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SUMMARY:Black Excellence!: First Friday Art Exhibit\, Open Mic\, & Live Jam Session
DESCRIPTION:Black Excellence! Celebrating Black History Month \nFirst Friday Art Exhibit\, Open Mic\, & Live Jam Session \nHosted by: Comedian Marvin Davis \nGuest DJ: DJ “Real-Deal” Phil \nLive Painting Experience with: Brando Buxx \nFeaturing: Tyler Davis\, Cellist\, Fine & Culinary Artist \nDoors open at 6:30\, program starts at 7pm \nFree Refreshments while they last \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://www.grandcenter.org/event/black-excellence-first-friday-art-exhibit-open-mic-live-jam-session/
LOCATION:Metropolitan Artist Lofts\, 500 N. Grand Boulevard\, St. Louis\, MO\, 63108\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions,First Fridays,Music
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SUMMARY:Opening Reception for Assembly Required
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate the opening of Assembly Required\, an exhibition that features nine artists and collectives whose work invites your active participation. Created between the 1950s and the present\, the artworks respond to distinct social and political moments\, from unrest in the United States during the Vietnam War to Peru’s military dictatorship. Featured artists include Francis Alÿs\, Rasheed Araeen\, Siah Armajani\, Tania Bruguera and INSTAR\, Lygia Clark\, Hélio Oiticica\, Yoko Ono\, Lygia Pape\, and Franz Erhard Walther. \nJoin us for an evening reception from 5–9pm\, plus a public activation of Franz Erhard Walther’s work.
URL:https://www.grandcenter.org/event/opening-reception-for-assembly-required/
LOCATION:Pulitzer Arts Foundation\, 3716 Washington Blvd\, St. Louis\, MO\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions,First Fridays,Museums & Galleries
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SUMMARY:First Fridays in Grand Center Arts District
DESCRIPTION:On the first Friday of every month\, museums and galleries in Grand Center Arts District are free and open until 9pm. Discover the remarkable array of visual arts in St. Louis’s premier neighborhood for arts and culture while enjoying cocktails\, conversation\, and entertainment. Stick around for after party events\, dinner or a show!
URL:https://www.grandcenter.org/event/first-fridays-in-grand-center-arts-district/2022-01-08/
LOCATION:Grand Center Arts District\, St. Louis\, MO\, United States
CATEGORIES:First Fridays
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SUMMARY:InTransit
DESCRIPTION:Friday\, October 1\, 2021\, 5:30-6:30pm \nGrand Center Arts District and Strauss Park \n3534 Washington Ave\, St Louis\, MO 63103 \n  \n5:30 – 6pm:  See performances of site-specific dance and live music.  Audiences are encouraged to walk\, bike\, or drive-by to view the performances taking place simultaneously at multiple outdoor locations. \n\nGrand Center Arts Plaza\nThe Sheldon (Plaza)\nPark-Like/The Pulitzer Arts Foundation\nThird Baptist Church (Stairs)\n\n6 – 6:20pm:  Strauss Park – full ensemble performance \n  \n InTRANSIT is a walk\, bike\, drive-by traveling performance of dance and live music taking place at multiple locations in the Grand Center Arts District in St. Louis.  In an effort to work together as a creative community\, 20+ dancers and a handful of musicians offer viewers an opportunity to experience these beautiful art forms in real time and socially distant space. (Free public performance) \n\nJoining the dancers are featured musicians:  Lance Garger (percussion)\, Harvey Lockhart (saxophone)\, Rick Kramer (percussion)\, Sky Kingsland (percussion)\, Kalo Hoyle (bass)\, and Tory Starbuck (electronics)\n\n  \nInTRANSIT will coordinate with First Fridays in the Grand Center Arts District. Linking the InTRANSIT performance with First Fridays will further generate the vibrancy of an artistic community in the district as people walking from gallery to gallery can experience dance performances and live music along the way.  A map of the performance locations will be available online through the Karlovsky & Company Dance website www.karlovskydance.org. Directed by Dawn Karlovsky\, founder and artistic director\, Karlovsky & Company Dance.
