August St. Louis stories and highlights 

This newsletter is designed to show you how HEC is strengthening and promoting education, arts, and culture in our Metro area. Have a pitch? Contact us! Email [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]?subject=Partnerships) .
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Meet the Artists of the 2020 Virtual Saint Louis Art Fair

Due to COVID, the 2020 Saint Louis Art Fair will be 100% online, but many highlights of the event will remain! Virtual visitors can meet artists from all over the country, get to know them and their work, their process and inspiration, through "Meet the Artists," presented by HEC Media. Visitors will also be able to enjoy online performances by your favorite local musicians, and participate in special Creative Castle activities for children, the weekend of September 11-13.


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Faith in Photography

Danielle Zoll of Danielle Faith Photography, challenged a diverse group of parents to ask their children (ages 2-11) questions about racism and how they see the world today. She then took them around the city to photograph them.

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Doors of North St. Louis

As a way of helping shut-in senior citizens cope with isolation from COVID-19, Rev. Dr. Paulette Sankora decided to bring together local artists, businesses and other community members to paint 30 residential and storefront doors.

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A Late Summer Night's Stroll

See Forest Park park as you’ve never seen it before on this 80-minute jaunt full of poetry, music and art, presented by the St. Louis Shakespeare Festival. Loosely inspired by Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, “A Late Summer Night’s Stroll” puts you at the center of the story.

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Educate.Today wins Pinnacle Award

The Pinnacle Award, given by the Center for Interactive Learning and Collaboration, honors remarkable quality of educational content and exceptional skill at program delivery.

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Inspiring Tomorrow's Scientists

Experts discuss the state of education, the impact of online learning, and cutting-edge AR/VR technology in the classroom, at the Danforth Center’s First Online Conversations Event.

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Spotlight: A fresh look at St. Louis through the eyes of artists and scientists

In this week’s episode of Spotlight, learn how the doors of North St. Louis are being transformed into works of art, discover how a Washington University archaeologist is shedding new light on indigenous tribal culture, hear about COVID vaccine trials being done in St. Louis, meet two Saint Louis Art Fair artists, and learn about a locally published book that traces the history of Downtown St. Louis.

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National Geographic at SLSC

The Saint Louis Science Center has partnered with National Geographic to present an exhibit featuring artifacts and images of the most breathtaking landscapes in the world.

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Rewriting History

A Washington University archaeologist says that new research on the post-colonization life of the Muskogee Nation may rewrite history on indigenous tribal culture.

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How Ike Led: A Timely Book for Uncertain Times

In her new book, “How Ike Led: The Principles Behind Eisenhower’s Biggest Decisions,” President Eisenhower’s granddaughter Susan Eisenhower looks at key inflection points in her grandfather’s life, both as a military leader and a U.S. President, and demonstrates how taking "the middle way," contributed to his accomplishments many have forgotten.

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About HEC Media

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.hec ([link removed])
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HEC Media's mission is to "Strengthen and promote the education, arts, and cultural communities in theSt. Louis metropolitan area."

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