Mental Health First Aid is a groundbreaking public education program that helps the public identify, understand, and respond to signs of mental illnesses and substance use disorders.

Cooking Matters, run by Operation Food Search in St. Louis, is a nutritionist-led courses that provide hands-on meal preparation, practical nutrition information, and food budgeting skills. Anne-Marie Berger reports from Long Middle School in South Ct. Louis County.

Living St. Louis producer Ruth Ezell profiles the St. Louis Classical Guitar Society, which is celebrating its 50th Anniversary in 2013.

In this extra feature, Living St. Louis producer Ruth Ezell talks to João Luiz and Douglas Lora of Brasil Guitar Duo about their advice to music students who aspire to become professional performers.

St. Louis Shakespeare Festival goes into rehearsal for its opening of Twelfth Night in Forest Park.

Artist Ning Hou works in both impressionist and photo-realist styles, creating paintings that capture the essence of California.

Color, texture and flavor come together in artistic and delicious ways at Uchi, a Houston restaurant.

Curator Matthew Wittmann gives us a tour of the exhibition “Circus and the City: New York, 1793-2010” at Bard Graduate Center in New York City.

Animator Tom Schroeder tells real-life stories in an improvisational style that relies heavily upon jazz. His short features focus on themes such as relationships, addition and survival.

The Nine Network hosts a gathering in the Wainwright Building of architects and preservationists to meet the producers of the documentary “10 Buildings That Changed America.”

Writer-Director Francois Girard shares the story behind “Zarkana”, the new show by Cirque du Soleil.

The Milwaukee Art Museum holds an exhibit featuring Rembrandt, Van Dyke and Gainsborough.

An interview with Diane Paulus, Artistic Director of Boston’s American Repertory Theatre, on her revival of “Pippin.”

Living St. Louis producer Kara Vaninger profiles photographer Ryan Stanley, who documents life in the Cherokee Street neighborhood in St. Louis through his blog Found on Cherokee.

Living St. Louis producer Jim Kirchherr profiles Ellis Wainwright and the Wainwright Tomb.

10 Buildings That Changed America
St. Louis is in the spotlight as Louis Sullivan’s Wainwright building is featured in this one-hour special exploring ten American buildings that changed the way we live, work and play. Watch Monday, May 13 at 9:00 p.m. on Nine PBS.

Metal artist Jaydan Moore deconstructs objects from the early 20th century and reassembles them, highlighting their wear and tear.

Dancer Rosie Herrara combines Caberet, hip hop, drag queens and pastry in her dance theatre.

We visit the Asian galleries of the Saint Louis Art Museum.

Cultural critic Camille Paglia critiques the art world in her new book “Glittering Images.”

An exhibit at the Institute of Contemporary Art in Boston explores art of the 1980s.

The Saint Louis Art Museum has reinstalled its Ancients galleries, and the curator takes us on a tour of the Roman section.

Photographer Jim McHugh captures images of Los Angeles fading urban landscape.

Steve Adabato interviews Stephanie Block, the actor who portrays Edwin Drood on Broadway.

Choreographer Andy Blankenbuehler discusses his work on “Annie: The Musical”.