May

May 1
In Unison
Linda Twine: Changed My Name
Antioch Baptist Church
North Market & Billups

May 2
"Dance in the Raw II," an informal dance concert
UM-St. Louis Lee Theater
UM-St. Louis students from the Department of Theatre, Dance and Media Studies
7:30pm

May 3
Community Chorus UM-St. Louis
Featuring works by Barbara Harbach and Billie Holiday
Touhill PAC, 7:30pm
UM-St. Louis

May 3
The Troubling Violence Performance Project
Touhill PAC, 7:00pm
UM-St. Louis

May 3
Sally Denton
Faith & Betrayal
Left Bank Books
7:00pm

May 4
Women in Art Lecture
Kate Anderson, Artist
Living an Artist’s Life
Gallery 210
UM-St. Louis
3pm

May 4
Celeste Angela Estrada’s Tortilla Heaven
Ragged Blade Productions
The Tin Ceiling; Space at Cherokee and Compton
3159 Cherokee (at Compton )
May 4 8:15 and 10:15pm

May 4
Marilyn Kinsella and creative writing techniques
Missouri History Museum
Lindell Blvd. at De Baliviere Ave.

May 4
St. Louis Storytelling Festival: "Sparks by the River: Keepers of the Dream," the 26th annual St. Louis Storytelling Festival with performances in parks, libraries, and the Missouri History Museum. The festival is sponsored by UMSL, the National Park Service at the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial, the Jefferson National Parks Association, and many other organizations.

Time	Storyteller	Location	Story Theme	Age Group
10:00 a.m.	Gladys Coggswell Shaaron Peters	Headquarters Library		Grades P-2
	Kathy Schottel Sharon Thompson	Tesson Ferry Branch Library		Grades P-2
	Perrin Stifel	Blanchette Park	Folktales and Beyond	Grades 2-4
	Annette Harrison Joann King	Forest Park Visitor Center	Stories Along the River The Wilderness Road	Grades 2-4
	Sue Hinkel Marcia Ollinger	Laumeier Sculpture Park	Wishing on a Star Dream a Little Dream	Grades 4-5
10:30 a.m.	Marilyn Kinsella	Missouri History Museum	Storytelling for Adults Memory Boxes...Treasures of Once Upon a Time	Adults
	Deb Swanegan Sue Koppel	Kirkwood Library
11:00 a.m.	Perrin Stifel	Blanchette Park	Stories to Make You Laugh	Grades 1-3
11:30 a.m.	Annette Harrison Joann King	Forest Park Visitor Center	Leaping Literacy The Coming of Night	Grades 2-4
	Sue Hinkel Marcia Ollinger	Laumeier Sculpture Park	Art & Artists of Missouri Dream a Little Dream	Grades 3-5
Noon	Sherry Norfolk Kunama Mtendaji	Blanchette Park	How & Why Traditional African Tales	Grades P-K
1:00 p.m.	Gladys Coggswell Joy McLaughlin	Schlafly Branch Library		Grades P-2
	Sherry Norfolk Kunama Mtendaji	Blanchette Park	Bookbag Theatre Traditional Tales of the Caribbean

May 5
Alexandra Fuller
Scribbling the Cat
Left Bank Books
7:00pm

May 5-June 3
Illinois Collegiate Art Competition
William & Florence Schmidt Art Center
(618) 222-5ART
schmidtartcenter@swic.edu

May 5
Rules, Expectations and the Art of Storytelling: An Adult Storytelling Workshop
Mary Hamilton leads this participatory program that examines the "rules of storytelling."
Missouri History Museum
Lindell Blvd. at De Baliviere Ave. , PO Box 11940
St. Louis, MO

May 5
St. Louis Storytelling Festival: "Sparks by the River: Keepers of the Dream,"
the 26th annual St. Louis Storytelling Festival with performances in parks, libraries, and the Missouri History Museum

