The Christmas tree is either gone or should be, and everyone’s trying to keep those resolutions alive just a bit longer. Don’t succumb to the slump—there’s plenty to do this weekend, even in the cold doldrums of a new year.
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Missouri Botanical Garden
Hooray! The Garden Glow has been extended through January 9. If you missed it before the holidays, bring the whole gang to take in more than a million lights, decorating 28 installations throughout the garden. (And if you already saw it, you know it’s worth checking out one last time.) $18, $10 children. Timed tickets for entry from 5 to 8 p.m., exhibit closes at 9 p.m. 4344 Shaw.
COCA
COCADance and the COCA Hip-Hop Crew get the year off to a cutting-edge start this weekend. The troupes will showcase a range of contemporary dance styles at four performances this weekend. Don’t be surprised if you come home with a budding Rhapsody James on your hands. $18. 2 and 5 p.m. Sat, 1 and 4 p.m. Sun. 524 Trinity.
Bud Light Party Centre, Soulard Market
Your thoughts might initially go to less than-family-friendly places when you first think of Soulard and Mardi Gras, but the party planners have put together a booze-free event for the little ones. Kids can party with bounce houses, fire trucks, face-painting, and interactive displays with artists. Free. Noon-4 p.m. Sat.
Scottrade Center
Spiderman! Ironman! Thor! Loki! Black Widow! Good guys, bad guys, fire and special effects! If you (er, sorry, your kids) are Marvel comics nerds, nothing can keep you from this tour. Go, and behold the epic quest live. $15-$120. 7 p.m. Fri, 11 a.m., 3, 7 p.m. Sat, noon, 4 p.m. Sun.
School of Rock: Winter Showcase and Winter Music Festival
Old Rock House and Firebird
School of Rock kids can get a leg up on garage noodlers by getting real lessons—and not just in scales and chord progressions. The school teaches about the nuts and bolts of gigging through learning it in the classroom and living it onstage. The area’s two locations, in Kirkwood and Ballwin, are playing shows this weekend at the Firebird and the Old Rock House. The showcase features hard-edged interpretations of Iron Maiden, Ozzy Osbourne, and Judas Priest, while the festival brings more mellow fare like Queen and Radiohead. $8. 6:30–10 p.m. Fri, noon–9:30 p.m. Sat.
