Nicki's Central West End Guide
an urban news journal
You can always count on discovering something exotic and inventive when attending an opening at projects+gallery, 4933 McPherson Ave. Thursday, September 15th’s debut of Charlie Would… was no exception. Susan Barrett, founder of Barrett Barrera Projects, parent company of projects+gallery, continues to introduce artists you would expect to find only in New York, Chicago or Los…
Thursday became the “new“ Friday last week, as far as CWE gallery openings are concerned. Motivated by projects + gallery’s exhibition Charlie Would…, featuring Parisian artist Charlie Le Mindu, other neighborhood galleries—Duane Reed, Philip Slein, Houska, and Atrium—joined the band wagon and scheduled openings too. The switch seemed to signal an early start to the weekend for those of us who stepped…
Last fall when news surfaced that Michael and Tara Gallina, above, had left NY’s famed Blue Hill at Stone Barns to open a restaurant in St. Louis (Michael’s hometown), they quickly became the “it” couple in the foodie community. While they searched the city for the perfect spot, they introduced their talents through a series of pop-up dinners around town, including…