Time	Storyteller	Location	Story Theme	Age Group
10:00 a.m.	Kenya Ajanaku Ken Wolfe	Touhill Performing Arts Center , UM-St. Louis	The River & the Foolish One Stories & Lies While-U-Wait	Grades 5-8
	Annette Harrison Jackie and Glenn "Papa Wright	Pilot's Wheel ‡	Stories Along the River The Beat of Storytelling	Grades 3-5
	Blake Travis Dianne Moran	Dust Bowl ‡	Stories for Fun & Learning Civil War	Grades 5-7
	Mary Hamilton	Theater ‡	Telling Stories...Creating Worlds	Grades 4-6
	Irene Eveland Grandmother Coyote	Old Courthouse 1	Trickster Tales Stories & Legends from the Past	Grades 1-3
	Sue Koppel Marilyn Phillips	Old Courthouse 2	Native American Tales Scarey Stuff In and Out of the Mississippi River	Grades 2-4
	Mary Garrett Carole Shelton	Old Courthouse 3	Grandmother's Magic Donuts Animal Stories of the West	Grades 1-3
	Patty Carleton Sharon Thompson	Old Courthouse 4	Westward by Train Why Alligator Hates Dog	Grades 1-3
	Donna Washington	Missouri History Museum	Tales from the Beginning	Grades 3-5
	Joy McLaughlin Kathy Schottel	Blanchette Park +	Three Billy Goats Gruff Rabbit Trouble	Grades P-K
	Catherine Gregory Linda Kram	Jefferson Barracks	The Ugly Duckling Too Much Noise	Grades P-1
	Marilyn Kinsella Gale Rublee Portman	Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center	Raccoon & Crayfish Earth Trails	Grades 2-4
	Joann King Daniel Romano	West End Center	James Beckwith The Value of a Tree	Grades 5-7
10:30 a.m.	Sherry Norfolk Perrin Stifel	Machacek Branch Library		Grades 2-4
	Jeanne Crews Leigh McGee	Affton Community Center	Anansi Tales of the Trails	Grades K-2
11:00 a.m.	January Kiefer Gladys Coggswell	Pilot's Wheel ‡	Mississippi Mud Many Rivers to Cross	Grades 1-3
	Kunama Mtendaji Deb Swanegan	Dust Bowl ‡	Traditional African American Tales Troubled Days of Slavery	Grades 2-4
	Ella Eakins Jim Gerst	Old Courthouse 1 *	Along the Trail with Lewis and Clark	Grades 3-5
	Shaaron Peters LaRita Wright	Old Courthouse 2	Tuneful Tales A Walk in Our Neighborhood	Grades 1-3
	Patty Carleton Anne-Louise Sterry	Old Courthouse 3	Westward by Train Trail Tales	Grades K-2
	Sue Koppel Sharon Thompson	Old Courthouse 4	Native American Tales Br'er Rabbit Tales	Grades 2-4
	Gayle Ross	Missouri Botanical Garden	From Our Animal Relatives	Grades 4-6
	Donna Washington	Missouri History Museum	Strictly Silly	Grades 3-5
	Marcia Ollinger Karen Young	Cabanne Branch Library		Grades Pre-2
	Joyce Slater Loretta Washington	Kingshighway Branch Library		Grades K-4
	Joy McLaughlin Kathy Schottel Angela Williams	Blanchette Park +	How Turkey Got His Warhoop Fairy Tales & Twists Turtle Drums	Grades 3-5
11:30 a.m.	Kenya Ajanaku Ken Wolfe	Touhill Performing Arts Center , UM-St. Louis	Frog Went a Cruzin Stories & Lies While-U-Wait	Grades 3-5
	Catherine Gregory Linda Kram	Jefferson Barracks	The Giving Tree/ Wagon Wheels	Grades 1-3
