We hope you enjoy this month’s Humanities Broadsheet — a compilation of events organized by or featuring members of the Washington University community, as well as our colleagues in the greater humanities community in the St. Louis area.
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Humanities Broadcast
26 MARCH | 3 PM Virtual Book Club: Cities of Women
Verity Frazier, a disillusioned history professor, sets out to prove that the artist responsible for the illuminated artwork in Christine de Pizan’s medieval manuscripts was a remarkable woman named Anastasia. As Anastasia’s story unfolds against the exquisitely rendered medieval backdrop, Verity finds her career on the brink of collapse by her efforts to uncover evidence of the lost artist’s existence. Book Club will begin with a showcase of illuminated manuscripts, followed by a discussion of the book. Registration required for Zoom link. Washington University Libraries.
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WashU Events
THROUGH MARCH 2 Coconut Cake
Eddie Lee seeks companionship with his friends at the local McDonald’s, swapping stories for advice over coffee and games of chess. But what happens when a mysterious woman comes to town offering visitors a tantalizing coconut cake along with another big secret? Life takes an interesting turn for all of them. $15–$50. The Black Rep.
Washington University, Mallinckrodt Center, A. E. Hotchner Studio Theatre
THROUGH MARCH 2 The Wolves The Wolves, by Sarah DeLappe, is a 21st-century coming-of-age tale. A finalist for the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, the play offers a glimpse into the lives of nine teenage girls who are teammates on an indoor soccer team. In a series of scenes depicting their pre-game warm-up routine, the girls engage in seemingly frivolous banter, but under the surface, they are vying for power, understanding and acceptance as they figure out their place in a changing world. $15–$20, free for WashU students. Performing Arts Department.
Washington University, Mallinckrodt Center, Edison Theatre
1 MARCH | 2 PM Public Tour - Seeds: Containers of a World to Come
Student educators lead interactive tours of this season’s exhibition Seeds: Containers of a World to Come. Learn about the work of ten contemporary artists from a range of geographical and cultural contexts whose practices explore plant-human-land relations. For artists such as Juan William Chávez, Jumana Manna, Cecilia Vicuña, and Emmi Whitehorse, among others, the seed is the kernel, literally and metaphorically, of their investigations into issues of fragility, preservation, and possibility in the face of the global climate crisis. Check in at the Welcome Desk when arriving for the tour. Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum.
Washington University, Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum
3 MARCH | 5:30 PM Oksana Maksymchuk Reading
Join the International Writers Series for an evening of poetry with Oksana Maksymchuk, a bilingual Ukranian-American poet, scholar and literary translator. She will read and discuss her debut English-language poetry collection Still City (University of Pittsburgh Press, 2024), which reflects on the ongoing invasion of her home country. Lauris Veips, PhD candidate in comparative literature, WashU, will join her in conversation. Free and open to all, registration requested. University Libraries.
Washington University, Olin Library, Ginkgo Reading Room
3 MARCH | 7 PM Poetry and Conflict
PÁDRAIG Ó TUAMA is a poet, theologian, conflict resolution mediator and the author of Poetry Unbound: 44 Poems On Being Together (2025), Kitchen Hymns (2025), Being Here: Prayers for Curiosity, Justice, and Love (2024), Poetry Unbound: 50 Poems to Open Your World (2022), Feed the Beast (2022), Daily Prayer with the Corrymeela Community (2017), In the Shelter (2015), Sorry for your Troubles (2013) and Readings from the Books of Exile (2012), which was longlisted for the 2013 Polari First Book Prize. A freelance artist, Ó Tuama’s is poet in residence with the Cooperation and Conflict Resolution Center at Columbia University. Danforth Center on Religion and Politics.
Washington University, Knight Hall, Emerson Auditorium
4 MARCH | 5 PM Vision Screening & Panel Discussion
Join us for a screening and panel discussion of Vision. The film follows Louis, a 17-year-old visual artist from North St. Louis who meets a mysterious man who gives him a pair of sunglasses that empowers him to see the potential all around him. Louis must decide if he will use his newfound vision for his own purposes or for the greater good of the community around him. Sam Fox School.
Washington University, Steinberg Auditorium
4 MARCH | 5:30 PM How the War in Ukraine Ends
ANDREW WEISS, vice president at Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Crisis & Conflict in Historical Perspective Speaker Series & Public Forum, Department of History.
Washington University, Umrath Hall, Umrath Lounge
5 MARCH | 9 AM–12 PM Artist-Led Bird Walk with Mark Menjívar
Join Mark Menjívar, a San Antonio-based artist and associate professor in the School of Art and Design at Texas State University, for a guided bird walk through the Audubon Center at Riverlands in West Alton, Missouri. Highlighting the migration of birds, Menjívar will discuss the interconnectedness of the Americas. Participants will meet at 1 Wrighton Way, in front of the Sumers Welcome Center (east end of the WashU campus) and ride together to the event site. Transportation provided; RSVP required. The walk is offered as part of the Extractivism in the Americas exhibit on view at the Des Lee Gallery though March 7. Environmental Arts & Humanities Working Group, Center for the Humanities.
Audubon Center at Riverlands, West Alton, MO
6 MARCH | 3:30 PM Socialism as Praxis: ‘Second World’–‘Third World’ Relations and the Evolution of the Socialist Model During the Cold War
JEREMY FRIEDMAN, associate professor, Harvard Business School. During the Cold War, the developing countries of the Global South, then called the “Third World,” provided a laboratory for socialist experimentation. This came at a time when anticommunist politics in the First World and bureaucratic resistance in the Second World made socialist experimentation more difficult in the Global North. What took place in the Third World, however, was not merely a struggle for aid and resources, or an attempt to propagate existing models — it was a global process of conversation and iteration about how to adapt socialism to conditions that neither Marx nor Lenin had foreseen. By the end of the Cold War, socialists the world over were mining the lessons learned in these Third World experiments as they sought to find a way forward. Program in Global Studies.
Washington University, McMillan Hall, McMillan Café
12–30 MARCH The Wash
Ordinary women become working-class heroes in this true story of the Atlanta 1881 Washerwomen Strike, America’s first successful interracial organized labor strike. Tired of being overworked and underpaid, Black laundresses stage a strike just weeks before the International Cotton Expedition comes to town. The story gives us an intimate and often humorous peek at the women who fought for their rights and won. The Black Rep.
COCA, Berges Theatre, 6880 Washington Ave., University City, 63130
17 MARCH | 5:30 PM EJ Hauser
EJ HAUSER (they/them) lives and works in Brooklyn and Upstate New York and is represented by Derek Eller Gallery in New York City and Haverkampf & Leistenschneider in Berlin. Hauser’s paintings are both graphic and open to interpretation, teetering between iconography and something familiar but abstract. This imagery shifts between omnivorous references both ancient and current — the paintings are mysterious talismans, employing buzzing pallets and marks that dance. Stuttering lines form a visual code like musical notes, which coalesce with atmospheric layers to create ineffable messages. Arthur L. and Sheila Prensky Island Press Visiting Artist Lecture, Sam Fox School.
