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Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra: Jean Sibelius' Symphony No. 7 Powell Symphony Hall : June 18
Jean Sibelius was a thoroughly modern composer who operated within a paradox: He often felt estranged from the fevered dissonance and atonality that characterized the modernism that prevailed during the span of his productive years. An always forward-thinking artist, Sibelius never renounced... More >>
St. Louis - Grand Center	Performing Arts, Arts

Bad News Apop Records : 9:00 p.m. June 18
w/ Coppice, Jason Zeh, N.N.N. Cook - This weeknight line-up features a smorgasbord of textural sound art fueled by a variety of noisemakers including synths, drum machines and magnetic tape manipulation. Duo Bad News from San Francisco makes rhythmic industrial rock fronted by female howls,... More >>
St. Louis - South Grand	Music

Wine and Cheese Howl Endangered Wolf Center : June 19
If wolves were wine drinkers, today's professional wine tasters would have to step aside. It is through the nose that the aromas, perceived flavors and general characteristics of a wine are tasted, and wolves have a much keener sense of smell than man. In good weather conditions, a wolf can... More >>
Eureka	Food and Drink, Nightlife, Nature

Jason Isbell Off Broadway : 8:30 p.m. June 19
w/ American Aquarium - From this 2012 show preview: Five years and three proper albums into his solo career, Jason Isbell is today a different character than he was in 2007. Back then, Isbell was feeling his way around as a guy with a new lease on life, shaking off a failed marriage, settling... More >>
St. Louis - South City	Music

Adult Play Date Magic House St Louis Children's Museum : June 20
The Magic House (516 South Kirkwood Road, Kirkwood; 314-822-8900 or www.magichouse.org) is always fun for kids. As an adult, however, it can leave one wanting; at some point, most grown-ups wish they could have a crack at that electro-static generator without having to dodge all the kids.... More >>
Kirkwood	Nightlife, Benefits

Mike McCubbins and Matt Bryan: The Book of Da St. Louis Public Library : June 20
Local comic-book creators Mike McCubbins and Matt Bryan have been friends for fifteen years and have many joint projects to show for their professional relationship. In addition to their comics anthology, Mixed Feelings (now in its fifth issue), are hours of animation, several albums from their... More >>
St. Louis - Central West End	Literary Events, Free Events, Arts

The Mountain Goats Old Rock House : 8:00 p.m. June 20
w/ The Baptist Generals - Once the purveyor of boombox anti-heroism, John Darnielle has settled into richer sonic territory with a fuller sense of what it means to be the leader of a great rock band. But he hasn't lost the Mensa intelligence, the thrill of high and low culture and the avenging... More >>
St. Louis - Clayton	Music

Black Flag Fubar : 8:00 p.m. June 21
w/ Good For You, Ultraman - Black Flag is one of the most revered bands of the punk era, thanks in part to its trademark tempo shifts, unadorned raw aggression and brilliant internationally recognizable quad bar logo. And though the band is well-loved by the masses, its current tour is not... More >>
St. Louis - Midtown	Music

Skin Graft St. Louis Homecoming Schlafly Tap Room : 9:00 p.m. June 21
w/ Yowie, Xaddax, Lovely Little Girls, Decent Al Johnson - From "Meet the 2013 RFT Music Award Nominees: Yowie": The elusive, brain-bending Yowie hides away in St. Louis to build on singular forms of progressive music. Yowie plays a dense foreign language through two guitars which communicate... More >>
St. Louis - Downtown	Music

Huey Lewis and the News River City Casino : 8:00 p.m. June 22
Honestly, is there anything Huey Lewis can’t (or won’t) do? The man went to Cornell University, sued the guy who sang the Ghostbusters theme, became synonymous with Back to the Future, raised money for Tony LaRussa’s needy animals, acted in a karaoke movie with Gwyneth... More >>
Mehlville/ Oakville/ Lemay	Music

Humdrum Record Release and Tower Groove Records Singles Club Release Off Broadway : 8:00 p.m. June 22
From this 2012 write-up: Humdrum hasn't skipped a beat since guitarist Gareth Schumacher left the mercurial Midwest weather for the sun-glazed coasts of California. It has been recording an album with Steve Albini and mixing it with Jay Pellicci at San Francisco's Tiny Telephone studios. Aside... More >>
St. Louis - South City	Music

Le Pont du Nord Webster University-Moore Auditorium : June 23
In Jacques Rivette's French new-wave thriller Le Pont du Nord, Rivette regular Bulle Ogier stars as a claustrophobic ex-con who encounters a young, self-proclaimed kung-fu expert who is inexplicably driven to slash the eyes from the faces of Paris' billboards. The two women attempt to piece... More >>
Webster Groves	Film, Arts

Open Studios STL: West of Grand Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis : June 23
There's a lot going on in the St. Louis art scene, and in more places than in the obvious strongholds of Washington Avenue or along Cherokee Street. Here's a free opportunity to check out the wide variety of work being made by artists who practice their craft west of the city core. Open Studios... More >>
St. Louis - Grand Center	Free Events, Tours, Arts, Visual Art, Art - Openings and Events

