May-June 2017 Happenings

MAY-JUN 2017

Summer Arts & Camps Guide

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Letter from the President Greetings, Friends!

I hope you’re as proud of your city’s cultural excellence as we are here at the Arts and Education Council. But if you need more reason to love the Lou, St. Louis recently ranked near the top of the charts in two national studies of major metropolitan areas with strong cultural vibrancy and creativity. Homes.com – a national real estate search engine – commissioned the “Top 25 Creative Cities in the U.S.” study in which St. Louis ranked #7.

The National Center for Arts Research ranked St. Louis #13 out of 20 cities with populations exceeding one million for cultural vibrancy and arts participation.

According to the report, St. Louis has risen in the cultural vibrancy ranking due to our exceptional demand, supply and public support for the arts.

Never is this more evident than summertime in St. Louis. While we’re fortunate to have outstanding year-round arts activities to enjoy, St. Louisans seem particularly engaged with the arts in the summer – and when the weather cooperates!

And when the weather does cooperate, there’s nothing better than Shakespeare Festival St. Louis performing under the clear night sky and cool breezes of the glen in Forest Park; strolling through the large-scale sculptures at Laumeier Sculpture Park; taking in the sights, sounds, demonstrations and vibrant crafts at the African Arts Festival; or dining al fresco before absorbing a world-class performance by Opera Theatre of Saint Louis.

This summer, A&E grantees are offering some spectacular arts and culture activities and I encourage you to check out our Summer Arts Guide beginning on the next page. You can also find a variety of full- and half-day art camps for your kids or grandkids to participate in on pages 6-8. Art camps are a great way to keep young people’s minds engaged, their perspectives broadened, and to make new friends.

As always, this issue of Happenings is ripe with stories of how your giving to A&E makes a positive impact in our community at-large or in a single person’s life.

See page 15 to learn more about Royce Martin — a teen-aged piano prodigy who is well on his way to achieving remarkable things in his life by connections he’s made through his association with A&E. Or see page 13 and learn about how A&E funding is keeping art classes accessible for young people in the Juvenile Detention Center.

Enjoy the summer months and I look forward to seeing you at an upcoming arts and culture event in our beautiful city!

Sincerely,

ON THE COVER: The 26th annual St. Louis African Arts Festival, produced by the African Heritage Association of St. Louis (a tenant in A&E’s Centene Center for the Arts), returns to the World’s Fair Pavilion in Forest Park May 27-29.

Photo courtesy African Heritage Association.

Cynthia A. Prost President and CEO P.S. Do you know someone making a difference in the arts and culture industry of St. Louis? Nominate them for a 2018 St. Louis Arts Award! Nominations are open through May 15. For more information visit KeepArtHappening.org/ 2018ArtsAwards.

Art & Kids: Art on the 6

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Summer Art Move: Camps 2

Access 15 Art Education Fund: 10 the Arts:

Royce Martin

Grand Center Know & Go Theatre Crawl Calendar

& Open Studio Network

Photo by Sergei Mali.

Summer Arts Guide

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rom the circus to Shakespeare, St.

the loss of her husband. After all, what

Louis in the summer has plenty

mom doesn’t want to see a compas-

to offer arts-wise no matter what

sionate, intimate and funny play that

mood you’re in, or with whom you want

examines love of the family? The play

to spend time. So much so, in fact, that

runs from May 11-28 at the Wool Studio

there’s no way we can cover it all. Here

Theater. For times and ticket informa-

are just some activities of the organiza-

tion, call 314-442-8283 or go to

tions supported by the Arts and Education

newjewishtheatre.org.

Council to add to your summer fun.

Even better, much of what’s available is

Date Night

free or easy on the budget. (Check out

What’s more romantic than being with

the Know & Go calendar on pages

your sweetheart watching theater

10-11 for a list of activities with ARTS

under the stars? OK, maybe being with

Card discounts.)

your sweetheart watching theater

Cheers to Mom

Spring to Dance Festival - Big Muddy Dance Company - Kelly Bitzer & Robert Poe.

under the stars with a summer breeze and no bugs. Regardless, for a great

Mother’s Day weekend has become

date, check out one – or all seven –

synonymous with Laumeier Sculpture

shows at The MUNY in Forest Park

Park’s Annual Art Fair, celebrating its

during its 99th season, which runs from

30th anniversary this year. The Fair,

mid-June to mid-August. While each

which takes place May 12-14, features

production promises to be a smash, “A

local food and beverage vendors,

Chorus Line” (July 29-Aug 4) is, after

hands-on arts activities for kids, live

all, “one singular sensation” of a musi-

music and 150 artists from across the

cal, as it tells the back story of dancers

country. The cost is $10; ages 10 and

at a final audition, vying for a spot in a

under are free. For more information,

Broadway show. With every MUNY

visit laumeiersculpturepark.org.

show, more than 1,450 seats at the

Toast Mom by taking her to see New

on a first-come first-served basis. For

a young man in crisis who seeks solace

tickets and more information, call

from his 91-year-old political activist

314.361.1900 or visit muny.org.

grandmother and she, in return, finds

For something totally out of the

companionship for the first time since

ordinary, try a Clay Date Night at the

pots on a wheel or build structural vessels by hand from 7 - 10 pm Thursdays, Fridays or Saturdays, or from 11 am – 2 pm on Sundays. Whether you’re a beginner or just brushing up on techniques, instructors will meet you at your level. The $45 three-hour class fee covers clay, glaze and firing. Finished creations are food-safe. Projects are

outdoor theater are free, and available

Jewish Theatre’s “4,000 Miles,” about

South Broadway Art Project. Throw

usually available for pick-up within three weeks after class. For more info, go to southbroadwayartproject.org.

Let’s Dance and Sing Dance aficionados won’t want to miss

Laumeier Art Fair. Alexander Liberman, The Way, 1972-80.

Photo by Abby Gillardi.

Dance St. Louis’s Spring to Dance Festival, which brings together 30 professional dance companies from across the country for three consecutive nights over Memorial Day weekend.

Now in its 10th year, the festival showcases just about every kind of dance, from ballet, modern and contemporary, to Indian, African, aerial and tap. This year’s event takes place May 26-28 at the Touhill Performing Arts Center on the campus of the University of Missouri-St. Louis. For a list of participating dance companies and to purchase tickets ($15-$20), call 314.534.5000 or go to dancestl.org. (continued on page 4)

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Photo courtesy Make Music St. Louis, Inc.

Summer Arts Guide Horton the Elephant, Gertrude McFuzz, lazy Maizie La Bird, and the little boy with a big imagination — Jojo — who will whisk audiences away from the Jungle of Nool to the Circus McGurkus to the invisible world of the Whos. For tickets and more information, call 636.530.5959 or go to stagesstlouis.org.

You can never go wrong at Circus Flora, which this year invites attendees to step back in time as it tells the story of a love triangle caught between the present and the past. Expect the show “Time Flies” to highlight jaw-dropping aerial performances, mesmerizing horse-riding acts, amazing jugglers and more when the Big Top in the Grand Make Music Day St. Louis.

Center Arts District opens June 1-25.

Go to circusflora.org for more informa-

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tion and tickets ($10-$50).

Make Music Day St. Louis invites

submit an entry to the showcase. For

people of all ages to join in an annual

more information and tickets ($10-$13),

Family Fun

celebration of music that takes place

visit cinemastlouis.org.

Kick off the unofficial start of summer

on June 21, the summer solstice, at

Memorial Day weekend with the African

venues throughout St. Louis including

For the Young at Heart

clubs, restaurants, concert halls, street

You’re never too old to enjoy the magic

Arts Festival May 27-29 at the World’s

corners, parks, front and back porches

of Dr. Seuss, especially in the hands of

Fair Pavilion in Forest Park. Explore the

– you name it. This free music festival

the talented cast at STAGES St. Louis,

richness of African culture with the

began in 1982 in France as the Fête

which is presenting “Seussical” June 14

whole family through music, dance, art,

de la Musique, and is now held on the

– July 2 at the Playhouse at Westport

theatre, shopping, and food. The festi-

same day in more than 700 cities in

Plaza. This beloved musical brings to life

val is free. Visit stlafricanartsfest.com

120 countries around the world. To

favorite Seussian characters, including

for more information.

