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BY RIVERFRONT TIMES STAFF

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

Act Two eatre’s production of e 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 between 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

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be the original illustrations from her new book, The Littlest Night Before Christmas. Engelbreit’s artwork will be on display and for sale through the end of the year. The exhibition runs from noon to 5 p.m., and admission is free.

More Than a Phase

These days, we look back at our early 2000s Myspace pages and cringe at the angsty posts where we brooded about trivial issues that at the time felt so monumental and the tongue-out selfies. ow did we think the shaggy, emo bob hairstyle looked good? But whether you like it or not, you know that little emo version of yourself still lives inside you. And now it’s time to let it out. On Sunday, join a new venue, the awthorn, at p.m. for its Emo Night Tour dance party. Jam to some of your former (or current) emo favorites: Taking Back Sunday, Fall Out Boy, My Chemical Romance, Panic! At the Disco and more. The awthorn ashington Avenue, - - hosted its grand opening on November , so this event is one of the first to be held in the newly renovated space on ashington Avenue. Tickets are available online and cost . Attendees must be or older (black nails not required).

SUNDAY 11/13 Best Gift Ever

ven before alloween had graced our streets with a horde of sugarpowered ghouls, retailers had begun to set out holiday goods. e’re happy to skip the big-box shops for now but might be willing to step into a cool local one for some early season consumerism for Craft Al-

liance’s Holiday Shop Opening

Weekend. The event, which runs throughout this weekend, offers a curated selection of artist-made work. Items include everything from plant embroidery to a ceramic bowl featuring a pattern of birds in flight to chunky, acetate ewelry. No matter who is on your shopping list, Craft Alliance has an item for them. The shop is open from a.m. to 5 p.m. Prices range from affordable to indulgent.

MONDAY 11/14

Batter Up

The artistry of the natural world and human-made sculpture collide in Jean Shin: Home Base at Laumeier Sculpture Park ott oad, - - , laumeiersculpturepark.org). The Laumeier 2022 visiting artist in residence’s work is all about “giving new form to life’s leftovers,” and uses familiar materials, such as fallen trees, and transforms them into pieces that focus on memory, desires and failure. In Home Base, she uses an ash tree stump as an alternative home plate in a reimagined installation of a baseball diamond, marking the bases with sculptures of Rawlings bats, sculptural seats or benches. You can catch the installation, which draws connections between our national pastime and love of the outdoors, through Sunday, December . The park is open a.m. to p.m. Admission is free.

TUESDAY 11/15

The Sounds of Australia

Two momentous St. Louis cultural institutions come together during

St. Louis Symphony Orchestra

Live at the Pulitzer, proving the old adage that two greats are better than the sum of their parts. The collaboration brings adventurous chamber music from the th and st century, curated by SLSO Creative Partner Tim Munro, to the Pulitzer Arts Foundation gallery ashington Avenue). Listening to the music in the rather intimate space is a wholly different experience than what can be achieved in Powell all. This month, attendees will hear music from Australia: Peter Sculthorpe’s “Alone,” Jon Rose and ollis Taylor’s “Mount Surprise” from Whistling in the Dark, Deborah Cheetham’s “Permit Me” and Thomas Meadowcroft’s “More Beautiful Discourse.” The concert begins at p.m. tickets are . Seating is first come, first serve.

WEDNESDAY 11/16 Beat Your Meat

e t ednesday, ec all ST (which is actually in St. Charles) hosts a bingo extravaganza that promises to be a “cut above the rest,” where players can cover their cards in the hopes of scoring some serious meat during Meat Bingo. That’s right. Not free drinks, not schwag that ends up thrown in a junk drawer but actual, bone-a-fide meat, courtesy of the longtime local butcher shop Valenti’s Market & Catering. ames start at and p.m. and are free to join with the $5 entry fee to ec all ST . uests must be at least years old to enter. n

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