The Dark Room
The Dark Room at The Grandel offers patrons of the arts the opportunity to experience fine art, live jazz, artisan cuisine, and premium beverages all under the same roof. Operated by the Kranzberg Arts Foundation, The Dark Room at The Grandel is a nonprofit concept designed to enhance community engagement, encourage conversation, and inspire ideas while supporting St. Louis’ broader artistic community. The Dark Room’s unique gallery space features emerging artists from around the country, while The Grandel’s stage has become home to many of St. Louis’ finest musicians. We are only open for scheduled events and programs. Dining at The Dark Room is currently only available prior to and during select events and live music.
Please refer to Kranzberg Arts Foundation Covid-19 Mitigation Policies.
Upcoming Events at The Dark Room
august, 2022
Art Form
All
Cabaret
Comedy
Culinary Arts
Dance
Education
Film
Literary Arts
Music
Other
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Visual Art
Event Location
All
.ZACK
Central Stage
Duet
Grand Center Arts District
High Low
Online
Online via Zoom
Sally's Rooftop Garden & Terrace
Sophie's Artist Lounge
The Big Top
The Dark Room
The Gallery at The Kranzberg
The Grandel
The Kranzberg
The Marcelle
The Sheldon
The Sun Theatre
Event Organizer
All
Artists for a Cause
Ashleyliane Dance Company
Ballroom Dance Academy of St. Louis (BDASL)
Beyond Measure LLC
Blueprint Coffee
Building Futures, Design and Build Workshops
Circus Flora
Consuming Kinetics Dance Company
Craft Alliance Center of Art + Design
Creative Exchange Lab
Dance St. Louis
First Run Theatre
Fly North Theatricals
Heal Center for the Arts
Hope Creates
Ignite Theatre Company
Insight Theatre Company
Jamo Presents
JPEK CreativeWorks
Karlovsky & Company Dance
Kimbilio for Black Fiction
Left Bank Books
Max and Louie Productions
Metro Theater Company
Metro Theatre Company
Mid Coast Media
National Conference for Community and Justice of Metropolitan St. Louis (NCCJ St. Louis)
New Line Theatre
Peace Weaving Wholeness
R-S Theatrics
River Styx
Saint Louis Ballet
Saint Louis Poetry Center
Saint Louis Story Stitchers Artists Collective
Saint Louis University Theatre
Shakespeare Festival St. Louis
SpecDrum
St. Lou Fringe
St. Louis Poetry Center
St. Louis Volunteer Lawyers and Accountants for the Arts (VLAA)
Tennessee Williams Festival St. Louis
Tesseract Theatre Company
The Big Muddy Dance Company
The Midnight Company
TLT Productions
Upstream Theater
Urban Artist Alliance for Child Development (UrbArts)
Urban Harvest STL
Event Details
Celebrate St. Louis’ jazz legacy and future at the Wednesday Night Jazz Jam. Free and family-friendly, this weekly gathering brings jazz within reach for people
Event Details
Celebrate St. Louis’ jazz legacy and future at the Wednesday Night Jazz Jam. Free and family-friendly, this weekly gathering brings jazz within reach for people of all ages and backgrounds. Hosted by Bob DeBoo, the Jazz Jam takes place from 6-9 pm, live inside The Dark Room.
Food and drink purchases can be made on-site through a contactless online platform.
Limited seating is available on a first-come-first-serve basis.
If you have any questions, please email [email protected]
The Wednesday Night Jazz Jam is presented in partnership with Jazz St. Louis, WSIE 88.7 FM The Sound, The Dark Room
Time
(Wednesday) 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Location
The Dark Room
3610 Grandel Sq., St. Louis, MO 63103
Tickets
TICKETSEvent Details
Kranzberg Arts Foundation in collaboration with The TownsendX3 Agency & Knox Entertainment present The Grandel Legacy Series: TRAILBLAZERS OF ST. LOUIS BLUES & SOUL featuring Skeet Rodgers & Boo Boo Davis See two stalwarts of the
Event Details
Kranzberg Arts Foundation
in collaboration with The TownsendX3 Agency & Knox Entertainment
present
The Grandel Legacy Series: TRAILBLAZERS OF ST. LOUIS BLUES & SOUL
featuring
Skeet Rodgers & Boo Boo Davis
See two stalwarts of the St. Louis Blues and Soul tradition on one stage. At age 78, Davis is one of the last remaining traditional Delta bluesmen. Skeet Rodgers has been performing on the drums since the age of 14, leading one of the most popular St. Louis Blues acts.
Time
(Saturday) 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Location
The Grandel
3610 Grandel Sq., St. Louis, MO 63103
Event Details
Celebrate St. Louis’ jazz legacy and future at the Wednesday Night Jazz Jam. Free and family-friendly, this weekly gathering brings jazz within reach for people
Event Details
Celebrate St. Louis’ jazz legacy and future at the Wednesday Night Jazz Jam. Free and family-friendly, this weekly gathering brings jazz within reach for people of all ages and backgrounds. Hosted by Bob DeBoo, the Jazz Jam takes place from 6-9 pm, live inside The Dark Room.