Washington University, Steinberg Hall, Steinberg Auditorium
19 MARCH | 5:30 PM Join or Die Film Screening & Discussion
In the film Join or Die, follow the half-century story of America’s civic unraveling through the journey of legendary social scientist Robert Putnam, whose groundbreaking “Bowling Alone” research into America’s decades-long decline in community connections could hold the answers to our democracy’s present crisis. Flanked by influential fans and scholars, as well as inspiring groups building community in neighborhoods across the country, join Putnam as he explores three urgent civic questions: What makes democracy work? Why is American democracy in crisis? And, most importantly… What can we do about it? Following the screening, join a short debrief and discussion with staff from the Gephardt Institute. Civic Action Week, Gephardt Institute for Civic and Community Engagement.
Washington University, Louderman Hall, Room 458
21–22 MARCH ¿Te puedo contar algo? ¿Te puedo contar algo? showcases original dance works crafted by the Performing Arts Department’s MFA candidates, Tess Angelica Losada Miner and Lourdes del Mar Santiago Lebrón. With exclusively female ensembles, these choreographers will use dance to illuminate various facets of the diasporic experience. Losada Miner delves into themes of exile, lamentation and longing, pondering what it is to mourn for a lost homeland. Meanwhile, Santiago Lebron dissects notions of abundance and scarcity through a sequence of interlinked vignettes. MFA Dance Concert. Performing Arts Department.
Washington University, Mallinckrodt Center, Edison Theatre
21 MARCH | 3 PM Queer Career: Sexuality and Work in Modern America
MARGOT CANADAY, the Dodge Professor of History, Princeton University, is an award-winning historian who studies gender and sexuality in modern America. She is the author of The Straight State: Sexuality and Citizenship in Twentieth Century America (Princeton, 2009) and co-editor of Intimate States: Gender, Sexuality, and Governance in Modern U.S. History (Chicago, 2021). Her book Queer Career: Sexuality and Work in Modern America (Princeton, 2023) explores the ways that the workplace has mattered for queer people over time, both as a site of vulnerability and exploitation but sometimes also of deep meaning. Department of Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies.
Washington University, Seigle Hall, Room 208
22 MARCH | 2 PM Public Tour: Art and the Environment
Join student educators for interactive tours of the permanent collection that invite discussion of how artists explore our complex relationship to the land — ranging from 19th-century landscape paintings and scenes of laborers in the context of colonization and Native histories to contemporary visions of the environment that call us to care for the living world. Check in at the Welcome Desk when arriving for the tour. Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum.
Washington University, Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum
23 MARCH | 4 PM Taylor Mac’s 24-Decade History of Popular Music
This film captures Taylor Mac’s exuberant one-time-only, 24-hour immersive theatrical experience in New York City. Featuring skilled musicians and creative costumes, the show examines and reframes American history through the experiences of marginalized communities recounted through sea shanties, disco and sugary pop alike. Helen Clanton Morrin Lecture, Performing Arts Department.
Washington University, Brown Hall, Room 100
24 MARCH | 4 PM Taylor Mac
TAYLOR MAC is a critically acclaimed theatre artist who has been recognized with a MacArthur “Genius” Award, the International Ibsen Award, a Doris Duke Performing Artist Award, the Edward M. Kennedy Prize for Drama Inspired by American History and a Guggenheim Fellowship. Helen Clanton Morrin Lecture, Performing Arts Department.
Washington University, Seigle Hall, Room 208
25 MARCH | 6 PM Zionism and Anti-Zionism: Beyond the Polemics
ETHAN KATZ, associate professor of history, University of California, Berkeley. This lecture will discuss the question of when anti-Zionism can be understood as antisemitic — both historically and at present. The current heated debates conceals deeper polemics about the complex historical relationship between not only antisemitism and anti-Zionism, but also Zionism and colonialism, and Jews and other others. In each case, we need to shift our thinking from polemical arguments that dehumanize the other side, to empathetic analysis that illuminates complex historical problems. After unlocking these broader issues, this presentation homes in on the question of antisemitism and anti-Zionism. It traces two major strands of anti-Zionism historically, one of which seeks to avoid antisemitism and one of which often intersects with antisemitism. The talk concludes by showing how the reverberations from October 7 and the events that have followed in Israel and Gaza have made all these interrelated issues — antisemitism and anti-Zionism, Zionism and colonialism, and Jews and other others — appear to carry existential importance. Adam Cherrick Lecture, Department of Jewish, Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies.
Washington University, Hillman Hall, Clark-Fox Forum
26 MARCH | 5:30 PM Untimely Communities and Nonhuman Worlds: Reflections on the Survival of Seeds
Multidisciplinary artist and scholar Beatriz Cortez will discuss her explorations of simultaneous and converging temporalities with a focus on human–nonhuman collaborations and potential imaginaries of the future contained in seeds. She examines the concept of untimely communities, or communities formed out of joint with time, and the possibility of forming communities with other living begins and with matter. Cortez’s sculpture Chultún El Semillero (2022) is featured in the exhibition Seeds: Containers of a World to Come. Bunny and Charles Burson Visiting Artist Lecture, Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum.
Washington University, Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum
27 MARCH | 4 PM The Field of Blood: Violence in Congress and the Road to Civil War
JOANNE FREEMAN, professor of American history and of American studies, Yale University. David T. Konig Lecture, Department of History.
Washington University, Anheuser-Busch Hall, Moot Court Room
27 MARCH | 4:30–6 PM Irv Docktor Exhibit Reception
Join us for an exhibition reception to celebrate The Legacy of Irv Docktor, on view through July 13. Archival materials from the Irv Docktor Collection, which includes additional pieces of original art and ephemera, will also be on display in the Mendle Classroom in Special Collections. Andrea Degener, curator of the Dowd Illustration Research Archive, will lead a tour of the exhibit at 5:15 pm. Registration requested. University Libraries.
Washington University, Olin Library, Room 142
27 MARCH | 6 PM The Government Inspector
The Russian Film Festival presents this filmed production of Nikolai Gogol’s satirical play, staged by Yury Butusovs. In Russian with English subtitles. Program in Global Studies.
Washington University, Seigle Hall, Room 206
28–30 MARCH 2025 STL African Film Festival
The Department in African & African American Studies, Film & Media Studies and the African Students Association partner to present the African Film Festival to the Washington University and larger St. Louis communities. The festival showcases recent films that have fared well at international festivals.
Washington University, Brown 100
28 MARCH | 12 PM Kemper Unplugged: Women in Jazz
Celebrate Women’s History Month with jazz pianist Kara Mehrmann, teacher of applied music in the Department of Music, and her studio who will perform selections from iconic women of jazz, amplifying the voices of trailblazers of the genre past and present. Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum.
