Patterson
Patterson, IL · Arts & Culture
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This Former Missouri Library Is Now A Record Shop Where You Can Flip Through The Albums You Grew Up With
The old library shelves are long gone, but the stacks are still here. Only now they hold LPs, 45s, 8-tracks, and cassettes instead of books. This 1961 mid-century modern building once served readers as a public library branch. Today it’s a used record store packed from floor to ceiling.
St. Louis American
SLIFF documentary gives Black Vietnam veterans the chance to tell their own story
A conversation in the waiting area of a South County Costco laid the foundation for what became Brothers in Blood: Black in Vietnam. Filmmaker Joseph Puleo was waiting on repairs in September 2022. So was Vietnam veteran Edward Drew. They talked for more than an hour. Drew shared stories about serving in Vietnam as a Black soldier.
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St. Louis American
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The Black Rep turns 50 and brings down the house with ‘Tell Me Somethin’ Good’
Some anniversaries are marked with speeches, flowers and candles. The St. Louis Black Repertory Company is celebrating its 50th anniversary the way it knows best: with powerhouse vocals, legendary music and an evening guaranteed to have audiences singing along and dancing in their seats.