A Sophisticated Guide to Holiday Season 2024
Soon, and very soon. The stockings will be hung by the chimney with care. The eight candles on the menorah will be lit. The seven candles of the principles of Kwanzaa will burn. Carolers will fill the sidewalks and malls with melodies hearkening the season and filling hearts with joy. Shoppers will fill the stores and keyboards will be afire filling retail coffers with cash to keep our economy humming and gifts-a-flowing. No matter how you choose to observe it, it’s time to celebrate the season of mirth. Following are some sophisticated ways in which you can celebrate what most consider the best time of the year. Learn more here.
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“Excellence, Relevance and Extraordinary Experience”
The Repertory of St. Louis embarks on a new era with star-studded leadership. Artistic Director Kate Bergstrom, and Managing Director Danny Williams comprise the new dynamite duo heading up the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis. The pair has only worked together for a few months, yet have accomplished much. In addition to the 900-seat Main Stage Emerson Studio Theater, a new black box space seating 125 beneath the Main Stage, opened in October. Under their leadership, the 2024/25 season is sure to fill those seats. Read more here.
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Explosive Interview Set to Begin 2024 St. Louis Jewish Book Festival on Nov 2
The St. Louis Jewish Book Festival is set to begin Saturday, November 2 with an explosive interview with Mickey Bergman about his book, In The Shadows: True Stories of High-Stakes Negotiations To Free Americans Captured Abroad. Learn more here about the 2024 festival.
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From Sea to Shining Sea, Kenny Scharf’s Prolific Art Exhibition “Woodz ‘N Thingz” Makes Landfall in St. Louis
Get ready, St. Louis art lovers! October and November are the months to “fall” in love with renowned artist Kenny Scharf. Trip the fantastic world of “Woodz ‘N Thingz”, a portfolio exhibition responding to the dire health of the planet. Walk into Square One Gallery in the Central West End October 18 through November 22nd, and you will discover why the gallery and Lococo Fine Art Publisher teamed up to bring Scharf’s works to you – the art afficionados of our fair burg. Learn more here.
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I Didn't Know I Married a Pop Artist
Top advertising agency designer for Coca-Cola campaigns and other fun stuff, Chuck Middlekauff, threw in the towel in 1992 to take a crack at real art. Now, Chuck's distinctive pop art interpretations of the West, with inspirations from the likes of Andy Warhol, Billy Schenck, Nelson Boren, and Jackson Pollack, have appeared in the finest Western galleries in America. Take a closer look at his work here.
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The Gift of Art
The story of the Ken and Nancy Kranzberg's art collection began in the 1970's when Nancy convinced Ken to spend $90 on a painting. Ken would later break into a cold sweat because back then $90 was a lot of money to them. Fast forward to 2024, and together they have built the Kranzberg Arts Foundation whose impact on the arts community stretches throughout the region. Read about its beginnings how the foundation will propel itself into the future.
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More Than a Quarter Million Dollars Raised at Chamber Music Society’s Vintage Gala Concert to Celebrate Slatkin's 80th
Chamber Music Society of St. Louis raised more than $275,000 at its Vintage Gala, which celebrated the 80th birthday of acclaimed conductor, composer, and author Leonard Slatkin. The concert and special event on Monday, September 9, at The Sheldon, also honored CMSSL’s 15th anniversary. Experience the historic night here.
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This September, Missouri Book Festival 2024 Brings Stories to Life
A regional literary celebration like no other, the Missouri Book Festival takes place Friday and Saturday, September 13 and 14 in Washington, MO. This one-of-a-kind event, designed for people of all ages, features an array of programs and activities meant to promote literacy and to encourage reading throughout the state. Learn more here.
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September Beckons Sababa 2024: A Full Family Pavilion Extravaganza at The J
The J in collaboration with the St. Louis Jewish Federation welcome all St. Louis families to Sababa, St. Louis’ biennial premier Jewish Arts & Culture Festival on Sunday, September 29 at the Staenberg Family Complex in Creve Coeur. Learn about the colorful extravaganza here.
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The Saint Louis Art Fair Marks 31 Years
The Saint Louis Art Fair is proud to announce its highly anticipated 31st year as it returns to the streets of downtown Clayton September 6-8, 2024. The Saint Louis Art Fair is a nationally juried fine art and fine craft show consistently ranked as one of the nation’s top fine art fairs. Learn more here.
