Circus Flora has some good news to share: It has partnered with Kranzberg Arts Foundation to develop a permanent home in the Grand Center Arts District. The foundation will purchase and maintain a big top tent that seats about 1,150 and also plans to provide a permanent site for the circus that will include restrooms and box office space near the tent. Completion is expected in 2018.
Opera Theatre of Saint Louis has announced its 2017 Mabel Dorn Reeder Foundation Prize winner, soprano Andriana Churchman. A graduate of Ryan Center at the Lyric Opera of Chicago and a native of Canada, Churchman had her OTSL debut in Shalimar the Clown. The $10,000 award can be applied to further her artistic growth.St. Louis servicemen and women make sure we’re in good hands, including Petty Officer 1st Class Jerome Lewis (Beaumont H.S. ‘94). As a member of the Space and Warfare Systems Command in San Diego, Lewis is responsible for logistical analysis. Congratulations to Ursuline Academy on its new campus building, Hartnett Hall, named for longtime educator Mrs. Thelma Hartnett (pictured). At 96 years old, Hartnett continues to work four days a week in the Alumnae Office and has no plans to retire! The new hall includes a two-story music space, two-story dance studio and four science labs.
