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William E. Wallace Discussion & Signing of “Michelangelo: God’s Architect”

University City Public Library 6701 Delmar Blvd, University City, MO

"Michelangelo, God’s Architect" is the first book to tell the full story of Michelangelo’s final two decades, when the peerless artist refashioned himself into the master architect of St. Peter’s Basilica and other major buildings. Wallace tells the untold story of Michelangelo's final decades—and his transformation into one of the greatest architects of the Italian […]

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Ann Leckie Signing/Reading for THE RAVEN TOWER

University City Public Library 6701 Delmar Blvd, University City, MO

The Friends of the University City Public Library present award-winning St. Louis author Ann Leckie reading from and signing her first fantasy novel, "The Raven Tower"-- Gods meddle in the fates of men, men play with the fates of gods, and a pretender must be cast down from the throne. Ann Leckie is the New […]

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Quintessential Quilt 2019

University City Public Library 6701 Delmar Blvd, University City, MO

The Circle in the Square Quilters presents the Quintessential Quilt 2019 exhibit at the University City Public Library Sept 30 - Oct 31, 2019. Over 60 quilts, both traditional and contemporary, represent the work of our guild members. The quilts will be exhibited on the gallery and on the second floor balcony that creates a […]

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Justin Phillip Reed Reading & Signing

University City Public Library 6701 Delmar Blvd, University City, MO

Justin Phillip Reed is an American poet and essayist. He is the author of "Indecency", winner of the 2018 National Book Award in Poetry and a finalist for the 2019 Kate Tufts Discovery Award, as well as the chapbook "A History of Flamboyance". His second full-length collection of poetry, "The Malevolent Volume", will be released […]

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Rafia Zafar Reading & Signing for “Recipes for Respect”

University City Public Library 6701 Delmar Blvd, University City, MO

Food studies, once trendy, has settled into the public arena. In the academy, scholarship on food and literary culture constitutes a growing river within literary and cultural studies, but writing on African American food and dining remains a tributary. Recipes for Respect: African American Meals and Meaning bridges this gap, illuminating the role of foodways […]

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Linocut Printmaking with Stephen Wiggins

University City Public Library 6701 Delmar Blvd, University City, MO

Learn how to make art through linocut printmaking with artist Stephen Wiggins in this three-hour workshop. Wiggins will show you how to carve designs and images in linoleum that can then be used to create prints on paper. All materials will be provided for this free program for teens and adults. This workshop is presented […]

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Ed Protzel Reading & Signing

University City Public Library 6701 Delmar Blvd, University City, MO

When Miriam Solomon, the love of David Greenberg's life, phones him at his antiquities gallery in St. Louis, the black hole at the center of his heart shudders. Twenty years earlier, Miriam had inexplicably run off to Israel with his best friend, Solly, a brilliant but nerdy young scientist. Now she tells David that Solly […]

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National Spinning and Weaving Week Celebration and Study Group Expo

University City Public Library 6701 Delmar Blvd, University City, MO

The Weavers' Guild of St. Louis is celebrating National Spinning and Weaving Week at the University City Public Library on Saturday, October 6th from 1 - 4 pm. We'll have demonstrations of time-honored crafts like weaving, spinning and knitting plus many lesser known crafts like Kumihimo, Bobbin Lace and Tatting! Take a minute to browse […]

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