Starting at 6 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 22, McPherson Avenue, between Euclid and Walton and Euclid north of McPherson to the parking lot just north of Dressel’s, will be closed to through traffic. Vehicles will be able to access the parking lot on Euclid, by heading south on Euclid from Washington. The intersection of McPherson and…
Category: Books, Dance, Music, Theater
Movies on the Plaza: “The Greatest Showman” draws a large crowd
The Greatest Showman, the final offering of 2018’s Movies on the Plaza season—the 9th year Maryland Plaza has presented this popular neighbor event—drew about 100 people, the largest crowd of the summer. Many families were at last Wednesday’s screening including the Gamlins, Amy (far left), Derek (far right) and their kids. Amy is on the…
Sally Field, Gary Shteyngart, Michael Isikoff at 2018’s Bookfest St. Louis
The last authors to appear at 2017’s BookFest St. Louis in the Central West End had just packed their bags and headed for the airport when organizers, thrilled with the success of the inaugural event, started planning for 2018’s BookFest. The organizing team, including staff from Left Bank Books, the Left Bank Books Foundation and the…