MindsEye Drive-In Gala June 12th on the Sheldon Concert Hall Lot The event will raise over twenty percent of the nonprofit’s annual operating budget For the past 17 years, MindsEye held traditional Soiree fundraisers—even in 2020, just before the start of the pandemic. This year, however, MindsEye has embraced a new “Drive-In” event format. Guests will gather on the Sheldon Concert…
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MindsEye Development and Communications Coordinator Laura Foughty recently had a chance to chat by phone with Sean Smith, Director of Operations at the Muny. They discussed the theater’s pandemic projects, including their “virtual season” and construction projects backstage and in the theater. Of course there are also some sneak peeks into the upcoming 2021 season,…
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On January 26th, Ameren Illinois Chairman and President Richard Mark sat down with Charlie “Tuna” Edwards for an interview on his 590 THE FAN radio show. During the interview, Charlie asked about Ameren’s support of MindsEye, and Richard was very complimentary about our organization! Have a listen to this interview excerpt.
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The Arts and Culture Accessibility Cooperative (ACAC) will host its first-ever IDEA Awards via Zoom on January 27th. The awards recognize institutions and individuals who made outstanding contributions to the inclusion, diversity, equity, and accessibility of the Greater St. Louis cultural landscape in 2020.
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Has an organization, individual, employer, or company you know been championing Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility in the Greater St. Louis region during 2020? The Arts and Culture Accessibility Cooperative will be accepting nominations now through January 8th for those you feel have exemplified these traits. We’ll come together (virtually) for a meetup on Wednesday,…
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We received heartbreaking news that longtime MindsEye weekend board operator Jim Layton passed away on December 14, 2020. Jim dedicated 33 years to making our weekend broadcast sound great for our listeners. He just recently retired this July, but even when we spoke to him just last month he reminded us to make sure we…
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