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Kernels of Culture: Maize Around the World (May 3, 2024 – March 31, 2025) at the Stephen and Peter Sachs Museum at the Missouri Botanical Garden focuses on the complex […]
A series of six exhibitions and presentations, curated and implemented by Dr. Billie Follensbee, Museum Studies Program Coordinator, exploring the history and culture of the Ozarks October 2024-September 2025 at […]
The State Historical Society of Missouri invites the public to visit a new exhibition, Wild Missouri – the ART of Conservation, open now through March 29, 2025, at the SHSMO […]
Sponsored by Matt & Ashley McConnell. Ardith Goodwin’s much-anticipated book, Penwonderative, is the first in her ""Predictably Unpredictable"" series, set in the fantastical Land of Ardithian. This children’s fantasy tale is […]
Montminy Gallery opens the new year with a compelling, collaborative exhibit, Looking Back and Forth: Chris Teeter and Mike Sleadd, which runs January 15 through February 22. These two well-known, […]
On January 30th, 2025, the Center for Agroforestry will host the 16th Annual Agroforestry Symposium in-person and online. The full-day program features insightful and intersectional voices on the realities of […]
Come revel in the historic French tradition of the King’s Ball! Youngsters, spirited teenagers, and adults of all ages don French colonial costumes and crowd the floor to dance reels, […]
Life magazine declared Sedalia, MO, the city second-hardest hit by the Great Depression in the entire United States. At the same time, community members such as Harry Waldman declared themselves […]
The public is invited to the Civil War Roundtable of St. Charles Missouri for a program on Archer Alexander and the Underground Railroad on Tuesday, February 4, 2025. A small […]
“every.single.one” depicts personal, familial and community experiences with hereditary cancer while exploring topics of genetics, integrative oncology, and healing from a patient’s perspective of modern medicine. The narrative interweaves three […]
“every.single.one” depicts personal, familial and community experiences with hereditary cancer while exploring topics of genetics, integrative oncology, and healing from a patient’s perspective of modern medicine. The narrative interweaves three […]
The song "Gospel Plow" or "Hold On" has been an African American folk standard for generations. While its exact age isn't known, "Gospel Plow" almost certainly originated among enslaved people […]
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