7 minute read
Calendar
22
CALENDAR
BY ROSALIND EARLY
THURSDAY 01/05
Checkmate
Get a complimentary tour of the exhibit 1972 Fischer/Spassky:
The Match, Its Origin, and In-
fluence at the World Chess Hall of Fame (4652 Maryland Avenue, 314-367-9243, worldchesshof.org). The exhibit is about the match between American chess phenom Bobby Fischer and Soviet Union chess legend Boris Spassky at the 1972 World Chess Championship. Not only was this in the middle of the Soviet Union-United States standoff known as the Cold War, this was the first match an American won in 24 years of Russian dominance in the sport. The exhibit includes more than 500 artifacts. The event is free and starts at 6 p.m.
FRIDAY 01/06
Winter Wonderland
Just because Christmas is over doesn’t mean that the winter wonder has to cease. Load up the car and head to The Snowy Day: A Glowy Snowy Experience. The outdoor, drive-thru show is based on the book The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack and follows Peter as he plays outside with his friends during the season s first snow. There will be illuminated puppets, a podcast and glow-in-thedark scenery. The show runs Friday, January 6, through Monday, January 9, and is at the Missouri History Museum (5700 Lindell Boulevard, 314-746-4599, mohistory.org). For more information, including ticket prices, visit repstl.org/events/detail/theglowysnowyday2022.
TikTok IRL
If you’ve been on TikTok for any length of time, you’ve probably come across @stlaintbad, a city booster account that takes you inside the Garden Glow, shows you the Grinch twerking at Fast Eddie’s or advises you on which local shops are the coolest. Megan, the woman behind the account, is hosting an anniversary party to celebrate two years on the app and more than 50,000 followers. The STL Ain’t Bad Anniversary Party will be at the Garage (750 South Fourth Street). The event kicks off at 6 p.m., and those who arrive before 8 p.m. will receive a complimentary cocktail. Live music starts at 8, and the whole shindig is free.
e Globetrotters bring a bottomless bag of tricks to town. | VIA FLICKR / HARLEM GLOBETROTTERS
Nighttime Activity
If you’ve ever wanted to try to hike at night but have been afraid of, you know, getting lost and dying, this is your chance to test it out. The Moonlight Hike is a monthly event that includes a guide and group of like-minded hikers who don’t want to let a lack of daylight keep them from wandering in the woods. It’s recommended that hikers wear weather-appropriate clothing and bring a water bottle. Flashlights are discouraged on the trail, but you can bring one to turn on for any tricky parts. The Nature Institute (2213 South Levis Lane, Godfrey, Illinois; 618466-9930, thenatureinstitute. org) hosts the hike, which is $5 for nonmembers and free for members. It starts at 7:30 p.m.
Outfit of the Day
The Saint Louis Art Museum is on a theme. If you loved Global Threads: The Art and Fashion of Indian Chintz, (which is open just a bit longer if you haven’t seen it yet), then you can get a sequel with the newest exhibit Fabricating
Empire: Folk Textiles and the Making of Early 20th-Century
Austrian Design. The focus here is similarly on textiles but more particularly on how Central European folk costumes influenced modern design. The exhibit opens Friday, January 6, at 10 a.m. and is free, but if you head over to the art museum at 4 p.m. you can celebrate the exhibit with curator Genevieve Cortinovis and buy some drinks to sip while you check things out.
SATURDAY 01/07
Wrestle On
Local pro-wrestling promoter Glory Pro Wrestling is hosting Wrestlepocalypse at Delmar Hall (6133 Delmar Boulevard, 314-7266161, thepageant.com). The event will include fan favorites like Curry Man, Camaro Jackson, Warhorse, Kylie Rae and Jake Something. Tickets are $25 to $50, and the show starts at 7 p.m.