	Marilyn Kinsella Gale Rublee Portman	Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center	How the Animals Got Their Coats Earth Trails	Grades 1-2
	Joann King Daniel Romano	West End Center	The Wilderness Road Ancient Irish Legends	Grades 4-6
Noon	Mary Hamilton Bobby Norfolk	Pilot's Wheel ‡	Some Dogs & Other Kentucky Wonders	Grades 5-7
	Deb Swanegan Gladys Coggswell	Dust Bowl ‡	Trickster Tales When Freedom Came	Grades 1-3
	Blake Travis Irene Eveland	Old Courthouse 1	Stories for Fun & Learning Native American Tales	Grades 1-3
	Marilyn Phillips Anne-Louise Sterry	Old Courthouse 2	Stories from the Deep Dark Woods Lewis & Clark & Lena	Grades 2-4
	Annette Harrison Dianne Moran	Old Courthouse 3	Stories along the River Santa Fe Trail	Grades 4-6
	haaron Peters Jackie & Glenn "Papa Wright	Old Courthouse 4	Come Back Jack	Grades 1-3
	Steve Otto Roger Rose	Missouri History Museum	Edgar Allen Poe A Unicorn in the Garden	Grades 5-7
	Sue Hinkel Lucy Lockett Angela Williams	Blanchette Park +	Adventure Going West Br'er Rabbit and Friends Natural Habits	Grades 2-4
1:00 p.m.	Mike Anderson Gladys Coggswell	Pilot's Wheel ‡	Samuel & the Butterflies Women on a Mission	Grades 3-5
	Sherry Norfolk Kunama Mtendaji	Dust Bowl ‡	Critters of the Ozarks A Story on My Mind	Grades K-2
	Gayle Ross	Theater ‡	From Rabbit to Raven	Grades 3-5
	Perrin Stifel LaRita Wright	Old Courthouse 1	Folktales A Walk in Our Neighborhood	Grades 1-3
	Dianne Moran Karen Young	Old Courthouse 2	Ozark Tales Grammy Ellston Tells Tall Tales	Grades 6-8
	Marcia Ollinger Jackie & Glenn "Papa Wright	Old Courthouse 3	Dream a Little Dream The Beat of Storytelling	Grades 2-4
	Joyce Slater Greg Weiss	Old Courthouse 4	Teeny Tiny Chicken Tall Tale Wild Wimmenfolk	Grades 1-3
	Sue Hinkel Lucy Lockett	Blanchette Park +	Be Careful What You Wish For Appalachian Folktales	Grades 1-3
4:00 p.m.	Mary Hamilton	Missouri History Museum	Storytelling Workshop Rules, Expectations, and the Art of Storytelling	Adults
7:00 p.m.	Ella Eakins Linda Whiggam Nina Wilson	J.C. Penney Conference Center , UM-St. Louis*	Deaf Storytelling Program	Family
	Mary Hamilton Mike Anderson Bobby Norfolk	Brentwood Community Center	An Evening of Family Storytelling	Family
	Jan uary Kiefer Blake Travis Irene Eveland Loretta Washington	Olive Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church	Spiritual and Faith-Based Stories	Family
	Donna Washington Joyce Slater	Corner Coffee House	Later Tales: An Evening of Storytelling for Adults	Adults
	Dianne Moran Steve Otto Deb Swanegan	Crooked Tree Coffeehouse	Later Tales: An Evening of Storytelling for Adults	Adults
	Kunama Mtendaji Ken Wolfe Anthony Clark	Kayak's Coffee and Provisions	Later Tales: An Evening of Storytelling for Adults	Adults
	Gayle Ross Kathy Schottel	Soulard Coffee Garden	Later Tales: An Evening of Storytelling for Adults	Adults

