Wednesday, August 23, 7pm Staenberg Family Complex, Arts & Education Building If you like your smartphone or your widescreen TV, your car or your 401(k), then—whether you know it or not—you are a fan of Wall Street. William D. Cohan is one of America’s most respected financial journalists. He has long been critical of the bad behavior that plagued much of Wall Street in the years leading up to the 2008 financial crisis, and because he spent seventeen years as an…

New Jewish Theatre's 2017 Signature Event Monica Piper’s “Farmisht, Farklempt & Farblungit” Saturday, September 9, 8:15pm (Whine & Shmooze at 8pm) Emmy Award-winning comedy writer and comedian Monica Piper explores her Jewish roots and present life in this hilarious and heartwarming blend of stand up and storytelling. Audiences leave laughed out, a little teary-eyed and happy to be Jewish ... even those who aren't Tickets $45 - general admission $65 - premium seating All tickets include complimentary glass of wine…

Alice Hoffman Monday, October 23, 7pm Staenberg Family Complex Tickets: $25 Alice Hoffman is the author of more than thirty works of fiction, including The Marriage of Opposites, Practical Magic, The Red Garden, the Oprah’s Book Club selection Here on Earth, The Museum of Extraordinary Things, and The Dovekeepers. Hoffman’s new novel, The Rules of Magic, takes place at the cusp of the sixties in New York City, hundreds of years after Maria Owens was charged with witchery for loving the wrong man. Here live three Owens children…

Stephen Tobolowsky Tuesday, October 24, 7pm Staenberg Family Complex, Arts & Education Building Tickets: $25 Stephen Tobolowsky has appeared in more than 100 movies and 200 television shows, including unforgettable roles in Mississippi Burning, Groundhog Day, and Memento. Tobolowsky currently appears in the hit series’ The Goldbergs, HBO’s Silicon Valley, and Norman Lear’s new One Day at a Time. In his new book My Adventures with God, Tobolowsky explores the idea that most people’s lives seem to fit into the template of the Old Testament. We all have…

Hallie Ephron Tuesday, November 2, 7pm Staenberg Family Complex, Arts & Education Building New York Times bestselling author Hallie Ephron, Edgar Award finalist and four-time finalist for the Mary Higgins Clark Award, writes suspense fiction, mysteries, and nonfiction books on the writing process. Her latest suspense novel, You’ll Never Know, Dear is set in South Carolina and tells the story of a little girl’s disappearance and the porcelain doll that may hold the key to her fate. Sister to Nora and Delia Ephron, Hallie lives near Boston, Massachusetts…

November 5-19, 2017 Plus year-round events featuring authors of all religions The St. Louis Jewish Book Festival is an annual celebration of authors, books, and ideas during the first two weeks of November, with additional bookend events year-round. The range of author topics is vast: business, cooking, economics, family, fiction, history, music, religion, sports, and more. Now in its 39th year, the Festival is nationally recognized for both its excellence and its size – it is one of the largest…