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Green Door Art Gallery in Webster Groves Presents: MIDWEST MOMENTS

Green Door Art Gallery presents our newest art exhibit, Midwest Moments. The exhibit features watercolor paintings by Alicia Farris and Kathy Morrison, pastel paintings by Michelle Spencer, photography by Gary Tetley and mixed media jewelry by Jenniffer Fisher.

The artwork will be on display and available for sale August 28 – October 26, 2024.

Green Door Art Gallery’s 36 resident artists will also be exhibiting and selling artwork including fused glass, mosaics, watercolor, oil and acrylic paintings, collage, mixed media, wood, pottery, textile art, jewelry and more.

Green Door Art Gallery 
Hours: Wed – Sun, 10am – 5pm

For more information: 
greendoorartgallery.com/midwest-moments/

CARRIE GILLEN - JOYFUL DISTORTIONS

Join the Foundry Art Centre for the fourth annual Grand Hall Mural Project, featuring Joyful Distortions, a three-part mural by St. Louis artist Carrie Gillen. 

An output of color and form confined within folds of fabric and layers of sheetrock, Gillen’s abstract compositions draw from diverse sources, creating worlds where anything is possible. Each piece is a section of a larger story – the capturing of motion and energy into a single, solidified moment, evoking a sensory experience of familiar materials presented in innovative contexts.

The Grand Hall Mural Project, begun in 2021, is an exhibition program featuring original, commissioned work by professional artists installed in the Foundry Art Centre’s Grand Hall. As with all of the Foundry’s arts and exhibitions programs, the project places a special emphasis on the extraordinary talent of our region’s artists.

Carrie Gillen is a St. Louis-based painter and sculptor. She received her B.A. from Loyola University in New Orleans, and her MFA from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. Her current body of work focuses on materiality, abstraction, and nuanced color relationships. She uses fabric and other materials to create dynamic wall sculptures. These novel substrates amplify tension in the form and further abstract the painted compositions within.

Gillen exhibits her work locally and nationally, including recent solo exhibitions in New York City, NY, and Milwaukee, WI. She is the recipient of the Jose Jimenez Public Art Award and the Regional Arts Commission of St. Louis Artist Support Grant. She is currently a studio member at Intersect STL a non-profit studio, gallery, and classroom supporting the south side neighborhoods of St. Louis.

About the Foundry Art Centre:
As a vibrant home to the arts, the Foundry Art Centre raises awareness and appreciation of the arts throughout the region. Alive with activity, the Centre’s programming reinforces the importance of the arts and helps ensure that arts and culture remain vital. Artists, patrons, young people and the community at large continually find new ways to interact at this unique facility. 
HOURS: 10am - 5pm // Tuesday - Saturday
Closed // Sunday, Monday, & City Holidays

For more information:
foundryartcentre.org/carrie-gillen-joyful-distortions

Pulitzer Presents: the First Comprehensive Retrospective of the Art of Scott Burton in U.S.

American artist Scott Burton (1939–1989) made what he described as “sculpture in love with furniture.” Highlighting the breadth of Burton’s innovative practice as a sculptor, performance artist, and public artist, this will be the most comprehensive exhibition in the United States since his untimely death of AIDS-related complications in 1989. The presentation will include over forty artworks that focus on the artist’s use of furniture and performance to express identity and explore social dynamics, such as intimacy, distance, collectivity, and isolation. In addition to the artist’s sculptures, photographs, drawings, and documentation of performances, it will also shed light on Burton’s important contributions to conceptual art, public art, and queer art, as well as his roles as a curator and art critic.

Museum Hours
Thursday, 10am–5pm
Friday, 10am–8pm
Saturday, 10am–5pm
Sunday, 10am–5pm

For more information: 
pulitzerarts.org/art/scott-burton/

OCT 18–DEC 10 | Open in Millstone Gallery during COCA's business hours 

A solo exhibition by Kerry Smith

Off The Record is a series of Gouache paintings of iconic record label and album art by artist Kerry Smith. The center holes are liner notes from the 1960s that often contrast the featured artist. Off The Record combines his love for album art, graphic design, and fine art; the series was inspired by Beck’s 2015 Grammy Award for best album. 

