The Saint Louis Art Museum announces the April 11 opening of Currents 102: Sarah Oppenheimer, an exhibition of new work by the artist entitled Horizontal Roll that offers a cinematic view of contemporary works in the Museum's collection.

In collaboration with the 17th-annual St. Louis African Arts Festival in Forest Park, the Saint Louis Art Museum announces a variety of programs celebrating its collection of African art. For more information, please call 314.721.0072 or visit www.slam.org.

The Saint Louis Art Museum announces the May 9 opening of Bare Witness: Photographs by Gordon Parks, a retrospective exhibition of more than 50 photographs representing the finest works of the artist's prolific career. These images were selected by Parks himself before his death in 2006.

The Saint Louis Art Museum announces the March 21 opening of A Stitch in Time: Images of Needleworking, 1850–1920, an exhibition of eight works on paper from the Museum's collection that illustrate women engaged in various facets of needlework, such as sewing, embroidering and carding.

Saint Louis Art Museum invites visitors to celebrate spring with Art in Bloom, the Museum's ninth annual pairing of beautiful art and fabulous flowers, March 7–9, 2008. This ever-popular, free event showcases the talents of St. Louis-area floral designers and garden clubs challenged to create arrangements inspired by works of art in the Museum's collection.

The Saint Louis Art Museum Announces opening of African American Abstraction: St. Louis Connections, an installation of thought-provoking abstract works from both the Museum's collection and local private collections.

The Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra will celebrate its 40th anniversary of its opening night at Powell Symphony Hall on Thursday, January 24, 2008, at 7:00 PM.

The Saint Louis Art Museum announces opening of Frank Breuer: Photographs, an exhibition of eight color prints by the Cologne-based photographer, some on view in the United States for the first time.

The Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra announced an innovative new benefit for ticket holders. The new Encore! program invites patrons back to hear a concert a second time, for free. The program is specifically designed to offer listeners the opportunity to enjoy the variations and excitement of live performance more than once.

The Saint Louis Art Museum announced that Bank of America has generously donated two engraving plates and thirteen printing proofs created by Missouri artist George Caleb Bingham. Both engraving plates and six of the printing proofs are featured in the exhibition George Caleb Bingham: The Making of "The County Election".

The Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra announced that a set of four CD recordings featuring the Orchestra and former Music Director Hans Vonk are already available. These are the first four of eight new discs featuring the late Maestro Vonk to be introduced this season. The remaining four will be released in the Spring of 2008.

The Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra announced three new full time musicians will join the Orchestra for the 128th Symphony season.