St. Louis Arts Coverage by Jeremy Goodwin

Opera Theatre of St. Louis is producing a Philip Glass opera for only the second time. ‘‘Galileo Galilei” tells the story of the legendary astronomer’s pursuit of scientific fact and the resulting conflict with the Roman Catholic Church.

A kickoff event Saturday will mark the reopening of Citygarden, after a nearly nine-month renovation that included the installation of three new pieces of public art and the return of two popular pieces that had been temporarily removed.

The GAY-la at the Factory in Chesterfield on Sunday will feature St. Louis drag performers, band Blusch and electronic producer Umami.

A free concert series produced by the International Institute and Music at the Intersection is making more music and performances from around the world available to St. Louisans this summer.

Counterpublic, a St. Louis nonprofit organization that produces public art projects, is placing “erased history markers” at city intersections where streets named for Native American peoples meet streets named for the places from which white settlers removed them.

Twelve-time Grammy winner John Legend will perform with St. Louis Symphony in September, for the first concert at the Muny since 1991.

Adam Wainwright is the author of 200 wins in MLB and a 13-song country music album titled “Hey Y’all.” The Cardinals great dug deep into his personal life for a set of tuneful songs with lyrics rooted in his appreciation for the importance of family.

Delcy Morelos’s exhibition “Interwoven” at Pulitzer Arts Foundation offers a rare chance to follow the threads that tie together the Colombian artist’s deeply felt work. Its centerpiece includes three tons of St. Louis soil and buckets of red brick dust.

The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis has hired theater director Kate Bergstrom as its eighth artistic director. Bergstrom hopes to emphasize theater as a means to bring together people with different viewpoints.

Musician Mike Mills looks back at his work with R.E.M. in “R.E.M. Explored,” a program including symphonic interpretations of the band’s songs, and Mills’ concerto written for violin, rock band and symphony orchestra.