Upcoming events

LONGING, the explosive new work from breakout playwright Lize Lewy, makes its world premiere August 16th-18th at the Gaslight Theater. Featuring visionary direction by Kay Ailee Bush and intricate designs by Zachary Grimm, this bold and captivatingly contemporary play pushes the boundaries of St. Louis Theatre in unprecedented ways.

Welcome to the world of PLATFORMS, a Virtual Reality Chat Roulette App popularly used in the not-so-distant future of 2064. MASON, a brooding introvert (played by Andre Navid Eslamian), wanders aimlessly in pursuit of genuine connection. He encounters LOLA (played by Leta DeBardeleben), an enchanting siren of the internet seeking reprieve from reality. Together, they navigate the challenges of connection in the digital age, exploring the hardships and misunderstandings inherent in their interactions, skillfully guided by intimacy direction from Summer Baer.

With a team of six brilliant, early-career theatre artists, this collective has crafted an impressive technological wonderland for the stage. With its unapologetically bold script, fresh innovative direction, and profoundly vulnerable performances, this production is certain to leave St. Louis audiences longing for more. This production is made possible thanks to the generous support of the Regional Arts Commission.

For more information, http://Lxnging.com

RUTHLESS! 

Book and Lyrics by Joel Paley

Music by Marvin Laird
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Eight-year-old Tina Denmark knows she was born to play Pippi Longstocking, and she’ll do anything to win the part in her school musical. Her mother, fellow students, and the rest of the world had better watch out because nothing will stop her quest for stardom! Cunningly spoofing classic musicals and campy films from Gypsy to The Bad Seed, this aggressively outrageous musical garnered rave reviews during its long Off-Broadway run.

​For more information, https://www.straydogtheatre.org/ruthless

ANTHROMANCER PRESENTS: MONDAY NIGHT MERCENARIUM

 Get ready for a weekly card gaming odyssey LIVE from the legendary Crack Fox every Monday night from 6 PM to 10 PM! Are you ready to be part of our incredible community? Dive into the world of Anthromancer and experience the thrill of an award-winning strategy game, crafted right here in St. Louis!

Quench your thirst with crisp non-alcoholic refreshments, courtesy of Ritual Zero Proof and Mighty Kind. And for all you foodies, we've got decadent local pizzas, including vegan options, to satisfy your cravings! Can't make it in person? No worries! Tune in to our Twitch channel and catch the excitement of our spotlight game as we stream it live. It's like having a front-row seat from the comfort of your own home! https://www.twitch.tv/anthromancer

Join us for the ultimate Monday night haunt; and be a part of something special! Come and SEE FOR YOURSELF.

Every Monday, 6 PM - 10 PM. Free Entry.

Don't miss out on the action – mark your calendars and spread the word! #MondayNightMercenarium #Anthromancer #CrackFox

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

Join Ranger Ashton and explore the full moon using the park's Nexstar telescope. The program is free.

For reservations, call (314) 842-1867 ext. 230.

RUTHLESS! 

Book and Lyrics by Joel Paley

Music by Marvin Laird
​
Eight-year-old Tina Denmark knows she was born to play Pippi Longstocking, and she’ll do anything to win the part in her school musical. Her mother, fellow students, and the rest of the world had better watch out because nothing will stop her quest for stardom! Cunningly spoofing classic musicals and campy films from Gypsy to The Bad Seed, this aggressively outrageous musical garnered rave reviews during its long Off-Broadway run.

​For more information, https://www.straydogtheatre.org/ruthless

RUTHLESS! 

Book and Lyrics by Joel Paley

Music by Marvin Laird
​
Eight-year-old Tina Denmark knows she was born to play Pippi Longstocking, and she’ll do anything to win the part in her school musical. Her mother, fellow students, and the rest of the world had better watch out because nothing will stop her quest for stardom! Cunningly spoofing classic musicals and campy films from Gypsy to The Bad Seed, this aggressively outrageous musical garnered rave reviews during its long Off-Broadway run.

