a regular host venue. The Rec-Plex hosted the ISI Synchronized Skating Championship in 2008 and will again host the ISI Synchronized …

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Friday Five: The Top Five Things to do This Weekend

Art Shows Highlight Weekend Activities

Columnist Kelly Glueck picks out five things to do this weekend.

This weekend St. Peters can nurture the inner artist and inspire a family night skate! The Top-5  things to do this weekend offers a glimpse into a few of the great things going on this weekend? Why not see a few things, learn a few things, and have fun all weekend? 1) Let’s face It! is a local art exhibition featuring about 60 different local artists of all ages and artistic backgrounds. The eclectic works range in media and execution while exploring the dynamics of the face and all that it is capable of conveying, whether it be a person, animal, or insect. Let’s Face It! is showing now in the halls and conferences rooms of the St. Peters Cultural Arts Centre, located in West Wing of The St. Peters City Hall, just off Mexico Road. 2) …

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