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February 14: Burnin’ Love
Show St. Louis some love on Art Hill, where stl250 will host Burnin’ Love, a birthday party for the city that includes fire dancers, fireworks, and music from Pokey LaFarge. Free. 4:30–10:30 p.m. Forest Park, stl250.org.
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Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center
February 14 & 15: Love Is In the Air
Take in a romantic ballet to the smooth sounds of Frank Sinatra and Claude Bolling. (On Friday night, there’s a dinner option available during the performance.) $28 to $45; $60 on Friday with dinner. 6 & 8 p.m. Fri. 7 p.m. Sat. Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center, 1 University, 866-516-4949, touhill.org.
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Courtesy of Arctic Monkeys
February 15: Arctic Monkeys
When the Arctic Monkeys came on the scene in 2006, critics hailed the group as British rock messiahs. With moody hits like “Do I Wanna Know?” it’s easy to see why. $27.50–$30. 8 p.m. The Pageant, 6161 Delmar, 314-726-6161, thepageant.com.
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Courtesy of Elena Seibert
February 15: Ayana Mathis
During this Read St. Louis event, author Ayana Mathis discusses her 2012 debut novel The Twelve Tribes of Hattie, an Oprah’s Book Club pick about African-Americans migrating from the South. Free. 7 p.m. St. Louis County Library’s Headquarters Branch, 1640 S. Lindbergh, 314-994-3300, slcl.org.
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Courtesy of The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis
Through March 9: Other Desert Cities
Jon Robin Baitz’s play Other Desert Cities, about a young writer who’s penned a tell-all memoir, was a 2012 Pulitzer Prize for Drama finalist. $16.50–$55. Call for times. The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, Loretto-Hilton Center for the Performing Arts, 130 Edgar, 314-968-4925, repstl.org.
By Nancy Curtis and Rosalind Early
This weekend in St. Louis, celebrate our fair city’s 250th birthday, rock out to Arctic Monkeys, and more.
By Nancy Curtis and Rosalind Early