URL:https://www.grandcenter.org/event/intransit-2/
LOCATION:Karlovsky & Company Dance\, United States
CATEGORIES:Family-Friendly,First Fridays,Theatre & Dance
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SUMMARY:First Fridays in Grand Center
DESCRIPTION:On the first Friday of every month\, museums and galleries in Grand Center Arts District are free and open until 9pm. Discover the remarkable array of visual arts in St. Louis’s premier neighborhood for arts and culture while enjoying cocktails\, conversation\, and entertainment. Stick around for after party events\, dinner or a show! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSeptember Participating Locations\n  \nAngad Arts Hotel \n3550 Samuel Shepard Dr.\nExhibition opening of The Million Dollar Art Show \nInternational Photography Hall of Fame & Museum\n3415 Olive Street\nExhibition showing of Camera Work \nMuseum of Contemporary Religious Art (MOCRA)\n3700 West Pine Blvd.\nExhibition opening of  Tom Kiefer – Pertenencias: Recuperando lo sagrado en objetos fronterizos / Belongings: Recovering the Sacred in Objects from the Border. \nPulitzer Arts Foundation\n3716 Washington Blvd.\nFrom 5 to 8:30pm\, local artist Tucker Pierce will be creating sewn portraits for visitors to take home. A drawing workshop led by local artist and educator Rachel Lebo will also be taking place across the street at Park-Like from 6:00 to 7:30pm. \nSheldon Art Galleries\n3648 Washington Blvd.\nMake sure to stop by for the FINAL night of Golf the Galleries! Tickets can be purchased here.  \nStrauss Park\n3534 Washington Ave.\nLive music performed by the youth jazz ensemble from Heal Center for the Arts\n5 – 7pm \nThe Judson House\n3733 Washington Blvd.\nSidewalk Invitational Art Show featuring the work of fifteen well known Saint Louis artists.
URL:https://www.grandcenter.org/event/first-fridays-in-grand-center/
LOCATION:Grand Center Arts District\, St. Louis\, MO\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions,Family-Friendly,Festivals,First Fridays
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SUMMARY:First Friday at CAM
DESCRIPTION:Featured artist: Tim Portlock \nExperience CAM’s First Fridays online\, featuring a conversation with an exhibiting artist and other art activities that will sweep the memory of your work week away. It’s Friday! Stop work early and join the watch party! \nPlease note this event is online only. Register above to receive a link to the Zoom webinar.
URL:https://www.grandcenter.org/event/first-friday-at-cam-2/
LOCATION:Contemporary Art Museum\, 3750 Washington Blvd\, St. Louis\, MO\, United States
CATEGORIES:Event Spaces,First Fridays,Media & Education,Museums & Galleries
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SUMMARY:First Friday at CAM
DESCRIPTION:Featured artist: Yowshien Kuo \nExperience CAM’s First Fridays online\, featuring a conversation with an exhibiting artist and other art activities that will sweep the memory of your work week away. It’s Friday! Stop work early and join the watch party! \nThis program is online only. RSVP to receive a link to the Zoom broadcast.
URL:https://www.grandcenter.org/event/first-friday/
LOCATION:Contemporary Art Museum\, 3750 Washington Blvd\, St. Louis\, MO\, United States
CATEGORIES:Event Spaces,First Fridays,Media & Education,Museums & Galleries,Speaking & Forum
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SUMMARY:First Friday at CAM
DESCRIPTION:Featured artist: Kahlil Robert Irving \nExperience CAM’s First Fridays online\, featuring a conversation with an exhibiting artist and other art activities that will sweep the memory of your work week away. It’s Friday! Stop work early and join the watch party! \nPlease note this event is online only. Register to receive a link to the Zoom webinar.
URL:https://www.grandcenter.org/event/first-friday-at-cam/
LOCATION:Contemporary Art Museum\, 3750 Washington Blvd\, St. Louis\, MO\, United States
CATEGORIES:Event Spaces,First Fridays,Media & Education,Museums & Galleries,Speaking & Forum
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SUMMARY:First Friday: PDA Pride
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an online edition of our First Friday celebrations\, featuring a line-up celebrating LGBTQ+ Pride. Hosted by St. Louis’s own Maxi Glamour\, the evening takes inspiration from Liz Johnson Artur’s series of photographs taken at the East London club night PDA (Public Displays of Affection)\, a space for queer and non-binary expression and experimental DJs. \n\n5:00 pm Maxi Glamour kicks off the show\, with a hello from CAM Executive Director Lisa Melandri\n5:30 pm Art at Home: Tape Resist Paintings — In a painting demonstration led by CAM Learning & Engagement Staff CJ Mitchell and Miriam Ruiz\, explore how colors can express our experience and identity\, including a closer look at the colors in various LGTBQ+ flags for inspiration. Please gather masking tape\, watercolor or acrylic paint\, and either a canvas or paper backing prior to start.\n6:00 pm Artists on Art — Host Maxi Glamour discusses Liz Johnson Artur’s PDA series with Joss Barton\, a writer\, photographer\, journalist\, and artist documenting queer and trans life and love in St. Louis.\n6:30 pm Musical performances by Bates and Låda\n7:00 pm Maxi Glamour closes out the night\n\nPlease note that this program is online only.
URL:https://www.grandcenter.org/event/first-friday-pda-pride/
LOCATION:Contemporary Art Museum\, 3750 Washington Blvd\, St. Louis\, MO\, United States
CATEGORIES:First Fridays,Media & Education,Museums & Galleries
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