Washington University, Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum
28 MARCH | 3 PM The Three Bodies of Horikoshi Hideshi: Corporeality, Performance, and Medium in Meiji Kabuki
JONATHAN ZWICKER, associate professor and the Agassiz Professor of Japanese, University of California, Berkeley, is author of Practices of the Sentimental Imagination: Melodrama, the Novel, and the Social Imaginary in Nineteenth-Century Japan (Harvard, 2006) and Kabuki’s Nineteenth Century: Stage and Print in Early Modern Edo (Oxford, 2023). Performing Arts Department.
Washington University, Umrath Hall, Room 140
30 MARCH | 2 PM Chinese Language Tour - Seeds: Containers of a World to Come
公众导览： 种子--未来世界的容器
学生导览员将带领公众参观本季展览 “种子”： 未来世界的容器。了解来自不同地域和文化背景的十位当代艺术家的作品，他们的创作实践探索了植物、人类和土地之间的关系。对于Juan William Chávez、Jumana Manna、Cecilia Vicuña和 Emmi Whitehorse等艺术家来说，种子是他们在面对全球气候危机时对脆弱性、保护和可能性等问题进行研究的内核，无论是字面意义还是隐喻意义。
本次互动导览免费向公众开放。参观时请在前台登记。
Student educators lead interactive tours of this season’s exhibition Seeds: Containers of a World to Come. Learn about the work of ten contemporary artists from a range of geographical and cultural contexts whose practices explore plant-human-land relations. For artists such as Juan William Chávez, Jumana Manna, Cecilia Vicuña, and Emmi Whitehorse, among others, the seed is the kernel, literally and metaphorically, of their investigations into issues of fragility, preservation, and possibility in the face of the global climate crisis. Check in at the Welcome Desk when arriving for the tour. Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum.
Washington University, Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum
31 MARCH | 6 PM María José Navia Lecture & Reading
Join María José Navia, associate professor at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile and acclaimed author of SANT and Kintsugi, as well as the short story collections Instrucciones para ser feliz, Lugar, Una música futura and Todo lo que aprendimos de las películas. She will read excerpts from her works and deliver a lecture on her creative process, followed by a Q&A session. The readings will be presented in both Spanish and English translations. This event will be conducted in English. University Libraries.
Washington University, Olin Library, Ginkgo Reading Room
St. Louis Community Events
1–30 MARCH See STL Walking Tours
See STL’s fun and creative tours mix engaging storytelling and a deep well of historical knowledge with an infectious enthusiasm for the exciting changes the city is currently undergoing. Tours are two hours in length and are wheelchair accessible. $15–$20. Tour starting/ending points are included in your booking details. Missouri Historical Society.
March 1: Downtown Origins; March 2: Gay Liberation in the Gateway City, Urban Renewal; March 3: Forest Park; March 8: Tower Grove, Old North and St. Louis Place; March 9: The Hill, Forest Park; March 15: Laclede’s Landing; March 16: Central West End; March 22: Dogtown, The Hill; March 29: Central West End; March 30: Urban Renewal, Cherokee Street
Various locations
1 MARCH | 1 PM Lore and Legend of Herbs
For thousands of years, herbs have been used in a variety of ways — for cooking, decoration, pest control, medicine and fragrance, to name just a few. Many herbs also have fascinating histories. A member of The St. Louis Herb Society will share some of the many stories and legends of a number of herbs. St. Louis Public Library.
St. Louis Public Library – Central Library, Second Floor Training Room, 1301 Olive St., St. Louis, 63103
1 MARCH | 2 PM Ghost Army: The Combat Con Artists of World War II Exhibit Tours
This traveling exhibit organized by The National WWII Museum explores the story of the U.S. Army’s 23rd Headquarters Special Troops, a top-secret unit who waged war with inflatable tanks and vehicles, fake radio traffic, sound effects and even phony generals. This carefully selected group of artists, engineers, professional soldiers and draftees — armed with nothing heavier than .50 caliber machine guns — saved thousands of lives and played an important part in Allied victory in World War II. Missouri Historical Society.
Soldiers Memorial, 1315 Chestnut St., St. Louis, 63103
2 MARCH | 3 PM Live with Pádraig Ó Tuama and Poetry For All
Irish poet and conflict mediator Pádraig Ó Tuama will join award-winning Poetry For All podcast hosts Abram Van Engen and Joanne Diaz for an afternoon of conversation! Ó Tuama’s poetry and prose center around themes of language, power, conflict and religion. His work has won acclaim in circles of poetry, politics, psychotherapy and conflict analysis. His formal qualifications (PhD, MTh and BA) cover creative writing, literary criticism and theology. Alongside this, he pursued vocational training in conflict analysis, specialising in groupwork. The live podcast recording will be followed by a book signing with Left Bank Books. Poetry For All Podcast.
Phyllis Wheatley Heritage Center, 2711 Locust St., St. Louis, 63103
3 MARCH | 3 PM Momento Vivere: Catholic Photography and Diasporic Futurity in Cold War China and Taiwan
JOSEPH W. HO, associate professor, Department of History, Albion College. The founding of the People’s Republic of China in 1949, the defeated Nationalist government’s contemporary retreat to Taiwan, and the rise of the global Cold War put into motion diasporic movements of Chinese and U.S. groups formerly based in Mainland China. As connections between cultural, religious and political institutions were severed across the Pacific, vernacular photographs by Catholic participants in this exodus represented lost historical possibilities as well as radically reimagined futures. This talk will explore recently uncovered rare visual sources produced by an American Jesuit priest and Chinese Catholic refugees caught up in transitions from Mainland China to Taiwan-based environments. In the process, they illuminated transnational visions and media expressions that brought together local experiences, imagined communities, and new ways of seeing across Cold War China and Taiwan. Matteo Ricci Lecture, Center for Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, Saint Louis University.
Saint Louis University, Busch Student Center 256
4, 5, 11, 14, 18, 28 MARCH St. Louis Women’s Literary History
Explore St. Louis’ incredibly rich history of women writers, playwrights, poets and muses. Discover the historical context of their lives and work while gaining a historical context for the lives they led. Missouri Historical Society. 6 pm, Tues., March 4:Meramec Valley Branch, 1501 San Simeon Way, Fenton, 63026 6 pm, Wed., March 5:Prairie Commons Branch, 915 Utz Ln., Hazelwood, 63042 2 pm, Tues., March 11:Parkview Branch, 8400 Delport Dr., St. Louis, 63114 2 pm, Fri., March 14:Grand Glaize Branch, 1010 Meramec Station Rd., Manchester, 63021 2 pm, Tues., March 18:Samuel C. Sachs Branch, 16400 Burkhardt Pl., Chesterfield, 63017 2 pm, Fri., March 28:Cliff Cave Branch, 5430 Telegraph Rd., St. Louis, 63129
St. Louis County Library branches
4 MARCH | 11 AM Josephine Baker: Dancer, Singer, Actor, Spy
Deeply influenced by the poverty and racism she experienced as a child in St. Louis, Josephine Baker clandestinely fought the Nazis at great risk to her own life. Join St. Louis Public Library’s Collection Development Librarian Cindy Fehmel in uncovering Baker’s life of intrigue during World War II based on declassified information from Damien Lewis’ book Agent Josephine. Missouri Historical Society.
