Upcoming events

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Exciting new May show featuring close to 20 vendors showcasing various rocks and mineral specimens, fossils (will be a Dinosaur Exhibit), Lapidary, Artisan items made of various stones and crystals. Admission is $4 Show times are May 22 12-7pm and May 23 10-5pm. Plenty of free parking and concessions available. Door prize includes a 41lb Amethyst Geode.

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

Literature, language, and philosophy are at the core of Buzz Spector’s work. He is a contemporary Conceptual artist who explores the aesthetic possibilities of language, paper, and books. Buzz Spector: Alterations spans the artist’s career from the 1970s to the present and includes drawings, altered books, postcard assemblages, collages, and more.

Spector is internationally recognized for his contributions to the field of contemporary art. He taught painting, sculpture, and two-dimensional design at the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts at Washington University in St. Louis for a decade before retiring in 2019. This is the first presentation of the artist’s work at a St. Louis museum.

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

https://www.slam.org/exhibitions/buzz-spector-alterations/

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

Join us for a weekend of fun and educational demonstrations on the methods pioneers used in the 18th and 19th centuries. Planned activities might include 2 man saw, tomahawk throwing, butter churning, candle making, flint and steel fire-making, rope making, laundry washing, writing with a quill and using wax seal, marbling paper, and historical kid’s games.

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Artists explore traveling to a situation in the future, or recreate a lost moment from their past that they missed that moment to photograph or paint; yet years later the image is still burned in their mind. This is that chance to relive that fleeting moment of that stranger's smile in a crowd...a sunny day at the beer garden....

Gallery hours Tue - Fri 9-4,  Sat 11-2

RECEPTION: Live music May 21, 5-7 pm. Bring your mask.

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

Myths have been around for thousands of years. They are roadmaps to assist us on our life journeys. Through the lens of a myth, told to the beat of a djembe drum by Kwame Scruggs, PhD, participants will do a myth while the myth does them. 

REGISTRATION PRICE: Friends – $17; Others – $20; Full time students – $2

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

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.

Left Bank Books, Joseph Beth Booksellers, & Seminary Co-op Bookstore | 57th Street Books presents an afternoon with John Green, who will discuss his new book The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet, on May 22 at 1pm CT/ 2pm ET in a private online event. Green will be in conversation with Midwest author and host Ashley C. Ford. This is an exclusive event that requires a ticket purchase that includes a SIGNED copy of The Anthropocene Reviewed and a $1 donation to Partners in Health: Maternal Center of Excellence from Left Bank Books for admission.

The Anthropocene Reviewed is a deeply moving and insightful collection of personal essays from #1 bestselling author John Green.

The Anthropocene is the current geologic age, in which humans have profoundly reshaped the planet and its biodiversity. In this remarkable symphony of essays adapted and expanded from his groundbreaking podcast, bestselling author John Green reviews different facets of the human-centered planet on a five-star scale--from the QWERTY keyboard and sunsets to Canada geese and Penguins of Madagascar.

Funny, complex, and rich with detail, the reviews chart the contradictions of contemporary humanity. As a species, we are both far too powerful and not nearly powerful enough, a paradox that came into sharp focus as we faced a global pandemic that both separated us and bound us together.

John Green's gift for storytelling shines throughout this masterful collection. The Anthropocene Reviewed is a open-hearted exploration of the paths we forge and an unironic celebration of falling in love with the world.

John Green is the award-winning, #1 bestselling author of books including Looking for Alaska, The Fault in Our Stars, and Turtles All the Way Down. His books have received many accolades, including a Printz Medal, a Printz Honor, and an Edgar Award. John has twice been a finalist for the LA Times Book Prize and was selected by TIME magazine as one of the 100 Most Influential People in the World. He is also the writer and host of the critically acclaimed podcast The Anthropocene Reviewed. With his brother, Hank, John has co-created many online video projects, including Vlogbrothers and the educational channel Crash Course. He lives with his family in Indianapolis, Indiana. You can visit John online at johngreenbooks.com.

Ashley C. Ford is a writer, host, and educator who lives in Indianapolis, Indiana with her husband, poet and fiction writer Kelly Stacy, and their chocolate lab Astro Renegade Ford-Stacy. Ford is the former host of The Chronicles of Now podcast, co-host of The HBO companion podcast Lovecraft Country Radio, seasons one & three of MasterCard's Fortune Favors The Bold, as well as the video interview series PROFILE by BuzzFeed News, and Brooklyn-based news & culture TV show, 112BK.

She was also the host of the first season of Audible's literary interview series, Authorized. She has been named among Forbes Magazine's 30 Under 30 in Media (2017), Brooklyn Magazine's Brooklyn 100 (2016), Time Out New York's New Yorkers of The Year (2017), and Variety's New Power of New York (2019).

You may purchase an event ticket from Left Bank Books online through the link provided. You must provide an email address to be invited to the private online event. When you have purchased a ticket, you will receive an email event reminder a few days prior to the event. You will receive the actual email invite to join the private online event on the DAY OF the event.

International shipping is available! To inquire about pricing for international shipping, please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

We are happy to provide an ASL interpreter for the event upon request. Please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to request an interpreter.

For more information about this event, email Amber Norris at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

https://www.left-bank.com/event/john-green-anthropocene-reviewed

Celebrate live arts and culture safely at Open Air, a concert series presented by Kranzberg Arts Foundation featuring St. Louis’ finest musicians. Indulge and imbibe from our rotating menu of seasonal food and drinks while the musicians light up the stage under the heated and well-ventilated tent outside The Grandel.

