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UMSL kicks off 2014 Greater St. Louis Humanities Festival

This year’s theme is “Migration and Mobility” and presents a series of programs about history, literature, film and politics, from some of the area’s leading cultural and educational institutions....

Humanities Festival to explore effects of money

The Center for the Humanities at the University of Missouri–St. Louis will host a literary reading and discussion by novelist Martha McPhee and book critic Heller McAlpin at 10 a.m....

Center injects culture into mundane Mondays

Got a case of the Mondays? Suffer no more. A look at the Middle East art scene, poetry of social protest and shared stories of resourceful Ozark families are some...

Gallery 210 to display Peregrine Honig’s mixed media drawings

In her first St. Louis exhibition, artist Peregrine Honig will display a series of mixed media drawings she created during an artist’s residency in Buenos Aires, Argentina....

Award-winning writer Stephanie Powell Watts to read at UMSL

Fresh off of winning what The Times-Picayune (New Orleans) called the biggest literary prize for African Americans, acclaimed writer Stephanie Powell Watts will visit the University of Missouri–St. Louis....

Conference to explore art’s role in building community

The majority of artists live in cities. Their work often addresses urban concerns of health, happiness, diversity, security, freedom of expression and a sustainable environment. Speakers from across the Midwest...

‘House’ director looks to adapt UMSL scholar’s novel for film

Los Angeles-based director and writer Julian Higgins has emerged as a young talent within the film industry. He’s received wide acclaim for his short film “Thief” and his turn directing...

Center to kick off National Poetry Month

The Center for the Humanities at the University of Missouri–St. Louis will kick off National Poetry Month in April with a pair of Monday Noon Series events. Jeff Friedman, who...

Have some arts and culture for lunch

Masterful storytelling, Irish song and modern dance are among the arts and culture The Center for the Humanities will dish out over the Monday noon hour this semester. The Monday...

Conference to explore roles of science in addressing urban problems

The 17th annual “What is a City?” Conference at the University of Missouri–St. Louis will explore the roles of science in addressing critical urban problems of sustainability, preservation, health, social...