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Singer/songwriter Katarra Parson will perform at the Music at the Intersection festival in September. The festival will feature performances from more than 60 regional and national artists.
A new music festival coming to St. Louis in September aims to highlight local musicians and get fans back into music venues.
Music at the Intersection will run Sept. 10-12 at six venues in the Grand Center area. The festival will feature more than 60 jazz, R&B, blues, rock and soul musicians from the region and national artists. The festival is presented by the Steward Family Foundation and the Kranzberg Arts Foundation.
“We ve historically been known for birthing genres, trendsetting players, and we wanted to build a festival that really celebrated that past, really showcased and highlighted all of our St. Louis favorites today, and then put them next to artists that had a real relationship and a connection to St. Louis,” said Chris Hansen, executive director of the Kranzberg Arts Foun
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Pat Hagin, a managing partner of the Pageant, discusses what is next for the venue in light of current low state-wide coronavirus vaccination rates and shifting local mandates.
The reality of the emerging coronavirus pandemic arrived for many people on a wave of concert cancellations. They came fast and furious last March, as it became evident that mass gatherings would be unsafe for the foreseeable future and local officials subsequently put restrictions on public gatherings.
Schedulers at some venues, like the Fabulous Fox Theatre, began by postponing events kicking them down the road in hopes that it would be safe to reopen by May. Or by June. Or by September. The owners of the Ready Room, a prominent club in the Grove, simply closed up shop quickly and said they hoped to reopen at a new location sometime in the future.
Multi-spectrum artist De Joneiro Jones focuses as vessel for young black works
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Multi-media artist De’Joneiro Jones, background, 46, of St. Louis, walks some of the 6-foot-by-6-foot panels of a 2020-styled public art mural for which he was commissioned at the South 40 Underpass on Washington University’s Danforth Campus in St. Louis. One of Jones’ five recruited mentees, Roland Burrow, forefront, paints a pyramid at the site of the mural, completed last summer under Jones’ supervision.Photo courtesy and permission of De’Joneiro Jones | For The TelegraphShow MoreShow Less
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De’Joneiro Jones, of St. Louis, stands in front of one of his paintings and mixed-media artwork at the 2014 “Hands Up, Don’t Shoot” exhibition at Regional Arts Commission. Jones’ work has been shown in a wide variety of galleries and venues, including the Urban League (2005), Jefferson Underground (2006), Art Co-Op (2007-11), Sheldon Concert Hall (2009), Grand Ce
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Kennedy Holmes (center left) and Riley Adams (center right) act out a scene filmed inside Powell Hall for A New Holiday.
If enjoying thoughtful, heartwarming films is on your holiday to-do list, there’s a brand-new St. Louis-made musical well worth your time. “A New Holiday” tells the story of 10-year-old Thelma as she grapples with the loss of her grandmother and looks toward a different kind of Christmas themes that resonate especially in 2020.
Soul singer Brian Owens directed and co-wrote the 33-minute film, which features an all-Black and almost entirely St. Louis-based cast. Young performer Riley Adams makes her debut as Thelma, with Wynton Marsalis, Kennedy Holmes, Sophia Stephens and Anita Jackson also starring. And bringing the festive, gorgeous score are musicians including Grammy Award winners Bebe Winans, Karen Clark-Sheard and saxophonist David Sanborn.
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