Nov. 30 – Dec. 23, Saint Louis Ballet presents Gen Horiuchi’s The Nutcracker. Touhill Performing Arts Center. For more information, visit www.touhill.org.
Sat., Dec. 7, 12 noon, Frizzmas Holiday Extravaganza, Cortex Innovation Community, 4302 Forest Park Ave. St. Louis, MO 63108. For more information, visit frizzybynature.com.
Sat., Dec. 7, 3 p.m., Ferguson Holiday Streetfest, Plaza at 501, 501 S. Florissant Rd. For more information, visit fergusonstreetfest.com.
Sat., Dec. 7, 12 noon, Day of Jubilee (Based Upon the Ratification of the 13th Amendment) The Jewel Event Center, 407 Dunn Road, Florissant, MO 6303. Free celebration: Noon until 5pm; talent show at 5pm for $10 admission. For more information, visit 13thamendmentfreedomweek.com
Sun., Dec. 8, 3 p.m., UMSL Music presents Jazz for the Holidays, Touhill Performing Arts Center. For more information, visit www.touhill.org.
Wed., Dec. 11, 7 p.m. (VIP cocktail Christmas party at 5:30 p.m.), The Mildred Thimes Foundation presents It’s A Holly Jazzy Christmas starring Denise Thimes with special guests Kim Fuller, Robert Nelson and Antonio Fargas, The Sheldon Concert Hall, 3648 Washington. For tickets, visit www.metrotix.com.
Fri., Dec. 13, 7 p.m. St. Louis Symphony’s IN UNISON Chorus presents IN UNISON Christmas starring Grammy winning vocal group Take 6, Stifel Theatre. For more information, visit www.slso.org
Sat., Dec. 14 – Sun., Dec. 15, Better Family Life’s 40th Anniversary Kwanzaa Expo. Better Family Life, 5415 Page Blvd. For additional information, visit betterfamilylife.org.
Dec. 20 – Dec. 21, Jazz St. Louis and Saint Louis Dance Theatre present Ellington and Strayhorn’s Nutcracker, Skip Viragh Center for the Arts, 425 S. Lindbergh, 63131. For more information, visit www.
Through Dec. 22, St. Louis Shakespeare Festival presents Christmas Carol: The Remix, .ZACK Theatre. 3224 Locust Street. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit stlshakes.org.
Sat., Dec. 28, 10 a.m., Saint Louis Art Museum Kwanzaa Celebration, Saint Louis Art Museum, One Fine Arts Drive, St. Louis MO 63110. For more information, visit www.slam.org.
Through Dec. 31, Gateway Arch Park Foundation presents Winterfest, Kiener Plaza. For tickets or additional information, visit archpark.org.
CONCERTS
Wed., Dec. 18, 7:30 p.m., Purple Madness (Prince Tribute Band) at City Winery STL, 3730 Foundry Way. For tickets, visit www.citywinery.com.
Thurs., Dec. 19, 7:30 p.m., Justin Timberlake The Forget Tomorrow World Tour, Enterprise Center. Visit www.tickemaster.com for more information.
Sat., Dec. 21, Black Promoters Collective presents Kash Doll: The Last Doll, The Hawthorn, 2231 Washington Ave. For tickets, visit BPCTickets.com.
SPECIAL EVENTS
Sat., Dec. 7, 7:30 p.m. (6:30 p.m. VIP early entrance) 11th Annual Whiskey in the Winter. The festival features hundreds of whiskies from around the world, all under one roof, Hyatt Regency St. Louis at The Arch. For more information, visit www.whiskeyinthewinter.com.
Sun., Dec. 8, 2 p.m., The Missouri Historical Society presents The Wendell Pruitt Celebration of African American Service, 2024 Keynote Speaker: Dr. Matthew Delmont, author of Half American: The epic Story of African Americans Fighting World War II at Home and Abroad. Soldiers Memorial, 1315 Chestnut St St. Louis, MO 63103.Registration is required for this event. For more information, visit www.mohistory.org.
Fri., Dec. 13, 7 p.m., FLC Celebrity Fashion Show, 10701 Lambert Int. Blvd St. Louis, MO 63145. For more information, visit www.eventbrite.com.
Sat., Dec. 14, 6 p.m., DELUX Power 100, Hyatt Regency St. Louis at The Arch. For more information, visit deluxpower100.org.
COMEDY
Thurs., Dec. 5, The Follow Instructions Tour starring Funny Marco. The Pageant, 6161 Delmar. For more information, visit thepageant.com.
Sun., Dec. 15, 11:30 a.m. Poetry Comedy Brunch with live performances by Akeem Ali, 3407 California Ave. St. Louis, MO 63118. For more information, visit www.eventbrite.com
Sun., Dec. 15, 7 p.m. Class Klowns featuring Jovan Bibbs, Willie Lynch Jr. and Smokey Suarez, St. Charles Funny Bone, 1520 S. Fifth Street, Suite 108, 63303. For more information, visit www.stlouisfunnybone.com.
Thurs., Dec. 12, 8:30 p.m. The Brewery Comedy Tour at Rockwell, Rockwell Beer Company, 1320 South Vandeventer Ave. St. Louis, MO 63110. For more information, visit www.eventbrite.com
ST. LOUIS MUSIC SPOTLIGHT
Sat., Dec. 14, 8:30 p.m. Let There Be Light Live, Atomic by Jamo, 4140 Manchester Ave. St. Louis MO 63110. For more information, visit www.eventbrite.com
Sat., Dec. 28, 7 p.m. Jamo Presents: Sir Eddie C and Friends III, Atomic by Jamo 4140 Manchester Ave. St. Louis MO 63110. For more information, visit www.ticketweb.com
THEATRE
Fri., Dec. 6, 3 p.m. Behind the Curtain Showcase and Reception, COCA- Center of Creative Arts, 6880 Washington Ave. St. Louis, MO 63130. For more information, visit www.eventbrite.com
Fri., Dec. 6, 6 p.m., The St. Louis Black Repertory Company presents When Gold Turns Black a staged reading, Clyde Jordan Senior Center, 6755 State Street, East St. Louis IL. For more information, visit www.theblackrep.org.
Sat., Dec. 7, 7:30 p.m. The Illusionists, The Fox Theatre, 527 N Grand bVLD. St. Louis, MO 63103. For more information, visit www.ticketmaster.com
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