STL Literary Award, Hamilton at the Fox, and Wallace Herndon Smith
The St. Louis Literary Award on April 28th at 7 p.m.
Learn about the rich history of the St. Louis Literary Award, which has honored a different writer of significance every year since 1967. Past honorees include Stephen Sondheim, Margaret Atwood, Arthur Miller, Barbara Tuchman, David McCullough, Tennessee Williams, and Salman Rushdie, just to name a few.
This year's award recipient is Arundhati Roy. She's a Delhi-based fiction and non-fiction author, and a political activist.
Framing Our Future
The problems of climate change, the loss of biodiversity, and new diseases are all connected. So the St. Louis Zoo is teaming with organizations around the world to find solutions.
unSEEN at COCA
This exhibition features six St. Louis-based contemporary artists whose works explore themes of identity, ecology, community, belonging, and displacement.
Review of Hamilton at the Fox
Read Bob Wilcox's review of one of the most popular musicals of the 21st Century. Lin-Manuel Miranda's Hamilton continues at the Fabulous Fox Theatre through May 15th.
10 Ways to Help the Earth
Just because Earth Day has come on gone is no reason to stop thinking about the planet's health. Earth is the only home we have and these helpful tips can be used year-round.
Wallace Herndon Smith: Artist Without Boundaries
Discover a true 20th century renaissance man in this documentary about Artist Wallace Herndon Smith. This program covers his entire creative journey, from his formative years as an actor, playwright, composer and architect, though his lifelong focus as an artist, exploring lighting and architecture in his watercolor and oil paintings.
Watch Spotlight every Sunday at 9:30 a.m. on Channel 11
In this week's episode learn the ins and outs of the annual St. Louis Literary Award celebrating writers from across the globe; take a deep dive into the world's water crisis through a new Young Adult book "When the World Runs Dry," discover why cats may actually be man's best friend, scientifically speaking; and meet musician, songwriter, author and performer Michael Supe Granda.
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