Slay Event Management Entertainment and Consulting (SEMAC) awarded Talent Plus Entertainment with the opportunity to book the special event musical acts for the St. Louis Rock n' Roll Marathon. All proceeds from the events went to benefit Team Activities for Special Kids (TASK). There were over 13,000 runners participating in Sunday's marathon and for about 40% of them, it was their very first full marathon.

The weekend kicked off at the Contemporary Arts Museum on Saturday night with the Pre-Race Celebration featuring Jim Stevens accompanied by Leslie Craig and Ted McCreedy. Tim Session and The Dudes performed in the TASK VIP tent for marathon runners and participants.

The St. Louis Rock n' Roll Marathon concluded with a concert at Plush on Sunday night, featuring a high energy production (equipped with keyboardinst & vocalist Hannah Hooper in a Halloween-esque skeleton onesie) by Grouplove...

With St. Louis Fashion Week wrapping up about a week ago, Fashionistas and industry professionals are left inspired as ever. Once among the epicenters of fashion, St. Louis rocked the runways this year showing the rest of the industry that we are very much still on the map. The streets of the Historic Garment District on Washington Avenue are now bustling with boutiques, restaurants and trendy bars. New designers are constantly emerging and redefining the Midwest standards. Our models are gracing the runways locally, nationally and internationally. STLFW 2013 was an amazing success.

Sharon Tucci, founder of TalentPlus, gives us some great inside scoop from STLFW: "Having Fern Mallis, Founder of New York Fashion Week and former Head of IMG-NY Show Division, was an amazing coup for St Louis Fashion Week.Her knowledge and wisdom was shared and taken seriously to take St Louis Fashion week to the next level.I was honored to be part of the experience by breaking bread with Fern, Elizabeth Tucker, STLFW Co-Founder, and Susan Sherman, a major supporter, at a private dinner to chat and brainstorm what needs to be done. Bottom line: it's about growing sponsorship for Fashion communities across the country that are supported by their own business communities."

And supporting our local fashion community is just what St. Louisans did. Check out some of our models at this year's Fashion Week:

Betsy, Stefanie & Katie

Danielle Swift Project Design

Eva  Michael Drummond Project Runway

Stefanie

"St Louis was once recognized as the 2nd largest garment and design center behind New York. Let's do it again. Let's make it happen together."

“He told me, ‘Mom, you've done so many benefits over the years. It’s not too much to ask others to step up for you.’ And he’s made that happen.” Kim Massie told Terry Perkins of the St. Louis Beacon about her son Adam who organized her benefit at the Sheldon on September 22nd. The Blues Diva had surgery this past August for Thyroid cancer and her son organized a benefit for her featuring Denise Thimes, Eric "Guitar" Davis, Anita Jackson, Roland Johnson, Cheryl Brown, Adrienne Felton, and a few other guests. All proceeds went to help cover the cost of her medical expenses. Kim was beyond thankful for all the support from family, friends and fans.


Kim was singing again only 10 days after her surgery and true to her son's words, she is getting ready to do another benefit. She will be performing at the "Party for the Arts" held at Lewis and Clark Community College’s Edwardsville campus on October 26th with The Solid Senders. This fundraiser is put on by the Greater Edwardsville Area Community Foundation and proceeds go into a scholarship fund. Since the founding of GEACF  in 1997,   "$5.9 million in scholarships has been raised and distributed". The focus of distribution from this benefit will be for visual and performing arts students. As a mother, grandmother and diva, Kim continuously supports and inspires our youth and communities.


Help support the GEACF and enjoy an evening to remember.

Tickets available online.