Food and drink purchases can be made on-site through a contactless online platform.
Limited seating is available on a first-come-first-serve basis.
If you have any questions, please email [email protected]
The Wednesday Night Jazz Jam is presented in partnership with Jazz St. Louis, WSIE 88.7 FM The Sound, The Dark Room
Time
(Wednesday) 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Location
The Dark Room
3610 Grandel Sq., St. Louis, MO 63103
Tickets
TICKETSEvent Details
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
Event Details
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.
Time
(Saturday) 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Location
The Grandel
3610 Grandel Sq., St. Louis, MO 63103
Event Details
Celebrate St. Louis’ jazz legacy and future at the Wednesday Night Jazz Jam. Free and family-friendly, this weekly gathering brings jazz within reach for people
Event Details
Celebrate St. Louis’ jazz legacy and future at the Wednesday Night Jazz Jam. Free and family-friendly, this weekly gathering brings jazz within reach for people of all ages and backgrounds. Hosted by Bob DeBoo, the Jazz Jam takes place from 6-9 pm, live inside The Dark Room.
Food and drink purchases can be made on-site through a contactless online platform.
Limited seating is available on a first-come-first-serve basis.
If you have any questions, please email [email protected]
The Wednesday Night Jazz Jam is presented in partnership with Jazz St. Louis, WSIE 88.7 FM The Sound, The Dark Room
Time
(Wednesday) 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Location
The Dark Room
3610 Grandel Sq., St. Louis, MO 63103
Tickets
TICKETSEvent Details
Kranzberg Arts Foundation in collaboration with The TownsendX3 Agency & Knox Entertainment present The Grandel Legacy Series: ST. LOUIS GOLD featuring Tef Poe, The Knuckles, Blvck Spvde This celebration of the local hip-hop scene features three
Event Details
Kranzberg Arts Foundation
in collaboration with The TownsendX3 Agency & Knox Entertainment
present
The Grandel Legacy Series: ST. LOUIS GOLD
featuring
Tef Poe, The Knuckles, Blvck Spvde
This celebration of the local hip-hop scene features three of St. Louis most respected and long-tenured acts in the genre. Tef Poe is known internationally for his music and activism. Performing together as The Knuckles, singer Aloha Misho and rapper Rocky Knuckles have been making waves in the local hip-hop scene since 2017. Emcee, producer and singer/songwriter Blvck Spvde is a respected pioneer of the St. Louis rap scene.
Time
(Saturday) 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Location
The Grandel
3610 Grandel Sq., St. Louis, MO 63103
Event Details
Celebrate St. Louis’ jazz legacy and future at the Wednesday Night Jazz Jam. Free and family-friendly, this weekly gathering brings jazz within reach for people
Event Details
Celebrate St. Louis’ jazz legacy and future at the Wednesday Night Jazz Jam. Free and family-friendly, this weekly gathering brings jazz within reach for people of all ages and backgrounds. Hosted by Bob DeBoo, the Jazz Jam takes place from 6-9 pm, live inside The Dark Room.
Food and drink purchases can be made on-site through a contactless online platform.
Limited seating is available on a first-come-first-serve basis.
If you have any questions, please email [email protected]
The Wednesday Night Jazz Jam is presented in partnership with Jazz St. Louis, WSIE 88.7 FM The Sound, The Dark Room
Time
(Wednesday) 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Location
The Dark Room
3610 Grandel Sq., St. Louis, MO 63103
Event Details
Celebrate St. Louis’ jazz legacy and future at the Wednesday Night Jazz Jam. Free and family-friendly, this weekly gathering brings jazz within reach for people
Event Details
Celebrate St. Louis’ jazz legacy and future at the Wednesday Night Jazz Jam. Free and family-friendly, this weekly gathering brings jazz within reach for people of all ages and backgrounds. Hosted by Bob DeBoo, the Jazz Jam takes place from 6-9 pm, live inside The Dark Room.
Food and drink purchases can be made on-site through a contactless online platform.
Limited seating is available on a first-come-first-serve basis.
If you have any questions, please email [email protected]
The Wednesday Night Jazz Jam is presented in partnership with Jazz St. Louis, WSIE 88.7 FM The Sound, The Dark Room
Time
(Wednesday) 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Location
The Dark Room
3610 Grandel Sq., St. Louis, MO 63103
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Parking/Directions
The Dark Room at The Grandel
3610 Grandel Sq.
St. Louis, MO 63103
(314) 710-5643
Ample street parking exists in front of the main entrance, as well as local parking garages in the surrounding blocks.
The Grandel is a fully handicap accessible and ADA compliant venue. Handicap reserved parking and entrance (via ramp) are located on the direct west side of the building.
