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Scott Rovak
October 18: NLCS Game 6
Cheer on the Redbirds as they take on the Dodgers in a game that could clinch the NLCS for the Cardinals. And if you can’t score tickets to the game, click HERE for a list of 10 top spots to watch the action. Tickets through cardinals.com are currently sold out; check stubhub.com. 7:30 p.m. Fri. Busch Stadium, 700 Clark, 314-345-9600, stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com.
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Frank Stewart
October 18: Abyssinian: A Gospel Celebration
Jazz trumpeter Wynton Marsalis celebrates gospel music and the black church with help from his Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra and a 70-voice gospel choir, Chorale Le Chateau. $35–$125. 8 p.m. Touhill Performing Arts Center, University of Missouri–St. Louis, 1 University, 314-516-4949, touhill.org.
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October 18 & 20: Swan Lake
Even without the dancers, Tchaikovsky's “Swan Lake Suite” transports viewers to another time and place. The performance includes Bartok's “Dance Suite” and Prokoviev’s “Violin Concerto No. 2.” $30–$109. 8 p.m. Fri, 3 p.m. Sun. Powell Hall, 718 N. Grand, 314-533-2500, stlsymphony.org.
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Deutsch Country Days
October 19–20: Deutsch Country Days
Experience what it was like for early German settlers in Missouri, sample authentic snacks, and buy handmade crafts. $18 adults, $16 seniors and military, $8 children. 9 a.m.–5 p.m. Sat and Sun. Luxenhaus Farm, 18055 State Highway O, 636-433-5669, deutschcountrydays.org.
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Jason Creps
October 20: Neko Case
Singer-songwriter Neko Case has been called a siren. The indie-rock darling appears here solo, without her bandmates from The New Pornographers. $30–$32.50. 8 p.m. The Pageant, 6161 Delmar, 314-726-6161, thepageant.com.
By Nancy Curtis and Rosalind Early
This weekend, cheer on the Cardinals as they compete in the deciding game(s) of the National League Championship Series; travel back in time with Deutsch Country Days; and enjoy the music of Swan Lake, Neko Case, and Abyssinian: A Gospel Celebration.
By Nancy Curtis and Rosalind Early