Comedy with Brains
If you want to see improv where people had a chance to prepare, then check out Eggheads at the Improv Shop (3690 Chouteau Avenue, theimprovshop.com). The improv scholars will solicit prompts via social media earlier in the week and research the topic all week. So maybe you suggest Basque and one person looks up the women’s clothing item, while another person studies the language and region in Spain. Then the scholars come together at 8 p.m. and improvise a two-act show using what they’ve learned. You might learn something too. Tickets are $10.
Taking Art Personally
Fabricating Empire opens at the Saint Louis Art Museum this month. | COURTESY SLAM
WEEK OF JANUARY 5-11
Meet Fredbird at the Cardinals Family Night. | VIA FLICKR / GENERAL CHEESE
314-241-4810, artstlouis.org) solicited area artists to submit work that focuses on one’s “sense of self.” The result is Personal History, a new exhibit that has 63 works from 51 artists in Missouri and Illinois. The exhibit includes paper, photography, printmaking, even video submissions that include many takes on traditional portraits, including one of a blurry dancer and another of a woman looking through rose-colored glasses at another person who fits on her fingertip. he e hibit opens today and stays open through Wednesday, February 15. The museum is open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday and from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturdays. Admission is free.
Trick Play
One of the worst mistakes we ever made was betting on the Washington Generals. Who are the Generals? They’re the unlucky team that is forever having the ball dribbled between their legs and getting pump-faked into oblivion by the world-famous Harlem Globetrotters. The American institution of basketball skill will be bringing their next-level acumen, bottomless bag of tricks and some serious LOLs to the Enterprise Center (1401 Clark Ave) this Saturday. The Globetrotters take the court for two shows, first at 2 p.m., then again at 7 p.m. Tickets start at $24. —Ryan Krull
SUNDAY 01/08
I’m a poet / I know it / Sometimes I rhyme / sometimes I don’t
Swing by Dunaway Books (3111 South Grand Boulevard) to hear some fantastic poets chop it up with three wordsmiths visiting from the East Coast during Indie Poetry. Representing St. Louis will be poets Kristin J. Thompson, Daniel W. Wright, Denmark Laine, Jessie Eikmann and Jared C. Lewis. Joining them will be New Jersey’s Damian Rucci along with New York’s Nathanael Stolte and Scott Laudati. It’s not a competition between the home and away teams — in poetry, teams are definitely not a thing but that doesn’t mean those in the audience can’t engage in a little armchair literary criticism and suss out some regional differences between the Lou’s poetry and verses coming out of the tri-state area. The event begins at 7 p.m. and is free. —Ryan Krull
WEDNESDAY 01/11
Pop!
In Death of a Salesman, Willy Loman is reaching the end of his career as a traveling salesman, and there’s not much to show for it. Despite working hard his whole life, Willy never achieved the elusive American dream and his sons, Biff and Happy, are struggling as well. Is it all just a bill of goods? The Black Rep (Edison Theatre at Washington University, 6645 Forsyth Boulevard, University City; 314-935-6543, theblackrep. org) stages the Arthur Miller play that’s as incisive as it was when it premiered in 1942. And theater stalwart Ron Himes, who plays Willy, is especially ready for the role. In November, he starred as Willy in the Nebraska Repertory Theater’s production. Tickets are $15 to $50. Showtimes vary by day.
Cardinals Nation
How much do you miss the Cards in the off season? Is it enough to bundle up your kids on a probably cold January day, drag them out to the car and head down into the city to the Cardinals Nation Restaurant & Bar (601 Clark Street, 314-3459880)? Since we’re in St. Louis, we’re guessing the answer is a resounding yes. Lucky you, then, because the franchise is hosting one of its Family Nights with Fredbird so you have the excuse to do just that. Not only will the aforementioned Fredbird be present but there will be games and prizes. Every adult meal comes with one for a child at no cost. The event begins at 5 p.m. —Jessica Rogen n
Have an event you’d like considered for our calendar? Email calendar@riverfronttimes.com.