sharing stories | St. Louis County library is hosting its 43rd annual St. Louis Storytelling Festival from Oct. 13 to 22. The festival will include free performances for all ages by nationally renowned storytellers at a variety of venues. A complete schedule of events and more details are available at slcl.org/storytelling.
Congrats to Nine PBS! The network is nominated for six Mid-America Emmy Awards. The winners will be announced Oct. 29 at the Mid-America National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences annual gala. At the event, Nine PBS executive producer Jim Kirchherr will be inducted into the Silver Circle in recognition of his significant contributions to TV.
celebrating scotland
The Kirkin’ of the Tartan Festival is coming to Ladue Chapel Presbyterian Church on Oct. 22. The event celebrates Scottish heritage through music performances, games, food, educational activities and more. For more information, visit laduechapel.org.
nashville & newborns
Nurses for Newborns’ fall benefit concert, Notes for Newborns, is Oct. 16 at the nonprofit’s headquarters. The concert will feature country music star Justin Adams, along with acts like Josh Turner, Trace Adams, Kane Brown and Old Dominion. Guests also can enjoy food and drink trucks, a bourbon raffle, children’s activities and tours of NFN’s facility. For more information, visit nursesfornewborns.org.
Last month, the United Way of Greater St. Louis kicked off its 100th annual campaign. Running through November, the fundraiser will raise funds to support more than 160 local nonprofits. In its 100-year history, the organization has raised almost $3 billion to support the St. Louis community.
Saint Louis University and the Donald Danforth Plant Center are working to innovate how agricultural data is shared among the scientific community. Thanks to a $1,227,049 grant from the National Science Foundation, a cyber-physical system will be created to make data collection and processing easier to better understand how local climate change impacts agriculture.