When the Taliban took over Afghanistan in August of 2021, countless lives were turned upside down. Now, volunteer-based organizations in St. Louis are working to help new immigrant families who escaped from Kabul to rebuild their lives here in the gateway city.
St. Louis Artists' Guild
Dive into three new exhibits at the St. Louis Artists' Guild featuring a wide array of printmaking from artists working around the country and right here in St. Louis! No matter your interests, there's something here for you!
Jackie and Me
Author Louis Bayard discusses his new historical novel Jackie and Me, which explores the courtship of John and Jackie Kennedy through the eyes of JFK's close friend, and closeted gay man, Lem Billings.
Foundry Art Centre
Visitors to the Foundry Art Centre can discover the art of clothing in two exhibits happening now! Rethinking the Party Dress by Amy Firestone Rosen and STLxSTC both explore themes of fashion and recycling in unique ways.
SLU Cannabis Education
As the medical marijuana industry continues its rapid growth in Missouri, Saint Louis University is stepping up to educate the workforce by offering a cannabis science and operations undergraduate certificate.
STL MetroMarket
For communities without access to fresh healthy foods, this bus is a " farmer’s market on wheels!" MetroMarket's goal is to bring reasonably priced fresh fruits and vegetables to food deserts around St. Louis!
Watch Spotlight every Sunday at 9:30 a.m. on Channel 11
In this week’s episode, learn the story behind Blueberry Hill as they gear up to celebrate 50 years in business, meet a National Geographic photographer who travels the world for beautiful pictures and a mixed media artist who creates unique fabric collages, discover a blood test for Alzheimer's Disease that has proven highly accurate through an international study, an eco-artist teaches kids how to be creative while helping the environment, the STL MetroMarket it putting fresh food back on the map in our food desert communities, and how St. Louisans are helping Afghan refugees feel at home here.
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