THE 3rd ANNUAL ST LOUIS ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT AWARDS-RED CARPET @ GRANDEL THEATRE AUGUST 31

PHOTOS BY MAATOLOGY

YOURS TRULY IN THE THEATRE TAKING PHOTOS DURING THE EVENT.

BELOW ARE THE PEOPLE WHO ATTENDED THE EVENT.  AS FAR AS THE FASHIONS, WHERE YOU SEE THE WORD "YES" IS WHO WE THOUGHT WERE THE BEST DRESSED.

YES TO HER DRESS!

YES!

YES TO ALL OF THEM!

YES TO THE YOUNG MAN IN THE RED SUIT!

YES!

YES!

YES TO HER DRESS!

THE HOST OF THE AWARD SHOW, RADIO PERSONALITY KIKI THE 1ST LADY

 

LOBBY ATMOSPHERE SHOTS'

YES TO HER BLUE DRESS!

YES TO THE BLACK AND WHITE DRESS!

YES TO THE BLUE DRESS!

YES!

YES!

YES TO HER DRESS!

YES!

YES!

YES TO HER RED MINK AND DRESS!

YES!

YES TO BOTH!

YES!

YES!

EDITORS NOTE.  ST LOUIS NOTABLES CAME  THROUGH THE LOBBY AREA OF GRANDEL THEATRE TO GET THEIR PHOTO TAKEN  BEFORE ENTERING THE  DOORS OF THE THEATRE  TO  THE AWARDS CEREMONY INCLUDING, NOMINEES, PERFORMERS  AND THEIR SUPPORTERS. SOME DRESSED IN FORMAL WEAR, SOME DRESSED IN CASUAL WEAR AND SOME DRESSED IN THEIR "PERSONALITIES. " LOL

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!