Kemper Art Museum Staff The artworks in this gallery complement a curated program of opera songs by baritone Justin Austin, creating connections across music, poetry, and visual art. Austin’s program is centered on Bertolt Brecht’s Threepenny Opera, with music by Kurt Weill, inspired by jazz, German folk traditions, and the avant-garde. Debuting in the late […]
Dana Delibovi This presentation highlights the life of St. Teresa of Ávila (1515–1582), focusing on how her poetic writings reflect her rebellious spirit and deep spirituality. A mystic, poet, memoirist, philosopher, and reformer, Teresa rose to prominence in patriarchal 16th-century Spain. Canonized in 1622 and named a Doctor of the Catholic Church in 1970, she […]
Doug Stowell Where does the U.S. stand in addressing the challenges of 2025? This program will explore 20 topics, including taxes, the economy, the environment, education, energy, healthcare, climate change, immigration, safety, prosperity, music, and personal happiness, among others. Using a “Top 10” format, participants will provide a quick snapshot of the U.S.’s rank relative […]
Lauren Radick This lecture has all the elements of a thrilling mystery. An abandoned vehicle found near a nature reserve. An unfaithful husband who wants to leave his wife for a younger woman. A crime writer who has disappeared from her own crime scene. While it may read like fiction, this is the true story […]
Andrew W. Hahn The lecture Mapping St. Louis charts the growth of the city from its founding in the 1760s to the present day. Many different styles of maps are featured – maps for exploration and navigation, pocket and atlas maps, development and planning maps, pictorial maps, and fantasy maps. The lecture and book Mapping […]