The Oh Hellos
A Night of Symphonic Hip-Hop with Wyclef Jean | March 9
Wyclef Jean, the Gramy Award-winning former frontman for The Fugees, joins the St. Louis Symphony for a genre-mixing night of music. "Hip-hop is a culture and that’s where we all come from," Jean recently told Kenya Vaughn of the St. Louis American. "I used my Caribbean influence and my soul upbringing and combined the two together. Hip-hop will be the most powerful piece of art and will never go anywhere—because it’s the only form of music where you can pull any genre in and it blends with that.” He also told Vaughn that the show will including a lot of "time travel"—“We’re going from 1996 all the way to 2018." $45–$85. 7:30 p.m. Powell Hall, 718 N. Grand, slso.org.
The Oh Hellos | March 9
Brother and sister Tyler and Maggie Heath, otherwise known as The Oh Hellos, are a folk duo—till they hit the road on tour, where they bring a larger-than-usual band that plays whole new versions of their melancholy, literary songs. "Siblings Maggie and Tyler Heath, alongside their rotating ensemble of bandmates, are masters at crafting songs as fit for slow-burning campfires as they are for expansive stage shows," NPR wrote when it premiered "Torches," a single off the new EP Notos, "named for the Greek mythological deity of south winds — like those which conjured up turbulent summer storms on the Texas Gulf Coast, where the Heath siblings grew up. Fittingly, the track churns with the strength and fury of a hurricane, but maintains a sense of crisp precision." $18, $20 day of show. 8 p.m. The Pageant, 6161 Delmar, thepageant.com.
Caught | March 9-25
Presented in collaboration with the Xiong Collective, Christopher Chen's Caught is a hybrid between art installation, theater production, and puzzle; the show promises "a bracingly unique experience that will keep you wondering what's real and what's theater...Chen's piece deftly examines the blurred lines between truth and artifice, both in theater and in life." On its website, Xiong Collective describes its mission as giving "space and safe haven to artists of Asian descent unable, unwilling, or undesiring of conventional channels. They promote, produce and present projects that can’t be shown in museums and that infiltrate any and all mediums for broadcast purposes. They defy, disrupt and dislodge the idea of gallery. You will know their exhibitions when you are in them." $45 – $69.50. See website for performance dates and times. The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, Loretto-Hilton Center for Performing Arts, 130 Edgar, repstl.org.
A Happy Little Craft Show | March 10
The St. Louis Craft Mafia celebrates 10 years of its annual, one-day juried art and craft market. This year's event includes 70 makers, crafters and artists (including some brand-new vendors), and is built to be family-friendly, with a picnic area in the center of the gym as well as a story corner for kids. There will also be tons of local food trucks, live music, and make and take craft projects courtesy of Bundles and Bolts; if you're one of the first 100 people through the door, you'll get a swag bag guaranteed to be filled with crafty goodness. Free. 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Webster University Grant Gymnasium, 175 Edgar, facebook.com/stlcraftmafia.
SciFest | March 10–November 10
Last year, the Saint Louis Science held its inaugural SciFest, a yearlong celebration of math, geology, biology, and more. Its second SciFest kicks off this weekend with "I <3 Pi," an early celebration of Pi Day (which, logically, falls every year on 3.14), featuring mathematicians who can answer any question you have about Pi (pie questions should be deferred to your local pastry chef). Be sure to mark your calendar for the rest of 2018's events, including "Brain Matters" (April 14), "Tornado Alley" (May 12), and "Paws and Claws" (June 14). Free. 9:30 a.m. – 4:40 p.m. Monday through Saturday, 11 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Sunday. Saint Louis Science Center, 5050 Oakland, slsc.org.
Check out SLM's calendar for other happenings, including Blues games, Orchid Nights at the Missouri Botanical Garden, New Line Theatre's production of Anything Goes at The Grandel, Funky Butt Brass Band at Jazz at the Bistro, Opera Tastings at Tenacious Eats, the 10th Annual Robert Classic French Film Festival, Arlo Guthrie at The Sheldon, and more.
