The St. Louis weekend events guide for Thursday, March 19th through Sunday, March 22nd, 2015.

Featured Event

2nd Annual Downtown Chili Cook-off: The Downtown St. Louis Restaurant and Bar Association will host the 2nd annual Downtown Chili Cook-off. Over 20 Downtown restaurants will compete once again for the title of Best Chili Downtown. There will be live music, food booths, games for all ages, beverages and more. This is a family event. Tickets will be $10.00 for adults and $5.00 for children. You can purchase tickets online in advance.

Date: March 20
Time: 5-10pm
Place: Christ Church Cathedral – 1210 Locust

Thursday

Sea Lion Spring Training: The sea lions have all reported to spring training at Sea Lion Sound, and you’re invited to cheer them on from the bleachers. Our “Fish League” practices even include a few baseball-themed activities for the animal athletes — Cardinals-inspired, of course! Fans can observe the animals working on new behaviors with their trainers at this sneak peek into the show season. Shows are at 1 and 3 p.m. every day. $2/person. Children under 2 are free. Weekend shows start April 4th.

Date: March 14-29
Time: 1pm & 3pm
Place: St. Louis Zoo

Brit Floyd: Space & Time World Tour 2015: Brit Floyd, The World’s Greatest Pink Floyd Show, returns to North America to launch their most ambitious show to date; with a spectacular new light show, an even bigger stage production with over one hundred concerts planned. Celebrating five decades of Pink Floyd; from their creation in 1965 right through to the release of their brand new album, ‘The Endless River’, this amazing new show includes performances from all Pink Floyd’s biggest selling albums, including The Dark Side of the Moon, Wish You Were Here, Animals, The Wall and The Division Bell plus a host of other Pink Floyd musical surprises. Paying attention to every musical detail and faithfully recreating the ‘true’ live Pink Floyd concert experience, Brit Floyd will take you on an amazing musical journey featuring the finest moments from the incredible Pink Floyd back catalog, and combine the latest state-of-the-art sound and light technology, to create a performance that is as sonically perfect as it is visually awesome.

Date: March 19
Time: 8pm
Place: Peabody Opera House – 1400 Market St

Friday & Saturday

3rd Friday: Kids Night Out: Looking for a cool, unique night out for the entire family? Third Friday is the place to be this month! We’re working with Artmart again this year to bring drawings to life! Kids who create a drawing at Artmart’s table could have their piece selected by one of our glassblowers to transform into a 3D glass sculpture! East Gallery will feature “Critters ‘n’ Kids,” the beautiful work of local artist Sandy Brooks! Join the St. Louis Hoop Club for an interactive demonstration. Rock out with every St. Louis kid’s favorite musician, Celia at 7:00p. And then stick around for another awesome performance by The Bottlesnakes at 8:00p! Sip on our signature cocktail, a Shirley Temple, and some delicious pizza on the patio, provided by Pi Pizzeria! The first 10 guests to sign up at Third Friday will get to create a unique design, which will be sandblasted onto a sculpted glass egg! A perfect gift or decoration for Easter! We’ll be featuring hourly glassblowing demonstrations, as well as guided activities and fiery performances by St. Louis Fire Technicians!

Date: March 20
Time: 6pm
Place: Third Degree Glass Factory – 5200 Delmar

Hot Country Nights: Ballpark Village started a series of country nights with awesome country artists performing every weekend in February & March. It kicked off with Dustin Lynch followed by a free show with Jana Kramer. This Friday, David Nail will be performing on the FOX Midwest Sports Live! stage. Tickets are $11 in advance of $15 day of. Craig’s hits include: Kiss You Tonight, Let It Rain, and Whatever She’s Got. Must be 21 to attend. Show starts at 8pm.

Date: March 20
Time: 7pm
Place: Ballpark Village

Midnight Madness: Gateway Motorsports Park Opening Day: The racing season at Gateway Motorsports Park officially opens Friday, March 20 with the most outrageous post-St. Paddy’s day party with drag racing, drifting, a hard-park car show, midway games, tunes spun by D.J. Frizzy, live performance from The Clark Academy Irish Dancers, and a Leprechaun Look-A-Like! There will also be food and drink specials all night long, and a selfie room. Ticket costs $15 to watch and $25 to race and children 12 and under are free. Gates open at 6:00pm; racing 7:00pm – 1:00am.