​For more information, https://www.straydogtheatre.org/ruthless

Ruthie Foster performs live at the Blue Strawberry

For more information, https://cli.re/74553-ruthie-foster

RUTHLESS! 

Book and Lyrics by Joel Paley

Music by Marvin Laird
​
Eight-year-old Tina Denmark knows she was born to play Pippi Longstocking, and she’ll do anything to win the part in her school musical. Her mother, fellow students, and the rest of the world had better watch out because nothing will stop her quest for stardom! Cunningly spoofing classic musicals and campy films from Gypsy to The Bad Seed, this aggressively outrageous musical garnered rave reviews during its long Off-Broadway run.

​For more information, https://www.straydogtheatre.org/ruthless

"Adam “Bucho” Rodenberger is a 44-year old abstract artist and fiction writer from Kansas City, specializing in surrealism, dark fiction, horror, and dystopian stories. In 2009, he earned dual bachelor's degrees in English and Philosophy while minoring in Political Science at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. He earned his MFA in Writing at the University of San Francisco in 2011.  He has been published in The Heartland Review, BrainBox Magazine, and New Plains Review, among many other journals, as well as in Fox Spirit's Girl at the End of the World: Book 1 anthology. He was shortlisted for the Almond Press “Broken Worlds” fiction contest.  He has two novels in progress (Impasto and Rise) and three short story collections from which numerous stories have been published (Scaring the Stars into Submission, The Machinery of the Heart: Love Stories, and his latest Under a Black Rainbow).  He is currently cobbling together a hybrid collection of fiction and non-fiction pieces on grief called An Atlas of Bone & Sorrow he hopes to publish by 2025.

About Under a Black Rainbow:

The eighteen stories found within are mental and emotional excavations of fractured traumas, the awakening of unique pleasures, and the moments where we come face to face with the hungry voices whispering to us from the dark.

Before falling asleep every night, a man ritually unlaces the stitches keeping his chest tied closed.
A pair of lovers allow their strangest thoughts to invade and infect their lovemaking.
One unsuspecting child learns why so many others are afraid of things they cannot see.
A family slowly unravels as the father seeks his buried name in the walls and the mother unbecomes.

The death of a child leaves a living, lingering reminder behind as memorial. One woman becomes unexpectedly aroused by a new and surprising happenstance.
The entrance to a strange and deserted museum suddenly appears in the side of a city building.

These stories are misshapen and deformed offspring; these are lessons that continue to go unlearned.

For more information, https://store.subbooks.com/event/author-event-adam-%E2%80%9Cbucho%E2%80%9D-rodenberger

RUTHLESS! 

Book and Lyrics by Joel Paley

Music by Marvin Laird
​
Eight-year-old Tina Denmark knows she was born to play Pippi Longstocking, and she’ll do anything to win the part in her school musical. Her mother, fellow students, and the rest of the world had better watch out because nothing will stop her quest for stardom! Cunningly spoofing classic musicals and campy films from Gypsy to The Bad Seed, this aggressively outrageous musical garnered rave reviews during its long Off-Broadway run.

​For more information, https://www.straydogtheatre.org/ruthless

August 23 & 24, 2024

The Foundry Art Centre and Oasis Studio and Gallery are teaming up to present the Tattoo Arts and Crafts Fair, a part-tattoo/part-convention/part-arts-and-crafts fair to bring together the best tattoo artists and craft artisans to the St. Louis-St. Charles region.

Over 30 booths presenting tattoos and fine art, along with live demonstrations, food trucks, Foundry bar, and more will be featured throughout the Foundry’s Grand Hall. 

