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Isabel is a first year student at the Jeanine Larson Dobbins Conservatory of Theatre and Dance at Southeast Missouri State University. While pursuing her BFA in musical theatre, she also wishes to expand her horizons by working with the departments of design and tech as well as mass communications. Isabel joined the KRCU team as a Morning Edition host in February of 2019 and, despite the early mornings, has loved all it has to offer. She will be temporarily departing Morning Edition this summer for an internship in her hometown of St. Louis at the Stray Dog Theatre, but is looking forward to returning again in the fall. Isabel has been a big time NPR listener for as long as she can remember, and says she’s excited to have the opportunity to work for her “go-to source for news and entertainment.”
With many live theater venues being dark for a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Morgan Park’s Lauryn family looked for a way to help Southland groups.
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Cbabi Bayoc s 11 murals are seen on the facade of Old Greyhound Station on Cass Avenue. Bayoc s work was among the bright spots of 2020 in St. Louis arts.
Many St. Louisans have leaned on the arts to help them get through the coronavirus pandemic. They went to museum and gallery exhibitions. They viewed plays and concerts online. They paused to look at local artists’ work on billboards and in storefronts.
Artists and performers scrambled to find ways to keep making and sharing their work. They also turned to the work of their peers.
We asked some of them to name locally produced things that inspired them or have helped get them through the pandemic. Here are some of their answers.