Heritage Association’s St. Louis African

participate, register with Make Music ing a performance, or as a volunteer at makemusicstl.org.

For Film Buffs The Whitaker St. Louis Filmmakers Showcase, a summer offering from Cinema St. Louis, screens works that were written, directed, edited, or produced by St. Louis natives or films with strong local ties. Roughly a dozen films are selected to be screened at the Tivoli Theatre from July 17-21 and range from full-length features and documentaries to multi-film compilations of fiction and documentary shorts. If you’re so inclined, you have until May 31 to

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Photo courtesy Circus Flora.

St. Louis as a performer, a venue hostCircus Flora.

Tennessee Williams Festival Returns

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he 2nd annual Tennessee Williams Festival St. Louis

Pack a picnic, grab a blanket and head to Forest Park to see “A Winter’s

Getting Away from It All

Tale,” this year’s mainstage production

High-tail it over to the Looking Glass

from Shakespeare Festival St. Louis.

Theatre in Lebanon, Illinois for its

Free performances are held nightly

production of “Titanic: The Musical.”

(except Tuesdays) from June 2-25 at 8

Winner of five Tony Awards, including

pm at the park’s Shakespeare Glen. The

Best Musical thanks to its soaring

pre-performance Green Show, featur-

melodies, it tells the story of people

ing jugglers, musicians, clowns and an

aboard the legendary doomed

introduction to the show’s characters

steamer. Make a day of it by exploring

and plot, starts at 6:30. For more infor-

the shops and restaurants in historic

mation, go to sfstl.com.

downtown’s St. Louis Street, also

On June 11, Laumeier Sculpture Park

play runs May 4-7 and 11-14. For more

pm. Participants of all ages are invited

information and tickets ($9-$12), go

to create artwork based on personal

to lookingglassplayhouse.com.

world-renowned Pulitzer Prizewinning playwright. The Arts and Education Council served as the Festival’s fiscal agent in its inaugural year in 2016.

The magic of the other is a thread through all of his hundreds of plays, poems, stories, and essays. “Some of us fear and reject strange people and ideas. Williams understood that by confronting and embracing the other, we can be elevated and mysteriously transformed,”

Experience a variety of musical

Activities are designed to be simple

styles such as classical chamber music,

enough for ages 4 and up, yet complex

opera, jazz, ragtime, and blues at the

enough that more experienced young

Innsbrook Institute Summer Music

artists can take their projects to

Festival June 9-17. Set in beautiful rural

another level. For more information,

Warren County, about an hour’s drive

visit laumeiersculpturepark.org.

from St. Louis, see some of the most

Art on the Move

the Other to celebrate the city’s

known as “The Brick Street.” The

will host a Free Family Day, from 2-4

experience using a variety of materials.

returns to the Grand Center

Arts District May 3-7 with Magic of

explains TWFSTL Executive Artistic Director, Carrie Houk.

Tennessee

W I L L I A M S F

talented young aspiring and profestry perform in an intimate setting at

on St. Louis’s amazing art collections.

this annual event, now in its 17th year.

Tour de Museum, June 3 from 9:30 am

For a list of concerts and ticket prices,

to 1 pm, combines biking with stops at

go to innsbrookinstitute.org.

and be entered to win prizes after the ride. The cost is free, though registration is required at trailnet.org.

Think of it as a theatrical smorgasbord as you rotate through venues in the Grand Center Arts District to get access to 22 local theater groups (including A&E grantees and tenants) in short performances at the Grand Center Theatre Crawl, in conjunction with St. Louis Public Radio. Performances begin at 6:30 pm June 30 and 1 pm July 1. For more information about the crawl and participating companies, see page 9. While the crawl is free, you’ll need to register at stlpublicradio.org/ theatrecrawl.

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ites: educational panels, a bus tour of Williams locations, Beatnik Jam, films at the Nine Media Commons, a photo exhibit, and, of course, the crowd-pleasing Stella Shouting Contest.

Innsbrook Institute Summer Music Festival.

Photo courtesy Innsbrook Institute.

location. Solve the riddles, find the art,

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include many of last year’s favor-

Lane Kemper Art Museum, World Chess Museum, with a scavenger hunt at each

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ments, receiving 39 performances,

the Saint Louis Art Museum, Mildred Hall of Fame, and Contemporary Art

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The festival’s 17 distinct ele-

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Highlights include the “unacknowledged Williams masterpiece” Small Craft Warnings; a breathtaking Spanish-language (with English supertitles) production of Deseo; and The Playwright and the Painter, an exhibition of acclaimed Tennessee Williams’ paintings on loan from Key West. There is something for all tastes – plays, live music, movies, paintings, readings, panel discussions, and tours.

A&E ARTS Card members receive a 10% discount using promo code A&E. Not valid for “Will Mr. Merriweather Return from Memphis.” For a schedule and tickets, visit twstl.org.

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Summer Art Camps

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ooking to engage your kids in the arts this summer? St. Louis area arts organizations offer

their fair share of creative camps in virtually all disciplines – visual art,

Community Music School Kindermusik® Summer Adventures: On the Road

COST: $120 half-day session;

AGES: 6 months-6 years with caregivers

art and art history as well as hike in the

$200 full day session WHAT TO EXPECT: Campers learn about

park and find inspiration in the artworks

theater, music, dance, film and more.

TIME & DATES: 9:30-10:15 am or

Here is just a smattering of what’s

10:30-11:15 am Tuesdays, June 6-July 11;

available from the Arts and Education

9:30-10:15 am Wednesdays,

Council’s grantees:

June 7-July 12 (except July 5)

for drawing, painting, printmaking, sculpting and more.

MORE INFO: Extended daycare is avail-

WHERE: First United Methodist Church,

MUSIC

600 N. Bompart Avenue, Webster Groves

Opera Theatre of St. Louis Opera Camp

Park), 14941 Olive Blvd., Chesterfield

and Leon R. Strauss Center (Faust

able for full-day Art Camp sessions for ages 6 to 15 only for an extra charge.

314.615.5268 or laumeiersculpturepark.org

AGES: Grades 4-7

WHAT TO EXPECT: Young children and

Craft Alliance Center of Art + Design Staenberg Summer Art Camp

DATES: June 5-9 & June 12-16

their caregivers make music together in a

AGES: 4-6, 7-9, 10-14

WHERE: City Academy and Avery

Elementary, Webster Groves TIME: 8:30 am-3 pm

COST: $135 (includes full materials kit)

fun and supportive learning environment where curiosity and creativity reign.

MORE INFO: Call Carol Commerford at

WHERE: 6640 Delmar Blvd. and 501 N.

314.246.4445 or carolc@webster.edu.

Grand Blvd. in the Kranzberg Arts

COST: $175 per week WHAT TO EXPECT: Campers spend the

week singing, dancing, writing words and music, making instruments, and learning about costumes and makeup, lighting, and set design from OTSL professionals and leading music

DATES: One-week half-day sessions,

May 30-Aug 11

Center.

VISUAL ART

TIME: 9 am-noon; 12:45-3:45 pm COST: $155-$164 half day; $310-$319

Laumeier Sculpture Park Summer Art Camps

full day WHAT TO EXPECT: Campers can choose

AGES: 4-6 (half day), 6-15 (full day)

among a variety of art options including

educators and see a live performance

DATES: One-week sessions June 12-July 28

bead work, clay, glass, metal work, print-

of Puccini’s “Madame Butterfly.”

