GRAND CENTER – When Chris Clark became the artistic director of Cinema St. Louis, he said, he had “no earthly clue how to accomplish the job.” Twenty years later, Clark…
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Literary arts cafe to open this summer in Grand Center
GRAND CENTER – The High Low is coming to the Grand Center Arts District this summer, providing a new space dedicated to St. Louis writers. Funded by the Kranzberg Arts…
Gitana Productions premieres play about German abolitionists
GRAND CENTER – A new historical play premiered over the weekend at the Kranzberg Arts Center, 501 North Grand Boulevard. “An Amazing Story: German Abolitionists in Missouri,” an original play…
Rustbelt Poetry Slam draws hopefuls from around U.S.
GRAND CENTER – On Friday and Saturday, more than a hundred poets traveled from across the country to participate in the Rustbelt Poetry Slam Tournament at the .ZACK, the Kranzberg…
Rustbelt Poetry Slam Tournament to be held in St. Louis for the first time
GRAND CENTER – It’s St. Louis’ turn to host the Rustbelt Poetry Slam Tournament. On Friday and Saturday, the slam takes place at the .ZACK, the Kranzberg Arts Foundation’s facility…
Local playwright opens second run of play close to her heart
GRAND CENTER – This Thursday, because why not? theatre company will open its production of “Fat” by local playwright Shannon Geier at Satori, 3003 Locust Street. Directed by Elaine M.…
19 music videos to premiere at Lo-Fi Cherokee Premiere Party
GRAND CENTER – This Saturday, Lo-Fi Cherokee will host its 2019 Premiere Party at The Stage at KDHX, 3524 Washington Avenue. Nineteen music videos will premiere at KDHX. All of…
48 Hour Film Project is long on craft and collaboration, short on sleep
GRAND CENTER – The 48 Hour Film Project occurred over the weekend, with its drop-off event at Urban Chestnut Brewery in Midtown, 3229 Washington Avenue, on Sunday evening. The objective…
Tennessee Williams’ legacy celebrated in local festival
GRAND CENTER – The fourth annual Tennessee Williams Festival opened this weekend in the Grand Center Arts District. A celebration of playwright Tennessee Williams, who most famously wrote “A Streetcar…
Tesseract Theatre premieres first annual Festival of New Plays
GRAND CENTER – In 2010, Taylor Gruenloh saw a production of Lisa D’Amour’s “Detroit” at Steppenwolf in Chicago and knew he wanted to start focusing on giving a platform to…
Close the Workhouse hosts "People's Budget Hearing"
GRAND CENTER – The Close the Workhouse campaign convened last Thursday evening at the Deaconess Foundation for what they called a “People’s Budget Hearing” for constituents, whom they say probably…
Visiting the Vaughn Cultural Center
GRAND CENTER– The Vaughn Cultural Center (VCC) has been a hidden jewel in the Grand Center community for years. The VCC is devoted to the display of African American artistic,…