Remember when MOVE gave you unique date ideas last week? Here’s another one to add to your repertoire.

This weekend marks the end of the sixth season of Artrageous Fridays: Fridays done the Artrageous way provide an array of activities ranging from ballet performances and jazz quartets to tattoo demonstrations and live painting. Culinary artists (aka downtown restaurants) also contribute by offering discounts before and after the crawl.

With the help of PS Gallery’s Jennifer Perlow, the Artrageous Friday program took form in 2007 with a group of 12 to 15 art organizations, Artrageous Friday’s Executive Director Kate Gunn says in an email. As the quarterly crawl wraps up its sixth year, each Friday boasts nearly 40 Artrageous members from the North Village Arts District, downtown area and three college campuses as well as 3,000 to 5,000 attendees.

One may ask, quarterly? Why must such awesomeness only commence four times a year? Gunn says that a smaller number of events insure uniqueness and quality. Plus, it gives the artists time to work their magic.

“Restaurant participation, guerrilla street art, buskers (street performers) provided by the Office of Cultural Affairs and an overall expansion on the varying types of art-related organizations the city has to showcase are all successes of 2012,” Gunn says. “Our community is so fortunate to not only have so many talented and dedicated artisans (of all crafts) but even more fortunate that these artisans are willing to share and enhance our daily lives and organizations give them the power to do so. In our support of the arts, we are simultaneously supporting our societal & economic growth.”

SIDEBAR STUFF

This weekend, the North Village Arts District is closing down the streets for a special Artrageous event: the Pre-Game Art Huddle. Besides live music, gallery tours and mural painting, here’s what you’ll find going on:

**Elly’s Couture:**
“We are featuring a local designer, Lauren Rundquist with ‘Designs by Lauren.’ She is going to be hand stenciling on the spot with Mizzou, Cardinals or custom designs on TOMS, Converse and Keds.” –Elly, Elly’s Couture

**Artlandish Gallery:**
“We will have four live bands and many artists on hand. Everyone is invited! There’s a fashion show and Fire Spinning.” –Lisa Bartlett, Artlandish Gallery

**Poppy:**
“Poppy is hosting the opening of our holiday trunk show featuring jewelry artist Tracy Arrington. Tracy is flying in from Orlando, Fl. for the opening Friday from 6 to 9 p.m. and will be sharing her new Textured Circles Collection.” –Liz Tucker, buyer for Poppy

*Orr Street Studios:**
“Orr Street Studios will be hosting Ed Hansen singing Sinatra on our patio from 6-7 followed by a very special solo appearance by national recording artist, Hilary Scott. We are also having an artist reception in our visitors gallery for Bo Bedilion and his exquisite ceramic cups — each of them is a work of art.” –Stacie Pottinger, Director

**Perlow-Stevens Gallery:**
“The gallery will be showcasing its exhibition, ‘We’re in this Together.’ In conjunction with this exhibit PS Gallery will be offering a Book-making demo and workshop with artist Elf Noyes featuring her handmade book sculptural works.” curated by artist Kim Wardenburg (St. Louis).” –Amy Meyer, Associate Curator

**Bluestem Missouri Crafts:**
“Inspired by her travels and teaching in Paris, Japan, Korea and, of course, Missouri, designer Sharon Kilfoyle will reveal an eclectic fall runway of treasures, one-of-a-kind wearables and accessories, created in her signature shibori and nuno felt techniques. Come sparkle in the lightweight warmth of sheer nuno felts and wrap yourself in luminous hand-dyed silks.” –Laura Buillion, Bluestem Missouri Crafts