June
June 1-August 8
Dara Friedman: the film, Government Cut Freestyle
The New Media Series
Saint Louis Art Museum
10:00am-5:00pm
June 1-19
Katharine Kuharic will display paintings and drawings that appropriate imagery from local printed publications
Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis
June 1-July 31
Six Shooters/Six Visions, curated by the Six Shooters, a unique collaborative of six local photographers - Susan Dietz-Schmidt, Marianne Pepper, Joan Proffer, Naomi Runtz, Harriet Thomas and Kay Wood.
Regional Arts Commission
The Gallery at the Regional Arts Commission
6128 Delmar Blvd.
St. Louis , MO
June 1
Exhibit of Ann Kimball Pipe Roomboxes
Ann Kimball Pipe was a miniaturist in the 1970s and author of Reproducing Furniture In Miniature, and Mastercrafting Miniature Rooms and Furniture. The roomboxes showcase her many designing and construction techniques outlined in her book and are filled with her many and unusual pieces of furniture and accessories Miniature Museum of Greater St. Louis
Corner of Gravois & Delor
11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
http://miniaturemuseum.org
June 1
Poetry Grand SLAM
WORD In Motion
Rhythm and Brews Coffeehouse
541 Grand (Next to the Fox)
St. Louis , MO
June 1
Melissa Bank: The Wonder Spot
Left Bank Books
7:00 PM
June 2
Impulse Student Showcase
Atrek Contemporary Dance
COCA - Center of Creative Arts
June 2
Mary Jordan: The Prison Angel
Fontbonne University - Lewis Room
7:00 PM
June 2
Patricia O'Toole: When Trumpets Call
Thursday, June 2, 2005
St. Louis Public Library Headquarters, 1640 S. Lindbergh
7:00 PM
June 3-30
Local ceramic artists Judith Papian, Bev Aroh, and Michele Katz-Reichlin
Craft Alliance, 6640 Delmar Blvd. St. Louis
Craft Alliance
June 3-July 30
Stillnes: still-life paintings, drawings and prints
Polly McCaffrey, Mary Joan Waid, Elizabeth Thach
Atrium Gallery
7638 Forsyth Boulevard
June 6
St Louis Writers Guild Workshops offer writers of all genres and levels of experience instruction on various aspects of writing from distinguished and accomplished authors and others
Barnes & Noble, 9618 Watson Road , Crestwood
stlwritersguild.org
June 7
Valerie Altizer, from the University of Tennessee and the Archaeological Research Center of St. Louis, brings to light archaeological evidence found in Tennessee cave sites. These sites reveal how prehistoric people explored and used the caverns and the resources found deep within hidden areas.
Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis
7:00 pm
June 8
Dr. Harriet Lerner: The Dance of Anger
Left Bank Books
7:00pm
June 10-July 31
Six Shooters/Six Visions, curated by the Six Shooters, a unique collaborative of six local photographers - Susan Dietz-Schmidt, Marianne Pepper, Joan Proffer, Naomi Runtz, Harriet Thomas and Kay Wood.
Regional Arts Commission
The Gallery at the Regional Arts Commission
6128 Delmar Blvd.
St. Louis , MO
June 10-12
Jewelry in June
Dian Malouf, nationally recognized jewelry designer line of classic gold and silver
Saint Louis Art Museum , Museum Shop: 314.721.0072 www.slam.org
June 12
11th Annual Central West End Art Fair & Taste Hundreds of Regional & Local Artists
50 Restaurant & Vendor booths
Maryland & Euclid and McPherson & Euclid
10am to Midnight
June 14-July 17
Katharine Kuharic: paintings and drawings that appropriate imagery from local printed publications
Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis
Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis
3750 Washington Boulevard
St. Louis , MO
June 15
Stephanie Coontz: Marriage, a History
Left Bank Books
7:00 PM
June 16
Mildred Johnson and Stuart Symington, Jr.: Malindy's Freedom
Left Bank Books
7:00 PM
June 17-19
Jewlery in June
Sarah Cavendar, metal mesh collection
Saint Louis Art Museum , Museum Shop: 314.721.0072 www.slam.org
June 17
Romantic Women Composers
Chamber Concert
Chaminade, Mendelssohn, Schumann
Touhill PAC, 7:30pm
UM-St. Louis
June 17-September 5
Join local St. Louis artists as they explore the sacred feminine in this unique show including paintings, sculpture, photography, fine crafts, jewelry, and dance. The Art of Health Exhibition at Brentwood Center of Health features local artists whose work uniquely explores the link between art and our physical, emotional and spiritual wellbeing
Brentwood Center of Health
2558 S. Brentwood Blvd
St. Louis, MO
June 17
Iris J. Salsman: Writing for Publication "WRITING FOR PUBLICATION"
The Junior League of St. Louis
( 10435 Clayton Road - one block west of Lindbergh)
7:15 to 9:15
June 17-August 6
Sister Cities Digital
An international exhibition of photography, drawing and painting, and design.
