Following on the heels of Wednesday's post on last Friday night's gallery openings on McPherson, I want to mention a photography exhibit that occurred the same evening at Coiffures by Shawn, 312 N. Euclid. The salon is located above SubZero Vodka Bar. Gregory Smith, the proprietor of the salon for the past thirty years, and…
Category: Art & Architecture
A big welcome for the Philip Slein Gallery
The Philip Slein Gallery recently moved from a location downtown to 4735 McPherson Avenue and celebrated with a grand re-opening last Friday night. Fellow gallery and shop owners along the McPherson corridor rolled out the welcome mat with openings of their own. The street was crowded with art patrons and those who were curious about…
Shakespeare Festival’s “Othello” opens this week
"Places everyone!" for the opening of the 12th Season of the Shakespeare Festival in Forest Park's Shakespeare Glen. This season features the Bard's Othello, which according to Festival Executive Director Rick Dildine, is one of their audience's most requested plays. When I stopped by last week, signage was laid out and ready to be installed…