Thank you Saint Louis Dance Theatre & 21c Museum Hotels for the experience at the winter series performance of the Love Languages series @ COCA (Center of Creative Arts)! Get tickets @ saintlouisdancetheatre.org/21c

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Sheldon All-Star Chorus shines at music educators conference For the first time in 60 years, a St. Louis group performed during the annual Missouri Music Educators Association Conference, with the Sheldon All-Star Chorus earning the honor. Under the direction of Artistic Director Maria A. Ellis, the chorus performed during the 2026 conference Jan. 29-31 at Tan-Tar-A Resort at the Lake of the Ozarks. […]

'Sheldon All-Star Chorus shines at music educators conference'

🖋 St. Louis American staff
📸 Photo courtesy of Sheldon All-Star Chorus

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A love letter in motion “The Black Feminist Guide to the Human Body” is a mouthful to say. Playwright Lisa B. Thompson makes no apologies about that. In fact, she feels that the title deserves to be spoken slowly – with intention and reverence. The same way that Black women deserve to have agency in this world. The same way […]

'A love letter in motion'

🖋 Kenya Vaughn | The St. Louis American
📸 Photos courtesy of The Black Rep

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Art in ‘All Colors’ Portfolio Gallery and Education Center opened its latest “All Colors” exhibition with a reminder that art is more than what hangs on a wall — it is a network of stories, histories and connections that shape how Black creativity is seen and valued. The visual art showcase, featuring invited artists from across the country, is […]

'Art in ‘All Colors’'

🖋 Zaria Mac | The St. Louis American
📸 Taylor Marrie | St. Louis American

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Thank you Saint Louis Dance Theatre & 21c Museum Hotel St. Louis for the wonderful experience! Get your tickets at www.saintlouisdancetheatre.org/21c

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Muny’s 2026 lineup blends beloved classics with dazzling debuts The Muny is ready to make summer 2026 one for the books. Fresh off its Regional Theatre Tony Award win, the nation’s oldest and largest outdoor musical theatre has unveiled its 108th season—a lineup that Artistic Director and Executive Producer Mike Isaacson said is built on joy, spectacle, and community. “It opened on Broadway in […]

'Muny’s 2026 lineup blends beloved classics with dazzling debuts'

🖋 Kenya Vaughn | The St. Louis American
📸 Photo from The Muny Facebook

#stlamerican #stlnews #stlouis #TheMuny #STLArts #MusicalTheatre #ForestPark

Restructured and resilient: Regional Arts Commission finds strength at 40 For four decades, the Regional Arts Commission of St. Louis has been more than a cultural steward. Since its founding in 1985, RAC has invested $115 million into the arts and culture sector, fueling what has become a billion-dollar industry in the region. As RAC marks its 40th anniversary, it enters a shifting funding landscape […]

Restructured and resilient: Regional Arts Commission finds strength at 40

🖋 Kenya Vaughn | St. Louis American
📸 Photo courtesy of RAC

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Kids from the BGCSTL’s Herbert Hoover Club enjoyed a surprise holiday party this afternoon, Dec. 9, produced by St. Louis CITY SC and partner Energizer. 🐶🐰🏓 🎁🎄

📸 Taylor Marrie | St.Louis American

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Swinging into the season When Jazz St. Louis and Saint Louis Dance Theatre (STLDT) joined forces last year to reimagine Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker, the result was a holiday classic in its own right. The production itself was an homage to another reimagination. Nearly 75 years after Tchaikovsky’s original, Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn gave the work a jazz edge with […]

Swinging into the season

🖋 Kenya Vaughn | The St. Louis American
📸 Taylor Marrie | St. Louis American

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The show is up and we can’t wait for everyone to see it. Come out tonight anytime between 5-9 to see Mutualism. The artist, Sarah Knight, will be there and we’ll have lights snacks and refreshments.

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#firstfriday #texture

We are excited to announce our next featured artist, Sarah Knight. Knights pieces combine lichenous textures, biomorphic forms, and patterns of roots and veins
The opening will be on Friday, December 5th, from 5-9pm
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Behind the scenes at Kwanzaa: The Village It Takes 🎭
Our cast brought the story to life at their last read-through, and excitement is building! Don’t miss this celebration of unity, creativity, and community. ❤️🖤💚
Dec 20 • 4 PM • Saint Andrew UMC
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The Woman in Black, now at The Rep in St. Louis, turns silence and fog into a shared haunting. A gothic ritual of storytelling that lingers after the lights rise. 🎭

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'Injustice and identity at the opera'

🖋 Kenya Vaughn | The St. Louis American
📸 Photo from Harlem World Magazine

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‘Raisin’ returns to The Black Rep Last year, Black Rep Founder and Producing Director Ron Himes directed “A Raisin in the Sun” for the University of South Carolina.  A staple of the American theater canon, working on Lorraine Hansberry’s groundbreaking 1959 play reminded him of its brilliance.  “Lorraine was so ahead of her time,” Himes said.  The experience also reconnected him […]

'‘Raisin’ returns to The Black Rep'

🖋 Kenya Vaughn | The St. Louis American
📸 Courtesy of The Black Rep

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Through August 24: “Jersey Boys” Closes The Muny’s 107th Season With Swagger and Falsetto Not so much a jukebox as a time machine stocked with memory, falsetto and swagger.

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🎭✨ Shoutout to artist & designer Victoria Wreen — she’s joining our Kwanzaa: The Village It Takes production!

Got talent? We’re holding auditions now. 💃🏾🎤🎶
💰 $100 stipends available —https://f.mtr.cool/yqujtitrvj

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Happy 50th Anniversary to @operatheatrestl 🌹🌹🌹 and a huge thank you to the team at OTSTL for trusting me to create the cover art for your playbill and anniversary poster! “Joya of Spring”
48x48in oil on canvas

Thank you!🌹
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✨ Excited to return to @thedarkroomstl December 14th!

🎟️ Tickets will be live TODAY —don’t miss it! ❤️
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