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Calendar March 3-16, 2010
MUSIC
MOSCOW STATE RADIO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA. The Moscow State Radio Symphony Orchestra performs an all-Tchaikovsky program at 8 p.m. March 3 at the Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis, 4431 Lindell Blvd. For information call 533-7662.
ALYSSA GRAHAM. Jazz at the Bistro, 3536 Washington Ave., welcomes jazz vocalist Alyssa Graham at 8:30 and 10:15 p.m. March 3 through 6. Graham’s music includes a mix of jazz, folk and Brazilian rhythms. Call 289-4030 for information.
‘GLORIOUS BRASS.’ The St. Louis Brass Band performs Glorious Brass at 2:30 p.m. March 7 at Christ Church Cathedral, 1210 Locust St. The concert features a variety of brass instrument playing styles. For information call 753-5438.
THEATER
‘FAIRY TALES WITH MAESTRO ROB KAPILOW.’ The Founders’ Theatre at COCA, 524 Trinity Ave., welcomes Rob Kapilow March 5 through 7. In Fairy Tales, conductor, composer and pianist Kapilow performs renditions of classic stories with help from the PickleShoes Dancers and pianist Judith Gordon. For information call 725-6555.
‘CRIME AND PUNISHMENT.’ The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis presents Crime and Punishment March 10 through 28 at the Loretto-Hilton Center for the Performing Arts, 130 Edgar Road. This production is a three-actor, 90-minute adaptation of Dostoevsky’s classic novel. Call 968-4925 for information.
‘DESIRE UNDER THE ELMS.’ Muddy Waters Theatre opens its Eugene O’Neill season with Desire Under the Elms March 12 through 28. This powerful play about family, love and greed is staged at the Kranzberg Arts Center, 501 N. Grand Blvd. For information and show times call 540-7831.
DANCE
MARCH INTO MILONGA. COCA, 524 Trinity Ave., offers a four-part class beginning March 5. Instructors teach Milonga, which is an early form of Argentine tango. Call 725-6555 for information.
ART
DANIEL MCGRATH. PSTL Gallery, 3842 Washington Blvd., hosts the opening reception for What Pictures Want at 6 p.m. March 5. McGrath’s latest exhibit is part of an ongoing series of text-based paintings that are meant to turn the spectator into something to be viewed by the picture. For information call 531-4304.
‘THIRTEEN SQUARED.’ The opening of the new exhibit All Hands on Deck: The Artists of Thirteen Squared begins at 6 p.m. March 12 at the Regional Arts Commission, 6128 Delmar Blvd. Each of the 13 female artists in Thirteen Squared created pieces inspired by a deck of cards for this exhibition. For information call 863-5811.
READINGS & LECTURES
CHRIS CLEAVE. Acclaimed British novelist Chris Cleave will read from and discuss his new novel, Little Bee, at 7 p.m. March 4 at the St. Louis County Library Headquarters, 1640 S. Lindbergh Blvd. Little Bee tells the story of a Nigerian refugee girl’s journey from her country to a suburban British home. For information call 994-3300.
SCHLAFLY MICROFICTION CONTEST. The fourth annual contest takes place at 7 p.m. March 8 at the Schlafly Tap Room, 2100 Locust St. The night features readings by local and national writers, a nanofiction contest for all attendees and live music. For information call 533-4541.
ALAN BRANHAGEN. Bowood Farms, 4605 Olive St., welcomes Kansas City-based horticulturalist Alan Branhagen at 6 p.m. March 10. In his talk, Branhagen discusses how to best grow fruits, vegetables and herbs in Missouri. For information call 454-6868.
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