MHS Summer Programming 2023

MISSOURI HISTORICAL SOCIETY SUMMER 2023 EVENTS

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mohistory.org/events

Unless otheise indicated, all programs are FREE and will take place in person at the location noted. For the most current information about MHS events, please visit mohistory.org!events.

All programs will begin at 11:00am at the Missouri History Museum.

Tuesday June 6

Twelfth Night Discussion with St. Louis Shakespeare Festival

TuesdayJune 27

Frank Lloyd Wright: Impossible Genius

TuesdayJuly 11

On the Road with Johnny Rabbitt: The Automobile and St. Louis

TuesdayJuly 18

Construction of the 1904 World’s Fair and the Restoration of Forest Park

Tuesday July25

St. Louis’s Impact on the Disability Rights Movement

This program is generously sponsored by the St. Louis Society for the Blind and Visually Impaired ond the Agape Council for the Blind.

Tuesday August 1

Digging for the Truth at Washington Park Cemetery

Tuesday August29

St. Louis Architecture Rocks

Wednesdays June 7, 14, 21,28

6:00—8:OOpm

Missouri History Museum

Just Breathe STL

The Collective STL presents an intergenerational summer wellness experience. Participate in a variety of activities including yoga, journaling, mindful art, music, live performances, and food.

Saturday June 24 3:00—4:3Opm

Missouri History Museum

The Legend Singers Reunion Concert

Enjoy a live concert celebrating Black Music Month and 83 years of the Legend Singers’ continuous performance and preservation of African American folk music, The celebration will travel the Soul Train, honoring Slack musicians and their music, from early slave songs to present-day pop and hip-hop.

THUR3a NIGHTS AT THE MII[UM

Thursday June 1

Kickoff your weekend at the Missouri History Museum in Forest Park! Each Thursday Night at the Museum will be the most fun, engaging, uplifting, thought-provoking, and perspective-shaping night of your week. And there are drinks. Join us starting at 5:30pm for pop-up activities. The main stage comes to life at 6:30pm, light appetizers and drinks are available for purchase until 7:00pm, and the Museum’s exhibits and shop are open until 8:00pm for you to explore!

Color the Rainbow Party

Thursday June 8

Pride Keynote: Queer Writes

Thursday June 15

Juneteenth Keynote: From New Orleans to Galveston to St. Louis and Beyond

Thursday June 22

UN Day in Support of Victims of Torture: Surviving Vietnam

This program is presented in collaboration with Bilingual lnternationalAssistant Services (BIAS) and the St. Louis Kaplan Feldman Halacaust Museum

Thursday June29

A Night with Bernie Hayes

Thursday July 6

Summer Vacation on Route 66

Thursday July 13

Brick City

This program is presented in collaboration with Great Rivers Greenway

Thursday July20

St. Louis: America’s First Soccer Capital

Thursday July27

Keeping Time: An Evening with Pianist and Composer Royce Martin

Thursday August 3

Asian American Architects

This program is generously sponsored by AnnE. and Greg P. Rhomberg in memory of Lorry W Giles, founder Notional Building Ads Center.

Thursday August10

Spaces Reimagined: Architecture Reuse and Reinvestment in St. Louis

This program is sponsored by Mackey MitchellArchitects.

Thursday August17

Pride DJ Night

This program is associated with Gateway to Pride, presented by the William A. Kerr Foundation and AARP St. Louis.

Thursday August24

Living Legends: Heroes of the Millennium

Thursday August31

More than a Century of City Murals

Saturday July22 10:OOam—3:OOpm Missouri History Museum

Green Living Pop-Up Festival

This program is presented in collaboration with the Missouri Botanical Garden in partnership with the Zoo Museum District institutions.

This festival will let visitors explore links between a healthy environment and sustainability. Professionals will offer tips to make your lifestyle, workplace, community, and residence greener. Enjoy exhibitors, family4riendly activities, workshops, and tours.

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LIBRARY & RESEARCH CENTER

These programs will take place at the Library & Research Center, 225 S. Skinker Blvd.

