BLACK HISTORY MONTH ACTIVITIES
Feb. 20-21, 7:30 p.m., Jazz St. Louis presents The MLK Suite, an original work by Victor Goines. The work will be performed by a jazz big band for the first time and feature Wycliffe Gordon, Ferring Jazz Bistro, Jazz St. Louis, 3536 Washington Avenue. For more information, visit jazzstl.org.
Fri., Feb. 27, 7:30 p.m. St. Louis Symphony IN UNISON Chorus in Lift Every Voice – Black History Month Celebration, Powell Hall, 718 N. Grand Blvd.
St. Louis, MO 63103. For more information, visit https://shop.slso.org.
Through Mar. 3, Blessed by the Ancestors, an art exhibition by Brock Seals, City Museum, 750 N 16th St. St. Louis, MO 63103. For more information, visit https://citymuseum.org.
CONCERTS
Sat., Feb. 21, 7:30 p.m. Playadors: An Evening of Jazz & Soul, Kirkwood Performing Arts Center, 210 E Monroe Ave, Kirkwood, MO 63122. For more information, visit www.thekpac.org.
Sat., Feb. 28, 7:30 p.m. The St. Louis Symphony Orchestra presents Coltrane 100: Legacy, Powell Hall, 718 N. Grand Blvd. St. Louis, MO 63103. For more information, visit https://shop.slso.org.
Sat., Mar. 14, 314 Day 20th Anniversary Celebration featuring Lil Webbie, Big Boogie, Murphy Lee and many more, The Pageant, 6161 Delmar Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63112. For more information, visit www.thepageant.com.
Fri., Mar. 20, 8 p.m. The 18th Annual Gateway Blues Festival, Chaifetz Arena, 1 South Compton Avenue St. Louis, MO 63103. For more information, visit www.chaifetzarena.com.
SPECIAL EVENTS
Sat., Feb. 21, 12 p.m. OMNIMAX: Deep Sky, St. Louis Science Center, 5050 Oakland Ave, St. Louis, MO 63110. A recurring event, for more information visit www.slsc.org.
Sat., Feb. 21, 8 p.m. Smokus Pocus The World’s Dopest Magic Show, .ZACK, 3224 Locust St, St. Louis, MO 63103. For more information, visit www.smokuspocus.com.
Fri., Feb. 27, 7:30 p.m. Dancing with the Stars LIVE, Stifel Theatre, 1400 Market St, St. Louis, MO 63103. For more information, visit www.stifeltheatre.com.
Sat., Feb. 28, doors open at 6 p.m. The Magic House Trivia Night: Back to the 80s, The Magic House, 516 S. Kirkwood Rd, St. Louis, MO 63122. For more information visit www.magichouse.org.
COMEDY
Fri., Feb. 20, 7 p.m. Special Event: Shuler King, Helium Comedy Club, 1151 St Louis Galleria St, St. Louis, MO 63117. For more information, visit https://st-louis.heliumcomedy.com.
Fri., Feb. 20, 7:30 p.m. Damon Williams, City Winery St. Louis, 3730 Foundry Way, St. Louis, MO 63110. For more information, visit https://tickets.citywinery.com.
Fri., Feb. 20, 8 p.m. Legends of Laughter featuring Sommore, Earthquake, Lavell Crawford, and Arnez J, Stifel Theatre, 1400 Market St. St. Louis, MO 63103. For more information visit www.stifeltheatre.com.
ST. LOUIS MUSIC SPOTLIGHT
Sun., Feb. 22, 6 p.m. Soul Sunday with Be.Be the Neo-Soul, Broadway Oyster Bar, 736 S Broadway, St. Louis, MO 63102. For more information, visit www.broadwayoysterbar.com.
Thurs., Feb. 26, 6:30 p.m., The Jazz Edge Orchestra Celebrates Black American Music St. Louis Public Library – Schlafly Library, 225 N. Euclid Ave., St. Louis, MO 63108. For more information, visit www.slpl.org or call 314.367.4120.
THEATRE
Fri., Feb. 20, 7 p.m. A Brick and a Bible, Missouri History Museum, 5700 Lindell Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63112. For more information, visit https://cur8.com.
Through March 1, The Black Rep presents The Black Feminist Guide to the Human Body, Hotchner Studio Theatre, Washington University. For more information, visit www.theblackrep.org.
Through March 1, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis presents Primary Trust, Loretto-Hilton Center, 130 Edgar Rd, Webster Groves, MO 63119. For more information, visit www.repstl.org.
ART
Fri., Feb. 27 – Mar. 1, Art in Bloom, St. Louis Art Museum, 1 Fine Arts Dr, Forest Park, St. Louis, MO 63110. For more information, visit www.slam.org.
Through June 2026, The Future Is Female, 21c Hotel and Museum Hotel St. Louis, 1528 Locust St, St. Louis, MO 63103. For more information, visit https://21cmuseumhotels.com.
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