CONCERTS
Fri., Feb. 4, 8 p.m., Blind Boys of Alabama, Dunham Theater-SIUE, Illinois Highway 157 and North University Dr., Edwardsville, IL. Call 618-650-2626.
Wed., Feb. 9, 7:30 p.m., Julliard Jazz Small Ensemble featuring Victor Gaines, Sheldon Concert Hall, 3648 Washington. Call 534-1111.
Thurs., Feb. 10, 8 p.m., Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Sheldon Concert Hall, 3648 Washington. Call 534-1111.
Fri., Feb. 11, 8:30 p.m. & 10:15 p.m., Mardra and Reggie Thomas, Jazz at the Bistro, 3536 Washington Ave. Call 534-1111.
Sat., Feb. 12, Tim Cunningham, The Pageant, 6161 Delmar. Call 726-6161.
Sun., Feb. 13, 3 p.m., St. Louis Chamber Chorus presents the A Cappella Choral Concert Poetry in Song II: No Man is an Island, Christ Church Episcopal Cathedral, 1210 Locust Street. Call 458-4343.
Tues., Feb. 15, 7:30 p.m., UMSL presents Tribute to Jazz, proceeds benefit The Center for the Humanities at UMSL, Sheldon Concert Hall, 3648 Washington Ave. Call 516-5446.
Wed., Feb. 16 n Sat., Feb. 19, Russell Malone, Jazz at the Bistro, 3536 Washington. Call 534-1111.
Sat., Feb. 19, 8 p.m., Tierney Sutton, Sheldon Concert Hall, 3648 Washington. Call 534-1111.
Sun., Feb. 20, 6 p.m. & 9 p.m., The Temptations Review featuring Dennis Edwards, Harrah’s Casino, 777 Casino Ctr. Dr. Call 770-8100.
Mon., Feb. 28, 7 p.m., UMSL Office of Multicultural Relations presents Dello Thedford and the Gospel Symphonic Choir, Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center, UMSL. Call 516-6807.
LOCAL GIGS
Gene Lynn and Trio Tres Bien, 9 p.m. n 1 a.m., Saturdays, Gene Lynn’s, 348 N. Sarah, Lindell Market Place. Call 652-6242.
John Norment Quartet, 7 p.m., Sundays, Riddles Penultimate, 6307 Delmar. Call 725-6985.
Kecia Davis and 2.0, 9 p.m. n 1 a.m., Wednesdays, Gene Lynn’s, 348. N. Sarah, Lindell Market Place. Call 652-6242.
Kim Massie, 9 p.m., Tuesdays and Saturdays, Beale on Broadway, 701 S. Broadway. Call 621-7880.
Muzodica, 7 p.m., Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays, Gary’s Fine Dining, 601 N. Grand. Call 531-0111.
Ptah Williams, 9 p.m., Wednesdays, Riddles Penultimate, 6307 Delmar. Call 725-6985.
Hugh “Peanuts” Whalum Duo, Jan. 28-29, 8-12 p.m., Chasers Lounge, inside the Chase, 212 Kingshighway. Call 633-1000.
Ric Louis Karaoke Show, Tuesdays, The Close-Up Restaurant & Lounge, 8428 Olive Street, University City. Call 991-5776.
Roots Only Fridays, featuring live reggae bands, Prince C-Low, Club Viva, 9 p.m. Fridays, 408 N. Euclid Ave.
Retro Thursdays, featuring Old School Soul, Hip-Hop & Cinema, Club Seven, 8 p.m., 3221 Olive.
Stress-Free Fridays roving happy hour, various locations. Visit HYPERLINK http://www.stressfridays.com www.stressfridays.com.
The 5Spot featuring live vocalists, poetry and the band Level Ground with host Isis Jones, 7 p.m., Sundays, The Hard Rock Café, Union Station. Call 436-8898.
Willie Akins, 6-9 p.m., Saturdays, Spruill’s.
WS Hotel & Spa hosts Stiletto Saturdays. Call 231-1100.
