Saint Louis In Tune

For over 100 years the International Institute of St. Louis has been helping immigrants and refugees. President and CEO Arrey Obenson sat down again with Saint Louis In Tune to give us an update on the status of Afghan Immigrants and what changes have taken place. How can you help? Find out more at the links provided below.

[01:00] Background

[07:09] Collaborative Effort for New Arrivals

• Housing
• Food
• Language
• Health

[12:35] Setting up the Afghan Immigrants for Success

• Establishment of a Community Center
• Newspaper
• Chamber of Commerce
• Indoor youth soccer

[18:12] What vocations do the Afghans bring to the USA?

[22:36] Not just a local community effort-Afghan Resource Center

• USA Hello
• Landlord guide
• Funding

[30:43] What can the local community do to help support the work going on?

• Financial assistance
• Volunteer
• Help with long-term planning

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#Afghan #Afghanistan #IISTL #StLouis #immigrant #refugee #chamberofcommerce #newspaper #housing #landlord #soccer

The Doe Network is a 100% volunteer organization devoted to assisting investigating agencies in bringing closure to national and international cold cases concerning Missing & Unidentified Persons. Their mission is to give the nameless back their names and return the missing to their families. This is accomplished in three ways:

1. by providing exposure to these cases on their website,
2. by providing credible potential matches between missing and unidentified persons to investigating agencies, and
3. by striving to get much-needed and deserved media exposure to these cases.

[01:09] Background

[02:06] Where it all began

• Tent girl

[05:08] Changes in technology and the Internet

[06:27] Uniqueness of the Doe Network and how it is different from:

• Namus
• The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children

[14:24] Who pays the bill?

[16:01] Other successes of the Doe Network

[18:47] DNA, fingerprints, dental records, isotope analysis

[22:25] Future of the Doe Network

• Advocacy
• Solving more cases
• Awareness

[33:34] Final thoughts

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#doenetwork #namus #missingpersons #unidentifiedpersons #unclaimedpersons #Tennessee #tentgirl #dna #fingerprints #isotopeanalysis #nameless

On a winter afternoon in February 1983, two young men discovered the body of a girl who had been brutally murdered. She remains to this day unidentified and the topic of a documentary to find her killer. Shelby Sosa, Lee Barber, and Edrar 'Bird' Sosa set out to keep Baby Jane Doe's memory alive. Shelby and Lee join the discussion of the documentary movie, Our Precious Hope: St. Louis' Baby Jane Doe.

[01:15] Background

• Edrar 'Bird' Sosa, director
• Shelby Sosa, cinematographer
• Lee Barber, assistant director
• 314birdstudios

[07:24] The Story-Part I

[11:03] The Story-Pat II

• DNA and
• Finding all the students in St. Louis Public Schools
• Two Burials-Two Cemeteries
• Discovery from students at Washington University

[21:11] The Story-Part III

• Chicago author
• Smithsonian isotope testing

[33:40] Impact on the film makers

The documentary is available at 314birdstudios.com, Vimeo, and YouTube.

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#missing #janedoe #doenetwork #unsolvedmurders #missingpersons #documentaryfilm #unidentifiedpersons #babyjanedoe #ourprecioushope #smithsonian #washingtonuniversity

The New Jewish Theatre presents, A Little Song, a Little Dance, a Little Seltzer Down Your Pants! starring Eric Williams and Sharon Hunter, December 18 and 19.

• Eric Williams is an actor/comedian from St. Louis and has starred as Buddy the Elf in the Broadway national tour of Elf the Musical. His TV credits include 50 Central on BET, The Today Show, The Wendy Williams Show, Press Your Luck, and the live stream series “Visiting Broadway.”
• New Jewish Theatre Artistic Director Ed Coffield’s association started in 2002. At the St. Louis Theatre Circle Awards, Edward was nominated for Outstanding Director of a comedy and he was a three-time nominee for The Kevin Kline Award for Outstanding Direction. Ed also served as Production Manager at the Repertory Theatre of Saint Louis for 28 years.

