A series of botanical drawings by St. Louis-based artist Jess T. Dugan will be exhibited for the first time at the Pulitzer Arts Foundation today. Jess T. Dugan: I’m right here with you features 25 pencil drawings made by Dugan, created over the course of the last year, as a part of their daily meditative practice. …
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The Jewelers of Mardi Gras
During the height of Mardi Gras, when half a million revelers fill the streets of Soulard, beads are currency, and represent status. Good beads ignite conversations, spark negotiations, and become prized parts of permanent collections. Disappointed by the prevalence of ubiquitous, low-quality throws, The Krewe of the Lustful Lushes formed a decade ago with the…
Award-Winning Artist Alex Johnmeyer Presents ‘Unboxed’ at Angad Arts Hotel
Renowned St. Louis artist Alex Johnmeyer, known for his vibrant realism, will unveil his long awaited solo exhibition, Unboxed, at the Angad Arts Hotel, located at 3550 Samuel Shepard Dr., St. Louis, MO 63103. Curated by Vanessa Rudloff, Unboxed will open with a public reception on March 7th from 5:00–8:00 pm, offering guests the chance…
2024 Queer-in-Review
Did 2024 represent the pinnacle of LGBTQ acceptance, leaving us with nowhere to go but down? The nearly $215 million in anti-LGBTQ ads this election season, and Trump’s resulting victory, certainly makes it feel that way. Winter is in the air, and Corporate America is dispensing with diversity programs like flip flops at an end-of-summer…
Summer Sensation: STL Fringe Fest 24
In its 13th year, the STLFringe FEST celebrates over 40 ticketed independent productions as well as a myriad of free events and performances spanning August 12th –18th in the Grand Center Arts District and beyond. This year’s offerings are a baker’s dozen of all-star independent artist lineage. From a play in a bathtub to the…
Laurence Luckinbill Is a Straight Man Who Helped Make Gay History
The first series of events organized in October 1994 for the inaugural LGBTQ+ History Month was a film festival on the campus of the University of Missouri-St. Louis, where I was completing a graduate degree in history. Ten films were screened on four successive Monday nights: October 3, 10, 17 and 24. Among the selections…
Toni Bryce: From ‘P Valley’ to ‘The Chi’ – A Star on the Rise”
East St. Louis-born actress Toni Bryce, celebrated for her role in Starz’s hit TV show P Valley and her groundbreaking performance in Disney Plus’s She Hulk, where she became the first Black trans woman to appear in a Marvel production, has landed a role in the acclaimed TV series The Chi. Bryce, who portrayed Nineveh…
St. Louis Native Launches New Sex Positive Radio Show
For Zach Towers, growing up queer in a religious household in Missouri predestined his own sex life to be … a journey, to put it nicely. Today, Towers hopes to make conversations around sex more accessible to those who need it. That’s why the St. Louis-born comedian, writer and actor started After Hours with Zach…
Bloom Where You’re Planted
Everyone knows that plants need the sun to flourish. For the more than 70 plants currently calling Joey Beaver’s St. Louis apartment home, an extra dose comes from their caretaker Beaver, who can fairly be called a human ray of sunshine. Beaver’s plants and his marvelous social media posts starring himself and a few leafy…
Three Friends, Not Shy: the Creators of One Brick Shy Cast St. Louis as a Star in their New Comedy Series
For almost two hours, it’s only their voices — Abby Dorning and Jenna McDonald, best friends, former college roommates, Bridesmaids fanatics and, most recently, co-creators and co-stars of the comedy series One Brick Shy. The week of Thanksgiving, an in-person meeting seems not only difficult to arrange, but irresponsible, perhaps even deadly. And on laptop…