Missouri History Museum, Lee Auditorium, 5700 Lindell Blvd., St. Louis, 63112
4 MARCH | 6 PM Graphic Novels in the Lou
Welcome Tracy Butler, John Hendrix, Dmitri Jackson, Jim Ousley and Steenz celebrating the incredible talent that we have in St. Louis with award-winning authors and illustrators! We will celebrate each panelist’s work through a conversation with a meet-and-greet following the discussion. This is a great opportunity to meet your favorite or explore a new-to-you artist. Left Bank Books.
Left Bank Books, 399 N. Euclid Ave., St. Louis, 63108
4 MARCH | 7 PM Yoni Appelbaum, Stuck: How the Privileged and the Propertied Broke the Engine of American Opportunity (Author Talk)
Yoni Appelbaum is a deputy executive editor of The Atlantic and a social and cultural historian. In Stuck, Appelbaum asks: How did America cease to be the land of opportunity? Though for most of world history, your prospects were tied to where you were born, Americans came up with a revolutionary idea: If you didn’t like your lot in life, you could find a better location and reinvent yourself there. For 200 years, Americans' mobility was the linchpin of economic and social opportunity. Stuck demonstrates how zoning laws, raised housing prices and deepened political divides have trapped generations of people in poverty. St. Louis County Library.
St. Louis County Library – Clark Family Branch, 1640 S. Lindbergh Blvd., St. Louis, 63131
5 MARCH | 6 PM Bobby Bostic, Make History While Remaking Yourself (Author Talk)
At the age of 16, Bobby Bostic was sentenced to 241 years behind bars for an armed robbery. In 2010, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that it is unconstitutional to sentence a juvenile to life without the possibility of parole for non-homicidal crimes. Through the efforts of the ACLU and the now-retired judge who originally sentenced him, Bobby Bostic finally left prison as a free man in 2022. While incarcerated, Bobby found his purpose in a life of books. He earned his GED and an associate of science degree and wrote several books. Since his release, Bobby has dedicated himself to mentoring young people. St. Louis County Library.
St. Louis County Library – Florissant Valley Branch, 195 New Florissant Rd. S., Florissant, 63031
5 MARCH | 6 PM Ada Calhoun, Crush (Author Talk)
She’s happy and settled and productive and content in her full life — a child, a career, an admirable marriage, deep friendships, happy parents and a spouse she still loves. But when her husband urges her to address what the narrow labels of “husband” and “wife” force them to edit out of their lives, the very best kind of hell breaks loose. Using the author’s personal experiences as a jumping-off point, Crush is about the danger and liberation of chasing desire, the havoc it can wreak and most of all the clear sense of self one finds when the storm passes. Left Bank Books.
Left Bank Books, 399 N. Euclid Ave., St. Louis, 63108
6 MARCH | 5 PM The Great Big STL Transportation Showdown
Bigfoot, Arch pods, steamboats, airplanes, Clydesdales, Corvettes … and a magic carpet? Join us for a gameshow-style evening filled with fascinating stories of hidden details behind St. Louis transportation and vehicles. Experts will be interrogated about the secret intricacies of some of the most iconic modes of getting around St. Louis, and the audience will decide which local icon wins the showdown! Join us in the Grand Hall before our main-stage event to enjoy food and drinks available for purchase. Visit resource tables to learn more about local transportation history and methods. Compete in our paper airplane competition and win a prize! Don’t want to compete? Make bottle cap pins or magnets to support your pick for best transportation method in this city. Missouri Historical Society.
Missouri History Museum, Lee Auditorium, 5700 Lindell Blvd., St. Louis, 63112
6 MARCH | 6 PM James Renner, Scout Camp: Sex, Death, and Secret Societies Inside the Boy Scouts of America (Author Talk)
In the summer of 1995, at the largest Boy Scout camp in Ohio, a night of sexual violence ended with one counselor dead and another hospitalized. The death was ruled “accidental.” It wouldn’t be the last death associated with Seven Ranges Reservation. James Renner, too, was a counselor at Seven Ranges that year. He was always sure there must be more to the story of Mike Klingler’s death, because Renner also knew firsthand that the 900-acre camp was not the safe getaway it was portrayed to be. On Friday nights the boys were ushered into the woods for a frightening ceremony in which they learned the rules for becoming good young men and, above all, that keeping secrets was a scout’s duty. No matter how dark the secrets were. Left Bank Books.
Left Bank Books, 399 N. Euclid Ave., St. Louis, 63108 & VIRTUAL
6 MARCH | 6:30 PM History of St. Louis Movie Theaters
Explore the history of movie theaters in St. Louis, from the Fabulous Fox to the rise of drive-ins and beyond and learn how you can research your favorite theater using resources available at the library. St. Louis County Library.
St. Louis County Library – Clark Family Branch, 1640 S. Lindbergh Blvd., St. Louis, 63131
6 MARCH | 7 PM Charlotte McConaghy, Wild Dark Shore (Author Talk)
Author of the international bestseller Migrations, Australian author Charlotte McConaghy’s latest novel is a breathtaking look at the impossible choices we make to protect the people we love. Dominic Salt and his children are caretakers of Shearwater, a tiny island not far from Antarctica. Shearwater was once full of researchers, but the Salts are now its final inhabitants — until a woman mysteriously washes ashore. But the woman isn’t telling the whole truth about why she set out for Shearwater. And when she discovers sabotaged radios and a freshly dug grave, she realizes the Salts are keeping their own secrets. St. Louis County Library.
St. Louis County Library – Clark Family Branch, 1640 S. Lindbergh Blvd., St. Louis, 63131
7–8 MARCH Drop-in Collection Tour—The Reclining Women
The reclining nude, a familiar subject in museums around the world, has been used historically to reproduce conventional ideas of beauty and femininity. During Women’s History Month, join in conversations about works of art that redefine the portrayal of reclining women and celebrate depictions of vulnerability and rest. Tours begin at the welcome desk in Sculpture Hall on a first-come, first-served basis. Saint Louis Art Museum. 1 pm, Fri., March 7 1 pm, Sat., March 8
Saint Louis Art Museum, 1 Fine Arts Dr., St. Louis, 63110
7 MARCH | 2 PM Picture This: St. Louis Women Photographers
ELIZABETH EIKMANN, postdoctoral fellow at WashU, is an expert in St. Louis history, women’s history and the history of photography. Did you know that 19th-century St. Louis was not only a bustling photography destination but also home to hundreds of female photographers? This presentation explores the early history of women’s photography and highlights the lives and professional careers of several St. Louis women whose impressive work started right here in Missouri. St. Louis Public Library.
