Upcoming events

The Foundation for Restoration of Ste. Genevieve hosts an annual history conference at which presentations are made on the history of Ste. Genevieve and the surrounding area. Presentations include a variety of subjects from pre-European settlement, the French colonial period, as well as the 19th and 20th centuries. Conference starts with a continental breakfast at 8am, and lunch is provided. A reception for conference attendees will be held on Friday, September 17, 2021 from 5:00 - 7:00 pm. 

This event is sponsored by the Foundation for Restoration of Ste Genevieve.

For more information, email Jack Koetting at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

http://www.historicstegen.org

Clean-a-Corner of the street that bears the honorable name of Dr. Martin Luther King. 

This Saturday, September 18th, from 9am-10am, join the St. Louis Jaycees and Beloved Streets of America to pick up litter at the corner of Semple Ave. and MLK.

Bring gloves if you have them; disposable gloves, garbage bags and litter pickers will be provided, courtesy of Brightside St. Louis.

Give MLK some TLC!

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https://belovedstreetsofamerica.org

For more information, email Lia Adams at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

History comes alive in historic Ste. Genevieve on Saturdays. Beginning in April, enjoy “Hands-On History” presentations, demonstrations, music, and craft activities at historic sites. Take a free walking tour and learn about fascinating aspects of historic Ste. Genevieve. Enjoy the ambiance created by costumed strollers and various musicians and crafters on hand to greet visitors. Kids can try throwing a tomahawk, "shop" in a vintage store, or "attend" a French school. Come interact with these special presenters!

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http://www.VisitSteGen.com

Landmarks Downtown St. Louis Walking Tours: History, Culture, Architecture and Exercise: What could be better on a Saturday morning?

Explore the fascinating history, culture and architectural legacy of Downtown St. Louis from the city's founding through its current development. We offer two regularly-scheduled tours on Saturdays at 10 am from June 19 to October 30.

Tours are limited to 10 people and last about 2 and a half hours, covering about two miles at a leisurely pace. Tickets are $10 and are available on our website (children under 12 are free).

EAST TOUR: Explore the architectural legacy of the heart of the city. From the bustling Riverfront of the French-America entrepreneurs to the skyscrapers of the 20th century, you'll find famous architectural and engineering marvels, including these highlights: Old Courthouse | Old Cathedral | Eads Bridge | Gateway Arch | Old Post Office | Wainwright Building

WEST TOUR: St. Louis' grandest public buildings are a testament to the city's ambitions during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Explore their history, architectural significance and how they changed the area from blighted to monumental, including these highlights: Union Station | Stifel Theatre | Central Library | City Hall | Campbell House | Soldiers Memorial

Purchase Tickets in advance at: https://LandmarksTours-STL.org 

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For more information, email Ilissa Staadeker at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Oliver Lee Jackson is known for creating complex and layered images in which figurative elements—or what he calls “paint people”—emerge from abstract fields of vibrant color. Jackson’s practice is informed by a deep understanding of global art history—from early modern European painting to African art. Yet his works do not aim to elevate a single message, narrative, or meaning. Rather, the works serve as an open invitation to slow and close looking, encouraging viewers to stake emotional claim on the paintings and not wait for instructions on what to see.

For more information, email Cameron Wulfert at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

https://www.slam.org/exhibitions/oliver-lee-jackson/

In 2019 the Museum acquired this splendid Torah Ark Curtain (Parokhet), an 18th-century Italian tour de force of needlework and rich metallic embroidery on a shimmering azure-blue silk ground. This artwork is the centerpiece of and the inspiration for the exhibition Signed in Silk: Introducing a Sacred Jewish Textile, which brings together a selection of devotional textiles used in Jewish, Christian, and Muslim contexts as well as highly fashionable secular textiles made in or imported to Europe.

For more information, email Cameron Wulfert at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

https://www.slam.org/exhibitions/signed-in-silk/

Architectural Photography from the Collection, 1850–2000 traces the representation of architecture over a period of 150 years, presenting significant examples of photographic prints and illustrated books by European and American artists. Drawn primarily from the Museum’s permanent collection, the works on display in the exhibition create journeys through expanses of both geography and history, from the surviving abbeys of medieval Europe to the skyscrapers of modern America.

For more information, email Cameron Wulfert at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

https://www.slam.org/exhibitions/architectural-photography-from-the-collection-1850-2000/

Damon Davis’s All Hands On Deck is a powerful artwork that addresses social justice and the call for change. He conceived the original photographs of hands held up high during the months-long protests after Michael Brown Jr. was shot and killed in Ferguson in August 2014. Recalling the protestors’ chant “Hands up don’t shoot” that was echoed throughout the protests—they were photographed with their “hands up.” That signal of surrender, however, is transformed in Davis’s photographs into one of resistance, fortitude, and community. This free exhibition will be on view through March 22, 2022.

