Celebrate Pride Month with 21c Museum Hotel at their Pride Patio Party at Idol Wolf’s Amphitheater! This free event promises an afternoon of fun, music, delicious food, and great company. Learn more here.
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May and June are months where we celebrate our origins, ours parents – May is for mothers – June is for fathers. At May’s MOMentous Luncheon all things MOM were celebrated at the annual fundraiser for The Haven of Grace. Haven is an organization dedicated to caring for and building up some of the most vulnerable mothers in our area, the homeless. This year, The Steward family brought the full force of its Steward Family Foundation to downtown’s Missouri Athletic Club. Read more here.
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Teshikaga Town in Eastern Hokkaido is one of Japan's few remaining places of true wilderness. Across three days that included canoeing, snowshoeing, skiing, old-growth forests, nine active volcanoes, and pristine caldera lakes, fall in love with this part of Japan that is far from EPCOT's version of the Land of the Rising Sun. Read on to discover it.
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In preparation for the federal holiday on Wednesday, June 19th, people from near and far will be jumping for joy to commemorate the ending of slavery in the United States. The pre-celebration takes place on Saturday, June 16th in the Delmar Loop in University City in St. Louis. Learn about the roots of Juneteenth and why it is now celebrated throughout the land as a federal holiday since 2021.
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Earlier this year, Porsche launched its second all-electric model: the new Macan4 and Macan Turbo. Their aim is to offer the sportiest model in its segment with the all-electric Macan. In many ways, they are taking a very successful SUV to a new level. Virtually experience the new wave in electric luxury Porsche’s here.
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Make plans now to kick off your holidays in the heart of California's wine country. In historic Healdsburg, California, an impressive array of top-notch restaurants, up-scale lodging, tasting rooms, boutiques, and art and jewelry galleries pack the streets. During the holidays, the town square becomes a magical place via Merry Healdsburg Tree Lighting. Plan your 2024 trip now. Visit here.
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Japanese whisky offers an unexpected compliment to an already booming industry with new styles and unique flavor profiles. Japanese whisky is another opportunity for connoisseurs to fall in love with whisky once again and raise a glass to the future of whisky ripe with innovation. Read here to learn more about the delights found in fine Japanese spirits.
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With vibrant colors, efficient dynamics, and a pared-down yet forward-thinking design emphasizing spaciousness and the joy of driving, the BMW Vision Neue Klasse X presents a decidedly youthful and optimistic face. It is a dynamic performance, more precision, more efficient BMW that is even more fun to drive than any of its predecessors. Learn more here.
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Father’s Day comes early this year. Although it’s always celebrated on the third Sunday in June, which oftentimes falls around the 19th, this year we get to celebrate our fathers on Sunday, June 16th. Are you ready? Here’s a compendium of sophisticated ways to celebrate the king in your life.
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The Missouri Chamber Music Festival presents Season 14: Game Changers and the Music of our Surroundings June 6 - 21, 2024. The four concerts of the festival and opening reception/presentation explore musical works with profound emotional impact relevant to the present day. The Festival highlights composers that changed things forever through their musical innovation. Read more here.
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Laurence Basse is a “Girl on Fire” in the world of fashion design. The Paris-trained designer is a Project Runway alum, where she was a season 15 finalist (2006) and a season 20 "All-Star" runner-up (2023). She has dressed NBA superstars Dwight Howard and Serge Ibaka, Jada Pickett Smith, actor Aldis Hodge, Grammy winner Samara Joy, and comedian/actor Yvonne Orji. Here, take a look behind the scenes after a Paris runway show.
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On Saturday, June 1st, St. Louis gets to “Rant and Rave” and get some much-needed entertaining relief by coming to and participating in what’s been called an entertaining cross between “What’s My Line” and group therapy. Come discover the world of Playback Theater, which is now practiced on six continents. Theater maven Joan Lipkin is the certified conductor of the ONLY Playback Theater in St. Louis. Come see this phenomenon that is sweeping the globe.
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The 24th season of the St. Louis Shakespeare Festival ignites the Glen In Forest Park with summertime love-at-first-sight sparks, starting Wednesday evening May 29th with “As You Like It”. Filled with a quiver packed with poetry and prose, the Bard’s amorous arrows will pierce the hearts of thousands upon thousands of audience members through June 23rd. Read more here for details of why the festival in St. Louis draws larger audiences than any Shakespeare play offering in the world.
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Amidst all the parties and parades that will occur in June, one champion of the queer community, Joan Lipkin, has curated participants for the “Queer Writes Showcase of LGBTQ+ Writers” on June 27th to culminate Pride Month. For the sophomore season of Queer Writes, the Missouri History Museum is bringing back this event which will feature a new diverse lineup of St. Louis-based or connected LGBTQ+ writers sharing excerpts of their work in various genres. Learn more here.
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Chris Stratmann and Clif LaPlante resided in the Central West End. After years in a 6,000-square foot historic home on Westminster Place, they had downsized to a condo. And then they started browsing online, and, well — Oh, Zillow. They found a home on a 1-acre lot not far from the city, and with a little imagination they have transformed the 1928 house the original owners would recognize from the front drive. But that’s all. Read on to find out how the online home search engine Zillow changed their lives.
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The Chamber Music Society's Vintage Gala committee held a kickoff reception at Adam Foster's Fine Jewelry featuring an exclusive exhibition of haute couture vintage gowns by Alex Teih of New York. The gala committee is planning an exceptional evening of entertainment on Monday, September 9 at The Sheldon to commemorate Leonard Slatkin's 80th birthday and the Chamber Music Society's 15th Anniversary. Read more here.
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The homeless are everywhere. But St. Louis is not Los Angeles or Portland, Oregon. In L.A. there are more than 75,000 and in Portland 6,000-plus. Our homeless population hovers around 1,600. It’s still a problem. Fortunately, a number of St. Louisans have stepped up to the plate to try to solve it. Learn more about the initiatives that are taking place here to address this ongoing epidemic in St. Louis and metropolitan areas throughout America.
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Everyone in the jazz world and beyond is grieving loss of David Sanborn on Monday, May 13 after a prolonged battle with cancer. To say that David was a legend might be a bit of and understatement. David’s illustrious, storied career included performances with music's most celebrated figures. He won six Grammys and released 25 albums, one of which went platinum and eight gold. Here, Jazz St. Louis reflects on his contributions to the jazz world.
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Charlie Houska opens his doors for two other luminaries in the St. Louis art scene this Friday at an opening night reception. As per usual, art lovers will pour through the doors of the Houska Gallery, which is located in the smart, chic Central West End. Wine, conversation, and art will color the night as artists Nick Schleicher returns to HOUSKA Gallery along with Sam Meléndez for his first solo show. If is this is the first or hundredth time you’ve attended an opening at Houska, Charlie welcomes you with open arms. Expect the work of the artists to exhibit at his space to embrace your mind and spirit. For the night, their works arrest your eyes with and captivate your artistic fancy. See pics of past opening night receptions here.
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This summer, STAGES St. Louis once again lights up the stage with its 38th season. At the helm is the dynamic duo, Executive Director Andrew Kuhlman and Artistic Director Gayle Seay. Now, beginning their second season as co-leaders of the organization, the team carefully plucks precious gems from their STAGES St. Louis’ jewelry box and allow each to sparkle on its own – from acting, to sets, to costumes. Read more to learn how they make STAGES shine.
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