BioGenerator, The Karate Kid: The Musical, and Prison Performing Arts
St. Louis Bioscience in the Spotlight
BioGenerator is the only investor that focuses their efforts exclusively on St. Louis companies. Now those companies have raised a collective of over 2 billion dollars in follow-on capital and the last billion has been acquired in just the last year, signaling notable growth in St. Louis as a hub for bioscience.
The Gallery at the District
When Gallery Owner Michael Staenberg learned his longtime friend and St. Louis Artist James Michael Smith had passed away he worked with the artist’s family to coordinate this exhibit to honor his incredible body of work and legacy.
The Karate Kid: The Musical
Starting this week you can be the first to see the world premiere of this new musical adaptation, based on one of the most beloved family movies of the 80's, before it hits Broadway! Take a peek behind the curtain in this HEC exclusive!
Truth's Table
In this conversation with authors Ekemini Uwan, Christina Edmundson, and Michelle Higgins, they converse about their book exploring themes of theology, politics, race, and gender.
Every Good Boy Does Fine
See one of America’s foremost pianists, Jeremy Denk, discuss his new unique memoir with famous conductor Leonard Slatkin on this episode of First Person One On One.
Prison Performing Arts
Meet John Wolbers, the new Executive Director of Prison Performing Arts! This St. Louis based nonprofit is a multi-discipline, literacy, and performing arts program dedicated to enriching the lives of youth and adults in Missouri’s criminal and juvenile justice systems.
Watch Spotlight every Sunday at 9:30 a.m. on Channel 11
In this week's episode learn why local groups have found that virtual art still has a purpose and place coming out of the pandemic, discover all that Tower Grove Farmers Market has to offer, learn about a teacher home visit program partnering families and teachers for children’s academic success, step into an exhibit honoring the incredible body of work and legacy of St. Louis artist James Michael Smith, find out how Arch Oncology is harnessing the body's immune system to fight cancer, and get excited about the pre-Broadway run of "The Karate Kid: The Musical" opening this week.
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