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Saturday, September 16

 This image is an illustration by Stanley Galli that was painted for a Weyerhaeuser advertisement. The illustration can be found in Washington University in St. Louis’ Walter Reed Illustrative Archive within the Modern Graphic History Library Collection.
16 Sep

The Artifacts & Fictions exhibition presents selected works from the Master of Fine Arts in Illustration and Visual Culture (MFA-IVC) students as a part of...

Domesticated Pulp: Archie Publications and the Comics Code
16 Sep

For over 50 years, the Comics Code Authority enforced its Seal of Approval, a set of self-imposed guidelines used to judge comics as appropriate for all...

Great Forest Park Balloon Race
16 Sep

Now in its 51st year, the Great Forest Park Balloon Glow and Race is a favorite St. Louis tradition. This year, WashU is sponsoring a balloon and the...

Long shalt thou live, if these well be done: Food, Drink and Health
16 Sep

You are what you eat! From medieval humoral theory using food to balance one's complexion to American homesteading recipes on making meals that best aid...

Reaching New Heights: The Life and Legacy of Michael W. Friedlander
16 Sep

Distinguished professor of physics Michael W. Friedlander led an extraordinary life dedicated to his family and students at Washington University in St....

Return to Play: A Workshop in Clown and Improv
16 Sep

Join PAD Alum Lindsay Brill as she presents an introduction to clowning and its application to improvisation. Return to Play: A workshop in Clown and Improv...

The Assembled Playwright: Harley Hammerman’s Eugene O’Neill Collection
16 Sep

The Assembled Playwright exhibition presents highlights from the Harley Hammerman Collection on Eugene O’Neill. The exhibition includes manuscripts,...

Wicked Women: White Women as Perpetrators of Mass Violence
16 Sep

The Wicked Women: White Women as Perpetrators of Mass Violence exhibition discusses the connection between whiteness, gender and violence through women...

Fire & Freedom: 'Food and Enslavement in Early America'
16 Sep

The traveling exhibition from the NLM explore ways in which meals can tell us how power is exchanged between and among different peoples, races, genders and...

Disorderly Materials / Contingent Objects
16 Sep

Over the past two decades, several philosophers, art theorists, and cultural critics have turned their attention to the study of matter. Philosopher Jane...

Noche de Cultura Part 2
16 Sep

We are kicking off Hispanic Heritage History Month with a 2-day event! Friday Sept 15th from 5-8p in Tisch Commons Saturday Sept 16th from 2-5p in Tisch...

Saturday, September 16 | 2:00 PM

Saturday, September 16