WHERE: Laumeier Sculpture Park,

making, textiles, weaving and more.

MORE INFO: 314.963.4251 or

12580 Rott Road

MORE INFO: Campers can enroll in

251@opera-stl.org.

TIME: 8:30 am-3 pm

both a morning and afternoon camp

Craft Alliance Summer Camp.

Photo courtesy Craft Alliance.

session, to attend camp all day. Beforeand after-care are available for a fee.

Scholarships and discounts are available.

314.725.1177 or visit craftalliance.org.

Craft Alliance Center of Art + Design Staenberg Teen Camp AGES: 14-18 DATES: One-week half-day sessions,

May 30-Aug 11 WHERE: 6640 Delmar Blvd. and 501 N.

Grand Blvd. in the Kranzberg Arts Center.

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COST: $60-$108 WHAT TO EXPECT: Campers can

choose among metal, clay, glass and printmaking classes during this lateafternoon camp. Teens ages 14–18 can apply to work at Craft Alliance’s kids

WHAT TO EXPECT: Campers choose

among three different camps: live-

Photo by Jessica Hentoff/Circus Harmony.

TIME: 4-5:45 pm

action, animation and documentary.

Presented with the St. Louis Public Library and Webster University.

MORE INFO: Contact Brian Spath at

314.289.4153 or brian@cinemastlouis.org

camps and earn tuition credit toward one of the teen camps.

CIRCUS ARTS

MORE INFO: Scholarships and

discounts are available. 314.725.1177 or craftalliance.org.

Contemporary Art Museum AGES: 9-13 DATES: July 24-28 WHERE: 3750 Washington Blvd.

TIME: 9 am-noon; 1-4 pm

Circus Harmony Summer Camps AGES: 7-18 DATES: Two-week sessions

June 5-Aug 11

Circus Harmony Juggler.

WHERE: City Museum, 750 N 16th St. TIME: 9 am-3 pm COST: $450

grades 2-8 focus on all aspects of musical theater including singing, dancing

WHAT TO EXPECT: Campers not only

and performing. Two-week camps for

learn circus arts like trapeze, juggling,

WHAT TO EXPECT: Stop Motion

teens offer intensive immersion in acting

clowning and wire-walking but during

Madness (9 am-noon) assists campers

and dance.

the second week of each session,

as they produce a stop-motion anima-

they perform daily for the public in

tion video short, including animated

the circus ring.

COST: $125 half-day, $230 full-day

collages, live action filming and Claymation. 3-D Printing (1-4 pm) teaches them about 3-D design, digital modeling and dimensional printing as camp-

MORE INFO: 314.535.4660 or

camstl.org.

sessions or family registrations.

314.436.7676 or circusharmony.org

THEATER STAGES St. Louis Performing Arts Academy Summer Day Camps

FILM Cinema St. Louis Film Camp

DATES: one-week and two-week

DATES: July 24-28 & July 31-Aug 4 WHERE: St. Louis Public Library’s

Central Library, 1301 Olive St.

636.449.5775 or stagesstlouis.org.

STAGES St. Louis Performing Arts Academy Access the Arts Workshop AGES: 8+

AGES: 3-4; K-grade 1; grades 2-4;

AGES: 12-18

options are available for an extra charge.

MORE INFO: Discounts for multiple

ers create objects that bridge the gap between the virtual and the physical.

MORE INFO: Before and after-care

grades 5-8; teens sessions June 5-Aug 4 WHERE: Kent Center for Theatre Arts

1023 Chesterfield Parkway, East Chesterfield

DATES: June 12-30 WHERE: Kent Center for Theatre Arts,

1023 Chesterfield Parkway East, Chesterfield TIME: 1-4 pm COST: $250 WHAT TO EXPECT: This unique program

is designed to make musical theater arts accessible to all young people and has been specially created for campers with physical, cognitive, or developmental

TIME: 9 am–noon; 1-4 pm; 9 am-3 pm

delays. The three-week, half-day camp

4:30 pm (animation) week one; 10 am-

COST: $155-$295 per session

culminates in a full-scale production on

1 pm (documentary camp) week two

WHAT TO EXPECT: Half-day sessions for

TIME: 10 am-1 pm (live action) and 1:30-

COST: Free, first-come first-served

June 30.

children up to 1st grade include Acting

MORE INFO: 636.449.5775 or

Adventures and Broadway Babies. Half

stagesstlouis.org.

and full-day sessions for campers in

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Photo by Michael Perkins.

Summer Art Camps COST: Starting at $155 WHAT TO EXPECT: Kids and teens will

learn to express themselves through poetry, dance, drama, sculpture, songwriting, videography and much more.

MORE INFO: 314.561.4898 or

cocastl.org

COCA Teen Art Intensives AGES: 14-18 DATES: one-week sessions, June 5-16 WHERE: Washington University TIME: 9 am-3 pm COST: $330 one-week; $610 two-weeks WHAT TO EXPECT: Arts intensives pro-

Camp Shakespeare.

vide teens an opportunity to work with professional teaching artists in state-ofWHERE: St. Louis University, Xavier

Shakespeare Festival St. Louis Camp Shakespeare

Hall, Black Box Theater

AGES: 11-14, 15-18

TIME: 9 am-4 pm

DATES: June 5-24; July 10-29

COST: $575 (grades 6-8); $295

WHERE: Crossroads College Preparatory

(grades 9-12)

the-art facilities. Intensives available in ballet and contemporary dance, musical theatre, acting, and voice.

MORE INFO: Apply by May 15. Learn

more at cocastl.org/teen-intensives.

School, 500 DeBaliviere Ave. and The

WHAT TO EXPECT: Explore acting,

Grandel Theatre, 3610 Grandel Square

auditioning and movement techniques

Metro Theatre Company Creative Arts Camp

as well as playwriting and stage

AGES: age 4-grade 5

TIME: 9 am-3 pm

combat with professional theater

DATES: July 31-Aug 4; Aug 7-11

COST: $510 per session; $970 for both

artists in the Grand Center Arts District.

WHAT TO EXPECT: Workshops include

Campers create original monologues

WHERE: New City School, 5209

training in voice, movement, stage

and perform scenes and monologues

Waterman Blvd, Central West End

combat, and physical comedy. Each

from published plays emphasizing

TIME: 9 am-3 pm

session is limited to 30 campers.

both comedic and dramatic styles. A

Session 1 features “Richard II” and “As

performance for family and friends

You Like It.” Session 2 takes on

culminates each program.

“Cymbeline” and “Twelfth Night.”

MORE INFO: metroplays.org

Friends and family are invited to attend a final performance at the end of camp.

MORE INFO: 314.531.9800 or sfstl.com

Metro Theatre Company and St. Louis University Summer at SLU: Grand Theater Camp

WHAT TO EXPECT: Campers explore

drama, visual art, creative movement and music with professional teaching artists. On a typical day, campers might

MULTI-DISCIPLINE

create a dance inspired by music they have composed or a sculpture inspired

COCA Summer Art Camps AGES: 3-18 DATES: one week sessions, June 5-

AGES: Grades 6-8 and 9–12

Aug 18

DATES: June 5-16 (grades 6-8, all skill lev-

WHERE: COCA, 524 Trinity Ave.,

els); June 19-30 (grades 6-8, advanced);

University City and Whitfield School,

July 10-14 (grades 9-12)

175 S. Mason Rd., Creve Coeur TIME: 9 am–4 pm, full or half-day

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COST: $250 per session

by an improvisation scene they have developed. Each Friday afternoon, they share highlights of their week with family and friends.

MORE INFO: 314.932.7414 x 110 or Karen

Weberman, at karen@metroplays.org.

Grand Center Theatre Crawl Returns for 5th Year

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he Grand Center Theatre Crawl returns June 30 and July 1 with free performances by more than

20 theatre companies – including A&E grantees and Centene Center for the Arts tenants – throughout the Grand Center Arts District.