Smith is an art director, graphic designer, and painter. His work is exhibited across the United States and in London. Smith has also been featured in the international publications of PRINT magazine, HOW, Logo Lounge, and 1,000 Dog Portraits. 

Gallery Opening: OCT 18 | 6:00–8:00 PM

Join us for opening night of Off The Record. Meet artist Kerry Smith and enjoy live music by DJ Justin Foster.

For more information, https://www.cocastl.org/calendar/off-the-record/

“I guess everybody wants to start over.”
In the quietest corner of the Midwest, middle-aged Sharon, recently divorced and seeking a sensible roommate, opens her home to Robyn, a mysterious woman with a murky past. Entwining this unlikely duo’s lives in shared dish-duty and shady business, Jen Silverman takes us on an uproarious journey of self-discovery, secrets and revelations. Challenge societal norms, embrace the unexpected, and revel in the reinvention that only true friendship can spark in this dark comedy that proves coming of age can happen anytime, anywhere- even your own kitchen table!

The Roommate runs through Sun, Nov. 17, 2024

For tickets, full schedule & more information:
repstl.my.salesforce-sites.com/tickets

CONTRABAND THEATRE (contrabandtheatre.org)
Will premiere the new play, AM I DANGEROUS?, written by STL region playwright, e.k. doolin at The Chapel (6238 Alexander Dr., St. Louis).

SYNOPSIS: All of her life, sixteen-year-old Philoten has been told about dangerous women. Those who flaunt their bodies. Those who are different. Those who do not follow the rules. And she’s tried, so hard, not to be dangerous. But then, something awful happens. Incidentally, it’s a few awful things, however one of them is particularly unforgivable, and it forces her to ask the question of herself: Am I Dangerous?

Am I Dangerous? springboards off ancient questing stories like Shakespeare’s Pericles, creating a brand-new fem-tagonist origin story that addresses coming of age, restrictions of doctrine, reconciliations of broken families, autonomy of the femme body, and cultivation of native and natural biospheres.

Performances run Wednesdays through Saturdays at 7:30pm through Oct. 26th.

For tickets & more information: 
events.humanitix.com/am-i-dangerous/tickets

Come join Ani Aronian for a memorable night of blues and jazz at the Blue Strawberry.

Thurs., October 10th 2024, 7:30PM
Thurs., October 24th 2024, 7:30PM

For tickets & more information: bluestrawberrystl.com/show/detail/1546

The first show in Upstream Theater's celebratory 20th Season, LIFE IS A DREAM is the professional premiere of a new translation by G.J. Racz of this Spanish classic by Pedro Calderón de la Barca.

Pedro Calderón de la Barca's best-known drama follows the journey of Prince Segismundo, who was imprisoned at birth due to a prophecy. As he grapples with his newfound freedom within a world of court intrigue, Segismundo ponders the nature of his existence and the power of his own choices. A play of enduring relevance in an age filled with political uncertainty.

Directed by Philip Boehm.

Performance Dates and Times:
Oct. 18, 19, 24, 25, 26, 31 & Nov. 1, 2 at 8:00 pm
Oct. 20 at 7:00 pm
Oct. 27 & Nov. 3 at 2:00 pm

Ticket Price Range: $35 - $45
Limited Pay What (If) You Can tickets: Sun., Oct. 20
$10 limited tickets for Bohemian Thurs., Oct. 24
For group rates, contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Tickets & more information: metrotix.com/events/detail/life-is-a-dream

Green Door Art Gallery in Webster Groves Presents: MIDWEST MOMENTS

Green Door Art Gallery presents our newest art exhibit, Midwest Moments. The exhibit features watercolor paintings by Alicia Farris and Kathy Morrison, pastel paintings by Michelle Spencer, photography by Gary Tetley and mixed media jewelry by Jenniffer Fisher.

The artwork will be on display and available for sale August 28 – October 26, 2024.

Green Door Art Gallery’s 36 resident artists will also be exhibiting and selling artwork including fused glass, mosaics, watercolor, oil and acrylic paintings, collage, mixed media, wood, pottery, textile art, jewelry and more.

