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.
Read MoreIf you are heading to Florence anytime soon, Craig Kaminer encourages you to call ahead and set up a truffle hunt. His family and took a “Trip of a Lifetime” last fall and made sure that truffle hunting was at the top of the list. Giulio The Truffle Hunter was their guide. Read more about the hunt and delectable meal that followed.
Read MoreFrom two appearances on St. Louis’ own Andy Cohen’s What Happens Live! (one just last night), to CBS This Morning, ice cream guru, founder, and CEO of St. Louis’ Clementine’s Naughty & Nice Ice Creamery is helping put St. Louis on the proverbial map. Read here how many have discovered the frosty confection in a different way. It truly is for the naughty and the nice.
Read MoreAfter a two-year renovation, a home in St. Louis, perfect for the nationally recognized couple of ESPN sportscasters, Joe Buck and his wife Michelle Beisner-Buck, their twin sons and Delilah, their dog, is ready. Take a peek inside.
Read MoreCelebrating its 15th anniversary this year, Pedal the Cause now stands in the top 10 national ranking for peer-to-peer cycling events. It all began when businessman Bill Koman was twice diagnosed with lymphoma. He started Pedal the Cause, and in 2024 the charity expects to surpass the whopping $5 million it raised last year. Read more here.
Read MoreThe Cardinals have been on a winning streak as of late, unlike last season when they were in the basement. In fact, they are now on track to secure a berth in the playoffs. As of the All Star break, they are in second place in the National League Central Division. Read more here how the Cardinals president Bill DeWitt III discusses what’s going on, and what’s in the works to keep fans’ heads and hearts in the game.
Read MoreFlanked by her family and friends, Kloss recently stood at the corner of Washington Avenue and 16th Street to unveil the newly named Karlie Kloss Way — an effort spearheaded as part of the Saint Louis Fashion Fund’s 10-year anniversary 10-event celebration. Learn how this St. Louis girl went from being discovered at age 13 at Plaza Frontenac to walking runways around the globe.
Read More21c 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.
Read MoreWith a vision as ever-changing as glass being blown into a new creation, the Delmar Maker District is a two-decade old project that has caught fire in recent months. St. Louis restauranteur Ben Poremba has helped stoke the flames with his plans to open five establishments in the district in 2024. Learn more about how Doug Auer and Jim McKelvey, co-founded Third Degree Glass Factory and the Delmar Maker District.
Read MoreThe newly-opened Post Plaza and Event Space at the St Louis Country Library’s Clark Family Branch. and Saint Louis Fashion Fund will host a ticketed reception and screening of "Diane von Furstenberg: Woman in Charge" on Tuesday, July 23. The evening kicks off with a red-carpet cocktail reception at 5:30 p.m., followed by the screening at 7:00 p.m. Details here.
Read MoreThis issue really defines Sophisticated Living in St. Louis. Who is this stunning goddess on the cover of our July/August issue? She is the essence of chic; an embodiment of new century meets old world glamour. She is among the best of best St. Louis has to offer. And her recent visit to St. Louis brings it all home. If you happen upon the thoroughfare Karlie Kloss Way on a drive downtown, it tangibly demonstrates why we chose her to grace our Summer 2024 issue. Learn more.
Read MoreThe Omni Homestead, America’s oldest resort, reasserts its prominence following a $150 million renovation. Twenty-four U.S. presidents have vacationed at this National Historic Landmark. It's also where a teenaged Jacqueline Bouvier learned to play golf on one of the first golf courses in America. Take a trip in pictures, words, and video to this storied Hot Springs, Virginia destination.
Read MoreCelebrate Pride Month with 21c Museum Hotel at their Pride Patio Party at Idol Wolf’s Amphitheater! This free event promises an afternoon of fun, music, delicious food, and great company. Learn more here.
Read MoreMay and June are months where we celebrate our origins, ours parents – May is for mothers – June is for fathers. At May’s MOMentous Luncheon all things MOM were celebrated at the annual fundraiser for The Haven of Grace. Haven is an organization dedicated to caring for and building up some of the most vulnerable mothers in our area, the homeless. This year, The Steward family brought the full force of its Steward Family Foundation to downtown’s Missouri Athletic Club. Read more here.
Read MoreTeshikaga Town in Eastern Hokkaido is one of Japan's few remaining places of true wilderness. Across three days that included canoeing, snowshoeing, skiing, old-growth forests, nine active volcanoes, and pristine caldera lakes, fall in love with this part of Japan that is far from EPCOT's version of the Land of the Rising Sun. Read on to discover it.
Read MoreMake plans now to kick off your holidays in the heart of California's wine country. In historic Healdsburg, California, an impressive array of top-notch restaurants, up-scale lodging, tasting rooms, boutiques, and art and jewelry galleries pack the streets. During the holidays, the town square becomes a magical place via Merry Healdsburg Tree Lighting. Plan your 2024 trip now. Visit here.
Read MoreFather’s Day comes early this year. Although it’s always celebrated on the third Sunday in June, which oftentimes falls around the 19th, this year we get to celebrate our fathers on Sunday, June 16th. Are you ready? Here’s a compendium of sophisticated ways to celebrate the king in your life.
Read MoreThe 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.
Read MoreLaurence Basse is a “Girl on Fire” in the world of fashion design. The Paris-trained designer is a Project Runway alum, where she was a season 15 finalist (2006) and a season 20 "All-Star" runner-up (2023). She has dressed NBA superstars Dwight Howard and Serge Ibaka, Jada Pickett Smith, actor Aldis Hodge, Grammy winner Samara Joy, and comedian/actor Yvonne Orji. Here, take a look behind the scenes after a Paris runway show.
Read MoreThe 24th season of the St. Louis Shakespeare Festival ignites the Glen In Forest Park with summertime love-at-first-sight sparks, starting Wednesday evening May 29th with “As You Like It”. Filled with a quiver packed with poetry and prose, the Bard’s amorous arrows will pierce the hearts of thousands upon thousands of audience members through June 23rd. Read more here for details of why the festival in St. Louis draws larger audiences than any Shakespeare play offering in the world.
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