# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Photography Exhibit: The Park (melts in the dark) by Richard Gerst
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 15 Nov, 2025 at 05:00 pm – Sat, 15 Nov, 2025 at 06:30 pm
- **Event Description**: Photography Exhibit: The Park (melts in the dark)
?️ Saturday, November 15 | 5–6:30 PM
? The GLO Center
?️ Free admission | Snacks & refreshments provided

Join us for the premiere of The Park (melts in the dark), a print exhibition by former Springfield native and photographer Richard Gerst. 
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This stills photography documentary series captures The Ramblers LGBTQ+ soccer league in New York and was completed in partnership with the Magnum Mentorship program.

Gerst’s figurative work explores portraiture, the human form, and the space between social connection and solitude—an interplay that fuels his creative process. His work has been featured in FLAUNT, GQ, Vogue Italia New Talents, and exhibited internationally.

✨ Don’t miss this evening celebrating art, identity, and community.

Learn more about Gerst's work: 
https://richardgerst.com/work
Instagram: @richard_gerst
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/springfield/photography-exhibit-the-park-melts-in-the-dark-by-richard-gerst/200029197329329
- **Event Categories**: exhibitions, art, lgbt-pride
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 7

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: http://facebook.com/200029197329329?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=springfield-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Springfield
- **state**: MO
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 518 E Commercial St, Springfield, MO, United States, Missouri 65803
- **lat**: 37.22979
- **long**: -93.28643
- **full address**: 518 E Commercial St, Springfield, MO, United States, Missouri 65803

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: The GLO Center (https://allevents.in/org/the-glo-center/26006204)

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- **Alt text**: thumbnail
  - **Image URL**: https://dyn-image.allevents.in/generate-image?v=4&title=Photography+Exhibit%3A+The+Park+%28melts+in+the+dark%29+by+Richard+Gerst&date=15+Nov

## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sat, 15 Nov, 2025 at 05:00 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 518 E Commercial St, Springfield, MO, United States, Missouri 65803
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** The GLO Center
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** exhibitions, art, lgbt-pride
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Photography Exhibit: The Park (melts in the dark) by Richard Gerst ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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