Upcoming Recitals & Family Friendly Events!
2022
1/1 – Happy New Year – SJAA closed.
1/22 – “Music Play” Saturdays, 11am begins 6 weeks (ages 2-4)
1/22 – Teacher Appreciation Event TBA
2/3 – “Guitar Mania” Thursdays, Intro to Guitar Class begins 7pm – 6 weeks
2/7 – “Guitar Mania” Mondays, Intro to Guitar Class begins 7pm – 6 weeks
2/12 – SJAMTA “Monster Concert” Potter Fine Arts Theater, MWSU, 3pm
2/19 – “Play More, Practice Less” Clinic w/Jason Riley, SJAA, 2pm FREE
3/1 – “Clay Mania” Tuesdays, Sculpture Art Class begins 530pm – 6 weeks
3/12 – SJAMTA Pre-Contest Clinic, Times TBA
3/13 – SJAMTA student recital, Potter Hall MWSU, 2pm – Clinic, 3pm TBA
3/19 – “Music Play” Saturdays, 11am begins 6 weeks (ages 2-4)
4/1 – “30 Day Practice Challenge” Begins! Join for a chance to WIN $50 Gift Card
4/3-5 – Music Academy Conference, Graceland, Memphis TN
4/7 – “Uke-box Hero” Thursdays, Intro to Guitar Class begins 7pm – 5 weeks
4/11 – “Guitar Mania” Mondays, Intro to Guitar Class begins 7pm – 6 weeks
4/23 – SJAMTA Evaluative Auditions, Potter Hall MWSU
4/24 – SJAMTA student recital, Potter Hall MWSU, 2pm
– 3:30 SJAMTA Honors Recital at First Presbyterian
4/26 – ART Start, TBA
5/8 – Happy Mother’s Day!
5/13-14 – “Music Play” Fridays or Saturdays, 11am begins 6 weeks (ages 2-4)
5/17 – St. Joseph Home School Resource Fair, MWSU Fulkerson Center, 1-4pm
6/1 – “30 Day Practice Challenge” Begins! Join for a chance to WIN $50 Gift Card
6/4 – AKMA Arts Fair, Albrecht Kemper Museum of Art, St Joseph MO, 1-4pm
6/11 – “Hawkfest” Blues & Jazz Festival, Coleman Hawkins Park, 4:15 -5pm
6/12 – Future Stages Festival 2022, Kauffman Center, Kansas City, MO
SJAA – (Call Time 1045 Show Time 1130)
Showcase – (Call Time 1145 Show Time 1230)
6/14 – Bela Fleck “Bluegrass My Heart” Kauffman Center, Kansas City, MO
6/14 – “Fabric Fun” Art Class, Tuesdays, begins 530pm – 3 weeks
7/4 – Happy Independence Day! SJAA Closed.
7/11-15 – Summer Orchestra Camp, 10am-12pm Daily
7/12 – “Silver & Gold Banquet” Word of Life Church, 12pm
9/1 – “30 Day Practice Challenge” Begins! Join for a chance to WIN $50 Gift Card
9/18 – SJAMTA student recital, Potter Hall MWSU, 2pm – “Play More, Practice Less” Clinic, 3pm w/Jason Riley
10/29 – “Mall-o-ween” East Hills Mall, Halloween-themed SJAMTA student recital, 2pm
11/1 – “30 Day Practice Challenge” Begins! Join for a chance to WIN $50 Gift Card
11/13 – SJAMTA Patriotic-themed student recital, Potter Hall MWSU, 2pm
11/24 – Happy Thanksgiving! SJAA Closed
12/10 – “Mall-a-thon” 10am-4pm at East Hills Mall
12/25 – Merry Christmas! SJAA Closed
2023
1/1 – Happy New Year! SJAA Closed
2/18 – SJAMTA “Monster Concert” Potter Fine Arts Theater, MWSU, 3pm
3/19 – SJAMTA student recital, Potter Hall MWSU, 2pm – Clinic, 3pm TBA
4/15 – SJAMTA Evaluative Auditions, Potter Hall MWSU
4/16 – SJAMTA student recital, Potter Hall MWSU, 2pm
– SJAMTA Honors Recital at 330
6/14 – SJAMTA Board Meeting TBA
7/4 – Happy Independence Day! SJAA Closed.
PAST EVENTS
2021
1/5 – Art Fun Tuesdays, 5pm begins 4 weeks
1/5 – Super Art Tuesdays, 630pm begins 4 weeks
1/18 – Music Fun Mondays, 930am begins 6 weeks
1/13 – Music Fun Wednesdays, 530pm begins 6 weeks
1/14 – Guitar Mania Thursdays, 6pm begins 6 weeks
1/14 – Guitar for Singers Thursdays, 7pm begins 6 weeks
2/3 – Music Fun Wednesdays, 530pm begins 6 weeks
2/6 – SJAA “Monsters of Guitar” 11am Recording session
2/13 – Music Play Saturdays, 11am begins 6 weeks
3/4 – “Uke-Box Heroes” Thursdays, 6pm begins 6 weeks (no class 3/18)
3/4 – “Guitar Mania” Thursdays, 7pm begins 6 weeks (no class 3/18)
3/7 – 2pm SJAMTA student recital, Violin Masterclass, 3pm CANCELLED
3/23 – “Music/Art Fun” Mondays, 930am 6/4weeks (Music ages 2-4, Art 3.5-5)
3/30 – “Super Art” Tuesdays 6pm begins 4 weeks (Grades 1-6)
4/7 – “Music Fun” Wednesdays 530pm begins 6 weeks (ages 2-4)
4/24 – “Music Play” Saturdays, 11am begins 6 weeks (ages 1-3)
5/15- SJAMTA Strings Evaluatives at SJAA
5/22 – SJAMTA Piano Evaluatives MRS. Chesney’s Studio
6/28 – SJAA Coloring Contest begins!