Celebrating its fifth year in 2017, the Crawl showcases the work of medium to small size companies for new audiences. Matthew Kerns of the Grand Center Arts District, who manages the Crawl in partnership with St. Louis Public Radio, notes the larger venues in the neighborhood have been quick

The 2016 Grand Center Theatre Crawl welcomed 1,200 attendees to the Grand Center Arts District.

to support the effort.

“It’s a gesture of goodwill from everybody who is donating their spaces to

Each performance is “bite-sized” –

us,” says Kerns. “Big and small alike are

just 10-15 minutes each – to encourage

working together to foster growth of

audiences to try something new and

the overall arts community.”

provide a sample of each theatre

The Crawl has grown exponentially

company’s work.

since its inception, drawing more than

“This year will be particularly inter-

1,200 attendees in 2016. It has grown

esting because we have things happen-

so much in fact, that the Crawl now

ing on both ends of the District,” says

spans two days.

Kerns. “You’ll see some new musicals,

The event begins in Strauss Park

a pulse to the St. Louis theater scene - constantly growing, evolving; and full of fire, experimentation, and creativity. It’s St. Louis at its best.”

— Rachel Tibbetts, Prison Performing Arts (an A&E grantee)

operas, new plays…even a new dance

with registration, food trucks, drinks,

piece. It really runs the spectrum of

and improv. Register in advance to be

what we have to offer here in the city.”

assigned a starting venue.

“The Grand Center Theatre Crawl is

The Grand Center Theatre Crawl is June 30 (6:30 – 9:30 pm; registration 6 pm) and July 1 (1-4 pm; registration 12:30 pm).

Performances are free. For a complete list of

Featured performances A&E grantees and Centene Center for the Arts tenants participating in the 2017 Grand Center Theatre

participating companies and venues or to register, visit stlpublicradio.org/theatrecrawl.

Prison Performing Arts’ Alumni Theatre Company, former inmates who had worked with PPA (an A&E grantee) while incarcerated, will perform.

Crawl: Slightly Askew Theatre Ensemble

A&E’s Centene Center for the Arts will return as a venue for the 2017 Grand Center Theatre Crawl.

Prison Performing Arts ERA Theatre That Uppity Theatre Company Upstream Theater New Jewish Theatre For locations and to register, go to stlpublicradio.org/theatrecrawl.

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NEW JEWISH THEATRE 4000 Miles

WHEN: May 11 – 28; Wed & Thur, 7:30 pm; Sat, 8 pm; Sun, 2 pm (also at 7:30 pm May 14) WHERE: Wool Studio Theatre, Staenberg Family Complex, 2 Millstone Campus Dr, St. Louis

MAY-JUN 2017 ONGOING

COST: $25-$111 DISCOUNT: 2-for-1 with ARTS Card, excludes boxes; in-person at the box office window with ARTS Card

JAZZ AT THE BISTRO Offers 2-for-1 admission to many of its 7:30 and 9:30 shows on Wednesdays and Thursdays, though some exceptions apply. For details call 314.571.6000 or go to jazzstl.org

Don’t miss this extraordinary season finale of Wagner’s The Flying Dutchman with an outstanding vocal cast joining the STL Symphony and Chorus. 314.534.1700 or stlsymphony.org

COST: $39.50-$43.50; $15 students DISCOUNT: 2-for-1 with ARTS Card After a devastating cross-country bike trip, 21-year-old Leo seeks solace from his feisty 91-year-old political activist grandmother Vera in her West Village apartment as they discover the healing power of trust as two outsiders finding their way in today’s world. 314.442.3283 or newjewishtheatre.org

OPERA THEATRE OF SAINT LOUIS Madame Butterfly WHEN: May 20 – June 24; varying times

CONTEMPORARY ART MUSEUM Urban Planning: Art in the City 1967-2017

MAY EVENTS TENNESSEE WILLIAMS FESTIVAL SAINT LOUIS Magic of the Other

WHEN: May 5-Aug 13; Wed, 10–5; Thur-Fri, 10–8; Sat-Sun, 10–5

WHEN: May 3-7; Wed-Sun

WHERE: Contemporary Art Museum, 3750 Washington Blvd., St. Louis

WHERE: Throughout Grand Center Arts District

COST: Free

COST: varies by program

Urban Planning explores momentous sociopolitical and economic upheavals—the Civil Rights movement, white flight, gentrification, post-industrialization, the emptying of American urban centers, and the expansion of the suburbs, among others —from the viewpoints of 23 major international artists. Rather than pose a definitive historical trajectory however, the exhibition embraces a ruminative and introspective approach, winding through time, place, and perspective.

314.535.4660 or camstl.org

DISCOUNT: 10% off with ARTS Card using promo code A&E. Not valid for “Will Mr. Merriweather Return from Memphis.” Redeem online at twstl.org.

The 2nd annual Tennessee Williams Festival St. Louis includes many of last year’s favorites: educational panels, a bus tour of Williams locations, Beatnik Jam, films at the Nine Media Commons, a photo exhibit, and, of course, the crowd-pleasing Stella Shouting Contest. twstl.org

WHERE: Loretto Hilton Theatre, 130 Edgar Rd., Webster Groves COST: $25 - $129; Students/Military/K-12 Educators $15 DISCOUNT: 2-for-1 admission with ARTS Card for performances on May 26, June 1, 7 at 8 pm & June 3, 14 at 1 pm. Offer valid in Sections II and III only, subject to availability, limited to two tickets per ARTS Card holder and two performances per season. Redeem in person or by phone only.

Puccini’s timeless opera tells the star-crossed love story of a Japanese geisha and an American soldier — and the tragic sacrifice that must be made when their love story cannot last.

314.961.0644 or ExperienceOpera.org

Costume design from Madame Butterfly.

SHELDON CONCERT HALL Alarm Will Sound

WHEN: May 10; Wed, 8 pm WHERE: Sheldon Concert Hall, 3648 Washington Blvd, St. Louis COST: $20

Tennessee Williams Festival St. Louis.

ST. LOUIS SYMPHONY Flying Dutchman [Season Finale] WHEN: May 4; Thur, 8 pm

DISCOUNT: 2-for-1 admission with the ARTS Card (Tickets are available by presenting the card in advance at the Fox Theatre Box office at 531 N. Grand, or on the night of show at The Sheldon Box Office between 7-8 pm) The cutting-edge chamber ensemble performs the newest music composed today with energetic virtuosity and a sense of adventure, creating programs that span a wide range of styles.

314.533.9900 or TheSheldon.org

WHERE: Powell Symphony Hall, 718 N. Grand Blvd, St. Louis

Events Key 10

Cinema

Classical

Dance

Jazz

Music

OPERA THEATRE OF SAINT LOUIS The Grapes of Wrath WHEN: May 27-June 25; varying times WHERE: Loretto Hilton Theatre, 130 Edgar Rd., Webster Groves COST: $25 - $129; Students/Military/K-12 Educators $15

Speaker

Theater

Visual Arts

This modern American masterpiece charts the journey of the Joad family West in search of the elusive American Dream, a vividly heartbreaking and uplifting new opera. 314.961.0644 or ExperienceOpera.org

ST. LOUIS AFRICAN ARTS FESTIVAL

Photo © J. David Levy.

DISCOUNT: 2-for-1 admission with ARTS Card for performances on May 21, 31, June 15 at 8 pm & June 17 at 1pm. Offer valid in Sections II and III only, subject to availability, limited to two tickets per ARTS Card holder and two performances per season. Redeem in person or by phone only.

Shakespeare Festival St. Louis.