May 6
St. Louis Storytelling Festival: "Sparks by the River: Keepers of the Dream,"
the 26th annual St. Louis Storytelling Festival with performances in parks, libraries, and the Missouri History Museum

Time	Storyteller	Location	Story Theme	Age Group
10:00 a.m.	Gladys Coggswell Lynn Rubright	Touhill Performing Arts Center , UM-St. Louis	The Heart of Gold Missouri in Lore and Legend	Grades 4-6
	January Kiefer Blake Travis	Pilot's Wheel ‡	Mississippi Mud Stories for Fun & Learning	Grades 6-8
	Heather Harlan Bacus Jackie & Glenn "Papa" Wright	Old Courthouse 1	Stories the Pioneers Told The Best of Storytelling	Grades 1-3
	Marcia Ollinger Gale Rublee Portman	Old Courthouse 2	Dream a Little Dream Earth Trails	Grades P-1
	Kathy Schottel LaRita Wright	Old Courthouse 3	Along the River A Walk in Our Neighborhood	Grades 1-3
	Joann King Loretta Washington	Old Courthouse 4	The Wilderness Road Animal Tales	Grades 4-6
	Gayle Ross	Missouri History Museum	From Rabbit to Raven	Grades 5-7
	Marion Berndt Cohen Karen Young	Florissant Valley Branch Library		Grades P-2
	Mary Lu Bretsch Irene Eveland	Jefferson Barracks	Stone Soup When Bear Stole the Moon	Grades 1-3
	Perrin Stifel Deb Swanegan	Marquette Center	Stories to Make You Laugh Trickster Stories	Grades K-2
	Steve Otto Kunama Mtendaji	Maryland Heights Centre	Stories from Literature Traditional African Folktales	Grades 5-7
	Mary Jo Huff Sherry Norfolk	Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center	Critters in the Wild How & Why	Grades 1-3
	Mary Garrett Linda Kram	Wohl Recreation Center	Wide-mouth Frog Wagon Wheels	Grades 1-3
10:30 a.m.	Lucy Lockett Sue Koppel	Affton Community Center	Dogs, Dogs, and More Dogs Diversity, Family, & Fun	Grades 2-4
11:00 a.m.	Donna Washington	Pilot's Wheel ‡	Kin Folks	Grades 7-8
	Anthony Clark Marilyn Kinsella	Dust Bowl ‡	Baby Rattlesnake and Other Tall Tales	Grades K-2
	Gale Rublee Portman Jackie & Glenn "Papa Wright	Old Courthouse 1	Earth Trails Fables, Folktales, & Fun	Grades K-2
	Heather Harlan Bacus Ann Edmonds	Old Courthouse 2	Stories the Pioneers Told Lucy Ann & the Mud Puddle	Grades 4-6
	Marcia Ollinger Loretta Washington	Old Courthouse 3	Dream a Little Dream Animal Tales	Grades K-2
	Greg Weiss Sue Hinkel	Old Courthouse 4	Jack Tales Art & Artists of the West	Grades 5-7
	Mary Hamilton	Missouri Botanical Garden	Eleven Cinderellas & Other Tales	Grades 3-5
11:30 a.m.	Gladys Coggswell Lynn Rubright	Touhill Performing Arts Center , UM-St. Louis	The Sun Tree Family Folklore	Grades 2-4
	Mary Lu Bretsch Irene Eveland	Jefferson Barracks	The Half-Chick Man Who Rode the Bear	Grades 1-2
	Perrin Stifel Deb Swanegan	Marquette Center	Folktales and Fun Village Tales	Grades 2-4
	Mary Jo Huff Sherry Norfolk	Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center	Animal Tales Mother Nature's Own	Grades 2-4
	Steve Otto Kunama Mtendaji	Maryland Heights Centre	Jack Tales A Story on My Mind	Grades 1-3
	Mary Garrett Linda Kram	Wohl Recreation Center	One Wish Too Much Noise	Grades K-2
Noon	January Kiefer Kathy Schottel	Dust Bowl ‡	Mississippi Mud Stories Along the River	Grades 3-5
	Gayle Ross	Theater ‡	From Rabbit to Raven	Grades 4-6
	Ann Edmonds Carole Shelton	Old Courthouse 1	Marie-Catherine Huron Blacks in the West	Grades 2-4
	Shaaron Peters LaRita Wright	Old Courthouse 3	Wagons Ho-Kids Moving West A Walk in Our Neighborhood	Grades 2-4
	Annette Harrison Grandmother Coyote	Missouri History Museum	Leaping Literacy! Stories & Legends from the Past	Grades 3-5
	Heather Harlan Bacus Marilyn Kinsella	Dust Bowl ‡	Stories the Pioneers Told Stories and Stones	Grades 4-6
	Donna Washington	Theater ‡	Tales from the Beginning	Grades 2-4
	Carole Shelton Greg Weiss	Old Courthouse 1	Women of the West Jack Tales	Grades 1-3
	Jeff Miller Karen Young	Old Courthouse 2		Grades 5-7
	Shaaron Peters Loretta Washington	Old Courthouse 3	Tuneful Tales Animal Tales	Grades P-2
	Joy McLaughlin Marion Berndt Cohen	Old Courthouse 4	Little Red Cowboy Hat Grandpa Can Fix It	Grades 2-4
	Mary Hamilton	Missouri Botanical Garden	Once Upon a Time & Happily Ever After	Grades 4-6