6/28 – “Art Fun” & “Super Art” begins – 7 weeks
6/30 – “Music Fun” – 6 weeks & “Super Art” begins – 7 weeks
“Music Moves Us Together” Vol. 3 Video Concert – TBA
7/4 – Happy 4th of July – SJAA closed.
7/9 – SJAA Coloring Contest ends!
Summertime Practice Challenge – Month of July!
7/10 – Ashlyn Ford in Concert, Lanham Music, 2pm
8/5-12 – St Joseph “Family Week”
8/13-15 – SJAA 2nd Annual Songwriting Festival, Songwriting Clinic w/Lori Browne
8/17 – “Silver & Gold Banquet” Word of Life Church, 1245pm
8/21 – MO Bicentennial Civic Center Park, 11am
9/7 – “Guitar Mania” begins 6pm – 6 weeks
9/7 – “Uke Box Heroes” begins 7pm – 6 weeks
9/18 – “Hawkfest” Blues & Jazz Festival, Coleman Hawkins Park, 130
9/25 – “Bluegrass Battles Hunger”
10/17 – Student Appreciation! Photo Day @ SJAA, 1-6pm
10/23-24 – Robidoux Resident Theater presents “School of Rock”
10/28 – Class Guitar begins – 4 weeks
10/28 – TBA class begins – 4 weeks
11/25 – Happy Thanksgiving – SJAA closed.
12/25 – Merry Christmas – SJAA closed.
More Coming Soon!
2020
5/1 – SJAA Evaluative Audition Submission Deadline
5/16 – SJAA “Music Moves US Together” Online Recital, 7pm
5/21 – Recital at Living Community, 7pm (TBD)
6/1 – SJAA Songwriting Competition deadline
June/July – Practice Challenge
7/11 – “The Advancing Guitarist” Clinic begins, 11am
7/17 – Coloring Contest Submission Deadline
7/31 – Summer Practice Challenge Deadline
8/7 – Ashlyn Ford in Concert, Lanham Music, 6pm
8/8 – “Uke-Box Heroes, 10am
8/8 – Early Childhood Music Class begins 11am
8/12 – Mega Music Mashup
8/19 – Silver and Gold Banquet, 11:30 – 12:30
9/19 – Hawkfest, 130pm
9/20 – 2pm SJAMTA student recital
9/26 – “Bluegrass Battles Hunger”, TBA
10/11 – Photo Day @ SJAA, times/venue TBA
10/24-25 – “Mall-o-ween” 2pm Halloween-themed SJAMTA student recital
11/15 – 2pm SJAMTA student recital
12/5 – “Mall-a-thon” 10am-4pm at East Hills Mall (SJAA time slot MORNING TBA)
12-19 – Beethoven’s 250 Birthday
Feb. 8 – SJAMTA Monster Concert (rehearsals Jan 31, Feb 7)
March 8 – 2pm SJAMTA student recital
April 25 – SJAMTA Evaluatives
April 26 – 2pm SJAMTA student recital, 3:30 SJAMTA Honors Recital at First Presbyterian
2019
June 15 – 1230pm “HawkFest” Coleman Hawkins Park
July 17 – 1245pm “Silver & Gold Banquet” Word of Life Church
Aug. 31 – TBA “JoeStock” Coleman Hawkins Park Sept. 15 – 2pm SJAMTA student recital
Sept. 28 – TBA “Bluegrass Battles Hunger” Coleman Hawkins Park Oct. 5 – Josephine Expo
Oct. 20 – Photo Day with the SJAA (Location TBA)
Oct. 23 – Names due for Monster Concert
Oct. 27 – 2pm Halloween-themed SJAMTA student recital
Nov. 17 – 2pm SJAMTA student recital (patriotic/Thanksgiving-themed)
Dec. 7 – Mall-a-thon 10am-4pm at East Hills Mall
2018
WE HAVE A NEW LOCATION!
1/8 – First Lessons in our new building.
St. Joseph Arts Academy, 2027 N. 36th Street, St. Joseph MO 64506 (Beck Road Center)
1/20 – Monster Concert (Rehearsals Jan. 12th and the 19th)
2/11 – Student Recital, MWSU, 2pm
3/3 – Pre-Contest Clinic
3/11 – Student Recital, MWSU, 2pm – Guitar Clinic w/ Rod Fleeman & Dan Bliss, 3pm
3/19 – Due date for evaluative
4/14 – Evaluatives
4/15 – Student Recital, MWSU, 2pm/3:30 Honors Recital at First Presbyterian
3/24 – Ribbon Cutting Celebration at SJAA!!!
5/28 – Memorial Day (No Classes)
7/4 – Independence Day (No Classes)
9/3 – Labor Day (No Classes)
9/8 – C. Hawkins Blues Fest w/St. Joseph Arts Academy, Coleman Hawkins Park, 2pm
Offering quality acoustic guitar, electric guitar, piano, voice, bass, drums, violin, cello, banjo, mandolin, drums, ukulele lessons and Early Childhood Music in St. Joseph, MO.
Serving the communities of St. Joseph, Atchison, Smithville, Savannah, Weston, Dearborn, Elwood, Wathena, Maryville, Stewartsville, Maysville, Weston, Platte City and North Kansas City.
St. Joseph Arts Academy
2027 North 36th Street
Saint Joseph, MO 64506
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