Upcoming events

KING HEDLEY II

By August Wilson
Directed by Ron Himes

Peddling stolen refrigerators hoping to open a video store one day, King Hedley, an ex-con, toils with self-worth. Getting, spending, killing, and dying in a world where getting is hard and killing is commonplace are threads woven into this 1980s installment in the author’s renowned cycle of plays about the Black experience in America. Drawing on characters established in “Seven Guitars,” “King Hedley II” shows how shadows of the past can darken the present as King seeks retribution for his mother’s lies.

Recommended for mature audiences ages 14 up.

June 19th - July 14th, 2024
Edison Theatre - Washington University 
Intergenerational Matinee Date: June 26th

For tickets & more information: theblackrep.org

Music For Lifelong Achievement

Give the gift of music by donating your new or used instruments to the Music For Lifelong Achievement (MFLA) program!

Donated instruments are evaluated and refurbished, then distributed through local schools and arts organizations to young musicians in need.

Your donation ensures that kids of all backgrounds are given the opportunity to grow and express themselves through the power of music.

Instruments can be dropped off at The Sheldon, or at your local St. Louis County Library branch, just look for the SLCL donation box. 

For more information: thesheldon.org/mfla/

Sober Social Bar Night - serving a variety of NA Beers, Tonics, Seltzers and good Coffee - WellBeing Brewing is dedicated to creating social spaces for proudly non-alcoholic faces. 

“It’s the Mos Eisley Cantina for the sober inspired!” 

Every Thursday 

MADE STL
5127 Delmar Blvd, STLMO. 

Sober, Sober Curious and those who want to meet them.

For more information: wellbeingbrewing.com/pages/the-wellraiser-sober-social-bar

KING HEDLEY II

By August Wilson
Directed by Ron Himes

Peddling stolen refrigerators hoping to open a video store one day, King Hedley, an ex-con, toils with self-worth. Getting, spending, killing, and dying in a world where getting is hard and killing is commonplace are threads woven into this 1980s installment in the author’s renowned cycle of plays about the Black experience in America. Drawing on characters established in “Seven Guitars,” “King Hedley II” shows how shadows of the past can darken the present as King seeks retribution for his mother’s lies.

Recommended for mature audiences ages 14 up.

June 19th - July 14th, 2024
Edison Theatre - Washington University 
Intergenerational Matinee Date: June 26th

For tickets & more information: theblackrep.org

He is one of the greatest entertainers of all time. Now, Michael Jackson’s unique and unparalleled artistry comes to St. Louis as MJ, the multi Tony Award®-winning new musical centered around the making of the 1992 Dangerous World Tour, begins a tour of its own.

Created by Tony Award®-winning Director/Choreographer Christopher Wheeldon and two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Lynn Nottage, MJ goes beyond the singular moves and signature sound of the star, offering a rare look at the creative mind and collaborative spirit that catapulted Michael Jackson into legendary status.

MJ is startin’ somethin’ as it makes its St. Louis premiere at the Fabulous Fox in May of 2024.

Runs through Sunday, June 9th

For tickets & more information: fabulousfox.com

He is one of the greatest entertainers of all time. Now, Michael Jackson’s unique and unparalleled artistry comes to St. Louis as MJ, the multi Tony Award®-winning new musical centered around the making of the 1992 Dangerous World Tour, begins a tour of its own.

Created by Tony Award®-winning Director/Choreographer Christopher Wheeldon and two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Lynn Nottage, MJ goes beyond the singular moves and signature sound of the star, offering a rare look at the creative mind and collaborative spirit that catapulted Michael Jackson into legendary status.

MJ is startin’ somethin’ as it makes its St. Louis premiere at the Fabulous Fox in May of 2024.

Runs through Sunday, June 9th

For tickets & more information: fabulousfox.com

Green Door Art Gallery presents The Writing on the Wall, an intriguing mix of calligraphy and text artwork. The exhibit features Japanese calligraphy by Kaori Ishijima, mixed media paintings by Clark Medley and Deb Douglas, and Raku ceramic bowls by Nancy Exarhu.

