The Fagin Building, St. Louis Shakespeare Festival, and Profit and Punishment
Happy Father's Day
Dads have been around forever, but they only officially got a day celebrating them in the United States in 1972. Discover the unsurprisingly contemporary origins of Father's Day in this HEC Media exclusive article.
The Fagin Building
Was this structure an example of insane architecture or was it just ahead of it's time? Public Historian Andrew Wanko tells us all about the historic Fagin Building.
The Saint Louis Art Museum
Native American Art of the 20th Century is a free exhibit showcasing promised gifts that will further bolster the museum’s impressive collection of indigenous art.
OTSL
Read Gerry Kowarsky's review of the classic masterpiece La bohème, currently being presented by Opera Theatre of Saint Louis at the Loretto-Hilton Center through June 30th.
St. Louis Shakespeare Festival
Shakespeare in the Park is back for its 24th season, featuring the beloved comedy As You Like It! You can see it for free in Forest Park now through through June 23rd!
Profit and Punishment
Pulitzer Prize winner Tony Messenger's new book Profit and Punishment shines a light on how the prison industrial complex is designed to punish people for being poor and actively makes life worse for everybody.
Watch Spotlight every Sunday at 9:30 a.m. on Channel 11
In this week's episode, a columnist for the St. Louis Post Dispatch exposes laws using criminals in jail as a fundraising tool, a new course teaching students to solve problems in women's health, from unique sculptures to Native American art go inside the current exhibits at the Saint Louis Art Museum, how the World's Fair showcased wireless communication publicly for the first time, a reunion of a landmark play in STL theater and LGBTIQA+ history, and a local songwriter inspired by this summer's sounds.
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