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THURSDAY 11/10 Laughs, Midwest Style It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s … the Flyover Comedy Festival? St. Louis’ annual comedy “invasion” is back for a fifth year of standup comedy showcases improv workshops performances, sketch and storytelling shows, and more. The festival is an opportunity for local and national comedians to showcase their talents in the city of St. Louis. It will run from Thursday, ovember , to Saturday, ovember , at venues across the Grove, such as the Improv Shop and Urban Chestnut, as well as at the Stifel Theatre Market Street). The headliner, two-time Emmy Award-winning comedian, actress and writer Sarah Silverman, will take the stage at the Stifel on riday, ovember . Most events are . or more information and tickets, visit flyovercomedyfest.com.
To the Death Stop us if you’ve heard this one before. A literary reading, a comedy act and a game show walk into the igh ow ashington Ave). The resulting event will be the first time that the internationally renowned Literary Death Match comes to St. Louis. If you’re a literary type who loves a compelling, deeply human story filled with truth and beauty but wishes sometimes one of those truth-filled beautiful stories could fight another such deeply felt tale to the death — then Thursday’s happening is for you. Combatants include local literary heavyweights Gabe Montesanti v. Ron Austin and Deborah Taffa v. Angela amilton. The show starts at p.m., and tickets are preorder, at the door.
FRIDAY 11/11 Full Frontal ho says only men get to en oy the less classy things in life? In The Full Monty, a gaggle of ladies
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Act Two Theatre’s production of The Full Monty plays this week. | LORI BIEHL PHOTOGRAPHY hit the town for a night out and decide to catch a Chippendalesstyle show of male strippers. Little do they know that their menfolk are spying on them. Jealous and broke, those guys decide that not only can they do better than those strippers but that it might just be a great way to fill their pockets. Based on the comedy movie of the same name, The Full Monty is a time Tony Award nominee that’s being put on locally by Act Two Theatre inside of the St. Peters ultural Arts entre St. eters Centre Boulevard, acttwotheatre. com . The show starts at p.m. with a 2 p.m. Sunday matinee and runs through Sunday, November . Tickets are .
Global Connection You’ll hear a different sound each night at lub iva orth uclid Avenue, , clubvivastl.com . ednesdays are reggae night. Thursdays and Saturdays are Latin nights. And at the end of the week are Afrobeat Fridays. The night club, located in the entral est nd, scrunched in an alleyway be-
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tween two buildings on Euclid Avenue, is self-described as “your global connection.” And Club Viva is designed for dancing –– with plenty of space for people to twirl to the music on the basement level. But it doesn’t only offer music. On evenings with reggae and Afrobeats, visitors can enjoy curry and jerk chicken by Teranga Grill, along with . ed Stripe beer and $9 Patron tequila. The club is open from p.m. to a.m., and cover is at the door.
SATURDAY 11/12 Cheese It Up This weekend, local area restaurants will duke it out for the best mac and cheese in St. Louis. The fifth annual RFT Mac & Cheese Throwdown returns to the Moto Museum, with more than popular St. Louis restaurants, including Salt Smoke, The ramophone and the Blue Duck competing. Visitors won’t just have unlimited mac and cheese from a buffet. They can also vote for the best mac and cheese. ith an open bar
available to guests, the event is reserved for people and over. The event lasts from a.m. to p.m. on Saturday. Tickets cost . art of the proceeds will go toward the River City Journalism Fund. For more information, visit rftmacncheese.com.
The Biggest Little Illustrator One of the most famous illustrators and authors in the world is having an exhibition at Green oor Art allery orth ore Avenue in ebster roves. St. Louis’ own Mary Engelbreit will be displaying some new work based off of the books and stories that were important to her as a child. In addition to being a celebrated artist for decades now, Engelbreit has spent recent years as a loud and proud activist, lending her illustration skills to messages in support of liberal causes and in defense of the safety of children. Engelbreit’s newest work is designed to recreate the cozy, safe feelings she felt when she was growing up. Also on display will