Tickets are $10-$25 and are available on MetroTix. In addition to each ticket, a $30 food/beverage minimum is required per guest on Friday and Saturday evenings. Sunday brunch requires a $15 food/beverage minimum for every guest in advance of the show.

All guests are required to follow Kranzberg Arts Foundation’s COVID-19 mitigation policies. See full mitigation policies here: https://www.kranzbergartsfoundation.org/covid-19/open-air-mitigation-policies/

Tickets available on MetroTix: https://www.metrotix.com/events/detail/open-air-concert-series

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Flex your music trivia knowledge in a safe, socially distant way out on our patio! 

Every Saturday night (5/1, 5/8, 5/15, 5/22, 5/29)

6 rounds of ten questions each

4-8 people per table for 8 tables total. (minimum 4 players per table)

There will be prizes for the winners and a 50/50 raffle, so come with your game face on!

No outside drinks are allowed, but snacks and food are welcome!

Specials on Urban Chestnut and 4Hands tall cans

Doors open at 6, Games start at 6:30

FREE ENTRY | Reservations Required

Click here to reserve your table!

Corey and Josh from The Trophy Mules perform acoustic from 6-10 p.m Saturday, May 22 at Bennie's Pizza Pub in Belleville, IL.

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

https://www.reverbnation.com/show/25341111

Piazza Imo and The Hill Neighborhood Association, in association with Bommarito Automotive Group and BMO Harris Bank, are proud to present this Broadway Favorites concert as the first event in their inaugural Four Seasons Concert Series. Enjoy a beautiful evening listening to all of your favorite Golden Age Broadway favorites inside the new piazza erected in the heart of the historic Hill neighborhood in St. Louis. 

Make sure you come early to enjoy a drink and stroll around the Piazza!

Gates Open at 5:15 PM | Concert Begins at 6:15 PM

Tickets are $25 and are non-refundable. Visit https://PiazzaImo.org for ticket information. 

Tickets purchased support Piazza Imo, a privately run, Italianate style piazza in the heart of The Hill, St Louis' historic Italian neighborhood. Piazza Imo is a 501c3 nonprofit organization.

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Arkansauce plays Vintage Wine Bar May 22.

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

Half marathon and 5K run on oiled and chipped roads in the Millstadt, IL countryside. Sponsored by Friends of the Old Millstadt Water Tower. Proceeds from the races will go toward the restoration and preservation of the Old Millstadt Water Tower.

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

https://millstadttinmanhalfmarathonand5krun.itsyourrace.com

Literature, language, and philosophy are at the core of Buzz Spector’s work. He is a contemporary Conceptual artist who explores the aesthetic possibilities of language, paper, and books. Buzz Spector: Alterations spans the artist’s career from the 1970s to the present and includes drawings, altered books, postcard assemblages, collages, and more.

Spector is internationally recognized for his contributions to the field of contemporary art. He taught painting, sculpture, and two-dimensional design at the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts at Washington University in St. Louis for a decade before retiring in 2019. This is the first presentation of the artist’s work at a St. Louis museum.

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

https://www.slam.org/exhibitions/buzz-spector-alterations/

Artists explore traveling to a situation in the future, or recreate a lost moment from their past that they missed that moment to photograph or paint; yet years later the image is still burned in their mind. This is that chance to relive that fleeting moment of that stranger's smile in a crowd...a sunny day at the beer garden....

Gallery hours Tue - Fri 9-4,  Sat 11-2

RECEPTION: Live music May 21, 5-7 pm. Bring your mask.

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

Celebrate live arts and culture safely at Open Air, a concert series presented by Kranzberg Arts Foundation featuring St. Louis’ finest musicians. Indulge and imbibe from our rotating menu of seasonal food and drinks while the musicians light up the stage under the heated and well-ventilated tent outside The Grandel.

Tickets are $10-$25 and are available on MetroTix. In addition to each ticket, a $30 food/beverage minimum is required per guest on Friday and Saturday evenings. Sunday brunch requires a $15 food/beverage minimum for every guest in advance of the show.

All guests are required to follow Kranzberg Arts Foundation’s COVID-19 mitigation policies. See full mitigation policies here: https://www.kranzbergartsfoundation.org/covid-19/open-air-mitigation-policies/

Tickets available on MetroTix: https://www.metrotix.com/events/detail/open-air-concert-series

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

Folk School is excited to partner with Patt & Possum (a.k.a. Patt Plunkett & Charlie Walden) for a weekly online fiddle tunes session. Join in on Sundays at 2:00 PM on the Folk School Facebook Page.

Join us for the sixth and final presentation of our 65th Season. Share memories with choir members recalling unusual venues, memorable music, and odd collaborations – from movies to Manilow! - chaired by artistic director Philip Barnes & former assistant conductor Mary Chapman.

In addition to the conversation, you will hear archival recordings of the choir and see images specifically selected to complement the music. You can watch in person, socially distanced at Third Baptist Church or at home through a live stream.

Advance tickets and masks are required, you can purchase tickets on our website: www.chamberchorus.org/tickets.

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http://www.chamberchorus.org

Benton Park Summer Concert Series Kickoff Concert featuring Dusty James and Abalone Pearl and The River Kittens!! Outdoor socially distanced concert in Benton Park Basin. Family friendly event. BYOB.

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