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Destination Art
9:26 am
Thu August 30, 2012

Hannibal, Mo.: Art abounds in Twain's hometown

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Twain's boyhood home in Hannibal, pictured circa 1955, is now a museum.
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Hannibal, Mo., aka "America's Hometown," is known for being the birthplace of Samuel Clemens, aka Mark Twain. The town of 18,000 boasts a vibrant arts community.
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Steve Ayers, a local potter, was part of the effort 14 years ago to recruit other artists to live in Hannibal. He's shown here with Nancy Kaufman, in her shop on Main Street. Kaufman moved to Hannibal in 2005, and says as soon as she saw this old drugstore, she dreamed of turning it into a shop for her woven art.
Credit Tim Lloyd / St. Louis Public Radio
Painter Melissa Dominiak moved here from Seattle and purchased a massive church and home about two miles from Main Street in Hannibal, Mo., for $70,000. She plans to rehab the building herself and rent out the space for special events.
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Originally published on Thu August 30, 2012 4:56 am

Samuel Clemens, who is said to have taken his pen name Mark Twain from the cries of riverboat crewmen, found the inspiration for his classic works while growing up in the river town of Hannibal, Mo. Today, more than 125 years after the first pressing of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, there's a new set of artistic characters in Twain's boyhood home.

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Concourse A
2:39 pm
Tue December 20, 2011

Renovations complete at Lambert Airport's Concourse A

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Travelers at the newly-rehabbed Concourse A on December 20, 2011.
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Just in time for the holiday travel season, contractors at Lambert-St. Louis International Airport have finished their work on Concourse A.

The projects - part of a $70 million overhaul of Terminal 1 - include new ceilings, flooring and carpet, and completely new bathrooms.

Also included? Two new pieces of public art, which airport director Rhonda Hamm-Niebruegge says are the first new pieces since the mural of black aviation was completed nearly 20 years ago.

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from Cityscape
11:30 am
Fri December 10, 2010

Printer Eric Woods brings poetry to The Firecracker Press

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Eric Woods is Owner and Founder of The Firecracker Press at 2838 Cherokee Street.  He's a visual artist, not a poet.  But he's been teaming up with poets for most of the nine years he's been open, mostly, he says "out of necessity."

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