St. Louis Arts Coverage by Jeremy Goodwin

St. Louis Actors’ Studio presents the local debut of Liza Birkenmeier’s “Dr. Ride’s American Beach House.” The play examines emotional repression on a St. Louis rooftop, the night before Sally Ride became the first American woman in space.

About 50 KDHX DJs and other volunteers voted Tuesday to remove two board members and install three new people to the board. Station leaders said the votes have no legal standing.

Station leaders dismissed 10 volunteer DJs on Friday and told another 12 they must complete a mediation process to stay on the air. The leaders say they are parting ways with volunteers who have resisted KDHX's enhanced focus on diversity.

“The Culture: Hip Hop & Contemporary Art in the 21st century” at St. Louis Art Museum maps the broad influence of hip-hop culture in a wide-ranging exhibition.

The report by UK-based consultant Sound Diplomacy finds that music supports nearly 30,000 jobs in and around St. Louis — 18.000 of them directly.

Festival organizers said roughly 12,000 people stopped by the Grand Center-based festival over two days.

Shangri-La Hou, a senior at John Burroughs School in Ladue, is one of five National Student Poets who will promote poetry around the country.

Festival producers sold 25,000 tickets across two days. They plan to return with another version in 2024.

The Evolution Festival features headliners the Black Keys and Brandi Carlisle, plus a focus on local barbecue. Its producers hope to build it into a signature event in St. Louis but are counting on a strong first year.

“The Culture: Hip Hop & Contemporary Art in the 21st Century” opens with a block party and free museum admission on Saturday at the St. Louis Art Museum. The wide-ranging exhibition will run for four months.