May 6-8
Laumeier’s annual Mother's Day
Weekend Art Fair!
150 artists will display and sell their work, competing for prizes for excellence.
Food, music and activities for children are part of the fun.
Laumeier Sculpture Park
(314) 821-1209
Laumeier

May 6-7
Erin Bode
Jazz Singer
Jazz at the Bistro

May 6-8
Art Fair
Laumeier Sculpture Park

May 6
Ntozake Shange, author of this year's ReadMOre reads from Betsey Brown
St. Louis County Library Headquarters
1640 Lindbergh Blvd in Ladue
7:00pm

May 6-September 22
Eleanor Turshin Glass Collection
The Samuel Cupples House, Saint Louis University Museum of Art
Saint Louis University

May 7
St. Louis Storytelling Festival: "Sparks by the River: Keepers of the Dream,"
the 26th annual St. Louis Storytelling Festival with performances in parks, libraries, and the Missouri History Museum

Time	Storyteller	Location	Story Theme	Age Group
10:00 a.m.	Doug Elliott Mary Hamilton	Pilot's Wheel ‡		Family
	Gayle Ross Donna Washington	Dust Bowl ‡		Family
	Ruthilde Kronberg Youth Storytelling Concert	Cowboy Section ‡	Ruthilde Kronberg Youth Storytelling Concert	Family
	Ella Eakins Nina Wilson Linda Whiggam	Dust Bowl ‡ *		Family
	Ruthilde Kronberg Youth Storytelling Concert (continued)	Cowboy Section ‡	Ruthilde Kronberg Youth Storytelling Concert	Family
Noon	Ella Eakins Donna Washington	Pilot's Wheel ‡ *		Family
	Ruthilde Kronberg Youth Storytelling Concert (continued)	Cowboy Section ‡	Ruthilde Kronberg Youth Storytelling Concert	Family
1:00 p.m.	Mary Jo Huff Bobby Norfolk Sherry Norfolk	Pilot's Wheel ‡		Family
	Mary Hamilton Bil Lepp	Dust Bowl ‡		Family
	Swapping Grounds	Cowboy Section ‡	8-minute stories of Americana	Family
2:00 p.m.	Steve Otto Anne-Louise Sterry	Pilot's Wheel ‡		Family
	Swapping Grounds (continued)	Cowboy Section ‡	8-minute stories of Americana	Family
2:30 p.m.	Gayle Ross	Cahokia Mounds		Family
3:00 p.m.	Mary Jo Huff Bobby Norfolk Sherry Norfolk	Pilot's Wheel ‡		Family
7:30 p.m.	Storytelling Concert	NEW LOCATION Touhill Performing Arts Center , UM-St. Louis *	All seven of the featured storytellers will perform.	Family

May 9
Emily Hahn: Intrepid Adventurer
and featuring UM-St Louis current and alumnae female artists
University City Library