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Fall Floods Grounds of Missouri History Museum with Return of Twilight Thursdays
With mild fall temperatures ahead, St. Louis eagerly welcomes back the cherished tradition of the Missouri History Museum’s Twilight Thursdays concert series starting up again on September 5th. Now a staple of the St. Louis cultural scene, the free outdoor event will have music and people alike flooding the fall landscape surrounding the museum. Learn more here.
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Annual Symphony on Art Hill Opens the Celebration of 145th Season on September 19th
Led by Music Director Stéphane Denève, the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra marks the beginning of its 2024/2025 season with the return of its free concert in Forest Park at 7:00pm, Thursday, September 19, on Art Hill. Since its inaugural Forest Park concert more than 50 years ago, the SLSO has performed for thousands of people each year as a community celebration of music and the kick-off of the SLSO’s 145th season.
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Sizzling Red Hot Pool Party Fundraiser Was the Society Event of Midsummer; Wind up Summer 2024 with the Festival Itself
The Summer of 2024 truly has lived up its billing as being RED HOT for the Tennessee Williams Festival St. Louis. Nothing exemplified it better than when 100+ high-society arts supporters gathered at the tony home of Bill Donius and Jay Perez for the RED HOT POOL PARTY fundraiser on Sunday, July 14th. Strike that. Nothing exemplifies the Red Hot Summer better, until tonight, when the crown jewel of Tennessee William’s canon of work, Cat on A Hot Tin Roof, takes the stage for its much-anticipated opening night.
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STLFringe FEST 2024 Is “Not Your Father’s Oldsmobile” Ride, Rather a Visceral, Cutting-Edge Theatrical Experience
Fringe Fests began in 1947 in Scotland, and what was once relegated to the fringes of the universe of artistic norms has now become a global phenomenon. Each August, the rocket takes off and its sparks flame conversation and thought over a kaleidoscopic world of theatrical and artistic delights that traditional theatrical forms simply can’t contain. Take a trip to your own backyard, because for 13 years St. Lou Fringe has brought the world of independent art home to St. Louis. Witness here the 2024 STLFringe FEST.
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Diane von Furstenberg Event Was a Revelation!
Take a look inside the world-of-fashion-maven Diane von Furstenberg, a visionary trailblazer in the industry. She set the fashion business afire in yesteryear and continues to be be a WOMAN IN CHARGE. Three hundred fifty afficionados of her achievements got an intimate glimpse into her world at an exclusive screening of her enlightening documentary Diane von Furstenberg: Woman In Charge. One of a handful of private screenings in Europe, and NYC, Saint Louis Fashion Fund co-founder and chairman emeritus Susan Sherman led the charge in bringing the film home to St. Louis. Like Diane, she is a woman in charge. Read more here.
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The New Jewish Theatre To Host Three Special Events in Tandem with Production of John Logan’s Red
New Jewish Theatre is pleased to present Red by John Logan, running Thursday, July 25 through Sunday, August 11 at the J’s Wool Studio Theatre. Alongside the production, the New Jewish Theatre is hosting three special events that will give special understanding for this compelling play about the life of abstract expressionist painter Mark Rothko. Learn more here.
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Summertime In St. Louis and the Livin' is Easy
It’s summertime in St. Louis and the livin’ is easy. We’ve compiled a limited list of places to go, things to do, plays to see, and ways to enjoy St. Louis to the fullest in the the height of summer. Enjoy.
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Pop Stars!
21c Museum Hotel St. Louis forges new roads in the world of 21st-century contemporary art in America with the opening of its POP Stars! exhibition. The king of pop art in the last century, Andy Warhol, makes room for the stars of pop art in the new century. The exhibit is a mix of all mediums of art, including paintings, prints, sculptures, videos, and new age art that uses block chain technology. Learn more about this phenomenal showing.
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14th Annual Missouri Chamber Music Festival Brings Four June Concerts
The Missouri Chamber Music Festival presents Season 14: Game Changers and the Music of our Surroundings June 6 - 21, 2024. The four concerts of the festival and opening reception/presentation explore musical works with profound emotional impact relevant to the present day. The Festival highlights composers that changed things forever through their musical innovation. Read more here.
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Playback Theater's "Rant and Rave" Provides Entertaining Relief for St. Louis Audiences
On Saturday, June 1st, St. Louis gets to “Rant and Rave” and get some much-needed entertaining relief by coming to and participating in what’s been called an entertaining cross between “What’s My Line” and group therapy. Come discover the world of Playback Theater, which is now practiced on six continents. Theater maven Joan Lipkin is the certified conductor of the ONLY Playback Theater in St. Louis. Come see this phenomenon that is sweeping the globe.
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