Participating artists and studios include Natalie Pieber (Alchemy Tattoo Collective), Jamantha Smith & Omar Mahmoud (Amor Tattoo & Gallery), Andy Bunch, Sarz Attaxx (Sign of the Times Tattoo), Bedlam Art Mill, Lora Fritsche, Dustin Epperson, & Jessica Devros (Deep Forest Tattoo), Dopestix Art LLC, D.V. Reed Glass, Foresake Creations Oddities, Golden Gems, Goonsquad Sign Company, Hayloft Artist, David Groth & Kali Farrell (Blackletter Tattoo), Max Huddart & Justin Randazzo (Self Inflicted Studios Downtown), Angie Isbell & Jamantha Smith (Heartland Tattoo & Amor Studio & Gallery), Key Rose Customs, Kirby Kogut (Sign of the Times Tattoo), Josh Martin Tattooing and Fine Art, MeanGirlzInk, Shaun Medina & Rachel Meister (Steel and Ink Studio), Metal Priestess Arts, Angie Meuth & Whit Stone (Pastel Devil Studio and Somatika Tattoo), Minx Monster Metals, Moonumental Jewelry Emporium, Bill Rath (Self Inflicted Studios Downtown), Molly Rebmann & Wally Rebman (Sign of the Times Tattoo), Sally Quinn Creations, Phil Wahby (Self Inflicted Studios Downtown), and Teeth Town.

The Tattoo Arts & Crafts Fair is August 23, 2pm-9pm, and August 24, 12pm-9pm, and presented in conjunction with the closing of Missouri Ink, a tattoo exhibition featured in the Foundry’s Main Galleries, featuring over 20 tattoo studios throughout the state.

For Tickets: https://foundryartcentre.org/tattoo-arts-and-crafts-fair

The Foundry and Oasis Studio and Gallery would like to thank our growing list of sponsors and partners at 2 Plumbers Brewery + arcade their invaluable support.

For more information, please visit us at foundryartcentre.org, or email Jessica Mannisi at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. 

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. 
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Cliffs  8:30-12:30 p.m.

John Drake (patio) 6:30 - 9:30 p.m.

Doors open at 6 p.m.

No cover for early arrival, 6-7:30 p.m.

$10 advance tickets

$15 at the door 7:30-11:30 p.m.

$20/person advance tickets with table reservation(s)

For more information,  https://events.humanitix.com/host/the-attic-music-bar

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Back by popular demand, The Tom Schaefer Band returns to Blue Strawberry.

For more information, https://cli.re/76706-the-tom-schaefer-band

Col Ford is a premier, guitar-based, classic-country - western-swinging, soulful-singing group.  They consist of veteran musicians Gary Hunt,  Dade Farrar, Dan Kathriner and John Horton.

For more information, https://www.thefriscostl.com/live-music-schedule

RUTHLESS! 

Book and Lyrics by Joel Paley

Music by Marvin Laird
​
Eight-year-old Tina Denmark knows she was born to play Pippi Longstocking, and she’ll do anything to win the part in her school musical. Her mother, fellow students, and the rest of the world had better watch out because nothing will stop her quest for stardom! Cunningly spoofing classic musicals and campy films from Gypsy to The Bad Seed, this aggressively outrageous musical garnered rave reviews during its long Off-Broadway run.

​For more information, https://www.straydogtheatre.org/ruthless

The Midwestern Harvesters – Lynn “Chirps” Smith, Fred Campeau, and Jim Nelson – have been playing together for over four decades beginning with their long association with the Volo Bogtrotters. Although the Bogtrotters were their primary creative outlet during those years, these guys have forged a special, intuitive musical bond that brings out the best of each of them in this more intimate and relaxed trio setting. They share an affinity for and play the real rough and ready, gritty authentic stuff, often learned during visits with elder musicians from previous generations, or from field recordings, or from 78 RPM records found in dusty flea markets, the forgotten corners of antique stores, the basements of funky record stores, or the occasional old barn. When these guys get together you can count on some great fiddle tunes, obscure old-time folk songs, and perhaps a few surprises.

