St. Louis Arts Coverage by Jeremy Goodwin

For a decade, Paige Brubeck and Evan Sult grew their rock duo Sleepy Kitty from a work/live space on Cherokee Street. A few years after leaving St. Louis, the band looks back with its long-awaited new album, “Blessing/Curse.”

St. Louis Shakespeare Festival’s free production of “The Merry Wives of Windsor” travels to different parks throughout St. Louis until Aug. 27. The fast-paced production reimagines the 500-year-old comedy as a 1990s sitcom.

The charitable arm of PNC Bank awarded $250,000 in grants to Dance St. Louis, Opera Theatre of St. Louis, the Black Rep and St. Louis ArtWorks.

“Action/Abstraction Redefined: Modern Native Art, 1940s-1970s” is St. Louis Art Museum’s first exhibition of modern and contemporary Native American art.

The 23rd annual Whittaker St. Louis Filmmakers Showcase includes stories set in St. Louis and explorations of local history. They include science fiction tale “The Box” and “Somewhere in Old Missouri,” a Western with supernatural elements and lots of music.

As extreme weather events become more common, leaders of organizations that produce events outdoors are looking for ways to protect audiences and workers.

WerQfest, a celebration of Black, queer culture will feature national headliners Durand Bernarr and Jaida Essence Hall plus a slew of St. Louis-based artists including Sunny Rain and DJ PBnJeffy.

A four-alarm fire destroyed much of the building that housed Sk8 Liborius, a skate park and gathering place for young people in north St. Louis. The organization’s leaders are just beginning to sort out plans for the future.

Counterpublic 2023 features public art by more than 30 artists. They explore social issues facing the neighborhoods where their art is placed. The citywide exhibition runs through July 16.

The next round of Kranzberg Arts Foundation’s 18-month artist residency program will have slots for eight people, spread among visual artists, writers and musicians. The deadline to apply is July 10.