This newsletter is designed to show you how HEC is strengthening and promoting education, arts, and culture in our Metro area. Have a virtual performance or event? Contact us! Email [email protected].
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HEC to Air Arts United STL Sunday, May 31 at
7 p.m.
Join HEC Media, Opera Theatre, the Regional Arts Commission, the St. Louis Shakespeare Festival, and more than 15 other organizations for an inspiring evening of performances spanning music, theater, dance, visual art, and more, reflecting the artistic diversity and traditions of this community.
The live broadcast begins at 7 p.m. on Sunday, May 31.Watch on HEC-TV, Spectrum Channel 989 or AT&T U-verse Channel 99.
Theaters and art galleries might still be closed, but the show goes on! HEC has gathered a full listing of virtual events and performances for you on our website.
A New Way to Experience Forest Park
Just in time for social distancing rules, a new book of walking tours of Forest Park helps visitors to the park discover some of its hidden gems. Discover and share with us on social media!
Missouri Historical Society Wants Your Stories of the Pandemic
The Missouri Historical Society looks after many important resources that help us understand the region’s past, and now they’re asking ordinary people to help them ensure that future historians can understand the present. The COVID-19 pandemic has changed everyone’s lives in many profound ways and through a digital form on the MHS website St. Louisians can provide MHS with their accounts, photographs, and videos detailing how they’ve responded to this global crisis.
For the first time, Ruth Reichl chronicles her groundbreaking tenure as editor in chief of “Gourmet” in her new book “Save Me the Plums: My Gourmet Memoir.”
John Kelly Donates Plasma
Donated blood from survivors is sent to labs for scientists to analyze the immune response and potentially develop tests and treatments for COVID-19.
A Conversation with Bakari Sellers and Pete Buttigieg
Left Bank Books and HEC Media welcomes attorney, politician, and CNN political analyst Bakari Sellers, who discusses his new book, “My Vanishing Country: A Memoir.” Sellers is in conversation with former Democratic Presidential Nominee and Mayor of South Bend Pete Buttigieg.
Watch all of our virtual author interviews, here. Follow us on Facebook to watch our live author conversations and to interact with the authors yourself!
In this week’s episode of Spotlight, we honored Memorial Day, veterans, and local artists. Tune in every Sunday at 9:30 a.m. on Channel 11.
Surgical Teams Become Innovative
Finding new ways to keep everyone safe during a pandemic takes innovation, creativity, and quick thinking at Mercy Hospital St. Louis.
A Night in the Life of a Jazz Artist
Terell Stafford and Tim Warfield have been wowing crowds for years. The jazz musicians travel the world sharing their music. We caught up with them during a tour stop in St. Louis at the Ferring Jazz Bistro to see what a jazz musician's life is like.
St. Louis’ four time winner of the Station Excellence Emmy Award and the world's foremost creator of distance learning, HEC Media is the metropolitan area's leading producer of education, arts, and cultural programming. HEC can be seen on Spectrum 989, AT&T U-verse channel 99, over-the-air digital channel 2.2, and anytime on www.hecmedia.org.
HEC Media's mission is to "Strengthen and promote the education, arts, and cultural communities in theSt. Louis metropolitan area."
For more information, contact Christina Chastain, Marketing and Strategic Partnerships Manager, at [email protected].