St. Louis Public Library – Central Library, 1301 Olive St., St. Louis, 63103
7 MARCH | 7 PM Sandra Brown, Blood Moon (Author Talk)
Detective John Bowie is one misstep away from being fired. Recently divorced and slightly heavy-handed with his liquor, Bowie does all that he can to cope with the mishandling of the investigation of Crissy Mellin, a teenage girl who disappeared more than three years prior. But now, a long-running true crime series is soon to air an episode documenting the unsolved case. As media pressure hits a peak, Bowie must figure out what happened to Crissy and find the true culprit before he acts again. St. Louis County Library.
St. Louis County Library – Clark Family Branch, 1640 S. Lindbergh Blvd., St. Louis, 63131
8 MARCH | 11 AM Horn Beam Sacrament: A Performance by Jamal Cyrus
In conjunction with Like Water, CAM has commissioned a new performance by Houston-based artist Jamal Cyrus. He will be joined by musician Corey De’Juan Sherrard, Jr. and poet K. Curtis Lyle to anoint a saxophone. Cyrus’s exhibited sculptures incorporate musical instruments and offer “opportunities to connect Afro-diasporic spiritual and musical traditions.” Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis.
Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis, 3750 Washington Blvd., St. Louis, 63108
8 MARCH | 4 PM Amal El-Mohtar, The River Has Roots (Author Talk)
AMAL EL-MOHTAR will be in conversation with Ann Leckie, St. Louis Hugo, Nebula, and Arthur C. Clarke award-winner. In the small town of Thistleford, on the edge of Faerie, dwells the mysterious Hawthorn family. There, they tend and harvest the enchanted willows and honor an ancient compact to sing to them in thanks for their magic. None more devotedly than the family’s latest daughters, Esther and Ysabel, who cherish each other as much as they cherish the ancient trees. But when Esther rejects a forceful suitor in favor of a lover from the land of Faerie, not only the sisters’ bond but also their lives will be at risk... St. Louis Public Library.
St. Louis Public Library – Schlafly Library, 225 N. Euclid Ave., St. Louis, 63108
9 MARCH | 3 PM Erin McGlothlin, The Mind of the Holocaust Perpetrator in Fiction and Non-Fiction (Author Talk)
This program will feature a 45-minute lecture on The Mind of the Holocaust Perpetrator in Fiction and Non-Fiction, which examines texts that portray the inner experience of Holocaust perpetrators, transforming them from archetypes of evil into complex psychological subjects and complicating our understanding of them as people. This will be followed by live Q&A. $8. St. Louis Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum.
St. Louis Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum, Auditorium, 36 Millstone Campus Dr., St. Louis, 63146
10 MARCH | 5 PM Irish Traditional Music
Join us for a concert featuring Irish traditional music and also learn about its roots and the instruments that are part of that tradition. St. Louis County Library.
St. Louis County Library – Grant’s View Branch, 9700 Musick Rd., St. Louis, 63123
10 MARCH | 6 PM What She Said...! – A Theatrical Performance by The Black Rep
Step into a world where poetry, prose and song unite to tell the powerful stories of women of color. What She Said...! is an evocative theatrical performance that encapsulates the African American experience through the artistic works of visionary Black women. This captivating show takes the audience on a transformative journey, exploring themes of self-reflection, identity and the strength of sisterhood. As a dynamic blend of spoken word, lyrical expression and narrative unfolds, each piece shines a light on the rich cultural heritage and resilience of Black women. Prepare to be moved, inspired and uplifted as these voices come together in a celebration of artistry, unity and empowerment. St. Louis County Library.
St. Louis County Library – Lewis & Clark Branch, 9909 Lewis-Clark Blvd., St. Louis, 63136
11 MARCH | 7 PM Elle Cosimano, Finlay Donovan Digs Her Own Grave (Author Talk)
Finlay Donovan has not always gotten along with her elderly neighbor, Mrs. Haggerty, the community busybody. But when a dead body is discovered in her backyard, Mrs. Haggerty needs help. When the focus of the investigation widens to include Finlay’s ex-husband, she’s left with little choice but to get closer to Mrs. Haggerty and uncover her secrets before the police start digging up her own. St. Louis County Library.
St. Louis County Library – Clark Family Branch, 1640 S. Lindbergh Blvd., St. Louis, 63131
12 MARCH | 6 PM Jackie G. Andrews, One Last Family Dinner (Author Talk)
I learned from a young age that being a woman meant being hungry. Always, always, hungry. I learned that being a woman meant being small, being good, being quiet, and being straight. It wasn’t lost on me that these rules didn’t fit with who I was. So, instead, I learned how to disappear. One Last Family Dinner is a queer memoir about sobriety, eating disorder recovery, and the complexity behind choosing a life of freedom over a life with your parent’s acceptance. Left Bank Books.
Left Bank Books, 399 N. Euclid Ave., St. Louis, MO 63108
12 MARCH | 7 PM Georgia Hunter, One Good Thing (Author Talk)
Set in war-torn Italy, Mussolini’s Racial Laws have deemed best friends Lili and Esti descendants of an ‘inferior” Jewish race. When Germany invades, a wounded Esti asks Lili to take her young son and flee the country. Lili sets out on an epic journey through Nazi-occupied villages and bombed-out cities. . St. Louis County Library.
St. Louis County Library – Clark Family Branch, 1640 S. Lindbergh Blvd., St. Louis, 63131
13 MARCH | 2 PM History Past & Present: Noteworthy & Notorious Women
Learn about women who made their mark in history and are laid to rest at Bellefontaine Cemetery. Presented by Dan Fuller, cemetery chronicler for Bellefontaine Cemetery. St. Louis County Library.
St. Louis County Library – Oak Bend Branch, 842 S. Holmes Ave., St. Louis, 63122
13 MARCH | 5 PM The Fabric of History: St. Louis Women and Textiles
Whether they were designing for practicality, art, or both, women’s work with textiles is central to St. Louis history and the Missouri Historical Society Collections. Join us for an evening celebrating St. Louis women past and present who have made their mark in the world of textile arts. We’ll start the evening with displays, demonstrations and hands-on activities related to quilting, weaving, knitting and more. At 6:30 pm, enjoy three presentations by Paulette Sankofa, author of St. Louis Black Women’s Quilting and Cuisine: Stories of Love and Hope; Jane Olson Glidden, past president of the Weavers’ Guild of St. Louis; and renowned fiber artist Jane Sauer. Missouri Historical Society.
Missouri History Museum, Lee Auditorium, 5700 Lindell Blvd., St. Louis, 63112
13 MARCH | 7 PM Susan Polgar, Rebel Queen: The Cold War, Misogyny, and the Making of a Grandmaster (Author Talk)
A real life “Queen’s Gambit,” this captivating memoir tells the story of one of the most renowned women in chess history. Born to a poor Jewish family in Cold War Budapest, Susan Polgar would become the highest rated female chess player on the planet and the first woman to earn the men’s Grandmaster title — chess’ highest designation. Yet, at every turn, she was pitted against a sexist culture, a hostile Communist government and vicious anti-Semitism. And she overcame all of it to break the game’s long-standing gender barrier. St. Louis County Library.