May 10
Dana Goodyear
Honey & Junk
Left Bank Books
7:00pm

May 10
Myths, Poetry and Gardens
Susan Grigsby, poet, leads a workshop on the interconnections of humans to elements of nature, focusing on garden plants and creatures that will be explored through poetry, science, myth, folklore and art.
Elders-Probe-the-Arts
Mitchell School Outdoor Gardens
955 Arcade
St. Louis , MO

May 11
Women in Film Series
Mira Nair, Director
Mississippi Masala
Salaam Bombay
Gallery 210
UM-St. Louis, 3pm

May 11
Susan Cahan
Masterpieces of Contemporary Art
St. Louis Art Museum

May 11-20
Washington University:
Bachelor of Fine Arts Student Exhibition
Washington University

May 11
Elizabeth Berg: The Art of Mending and Open House
Left Bank Books
7:00pm

May 12
Laura Flanders
Bushwomen
Left Bank Books
7:00pm

May 13
Amy Goodman: The Exception to the Rulers
First Unitarian Church , 5007 Waterman Blvd.
7:00 PM

May 13-14
Dance Festival Showcase provides a rare opportunity to catch a glimpse of the thriving and diverse dance presence in our community – all in one weekend. 26 dance companies will share the stage at Edison Theatre, each presenting a particular piece that is illustrative of that group’s artistic approach to dance – and a few of the groups have created new works just for this occasion, presented by Dances of India.
Edison Theatre
N Skinker Blvd at Forsyth Blvd
Washington University
St. Louis, MO

May 13-June 30
Paintings of Alicia LaChance
Hoffman-LaChance Fine Art
7533 Forsyth
Clayton , MO

May 13-May 22
Jane Martin with her romantic comedy, Jack and Jill
Muddy Waters Theatre Company
The Theatre at St. John 's
5000 Washington Place
St. Louis , MO

May 14
Malindy's Freedom: The Story of a Slave Family
"Malindy’s Freedom" recounts the true tale of a woman, born a free Cherokee Indian, who was unlawfully enslaved as a child in Missouri . Malindy married a freedman and gave birth to five children, creating a family she would fight her whole life to keep together. Malindy’s great-granddaughters, Mildred Johnson and Theresa Delsoin, are now sharing the story passed on through their family for generations. Johnson, Delsoin and co-editor Stuart Symington, Jr., will be on hand to discuss the book.
Missouri History Museum
Lindell Blvd. at De Baliviere Ave. , PO Box 11940
St. Louis, MO

May 14
Urban Renaissance
Tours of Captive Passage; a living history presentation delivered by Carol Shelton on Sarah Magru Kinson, a slave girl on the ship Amistad; and selected spoken word performances. The evening also includes dinner, music and dancing. Black tie is optional.
Missouri History Museum
Lindell Blvd. at De Baliviere Ave.
St. Louis, MO

May 14-August 3
twenty-two windows
Photography group show
May Gallery
8300 Big Bend Blvd.
St. Louis , MO

May 15
A Whitman Sampler
St. Louis composer
Audrey Kooper Hammann
and Sasha Johnson Manning
St. Louis Chamber Chorus
Grace Episcopal Church
514 East Argonne Drive
Kirkwood, Missouri

May 15
A Way Out of No Way : A Mary Meachum Freedom Crossing Event
An afternoon symposium on slavery in Missouri . Speakers include Dr. Katherine Lederer, professor emeritus, Missouri State University; Mr. Terrell Dempsey, attorney at law; and Dr. Kris Zapalac from the Department of Natural Resources. A dramatic reenactment of the Mary Meachum Freedom Crossing concludes the program.
Missouri History Museum
Lindell Blvd. at De Baliviere Ave. , PO Box 11940
St. Louis, MO

May 16
Mim Rivas
Beautiful Jim Key: The Lost History of a Horse and a Man Who Changed the World
saint Louis County Library
1640 S. Lindbergh Blvd
7:00 and 9:00pm

May 16
The 30th Anniversary Season of the River Styx at Duffs Reading Series concludes with Mary Szybist and Jerry Harp
River Styx
Duffs Restaurant
392 North Euclid
St. Louis, MO 63108

