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400 Reasons to Celebrate Pianos for People
Matt Brinkman, Executive Director of Pianos for People, stops by to talk about what’s happening at the organization… including the recent delivery of their 400th piano!
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Passing the Baton at the St. Louis Children’s Choirs
Dr. Alyson Moore is the new Artistic Director of the St. Louis Children’s Choirs, taking over from Barbara Berner, the Artistic Director Emerita, who had led the choirs for 25 years. In this interview, the pair discuss the transition process and some future plans for this St. Louis arts institution.
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Tennessee Williams Festival St. Louis “Suddenly” Returns
Hear from the executive-artistic director of Tennessee Williams Festival St. Louis, Carrie Houk, and the director of this year’s mainstage festival production, “Suddenly Last Summer”, Tim Ocel, about why watching this play will be like riding a roller coaster, what other events are a part of this year’s festival, what they love about Tennessee Williams,…
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Ragtime Revealed – Union Avenue Opera
Hear from Shawn Patrick Tubbs, the director of Ragtime, and Debby Lennon, who portrays Mother, about the creative process involved in staging this Tony-winning musical. Based on the novel by E.L. Doctorow, Ragtime follows a Jewish immigrant searching for a better life for his daughter, an upper-class wife yearning for something more, and a daring…
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Calvin Wilson
Our hearts are heavy with the loss of Calvin Wilson. Since our station first went on the air ten years ago, Calvin’s jazz show “Somethin’ Else” has been a wonderful part of our weekly programming. We are grateful for all that Calvin did for Classic 107.3, and we will miss seeing him in the studio.…
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Nathan Avakian Performs at Friday Pipes
Hear from organist and composer Nathan Avakian and Brent Johnson, the organist for Third Baptist Church in St. Louis, about this evening’s free Friday Pipes concert featuring Nathan. He’ll perform a variety of pop music as well as the scores from some entries to the International Youth Silent Film Festival. For more information about the…
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Lianne Marie Dobbs Leads at Blue Strawberry
Lianne Marie Dobbs brings her cabaret show “Why CAN’T a Woman” to Blue Strawberry this Friday, March 31st! Lianne spoke with Julie Schuster about how she created the show, which features songs traditionally sung by a man interspersed with funny and thought-provoking words from female authors, and why she’s excited to share it with audiences in St. Louis…
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Living History at Bellefontaine
Daniel Fuller, the Event and Volunteer Coordinator for Bellefontaine Cemetery and Arboretum, talks about the Women’s History Month events happening at Bellefontaine – trolley tours, lectures, and more; shares some of the cemetery’s fascinating history; and reveals what visitors should know about this St. Louis cultural institution. For more information and an event schedule, click HERE. Classic…
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Talking Arts with Vanessa Cooksey of RAC
President and CEO of the Regional Arts Commission, Vanessa Cooksey, stopped by the Classic 107.3 studios to talk about what RAC does for our St. Louis region, how local residents can get involved, and how she would like St. Louisans to decribe our city to others. (Hint: Rhymes with smarts!) For more information about applying for…
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David Kirkman’s “Children of the Sun” Shines at SLIFF
The 31st Annual Whitaker St. Louis International Film Festival is happening November 3-13. David Kirkman, founder of Woke Nation Studios and artist-in-residence with the Department of African and African-American Studies at Washington University, is an innovative young writer, director, and filmmaker originally from Ferguson. Host Kathy Lawton Brown spoke with David about his debut feature film,…