Aggregator

The All-American Soap Box Derby is a youth racing program, which has run nationally since 1934. Hosted by the St. Louis Jaycees, the regional St. Louis race has been held

The post St. Louis Soap Box Derby appeared first on Explore St. Louis.

Opening Reception & Artist Talk – Friday, May 5 from 5:30 – 7:30pm – with performance by DJ Pharaoh (so fun)   Featuring: Grace Danback Allan Gromilic Braden McMakin Taylour

The post Look Away: 2023 Senior Exhibit (Photography & Animation) appeared first on Explore St. Louis.

Green Door Art Gallery presents Botanicals & Blooms III, a celebration of all things flo-ral and botanical, featuring silver and stone jewelry by Debbie Garavaglia, botanical bas relief by Catherine

The post Botanicals & Blooms III Art Exhibit appeared first on Explore St. Louis.

Spirits Roaming on the Earth maps conceptual artist Jacolby Satterwhite’s extraordinary creative trajectory across multiple materials, genres and modes of thinking.   Drawing on a broad set of real and

The post Jacolby Satterwhite: Spirits Roaming on the Earth appeared first on Explore St. Louis.

Offering a fresh view of two of the most experimental painters of the 20th century, Monet/Mitchell: Painting the French Landscape is the first exhibition in the U.S. to examine the

The post Monet/Mitchell: Painting the French Landscape appeared first on Explore St. Louis.

The Pulitzer Arts Foundation presents The Nature of Things: Medieval Art and Ecology, 1100-1550, the first exhibition to explore the impact of artmaking on the environment in the second half

The post The Nature of Things: Medieval Art and Ecology, 1100-1550 appeared first on Explore St. Louis.

The Pulitzer Arts Foundation presents an exhibition of career-spanning work by Faye HeavyShield, an artist whose poetic minimal sensibility and use of humble materials is closely bound to the power

The post Faye HeavyShield: Confluences appeared first on Explore St. Louis.

St. Louis is a kaleidoscope of architecture, filled with structures of every age, shape, and size. In Coloring STL, Missouri History Museum visitors will interact with these fascinating buildings in

The post Coloring STL appeared first on Explore St. Louis.

At age 92, he's stepping down: George Soros, the legendary investor, philanthropist and right-wing target, is handing control of his $25 billion empire to a younger son—Alexander Soros, a self-described center-left thinker who grew up self-conscious of the family’s wealth and wasn’t thought to be a potential successor. The 37-year-old, who goes by Alex, said ...continue reading "They won’t have George Soros to kick around anymore"

Mandela: The Official Exhibition at the Saint Louis Science Center takes guests on a journey through the life of the iconic freedom fighter and political leader.   An immersive and

The post Mandela: The Official Exhibition appeared first on Explore St. Louis.

"The History Guy" on YouTube retells lost stories, educating and entertaining audiences with his dedication to accuracy.

Winnie-the-Pooh, R2-D2, Baseball and Kermit the Frog  – these are some of the telephones you’ll see at the Jefferson Barracks Telephone Museum.   Housed in a restored 1896 building, the

The post Character Telephone Exhibit appeared first on Explore St. Louis.

The work of world-renowned artist Dale Chihuly is coming to the Missouri Botanical Garden in a stunning exhibition uniting art and nature. With thousands of pieces of blown glass forms

The post Chihuly in the Garden 2023 appeared first on Explore St. Louis.

CLAYTON, MO. - Teen Set to Compete in National Scholarship Competition This Month Distinguished Young Women program promotes and rewards scholarship, leadership, and talent in high school girls Mobile, Ala. – Summer Barnes of Clayton, Mo. will travel to Mobile, Ala., on Wednesday, June 14, to participate in the 66th Distinguished Young Women National Finals on June 22, 23, and 24 at the Mobile Civic Center Theater. Barnes is one of 50 representatives competing for $155,000 in cash scholarships and the opportunity to represent the program as the Distinguished Young Woman of America for 2023. Following her selection as the Distinguished Young Woman of Missouri, Barnes began preparations for the National Finals competition, which will include five categories of evaluation: scholastics, interview, fitness, talent, and self-expression. During her two weeks in Mobile, Barnes will participate in team-building activities, complete community service projects, interact with the Gulf Coast

Continue Reading

The inaugural season of St. Louis CITY SC is nearly halfway complete, and so is the chance for one historic MLS feat when it comes to expansion teams.

BRIGHTON - As Brighton gears up for the 117th Betsey Ann Picnic, the town’s tradition of Burgoo soup continues. Infamously known as “roadkill soup,” the Burgoo tends to elicit strong emotions, both from people who love it and those who are wary of what it contains. “We like to keep people guessing,” Jody Dwiggins, a Brighton resident who will be logging his third year as a soup chef, said. “It's pretty funny because everybody asks what’s in it. It's not really a secret, but it is.” No one knows for sure how the soup became a Picnic staple, but Brighton resident TJ Hughes — known locally as the Burgoomeister — enjoys both the love and lore that Burgoo elicits. “A lot of people try it and don’t like it, and a lot of people try it and love it,” Hughes said. “It doesn’t look very good, actually, but I would say it’s the taste that counts.” Despite the nickname and jokes around

Continue Reading