Photography by Wil Driscoll
CAM's Project Wall featuring Farah Al Qasimi
1. In Everywhere there is splendor, the latest site-specific installation on CAM’s Project Wall, artist and photographer Farah Al Qasimi displays four inkjet prints that explore her family’s history. Join Al Qasimi on November 10 for her artist talk. CAM.
2. You know lovelytheband from their début single, “Broken.” In 2020, they released their second album, Conversations with Myself About You, which leans more synth than indie. To scratch that indie itch, see them here with Sir Sly. November 24. Delmar Hall.
3. Walk the Moon (“Shut Up and Dance”) will release their fourth album, Heights, at the end of the year, but you can listen to the ultra-danceable “Can You Handle My Love??” now. November 2. The Pageant.
Dominique Nabokov
Zadie Smith
4. In the middle of the pandemic, some of us found it nearly impossible to eke out 200 measly words on, say, things to do around town. Not Zadie Smith. The brilliant English novelist penned a collection of six essays, Intimations, that reflect on COVID-19, our culture, and the things that seemed “once necessary” but now seem “inessential.” On November 4, the Saint Louis University Library Associates will present Smith with the St. Louis Literary Award at The Sheldon Concert Hall. Then, on November 5, the writer will give a not-to-miss craft talk at SLU's Cook Hall.
5. Update: This event has been canceled. On March 20, 1920, Elsa Lemp Wright—of the legendary beer family—was found dead in her home from a gunshot wound. It was 16 years after another family tragedy, the death of her father, William J. Lemp Sr., by suicide. Was suicide also to blame in Wright’s case? Filmmaker Franki Cambeletta will explore Wright’s demise in his newest, Lemp’s Last Wright, premiering this month. A century after Wright's death, the documentary promises to reveal new information that could indicate foul play. November 4–7. The Gaslight Theater.
6. When An Evening of Ballet Stars 3 comes to town, we can’t pass it up. It promises some of the biggest names in dance, from the Joffrey Ballet, New York City Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, and Miami City Ballet. November 6. Touhill Performing Arts Center.
7. Hark! It’s the start of the holidays, and the cheer you hear is coming from Tilles Park. A St. Louis tradition, Winter Wonderland kicks off with more than a million twinkling lights, cozy carriage rides, and hot chocolate. November 24–January 1. Tilles Park.
Gary Clark Jr.
8. Take Jimi Hendrix and Eric Clapton’s musicianship and combine it with the stage presence of Jack White, John Mayer, Marvin Gaye, and Prince. You’ve got four-time Grammy winner Gary Clark Jr. November 13. Stifel Theatre.
9. Details are light for the 2021 Whitaker St. Louis International Film Festival, but you can expect to see a documentary, feature, or short that will make you think. This year’s fest will be a hybrid in-person/virtual event with screenings at the Tivoli and on campus at Washington University and Webster University. November 4–14.
10. My Morning Jacket released a new self-titled album this month. We like the slower, quieter rock on the song “Regularly Scheduled Programming”—we can’t wait to get back to that way of life, either. November 2. Stifel Theatre.
Austin Nelson
My Morning Jacket
