It takes a good story, lyrics, music, dance and design to put a musical together. Enjoy a fast-paced look at the process, with music from West Side Story, Hamilton and more!

It takes a good story, lyrics, music, dance and design to put a musical together. Enjoy a fast-paced look at the process, with music from West Side Story, Hamilton and more!

It takes a good story, lyrics, music, dance and design to put a musical together. Enjoy a fast-paced look at the process, with music from West Side Story, Hamilton and more!

It takes a good story, lyrics, music, dance and design to put a musical together. Enjoy a fast-paced look at the process, with music from West Side Story, Hamilton and more!

Experience the connected worlds of dance, music and literacy through Tchaikovsky’s Sleeping Beauty ballet. Students will learn the building blocks of every great story and will want to dance along by the end of the show!

Experience the connected worlds of dance, music and literacy through Tchaikovsky’s Sleeping Beauty ballet. Students will learn the building blocks of every great story and will want to dance along by the end of the show!

Experience the connected worlds of dance, music and literacy through Tchaikovsky’s Sleeping Beauty ballet. Students will learn the building blocks of every great story and will want to dance along by the end of the show!

Experience the connected worlds of dance, music and literacy through Tchaikovsky’s Sleeping Beauty ballet. Students will learn the building blocks of every great story and will want to dance along by the end of the show!

Enjoy this unique re-telling of Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker as
Clara and her sisters dance through a dream filled with familiar
sights, sweets and sounds of the 1904 World’s Fair.

Enjoy this unique re-telling of Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker as
Clara and her sisters dance through a dream filled with familiar
sights, sweets and sounds of the 1904 World’s Fair.

Introduce your students to the sounds and movements of
West Africa, with music and dance that celebrate history,
nature and community. Presented in partnership with Afriky Lolo.

Introduce your students to the sounds and movements of
West Africa, with music and dance that celebrate history,
nature and community. Presented in partnership with Afriky Lolo.

Introduce your students to the sounds and movements of
West Africa, with music and dance that celebrate history,
nature and community. Presented in partnership with Afriky Lolo.

Introduce your students to the sounds and movements of
West Africa, with music and dance that celebrate history,
nature and community. Presented in partnership with Afriky Lolo.

Introduce your students to the sounds and movements of
West Africa, with music and dance that celebrate history,
nature and community. Presented in partnership with Afriky Lolo.

Introduce your students to the sounds and movements of
West Africa, with music and dance that celebrate history,
nature and community. Presented in partnership with Afriky Lolo.

Introduce your students to the sounds and movements of
West Africa, with music and dance that celebrate history,
nature and community. Presented in partnership with Afriky Lolo.

Experience the story of America’s unique creation, jazz,
from Duke Ellington to Herbie Hancock! A quintet of local jazz musicians showcase the evolution of jazz with a musical, visual, and interactive presentation featuring some of St. Louis's own musical greats.

Experience the story of America’s unique creation, jazz, from Duke Ellington to Herbie Hancock! A quintet of local jazz musicians showcase the evolution of jazz with a musical, visual, and interactive presentation featuring some of St. Louis's own musical greats.

Experience the story of America’s unique creation, jazz, from Duke Ellington to Herbie Hancock! A quintet of local jazz musicians showcase the evolution of jazz with a musical, visual, and interactive presentation featuring some of St. Louis's own musical greats.

Experience the story of America’s unique creation, jazz,
from Duke Ellington to Herbie Hancock! A quintet of local jazz musicians showcase the evolution of jazz with a musical, visual, and interactive presentation featuring some of St. Louis's own musical greats.

Follow the amazing adventures of Lewis and Clark, with a with a musical journey featuring historic and original folk music from St. Louis, up the Missouri River, across the Rockies all the way to the Pacific Ocean!

Follow the amazing adventures of Lewis and Clark, with a with a musical journey featuring historic and original folk music from St. Louis, up the Missouri River, across the Rockies all the way to the Pacific Ocean!

Follow the amazing adventures of Lewis and Clark, with a with a musical journey featuring historic and original folk music from St. Louis, up the Missouri River, across the Rockies all the way to the Pacific Ocean!

The Sheldon Galleries will have on view the exhibition We Each Hold Stories from November 7, 2025 – May 2, 2026. We Each Hold Stories features 16 established and emerging Indigenous American artists co-curated by Tom Jones of the Ho-Chunk Nation and Paula Lincoln, The Sheldon Gallery Director. The work in the exhibition explores themes of personal experience, family, history, and current social issues. The artists reimagine their Native identity through storytelling, addressing land, community, and human behavior with a focus on healing and connection between past and present.
Tours are available on a first-come, first-served basis, and we can accommodate 35 students at one time. Groups with 70 students can be divided into two consecutive tours, totaling 60 minutes.

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In this first step of SOLID, the Saint Louis Science Center presents to students about the science of sound. Topics include sound through vibration, how sound travels as a compression wave, and how each sound has a unique frequency and amplitude. Students are engaged throughout the presentation with live demonstrations and activities.

Sheldon teaching artist visits classrooms to teach about world music classification and instrument design, showing examples of student made instruments and teaching how they create sound through vibration and what category of classification they fit. Additionally, the teaching artist will introduce the SOLID Challenge Statement to students. Students are given opportunities to participate throughout the presentation.