Queer and Allied Writes: Finding Essential Moments in Your Story

Saturday June 10 1O:OOam—1:OOpm

$30 per person (includes lunch)

Registration is required: st-louis.oasiseverywhere.org

One of the biggest challenges for established and beginning writers alike is finding the essential moments to illuminate their stories. Joan Lipkin will facilitate a workshop to identify them. In addition to creating your own work, you’ll have a chance to get an inspirational, up-close look at some of the queer literature in the Missouri Historical Society Collections. This workshop will include conversation, writing, and opportunities to be in community with new friends or old ones. All orientations are welcome. Lipkin is an award-winning writer, director, and educator who is profiled in the recent book Fifty Key Figures in Queer US Theoh’e.

Workshops with Dennis Northcott

$10 per person: $5 for members

Saturday June 24 9:30—11:OOam

House History Workshop

Registration required: mohistory.orglevents/house-history

Saturday August 26• 9:30—11:OOam

Genealogy: Exploring Your Family tree Workshop

Registration required: mohistory.org/events/family-tree

SOLDIERS MEMORIAL

Unless otherwise noted, these programs will take place in person at Soldiers Memorial. Visit mohistory.org/events for the most current information on events.

Wednesday June 14 I 10:00am

Flag Day: Raise the Colors!

This is a Zoom presentation only. Visit mohistory.org/events for link information.

It’s Flag Day! You’ve heard some rules about how to fly the United States flag, but they can get so confusing! What’s OK? What isn’t? Learn the ins and outs of flag etiquette in this educational online program that’s perfect for children who are just learning, as well as adults who need a refresher. A tutorial on the proper folding of the US flag will be also included

SUMMERFAMILYFUNSERIES

Sponsored by PNC Grow Up Great and the Saigh Foundation

Wednesdays and Fridays, June 2—July 28 1O:OOam—1:OOpm

Enjoy FREE family activities including crafts, performances, workshops, and more!

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See an entirely different side of St. Louis! For more information or to book a tour, visit mo h istory.o rg/I ear n/see-stl.

• WALKING TOURS ii BUS TOURS

$15 for MHS members $30 for MHS members

2-hour tours. Sites include:

Benton Park Soulard

The Hill Old North Downtown Forest Park

MissouRi HisToRicAl 5OCiEPY DISCOVERY TOURS 2023

2-hour tours. Themes include:

Central West End Grand Center Tower Grove

Women’s History

Architectural History

Manufacturing History Beyond the Grave And more!

Enjoy these full-day motorcoach excursions designed to entertain and inform! Led by MHS staff or local historians, each tour has been inspired by MHS’s exhibits, collections, and programming. For more information or to book a tour, visit mohistory.org/discovery-tours.

Saturday, June 10—Historic Gardens: Landscapes of Summertime Past

Saturday June24 111:00am

PrideFest Annual Wreath Laying Ceremony

For as long as there has been a US military. there have been LGBTQIA+ members of it. These proud service members were forced to live in hiding for decades, and though recent laws have changed that, there is still much progress to be made. Come to Soldiers Memorial to kick off PrideFest by recognizing and celebrating the tradition of LGBTOIA— service in our military.

Friday July 211 10:OOam—3:3Opm

10th Annual U.S. Grant Symposium Free, but registration is required: m oh u man i ties. org/event/ 10th-ann ua l-u-s grant-symposium

Soldiers Memorial, in partnership with the National U. S. Grant Trail Association and the Missouri Humanities Council, hosts the 10th Annual U.S. Grant Symposium. This year’s symposium returns to a full day of in-person-only presentations by scholars who will help us better understand one of our nation’s most important generals and presidents,

Sunday Matinees at the Memorial

Soldiers Memorial invites you to free indoor movie matinees! This year’s movie selections are inspired by our current exhibition, Vietnam: At War and At Home. Chairs are provided, but visitors are encouraged to bring a folding chair for more comfort. Popcorn and beverages will be provided.

Sunday August 13 2:00pm

Forrest Gunip

Forrest Gump is a sometimes funny, sometimes sad, and always wondrous look at this tumultuous era. Rated PG-13 for drug content, some sensuality, and war violence, 2 hours, 22 minutes.

sunday August27. 2:00pm

Rescue Dawn

Based on a true story, Rescue Down follows Dieter Dengler’s fight to survive after he was shot down over Laos in 1965. Rated PG-13 for some sequences of intense war violence and torture. 2 hours.