WHEN: June 2-25; nightly except Tuesdays, 8 pm (pre-performances start at 6:30 pm)

WHEN: May 27-29; Sat, 10–8; Sun,11–8; Mon, 10–6

WHERE: Shakespeare Glen in Forest Park

WHERE: World’s Fair Pavilion at Forest Park

COST: Free

COST: Free

“The Winter’s Tale” is a story of sin and redemption, love and forgiveness. Set in the kingdoms of Bohemia and Sicilia, it follows King Leontes’ mistaken accusations and tragic loss, his daughter’s burgeoning romance, and the ultimate reunification of their family. Part tragedy, part comedy, part romance, it is a delightful pastiche and one of the last plays Shakespeare ever wrote. 314.531.9800 or sfstl.com

Enjoy performances, an African marketplace and all kinds of unique foods and beverages as this free festival explores the richness of African culture through music, dance, art, theater, shopping and culinary experiences. stlafricanartsfest.com

JUNE EVENTS

OPERA THEATRE OF SAINT LOUIS The Trial

CIRCUS FLORA Time Flies WHEN: June 1 – 25; Fri & Sat, 1 & 7 pm; Sun, 1 & 5:30 pm; Tues & Thur, 7 pm; Wed, 10:30 am (1 hour performance) & 7 pm WHERE: Big Tent in Grand Center, adjacent to Powell Hall COST: $10-$50 DISCOUNT: $5 off with ARTS Card for any SatSun performance using promo code BIGTOP The show features a jaw-dropping array of internationally acclaimed circus artists, performing astonishing feats, while telling the story of a love triangle caught between the present and the past. 314.289.4040 or circusflora.org

STAGES ST. LOUIS Joseph and the Technicolor Dreamcoat WHEN: June 2–July 2; Tues-Fri, 8 pm; Wed, 2 pm; selected Thur, 2 pm; Sat 4 & 8 pm; Sun, 2 & 7:30 pm WHERE: The Robert G. Reim Theatre, 111 S. Geyer Rd., Kirkwood COST: $25-$60, with student/senior rush tickets day of show @ $15 DISCOUNT: 2-for-1 admission with the ARTS Card for Tues-Thurs evening performances (Subject to availability. Limit 6 tickets).

Join STAGES in ancient Egypt as Joseph, his eleven brothers, and the miraculous coat of many colors comes to vivid life in this inspirational rags-to-riches tale as old as time itself!

314.821.2407 or stagesstl.com.

OPERA THEATRE OF SAINT LOUIS Titus (La clemenza di Tito)

SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL ST. LOUIS A Winter’s Tale

WHEN: June 10 – 24; varying times WHERE: Loretto Hilton Theatre, 130 Edgar Rd., Webster Groves COST: $25 - $129; Students/Military/K-12 Educators $15 DISCOUNT: 2-for-1 admission with ARTS Card for performances on June 10, 14, 16 at 8 pm.

Offer valid in Sections II and III only, subject to availability, limited to two tickets per ARTS Card holder and two performances per season.

Redeem in person or by phone only.

Politics turn lethal after a new emperor takes the throne of Rome, and the Capitol is set ablaze by an explosive mix of ambition, conspiracy, and romantic intrigue — all set to Mozart’s transcendent music. 314.961.0644 or ExperienceOpera.org

OPERA THEATRE OF SAINT LOUIS Center Stage

WHEN: June 4-23; varying times WHERE: Loretto Hilton Theatre, 130 Edgar Rd., Webster Groves COST: $25 - $129; Students/Military/K-12 Educators $15 DISCOUNT: 2-for-1 admission with ARTS Card for performances on June 8, 17 at 8 pm & June 10 at 1 pm. Offer valid in Sections II and III only, subject to availability, limited to two tickets per ARTS Card holder and two performances per season. Redeem in person or by phone only.

America’s most celebrated living opera composer’s newest creation is a dark comedy that skewers the absurdity of justice through one man’s attempt to clear his name after he is spontaneously arrested on his birthday.

314.961.0644 or ExperienceOpera.org

GATEWAY MEN’S CHORUS Shine: A Celebration of Broadway

WHEN: June 9-10; Fri-Sat, 8 pm

WHEN: June 20; Tues, 8 pm WHERE: Loretto Hilton Theatre, 130 Edgar Rd., Webster Groves COST: $25 - $129; Students/Military/K-12 Educators $15 DISCOUNT: 2-for-1 admission with ARTS Card for Sections II and III only, subject to availability, limited to two tickets per ARTS Card holder and two performances per season. Redeem in person or by phone only.

The stars of tomorrow take the spotlight in a showcase concert, which this year also celebrates OTSL Music Director Stephen Lord, who moves into the role of Music Director Emeritus after the 2017 Festival Season. 314.961.0644 or ExperienceOpera.org

MAKE MUSIC ST. LOUIS Make Music Day

WHERE: Edison Theatre,

WHEN: June 21; Tues, 9 am–11 pm

COST: $25, senior and students $15

WHERE: Venues throughout St. Louis

DISCOUNT: 2-for-1 with ARTS Card, using code A&E

COST: Free

Enjoy an evening of musical theater with a concert of showstoppers and ballads from some of your favorite productions, including “Something Rotten!”

“The Sound of Music,” “Hamilton,” “Porgy and Bess,” “Company” and “Kinky Boots.” gmcstl.org.

Join the annual celebration of music that coincides with the summer solstice, at venues throughout St. Louis including clubs, restaurants, concert halls, street corners, parks, porches – you name it. To participate, register as a performer, a venue hosting a performance, or as a volunteer, visit makemusicstl.org 11

Grantees to bring renovated Grandel Theatre to life

will start activating the historic

Grandel Theatre, newly renovated, managed, and operated by the Kranzberg Arts Foundation. Summer programming at the Grand Center Arts District

“Establishing a permanent

Photo © Jason Gray

including some A&E grantees –

performance home [at The Grandel] will allow us to dream and to plan, to foster new artistic and community partnerships.”— Julia Flood, Metro Theater Company

T

his May, arts organizations –

venue will include various individual performances, events, summer camps

to ensure that The Grandel is a true

and a variety of one-off A-list celebrity

example of diversity in audience, pro-

appearances, concerts and comedy

gramming and organizational use,” said

shows. Full programming for the 2017-

Chris Hansen, executive director of the

2018 season will begin in August.

Kranzberg Arts Foundation.

Nine arts organizations have been

In addition to mainstage produc-

announced as the inaugural residents of

tions, The Grandel will host five visual

The Grandel, including four A&E grant-

art exhibits annually, resident-offered

ees: Big Muddy Dance Company, Metro

dance classes and educational pro-

Theater Company, Shakespeare Festival

grams, and live jazz nightly on the Dark

St. Louis, and Saint Louis Ballet.

Room stage. The gallery and other

According to Julia Flood, artistic

patron amenities will be open to the

director of Metro Theater Company (an

public a minimum of five days a week

A&E grantee), the renovated venue will

with both day and evening hours.

provide an opportunity to expand part-

Nine resident organizations, including A&E grantees, will activate the main stage with world-class dance, theatre and concert productions more than 100 dates a year.

For more information on The Grandel

nerships and reach new audiences with

and the resident companies, visit

their work.

kranzbergartsfoundation.org/the-grandel.

“Although Metro Theater Company company in St. Louis, much of our work has happened on tour or in classrooms.”

Flood continues, “As a resident company at The Grandel, Metro Theater Company will be able to plan and schedule performances at the same time and in the same place each season.”

Renovations to The Grandel, the historic venue in the heart of Grand Center Arts District, are to be finished by May 2017.

Photo © Brandon Sloan

is the third-oldest professional theater

Gen Horiuchi, executive and artistic director of Saint Louis Ballet (an A&E grantee), agrees and adds the space of our works and the dancers.”

