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MARK YOUR CALENDAR: august Due to the ever-changing COVID-19 situation, please check with organizer websites closer to the event dates. by stephanie wallace

through 9/11

catching the moment

The exhibition features more than 200 contemporary works from more than 40 artists, predominantly active in the U.S., assembled by Ted L. and Maryanne Ellison Simmons.

PICTURED: THE GREAT WAR-MADILLO BY TOM HUCK Saint Louis Art Museum | Free-$12 Regular museum hours | 314.721.0072 slam.org

8/3-8/9

the color purple

Making its Muny debut and featuring a Grammy Award-winning score infused with jazz, ragtime, gospel and African blues, this moving tale based on Alice Walker’s novel is a testament to the healing power of love, faith, resilience and sisterhood.

The Muny | $18-$115 | 8:15 p.m. 314.361.1900 | muny.org

8/4

a garden of sound

The Missouri History Museum is hosting a melodic garden party celebrating the connections between music and plants. Check out history and images from the Sachs Museum at the Missouri Botanical Garden and enjoy a concert by the Confluence Chamber Orchestra inspired by botanical themes.

Missouri History Museum | Free | 5:30 p.m. 314.746.4599 | mohistory.org

8/5

bonnie raitt

The 10-time Grammy winner and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee brings her 2022 Just Like That … tour to the StL.

The Fabulous Fox Theatre | $43.50-129 8 p.m. | 314.534.1111 | fabulousfox.com

8/5-8/21

robert classic french film festival

This year’s festival features films spanning from the 1920s to the 1990s, including a new restoration of Luis Bunel’s The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie and a special presentation of St. Louis native Josephine Baker’s silent film debut, Siren of the Tropics.

Webster University’s Winifred Moore Auditorium | $12-$120 7:30 p.m. | 314.289.4150 | cinemastlouis.org

8/12-8/14

blues at the arch

Along with enjoying live blues music on the Arch grounds, guests can explore food trucks, a market, after parties and a special ticketed brunch, benefiting future Blues at the Arch festivals and other programming.

Gateway Arch National Park | Free Various showtimes | archpark.org/blues

8/13

r&b kickback

The show features Briant McKnight, SWV and Lyfe Jennings.

Stifel Theatre | $75-$149 | 8 p.m. stifeltheatre.com

8/15-8/21

stlfringe fest 2022

Held at the .Zack Theater, The Marcelle Black Box, High Low and The Schlafly Tap Room, the festival features 47 performances, including dance, theater, music, poetry and more.

8.18-8.28

the rose tattoo

Presented as part of the 2022 Tenessee Williams Festival St. Louis, the play tells the story of love, death and resilience in a downtrodden but hopeful 1940’s immigrant Sicilian community. Centered around the playwright’s connection to Italy, other festival highlights include a walking tour of The Hill, a bocce tournament and readings of new works.

The Big Top | $45-$50 3 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. | 314.517.5253 twstl.org

8/26-9/18

house of joy

The Rep presents this genre-busting adventure fantasy. At first glance, The House of Joy is a dazzling utopia, but when a new guard joins the emperor’s army, she discovers it’s more prison than paradise.

Loretto-Hilton Center | $23-$92 Various showtimes | 314.968.4925 repstl.org