St. Louis County Library – Clark Family Branch, 1640 S. Lindbergh Blvd., St. Louis, 63131
14–15 MARCH Express Yourself: Women’s History Through Fashion
During Women’s History Month, explore how women throughout St. Louis history have used clothing to express their identities, cultures and values. Missouri Historical Society. 10 am, Fri., March 14 10 am, Sat., March 15
Missouri History Museum, 5700 Lindell Blvd., St. Louis, 63112
14–15 MARCH Drop-in Collection Tour—The Reclining Women
The reclining nude, a familiar subject in museums around the world, has been used historically to reproduce conventional ideas of beauty and femininity. During Women’s History Month, join in conversations about works of art that redefine the portrayal of reclining women and celebrate depictions of vulnerability and rest. Tours begin at the welcome desk in Sculpture Hall on a first-come, first-served basis. Saint Louis Art Museum. 1 pm, Fri., March 14 3 pm, Fri., March 14: Audio description tour 1 pm, Sat., March 15
Saint Louis Art Museum, 1 Fine Arts Dr., St. Louis, 63110
15 MARCH | 9:30 AM Charles Lindbergh: The Man, the Myth, the Legend
Join the Missouri Historical Society’s Library Outreach Manager Jason D. Stratman as he shares the story of a 25-year-old airmail pilot who became an overnight celebrity with the first transatlantic flight in 1927. The presentation will also include items from the Lindbergh Collection that chronicles the flight and the events that followed. Missouri Historical Society.
Library & Research Center, 225 S. Skinker Blvd., St. Louis, 63105
15 MARCH | 11 AM Tamara de Lempicka: Beyond Deco
FURIO RINALDI, curator in charge of the Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts in the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. Join Rinaldi in revisiting the path-defining career, layered artistry and adventurous life of Tamara de Lempicka, one of the great protagonists of the artistic scene in the early 20th century. This lecture is in conjunction with the first U.S.-museum retrospective of de Lempicka’s work in San Francisco and Houston and in preparation for the Saint Louis Art Museum’s upcoming exhibition Roaring: Art, Fashion, and the Automobile in France. Mary Strauss Women in the Arts Lecture, Saint Louis Art Museum.
Saint Louis Art Museum, 1 Fine Arts Dr., St. Louis, 63110
16 & 30 MARCH Drop-in Tour with The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis—Sherwood
The Saint Louis Art Museum is partnering with The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis to offer one-hour guided tours examining themes of heroism, camaraderie and medieval romance as inspired by Ken Ludwig’s Sherwood: The Adventures of Robin Hood, on stage at the Rep from March 19 to April 13. Saint Louis Art Museum. 1 pm, Sun., March 16 1 pm, Sun., March 30
Saint Louis Art Museum, 1 Fine Arts Dr., St. Louis, 63110
17 MARCH | 7 PM Cat Bohannon, Eve: How the Female Body Drove 200 Million Years of Evolution (Author Talk)
Best-selling science writer Cat Bohannon presents a myth-busting, eye-opening account of how humans evolved, offering a paradigm shift in our thinking about the female body. With boundless curiosity and sharp wit, Bohannon covers the past 200 million years to explain the specific science behind the development of the female sex. Eve is not only a sweeping revision of human history, it’s an urgent and necessary corrective for the scientific and medical world that has focused primarily on the male body. St. Louis County Library.
St. Louis County Library – Clark Family Branch, 1640 S. Lindbergh Blvd., St. Louis, 63131
18 MARCH | 11 AM Celebrating the Contributions of Women with Disabilities
Celebrate the resilience and achievements of St. Louis women with disabilities in this panel discussion and musical performance. Learn about the contributions of women with disabilities who have been at the forefront of advocacy for disability rights, gender equality and social justice. Missouri Historical Society.
Missouri History Museum, Lee Auditorium, 5700 Lindell Blvd., St. Louis, 63112
18 MARCH | 6 PM Joe Baumann, A Thing Is Only Known When It Is Gone (Author Talk)
Flowers bloom from the body of a man after his lover’s touch. Grieving parents find a way to communicate with their lost children. A teacher with water in his veins is held accountable when the extracurricular club he advises goes rogue. In these and other fantastical stories, Joe Baumann explores relationships, mostly queer, through the lens of the bizarre. The stories in A Thing Is Only Known When It Is Gone are told in lyrical, often startling prose. Baumann’s experimentation with the surreal avoids gimmick and easy metaphor, keeping the complexity of the characters at the center. The strange worlds of these protagonists distort and reflect our own back to us, like the funhouse mirrors in “Morphology” that begin to change the fabric of reality. Left Bank Books.
Left Bank Books, 399 N. Euclid Ave., St. Louis, MO 63108
19 MARCH–13 APRIL Sherwood: The Adventures of Robin Hood
Join the Merry Rebellion! Ken Ludwig’s Sherwood: The Adventures of Robin Hood is a riotous romp through the enchanted forest, where Robin and his lively band of outlaws plot to outwit a greedy prince. Filled with daring escapades, mischievous humor, and a dash of romance, this timeless tale of justice and camaraderie is a swashbuckling adventure the whole family will cheer for! $40+. Talkbacks after the performances on Sat., March 29 and Wed., April 2. Repertory Theatre of St. Louis.
Loretto-Hilton Center, 130 Edgar Rd., Webster Groves, 63119
19 MARCH | 7 PM Michael Vorenberg, Lincoln’s Peace: The Struggle to End the American Civil War (Author Talk)
Historian Michael Vorenberg attempts to determine the long-debated endpoint for the Civil War. Was it April 9, when Lee surrendered to Grant? Or ten weeks afterward, when a Texas commander proclaimed Juneteenth the end of slavery? Or August 1866, when President Andrew Johnson simply declared “the insurrection is at an end”? To say how a war ends is to suggest how it should be remembered, and Vorenberg’s search expands our understanding of the nature of war itself and how societies struggle to draw the line between war and peace. St. Louis County Library.
St. Louis County Library – Clark Family Branch, 1640 S. Lindbergh Blvd., St. Louis, 63131
20 MARCH | 5 PM The 1904 World’s Fair: Gateway to the East
The 1904 World’s Fair introduced St. Louisans and much of the Western world to a carefully curated view of life in “the East.” Join us to explore how the presentation of the Eastern cultures such as China, the Philippines and Japan at the 1904 World’s Fair still influences how those cultures are perceived and experienced today. Join us in the Grand Hall before our main-stage event to enjoy food and drinks available for purchase. Visit local resource tables hosted by local organizations to learn more about the 1904 World’s Fair and its anthropology exhibits. Missouri Historical Society.