Date: March 20
Time: 7pm
Place: Gateway Motorsports Park – 700 Raceway Blvd, Madison, IL

Little Big Town: Performing at The Fox with special guest Chris Stapleton, an American country, bluegrass, and rock musician, as part of their The Pain Killer Tour. The foursome-consisting of Karen Fairchild, Jimi Westbrook, Phillip Sweet, and Kimberly Schlapman-will also be releasing their highly anticipated new single, “Girl Crush,” to country radio today. Other Little Big Town hits include: Day Drinking and Pontoon. Tickets range from $20 to $42.50.

Date: March 20
Time: 8pm
Place: The Fox Theatre

Moolah Shrine Circus: Come Runaway and join the Shrine Circus. This is your opportunity to experience all the sights and sounds that the circus has to offer. Be amazed at the gravity-defying trapeze artists as they fly through the air in their aerial ballet. Enjoy the crazy antics of the hilarious clowns as they jump and tumble under the “Big Top”. Listen to the roar of the magnificent but treacherous tigers. Watch the elephants as they trumpet around the “Three Rings”. Taste the wonderful carnival food such as cotton candy, snow cones, peanuts, popcorn and soda. There are numerous different acts that everyone can enjoy. Tickets start at $18.

Date: March 19-22
Time: Times vary
Place: St. Charles Family Arena

Make Me Laugh: St. Louis: Make Me Laugh is looking for the funniest amateur comedians in your area. Our goal is encourage comedy and comedians all throughout the nation and support young comic dreams. We offer opportunities nationwide and hope to instill a successful attitude in comedy for a lifetime. The St. Louis semifinals take place at Blueberry Hill on Friday night, followed by the finals at Firebird Saturday night. Semifinals feature: Ron Finger, Dave Gregory, Jackie Pirico, Melissa Richelle, Scott Shaffer, Mike Stricker, and Dale Zawada. STL judges include: John & Kane, Luke Taytro, Jeremy Essig, and Simeon Goodson, and Hoboken Comedy Festival Founder, Dan Frigolette, and Make Me Laugh Albany winner, Erik Anker. Tickets are $10.

Date: March 20 & 21
Time: Fri: 8pm, Sat: 8pm
Place: Fri: Blueberry Hill – 6504 Delmar, Sat: Firebird – 2706 Olive

Tour of St. Louis Bicycle Races: Two Days, Three Events, $3400 in Prize Money. Saturday Morning: Racer’s will test themselves on the Wildwood Centaur Time Trial course- one of St. Louis cycling’s favorite stretches of road. Saturday Late Mornings and Afternoon: Racers will test themselves on the winding and rolling Carondelicious Criterium. Sunday: Racers will duel it out on the flat and fast Great Forest Park Bicycle Race criterium course. The only bicycle race in the City’s premier park. The Omnium: Racers participating in the Omnium must compete in all three events. Omnium categories are: Women 3/4, Men 4, Men 3, Men Pro 1/2, Women Open and Men Masters 40+ (Cat 1-4). Men Cat 4/5 and Juniors are not competing for overall omnium prizes.

Date: March 21 & 22
Time: Sat: 7:30am, 10am-4:30pm, Sun: 9am
Place: Sat: Wildwood, Carondelet Park, Sun: Forest Park

Tenacious Eats Presents The Big Lebowski: Benefiting C is for Cannabis: This event integrates film and food, Movies for Foodies creates an original experience, a feast for the senses, an event that brings food and film, chefs and diners together. We only work with locally produced food procured by us and hard-to-find ingredients, imported from places that specialize in them. With each new film, we write a new menu specific to its story. Sometimes the menu is literal and sometimes it is inspired interpretation. In all cases, each dining experience is different because each film is different. Doors open at 6:30PM with
Pre-show live music! Film and First Course starts at 8:00PM. No dress code. Costumes always encouraged! $70.00 per person. (Price includes 5 courses, and 5 Cocktails!) $85.00 per person day of event.

Date: March 21
Time: 6:30pm
Place: Food Outreach – 3117 Olive St

Crown Room Launch Party: Real Housewives of Beverly Hills and Vanderpump Rules TV star Lisa Vanderpump hosts the Crown Room Launch Party! Introducing the new Crown Room, located on the second floor of the Budweiser Brew House at Ballpark Village. Unlike anything St. Louis has ever seen, The Crown Room is playful, social, and sexy. Layout includes four distinctly unique bars, balconies overlooking Busch Stadium and access to the best rooftop in town. Come and explore our specialty cocktail menus featuring flaming shots, smoked Manhattans, and party bowls for sharing. Entertainment elements include something for everyone like bar drinking games, DJ playing classics to current chart-topping hits on the dance floor, and even unexpected impromptu performances by the Crown Room for your viewing pleasure. Cover is $20.

Date: March 21
Time: 10pm
Place: Ballpark Village

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