For more information, https://square.link/u/eztdpi8v

August 23 & 24, 2024

The Foundry Art Centre and Oasis Studio and Gallery are teaming up to present the Tattoo Arts and Crafts Fair, a part-tattoo/part-convention/part-arts-and-crafts fair to bring together the best tattoo artists and craft artisans to the St. Louis-St. Charles region.

Over 30 booths presenting tattoos and fine art, along with live demonstrations, food trucks, Foundry bar, and more will be featured throughout the Foundry’s Grand Hall. 

Participating artists and studios include Natalie Pieber (Alchemy Tattoo Collective), Jamantha Smith & Omar Mahmoud (Amor Tattoo & Gallery), Andy Bunch, Sarz Attaxx (Sign of the Times Tattoo), Bedlam Art Mill, Lora Fritsche, Dustin Epperson, & Jessica Devros (Deep Forest Tattoo), Dopestix Art LLC, D.V. Reed Glass, Foresake Creations Oddities, Golden Gems, Goonsquad Sign Company, Hayloft Artist, David Groth & Kali Farrell (Blackletter Tattoo), Max Huddart & Justin Randazzo (Self Inflicted Studios Downtown), Angie Isbell & Jamantha Smith (Heartland Tattoo & Amor Studio & Gallery), Key Rose Customs, Kirby Kogut (Sign of the Times Tattoo), Josh Martin Tattooing and Fine Art, MeanGirlzInk, Shaun Medina & Rachel Meister (Steel and Ink Studio), Metal Priestess Arts, Angie Meuth & Whit Stone (Pastel Devil Studio and Somatika Tattoo), Minx Monster Metals, Moonumental Jewelry Emporium, Bill Rath (Self Inflicted Studios Downtown), Molly Rebmann & Wally Rebman (Sign of the Times Tattoo), Sally Quinn Creations, Phil Wahby (Self Inflicted Studios Downtown), and Teeth Town.

The Tattoo Arts & Crafts Fair is August 23, 2pm-9pm, and August 24, 12pm-9pm, and presented in conjunction with the closing of Missouri Ink, a tattoo exhibition featured in the Foundry’s Main Galleries, featuring over 20 tattoo studios throughout the state.

For Tickets: https://foundryartcentre.org/tattoo-arts-and-crafts-fair

The Foundry and Oasis Studio and Gallery would like to thank our growing list of sponsors and partners at 2 Plumbers Brewery + arcade their invaluable support.

For more information, please visit us at foundryartcentre.org, or email Jessica Mannisi at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. 

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. 
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Touhill Debut!!! Ilya Shmukler, piano student of Stanislav Yudenitch at Park University’s International Center for Music, took 1st Place at the Concourse Gaza Anda piano competition in Zurich, Switzerland on June 8th, 2024. In addition to taking the top overall prize, Ilya was awarded the Audience Prize, the Mozart- Prize, the Special Prize of the Hungarian Radio Arts groups, and the Junior Jury Award. Congratulations and welcome to the Touhill, Ilya!!! 
Ilya Shmukler will be performing piano works by J.S. Bach, Franz Schubert, Ferenz Liszt, and Robert Schumann. This Concert is not to be missed!

Explore the fascinating history, culture and architectural legacy of Downtown St. Louis from the city's founding through its current development. Take the East or the West Tour on Saturdays, 9:00 to 11:30 am, April through October, rain or shine. Tours are limited to 15 people and cover about two miles at a leisurely pace. Tickets are $15 (children under 12 are free). Purchase tickets at: www.LandmarksTours-STL.org

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

The Mighty Pines host their 3rd annual Pines Fest. Featuring Handmade Moments, Henhouse Prowlers, Funky Butt Brass Band, Steve Ewing Band, Yard Eagle, Beth Bombara, Opal Agafia, and Jimmy Griffin. 

For more information, https://www.metrotix.com/events/detail/jamo-presents-pines-fest