Events

The 11th Annual Robert Classic French Film Festival — presented by TV5MONDE and produced by Cinema St. Louis — celebrates St. Louis’ Gallic heritage and France’s cinematic legacy. The featured films span the decades from the 1930s through the 1990s, offering a revealing overview of French cinema.

The fest annually includes significant restorations, and this year features seven such works: Pierre Schoendoerffer “The 317th Platoon,” Marcel Pagnol’s “The Baker’s Wife,” Olivier Assayas’ “Cold Water,” Jacques Becker’s “The Hole,” Jacques Rivette’s “The Nun,” Agnés Varda’s “One Sings, the Other Doesn’t,” and Diane Kurys’ “Peppermint Soda.”

The schedule is rounded out by Robert Bresson’s final film, “L’argent,” and two 1969 films celebrating their 50th anniversaries: Luis Buñuel’s “The Milky Way” and Eric Rohmer’s “My Night at Maud’s.”

Every program features introductions and discussions by film or French scholars and critics. The discussions will place the works in the contexts of both film and French history and provide close analyses.

All films are in French with English subtitles. Tickets for all shows are on sale now through Brown Paper Tickets.

Catalyst Conversations is a series of casual discussions – some playful, some serious, but all engaging and thought-provoking – in A&E’s Catalyst Innovation Lab, a “living room for the arts” on the ground floor of the Centene Center for the Arts.

Each conversation features people who are using their talents and unique experiences to inspire, connect and shape new perspectives. Food, drink and networking is part of each discussion.

Media support for Catalyst Conversations is provided by St. Louis Public Radio.

The St. Louis Speakers Series presents some of the world's most celebrated and influential personalities of our time as they challenge your mind, enlarge your world and make you laugh.

The speakers for the 2018-2019 season are:

James Comey

Lisa Genova

Gloria Steinem

Jeb Bush

Bryan Stevenson

Ian Bremmer

Jay Leno

Join Keynote Speaker Bill Kristol and Keynote Respondent Sarah Kendzior for a hard-hitting discussion on Media and Change Agency in a Divided Nation. Hear a bipartisan panel of Missouri activists and lawmakers discuss building successful coalitions for change across ideological divides.

The “Change Agent” model of leadership is closer to the “revolutionary” than the “steady-hand-at-the-helm” leadership model. Change agents can seek fundamental institutional change, but do so through existing channels (from legislation to courts to civil disobedience) instead of wholesale revolution. Our nation faces a growing need to adapt to new global, national and local realities, but is painfully hamstrung by divisions along rhetorical and ideological lines. In this environment, change agents who can bridge the divide play a crucial role. This symposium will discuss how change agents navigate today’s segmented and ideologically charged media market, and how change agents can build successful coalitions across party lines.

The ASQ welcomes beloved St. Louis jazz pianist and composer, Kim Portnoy, for an evening exploring the intersection of jazz and classical music. How has the classical tradition influenced the evolution of jazz, and where do these two styles meet in compositions being written today?

Join us for a lively discussion that will include the St. Louis premiere of Kim Portnoy's "Blues for Anton" composed for the Arianna String Quartet, along with other recently composed pieces sure to delight and intrigue new and experienced listeners alike! Don't miss this one of a kind evening, part of the ASQ First Monday Series at UMSL Grand Center.

Sponsored by Commerce Trust Company

Left Bank Books and St. Louis Public Radio welcome Stanford professor of psychology Jennifer Eberhardt, who will sign and discuss her new book, Biased: Uncovering the Hidden Prejudice That Shapes What We See, Think, and Do, with Race, Identity and Culture editor Holly Edgell!

You don’t have to be racist to be biased. Unconscious bias can be at work without our realizing it, and ingrained stereotypes can infect our visual perception, attention, memory, and behavior. This has an impact on education, employment, housing, and criminal justice.

In Biased, with a perspective that is at once scientific, investigative, and informed by personal experience, Jennifer Eberhardt offers us insights into the dilemma and a path forward. Unblinking about the tragic consequences of prejudice, Eberhardt addresses how racial bias is not the fault of nor restricted to a few “bad apples” but is present at all levels of society in media, education, and business.

Presented by Left Bank Books and St. Louis Public Radio

The Midwest Digital Marketing Conference is the largest digital marketing conference in the Midwest. Last year MDMC18 set attendance records with nearly 2,000 marketers and friends. There were over 130 speakers including BuzzFeed, Pandora, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Refinery29, Pinterest, GoDaddy, Under Armour, LinkedIn, HubSpot, Google, Yahoo, Nielsen and more. MDMC18 featured over 100 sessions across nine tracks: Data, Digital, Social Media, Creative, E-commerce, Innovation, academic/student, Tech and entrepreneurial. MDMC19 will be held at St. Louis Union Station April 15 - 18, 2019.

Join St. Louis Public Radio, Generation Listen STL and Polsinelli for the much anticipated 2019 season topic of St. Louis Public Radio's We Live Here with special appearances by Tim Lloyd and Kameel Stanley, co-producers and hosts of the popular podcast.

The reception begins at 5:30 pm followed by insightful discussion and networking until 7:30 pm.

The event is free but registration is required and early registration is encouraged as there is limited capacity.

Join us on Thursday, May 2nd for a reception and dinner at the Four Seasons Hotel. Enjoy a lively program that includes compelling conversation with Domenico Montanaro, a live auction, Golden Mic award presentations and more. Take in a Tiny Desk concert, snap a photo with our guest of honor and spend time with the staff of St. Louis Public Radio as we celebrate another year serving our community.

St. Louis Public Radio and the Fabulous Fox Theatre welcome back NPR’s Peabody Award-winning quiz show Wait Wait… Don’t Tell Me! Host Peter Sagal leads a rotating panel of comedians, listener contestants, and celebrity guests through a rollicking review of the week’s news.

Join us to test your knowledge against some of the best and brightest in the news and entertainment world while figuring out what’s real news and what's made up!

Be a part of live radio being made! Live from Here with Chris Thile is a Saturday-night destination for radio audiences worldwide. This variety show features a unique blend of musical performances, comedy, and audience interaction.

Acclaimed musician and songwriter Chris Thile welcomes the Grammy Award-winning SLSO as the first symphony orchestra to perform on the show for a beautiful listening experience.

After more than 50 active years of hit song making and international album sales well into the multi-millions, it's safe to say that esteemed singer-songwriter and musician Gordon Lightfoot resides with some very exclusive company atop the list of all-time greats. His song catalog is incredibly vast and includes such immortals as “Early Morning Rain,” “If You Could Read My Mind,” “Carefree Highway,” “Sundown,” “(That's What You Get) For Lovin Me,” “The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald," "Canadian Railroad Trilogy," "Ribbon Of Darkness," "Beautiful," "Song For A Winter's Night" and "Rainy Day People" to name a few.