SPECIAL EVENTS
Fri., Feb. 4, 9 p.m., 1st Friday-St. Louis and Anheuser World Select present Mi Amor, Seven, 3221 Olive St. To reserve VIP tables contact HYPERLINK info@1stfriday-stl.com info@1stfriday-stl.com.
Fri., Feb. 4, Bob Marley Birthday Celebration with Reggae Ruffins, Pops Blue Moon, 5249 Pattison. Call 776-4200.
Fri., Feb. 4, 11:30 a.m., YWCA Mardi Gras Meal, YWCA Carondelet Branch, 4510 S. Kingshighway. Call 832-2000.
Sat., Feb. 4, 8 p.m., Big Win Entertainment and Thrill Entertainment’s Meet Me in St. Louis Pre-Fight Party, WS Hotel. Call 229-5267.
Sat., Feb. 5, Don King presents The Undisputed World Welterweight Championship with Cory “The Next Generation” Spinks vs. Zab “Super” Judah, Savvis Center. Call 622-2521.
Sat., Feb. 5, 10 p.m., The Alliance/Sanctuary Fight Night Party, hosted by Nelly & the Derrty Family, The Pageant, 6161 Delmar. Call 726-6161.
Sat., Feb. 5, Thrill Entertainment’s Post-Fight Party, Hard Rock Café. Call 229-5267 or 534-1111.
Sun., Feb. 6, 10 a.m., The Healthy Planet hosts Natural Living Expo & Health Fair, Webster Groves Recreation Center, I-44 at Elm. Call 962-5419.
Tues., Feb. 8, 4:30 p.m., The Good News Herald and WIBI present Christian Family Night at the Science Center. Call 481-7337 ext. 107.
Fri., Feb. 11, 7:30 p.m., And 1 Streetball Live, Savvis Center. Call 241-1888.
Sat., Feb. 12, 12 p.m., YWCA hosts the 35th Annual Alberta E. Gantt Valentine Fashion Luncheon, YWCA of Metro St. Louis, 3820 West Pine Blvd. Call 652-7755.
Sun., Feb. 13, 7:30 p.m., J.R.L.W. Productions, Inc. presents Body Blast 2005 featuring Body Blast Male Exotic Dancers, Club Illusion, 526 E. Broadway, East St. Louis, IL. Call 618-875-1623.
Mon., Feb. 14, 6 p.m., 2JO’s For Lovers Only Valentine’s Dinner Dance (Motown and Jazz flavor), include dinner, wine and dancing, Royal Crown Restaurant and Bar, 216 Martin Luther King, Jr. (at Jefferson). Call 535-3483.
Sun. Feb. 27, 1 p.m., The Sumner Alumni Association presents the 130th Anniversary Kick-Off Celebration, Sumner High School, 4248 W. Cottage. Call 345-2676.
THEATRE
Thurs., Feb. 3- Sat., Feb. 12, Washington Avenue Players Project presents SO TO SPEAK, The ArtLoft Theatre, 1529 Washington. Call 412-5107.
Through Fri., Feb. 4, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis presents Stones in His Pockets, The Rep, 130 Edgar Road. Call 968-4925.
Fri., Feb. 4 and Sat., Feb. 5, Charter Communications presents the hit musical Grease, Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center, UMSL. Call 516-4100.
Through Sun., Feb. 6, The Rep continues its studio season with Frozen, Emerson Studio of the Loretto-Hilton Center for Performing Arts, 130 Edgar Rd. Call 968-4925.
Wed., Feb 9-Sun., Mar. 6, St. Louis Black Repertory Company presents Stories About the Old Days, Grandel Theatre, 3610 Grandel Square. Call 534-3810.
Thurs., Feb. 10, 12 p.m., St. Louis Black Repertory Company Noon Talk for Stories About the Old Days, Complimentary Lunch provided by Subway. Call 534-3810.
Fri., Feb. 11 n Sun., Feb. 13, Dance Cuba, COCA, 524 Trinity Ave. Call 725-6555.
