Free: Watch the Oscars Tonight at the Tivoli

Donate canned goods to Operation Food Search and get to watch the Oscar ceremony for free at the Tivoli Theatre.

Want to watch the Oscars live tonight on the big screen? The Tivoli Theatre is hosting a free watch party tonight in the Delmar Loop. The event begins at 6 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 24, at the Tivoli. Admission is free and donations of non-perishable food items, canned and boxed goods, will be accepted for Operation Food Search, a leading hunger relief organization in the St. Louis region.  

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Girls' Night Out Could Save Your Life

Get your girlfriends together, let your hair down and enjoy dinner and drinks in The Loop.

Did you know that having close, platonic girlfriends can literally save a woman's life? A UCLA study on women's friendships found that study participants who had the most friends throughout a nine-year period reduced their risk of death by nearly 60 percent. The need for community with other women is built into our DNA, according to Shelly E. Taylor in her book The Tending Instinct. Taylor also points out that while men who marry are more likely to live longer than those who don't, marriage doesn't seem to have the same effect on women. There's not a notable difference between the lifespans of married women and single women—but women who have strong social ties with their girlfriends will statistically celebrate more birthdays than their …

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Angela Atkinson

9:30 am on Thursday, July 28, 2011

Karen, good point. You obviously don't need to shave your legs or put on makeup for GNO. It's a personal choice and, as women ourselves, we certainly did not intend to present the article in a sexist way, on any level. Thanks for sharing your thoughts with us, and I apologize that you felt irked by what we wrote. It was honestly just meant in fun, sort of tongue-in-cheek.   more ›

Hollywood Comes to the Tivoli Theatre for Oscar Night

The Tivoli is holding an Oscar party on Sunday.

People who love flicks will get their kicks  Sunday at the Tivoli Theatre. That’s because the Tivoli  and the St. Louis Film Critics Association  are co-sponsoring a free Oscar Night party that will make everyone feel like a movie star. Oscar Night is like the Super Bowl for movie fans. In addition to recognizing the year’s best work in film, the 83rd Academy Awards will deliver some great speeches, crazy outfits, wonderful performances and outstanding tributes to the past year at the movies. Despite the ceremony’s lumbering length, people love the glamour and sophistication of getting gussied up and seeing the Oscars with several hundred other cinephiles. Since the Academy Awards have become a national event eagerly anticipated by movie …

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