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American pianist Brian Woods has emerged as a compelling artist of international acclaim. Woods' 2021-2022 season highlights include his solo debuts at the World Chess Hall of Fame and as a featured soloist for the Chamber Music Society of St. Louis. A native of St. Louis, Woods has enjoyed success in numerous distinguished competitions, including the Verona International Piano Competition, The American Prize, the Music Teachers' National Association Young Artist Competition, and the Artist Presentation Society Auditions. A trove of insights from this bright young pianist. BTW, he begins his debut as Music Director for Classical Programming at the World Chess Hall of Fame with a solo recital on January 20, 2022, at 7 pm! Don't miss this opportunity to not only hear me perform a short program live in the New Year but get your first look at the 2022 Season! Capacity is low, get your tickets now!

[01:07] Background

• Music, piano, university
• John O'Conor
• Playing by ear and moving to read music
• Playing in church

[10:18] Mishaps on stage and the enjoyment of the musical performance

[12:52] Chamber Music Society Performance

[14:05] Beethoven Sonata in F minor Opus 57

[17:18] Memorizing music

[22:19] Piano Masterclass

[24:00] Technicality vs Musicality

[28:07] Importance of Mentors and Teachers

[39:12] Words to budding musicians and pianists

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#music #piano #pianist #Toronto #stlouis #chambermusic #chambermusicstl #stlouischess #chesshalloffame #Beethoven #Chopin

Vocalist Debby Lennon and Director Pam Hunt are back together for an encore production of Joanna Murray-Smith's "Songs for Nobodies." This one-woman powerhouse performance weaves the music of legendary divas Judy Garland, Patsy Cline, Billie Holiday, Edith Piaf, and Maria Callas throughout a mosaic of stories told by the everyday women who had unexpected life-changing encounters with these musical icons. The show is a Max and Louie production.

[01:00] Background

• Debby Lennon

[03:06] About "Songs for Nobodies"

[05:13] Storytelling, singing, and melting into 10 roles

[08:15] Special considerations when you are the only one on stage (besides the musicians)?

[12:00] Why this works for Debby Lennon

[14:45] Learning the styles of Judy Garland, Patsy Cline, Billie Holiday, Edith Piaf, and Maria Callas

[18:50] Covid safety protocols for the performance

[20:37] Debby Lennon singing, "I'm All Smiles"

[24:04] Background

• Pam Hunt

[26:23] An encore production-more details of the show

[29:42] From choreographer to director

[31:24] Learning lessons from some leading ladies and men

[32:59] Differences the second time around

[34:15] Advice to budding stars

[38:27] League of Professional Theatre Women

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#music #theatre #stlouis #maxandlouie #max&louie #pamhunt #debbylennon #thegrandel #nightclub #cabaret #judygarland #patsycline #billieholiday #edithpiaf #mariacallas #choreography #choreographer #director

For the past several years, Director Eric Bricker and Producer Lisa Hughes have delved into the world of the Airstream, its culture, and its followers. These native St. Louisians have brought a whole new understanding to the silver bullet that is seen traveling down the highway, parked as a food trailer, or used as a permanent residence. Alumination is a play on three words: aluminum, nation, and illumination. Find out more about this enlightening documentary at the St. Louis International Film Festival or at Aluminationmovie.com.

