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The Work of Art: The Regional Arts Commission

In this HEC Films documentary, we learn the history of St. Louis’ Regional Arts Commission, and the challenges it faces funding the arts because of Covid-19.

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Elevate/Elevar, We Power’s Power Building Accelerator

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Student Changemaker

Science & Technology

Patient Benefits from Significant Weight Loss With Help From Mercy’s Bariatric Surgery Program

Arts

Shadale: Her Journey on The VOICE

Go behind the scenes of The VOICE on this edition of Spotlight. Shadale show us how her tenacity and stick-to-itiveness landed her a spot on The VOICE.

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Bringing Free Libraries to the Community: St. Louis Promise Zone

St. Louis Promise Zone set up free lending library boxes around north St. Louis. It’s empowering “Birds of Wisdom” design was made by local artist Cbabi Bayoc.

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International Countertenor Terry Barber – A Man of Many Voices

International Countertenor and Founder of Artists For a Cause, Terry Barber astounds audiences with his extreme vocal range.

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Engineering a Puck – How SLU Engineers Are Retrofitting a Puck for Blind Hockey Clubs

A team of SLU engineers is working to retrofit a hockey puck for the St. Louis Blues Blind Hockey Club; it’s an innovation that could revolutionize the sport.

Happening Now

Webster Arts Open Theme Annual 2022

Webster Arts’ Open Theme Annual features 50 different works of art from around the United States.

Science & Technology

Omicron Levels in St. Louis Area Wastewater Reached Its Peak

Wastewater test results from samples in the St. Louis region show levels of Omicron in wastewater “cresting”, indicating the surge reached its peak.

CultureScience & Technology

Eat, Prey, Love: Dating and Love in the Bug World

Love is strange, but it can be deadly for many bugs. Experts at the Missouri Botanical Gardens’ Butterfly House tell us about the crazy ways bugs meet and mate.

Happening Now

All Colors 2022 at the St. Louis Artists’ Guild

Currently on show at the St. Louis Artists’ Guild is All Colors, an exhibit featuring African-American artists from across the country.

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Review of Iphigenia in Splott at Upstream Theater

After a two-year delay caused by the pandemic, Upstream Theater has opened its staging of Iphigenia in Splott. The production was worth the wait thanks to a towering performance by Jennifer Theby-Quinn.

Books

Find Me, A Conversation with Alafair Burke

The disappearance of a young woman leaves her best friend reeling and an NYPD homicide detective digging into her own past.

Spotlight

Spotlight: Regional Arts Commission Special

In this week’s episode learn the history and mission of St. Louis’ Regional Arts Commission and why it is so important to our community and beyond; discover the story behind the black birds on the St. Louis Promise Zone little libraries; and meet the man of many voices, Terry Barber.

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