The artwork will be on display and available for sale July 3 – August 24, 2024

Join us for the opening reception on Friday July 12, 2024 5:00 - 8:00 pm

Green Door Art Gallery’s 36 resident artists will also be exhibiting and selling artwork including fused glass, mosaics, watercolor, oil and acrylic paintings, collage, mixed media, wood, pottery, textile art, jewelry and more.

Green Door Art Gallery is located at 21 N. Gore in Old Webster Groves.  Hours: Wednesday thru Sunday 10:00 am to 5:00 pm.

For more information, www.greendoorartgallery.com 

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Enjoy some of St. Louis’ most talented jazz musicians for concerts in the Reading Garden at the Sachs Branch in Chesterfield. Patrons are encouraged to bring chairs, blankets, and coolers.
All ages.

For more information: slcl.org/events/summer-concert-series-featuring-usual-suspects

David Giuntoli invites you to the Blue Strawberry Lounge, with its "feel of a 1940s supper club (Broadway World)," to celebrate the songs of Frank Sinatra.

For more information, https://cli.re/73580-david-giuntoli

Spice up your life with us at Hidden Gems on Wednesday, July 3 at 7 p.m. for Songs of the Summer-themed Pop Music Trivia! 5 rounds of 10 questions on everything from iconic summer pop anthems to Y2K throwbacks to legendary divas plus bonuses and fun tie-breakers. Trivia is free to play and welcome to teams of any size but space is limited and spots are first come, first serve.

For more information, https://www.facebook.com/events/498242562558583/

For more information, https://www.facebook.com/events/755617843434306

Americana Festival - July 4th from Noon till 6pm at Benld, Illinois City Park. 

Festival will celebrate the Birthday and Spirit of America with our thriving local culture of Music, Food & Art!  Folk, Bluegrass & Country bands, food provided by “The Barracks American Table.”

Admission is free. For more information, email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Sober Social Bar Night - serving a variety of NA Beers, Tonics, Seltzers and good Coffee - WellBeing Brewing is dedicated to creating social spaces for proudly non-alcoholic faces. 

“It’s the Mos Eisley Cantina for the sober inspired!” 

Every Thursday 

MADE STL
5127 Delmar Blvd, STLMO. 

Sober, Sober Curious and those who want to meet them.

For more information: wellbeingbrewing.com/pages/the-wellraiser-sober-social-bar

The Ragged Blade Band is a six-piece ensemble from St. Louis, MO, focusing on early jazz, blues, and ragtime from the late 1890s through the early 1930s, along with original songs by bandleader Jerry Rabushka. Bringing the music forward into today, we use modern instrumentation and arrangements to make the music of yesterday entertaining and relevant to audiences of all ages.

For more information, https://www.thefriscostl.com/live-music-schedule

Cherry & Jerry: Ragtime and Early Blues at Frisco Barroom

Celebrate Independence Day with America's first pop music! Ragtime, early blues, jazz. Light up the sky with Scott Joplin, WC Handy and rare tunes of the era on piano and percussion! 7:30 p.m. - 10:30 p.m.

For more information, https://fb.me/e/1gbYMSXgo

ROMANOV FAMILY YARD SALE: A PURGATION PLAY: TOLD IN THREE DEMONSTRATIONS AND A CULMINATING MOVIEFILM directed by Lucy Cashion.

It is July 1919, one year after the last ever Russian Tsar, Tsarina, and their children were murdered. The distant, and more importantly living, Romanov cousins have set up a yard sale in a formerly Tsar-sponsored Russian theatre wrecked by the Bolsheviks. No one cares about these Romanovs, but they are Romanovs nonetheless. Join them in a very real theatre play and a very real yard sale where everything must go!

The sale runs from July 4th-20th at the Kranzberg Blackbox Theatre (501 N Grand Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63103.) Shows are Thursday-Saturday, 8 pm. Tickets are available via Metrotix: $25 for adults, and $15 for those under 26 with ID at the door.

