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Drinks White Flag Projects Wed., October 8 St. Louis - Forest Park Southeast
People picture their parents' generation as dull and conformist, and yet there was brilliant, Technicolor strangeness exploding out of all corners of the last half of the twentieth century. Take German conceptual artist Joseph Beuys, who created performances in which he explained his drawings... More >>
Jesse Irwin Off Broadway Wed., October 8, 9:00pm St. Louis - Soulard/Benton Park
Over time, Jesse Irwin has become the unofficial mascot of the Chippewa Chapel Hootenanny and a cheery presence in innumerable dives and bars on the south side. Whether playing solo or spiffing up a vintage Western shirt with other country goofballs in Dock Ellis, Irwin uses his unaffected... More >>
River Valley Readings Chesterfield Arts Wed., October 8 Chesterfield
From the young Get Born poetry folks to the crafty vets at the River Styx readings, this town teems with spoken- and written-word art. Now, there's a new monthly series that celebrates our local writers: the River Valley Readings, which are presented by the Chesterfield Writers Guild on the... More >>
The Berlin Airlift: A Legacy of Friendship UM-St. Louis-Mercantile Library Daily from Sun., September 7 until Sun., October 12 North St. Louis County
Late in June of 1948, the Soviets cut off all ground and water access to Berlin in a Cold War stare-down. The plan was to starve the city so that it would be wholly dependent on the Soviet Union. Military brass in the Allied nations realized that an airlift of food and fuel could save the city... More >>
Birth of the Cool: California Art, Design and Culture at Mid-Century Washington University-Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum Every week Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday from Fri., September 19 until Mon., January 5 University City
From the 1950s to the mid-1960s, it seemed like everything and everyone in California was cool: Pierre Koenig and others were designing airy case-study homes, and Charles and Ray Eames' sleek furniture looked gorgeous in those types of spaces; painters including Karl Benjamin were creating... More >>
Forever Free: Abraham Lincoln's Journey to Emancipation St. Louis Public Library, Central Branch Every week Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday from Mon., October 6 until Fri., November 14 St. Louis - Downtown
With all eyes on the upcoming presidential election, there's no better time to revisit the life of one of our greatest leaders. From his humble beginnings splitting fence rails, Abraham Lincoln educated himself with the help of borrowed books and became a respected country lawyer and... More >>
Hair Washington University South Campus Theatre Every week Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday from Wed., October 8 until Sat., October 18 Clayton
In the 1960s, Hair was introduced to an audience steeped in political and moral resistance. And after 40 years, Hair's transgressive blend of drugs, sexuality, free love and spirituality still has the power to shock, which is quite an achievement when you consider how jaded we as a society have... More >>
Jason Hackenwerth Webster University-Cecille R. Hunt Gallery Every week Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday from Fri., October 3 until Fri., October 31 Webster Groves
Over the last few months, dozens of new marine species have been discovered off the coasts of Indonesia and Australia, but artist Jason Hackenwerth has been inflating the number of bizarre and unusual creatures for years. Hackenwerth takes balloon animals to the nth degree, breathing life into... More >>
The Lieutenant of Inishmore Grandel Theatre Every week Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday from Wed., September 17 until Sun., October 12 St. Louis - Grand Center
Padraic, too bloodthirsty and wild for the IRA's liking, is a free-range terrorist who keeps himself busy torturing people and setting off bombs in Northern Ireland. It's a good life, plenty of work and all that, but Padraic isn't a monster — he has a heart. The object of his affection is... More >>
The Light Project Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts Daily from Thu., September 4 until Fri., October 17 St. Louis - Grand Center
If you're wont to sneak into Grand Center by the westerly route, you've no doubt noticed the burnt shell of the Spring Avenue Church. All of the growth that has happened in this burgeoning arts district, and the remains of this fire-damaged building, um, remain lurking on the periphery like a... More >>
Lutz Bacher: Spill and Aïda Ruilova: The Singles 1999-Now Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis Every week Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday from Fri., September 12 until Sun., January 4 St. Louis - Grand Center
Lutz Bacher: Spill is the first-ever solo exhibition by this prolific artist, which is surprising considering she first gained notice with her document collage piece The Lee Harvey Oswald Interview in 1976. What's more surprising is that Spill and its attendant art book SMOKE (Gets in Your... More >>
Mary Sprague: Trees Duane Reed Gallery Every week Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday from Fri., September 12 until Sat., October 18 Clayton
Trees often get lost in the landscape — in fact, they usually go completely unnoticed until they're gone. And even when we do pay attention to them, we see each of these woody plants as a whole rather than as the sum of its parts: That cluster of leaves provides us shade, but we don't... More >>
