by KMGuru | May 13, 2021 | Publications
As the annual St. Avips ball approaches another decade in Joplin, it continues to morph from an exclusive, talk-of-the-town event into a more community- friendly and visible fundraiser for the arts. The ball is hosted each spring by Friends of St. Avips, a group of...
by KMGuru | Apr 29, 2018 | Publications
The George A. Spiva Center for the Arts wouldn’t be Joplin’s premiere visual arts center without a group of 36 women and their shared passion for local art. Known as the Friends of St. Avips (Spiva spelled backward) and toiling under the fun motto “We party for art,”...
by KMGuru | Apr 29, 2012 | Publications
Maridan Kassab doesn’t need the scrapbook from the first St. Avips Ball to recall exactly what she wore that night, what the decor looked like and where it was held. Her memories are as fresh as if it were yesterday. “I wore a blue silk top with a peplum,” she said....
