ARTHUR CHRISTMAS Giving St. Louis Free Parking

Leading up to the release of ARTHUR CHRISTMAS on Wed November 23rd, Aardman and Sony Pictures Animation are bringing the holidays early to St. Louis with the 12 DAYS OF ARTHUR CHRISTMAS!  Each day they have fun activities happening throughout St. Louis for families to celebrate the holidays and the release of the film.

As Day 5 of the 12 DAYS OF ARTHUR CHRISTMAS, which is TOMORROW, Wednesday the 16th, all the meters with hats are free to the public all day!

Arthur is taking over Meters downtown to make your holiday shopping easier! Park at one of the Elf hat-covered meters and you will have a day of free parking!  Open to the public. All the meters surrounding City Garden on Market and Chestnut between 8th and 10th street will be adorned w/ the hats beginning in the morning. Parking is free all day at these meters so shoppers can make their way to Union Station or Washington Avenue to get some early holiday shopping done or just to hang out at the City Garden during these unseasonably warm days!

Just look for hats like this…

And, so you are prepared for the rest of the ARTHUR CHRISTMAS celebration, here are the rest of the activities. They have a lot of fun things planned for you to participate in with their 12 DAYS OF ARTHUR CHRISTMAS!

Day 6, Thursday, November 17, 2011

Sugar & Spice

• Sarah’s Cupcake Truck in Downtown Kirkwood
• 5:30PM-7:00PM

Design your Christmas Cupcake with candy canes and sprinkles! The top designs will be featured on the Sarah’s Cupcake Shop Facebook page throughout the week. Open to public.

Day 7, Friday, November 18, 2011

Gingerbread House Jubilee

• National Shrine of Our Lady of the Snows
• 5:00PM-9:00PM

Stop by for the Way of Lights kickoff party!  Get ready for Christmas with the beautiful lights and create a gingerbread house at the creation station in the Children’s Village. Open to the public.

Day 8, Saturday, November 19, 2011

Grandsanta’s Grand Screening

• Wehrenberg Des Peres 14
• 10:00AM

Calling all grandparents!  Grab your grandkids, your pajamas and your teddy bear and attend a very special screening of ARTHUR CHRISTMAS!  Visit www.gofobo.com/rsvp and enter the code:  KEZKPG3K for your chance to download a pass, while supplies last!

Day 9, Sunday, November 20, 2011

Reindeers and Rams

• Edward Jones Dome
• 3:00PM

Arthur Christmas takes over the St. Louis Rams football game!  Celebrate Arthur Christmas and the Rams with lucky row giveaways!

Day 10, Monday, November 21, 2011

Pancakes & Presents

• Toys for Tots Drive at Denny’s
• 24 Hours

Bring a new, unwrapped toy for Toys for Tots to Denny’s and you’ll receive a coupon for a FREE Grand Slam Breakfast!  Don’t forget to color your Arthur Christmas coloring sheets. Open to the public.

Donation Station

Dierbergs, Lafayette Center

6:00AM-7:00PM

Discover the true meaning of Christmas by donating to Operation Food Search.  Elves will be on hand to take anything from canned goods to turkeys! Open to the public.

Day 11, Tuesday, November 22, 2011

Creation Stations

• Yucando Art Studio
• 3:00PM-5:00PM

Create your own Christmas crafts!  The first 25 people to stop by will receive free studio time to let their creative side show in time for the Holidays! Open to the public.

Day 12, Wednesday, November 23, 2011

It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas

Arthur Christmas is released in theaters across the country!

• Wehrenberg Ronnies 20 Cine
• All Day

Arthur Christmas is finally here and Ronnie’s 20 Cine is celebrating with coloring and crafts, hot cocoa, gingerbread houses and more.  Elves will help you make your very own Christmas ornament, which will be featured on the Ronnie’s 20 Cine Christmas tree throughout the month! Open to the public. Check listings for show times. 

The 3D, CG-animated family comedy Arthur Christmas, an Aardman production for Sony Pictures Animation, at last reveals the incredible, never-before-seen answer to every child’s question: “So how does Santa deliver all those presents in one night?” The answer: Santa’s exhilarating, ultra-high-tech operation hidden beneath the North Pole. But at the heart of the film is a story with the ingredients of a Christmas classic – a family in a state of comic dysfunction and an unlikely hero: Santa’s youngest son, Arthur. When this amazing operation misses one child out of hundreds of millions, Arthur, the least capable Claus, embarks on a hilarious, exciting rogue mission against the clock with his politically incorrect grandfather Grandsanta and a giftwrapping-obsessed elf named Bryony, to deliver the last present before Christmas morning dawns.  The film is directed by Sarah Smith, written by Peter Baynham & Sarah Smith, and produced by Peter Lord, David Sproxton, Carla Shelley, and Steve Pegram.

Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Animation present an Aardman production, Arthur Christmas. Starring the voice performances of James McAvoy, Hugh Laurie, Bill Nighy, Jim Broadbent, Imelda Staunton, and Ashley Jensen. Directed by Sarah Smith. Produced by Peter Lord, David Sproxton, Carla Shelley, and Steve Pegram. Written by Peter Baynham & Sarah Smith. Co-Producer is Chris Juen. Co-Executive Producer is Peter Baynham. Co-Director is Barry Cook. Music by Harry Gregson-Williams.

The film includes the song “Santa Claus Is Comin’ To Town” by Justin Bieber from his new album “Under The Mistletoe” (featuring the new single “Mistletoe”).

“Like” the film on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ArthurChristmasMovie

Follow it on Twitter: @notanelf #ArthurChristmas

http://www.arthurchristmas.com/

Arthur Christmas has been rated PG by the Motion Picture Association of America for some mild rude humor. The film will be released in theaters nationwide on November 23, 2011.