Quantum Kansas: An Anthropocene Study

Dr. Bill Russell

July 1 – August 27, 2022
Opening Reception July 1, 5 – 8pm
Artist Talk July 30, 2pm

The Kranzberg*

Walk-in gallery hours at the Kranzberg Arts Center are from 12pm to 4pm every Saturday. For questions or concerns, please contact [email protected]. Private gallery visits can be made for all galleries by appointment with COVID-19 mitigation policies in place. To make an appointment, and for questions or concerns, please contact  katie@kranzbergarts.org or (314) 533-0367 ext. 105

Dr. Bill Russell is a chronic observer—drawing stories out of the woodwork and transforming them into three-dimensional and digital spaces. “Quantum Kansas: an Anthropocene Study” chronicles his 70 year relationship with the state of Kansas and his ongoing investigations of the socio-political landscape of Middle America. As a conceptual fiber artist on the autism spectrum, Dr. Bill Russell makes art as a means to understand the world around him and weave stories with implicit social commentary. Using color, form, volume, and perspective, he invites the audience to explore the underlying, often unseen, threads that connect the spaces we inhabit and the society that shapes us.

Curated by Audrey Simes

Revenge of the Exquisite Corpse (& other Zombies)

Andrew Erickson 

July 16 — September 11, 2022
Opening Reception July 16, 2022
High Low*

*Walk-in gallery visits to High Low are open to the public during regular hours of High Low, every day from 8am to 3pm. Private gallery visits can be made for all galleries by appointment with COVID-19 mitigation policies in place. To make an appointment, and for questions or concerns, please contact  [email protected] or (314) 533-0367 ext. 105. 

Revenge of the Exquisite Corpse (& other Zombies)
Andrew Erickson
July 15 — September 11, 2022
Opening Reception July 16, 2022
High Low*

Heathers The Musical: Teen Edition is the darkly delicious story of Veronica Sawyer, a brainy, beautiful teenage misfit who hustles her way into the most powerful and ruthless clique at Westerberg High: the Heathers. But before she can get comfortable atop the high school food chain, Veronica falls in love with the dangerously handsome new kid J.D. When Heather Chandler, the Almighty, kicks her out of the group, Veronica decides to bite the bullet and kiss Heather’s aerobicized butt… but J.D. has another plan for that bullet.

Brought to you by the award-winning creative team of Kevin Murphy (Reefer Madness, Desperate Housewives), Laurence O’Keefe (Bat Boy, Legally Blonde) and director Andy Fickman (Reefer Madness, She’s the Man), Heathers The Musical: Teen Edition is a hilarious, heartfelt and homicidal new show based on the greatest teen comedy of all time.

Are you in, or are you out?

Content Warning: HEATHERS THE MUSICAL contains strong language, dark issues, adult themes and acted violence. Please use discretion when booking tickets for children. Heathers is a dark comedy and exists to combat its own subject matter. Topics include: Suicide, Swearing, Gun violence, Violent death/murder, Bulimia, Fat shaming, and Homophobia.

AUGUST 11, 2022 / 8:00 PM

Locked Ward by Amy Crider:

When the body of a nurse is found late at night in a psychiatric ward, the patients realize they are all suspects.  They must hold themselves together to investigate the mystery as they yearn for connection and normalcy.

Author’s note:
“Back in 1993 I had to be hospitalized for bipolar disorder.  I met a wide variety of people who eventually inspired this play.”

Brother Bird is the Nashville-based solo project of Caroline Swon (St. Louis native formerly performing under the name, “Caroline Glaser”). She embraces a playful, ethereal style of indie rock in her 2021 debut LP, gardens. Produced and co-written with long time collaborators, Andy Hull & Robert McDowell of Manchester Orchestra.

AUGUST 12, 2022 / 9:00 PM

Kranzberg Arts Foundation
in collaboration with The TownsendX3 Agency & Knox Entertainment
present
The Grandel Legacy Series: THREE QUEENS
featuring
Denise Thimes, Marsha Evans, Renee Smith
A rare opportunity to experience three legendary St. Louis jazz/soul singers. In Thimes’ three-decade career, she’s performed with titans like Wynton Marsalis, Clark Terry and David Sanborn. Evans has been a staple of the St. Louis music scene for decades, working with the likes of Oliver Sain and Fontella Bass. Nicknamed the “Queen of St. Louis Soul,” Smith will perform for the first time in two years.

The Criticals are a Nashville-based rock band formed by Parker Forbes and Cole Shugart. They set their sights on creating a band built on youth, energy, and lust for life.

Since the release of the band’s first single, “Homebody,” in 2019, The Criticals have attracted global online attention. Since 2021 they’ve sold out their first shows across the US in Nashville, NYC, Chicago and more; see why their concerts are an experience unlike any other.

AUGUST 13, 2022 / 10:00 PM

St Lou Fringe is a performing arts festival that bolsters cultural identity in St Louis by providing a support structure to connect independent performing arts with accessible, affordable showcase settings for audiences. Fringe showcases theatre and dance, storytelling and spoken word, burlesque and acrobatics, visual art and more in a unique pressure-cooker of artistic expression. St Lou Fringe has been named “Best Theatre Festival” and “Best Theatre Surprise” by the Riverfront Times, one of “Nine Intriguing US Fringe Festivals” by CNN, and one of “Fifty Essential Summer Festivals” by the New York Times.