“We could not be more excited to work with the Kranzberg Arts Foundation as they return this great facility to life and continue their mission to add to the richness and diversity of St. Louis’s cultural landscape,” said Karin Hagaman, President and CEO of Grand Center, Inc. “The Kranzberg Arts Foundation is working closely with the Grand Center Arts District and community partners

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“offers an intimate and ‘up close’ look

MARITZ FUND FOR TEACHERS GRANTEE SPOTLIGHT:

Griscom Public School

L

At the end of class, the students

ast year, St. Louis Public Schools

“It can be hard because they return

cut funding for a dedicated art

to the same neighborhood and

were asking for more time to work

circumstances but you hope that

on their projects. Surely, that’s one

teacher at Griscom Public School,

an alternative school serving grades 5-12 located in the St. Louis City Juvenile Detention Center (JDC), citing too few students (approximately 30) impacted to warrant a full-time position.

some of them might think, ‘You know, I’ll try dance or art.’”

— Ellen Goldwasser,

measure of success.

For more information about the Maritz

Arts and Education Fund, visit KeepArtHappening.org/Grant-Programs.

Juvenile Detention Center

The school’s arts program has two goals: keep the youth engaged during

Du Maine designed an illustrated

their stay at JDC and expose them to

story project where each student chose

new experiences.

a story about their lives to share and

“We like the youth to have some-

then paired off into teams of writer and

thing they can connect with when they

illustrator. She began the project with

leave here if they’re interested,” says

an introduction to the basic elements

Goldwasser. “The hope is to build their

of a story.

confidence and think about things they haven’t before.”

Thanks to a grant from the Arts and

“I told them we don’t determine our beginning. We don’t know what setting we live in or what characters we’ll be

Education Council’s Maritz Arts and

surrounded by, but it’s the decisions we

Education Fund, Griscom Public School

make in the middle that determine our

was able to partner with Craft Alliance

end. Something they can think about

(an A&E grantee) to bring teaching art-

for their story but their lives as well.”

ist Maxine du Maine into the classroom

Even with just six weeks in the pro-

twice a week in spring 2017. Du Maine

gram, du Maine had already noticed

cites her personal background as one

changes in the students as they

of the reasons she was so eager to

opened up to her and the project.

teach the class.

“I jumped at the chance to teach at

“The more we exchange life experiences and they can see how similar we

JDC,” she says. “I grew up on the West

are, the more they tend to open up,”

side of St. Louis […] so I always had a

she says. “I have a long playlist of

passion for reaching kids who grew up

music I’m supposed to be looking up,”

in a similar fashion just to be an influence.”

she jokes.

Maxine du Maine, teaching artist.

“I’m using art to reach them in a positive way, to have a positive impact on their life and put a smile on their face if I can.”

One project in the program involved the students creating self-portraits.

— Maxine du Maine, teaching artist 13

MONSANTO RURAL ARTS FUND GRANTEE SPOTLIGHT:

stARTup Competition update

Raintree Arts Council

n January, the Arts and Education Council launched the inaugural stARTup Competition in partnership with the PNC Foundation. Six entrepreneurs of more than 30 submissions have advanced to the final round. They are (in no particular order):

S

ituated in the middle of Clarksville, Missouri along the Mississippi River and State Highway 79 sits the

Apple Shed. A former apple processing warehouse built in the 1930s, the Apple

I

“A&E saying ‘we support you’ means something. This grant helps us do something for our community.”

— Jon Moran, Raintree Arts Council

Shed is now home to the Raintree Arts Council, an A&E grantee, which brings

funding from the Arts and Education

visual and performing arts to the resi-

Council is so important.”

dents of Pike and Lincoln Counties.

The Raintree Arts Council aims to fill

The A&E grant they receive through the Monsanto Rural Community Arts

the gap in arts programming left by school

Fund primarily supports the work they

cutbacks and encourage arts support and

bring to the schools – like performances

participation in a rural area that’s been

from Metro Theatre Company (an A&E

hard hit economically in the last decade.

grantee) and Cornet Chop Suey Jazz

“Many people here work two jobs to

Band. The grant also supports bringing

make ends meet. They don’t have a lot

“culturally different and exciting” pro-

of time or discretionary income to sup-

gramming like Taiko drumming to the

port the arts. The schools have cut

Apple Shed to expose audiences to new

back drastically,” said Jon Moran of

perspectives and less familiar art forms.

Raintree Arts Council. “That’s why

Despite the economic and geographic challenges they face, Moran

Courtesy Raintree Arts Council

says the Raintree Arts Council is up to and performing arts programming in their area that will generate support among future generations.

“We are a committed group of individuals that believes that the arts should be here.”

For more information about A&E’s

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Central haven for writers Amanda Wells Imagine a St. Louis that provides a central haven for its writers – a place where writers, could-be writers, and artists who want to work with writers converge to learn from each other, collaborate, and call home.

Project Layers Kirsten Marklin Project Layers is a project-based design program for high school students that will focus on mentorship, creative problem solving and job training.

Monsanto Rural Community Arts Fund, visit KeepArtHappening.org/Monsanto-Fund.

For more information about the Raintree

Courtesy Metro Theater Company

Arts Council, visit raintreeartscouncil.org.

Raintree Arts Council brought Metro Theater Company to local elementary schools for a performance of “Talkin’ Trash.”

The Feedback Loop Johnny Heo The Feedback Loop utilizes the power of the creative to give a voice to the marginalized through a co-working studio in the Delmar Loop that invests in the careers of musicians North of Delmar.

Arts integration teacher resource center Emily Kohring The program will create a resource center that empowers teachers across the St. Louis region, in all subject areas, to integrate the arts by boosting their confidence through professional learning experiences: workshops, coaching and online resources.

the task of presenting engaging visual

Cornet Chop Suey jazz band performed at Elsberry High School in September 2016 thanks to Raintree Arts Council’s A&E grant.

Creative Reaction Lab Antionette Carroll Founded in 2014, Creative Reaction Lab educates, trains, and challenges cities to co-design solutions with traditionally underrepresented communities to make one’s city healthier and more inclusive through creative problem solving, civic engagement, and entrepreneurship.

PRIME Kyle Kratky & Andrea Schoening A new breed of theatre company in St. Louis, PRIME will initially produce 24-hour new play festivals to create raw, welcoming, and unorthodox theatre for all, encapsulating the ephemeral, and encouraging community engagement.

The finalists will present their stARTup idea to the competition panel in May. Winners will be announced by June 1. Competition winners will be awarded up to $10,000 in seed funding, one year of incubation support and space in A&E’s Centene Center for the Arts and professional development and mentorship opportunities. For more information, visit KeepArtHappening.org/ stARTup-Competition.

PNC PROJECT GRANTEE SPOTLIGHT:

St. Louis ArtWorks

F

unded in part through a PNC

Apprentices used sculpture, paint-

Project Grant from the Arts and

ing/printmaking, videography and pub-

Education Council, St. Louis

lic art, to design and create a variety of

ArtWorks’s Youth Apprenticeship

projects, including an underwater pub-

Program combines in-depth art instruc-

lic art installation for ArtWorks’ own

tion with employment and life skills

Pollinator Garden fence (pictured).

training. Apprentices earn a stipend and gain professional experience.

St. Louis ArtWorks Executive Director

The program, which included lessons in color mixing, designs in nature and biological organic nature, was

Priscilla Block is proud that the appren-

rounded out with life skills training in

tices’ work “so beautifully represents the

nutrition, fiscal literacy, resume writing,

many cultures in our region.” For the

and personal banking.

summer 2016 program, the program

Anhil Diego, a Spring 2017 appren-

life to be successful and to be able to acquire jobs.”

Apprentice AnnaLise Cason adds, “We not only learn about art, but about job skills and socializing with others and networking, [including] how we should present ourselves to new people.”

For more information on A&E’s PNC Project grants, visit KeepArtHappening.org/

focused on creating art in nature as a

tice, says, “[The program] teaches you

PNC-project-grants. For more information

way of enhancing community vibrancy.

things you need to know throughout

on St. Louis ArtWorks, visit stlartworks.org.

