All Entries in the "Arts & Music" Category
UMSL sculptures commemorate fall of Berlin Wall
Twenty years ago this month, the Berlin Wall fell, opening the borders between East and West Germany and heralding a new era of freedom and unity. To honor the anniversary of this landmark event, UMSL’s German Culture Center recently installed three student-designed sculptures to celebrate the U.S. German Embassy’s national “Freedom Without Walls” project. Twelve [...]
Hazelwood Central teacher featured in gallery show
Michelle Sindha Thomas is a writer, artist and world traveler who was born in Kottayam, India. But today, she’s an art teacher at Hazelwood Central High School whose vibrant mixed media works are being featured in a solo show at St. Louis Community College’s Gallery Admin. Thomas uses various mediums (acrylic, pencil, watercolor) to celebrate [...]
Award-Winning Poetry: Tonight!
If you’re looking to meet some interesting NoCo people and stimulate your brain, head to the Thyme Table in Ferguson this evening for a free reading and discussion by German-born poet Adrian Matejka. Sponsored by UMSL’s Graduate Writers’ Association and the Northern Arts Council, tonight’s event features some of Matejka’s award-winning work from the 2008 [...]
KCFV: Rockin’ NoCo for 37 years
If you live within roughly ten miles of St. Louis Community College at Flo Valley, count yourself lucky. That means you can tune in to the sweet sound of North County’s very own radio station, KCFV, 89.5FM. Since going live in April 1972, the station has not only filled the local airwaves with eclectic, ever-changing [...]
Shop fresh: just 2 more weeks!
One of the very best things about North County is the Ferguson Farmers Market, which I would happily promote even if I wasn’t a former market employee. I’ve been to every farmers market in St. Louis, and I can honestly say that Ferguson’s is among the very best. This time of the year, it’s bursting [...]
Daniel Fishback: Plein Air Painter Extraordinaire
If you’re ever driving past Parc Argonne subdivision on N. Lindbergh, you might see a small hand-painted sign that reads “Artist Open Studio.” That means Daniel Fishback is busy doing what he loves: creating vibrant original paintings in the fresh open air. Working from his garage/studio on Mondoubleau Lane, Fishback paints landscapes, portraits, and luminous [...]
Anyone for Opera at the Touhill?
When the Touhill Performing Arts Center opened on the UMSL campus in 2003, many were aghast that it had been built in North County. Two years later, as the beautiful European-style opera house struggled to fill its 1,625 seats, UMSL’s student newspaper blamed it partially on the center’s location, saying “North County does not have [...]
Locations in Florissant,
Chesterfield & West Port
7/31: Lavish Design Jewelry Demo 8am-12pm, Ferguson Cycling Club Ride 9-11am, Live Music - Maple Jam Band 9-11am. ALSO 45+ vendors!
Saturdays 8am-2pm in the 2500 block of Woodson Road