Apr 27 Saturday
Join us for our annual Independent Bookstore Day on Saturday, April 27th! We will have special events, giveaways, blind date books, exclusive IBD merch, Orleans-themed photo props and more!
Indie Bookstore Day Schedule:10am - Left Bank Books opens and exclusive IBD merch becomes available in the store!11am - Celebrity Storytime with Shelley Dieterichs reading "Fun ABC Flip Book" and leading an activity1:30pm - Celebrity Storytime with Beth Bacon and Kat Bourek reading "Grandmother Effect" and leading an activity4-6pm - Author Happy Hour - mingle with 3 local authors, Michelle Collins Anderson, Linda Joffe Hull (Linda Keir), and Shawntelle Madison, and enjoy cocktails and mocktails created by LBB’s Shane Mullen!
IBD Promos:- Receive a limited edition LBB sticker with any purchase in the store- Blind Date Books will be fully restocked! They're only $5 and all proceeds go to the Left Bank Books Foundation.- Limited edition IBD items for sale, including special editions of books, adorable onesie, special pin, and other exclusives. Available while supplies last!- We have limited edition IBD freebies like stickers, deluxe bookmarks, and more! Available while supplies last.- Find the Libro.fm Golden Ticket to receive a year (12) of free audiobooks!- Fun IBD & Orleans photobooth
See you Saturday!
Explore our outdoor campus in the spring! We will spend time at Park-Like—a garden of native plants and pathways—and the Spring Church—an open-air stone pavilion and beloved landmark. You will discover the history of these sites, discuss designs and environmental impacts, and learn fun facts about the Pulitzer campus with Deputy Director of Public Engagement, Kristin Fleischmann Brewer.
As this is an outdoor tour, we recommend comfortable clothes and shoes. This tour is free and open to the public. Please contact programs@pulitzerarts.org if you require any accommodations to participate.
The Madrid-based artist Santiago Sierra presents "52 Canvases Exposed to Mexico City’s Air" (2019) in the Saligman Family Atrium. Known for his provocative performance and installation art that deals with the topic of social inequities, the artist has created with this work a visualization of the toxicity of contemporary urban life.
Sierra created the 52 compositions—one for each week in a year—by placing adhesive-lacquered canvases on the floor in a building in Mexico City with the windows open, allowing the air to settle on them. Each week he removed one canvas and had a conservator permanently fix the sediment that had gathered on its surface. The result is a disturbing time-lapse of noxious accumulation. "52 Canvases Exposed to Mexico City’s Air" refers not only to pollution in Mexico City but also to the increase of airborne contaminants in congested areas around the world.
Over the past three decades Sierra’s work has also focused on capitalist labor relations in art-world contexts to underscore their dehumanizing effects. In this work he does not replicate the human-on-human cruelty explored in his earlier works, but rather employs art as direct evidence of environmental degradation. Sierra’s canvases also turn our attention toward the systems of power responsible for these current conditions, making us see anew not just the air but also the policies that contaminate our bodies.
The exhibition is organized by Meredith Malone, curator.
In coordination with the exhibition "Kahlil Robert Irving: Archaeology of the Present," the artist Kahlil Robert Irving selected a series of contemporary video works to screen concurrently in the Kemper Art Museum’s Video Gallery. This is the second time the artist has curated a video series alongside a presentation of his own artworks. The seven videos he selected highlight intimate moments in time and space when Black people are present, emphasizing the fact that no matter the setting, “We are still here.” Locations range from a person's home, to family gatherings, to horseback riding in Oakland, California. These works are meant to remind some people that it is okay to be ourselves and to let others know that it is normal to see Black people participating in different acts or as a part of different metaphors. In today’s world, living is defined by adversity, resistance, and survival, all of which are inextricably linked to digital media. Digital media is variously used as a tool for protest, remembering passing moments , entertainment, and deception. The selected videos celebrate and acknowledge artistic practices that deploy a myriad of tools, technologies, and metaphors.
The participating artists are Lyndon Barrois Jr., Tony Cokes, Cameron Downey, Addoley Dzegede, Charles H. Lee, William M. Morris, Jefferson Pinder, and Tiffany J. Sutton.
"Kahlil Robert Irving: Archaeology of the Present" features the artwork of St. Louis–based artist Kahlil Robert Irving. Clay-based works are at the center of Irving’s multidisciplinary practice, which examines digital media, memory, race, and Black life as subjects embedded in his ceramic sculptures. This exhibition features Irving’s new sculptures, videos, and paintings that together consider our relationship to the city street as a place and a concept, while also challenging constructions of identity and culture in the Western world.
Stop into Steve's to try special infused menu items on the 3rd Saturday of every month WHILE SUPPLIES LAST! Available for guests 21 and up only!
No matter your age, you are invited to explore, learn, and protect on National Junior Ranger Day. Join us for this one-day celebration, part of the annual National Park Week. This program is free.
The Crime Victim Center and the Homicide, Ministers & Community Alliance will host their 14th Annual vigil for families of homicide victims on Saturday, April 27, at Saints Teresa and Bridget Church, located at 2401 N. Grand Blvd St. Louis, Missouri 63106, from 11 AM to 12:30 PM.
This vigil is in honor of all homicide victims but will focus on those who have been assisted by the Homicide, Ministers & Community Alliance, and Crime Victim Center in the past year. Since 2009, HMCA and CVC have reached out to the families of over 1,000 homicide victims in the area.
GO! St. Louis and Greater St. Louis Inc. invite you to MOTION, our first-ever race day afterparty.
Curated by Muhammad “Mvstermind” Austin, a local hip hop artist and community leader, this FREE event brings together top St. Louis musicians who are ready to keep hearts racing long after the runners have crossed the finish line.
The stage will be located on 15th Street between Market and ChestnutLive performances from 11am – 6pm.
The Lineup:• Mvstermind – rap artist / producer that fuses elements of soul, electronica, trap and more• Whitworth – Indie pop project• Starwolf – Offering a vapor-pop danceathon experience• James Líôn – Artist/producer/songwriter/engineer known for motivational storytelling;• Mvstercamp alumnus Che Sanchez – Alternative Hip-Hop and R&B Artist; Mvstercamp alumnus• Stazi – A girl’s girl party DJ and certified marathon runner
Everybody's a winner!
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