Up Next: Oct 18

Welcome to Up Next! This weekly blog post highlights upcoming local and national performances, education workshops, book recommendations, and community service resources.

Blindspot Collective: Good Trouble—A Nationwide Event Inspired by Youth Activism (for ages 12+), Nov 1

Children’s Theatre Company: Corduroy, Virtual Performance, Through Oct 25

Chicago Children’s Theatre: My Magic Breath

Stray Dog Theatre: POEtober, featuring audio only performances of works by Edgar Allan Poe, Through Oct 31

Pulitzer Center: Local Letter for Global Change Writing Contest—K-12 grades, Nov 13 deadline

TheaterWorksUSA: We the People: America Rocks!, Oct 25-Nov 3

TheatreworksUSA—We the People: America Rocks! Photo: Joan Marcus

We Need Diverse Books: Let’s Talk About Political Activism, Resource Guide

826 National: Write for inclusion with Cartoon Network’s Stop Bullying—Speak Up, Oct

St. Louis County Library and Miriam Learning Center: Free Tutoring for Unique Learners, Oct 12-Dec 15

KQED Election 2020 Youth Media Screening: The event, hosted by Myles Bess from Above the Noise, will feature a conversation with author Jason Reynolds, Oct 21

Arts and Culture Accessibility Cooperative: October Meetup, Oct 21

Be An Arts Hero: Youth and Families! Write letters to Senators voicing support for the arts, Oct

St. Louis County Library: Free notary services, Oct

Politics and Prose: Jason Reynolds and Danica Novgorodoff—Long Way Down: The Graphic Novel—in conversation with Gene Luen Yang, YouTube