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Back for its seventh year, Gateway Arch Park Foundation’s Winterfest will have fan favorites such as ice skating, s’more stations and igloos positioned under 70,000 twinkling lights.   The festivities kick

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What is a better Christmas gift than a loving relationship with people that you care about? Christmas should just not be about exchanging gifts, but about spending time with family and friends, and expressing the love you share with each other. Christmas has been commercialized since before my time, and there is nothing wrong with that. It’s fun and exciting to buy and exchange presents and to see the reaction of the receiver, especially when it’s kids. I love the reaction of someone receiving a gift they didn’t expect, a gift they need, or a gift they wouldn’t have bought for themselves. Of course, the kids will play with their gifts all day and night, but after the adults open and exchange their gifts, they sit around and enjoy each other by talking, eating, playing games, and enjoying the Christmas spirit. Family and friends sitting around and enjoying each other’s company is the most impactful part of the holidays. Christmas is about love. The Christmas

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Located on the eighth floor of the Four Seasons Hotel St. Louis in downtown, the Holiday Pop-Up Shop offers a signature housemade selection of sweet and savory delights from the

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Home is a mixed media project of past and present images, paying homage to artist Phillip Hamer’s loved ones.   Hamer dedicates this project to his family, the humans who

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Celebrate the life and work of Dr. Jane Goodall, who braved the unknown to provide a remarkable window into humankind’s closest living relatives – chimpanzees.   On Oct. 7, the

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Webster University’s Kooyumjian Gallery Presents…Beginnings 2022: Juried High School Photography   Reception & Gallery Talk Friday, December 2, 2022 5:30-7:30pm   This exhibit showcases the artistry and talent of High

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Data journalist, illustrator and writer Mona Chalabi presents a large-scale exhibition on the Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis’ Project Wall.   Chalabi’s work is informed by statistics gathered on politics,

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This Christmas, enjoy a festive brunch with Santa at Cinder House.   The event offers a lavish buffet with carving stations, made-to-order omelets and a waffle bar with all the

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Over several centuries, Indian artisans perfected complex methods for producing dyes and mordants to create painted and printed cloth in a spectrum of fade-resistant colors. Starting in the 17th century,

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Hong Kong–based artist Samson Young’s practice centers on installation-based work stemming from sound and music. He interweaves cultural paradigms across media while focusing on poetic translations between the sonic and

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Part of the Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis’ fall/winter exhibition, “Great Rivers Biennial” is a biannual collaborative initiative between the museum and the Gateway Foundation designed to foster artistic talent

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Green Door Art Gallery presents Picture. Book., featuring illustrations by internationally known illustrator and author Mary Engelbreit. In 2022, without a deadline in sight, Engelbreit decided to do one illustration for

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A portrait and figurative art exhibit, Face 2 Face features watercolor collage portraits by Gail Crosson, mixed media portraits by Allison Norfleet Bruenger, digital illustrations by Michael Plurad, portrait and

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Before the ring of pinball machines echoed through arcades, Bagatelle was filling parlors and pockets across the world. Drawing from the private collection of Mr. Ed Nickels, Bagatelle will follow the journey

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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

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