[01:30] Background

• Eric Bricker

[03:27] The name, Alumination

[05:37] How the documentary came about

• Factory
• Wally Byam

[11:15] Surprises about Airstream

• Community
• Difference from the RV

[12:37] Visual Acoustics Documentary on Julius Schulman

[15:40] Background

• Lisa Hughes
• Collaboration with Eric Bricker

[17:35] Silver lining for the silver bullet

[20:55] Out of the Box Productions

[25:54] Wally Byam and the Alumapalooza

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#airstream #travel #traveltrailer #wallybyam #vacation #Alumapalooza #ohio #interstatehighway #route66 #weekendgetaway #jacksoncenter

Directors Damien D. Smith and Alana Marie provide background and attention to important events in their respective films "Target: St. Louis Vol. I" and "The Kinloch Doc." The films are a part of the St. Louis International Film Festival and can be seen online. "Target: St. Louis Vol I," tells the story of the U.S. government’s secret Cold War-era dispersal of aerosolized radioactive material in Pruitt-Igoe and other North City locations with majority Black populations to gauge their effects. "The Kinloch Doc" explores how two major political decisions — a city merger and the Lambert Airport buyout — essentially destroyed the community.

[01:08] Background

• Damien D. Smith

[02:30] "Target: St. Louis Vol I" Overview

[04:08] Government and Company Complicity

[11:44] The St. Louis Black Community

[14:22] Where to get more information and Future Volumes?

[22:38] Background

• Alana Marie

[23:35] Writing and Storytelling

[24:11] Overview of "The Kinloch Doc"

[27:22] The Airport Buyout

[29:57] The Strength of Community

[31:02] From Social Work to Film Director

[34:48] The Dissolution of the Kinloch Schools

[39:08] Kinloch Today

[41:55] Will there be more films from you?

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#film #SLIFF #director #stlouis #movies #filmfestival #PruittIgoe #Kinloch #airport #radiation #radioactivematerial #cinemastlouis #damiendsmith #alanamarie #education #schooldistrict #chemicalcompanies

Henry Schvey's discovery of an unknown poem by Tennessee Williams was not only a once-in-a-lifetime find but another piece of the puzzle of a man whose past continued to follow him and which helped provide the inspiration for his work. The poem, Blue Song became the inspiration for Schvey's book, The Blue Song: St. Louis in the Life and Work of Tennessee Williams. A captivating side of Williams' life in St. Louis by an author who unknowingly crossed paths with the playwright.

[03:00] Background

• Henry Schvey, Professor of Drama and Comparative Literature at Washington University in St. Louis
• Interest in Tennessee Williams

[07:07] The discovery of the poem, Blue Song

[14:03] The St. Louis influence in Williams' work

• Informative and growing up years
• How it shows out in his plays

[25:45] Dealing with the past

• Other writers
• Williams returns to St. Louis to dry out
• Ultimate irony-Williams burial in St. Louis

[33:25] St. Louis Jewish Book Festival and future work on Tennessee Williams by Henry Schvey

• Insight from the paintings of Williams
• Getting it to perfection-addiction to writing

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#tennesseewilliams #stlouis #playwright #washingtonuniversity #newyork #neworleans #brookingshall #universitycity #twstl #jewishbookfestival #washu #drama #theatre #jcc #awardwinningplays

Adam Wayne is not your typical photographer. He is the paintbrush and his canvas is the world.

[01:30] Background

• Inspiration out of depression
• Nature

[04:28] Canon Powershot

• "I haven't read the manual"-Adam
• Nothing added to the photographs

[07:24] Background in Photography

[08:32] The Creative Process - perspective, viewpoint, nature, architecture

• The Gateway Arch - the niche
• Make it worth taking

[12:37] Thinking about your art

• Art Gallery
• Happiness
• Emotion through photography
• More on the Gateway Arch

[19:12] True Manifesto

[21:58] Equipment and creativity

[24:04] Where did this creativity come from?

[29:25] Black & White vs Color

[30:50] Eads Bridge

[33:37] Work in St. Louis

• PWC (Ballpark Village)
• STL Visions Book
• Jefferson Arms Building Facade
• Instagram @adamwayne_arts

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#photography #saintlouis #stlouis #canon #canonusa #mozart #stlarch #stlbucketlist #streetphotographer #explorestlouis #gatewayarch #stlarchitecture #mystl #fox2now #adamwayne_arts #stlintune