A scene from the 2024 Juneteenth Festival Block Party on Washington Avenue presented by House of Soul.  Credit: Photo courtesy of House of Soul

JUNETEENTH FESTIVITIES 

Thurs. Jun. 13, 5 p.m. Juneteenth Celebration, Lee Auditorium and MacDermott Grand Hall, 5700 Lindell Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63112. For more information, visit https://mohistory.org

Tue., Jun. 17, 10 a.m. Juneteenth Family Day, Grand Center Arts District, 3534 Washington Ave. St. Louis, MO 63103. For more information, visit https://www.grandcenter.org.

Wed., Jun. 18, 9 a.m., JuneteenthSTL Scholarship Fund Prayer Breakfast, North County Innovation Center, 10174 West Florissant Ave. For more information, visit www.bridgethegap314.org.

Thurs., Jun. 19, 12 noon – 8 p.m. (runway experience at 4:30 p.m.), House of Soul presents the St. Louis City 6th Annual Juneteenth Festival Block Party, Washington Avenue between 12th &13th Street. 

Thurs., Jun. 19, Juneteenth at the Garden, Missouri Botanical Garden, 4344 Shaw Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63110. For more information, visit https://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org

CONCERTS 

Wed., Jun. 18, 7:30 p.m. (6:30 p.m. doors), Taj Mahal with special guest Kyshona. The Pageant, 6161 Delmar For more information, visit www.thepageant.com

Thurs., Jun. 19, 8 p.m. (7 p.m. doors), Saba, Delmar Hall. For more information, visit www.thepageant.com

Thurs., Jun. 19, 7:30 p.m. Ledisi with special guest Marsha Ambrosius: Love You Too, The Tour, Stifel Theatre, 1400 Market St, St. Louis, MO 63101. For more information, visit https://www.ticketmaster.com

Sun., Jun. 22, 8 p.m. Smino – Kountry Kousins, St. Louis Music Park, 750 Casino Center Dr, Maryland Heights, MO 63043. For more information visit https://www.ticketmaster.com

Mon., Jun. 23, Stanley Clarke, City Foundry, 3730 Foundry Way, St. Louis, MO 63110. Wednesday only. For more information visit www.cityfoundrystl.com

Fri., Jun 27, 8 p.m. The Mixtape Unplugged Tour with Ja Rule, Chaifetz Arena, 1 S Compton Ave. St. Louis, MO 63103. For more information, visit https://www.ticketmaster.com/

Fri., Jun. 27, 8 p.m. The Mixtape Unplugged Tour with Ja Rule, Chaifetz Arena, 1 S Compton Ave, St. Louis, MO 63103. For more information, visit https://www.ticketmaster.com/

SPECIAL EVENTS

Fri., Jun. 13, 6 p.m. Foam Wonderland, Ballpark Village, 601 Clark Ave, St. Louis, MO 63102. For more information, https://foamwonderland.com/about/

Through Jun. 22, Circus Flora: Urban Legend, Circus Flora, 3401 Washington Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63103. Various Showtimes available, for more information visit https://circusflora.org

COMEDY

 Fri., Jun. 13, 7 p.m. Special Event: Michael Blackson, Helium Comedy Club, 1151 St. Louis Galleria St, St. Louis, MO 63117. For more information, visit https://st-louis.heliumcomedy.com

Wed., Jun 25, 7:30 p.m. Special Event: Tahir Moore, Helium Comedy Club, 1151 St. Louis Galleria St, St. Louis, MO 63117. For more information, visit https://st-louis.heliumcomedy.com

Sun., Jun. 29, 7:30 p.m. Special Event: The Underdogs of Comedy, Helium Comedy Club, 1151 St. Louis Galleria St, St. Louis, MO 63117. For more information, visit https://st-louis.heliumcomedy.com

ST. LOUIS MUSIC SPOTLIGHT

Fri., Jun. 13, 7:30 p.m. The Bosman Twins, The Blue Strawberry, 364 N. Boyle Ave, St. Louis, MO 63108. For more information, https://bluestrawberrystl.com

Fri., Jun. 13, 8 p.m. Valencia Rush feat. Miistro Freeyo, The Dark Room, 3610 Grandel Sq, St. Louis, MO 63103. For more information, visit https://kranzbergartsfoundation.org

Through Jun. 25, 5:30 p.m. Live Art Market, City Foundry, 3730 Foundry Way, St. Louis, MO 63110. Wednesday only. For more information visit www.cityfoundrystl.com

THEATRE

Jun. 16- Jun. 22, The Muny presents Bring It On: The Musical starring Kennedy Holmes, One Theatre Drive in Forest Park. For more information, call 314.361.1900 or visit muny.org. 

Through Jun. 21, 8 p.m. Rent, The Marcelle Theater, 3310 Samuel Shepard Dr. Saint Louis, MO 63103. For more information, visit https://kranzbergartsfoundation.org

Through Jun. 29, 7:30 p.m. This House, Loretto-Hilton Center, 130 Edgar Rd. Webster Groves, MO 63119. For more information, visit https://opera-stl.org

ART

Through Jul. 27, Roaring: Art, Fashion and the Automobile in France, 1918–1939, Saint Louis Art Museum, 1 Fine Arts Dr, St. Louis, MO 63110. For more information, visit www.slam.org.

Through Jul. 27, Veronica Ryan: Unruly Objects, Pulitzer Arts Foundation, 3716 Washington Blvd. St. Louis, MO 63108. For more information, visit https://pulitzerarts.org

Through Aug. 10, Like Water, Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis, 3750 Washington Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63108. For more information https://camstl.org/.  

Living It content is produced with funding by the ARPA for the Arts grants program in partnership with the Regional Arts Commission of St. Louis and the Community Development Administration.

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