Kenya Vaughn

ATL rap veteran Ludacris demonstrated his special relationship with St. Louis when he took the stage under the Arch as part of the entertainment lineup for Celebrate 250 Friday night. He was among the opening night artists of a weekend celebration presented by Celebrate Saint Louis that included several of the biggest names in music […]

Celebrate Saint Louis is preparing to mark America's 250th birthday with a two-day riverfront celebration. Celebrate 250 will bring national recording artists, family programming and the city's signature Fourth of July traditions back to the Gateway Arch grounds.

By the time he became an internet sensation thanks to the millions who viewed his top-tier performance on NPR's Tiny Desk concert, Durand Bernarr was already booked to headline St. Louis' WerQfest for 2023.

Archived mainstream media news clippings and footage tell one story about Mill Creek Valley. The historically Black neighborhood was relentlessly referred to as a slum in the years leading up to it being demolished in 1959. A demolition of another kind came after the buildings. It was one that attempted to wipe away the contributions of a place that had been a cultural and civic anchor for generations of Black St. Louisans.

Shelton Boyd-Griffith and Tre'von Griffith made a promise as they welcomed the colorful crowd into the pavilion area of Atomic by Jamo for the 7th Annual WerQfest. “It's gonna be a vibe.” They kept their word. The married couple created the event as a safe space for Black queer joy. That joy permeated the Mangrove for more than six hours. The venue's indoor and outdoor space was filled with the LGBTQIA+ community and allies who came to see national artists Infinite Coles, Onya Nurve and headliner JT.

When Diádié Bathily steps onto a stage, he carries West Africa with him. This month, he brings that legacy to the Touhill Performing Arts Center as Afriky Lolo presents Sundiata: The King of Mali, an original work inspired by one of West Africa's most enduring historical epics.

When Anthony Jones was a child, his family navigated housing insecurity and the instability that comes with it for a decade. But while everything around him shifted, one thing stayed constant.

To borrow a quote from 20th-century scholar Forrest Gump, Jon Batiste is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get.

(New York, NY) – New York City may have the highest concentration of theater lovers per capita, but much of the crowd lining both sides of West 47th Street on Wednesday night was likely drawn to the Ethel Barrymore Theatre for a different reason: celebrity. St. Louis' own King of Comedy Cedric The Entertainer and Taraji P. Henson — both with stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame — headline the critically acclaimed Broadway revival of August Wilson's

That reminder from August Wilson framed Ron Himes' reflections as The Black Rep announced its 50th anniversary season. For Himes, Black theater remains truth telling and celebration — the place where Black artists can control their own images.