Portugal. the Man The Pageant : 8:00 p.m. June 23
w/ Guards - From this 2012 show preview: Portugal. the Man gravitates toward dank psychedelic pop jams, and its members have hair both long and unwashed enough to make Fleet Foxes look trim. Yet beneath this hippy exterior, the band's story reads like a classic tale of punk-rock triumph. The... More >>
Delmar/ The Loop	Music

Brother Outsider: The Life of Bayard Rustin Missouri History Museum : June 24
Can you live a moral, upstanding life as a crusader for justice and still end up forgotten by everyone you help? In the case of Bayard Rustin, it seems to be a distinct possibility. Rustin fought antisemitism, protected the rights of Japanese Americans interned by the U.S. in World War II,... More >>
St. Louis - Forest Park	Film, Arts, LGBT Events, Free Events

Eleanor Friedberger The Demo : 8:00 p.m. June 24
w/ Teen - From this 2011 show preview: The distribution of power for the sibling band the Fiery Furnaces has long been simplified thusly: Older bro Matthew Friedberger writes the lyrics and wrangles the serpentine arrangements, and little sis Eleanor Friedberger delivers the lines with a... More >>
St. Louis - Tower Grove	Music

Michael Kahn St. Louis County Library Headquarters : June 25
The last readers saw of attorney Rachel Gold, she was about to get hitched. When Michael Kahn's new novel, The Flinch Factor, catches up to her, she's a widowed mother who's thrown herself into the Frankenstein Case, a hopelessly mired lawsuit pitting a working-class neighborhood against... More >>
Frontenac	Literary Events, Free Events, Arts

Fumer Fubar : 8:00 p.m. June 25
w/ Nifty Breed - For the love of God, bring earplugs, because Fumer delivers hard-edged rock through a blisteringly loud wall of speakers. The guitar stays tied tight to straight-laced beats and pummels with a harsh dirge. Punchy bass lines keep the affair grounded in grunge, but Fumer's clever... More >>
St. Louis - Midtown	Music

Lost and Found: The Search for Harry and Edna Foundry Art Centre : Every Tue., Wed., Thu., Fri., Sat., Sun. until June 21
Frontenac couple Harry and Edna Grossman lived long, quiet lives until their deaths in the 1980s. During their 80-odd years on Earth the Grossmans traveled the world, capturing their adventures and everyday experiences alike in hundreds of photographs. Several years ago, collector Jeff Phillips... More >>
St. Charles	Visual Art, Arts

Lost Egypt Saint Louis Science Center : Daily until September 2
Perhaps because mummies are endlessly fascinating, all other aspects of ancient Egyptian culture -- which is rich and vast -- are often overlooked. The Saint Louis Science Center's new exhibit, Lost Egypt, features artifacts that make Egypt's past seem not so distant. Objects that were used in... More >>
St. Louis - Tower Grove	Museum Exhibits and Events, Family Events, Education, Arts

Air Racers Saint Louis Science Center-OMNIMAX : Daily until June 30
Featuring high-tech planes flying at 500 miles per hour (twice the speed of your typical NASCAR race!), the Unlimited Gold Championship Air Racing finals in Reno, Nevada's, Valley Of Speed is the fastest race on Earth. Actor Paul Walker knows a thing or two about high stakes/high speed racing,... More >>
St. Louis - Forest Park	Film, Family Events, Cheap Thrills, Arts

Flight of the Butterflies Saint Louis Science Center-OMNIMAX : Daily until September 30
As the beings at the top of the food chain, with language, law, the biggest brains, etcetera, we humans tend to dwell on ourselves a bit too much. Ask most folks their definition of "high drama" and they'll restrict it to the trials and tribulations of people -- exclusively. What about the... More >>
St. Louis - Forest Park	Nature, Film, Cheap Thrills, Arts

da Vinci Machines II Bank of America Building : Every Tue., Wed., Thu., Fri., Sat., Sun. until August 31
Long before Dan Brown's half-baked conspiracy theories sullied his good name, Leonardo da Vinci dazzled people with his knack for invention and skill as an artist. The touring exhibition DaVinci Machines II brings the maestro's creations to the people once again. This show is different than the... More >>
St. Louis - Downtown	Visual Art, Museum Exhibits and Events, Arts

Gridiron Glory: the Best of the Pro Football Hall of Fame Missouri History Museum : Daily until September 3
St. Louis is such a diehard baseball bastion, sometimes we natives have to remind ourselves of a basic reality: Football is the number one sport in North America. Some may rue that truth and some may cheer it; where you stand on that point says a lot about what you look for in a sporting... More >>
St. Louis - Forest Park	Sports - Spectator, Museum Exhibits and Events

Mantegna to Man Ray: Six Explorations in Prints, Drawings, and Photographs Saint Louis Art Museum : Every Tue., Wed., Thu., Fri., Sat., Sun. until October 27
As work on the new wing of the Saint Louis Art Museum in Forest Park (314-721-0072 or www.slam.org) nears completion, art that's long been in storage reemerges for public viewing. The first sighting of these archived works is Mantegna to Man Ray: Six Explorations in Prints, Drawings and... More >>
St. Louis - Forest Park	Visual Art, Free Events, Arts