Missouri History Museum, Lee Auditorium, 5700 Lindell Blvd., St. Louis, 63112
20 MARCH | 7 PM Stephen Graham Jones, The Buffalo Hunter Hunter (Author Talk)
One of the new masters of horror, Stephen Graham Jones presents a chilling historical horror novel set in the American west. A diary, written in 1912 by a Lutheran pastor is discovered within a wall. What it unveils is a slow massacre, a chain of events that go back to 217 Blackfeet dead in the snow. The Buffalo Hunter Hunter is told in transcribed interviews by a Blackfeet named Good Stab, a vampire who haunts the fields of the reservation looking for justice. St. Louis County Library.
St. Louis County Library – Clark Family Branch, 1640 S. Lindbergh Blvd., St. Louis, 63131
21–22 MARCH Drop-in Collection Tour—The Reclining Women
The reclining nude, a familiar subject in museums around the world, has been used historically to reproduce conventional ideas of beauty and femininity. During Women’s History Month, join in conversations about works of art that redefine the portrayal of reclining women and celebrate depictions of vulnerability and rest. Tours begin at the welcome desk in Sculpture Hall on a first-come, first-served basis. Saint Louis Art Museum. 1 pm, Fri., March 21 1 pm, Sat., March 22
Saint Louis Art Museum, 1 Fine Arts Dr., St. Louis, 63110
21 MARCH | 6 PM Voices from the Clay
In connection with Grounded in Clay: The Spirit of Pueblo Pottery, artist Nora Naranjo Morse will share stories from Pueblo clay workers past and present. Listen as her stories create a deeper appreciation of the exhibition and speak to the power of the land and her people. Saint Louis Art Museum.
Saint Louis Art Museum, 1 Fine Arts Dr., St. Louis, 63110
22 MARCH | 9 AM St. Louis Eats
From its pushcarts to restaurants, from marketplaces to marvelous meals at the 1904 World’s Fair, St. Louis has a stellar culinary reputation. Every product or place has its own story that uniquely contributes to St. Louis’ food culture. Join this bus tour, led by food historian Suzanne Corbett, for a day featuring a smorgasbord of flavors and stories about the places that fill the plates and create the delicacies to satisfy those craving a taste of St. Louis. Missouri Historical Society.
Missouri History Museum, Lee Auditorium, 5700 Lindell Blvd., St. Louis, 63112
22 MARCH | 11 AM If It Wasn’t for the Women: The Art of Living
Explore the intersection of care in nurturing spaces. Panelists Sydney Oreoluwa, glyneisha and Christine Espinal will discuss how their artistic practices contribute to self and community care in a discussion moderated by Maggie Brown-Peoples, the 2024–26 Romare Bearden Graduate Museum Fellow, Saint Louis Art Museum. Saint Louis Art Museum.
Saint Louis Art Museum, 1 Fine Arts Dr., St. Louis, 63110
22 MARCH | 1 PM American Sign Language Tour: 1904 World’s Fair
Join us for a special American Sign Language Tour (ASL) tour of 1904 World’s Fair for visitors who are Deaf or hard of hearing. The 1904 World’s Fair was a complex, fascinating event that continues to evoke a range of emotions. It was grand and shameful. It was full of fun and full of indignity. Now, 120 years after it opened in St. Louis, the 1904 World’s Fair exhibit at the Missouri History Museum will reintroduce you to the Fair and its legacy in a way you’ve never experienced before. Missouri Historical Society.
Missouri History Museum, 5700 Lindell Blvd., St. Louis, 63112
22 MARCH | 1 PM What She Said...! – A Theatrical Performance by The Black Rep
Step into a world where poetry, prose and song unite to tell the powerful stories of women of color. What She Said...! is an evocative theatrical performance that encapsulates the African American experience through the artistic works of visionary Black women. This captivating show takes the audience on a transformative journey, exploring themes of self-reflection, identity and the strength of sisterhood. As a dynamic blend of spoken word, lyrical expression and narrative unfolds, each piece shines a light on the rich cultural heritage and resilience of Black women. Prepare to be moved, inspired and uplifted as these voices come together in a celebration of artistry, unity and empowerment. St. Louis Public Library.
St. Louis Public Library – Central Library, 1301 Olive St., St. Louis, 63103
24 MARCH | 6 PM Mary Robinette Kowal, The Martian Contingency: A Lady Astronaut Novel (Author Talk)
MARY ROBINETTE KOWAL, a Hugo, Nebula and Locus Award-winning author, will be in conversation with critically acclaimed fantasy author Ann Leckie. Years after a meteorite strike obliterated Washington, D.C. — triggering an extinction-level global warming event — Earth’s survivors have started an international effort to establish homes on space stations and the Moon. The next step: Mars. Elma York, the Lady Astronaut, lands on the Red Planet, optimistic about preparing for the first true wave of inhabitants. The mission objective is more than just building the infrastructure of a habitat; they are trying to preserve the many cultures and nuances of life on Earth without importing the hate. But from the moment she arrives, something is off. Left Bank Books.
Left Bank Books, 399 N. Euclid Ave., St. Louis, MO 63108 & VIRTUAL
24 MARCH | 7 PM Kim Fay, Kate and Frida: A Novel of Friendship, Food, and Books (Author Talk)
Twentysomething Frida arrives in Paris in 1991, seeking her future as a war correspondent. But when she writes to a bookshop in Seattle, she receives more than just the book she requests. Bookseller Kate is transformed by Frida’s free spirit. Through the most tumultuous years of their young lives, Kate and Frida learn the necessity of embracing joy, especially through our darkest hours. St. Louis County Library.
St. Louis County Library – Clark Family Branch, 1640 S. Lindbergh Blvd., St. Louis, 63131
26 MARCH | 7 PM Jill Santopolo, The Love We Found (Author Talk)
It’s been nearly 10 years since Gabe’s been gone when Lucy finds a tiny piece of paper in a box of his old photos. An address in Rome. Lucy buys a last-minute plane ticket. Impulsive, but Gabe always brought that out in her. Can Lucy’s journey to uncover Gabe’s secret leads her to new love? St. Louis County Library.
St. Louis County Library – Clark Family Branch, 1640 S. Lindbergh Blvd., St. Louis, 63131
27 MARCH | 2 PM Interesting and Amusing Documents in the Missouri Historical Society Collections
Stroll through St. Louis history as told by archival documents. Hear why St. Louis’ atmosphere was once described as similar to the French Revolution, learn about the beautiful pond that once sat in the heart of downtown, find out why officials shut down local breweries in 1849 and much more! Presented by Dennis Northcott, associate archivist, Missouri Historical Society. St. Louis County Library.
