An Heir to the Black Mountain Poets Visits Observable Readings Feb. 4 Poet Thomas Meyer, executive director of a society that published legendary Black Mountain poets such as Charles Olson, Robert Duncan, and Robert Creeley; will read from his work at 8 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 4, at the Schlafly Bottleworks on 7260 Southwest Ave….
Alan Brody worked in third world countries for 40 years. He’d know if America were becoming one.
Just got this call-for-artists: The Inspired Art Project. Here’s the event: The St. Louis Inspired Art Show Saturday, March 20, 2010 | 6pm to 9pm Belas Artes Multicultural Center & Art Gallery 1854 Russell Blvd, St. Louis, MO The Inspired Art Project enlists local artists to create and submit original works, inspired by original poetry…
Ivan Martin extends an invitation to submit for the JAMAA art show at St. Louis’ Soulard Art Market. We are having a show at the Soulard Art Market to celebrate Black History. Call For Art Jamaa A Juried Art Exhibition At: Soulard Art Market & Contemporary Gallery 2028 S. 12th Street St. Louis, MO 63104…
A note from Jana Segal of Reel Inspiration: Reel Members, Our MOST INSPIRING FILMS OF 2009 list is compiled of films that have been promoted through our reviews on Reel Inspiration’s blogs. Diverse films with entertaining, powerful stories that uplift, challenge, give hope or inspire. Some weight has been given to films with themes that…
Generations can give each other so much. Recently I enjoyed two play dates with children two generations younger than me: my great nieces and my young upstairs neighbors. My great nieces and I painted on fabric and then pulled prints from the fabric and the plastic beneath the painting. The prints became cards. “Aunt Janet,…
“The Little Book of Meditation,” by Marina C. Bear is the perfect book to introduce people to meditation. Marina has been a meditator for 40 years, so she should know. Charles Tart says this is the book he wishes he had had when he was starting out. Readers say that it’s helpful, funny, charming and…
January 11-March 15, 2010 Vaughn Cultural Center 3701 Grandel Square St. Louis, MO 63108 The opening for the Zuka Arts Guild exhibit at St. Louis’ Vaughn Cultural Center left us deeply satisfied. “The Zuka Arts Guild seeks to promote knowledge of and participation in the visual arts through exhibitions, teaching programs, workshops, seminars and selected…
This week I’ve been a Woman About Town experiencing the best of St. Louis’ art and culture. Sunday: Freida Wheaton’s Salon 53 King-Obama brunch in conversation with leading figures in St. Louis’ African American arts, culture, and business. Tuesday afternoon: Groundbreaking for the St. Louis Art Museum expansion program. Tuesday evening: Robert Reich wowing us…
Today marked the groundbreaking for the expansion of the St. Louis Art Museum. Among other friends I bumped into Robert Powell (executive director of the Portfolio Gallery and Education Center), and Freida Wheaton (woman of the arts and owner of Salon 53). Every time I meet her Freida has joined another board. In a chock-a-block…