COMMUNITY & CULTURE
The Trish Set
An award-winning journalist recognized for her media leadership and for promoting diversity, Trish Muyco-Tobin has more
than 20 years of experience in print and broadcasting. She is also a dedicated community volunteer.
Actor Val Kilmer will appear at The Sheldon this month to present
a screening of his one-man play about Mark Twain. Titled “Citizen
Twain,” the play is based on the life of Missourian Samuel Clemens
and his writings as Mark Twain. Kilmer, who directs and stars in the
film, will introduce the 90-minute show, and conduct a question and
answer session following the Sunday, Aug. 20, screening. For tickets,
visit thesheldon.org.
Val Kilmer
as Mark
Twain
Construction is expected to begin this fall on the highly anticipated
St. Louis Aquarium at Union Station. The $45-million, 65,000-square-
foot attraction, to be housed in the former mall area of Union Station,
will feature one-of-a-kind exhibits and tanks for thousands of aquatic
species from the rivers and oceans of the world. Officials expect to
attract 1 million visitors a year to the aquarium, which will employ
the highest standards in animal care and exhibition as an accredited
member of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums. With completion
expected in summer 2019, the aquarium will be part of a $100 million
family entertainment complex that will also include the St. Louis Wheel,
a 200-foot-high observation wheel with 30 fully enclosed gondolas that
will take passengers high over the city’s skyline.
An artist rendering
of the St. Louis
Aquarium
The St. Louis Artists’ Guild is kicking off an exhibit by award-winning
local artist Billyo O’Donnell that will showcase the many textures of
the Show-Me State. “Painting Missouri: The Counties en Plein Air (July
28 through Sept. 2)” is an entire collection of 115 original oil paintings
created on location that took the artist more than 150,000 miles across
the state over several years. The acclaimed plein air artist encountered
every weather element imaginable - from sub-zero temperatures to
humid, 100-degree heat - in his quest to capture Missouri’s 114 counties
and the city of St. Louis.
The tumultuous relationship between
legendary Mexican artists, Frida Kahlo and
Diego Rivera, is the focus of a new exhibit at
the International Photography Hall of Fame
and Museum. “Diego and Frida, A Smile in the
Middle of the Way” is a collection of selected
photographs that chronicle the couple’s love
affair, as well as private and public moments
from their larger-than-life personas. The
exhibit runs through Aug. 4.
This year’s NCJW-St. Louis’ Section Award
winners are Marilen Pitler and Dianna Fine
(Community Service), Nancy Litz (Advocacy),
Bonnie Solomon (Leadership), Phyllis
Langsdorf (Volunteer Service Award), and
Amy Stone (Emerging Leader Award). The
awards recognize members who have shown
outstanding commitment to the National
Council of Jewish Women, whose programs
and projects help improve the lives of women,
children and families.
Frida Kahlo
and Diego Rivera
SAVVY I SOPHI