Carnivale d’Art, a 12-hour arts extravaganza with a new mission – to support Hurricane Katrina – runs 10 a.m. – 10 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 8, at the Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center on the campus of UMSL. The St. Louis Mid-Sized Arts Cooperative will stage 12 hours of theater, music, dance and art. Participating organizations include the Black World History Museum, Gitana Productions and Piwacket Theatre for Children. Artists include YMCA Boys Choir, Vivian Watt, Denise Thimes and Thomasina Clark. Tickets are $11 for adults, $7 for students and seniors, and $5 for children 10 and under. Call (314) 516-4949 or (314) 535-1135 or visit www.carnivaledart.org.