May 17
Karen Joy Fowler: The Jane Austen Book Club
Left Bank Books
Schlafly Library, 225 N. Euclid Ave.
7:00 PM

May 19
Patricia Corrigan: Chemotherapy and Radiation for Dummies
Left Bank Books
7:00 PM

May 20
Collector's Choice IV organized by the Angels of the Arts and their committees to benefit the St. Louis Artists' Guild and Galleries. All ticket buyers are guaranteed to leave the event with a piece of original artwork valued between $200 and $1,800 that they get to choose.
St. Louis Artists' Guild
May 20 - June 5, 2005

May 20-June 5
Bridging the Waters: Africa to America A very special exhibit featuring invited African American artists Tom Sleet, Adelia Parker Castro, Sandra Niclerson, Gunda Lock, and Mamady Sidime. These fine sculptors will exhibit their work in the front circle of the St. Louis Artists’ Guild in Oak Knoll Park . Bridging the Waters: Africa to America is curated by Jackie Lewis-Harris, Director of the Center for Human Origins and Diversity, University of Missouri-St. Louis.
St. Louis Artists' Guild

May 21
2005 Regional Dance America MidStates Festival: Gateway to Dance
Hundreds of dancers from our region will join master teachers, choreographers, musicians, and artistic directors for three days of classes, seminars, and evening performances.
Gala Evening Performance at the Touhill Performing Arts Center
May 19-21, 2005

May 21
Y-Rep Teens present the winners of the 3rd Annual Y-Rep Teens One-Act Writing Contest:: Blinds by Betsy Finder
West County YMCA
16464 Burkhardt Place
Chesterfield, MO

May 21-22
Kelsey LaPoint, sculptor, multi-media artist and 2002 BFA graduate from Washington University creates an intimate installation at Historic Lemp Brewery which audience will travel through with music and interactive props.
New Music Circle

May 21
Spirit of the "Black Snake"
The compelling story of a survivor from the slave ship Amistad is reenacted by Carol Shelton. Sarah Magru ("Black Snake") Kinson tells of her trials and hardships, including life before enslavement, her feelings of fear and hopelessness during captivity, and finally her journey to become the first African woman to attend an American college. Docent-led tours of the Captive Passage exhibition will follow the program. Breakfast is available prior to the program, at 9:00am , for a cost of $11.95
Missouri History Museum
Lindell Blvd. at De Baliviere Ave.
St. Louis , MO

May 21-June 5
IMPULSE Dance Festival offered by the aTrek Dance Collective
The 6th annual festival features nationally renowned artists Lisa Race, Alexandra Beller, Adele Myers, and David Marchant. Not only will classes strengthen technique, we offer specialized curricula in Composition, Duet Making, Repertory, and other topics that deepen your skills and overall awareness to help you become a more dynamic performer.Flexible 2 week ($500), 1 week ($350), evening, or weekend only enrollment is available to fit what you need.
COCA - Center of Creative Arts
524 Trinity Ave.
St. Louis , MO

May 23
Katie Willard
Raising Hope
Left Bank Books
7:00pm

May 24
Jodie Evans
Stop the Next War Now
Left Bank Books
7:00pm

May 25-June 25
Lynn Nottage: Intimate Apparel
St. Louis Black Repertory Company
Grandel Theatre
3610 Grandel Square

May 27 – July 2
Senior Art Portfolio:
Central Visual and
Performing Arts High School
An exhibition by graduating students from St. Louis' magnet school for the arts
Gallery 210
UM-St. Louis

May 27 - July 15, 2005
“Group 4 Award Exhibition”
Jennifer Klemp, Naomi Runtz
Foundry Art Centre
520 North Main Street in historic St. Charles

May 28-September 10
Edna Patterson-Petty: The Jazz Quilts
The Sheldon Art Galleries
History of Jazz Gallery at the Sheldon, 3648 Washington Avenue

May 28 - September 17
Picture the Music: Director's Choice
The Sheldon Art Galleries