Green Door Art Gallery 
Hours: Wed – Sun, 10am – 5pm

For more information: 
greendoorartgallery.com/midwest-moments/

CARRIE GILLEN - JOYFUL DISTORTIONS

Join the Foundry Art Centre for the fourth annual Grand Hall Mural Project, featuring Joyful Distortions, a three-part mural by St. Louis artist Carrie Gillen. 

An output of color and form confined within folds of fabric and layers of sheetrock, Gillen’s abstract compositions draw from diverse sources, creating worlds where anything is possible. Each piece is a section of a larger story – the capturing of motion and energy into a single, solidified moment, evoking a sensory experience of familiar materials presented in innovative contexts.

The Grand Hall Mural Project, begun in 2021, is an exhibition program featuring original, commissioned work by professional artists installed in the Foundry Art Centre’s Grand Hall. As with all of the Foundry’s arts and exhibitions programs, the project places a special emphasis on the extraordinary talent of our region’s artists.

Carrie Gillen is a St. Louis-based painter and sculptor. She received her B.A. from Loyola University in New Orleans, and her MFA from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. Her current body of work focuses on materiality, abstraction, and nuanced color relationships. She uses fabric and other materials to create dynamic wall sculptures. These novel substrates amplify tension in the form and further abstract the painted compositions within.

Gillen exhibits her work locally and nationally, including recent solo exhibitions in New York City, NY, and Milwaukee, WI. She is the recipient of the Jose Jimenez Public Art Award and the Regional Arts Commission of St. Louis Artist Support Grant. She is currently a studio member at Intersect STL a non-profit studio, gallery, and classroom supporting the south side neighborhoods of St. Louis.

About the Foundry Art Centre:
As a vibrant home to the arts, the Foundry Art Centre raises awareness and appreciation of the arts throughout the region. Alive with activity, the Centre’s programming reinforces the importance of the arts and helps ensure that arts and culture remain vital. Artists, patrons, young people and the community at large continually find new ways to interact at this unique facility. 
HOURS: 10am - 5pm // Tuesday - Saturday
Closed // Sunday, Monday, & City Holidays

For more information:
foundryartcentre.org/carrie-gillen-joyful-distortions

OCT 18–DEC 10 | Open in Millstone Gallery during COCA's business hours 

A solo exhibition by Kerry Smith

Off The Record is a series of Gouache paintings of iconic record label and album art by artist Kerry Smith. The center holes are liner notes from the 1960s that often contrast the featured artist. Off The Record combines his love for album art, graphic design, and fine art; the series was inspired by Beck’s 2015 Grammy Award for best album. 

Smith is an art director, graphic designer, and painter. His work is exhibited across the United States and in London. Smith has also been featured in the international publications of PRINT magazine, HOW, Logo Lounge, and 1,000 Dog Portraits. 

Gallery Opening: OCT 18 | 6:00–8:00 PM

Join us for opening night of Off The Record. Meet artist Kerry Smith and enjoy live music by DJ Justin Foster.

For more information, https://www.cocastl.org/calendar/off-the-record/

CONTRABAND THEATRE (contrabandtheatre.org)
Will premiere the new play, AM I DANGEROUS?, written by STL region playwright, e.k. doolin at The Chapel (6238 Alexander Dr., St. Louis).

SYNOPSIS: All of her life, sixteen-year-old Philoten has been told about dangerous women. Those who flaunt their bodies. Those who are different. Those who do not follow the rules. And she’s tried, so hard, not to be dangerous. But then, something awful happens. Incidentally, it’s a few awful things, however one of them is particularly unforgivable, and it forces her to ask the question of herself: Am I Dangerous?

Am I Dangerous? springboards off ancient questing stories like Shakespeare’s Pericles, creating a brand-new fem-tagonist origin story that addresses coming of age, restrictions of doctrine, reconciliations of broken families, autonomy of the femme body, and cultivation of native and natural biospheres.

Performances run Wednesdays through Saturdays at 7:30pm through Oct. 26th.