ART EDUCATION FUND:

Inspiring the Next Generation of Artists

R

oyce Martin, 17, has only been

inspire the next generation of artists and

playing the piano for a few

the current generation,” says Peter Martin.

Using resources from A&E’s Art

years, but when he performed

at the 2017 St. Louis Arts Awards in

Education Fund, OSN hired Royce

January, he received a standing ovation

Martin as an intern this spring, teaching

from the crowd. So it seemed only nat-

him music transcription, technique, and

ural to introduce him to renowned jazz

the ins and outs of the music industry.

pianist Peter Martin and Open Studio

The Art Education Fund, established

Network (OSN), the newest tenant in

with a lead contribution from Wells Fargo

the Arts and Education Council’s

Advisors, provides tuition scholarships

Centene Center for the Arts.

and transportation subsidies intended to remove financial barriers that may

Open Studio Network is revolutionizing music instruction through its inter-

prevent talented high school students

active online platform. Subscribers gain

— like Royce — from expanding their

access to a variety of online music les-

creative training.

The internship also included a

sons including piano, drums, and guitar.

Courses, taught by Peter Martin and other GRAMMY award-winning musicians, include supplementary materials such as charts, sheet music, and an interactive video player, as well as

Adam Maness (standing), pianist and OSN creative content manager, works with Royce Martin, 17, during a weekly piano lesson as part of the spring 2017 internship supported

by A&E’s Art Education Fund.

where people feel they’re part of some-

the other instructors go in there and give feedback.”

thing with their membership,” says Dan

OSN cites the resources and com-

Martin, OSN co-founder and president.

munity it could offer them for why they

“So we have these closed Facebook

chose to relocate to the Centene Center

groups and Adam [Maness, OSN creative

for the Arts in March.

content manager] and Peter and all

OSN’s online platform. When he graduates from the Grand Center Arts Academy in 2018, Royce Martin hopes to study music composition or piano performance at the collegiate level.

feedback from the instructors.

“We’re big on creating this community

weekly piano lesson and access to

“The Arts and Education Council is the

For more information about the Art Education Fund, visit KeepArtHappening. org/art-education-fund. For more information about Open Studio Network, visit openstudionetwork.com. To watch Royce Martin’s performance at the 2017 St. Louis Arts Awards, go to YouTube.com/ ArtsandEducSTL.

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WHY WE GIVE:

A&E’s Newest Board Members

T

he Arts and Education Council

Centene Corporation. In this

recently welcomed three new

capacity, Marcela oversees all strategic

members to the board: Chris

communications for the company,

Dornfeld, Jason Hall, and Marcela

including the planning and develop-

Manjarrez Hawn. We are honored they

ment of programs that effectively

choose to donate their valuable time

describe and promote Centene, its ser-

and resources to moving A&E’s mission

vices and products. She also manages

forward and supporting our region’s

the Centene Charitable Foundation,

vibrant arts community.

which makes substantial contributions to initiatives that improve the quality of

Chris Dornfeld, Bonfyre

life and health in our communities.

Chris is the Co-Founder and President

of Bonfyre – a social engagement plat-

experience in economic research, analy-

form helping companies build a better informed, connected and engaged workforce.

“[The arts are] not only something to be enjoyed, but an

For 20 years Chris has applied his

economic driver critical to our

talents in strategy, technology and per-

future[...] A&E is at the forefront

formance management to build high

of securing the resources we

Marcela has more than 15 years of

sis and strategic communications. Prior to joining Centene, Marcela was Vice President, Public Affairs for the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, where she led the external communications, industry relations and public outreach functions.

performing organizations spanning sev-

need to insure the arts are

eral start-up companies, higher educa-

supported and our economic

tion, not-for-profits and government as

future is bright.”

Area Council, Arts and Education

— Jason Hall

Council, Women’s Foundation of

the CIO for the City of St. Louis.

Chris has served on the boards of over

She serves on the boards of the Boy

Scouts of America Greater St. Louis

Greater St. Louis, and College Bound.

a dozen not-for-profits and helped launch several not-for-profits including the first tech incubator in downtown St. Louis.

Jason Hall, Arch to Park Collaborative Jason Hall is a civic entrepreneur who is currently working with a group of committed civic leaders to form a bold new economic development initiative that inspires a shared vision for the heart of the region focused on innovation.

Previously, he was Vice-President of Entrepreneurship & Innovation with the St. Louis Regional Chamber, a member of Missouri Governor Jay Nixon’s cabinet leading economic development, and the founder of the current Missouri Technology Corporation. He currently serves as the Chairman of the Missouri

“I wanted to get involved in

the boards of Tarlton Corporation,

“[A&E] has outstanding programs benefitting so many individuals in

A&E because the future of our

Hawthorn Leadership School for Girls,

our community. I am especially

region relies on the vibrancy of

the Arts and Education Council, and

impressed by A&E’s programs

the Missouri Biotechnology Association.

helping underserved children,

our arts community. Creative minds that drive the innovation economy are attracted to and often inspired by the arts. The arts are a critical to our future.”

— Chris Dornfeld

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Technology Corporation, and serves on

Marcela Manjarrez Hawn, Centene Corporation Marcela Manjarrez Hawn currently serves as the Senior Vice President, Chief Communications Officer for

and providing them new and creative ways to express themselves, transform their lives and achieve success.”

— Marcela Manjarrez Hawn

Photo courtesy Rockwood School District.

WORKPLACE GIVING:

Spring Highlights

E

ach year, workplace giving campaigns raise over one-third of the Arts and Education Council’s

employees and raise funds for A&E. Bryan Cave LLP, winner of the 2016 Law Firm Challenge, recently con-

annual funding, providing employees

cluded its 2017 campaign with a Ping

an easy and efficient way to make their

Pong Drop Challenge for employees. To

impact on the St. Louis region’s vibrant

participate, employees had to contrib-

arts community. Campaign coordina-

ute $50 or more to the campaign.

tors often find creative ways to engage

Bryan Cave’s 2017 campaign was led by partners Brendan Johnson and Eric Martin as well as Emma Harty. To close

Photo courtesy Bryan Cave LLP.

out their 2017 campaign, Rockwood School District hosted a concert featuring superintendent Eric D. Knost on drums and Crestview Middle School band director Bob Wilhite on guitar.

Rockwood’s 2017 campaign was coordinated by Megan Meier.

Clayton School District raised 10% more in 2017 than the previous year.

Rockwood School District.

$15,200. At the time of press, Hazelwood School District’s campaign is still underway.

For more about workplace giving

Parkway School District also surpassed

campaigns, visit KeepArtHappening.org/

their 2016 total, raising more than

workplace-giving.

Bryan Cave LLP.

Upcoming Young Friends of the Arts events Yoga + Art Show – June 15

the Centene Center for the Arts. Hosted in partnership

Back by popular demand! Join the Arts and Education

with Yoga Buzz, the Yoga + Art Show will include

Council’s Young Friends of the Arts Thursday, June 15

yoga, food, drink, and an opportunity to enjoy art

for an evening of mindfulness and art on the rooftop of

from local artists and A&E grantees. Proceeds benefit A&E. Tickets are $20. For more information visit KeepArtHappening.org/YFA.

A Midsummer Night’s Drink – August 18 Mark your calendars! Young Friends of the Arts is relaunching its signature event, A Midsummer Night’s Drink. Party the night away Friday, August 18 atop the Centene Center for the Arts with signature cocktails, music, and dancing. More information at KeepArtHappening.org/YFA. Young Friends of the Arts is A&E’s affinity group for young professionals interested in connecting with others who share a passion for building the arts community in our region. For more information about YFA membership, visit KeepArtHappening.org/YFA. 2016 Yoga + Art Show hosted by Young Friends of the Arts and Yoga Buzz on the Centene Center for the Arts terrace.

