An Evening of Cabaret

Courtesy photoLiz CallawayBetween them,singers Liz Callaway and Jason Graae boast eleven Broadway shows, more than 65 recordings and dozens of film and television appearances. They also boast a friendship that has survived more than 20 years of showbiz. On Jan. 15, the Edison Theatre OVATIONS! Series will present these “musical pals” in Backstage Broadway Buddies, an intimate Cabaret-style evening of standards and stories, solos and duets, gossip and sentiment.

Galumpha

GalumphaGalumpha — the New York-based dance trio known for a daring combination of physical comedy, acrobatic choreography and striking visual effects — will descend upon St. Louis Jan. 15 for a special one-time-only matinee as part of the Edison Theatre ovations! for young people series.

Seeing it through to completion

For Bart Hamilton, it’s all about the questions. It’s the quest for answers that drives Hamilton, the Robert Brookings Smith Distinguished Professor in Entrepreneurship for the Olin School of Business, to teach, research and mentor. A professor of economics, management and entrepreneurship at Olin School since 1996, Hamilton jams his time between classes with researching, mentoring students and junior faculty, and taking care of his 11-month-old twins, Bogdan and Nina. “I love doing research. I come to work every day challenged,” Hamilton says. “This is the best job in the world.”

Detjen named University trustee

At its Dec. 3 meeting, the Board of Trustees heard a presentation on career planning and placement by James E. McLeod and John A. Berg.

Martin Luther King’s legacy honored via campus events

“Be the Change” is the theme of the University’s annual celebration honoring Martin Luther King Jr. at 7 p.m. Jan. 17 in Graham Chapel. Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton will begin the program with a welcome and remarks. The evening will include performances by Vashon High School’s drum line, the YMCA Boys Choir, the University’s Vision […]