Wednesday, September 3, 2025

REGIONAL ARTS COMMISSIONs (RAC)40th BIRTHDAY ANNIVERSARY @UNION STATION ST LOUIS AUGUST 28


PHOTOS BY MAATOLOGY



YOURS TRULY AT THE  REGIONAL ARTS COMMISION'S (RAC) BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION


RACS' PRESIDENT/CEO VANESSA COOKSEY 
GREETING THE SOLD OUT CROWD





                                       
                     THE LINEUP OF ENTERTAINMENT






PERFORMER BETH BOMBARA OPENED THE PARTY

ATMOSPSHERE



ARTISTS PAINTING LIVE MURALS AT THE EVENT  INCLUDING VISUAL ARTIST STAN CHISHOLM WHO WAS AWARDED A RAC GRANT TO PAINT. 





CERAMIC VENDOR AT THE PARTY 
 


MEMBERS OF THE COCA MUSICAL THEATRE GROUP








MEMBERS OF THE ST LOUIS DANCE THEATRE COMPANY 






MEMBERS OF CIRCUS HARMONY

DJ SHE BEATZ HELD IT DOWN WITH THE SOUNDS DURING THE PARTY 


MEMBERS OF DANCES OF INDIA 





THE RED AND BLACK BRASS BAND PERFORMED THE PROCESSIONAL AND RECESSIONAL AND PLAYED THE HAPPY BIRTHDAY SONG TO CELEBRATE RAC'S 40TH BDAY CELEBRATION AS MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION WALKED UP TO THE MAIN STAGE.




ST LOUIS MAYOR CARA SPENCER ADDRESSING THE CROWD AS MEMEBRS OF THE RAC LOOKS ON. 



THE NEXT PHOTOS  BELOW ARE FROM THE FASHION SHOW PORTION OF THE PARTY PRESENTED BY  RUSTIC RICH, J STOCKINGS AND PROJECT RUNWAY AND STL NATIVE MICHAEL DRUMMOND. IT WAS CURATED BY YORO OF YORO STYLES AND HAIR STYLES BY WHISPER STYLE TEAM 






THE FASHION SHOW TEAM 




JAZZ VOCALIST AND TRUMPETER LADY J HUSTON 







BELOW ARE MORE ATMOSPHERIC SHOTS




DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY ART AND PUBLIC ART INITIATIVES  ROSEANN WEISS AND GRANTS DIRECTOR ANN HAUBRICH ADDRESSES THE CROWD BEFORE PRESENTING THE NEXT ACT WHICH WAS........




2025 ST LOUIS POET LAUREATE AND RAC COMMUNITY ARTS TRAINING INSTITUTE PROGRAM LEAD 
PACIA ANDERSON 


ANDERSON WAS ACCOMPANIED BY BAND MEMBERS INCLUDING PERCUSSIONIST DAVID A.N. JACKSON (FAR RIGHT)




MEMBERS OF THE ST LOUIS IRISH ARTS








MEMBERS OF THE AFRIKY LOLO DANCE COMPANY


EDITORS NOTE. THIS EVENT WAS A WELL ATTENDED EVENT THAT WAS HELD AT MIDWAY WEST AT UNION STATION IN DOWNTOWN ST LOUIS ON THURSDAY AUGUST 28. MANY OF THE ARTS COMMUNITY CAME TO CELEBRATE THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF REGIONAL ARTS COMMISSION. THERE WERE ALSO MANY FOOD BUFFETS FOR PEOPLE TO PARTAKE DURING THE PARTY AND FREE MOCKTAILS TO CELEBRATE THE FESTIVITIES. ENTERTAINMENT WAS PROVIDED ON FOUR SEPARATE STAGES ON A  CONSECUTIVE ROTATING SCHEDULE. YOURS TRULY WAS ALSO INTERVIEWED BY MAXI GLAMOUR WHO VIDEO'D PEOPLE IN THE CROWD ABOUT THE ARTS AND WISHING THE RAC A HAPPY BDAY! 

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