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After 40 years of service, A&E wishes

Sargent recognized for lifetime achievement

Dorothy Powell well on her next adven-

Peter Sargent, Arts and Education

ture. Powell began at A&E in 1976 as a

Council board member and lauded

computer operator but quickly became

theatre educator, received the 2017

known for her work with local schools,

Thomas DeGaetani Award at the March 8

government, and businesses raising

conference of the United States Institute

support for the arts and arts education

for Theatre Technology (USITT) in

Photo by ProPhotoSTL.

Best Wishes Dorothy Powell

Photo by Kevin Lowder Photography.

A&E News

in our region.

St. Louis. The national award honors

In her next

outstanding lifetime achievement in

venture,

the performing arts.

Josh Royal (left) with A&E board chair, Leonard T. Eschbach.

Photo by Suzy Gorman.

Powell plans to travel and spend more time with her children and

16-year-old vocalist Josh Royal won the Keep Art Happening Scholarship at the 2017 St. Louis Teen Talent Competition on April 8. Royal, a junior at Pattonville

We thank

High School, has received training

Dorothy for

from Dominic Windsor; STAGES St.

her four

Louis; Show Me Arts Academy; and Val

decades of

Lynn Smith. The Arts and Education

service.

Dorothy Powell.

grandchildren.

Josh Royal wins 2017 Keep Art Happening Scholarship

Peter and Alice Sargent at the 2017 St. Louis Arts Awards.

Council has underwritten the scholarship since 2012.

Scott Giffen joins A&E as Senior Director of Strategic Partnerships

T

he Arts and Education Council is

moting career in St. Louis. He has held

delighted to announce that vet-

executive and development leadership

eran nonprofit fundraiser Scott

positions here for GASH/VOIGT Dance

Giffen will join the team as Senior

Theatre, STAGES St. Louis, and Young

Director of Strategic Partnerships in

Audiences (now Springboard).

June 2017. In this role, he will provide

In Atlanta, he held positions in major

leadership for A&E’s corporate, foun-

gifts and institutional partnerships for

dation, and institutional relationship

the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. He

program, building relationships with

worked nationally as senior fundraising

A&E’s most generous supporters.

consultant through Robert Swaney

Consulting Inc. for the San Antonio

“We are excited to welcome Scott to

our team,” says Cynthia A. Prost, A&E

Symphony, Indiana Repertory Theatre,

president & CEO. “He brings a wealth

Mississippi Symphony Orchestra and

of fundraising and nonprofit experi-

several more. Simultaneously, he

ence from around the country that will

helped create a nationally recognized

benefit A&E’s mission to support the

and unique multi-partner endowment

arts in our community. Plus, his warmth

project – the Springfield (MO) Arts

and genuineness make him the kind

Collaborative. While in Springfield,

of person you want to have a cup of

Giffen taught as an arts administration

coffee with.”

fundraising guest instructor at Drury

Giffen is a 20 year certified fundraising

University. Taking an arts sabbatical to

executive (CFRE) for the arts. Specializing

serve his alma mater, he led Greenville

in major gifts, annual fund and corporate

College (IL) to two of their most suc-

partnerships, Scott began his arts-pro-

cessful annual fundraising campaigns in over a decade as Vice President.

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Scott Giffen.

Most recently, Giffen consulted for

the Kansas City Symphony, Metro Theatre, and others. With a degree from Greenville College and in the final hours of a Master’s in Arts Administration from Drexel University, he is thrilled to be back in St. Louis, supporting the arts, and advancing the mission and impact of the Arts and Education Council.

Centene Center for the Arts 3547 Olive Street St. Louis, MO 63103-1014 p 314.289.4000 f 314.289.4019

Circle of Giving February 1 – March 30, 2017 The following donors have made gifts that enable the Arts and Education Council to help preserve St. Louis’s legacy of artistic excellence and enrich its cultural community. A&E appreciates the continued support from these individuals, businesses and organizations. Thank you!

2017 Board of Directors CHAIR Leonard T. Eschbach VICE CHAIR C. Brendan Johnson SECRETARY Peter Sargent TREASURER Ruth Saphian MEMBERS Nora Akerberg Susan Block Sheila Burkett Chris Cedergreen Chris Dornfeld Diane R. Drollinger Terrance J. Good Barbara B. Goodman

Kristin J. Guehlstorf Jason Hall Marcela Manjarrez Hawn Nicole Hudson Eric Koestner Kenneth Kranzberg Linda Lee Janet Newcomb Shawn Schukar Donald M. Senti Mary Ann Srenco Susan A. Stith Andrew Trivers Carol J. Voss Caren Vredenburgh

$25,000 - $49,999.99 Wells Fargo Advisors $10,000 - $24,999.99 Louis D. Beaumont Fund No.1 $2,500 -$4,999.99 Ms. Barbara Bushman Goodman Mr. and Mrs. Richard N. Priest

EX-OFFICIO Cynthia A. Prost Noah Vasquez

$1,000 - $2,499.99 Engelhardt Family Foundation Dr. Vicki L. Sauter Stephen and Gillian Waltman

2017 Young Friends of the Arts Board of Directors PRESIDENT Noah Vasquez MEMBERS Morgan Clark Andrew Freund Kelly Hummert

Jorie Jacobi Kate Maxson Danielle Smith Adam Stanley Vanessa Vasquez Jay Willibrand

Staff PRESIDENT & CEO Cynthia A. Prost VICE PRESIDENT OF OPERATIONS Susan Rowe Jennings VICE PRESIDENT OF DEVELOPMENT Kate Francis DIRECTOR OF MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS Emily Hellmuth CONTROLLER Joseph Soer

OPERATIONS MANAGER Mandi Hanway WORKPLACE GIVING CAMPAIGN MANAGER Heather Edwards OPERATIONS ADMINISTRATORS Tonya Hahne

$500 - $999.99 Mr. and Mrs. John A. Brennan Mr. Buron F. Buffkin and Dr. Donn Kleinschmidt Mr. and Mrs. Paul Cahn Mr. and Mrs. Fredrick Epstein Mr. and Mrs. Steven L. Finerty Mrs. Bettie Gershman Ms. Cary D. Hobbs Mr. and Mrs. David M. Hohman Mr. and Mrs. Venable M. Houts Dr. Julia K. Muller and Mr. Earl K. Shreckengast David Obedin and Clare Davis Mr. Matthew J. Phillips Mr. and Mrs. Richard L. Winter

In Tribute February 1 – March 30, 2017 In memory of Carl Lampe Mrs. Christine M. Scott Mrs. Jamie L. Moeslein Ms. Donna Schlake Ms. Emily Glastetter Ms. Lauren Cumming Bernard Middle School

In honor of Adam and Lucie Stanley Mr. and Mrs. S. Myers Dill In memory of Bernard Francis Brady, Jr. Mr. Artie Y. Berry, III Global Plumbing Systems, Inc.

To make your gift to the A&E, visit KeepArtHappening.org or contact Kate Francis, Vice President of Development, at (314) 289-4003 or Kate-F@KeepArtHappening.org.

MARKETING CONSULTANT Ellen Futterman *Boards and Staff as of April 15, 2017

Tenants of the Centene Center for the Arts Arts and Education Council of Greater St. Louis African Heritage Association of St. Louis, Inc. African Musical Arts American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA) Association of American Voices

Bach Society of St. Louis Cinema St. Louis Circus Flora Creative Reaction Lab Equally Represented Arts (ERA) Gateway Men’s Chorus Make Music St. Louis, Inc. Open Studio Network Prison Performing Arts

Slightly Askew Theatre Ensemble SPP Productions Belladona Magazine St. Louis Symphony Volunteer Association Upstream Theater YoungLiars

Peter H. Bunce • Ann M. Corrigan Joseph E. Corrigan • Karen J. Isbell James A. Krekeler • Glenn Sheffield Judith Cozad Smith • Jane Stamper Trust Michael W. Weisbrod • David P. Weiss

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