Post-Dispatch photos: Sunday, October 2, 2011
Date: 10/2/2011 Album ID: 1369366
Photos by Christian Gooden/
Photographs by staff photographers
Saturday Sept. 24, 2011 -  St. Louis -
Joe, left, and Barb Harnist of Belleville stop to look at the ornate lobby ceiling as they tour the newly-renovated Peabody Opera House Saturday on a public viewing. The Peabody, formerly Kiel Opera House, opens with a performance by Aretha Franklin and Jay Leno.
Christian Gooden cgooden@post-dispatch.com
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Saturday Sept. 24, 2011 -  St. Louis -
Attendees of the Taste of St. Louis make their way across the stage as they tour the newly-renovated Peabody Opera House Saturday during a public open house. The Peabody, formerly Kiel Opera House, opens with a performance by Aretha Franklin and Jay Leno.
Christian Gooden cgooden@post-dispatch.com
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September 23, 2011---
Left to right, Mike McCarthy, Peabody Opera House president and CEO, St. Louis Mayor Fancis Slay, Chris McKee president of Optimus Development, and Joe McKee, president of Paric Corp., pose for photos before Slay cuts the ribbon in front of the opera house Friday night at the Taste of St. Louis. 
Emily Rasinski  erasinski@post-dispatch.com
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September 19, 2011---
Debra Moore laughs with her mother Delores Holt as they reminisce about coming to the Peabody Opera House years ago. Hunt remembers dancing at the Municipal Auditorium in the 1940s and Moore talked about watching the Alvin Ailey dance company perform in 1984. It's outstanding. What an addition to the arts scene, Moore said as sat with her mother Monday September 19. Filmmakers Ken Burns previewed segments of his new documentary series, Prohibition. October 1 is the Peabody Opera House Gala Re-Opening. Aretha Franklin and Jay Leno will perform.
Emily Rasinski  erasinski@post-dispatch.com
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