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Over several centuries, Indian artisans perfected complex methods for producing dyes and mordants to create painted and printed cloth in a spectrum of fade-resistant colors. Starting in the 17th century,

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Hong Kong–based artist Samson Young’s practice centers on installation-based work stemming from sound and music. He interweaves cultural paradigms across media while focusing on poetic translations between the sonic and

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Part of the Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis’ fall/winter exhibition, “Great Rivers Biennial” is a biannual collaborative initiative between the museum and the Gateway Foundation designed to foster artistic talent

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This October, slink over to the Sophia M. Sachs Butterfly House for some family-friendly insect fun!   From Oct. 1 to 30, the Butterfly House will become the BOOterfly House,

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Before the ring of pinball machines echoed through arcades, Bagatelle was filling parlors and pockets across the world. Drawing from the private collection of Mr. Ed Nickels, Bagatelle will follow the journey

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Garry McMichael: Retrospective features photography, drawings and paintings spanning the art career of the late Garry McMichael, long-time resident artist at Green Door Art Gallery.   Garry was a photographer

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Featuring architectural photography by Ken Konchel and mixed media jewelry by Lois Jacobs.   Ken Konchel has won 74 awards in juried exhibitions and art fairs. He has had 25

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1972 Fischer/Spassky: The Match, its Origin, and Influence celebrates the 50th anniversary of the American Robert “Bobby” Fischer’s historic win over the Russian Boris Spassky in the legendary 1972 World

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St. Louis is a kaleidoscope of architecture, filled with structures of every age, shape, and size. In Coloring STL, Missouri History Museum visitors will interact with these fascinating buildings in

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Botswana-born artist Meleko Mokgosi creates large-scale, figurative, and often text-based paintings, drawing from the tropes of history painting and cinema to probe systems of knowledge production, the politics of representation,

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Chinese Silk Textiles of the Ming and Qing Dynasties showcases fine examples of Chinese textiles from the Museum’s collection, including clothing, embroideries, hangings, and banners made between 1570 and 1911.

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In the dramatic years between the two world wars, German art ranged from an activist realism to a utopian idealism. This exhibition presents a selection of work that questions the

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The Pulitzer Arts Foundation presents the first retrospective of trailblazing artist Barbara Chase-Riboud (b. 1939, Philadelphia) in over forty years. This exhibition will be the largest monographic exhibition of her

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St. Louis just can’t stay quiet. The region has produced legends who are on a first-name basis worldwide, like Ike & Tina, Miles, Chuck, and Nelly. It’s been home to

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Below are the Halloween parades, trick-or-treat dates and times, and events in area communities. Parade October 27 East Alton Halloween Parade, 7 p.m. Bethalto Halloween Parade, 6:30 p.m. October 29 Wood River Halloween Parade, 10:30 a.m. Hartford Halloween Parade, 1 p.m. October 31 Edwardsville Halloween Parade, 6:30 p.m. Alton Halloween Parade, 7 p.m. Trick-or-Treat October 27 Bethalto, 7-9 p.m. October 28 Brighton, 6-9 p.m. October 30 Edwardsville, Noon-9 p.m. Glen Carbon, 4 to 9 p.m. Alton, 6-8 p.m. Godfrey, 6-8 p.m. Grafton, 5-8 p.m. Carrollton, 6-8 p.m. Roxana, 6-8 p.m. Bethalto, 6-8 p.m. Wood River, 6-8 p.m. East Alton, 6-8 p.m. South Roxana, 6-8 p.m. October 31 Edwardsville, Noon-9 p.m. Jerseyville, 5-9 p.m. Alton, 6-8 p.m. Godfrey - 6-8 p.m. Carrollton, 6-8 p.m. Roxana, 6-8 p.m. Bethalto, 6-8 p.m. Wood River, 6-8 p.m. East Alton, 6-8 p.m. South Roxana, 6-8 p.m. Granite City, 6-9 p.m. Events These are upcoming

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On Nov. 8, Missouri voters will decide whether to legalize the sale of recreational marijuana. It's called Amendment 3.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is awarding grants and loans that total about $759 million to 49 high-speed internet projects in 24 states and in other territories, the department announced Thursday. The total includes nearly $60 million for four Missouri projects. The federal funding is part of the department’s ReConnect Program and is partially funded […]

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Hunters harvested eight black bears during Missouri's bear-hunting season, lower than the inaugural season last year.