Mysteries of the Great Lakes Saint Louis Science Center-OMNIMAX Daily from Thu., September 18 until Thu., April 16 St. Louis - Forest Park
After inches of rain were dumped on us by the remnants of Hurricane Ike, many of us are just plain sick of water. If you've redecorated your basement to include a Shop-Vac and an assortment of fans, you feel our pain. But in order to forgive the water, you must understand the water. The new... More >>
Niki Missouri Botanical Garden Daily from Sun., April 27 until Fri., October 31 St. Louis - Tower Grove
Now that the Chihuly elation from the summer of '06 has finally fizzled out and the Chapungu exhibition of '07 has closed, St. Louisans are certainly ready for more artistic enchantment at the Missouri Botanical Garden (4344 Shaw Boulevard; 314-577-9400 or www.mobot.org). So how do you think a... More >>
Pepe Mar: Who Needs Guitars Anymore? and Aaron Henderson: Metamorphoses White Flag Projects Every week Wednesday, Saturday from Sat., September 20 until Sun., October 26 St. Louis - Forest Park Southeast
The title of artist Pepe Mar's upcoming gallery show asks a question that's sure to send all rock & roll survivors into a fit: Who Needs Guitars Anymore? It's a fair question, though Mar uses the six-stringed instrument (among other materials) to create vivid, monstrous creatures. His... More >>
Persuasive Politics: Presidential Campaign Memorabilia Saint Louis University-Museum of Art Every week Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday from Fri., September 5 until Sun., December 21 St. Louis - Midtown
In retrospect, why was Richard Milhouse Nixon electable? Kennedy drank his milkshake in the 1960 election, and his hangdog expression and dour nastiness didn't improve with time. The answer is obvious: Nixon looked fantastic as a cartoon character. His campaign team capitalized on this with a... More >>
Peru in St. Louis UM-St. Louis-Gallery Visio Every week Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday from Thu., September 25 until Thu., October 16 North St. Louis County
Ms. Day has always had an affinity for Peru — many alpacas make their home there, so the country must be awesome! But, of course, the Peruvian delights extend far beyond fluffy animals. This South American country has a culture rich with art, dance, music and more, and Day intends to... More >>
Saskia Olde Wolbers: Placebo Saint Louis Art Museum Every week Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday from Fri., August 1 until Sun., October 26 St. Louis - Forest Park
Inspired by the true story of Jean-Claude Romand, a man who pretended for eighteen years that he was a doctor for the World Health Organization, Saskia Olde Wolbers created Placebo. In this short film, an unseen narrator unravels the truth of her life as she lies paralyzed in a hospital bed:... More >>
Sheldon Art Galleries Sheldon Concert Hall Every week Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday from Fri., October 3 until Sat., February 14 St. Louis - Grand Center
When most people think of the Sheldon, they probably reflect on the building's "perfect acoustics." And while this venue is, in fact, a wonderful place to catch a concert, it also houses some swell art galleries. These art spaces are all adjacent to one another, yet they are separated by theme,... More >>
Spencer Finch: Sunset and Ice Cream! Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis Every week Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday from Thu., September 4 until Fri., October 17 St. Louis - Grand Center
Shouldn't all fifth birthdays be commemorated with a delicious scoop of ice cream? At the Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis, the answer is certainly "yes." Come celebrate the Contemporary's fifth anniversary while enjoying free, solar-power-generated ice cream every Tuesday through Sunday... More >>
Star Clipper's 20th Anniversary Art Show Star Clipper Daily from Fri., October 3 until Fri., November 21 Delmar/The Loop
Any business that survives 20 years is doing something right, but this is doubly true if the business in question is a comic-book shop. The comic industry has seen a more than a few economic busts wipe out shops nationwide, but the really great stores have managed to stay in business despite... More >>
Theatre of the Dead Theatre of the Dead Every week Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday from Wed., October 1 until Sun., November 2 St. Charles
When turning on the news is as terrifying as it's been, the haunted-house fans among us welcome the Halloween season. See, in these kinds of attractions, the scariness is all in good fun. You'll be startled, you'll scream, and you'll have a blast doing so when you visit a place like the Theatre... More >>
Tim Lane: Abandoned Cars Subterranean Books Daily from Fri., September 26 until Sun., November 9 Delmar/The Loop
You may recognize artist Tim Lane's work because he produces You Are Here, a regular comic for this very paper. What you may not realize is that Lane's work is recognized and feted beyond the borders of St. Louis: Noted independent comics publisher Fantagraphics Books recently produced a... More >>
The Unconventional Camera St. Charles Community College Every week Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday from Mon., September 8 until Thu., October 16 St. Peters
Everybody believes they're a great photographer, but vacation photos and candid cell phone shots do not a photographer make. It takes an artistic eye to compose a great shot, and it requires a deft technical hand to print a shot. St. Charles Community College has rounded up a unique group of... More >>
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