Harris-Stowe State University is going to be getting its David Peaston on for his legion of hometown fans.
The university’s Don and Heide Wolff Jazz Institute, in collaboration with Pea-Stain Productions, will present the 7th annual Distinguished Gents concert on Saturday, November 9 at the HSSU Emerson Performing Arts Center, at 2 pm.
The theme for this year’s event, which celebrates the late David Peaston (1957-2012) as an alumnus of Harris-Stowe, is “The Journey Home.”
The evening performance will feature jazz, blues, gospel, classical, R&B, dance and a student ensemble from the Harris-Stowe. To commemorate Peaston’s contribution to the music industry and for his years of community service, Pea-Stain productions will present the “David Peaston Scholarship for the Arts” to an HSSU student.
The performance will feature a collection of songs that highlight the vocals of four male artists: Jermaine Smith, Leslie Johnson, Damon DaBarge and Austin Layne, with special guest Jan Strickland. These vocalists will focus on exploring the many facets within the world of men and how they manage to successfully cope with the complexities of life.
Peaston, a native of St. Louis, was an R&B and gospel singer who won a Soul Train Music Award in 1990. He was mostly known for the singles “Two Wrongs Don’t Make it Right” and “Can I?”
Tickets for the event are $25 and are available at Harris-Stowe, Transformation Christian Bookstore, 4071 Page, and the Pea-Stain Production website at www.peastainproduction.org.
Church hosts gun violence program
The League of Women Voters of St. Louis is sponsoring a Learn at Lunch Program on Gun Violence and Reform 11:30 a.m. Monday, November 11 at First Congregational Church Memorial Hall, Elm and Lockwood, Webster Groves. Speakers for the event are from the advocacy group Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America. Please bring a lunch and drink; dessert will be provided. The event is free and open to the public.
Praise and worship service
The Deacons and Trustees of Second Missionary Baptist Church, 5508 Rev. Dr. Earl Miller Dr. in Kinloch (Rev. Alfred L. Washington, pastor) will present a praise and worship service 3 p.m. Sunday, November 10. Organizers invite the public to “witness the men of Second Baptist exercise their gifts, talents and high-calling in the Lord.” For more information, contact Deacon Edward Robinson at 636-939-2749.
Faith-based addiction workshop
Jacob’s Ladder Ministries will presents “Flying High in the Friendly Sky: Is there an Addict Hiding in you?” – an interactive workshop discussing the problem of addictions in the church, the workplace and our schools – 1:30-3:30 p.m. Saturday, November 16 and Saturday, December 21 at the St. Louis County Library Florissant Valley branch, 195 New Florissant Rd. in Florissant. The facilitator is Alfred T. Long Sr.
175th church anniversary
On Sunday, November 17 at 5 p.m. the Second Church Chorale and Orchestra with conductor Andrew Peters will present a program celebrating the 175th anniversary of Second Presbyterian Church. The church is located at 4501 Westminster Place in the Central West End. The performance will feature Mozart’s “Solemn Vespers” for soloists, choir, and orchestra. The program also includes orchestral pieces by Elgar, Mendelssohn and others. For more information: 314-367-0367 or www.secondchurch.net. The event is free and open to the public.