Fri., Feb. 11 n Fri., Feb. 25, The Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis, Inc. with Stagemother Productions presents Mariah L. Richardson in her One-woman show All That, Vaughn Cultural Center, 3701 Grandel Square. Call 615-3644.
Sun., Feb. 13- Feb. 29, Historyonics Theatre Company presents Dancing on Air: Katherine Dunham, Missouri History Museum. Call 361-5858.
Through Sat., Feb. 12, COCA presents Creating Comics a five week session class, 524 Trinity Ave. Call 725-6555.
Tues., Feb. 22 n Through Sat., Feb. 27, US Bank Broadway Series presents Mamma Mia, The Fox. Call 534-1111.
Through Sat., Feb. 27, A Tribute to Gospel Music What A Mighty God, Star Theatre, 5801 State Street, East St. Louis, IL. Call 618-397-9099.
COMEDY
Sun., Feb. 6, 8 p.m., Arvin Mitchell, Blueberry Hill, 6504 Delmar. Call 727-0880.
II St. Louis Brothers, 8 p.m., Wednesdays at 8909 Natural Bridge Rd. Call 429-1774.
City Improv, Darius Bradford’s Comedy Night, 9 p.m. Tuesdays inside Union Station.
Gene Lynn’s, Comedy Night and Open Mic, 8 p.m., Thursdays.
Evening Shade, That’s What’s Up talent showcase, 8 p.m., Thursdays, 12324 Bellefontaine Rd. Call 575-9013.
The Spotlight, Funny Sundays featuring comedian Jessie Taylor, 9 p.m. Sundays.
LITERARY
Fri., Feb. 4, 7 p.m., Douglas Coupland reads from and signs his book Eleanor Rigby, Left Bank Books, 399 N. Euclid. Call 367-6731.
Sat., Feb. 5, 9 p.m., The Last Poets featuring Abiodun Oyewole and Dahveed Nelson, Eternity Deli, 11 S. Euclid. Call 454-1851.
Sun., Feb. 6, 2 p.m., premier reception for Warriors, Dreamers, & Rhymers: A Photo-Poetic Exhibit from the Eugene B. Redmond Collection opening Feb. 1, the Morris University Center Gallery on SIUE campus. Call (618) 650-3991.
Thurs., Feb. 10, 7 p.m., Left Bank Books presents a discussion of Streetball: All the Ballers, Moves, Slams & Shine, 399 N. Euclid. Call 367-3761.
Mon., Feb. 21, 5:30 p.m., UMSL Office of Multicultural Relations presents David Stewart, chairman of World Wide Technologies to discuss his book Doing Business by the Good Book: 52 Lessons on Success Straight from the Bible, Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center, UMSL. Call 516-6807.
Eugene B. Redmond Writers Club, 6-8 p.m., Tuesdays, room 1007, Library (Building B), 601 J.R. Thompson Dr., East St. Louis, IL. Call (618) 650-3991.
Indigo Ink, St. Louis Association of African-American Writers, 11 a.m. -1 p.m., Saturdays, Left Bank Books, 399 N. Euclid. Call (618) 462-5590.
Legacy Books and Cafe, Spoken Word Grooves, 9 p.m. Friday, 5249 Delmar. Call 862-4226.
Red Sea, St. Louis Poetry Slam, 9 p.m. every second and fourth Wednesday with host Kevin McCameron.
Spoken Word Hip-Hop Thursday, featuring Ron “Chill” Williams, Rhythm & Brews Coffeehouse, 541 N. Grand. Call 322-4679.
St. Louis Writing and Performing Guild, 5-7 p.m., every last Friday of the month, 6614 W. Florissant Blvd. Call 629-2873.
ARTS
Thurs., Feb. 24, American Visual Culture Speaker Series, Contemporary Concerns in Software Art, Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis, 3750 Washington. Call 535-0770.
February 12 – April 4, 2005, Shades of Greatness, Fine Art inspired by Negro League Baseball. Opening reception Feb. 12, 6 p.m. Gallery talk at 7:00 p.m. by Raymond Doswell, Curator & Director of Education, for the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, Portfolio Gallery 3514 Delmar Blvd. Call 533-3323.