For tickets & more information: 
events.humanitix.com/am-i-dangerous/tickets

The first show in Upstream Theater's celebratory 20th Season, LIFE IS A DREAM is the professional premiere of a new translation by G.J. Racz of this Spanish classic by Pedro Calderón de la Barca.

Pedro Calderón de la Barca's best-known drama follows the journey of Prince Segismundo, who was imprisoned at birth due to a prophecy. As he grapples with his newfound freedom within a world of court intrigue, Segismundo ponders the nature of his existence and the power of his own choices. A play of enduring relevance in an age filled with political uncertainty.

Directed by Philip Boehm.

Performance Dates and Times:
Oct. 18, 19, 24, 25, 26, 31 & Nov. 1, 2 at 8:00 pm
Oct. 20 at 7:00 pm
Oct. 27 & Nov. 3 at 2:00 pm

Ticket Price Range: $35 - $45
Limited Pay What (If) You Can tickets: Sun., Oct. 20
$10 limited tickets for Bohemian Thurs., Oct. 24
For group rates, contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Tickets & more information: metrotix.com/events/detail/life-is-a-dream

Albion Theatre presents: "Lungs" by Duncan MacMillan from October 18 to November 3, 2024. Climate change, overpopulation, war, and political division. Why would anyone want to bring a baby into this world? Successful English playwright Macmillan addresses these issues in this “off-kilter love story (that) is brutally honest, funny, edgy and current” (The Guardian). Featuring Nicole Angeli and Joel Moses.  Directed by Ellie Schwetye.

PERFORMANCES
Fridays and Saturdays: Oct 18, 19 ,25, 26 & Nov 1 & 2, 2024 at 8pm
Sundays: Oct 20, 27 & Nov 3, 2024, at 2pm

For tickets & more information: albiontheatrestl.org/tickets/

Green Door Art Gallery in Webster Groves Presents: MIDWEST MOMENTS

Green Door Art Gallery presents our newest art exhibit, Midwest Moments. The exhibit features watercolor paintings by Alicia Farris and Kathy Morrison, pastel paintings by Michelle Spencer, photography by Gary Tetley and mixed media jewelry by Jenniffer Fisher.

The artwork will be on display and available for sale August 28 – October 26, 2024.

Green Door Art Gallery’s 36 resident artists will also be exhibiting and selling artwork including fused glass, mosaics, watercolor, oil and acrylic paintings, collage, mixed media, wood, pottery, textile art, jewelry and more.

Green Door Art Gallery 
Hours: Wed – Sun, 10am – 5pm

For more information: 
greendoorartgallery.com/midwest-moments/

CARRIE GILLEN - JOYFUL DISTORTIONS

Join the Foundry Art Centre for the fourth annual Grand Hall Mural Project, featuring Joyful Distortions, a three-part mural by St. Louis artist Carrie Gillen. 

An output of color and form confined within folds of fabric and layers of sheetrock, Gillen’s abstract compositions draw from diverse sources, creating worlds where anything is possible. Each piece is a section of a larger story – the capturing of motion and energy into a single, solidified moment, evoking a sensory experience of familiar materials presented in innovative contexts.

The Grand Hall Mural Project, begun in 2021, is an exhibition program featuring original, commissioned work by professional artists installed in the Foundry Art Centre’s Grand Hall. As with all of the Foundry’s arts and exhibitions programs, the project places a special emphasis on the extraordinary talent of our region’s artists.

Carrie Gillen is a St. Louis-based painter and sculptor. She received her B.A. from Loyola University in New Orleans, and her MFA from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. Her current body of work focuses on materiality, abstraction, and nuanced color relationships. She uses fabric and other materials to create dynamic wall sculptures. These novel substrates amplify tension in the form and further abstract the painted compositions within.

Gillen exhibits her work locally and nationally, including recent solo exhibitions in New York City, NY, and Milwaukee, WI. She is the recipient of the Jose Jimenez Public Art Award and the Regional Arts Commission of St. Louis Artist Support Grant. She is currently a studio member at Intersect STL a non-profit studio, gallery, and classroom supporting the south side neighborhoods of St. Louis.