For more information, email Cameron Wulfert at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

https://www.slam.org/exhibitions/damon-davis-all-hands-on-deck/

St. Louis Sound is a new 6,000-square-foot special exhibit that explores the history of popular music in St. Louis from the dawn of recorded sound in the late 1800s to the turn of the 21st century. Nearly 200 artifacts will be on display from national stars, local legends and important venues. St. Louis just can’t stay quiet. No matter the genre, style, or musical moment, this city has a huge story to tell.

For more information, email Maggie Teson at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

St. Louis–based artist Jess T. Dugan is known for their color photographs that explore the power of identity, desire, and connection. In Currents 120: Jess T. Dugan, the Museum presents a selection of 20 recent works—portraits, self-portraits, and still lifes—many of which were created specifically for this exhibition. Within a framework of queer and nonbinary experience and from an actively constructed sense of masculinity, Dugan’s portraits examine intersections between individual identity and the search for intimate connection with others. This free exhibition will be on view through February 20, 2022.

For more information, email Cameron Wulfert at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

https://www.slam.org/exhibitions/currents-120-jess-t-dugan/

A Macon, Mississippi native, Uvee Hayes was born and reared with the Blues. Her mom had a little country store where she would have Friday and Saturday night gatherings. People would come from all over to play, to sing, to listen, to dance. “You heard nothing but the blues,” says Uvee, “and those folks danced the dust up off the floor.” Join Uvee for a morning of classic Blues straight from the source.

NBM Ticketed Performance Policy: All attendees must show proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test taken five days before the performance.

Seating Policy: Tickets are required for each performance. Upon checking in, concert-goers will select their seat then be taken to their table by an NBM Box Office staff member.

For more information, email Erin Simon at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

https://nationalbluesmuseum.org/event/bluesy-brunch-series-uvee-hayes/

Saturday Sessions are short workshops offered each Saturday at 11:00 AM on the Folk School Facebook page. Saturday Sessions features instructors from across the country offering instrument, vocal, and dance workshops. Free to join in, no Facebook account necessary.

Sponsored by the Missouri Arts Council.

Jess T. Dugan is an artist whose work explores issues of identity—particularly gender and sexuality—through photographic portraiture. Drawing from their experience as a queer, nonbinary person, Dugan’s work continually investigates what it means to live authentically and how visual representation plays a powerful role in that process. Dugan was the 2020–2021 Henry L. and Natalie E. Freund Teaching Fellow at the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts at Washington University in St. Louis, and their work is featured in Currents 120. The exhibition is sponsored in part by the Henry L. and Natalie E. Freund Endowment Fund.

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https://www.slam.org/event/artist-talk-jess-t-dugan/

SAVE THE DATE ST LOUIS! It’s that time again. Das Bevo Oktoberfest begins Sept. 16th and continues through the weekend at the big old windmill in the city! This year will feature MORE beer, MORE food, MORE polka, and MORE ridiculousness! 

Saturday Sept. 18th we’ll open at 11am, and have a day of non-stop entertainment including live music from 12:00pm-11:00pm. The Deutschmeister Brass band is going to headline the event with their 15 piece brass  band. Get ready to polka and participate in the yodeling contest. Yodel Lay Hee Hoo!

12:00-3:00: The So Grand Polka Band

4:00-7:00: Skamasala

8:00-11:00: The Deutschmeister Brass Band

For more information, email Anne S. at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

If dreams are the royal road to the unconscious, how do writers, poets, dramatists, and novelists use dreams to explore those intangible truths that the report of conscious experience fails adequately to convey?  In this Zoom talk, Salley Vickers will consider the varied uses of dream in ancient literature, Shakespeare, and children’s literature as well as touching lightly on her own work.

For more information, email Francesca Ferrentelli at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

http://jungstlouis.org

Corey and Josh from The Trophy Mules perform acoustic at Alpha Brewing in St. Louis from 4-7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 18.

For more information, email Corey Saathoff at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

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Jazz guitarist Gregory Turner will give a solo performance featuring Standards, Bossa Nova and Pop tunes at Botanica restaurant.

For more information, email Caleb Ashworth at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

The Missouri History Museum is the place to be on Thursday nights in September! You won’t want to miss this lineup, which features tributes to music made famous right here in the Lou. Come early to explore St. Louis Sound and Beyond the Ballot: St. Louis and Suffrage. Both exhibits are open until 8pm.

For more information, email Maggie Teson at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

https://mohistory.org/twilight-thursdays

Glow Motion - An all-blacklight variety revue!

Featuring:

Allura Fette

Dark Angel

Dizzy Tunt

Evelyn Invert

Kingdom

Rose Whip

Swan

With special guest emcee Maxi Glamour & go-go dancing from Roxxy MissBehavin'

Including body painting by Bad Apple

Two show times at 7pm & 10pm

$18 / 21+

Dance party with DJ Dank Williams after the 10pm show!

Tickets can be purchased at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/glow-motion-an-all-blacklight-variety-revue-tickets-163244192775

For more information, email Allura Fette at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Jake's Leg live music performance.

For more information, email Joe Trunko at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..