For more information, https://www.metrotix.com/events/detail/romanov-family-yard-sale-a-purgation-play

GET STUMPED every First Thursday with 45 trivia questions from a variety of categories, designed to astound, gob smack, flummox, baffle, bamboozle, and vex! If you answer just one question correctly, you've done the impossible. If they're all too hard, ya can't say you weren't warned by the very name of the event itself! That said, I have never agreed with a single person I've ever heard say the words "I'm not good at trivia" We all have our niche! We begin around 8:45PM, so arrival by 8:30PM is recommended. We play three games. Show up late to catch the second or third game, or leave after the first or second game if you have an earlier bedtime or somethin' else to do! Prizes will be awarded for each game as well as a grand prize for highest score of the entire night. (It's mostly drinks. This is a bar, after all.) Team size is limited to SIX per team, and admission is FREE. (But buy some drinks. This is a bar, after all.)

I'll also typically do my best to ensure that there's free, fresh popcorn available on-site in basically whatever amount you could wish for. BRING YOUR OWN Bowl or Cup! Show What Ya Know, And Learn What Ya Don't! Every First Thursday at Saint Louis's premiere boutique trivia event, in the #1 bar of downtown: The Crack Fox. It's IMPOSSIBLE TRIVIA.

For more information, email Carrie Harris at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Set your passions alight with this steamy opera full of love, seduction, and betrayal.

Follow the fate of Don José, a naïve soldier who falls under the spell of the fiery gypsy Carmen and abandons his duty and his love for Micaëla, a sweet country girl. But Carmen's free spirit and seductive charms lead her to another man, the handsome bullfighter Escamillo, and drive Don José to jealousy and violence.

With unforgettable melodies like the 'Habanera' and the 'Toreador Song', Carmen is a thrilling spectacle of love, lust, and betrayal. Come see why Bizet’s masterpiece of operatic romance and drama is one of history’s most popular operas ever written.

For more information, https://unionavenueopera.org/

"July 5 – August 24, 2024

The Foundry Art Centre is proud to present Missouri Ink, an exhibition examining the powerful visual language of tattoos. Focusing on the artwork of tattoo artists throughout Missouri, this exhibition explores tattoos as a respected art form, highlighting the incredible skill and creativity of the medium.

The Foundry traveled throughout the state to intimately capture Missouri’s tattoo studios and their artists. These photographs allow visitors to get a behind-the-scenes and in-depth view of the shops and their work. Accompanying the photographs will be original watercolor paintings of artistic flash (curated sheets of available, pre-designed tattoos), along with tattooed synthetic arms, hands, and even rubber duckies! The tattooed duckies and selected tattooed arms will be available for purchase through an online silent auction, with proceeds benefitting Bikers Against Child Abuse- St. Louis Chapter.

Over 21 tattoo studios from throughout Missouri are represented in the exhibition, including Alchemy Tattoo Collective, Amor Tattoo and Art Gallery, Arch Nemesis Tattoo, Divine Tattoo Parlor, Electric Unicorn Tattoo Studio, Enigma Tattoo & Body Piercing, Frenchtown Tattoo Company, Good Times Tattoos & Piercings, Hawthorn by Butterbee Tattoo, Heartland Tattoo, Immortal Ink Tattoo Gallery, Iron Tiger Tattoo, Liberation Tattoo, Oasis Studio & Gallery, Old Souls Tattoo Parlour, Pastel Devil Tattoo Studio, Self Inflicted Tattoos, Shirley’s Tattoo, Sign of the Times Tattoo, Steel & Ink Studio, St. Louis Tattoo Company, and Windhorse Tattoo & Gallery.

An opening reception for Missouri Ink will be held on Friday, July 5th, 5-8 p.m., as part of the Foundry’s First Friday series. Art activities, live music, the Foundry bar, and more will be available throughout the night. 

Missouri Ink will be on view in the main galleries through August 24th. Information on programming tied to this exhibition can be found at foundryartcentre.org.

Exhibitions at the Foundry Art Centre are free and open to the public. For more information, please email Jessica Mannisi, director of exhibitions, at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Join us at the outdoor amphitheater of the Tower Grove Park Stupp Center for a series of summer fun! Children and families will enjoy performances from storytellers, musicians, dancers, and more as they clap along and learn a few moves. The series takes place on Fridays at 10:00 a.m., June 7 – July 26, 2024.

The performance series is free and open to the public. Registration is not required. In the case of inclement weather, please consult this event page.

Friday, July 5: Music + Movement with St. Louis Public Library

Sing, dance, stretch, and play as we use music and rhythm to develop early literacy skills. Ideal for ages 2-5.