About the Foundry Art Centre:
As a vibrant home to the arts, the Foundry Art Centre raises awareness and appreciation of the arts throughout the region. Alive with activity, the Centre’s programming reinforces the importance of the arts and helps ensure that arts and culture remain vital. Artists, patrons, young people and the community at large continually find new ways to interact at this unique facility. 
HOURS: 10am - 5pm // Tuesday - Saturday
Closed // Sunday, Monday, & City Holidays

For more information:
foundryartcentre.org/carrie-gillen-joyful-distortions

OCT 18–DEC 10 | Open in Millstone Gallery during COCA's business hours 

A solo exhibition by Kerry Smith

Off The Record is a series of Gouache paintings of iconic record label and album art by artist Kerry Smith. The center holes are liner notes from the 1960s that often contrast the featured artist. Off The Record combines his love for album art, graphic design, and fine art; the series was inspired by Beck’s 2015 Grammy Award for best album. 

Smith is an art director, graphic designer, and painter. His work is exhibited across the United States and in London. Smith has also been featured in the international publications of PRINT magazine, HOW, Logo Lounge, and 1,000 Dog Portraits. 

Gallery Opening: OCT 18 | 6:00–8:00 PM

Join us for opening night of Off The Record. Meet artist Kerry Smith and enjoy live music by DJ Justin Foster.

For more information, https://www.cocastl.org/calendar/off-the-record/

CONTRABAND THEATRE (contrabandtheatre.org)
Will premiere the new play, AM I DANGEROUS?, written by STL region playwright, e.k. doolin at The Chapel (6238 Alexander Dr., St. Louis).

SYNOPSIS: All of her life, sixteen-year-old Philoten has been told about dangerous women. Those who flaunt their bodies. Those who are different. Those who do not follow the rules. And she’s tried, so hard, not to be dangerous. But then, something awful happens. Incidentally, it’s a few awful things, however one of them is particularly unforgivable, and it forces her to ask the question of herself: Am I Dangerous?

Am I Dangerous? springboards off ancient questing stories like Shakespeare’s Pericles, creating a brand-new fem-tagonist origin story that addresses coming of age, restrictions of doctrine, reconciliations of broken families, autonomy of the femme body, and cultivation of native and natural biospheres.

Performances run Wednesdays through Saturdays at 7:30pm through Oct. 26th.

For tickets & more information: 
events.humanitix.com/am-i-dangerous/tickets

The first show in Upstream Theater's celebratory 20th Season, LIFE IS A DREAM is the professional premiere of a new translation by G.J. Racz of this Spanish classic by Pedro Calderón de la Barca.

Pedro Calderón de la Barca's best-known drama follows the journey of Prince Segismundo, who was imprisoned at birth due to a prophecy. As he grapples with his newfound freedom within a world of court intrigue, Segismundo ponders the nature of his existence and the power of his own choices. A play of enduring relevance in an age filled with political uncertainty.

Directed by Philip Boehm.

Performance Dates and Times:
Oct. 18, 19, 24, 25, 26, 31 & Nov. 1, 2 at 8:00 pm
Oct. 20 at 7:00 pm
Oct. 27 & Nov. 3 at 2:00 pm

Ticket Price Range: $35 - $45
Limited Pay What (If) You Can tickets: Sun., Oct. 20
$10 limited tickets for Bohemian Thurs., Oct. 24
For group rates, contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Tickets & more information: metrotix.com/events/detail/life-is-a-dream

Albion Theatre presents: "Lungs" by Duncan MacMillan from October 18 to November 3, 2024. Climate change, overpopulation, war, and political division. Why would anyone want to bring a baby into this world? Successful English playwright Macmillan addresses these issues in this “off-kilter love story (that) is brutally honest, funny, edgy and current” (The Guardian). Featuring Nicole Angeli and Joel Moses.  Directed by Ellie Schwetye.

PERFORMANCES
Fridays and Saturdays: Oct 18, 19 ,25, 26 & Nov 1 & 2, 2024 at 8pm
Sundays: Oct 20, 27 & Nov 3, 2024, at 2pm

For tickets & more information: albiontheatrestl.org/tickets/