Jeremy D. Goodwin
Jeremy D. Goodwin joined St. Louis Public Radio in spring of 2018 as a reporter covering arts & culture and co-host of the Cut & Paste podcast. He came to us from Boston and the Berkshires of western Massachusetts, where he covered the same beat as a full-time freelancer, contributing to The Boston Globe, WBUR 90.9 FM, The New York Times, NPR and lots of places that you probably haven’t heard of.
He’s also worked in publicity for the theater troupe Shakespeare & Company and Berkshire Museum.For a decade he joined some fellow Phish fans on the board of The Mockingbird Foundation, a charity that has raised over $1.5 million for music education causes and collectively written three books about the band. He’s also written an as-yet-unpublished novel about the physical power of language, haunted open mic nights with his experimental poetry and written and performed a comedic one-man-show that’s essentially a historical lecture about an event that never happened. He makes it a habit to take a major road trip of National Parks every couple of years.
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Congress approved $15 billion in relief funds in December for cultural organizations struggling to stay afloat during the coronavirus pandemic. People interested in applying for Shuttered Venue Operator grants can begin applying on April 8.
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Mixed-media artist Aaron Fowler returned to his hometown of St. Louis to create a deeply collaborative exhibition inspired by aspirations of friends and family. The expansive show includes a basketball hoop, rows of church pews and lingerie.
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Coronavirus safety protocols will be in place later this month when the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra opens a series of Powell Hall concerts for limited audiences. The orchestra is preparing for eight weeks of concerts that begin March 26.
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St. Louis Shakespeare Festival eyes a June 2 return to Forest Park for its first production of "King Lear," after canceling its 2020 show because of the coronavirus. The cast is composed entirely of artists of color.
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"America's Last Little Italy: The Hill" tells the story of a historic St. Louis neighborhood. The coronavirus pandemic changed the film's rollout last year, but director Joseph Puleo said that online streaming has attracted viewers from around the world.
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Kranzberg Arts Foundation will reopen its venue the Big Top for performances throughout the rest of 2021. Performers will include Circus Flora, Dance St. Louis and Big Muddy Dance Company.
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New and revamped exhibits at the Old Courthouse in St. Louis will better represent African American history in the city, particularly the story of Dred and Harriet Scott, who famously sued for their freedom there.
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Owners of music venues in St. Louis are discovering there is no one-size-fits-all solution to the financial straights brought on by the coronavirus pandemic. With stages dark and the immediate future of the business unclear, industry professionals have turned to federal aid programs but experienced mixed results.
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St. Louis Symphony musicians reached an agreement with the organization to reduce the severity of pay cuts instituted last year.
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Artists and performers have scrambled to make and share their work during the pandemic. They've also turned to the work of their peers to help get through a tough year. Here are some of the locally produced things that inspired St. Louis artists in 2020.