Powell Symphony Hall, 718 N Grand Blvd., St. Louis, 314-533-2500. Call 314-533-7888 for tickets.
Bob Costas: Thu., Oct. 6.
Robert Redford: Thu., Nov. 10.
Mark Russell: Thu., Dec. 1.
John Major: Thu., Jan. 26.
Robert Ballard: Thu., Feb. 23.
Bill Moyers: Thu., March 16.
Christine Todd Whitman: Thu., April 27.
Readings @ The Schafly Tap Room
Schlafly Tap Room, 2100 Locust St., St. Louis. Call 314-241-2337 or visit belz.net/readings/ for information.
Geraldine Kim and Stephanie Schlaifer: Thu., Sept. 1.
Marcus Cafagna and Suzanne Rhodenbaugh: Thu., Oct. 6.
Chicago Poetry Night: Thu., Nov. 3.
K. Curtis Lyle and Marcellus Leonard: Thu., Dec. 1.
The Five Aarons: Thu., Jan. 5.
Patrick Herron, Joe Esser and Kent Shaw: Thu., Feb. 2.
William Fuller and John Tipton: Thu., March 2.
Jane Mead and Carl Phillips: Thu., April 6.
River Styx Reading Series
Duff's, 392 N Euclid Ave., St. Louis. Call 314-533-4541 or visit www.riverstyx.org for information.
Gred Pape and Ruth Ellen Kocher: Mon., Sept. 19.
David Carkeet and Tayari Jones: Mon., Oct. 17.
David Mura and John Dalton: Mon., Nov. 21.
Eileen Myles and P.F. Allen: Mon., Jan. 16.
Tim Seibles and Kathryn Davis: Mon. Feb. 20.
LeeAnn Roripaugh and Catherine Rankovic: Mon., March 20.
Loosely Identified: Mon., April 17.
Literary Feast with Lee K. Abbott and Marjorie Stelmach: Mon., May 8.
Hungry Young Poets: Mon., June 19.
Hungry Young Poets: Mon., July 17.
Hungry Young Poets: Mon., Aug. 21.
Touhill Performing Arts Center Speaker Series
Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center, UM-St. Louis (1 University Dr at Natural Bridge Rd), Normandy. Call 314-516-4949 or visit www.touhill.org for more information.
Spike Lee: Tue., Sept. 13.
Montel Williams: Tue., Oct. 4.
Jackie Joyner-Kersee: Tue., Nov. 8
