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ComedySportz STL

“Funnier than Sports, Sportier than Comedy”: Mineral Area Council on the Arts Presents ComedySportz STL Event at Mineral Area College   Mineral Area Council on the Arts is thrilled to announce an evening of uproarious laughter and unmatched entertainment as ComedySportz STL takes the stage at Mineral...

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2024 Creative Writing Contest Winners Announced

The theme for this year’s contest was “Tomorrow.” We had many adult submissions come in. Unfortunately, we only received entries to the 10-12th grade Short Story Category. The following were chosen by this year’s judges…   Adult Short Story – “You Mud Child” By Spencer...

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Art in Bloom Banner Contest Celebrates 10 years!

The 10th annual Art in BLOOM Banner Design Contest is now underway.  The theme for the 2024 artwork is “Imagine That!”. Creativity and imagination will be featured! There will be so much student artwork to see in 2024! The ART Blooms contest is open to local K-12 students in public, private, and home schools in the Mineral...

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Women of Song Concert

Performer and singer Deborah Sharn has been in St. Louis for many years. She is an actress who has worked with Black Rep, New Line Theatre, The New Jewish Theatre, and the Mustard Seed Theatre. She has two JUDY awards under her belt and numerous sold-out cabaret performances at the Kranzberg Art Center. Women of Song...

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4th Annual Creative Writing Contest

We are pleased to host the 4th Annual Mineral Area Creative Writing Contest. The contest is open to two distinct groups from the MACOA service region which includes Iron, Madison, Perry, St. Francois, Ste. Genevieve, and Washington Counties in the state of Missouri.  The first group is open to high school students who...

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Liverpool Legends – The Complete Beatles Experience!

 Who is ready to Rock & Roll? The Liverpool Legends are coming back to Farmington this weekend! Saturday, October 7th at 7:00pm, they will take the stage at the Farmington Civic Center! Tickets are still selling. They are $19.50 and are available by calling the Civic Center at 573-756-0900 or by purchasing online at https://square.link/u/HEn2FVBE. This...

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2023 – 2024 Season

This year’s season kicks off this weekend! This year’s events that Mineral Area Council on the Arts (MACOA) is bringing, showcases many areas of the arts! The first event taking place October 7th at 7:00pm will be the incredibly talented, Liverpool Legends! Co-sponsored by the City of Farmington, this concert...

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2023 Banner Winners Announced

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The Winners of this year’s 2023 Banner Contest are here…. “I Saw It Out My Window” saw over 1900 submissions. We have 366 winners ready to be printed on our towns’ banners. We are so excited to share this year’s wonderful artwork. Thank you to all of the art teachers and parents who...

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Nominate Your Hero – BRAVE is BEAUTIFUL

Who do you admire for their strength, their ability to rise above hardship, their perseverance in adversity, their uniqueness, their service to others?  Each one has a different idea of what it means to be strong and brave.  Mineral Area Council on the Arts (MACOA) is once again collaborating with Brandon Scheldt of...

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