St. Louis County Library – Oak Bend Branch, 842 S. Holmes Ave., St. Louis, 63122
27 MARCH | 7 PM Bob the Drag Queen, Harriet Tubman: Live in Concert (Author Talk)
In an age of miracles where our greatest heroes from history have magically, unexplainably returned to shake us out of our confusion and hate, Harriet Tubman is back, and she has a lot to say. Harriet Tubman and four of the enslaved persons she led to freedom want to tell their story in a unique way. Harriet wants to create a hip-hop album and live show about her life, and she needs a songwriter to help her. She calls upon Darnell Williams, a once successful hip-hop producer who was topping the charts before being outed on a BET talk show. Darnell has no idea what to expect when he steps into the studio with Harriet, only that they have a short period of time to write a legendary album she can take on the road. Over the course of their time together, they not only create music that will take the country by storm, but confront the horrors of both their pasts, and learn to find a way to a better future. $31, includes book copy. Left Bank Books.
Rehab Bar & Grill, 4054 Chouteau Ave., St. Louis, 63110
27 MARCH | 7 PM John Scalzi, When the Moon Hits Your Eye (Author Talk)
Acclaimed science fiction author John Scalzi flies readers to the moon with his most fantastic tale to date. The moon has turned to cheese. For some it’s an opportunity. For others it’s a moment to question their faith. Still others try to keep the world running in the face of absurdity and uncertainty. Astronauts and billionaires, professors and presidents, teenagers and terminal patients at the end of their lives — over the length of an entire lunar cycle, each get their moment to panic, to plan, to wonder and pray, to laugh and grieve. It’s a wild moonage daydream. Ride this rocket. St. Louis County Library.
St. Louis County Library – Clark Family Branch, 1640 S. Lindbergh Blvd., St. Louis, 63131
28–29 MARCH Drop-in Collection Tour—The Reclining Women
The reclining nude, a familiar subject in museums around the world, has been used historically to reproduce conventional ideas of beauty and femininity. During Women’s History Month, join in conversations about works of art that redefine the portrayal of reclining women and celebrate depictions of vulnerability and rest. Tours begin at the welcome desk in Sculpture Hall on a first-come, first-served basis. Saint Louis Art Museum. 1 pm, Fri., March 28 1 pm, Sat., March 29
Saint Louis Art Museum, 1 Fine Arts Dr., St. Louis, 63110
28 MARCH | 6 PM Joining College and Community through the Digital Humanities
The humanistic tradition calls us to engage with the most important problems of our time through rigorous intellectual inquiry and thoughtful engagement with society. As we embark on the age of AI, how can we use the digital humanities to help us join college and community to address social justice issues and bring about positive change? T. Mills Kelly is professor of history and former director of the world’s first digital humanities center, the Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media at George Mason University. Kelly is a digital historian focused on environmental history, public history and digital preservation. Walter J. Ong Center for Digital Humanities, Saint Louis University.
Saint Louis University, Pere Marquette Gallery, DuBourg Hall 240, 221 N. Grand Blvd, St. Louis, 63103
29–30 MARCH Collected Opening Weekend Celebration
Be the first to see the new Collected exhibit showcasing the Missouri Historical Society Collections in a way you’ve never experienced before! Drop in anytime for flash talks, demonstrations, live music, art activities, a chance to chat with experts in the exhibit and more. For more than 150 years, St. Louisans have entrusted the Missouri Historical Society with countless objects — photographs, diaries, home movies, clothing, books — items that future generations can turn in order to help make sense of the past. Some of these pieces mark defining moments in our region’s history, such as Missouri’s pivotal role in a heated national debate over slavery or the transatlantic flight that changed aviation. Others reflect everyday life, from what we wore and ate to how we worked and played. Collected is St. Louis’ history brought to life, one map, toy, T-shirt and painting at a time. Missouri Historical Society.
Missouri History Museum, 5700 Lindell Blvd., St. Louis, 63112
29 MARCH | 2 PM Holi Celebration
Celebrate Spring with Indian cultural performances, interactive activities, delicious food, and Holi color play. Dress for a mess to join in our colored powder-throwing play outside (weather permitting). St. Louis County Library.
St. Louis County Library – Rock Road Branch, 10267 St. Charles Rock Rd., St. Ann, 63074
29 MARCH | 2 PM St. Louis Trailblazer Erma Bergmann
Erma Bergmann was born in Soulard, in a flat above a shoe store on South Broadway. She was a woman ahead of her time, restrained by the Great Depression and the status of women’s rights in the 1930s and ’40s, she nevertheless hoped to climb out of poverty. When she was recruited to play baseball with the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, her life changed. She pitched a no-hitter in 1947 and eventually parlayed her natural athletic ability into two successful careers: baseball and policing. She spent 25 years as a policewoman, serving on the dangerous Decoy Squad. St. Louis Public Library.
St. Louis Public Library – Buder Library, 4401 Hampton Ave., St. Louis, 63109
30 MARCH | 3:45 PM Names Not Numbers Screening & Discussion
Guided by local journalists Ellen Futterman (editor-in-chief, St. Louis Jewish Light) and Shula Neuman (former executive editor at St. Louis Public Radio), a group of students from Epstein Hebrew Academy takes on what seems like a simple project: interviewing Holocaust survivors in this 2024 documentary film. But as they listen to firsthand stories of resilience and survival, the project becomes something more — something deeply personal and transforming. Post-screening discussion with project creator Tova Fish-Rosenberg, director Michael Puro and curator, author and professor Michael Berenbaum, along with several of the film’s participants. St. Louis Jewish Film Festival, Jewish Community Center.
B&B Creve Coeur West Olive 10, 12657 Olive Blvd., Creve Coeur, 63141
31 MARCH | 6 PM Ravi Gupta, Garbage Town (Author Talk)
RAVI GUPTA, serial social entrepreneur dedicated to reforming civic institutions, in conversation with author, veteran and politician Jason Kander. Raj Patel grew up in the shadows of Fresh Kills, the largest landfill the world has ever seen. At 16, he’s watched the Staten Island crime family extend its tentacles to all aspects of his town’s lucrative trash business, but he’s always kept his distance from their dirty trade. That is until Raj and his friends unearth a dark secret at Fresh Kills. Now they must choose between self-preservation and the pull of justice. With the burden of caring for his family and the determination to protect those around him, Raj plunges headfirst into the dark secrets that lie just beneath the surface of the dump. The more Raj and his friends dig, the more they risk. Soon, they’re in way too deep, and the line between hero and fool starts to blur. Left Bank Books.
Left Bank Books, 399 N. Euclid Ave., St. Louis, 63108
31 MARCH | 7 PM Hanif Abdurraqib, There’s Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension (Author Talk)
Longlisted for the National Book Award, There’s Always This Year is a triumphant reflection on basketball, family and home. Growing up in Columbus, Ohio, in the 1990s, Hanif Abdurraqib witnessed a golden era of basketball, one in which legends like LeBron James were forged and countless others weren’t. His lifelong love of the game leads Abdurraqib into a lyrical, historical, and emotionally rich exploration of what it means to make it, who we think deserves success, the tension between excellence and expectation, and the very notion of role models, all of which he expertly weaves together with intimate, personal storytelling. St. Louis County Library.
St. Louis County Library – Clark Family Branch, 1640 S. Lindbergh Blvd., St. Louis, 63131
