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Missouri Arts Council StoryLine Short Story Competition

Even though I’ve moved to Colorado, I’ve remained subscribed to the Missouri Arts Council email marketing list. I like hearing about creative, artistic and cultural events in my home state, and MAC is good about providing regular updates.
When I saw this email from them today about the StoryLine Short Story Competition, the writer in me [...]

Gimme MO Love

After more than two years in Missouri, few things still surprise me, and even fewer bring me to genuine, unforced optimism that borders upon giddiness. Today’s stop off at Chesterfield Mall’s The Foundrie was one of them.
The Foundrie is a carefully curated boutique selling the work of local artists, crafters and independent designers. They opened [...]

48 Hours in St. Louis Part I: Culture

A friend will be visiting me in February for just 48 hours.  I have plenty of ideas for small town Missouri adventures, but I want to show my friend the best St. Louis has to offer culturally, too. Here’s my St. Louis cultural hot spot Top 10 list.
Note: The following list assumes that the Riverfront [...]

COCA Immersion

Saturday night, March 20th was a cool and rainy spring night in St. Louis, but that didn’t stop seventy or so young professionals from gathering at the Center of Creative Arts (COCA) in University City for the COCA Junior Board’s first-ever fundraiser, “COCA Immersion”.
The event was casual, with guests moving between a food table (fantastic [...]

Maplewood Arts Walk I: Joining a Dance Troupe

Last Friday, my friend Josh and I went to the Maplewood Arts Walk, where we had the pleasure of watching a very unique trio of women perform a dance that involved large wooden sticks, jingle bells sewn to their knees, and funny hats.
They frolicked through the performance space to live violin, wooden flute, accordion and guitar music, clanking their [...]