Calendar
Check here for all of the upcoming events at UCPL. If you have questions about any of them, give us a call at 314-727-3150.
Join us for a Japanese tea ceremony presentation by Yuko Kitajima, Director of the Japan America Society of St. Louis. Learn about the complexity and simplicity of Japanese spirituality and the historical and cultural significance of Chado over a bowl of Matcha tea prepared just for you. The event is free and open to all, and will take place at the former University United Methodist Church (across the parking lot from our temporary space).
This program is presented as part of the 2023 Adult Summer Reading Big Book Challenge, featuring The Tale of Genji and The Priory of the Orange Tree. For more information, visit our Adult Summer Reading page.
Please join us at 3 p.m. Wednesday, June 7 for an online author visit from Dr. Mike Rucker, author of The Fun Habit: How the Disciplined Pursuit of Joy and Wonder Can Change Your Life. Grounded in current research, accessible science, and practical recommendations, Dr. Rucker will use The Fun Habit strategies to teach you how to build having fun into an actionable and effortless habit and why doing so will help you become a healthier, more joyful, more productive person.
Join us for our first discussion of The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon, covering part 1 of the novel. The event is free and open to all, and will take place at the former University United Methodist Church (across the parking lot from our temporary space).
This program is presented as part of the 2023 Adult Summer Reading Big Book Challenge, featuring The Tale of Genji and The Priory of the Orange Tree. For more information, visit our Adult Summer Reading page.
Join us for a family-friendly demonstration of a 1,400-year-old Japanese drumming technique named after the “big fat drum” at the center of the thunderous music, and stick around afterward to try your hand at taiko!
The event is free and open to all, and will take place in the parking lot at 6900 Delmar Blvd.
This program is presented as part of the 2023 Adult Summer Reading Big Book Challenge, featuring The Tale of Genji and The Priory of the Orange Tree. For more information, visit our Adult Summer Reading page.
Join us at 1 p.m. Thursday, June 15 for an online visit with New York Times bestselling author and award-winning photographer Jamie Beck as she talks about her book An American in Provence: Art, Life, and Photography. An American in Provence is a beautiful collection of exquisite portrait, scenic, and still-life photography. Looking to slow down from her fast-paced life in New York City, Beck embarked on a one-year getaway to Provence. One year, turning into five, Beck moved to the French countryside, documenting her life as “An American in Provence.” Equal parts art book, travel diary, memoir, and cookbook, An American in Provence transports you to the South of France.
Join us for our first discussion of The Tale of Genji by Murasaki Shikibu, covering chapters 1-20 of the book. The event is free and open to all, and will take place in the auditorium at our permanent home, 6701 Delmar Blvd.
This program is presented as part of the 2023 Adult Summer Reading Big Book Challenge, featuring The Tale of Genji and The Priory of the Orange Tree. For more information, visit our Adult Summer Reading page.
Join us at 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 28 for an online discussion with Tananarive Due about her body of work. Due’s prolific body of work cements the author as a leading voice in black speculative fiction for more than 20 years. Due is an award-winning writer, educator, and producer. Her work includes sixteen books, including The Blood Colony, The Living Blood, The Good House, Joplin’s Ghost, Devil’s Wake, and the forthcoming The Reformatory. In addition, she is a contributing author of Black Panther: Tales of Wakanda and Black Panther: Sins of the King. Collaborating with her partner Steven Barnes, she also co-wrote “A Small Town” for Season 2 of Jordan Peele’s “The Twilight Zone” on Paramount Plus and two segments of Shudder’s anthology film Horror Noire.
Join us for our second discussion of The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon, covering parts 2 & 3 of the novel. The event is free and open to all, and will take place in the auditorium of our permanent location, 6701 Delmar Blvd.
This program is presented as part of the 2023 Adult Summer Reading Big Book Challenge, featuring The Tale of Genji and The Priory of the Orange Tree. For more information, visit our Adult Summer Reading page.
Come enjoy the beauty of kimonos. The Japan America Society of St. Louis and Japan America Society Women’s Association will present the history of kimono from the time of The Tale of Genji to the present time. They will also demonstrate how to put on a kimono. Hosts will be wearing different kinds of kimonos which you can appreciate.
The event is free and open to all, and will take place in the auditorium of our permanent location, 6701 Delmar Blvd.
This program is presented as part of the 2023 Adult Summer Reading Big Book Challenge, featuring The Tale of Genji and The Priory of the Orange Tree. For more information, visit our Adult Summer Reading page.
Join us for a family-friendly demonstration of the Japanese martial art of kendo. Literally translated as “the way of the sword,” kendo traces its origins to feudal Japan and today features wooden swords, as well as uniforms and armor fashioned after those worn by samurai.
The event is free and open to all, and will take place in the auditorium of our permanent location, 6701 Delmar Blvd.
This program is presented as part of the 2023 Adult Summer Reading Big Book Challenge, featuring The Tale of Genji and The Priory of the Orange Tree. For more information, visit our Adult Summer Reading page.