St. Louis Artists' Guild
June 18
Breast Cancer: One Illness, Two Women, Four Seasons
Mary Ellen Havard and Mary Openlander, local authors, will read from and discuss their new book, Breast Cancer: One Illness, Two Women, Four Seasons
Borders Books and Music |11745 Olive Blvd
2-4pm
June 18
So Her Time Had Come
Mildred Johnson and Theresa Delsoin share the story of Malindy Wilson, their great-grandmother and subject of the MHS Press book "Malindy’s Freedom." Malindy, born a free Cherokee Indian woman, was unlawfully enslaved by a Missouri farmer in Franklin County . Although married to a freedman, she and her five children remained enslaved. Malindy’s Freedom is the story of their survival in slavery through emancipation in 1865. Co-editor Stuart Symington, Jr. joins the authors. Breakfast is available prior to the program, at 9:00am , for a cost of $11.95. Reservations required.
Missouri History Museum
St. Louis, MO
10:00 am
June 19-August 6
From the Artist's Hands
A national, slide-juried competition featuring prints, pastels, and drawings
St. Louis Artists' Guild
2 Oak Knoll Park
St. Louis, MO 63105
June 20
River Styx 's popular summer reading series, The Hungry Young Poets, begins its seventh season.
River Styx Duffs Restaurant
392 North Euclid
St. Louis , MO
June 20
Women in Song: Katharine Lawton Brown and Barbara Harbach
Sarah Community
St. Louis
June 21
Race & Women in Hip-Hop: Degradation or Empowerment
Part of the Racial Justice Lecture Series sponsored by YWCA Metro St. Louis, this lecture features Marcelle Perry Rhone, youth specialist and consultant, discussing the impact of hip-hop lyrics on society's view of women
Phyllis Wheatley Heritage Center , 2711 Locust
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
June 23 – September 3
Exposure VII, Artists living and working in the St. Louis Metro Area
Gallery 210
UM-St. Louis
June 23
7:00 PM
Marisa Silver: No Direction Home
Left Bank Books
7:00pm
June 23
Rebel Without Applause
Tamara Barschak
Webster University Film Series
Moore Auditorium
470 East Lockwood
Webster Groves , MO 63119
June 24
Pioneer Women: from Skagway to White Mountain by Barbara Harbach
Laura Medendorp, Diana Haskell, Barbara Harbach
St. Louis Forum
UM-St. Louis
Touhill Performing Arts Center – Lee Theatre
June 24-25
Women of Faith "Extraordinary Faith Conference 2005"
Features speakers Sheila Walsh, Marilyn Meberg, Luci Swindoll, Patsy Clairmont, Thelma Wells and Nicole Johnson. Special guests include Chonda Pierce, Nicole Nordemann, Avalon and the Women of Faith Worship Team
Savvis Center
Friday, June 24, 9 AM - 3 PM (pre-conference)
Friday, June 24, 7 PM - 9:30 PM
Saturday, June 25, 9 AM - 5 PM
June 24
Friday, June 24, 2005 6:00 PM
Left Bank Books
Artist Reception: Ann Coddington Rast & Laura Beard Aeling
“AUTHENTIC EMBODIMENT”
6:00pm
June 24-26
Lipstick & Dynamite: The First Ladies of Wrestling
Ruth Leitman, 2004
Webster University Film Series
Moore Auditorium
470 East Lockwood
Webster Groves , MO
June 24-August 28
"Masterworks of Contemporary Art" is the last in a series of three exhibitions exploring the Saint Louis Art Museum ’s collections of African American art. Featured artists include: Faith Ringgold, Lorna Simpson, and Renée Stout
Saint Louis Art Museum
Saint Louis Art Museum
1 Fine Arts Dr.
St. Louis , MO
June 25
Marilynne Robinson: Gilead
Winner of the 2005 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
First Unitarian Church , 1507 Waterman Ave.
2:00pm
June 25-August 30
The Kranzberg Exhibition Series presents the work of St. Louis artist Christina Shmigel, with an opening reception on Friday, June 24 from 6-8pm. Shmigel's installation is titled Chinese Garden for the Delights of Roaming Afar.
Laumeier Sculpture Park
6:00- 8:00pm
June 26-July 29
Carol Fleming Ceramics
St. Louis Ceramic artist Carol Fleming specializes in ceramic sculptures that include repetition of variations on a simple form.
William & Florence Schmidt Art Center
(618) 222-5ART
schmidtartcenter@swic.edu
June 28
Emily Giffin: Something Blue
Left Bank Books
7:00 PM
June 29
Monica Mitchell Ressler and Peter Ressler: Spiritual Capitalism
St. Louis County Library Headquarters
7:00 PM
June 30
Cheryl Pecks: Fat Girls and Lawn Chairs
Thursday, June 30, 2005
Left Bank Books
7:30pm