HOLIDAY HAPPENINGS
Fri., Nov. 29, 7:30 p.m., Mariah Carey’s Christmas Time, Enterprise Center. Visit www.tickemaster.com for more information.
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.
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 A Gospel Christmas starring Grammy winning vocal group Take 6, Stifel Theatre. For more information, visit www.slso.org.
Sat., Dec. 14, 12 p.m., Hot Chocolate with Cocoa Santa, Renaissance St. Louis Airport Hotel, 9801 Natural Bridge St. Louis, MO 63134. For more information, visit eventbrite.com.
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.
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
Fri., Nov. 29, 7:30 p.m., Hip Hop and R&B Bingo with Tom Swoope, City Winery STL, 3730 Foundry Way. For tickets, visit www.citywinery.com.
Sun., Dec. 1, 11 a.m., Drag Me to Brunch Versus Battle: The Doll House Edition, COCA- Center of Creative Arts, 6880 Washington Ave., St. Louis MO, 63130. Find ticket information on eventbrite.com.
Sat., Dec. 21, 7 p.m., The Moment: Commercial Hip-Hop Concert and Showcase, The Grandel, 3610 Grandel Square, St. Louis, MO 63103. For ticket information visit metrotix.evenue.net.
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 Street, St. Louis, MO 63103. Registration is required for this event. For more information, visit www.mohistory.org.
Sat., Dec. 14, 6 p.m., DELUX Power 100, Hyatt Regency St. Louis at The Arch. For more information, visit deluxpower100.org.
COMEDY
Fri., Nov. 29 – Sat., Nov. 30, Helium welcomes St. Louis’ own Lavell Crawford, Helium Comedy Club, 1151 St Louis Galleria Street, St Louis MO 63117. For more information, call 314.727.1260 or visit st-louis.heliumcomedy.com.
Thurs., Dec. 5, The Follow Instructions Tour starring Funny Marco. The Pageant, 6161 Delmar. For more information, visit thepageant.com.
Thurs., Dec. 5, 7 p.m. Ms. Pat: The Hot and Flashy Tour, The Factory, 17105 N. Outer 40 Rd, Chesterfield MO 63005. For more information, visit mspatcomedy.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.
ST. LOUIS MUSIC SPOTLIGHT
Fri., Nov. 29, 6 p.m., Coffee and Whiskey Live at the Blue Strawberry, The Blue Strawberry Showroom and Lounge, 364 N. Boyle, St. Louis MO 63108. Tickets $20-$25. For more information, visit www.bluestrawberrystl.com.
Sat., Nov. 30 6:30 p.m., Eugene & Company: “Play One More,” National Blues Museum, 615 Washington Avenue, St. Louis MO 63101. For more information, visit nationalbluesmuseum.org/live-music.
Sat., Nov. 30, 7:30 p.m., Tim Cunningham, The Blue Strawberry Showroom and Lounge, 364 N. Boyle, St. Louis MO 63108. For more information, visit www.bluestrawberrystl.com.
THEATRE
Nov. 29 – Dec. 1, The Fabulous Fox presents Chicago For more information, visit www.fabulousfox.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.
ART
Sat., Nov. 30, 6 p.m., Can I Kick It?/Art of The Native Tongues (Art-Music-Era-Vibe), High Low Gallery, 3301 Washington Ave. For more information, visit kickitart/Eventbrite.com.
Sun., Dec. 1, 11:30 a.m., Holiday Pop-Up Market & Closing Reception, The Red Gate Gallery, 6501Wydown Blvd, St. Louis MO 63105. For more information, visit firstcongregational.org/theredgategallery.
Through Feb. 9, 2025, Great Rivers Biennial featuring Saj Issa, Basil Kincaid and Ronald Young, Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis, 3750 Washington Blvd., St. Louis MO 63108. For more information visit www.cam-stl.org.
Through Feb. 16, 2025, Saint Louis Art Museum presents Narrative Wisdom and African Arts, Saint Louis Art Museum, One Fine Arts Drive, St. Louis MO 63110. For more information, visit www.slam.org.
Through Apr. 13, 2025, Saint Louis Art Museum presents Federal Art Project 1935-1945, Saint Louis Art Museum, One Fine Arts Drive, St. Louis MO 63110. For more information, visit www.slam.org.