Congressman William Lacy Clay is issuing a call for high school students to participate in the annual “An Artistic Discovery” Congressional Art competition, All entries will be displayed at the Portfolio Art Gallery, winner and a guest fly to Washington, D.C. for an unveiling ceremony. Call 367-1970.
Through Sat., Feb. 12, Gallery 210 presents Sentences, an exhibition featuring photomontages by Jane Calvin, Exhibition Room B at Gallery 210, Telecommunications Center, University of Missouri-St. Louis. Call 516-6690.
St. Louis Mercantile Library at UMSL, Art & Work: The Bruce & Barbara Feldlacker Labor Art Collection, University of Missouri-St. Louis, One University Blvd, Call 516-6974.
LECTURES AND WORKSHOPS
Fri., Feb. 4, 12 p.m., UMSL to present Statehouse Sisters: Women Legislators Talk about the Future of Women in Politics, featuring Sen. Rita Days, Missouri Rep. Esther Haywood, Millennium Student Center, UMSL. Call 516-6807.
Tues., Feb. 8, 7 p.m., UMSL Office of Multicultural Relations and the Sue Shear Institute for Women in Public Live present Lerone Bennett Jr., executive editor of Ebony Magazine to discuss Historical Insights into Black America, J.C. Penny Conference Center at UMSL. Call 516-6807.
Thurs., Feb. 10, 7 p.m., St. Louis Area Lupus Support Group Meeting, BJC Clayton Avenue Building, 4353 Clayton Ave. Call 361-1010, 385-9478 or 432-0008.
Sat., Feb. 19, 9 a.m., Wellness for Women Health & Wellness Workshop, YWCA Carondelet Branch, 4510 S. Kingshighway. Call 832-2000.
American Coalition For Fathers and Children, divorce, child support, custody and visitation help monthly, Mid County Branch of the St. Louis County Library, at 7821 Maryland. Call 963-5252.
“The Fam” Cultural Academy offers classes in dance and builds knowledge of self for children ages 10-17. Call 601-7827.
Organization of Black Struggle free-legal advice, 1-3 p.m., every third Saturday of the month, Rowan Community Center, 1401 Rowan. Call 367-5959.
Perfect Gentlemen All Male Support Group, 5 p.m., ages 25-70, 1st and 3rd Sunday of each month, Farrago’s, 1212 Washington. Call 601-7827.
Sanctuary of Afrikan Spirituality and Mysticism presents, a Speaker Series on spiritually by Mutwasze Zsikasae, from 4-5:30 p.m., Saturdays, Ujamaa Maktaba Bookstore, 4267 Manchester. Call 621-3911 or 535-3238.
St. Louis Council of the American Business Women’s Association (ABWA) hosts information meetings on the last Monday of each month at 7 p.m., Schlafly Library, 225 N. Euclid. Call 531-3318.
TICKET LINE
Wed., Mar. 2 n Sat., Mar. 5, Regina Carter, Jazz at the Bistro, 3536 Washington. Call 534-1111.
Tues., Mar. 15 and Wed., Mar 16, 7:30 p.m., Comedian Sheryl Underwood, The Playhouse at Wesport Plaza. Call 534-1111.
Sat., Mar. 19, 2005, 8 p.m., The Sheldon presents the Wynton Marsalis Quintet, 3648 Washington. Call 599-9900 or 534-1111.
Thurs., Mar. 24, 8 p.m., David Sanborn, The Pageant, 6161 Delmar. Call 726-6161.
Fri., Mar. 25 – Sat., Mar. 26, The Bosman Twins, Jazz at the Bistro, 3536 Washington. Call 534-1111.
Wed., Mar. 30 n Apr. 2, Terell Stafford, Jazz at the Bistro, 3536 Washington. Call 534-1111.
Sat., Apr. 30, 8 p.m., Steve Harvey, Savvis Center. Call 241-1888.
Sat., Apr. 30 n Sun., May 1, Dance St. Louis presents the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, The Fox. Tickets on Sale March 20th at noon. Call 534-1111.
