The St. Louis Weekend Events Guide for Thursday, April 14th through Sunday, April 17th, 2016.

Downtown/Midtown

St. Louis Cardinals: The Cardinals play a 9 home game streak, beginning with opening day against the Brewers. They go on to play the Brewers on Wednesday and Thursday as well. Then the Cardinals take on the Cincinnati Reds Friday-Sunday. Both Ballpark Village and Hilton at the Ballpark will host live music events following the games on Friday & Saturday, and Ballpark Village every home game. Giveaways for this weekend’s games include: a replica Busch Stadium with working lights on Friday for the Stadium III’s 10 year anniversary, Adam Wainwright Bobblehead on Saturday, and replica Yadier Molina home white jersey on Sunday. Go Cards!

Date: April 14 – 17
Time: Fri: 7:15pm, Sat & Sun: 1:15pm
Place: Busch Stadium

The Art of The Matter Gala: CAM’s 2016 formal gala, held at the Museum, will get to The Art of the Matter! An evening of cocktails, dinner, and dancing celebrates CAM’s groundbreaking exhibitions, high-quality arts education, support of local artists, and far-reaching impact on the St. Louis community. In partnership with virtual auction house, Paddle8, CAM also presents a silent auction at the gala, featuring the work of over 75 celebrated and emerging artists in a variety of media, including KAWS, Yoshitomo Nara, Arlene Shechet, and Mickalene Thomas. Gala and auction proceeds benefit CAM’s exhibitions and programs.

Date: Friday, April 15
Time: 6pm
Place: CAM – 3750 Washington Blvd

The Color Run: Tropicolor World Tour 2016 comes to St. Louis this Saturday. This is the Happiest 5K on the Planet where participants wear white and get color-bombed along the race. Registration includes t-shirt, headband, and tattoos before the race and medal and color packets at the finish line. Join the party afterwards with color packet fun, sand, beach chairs, photo opps, and more. This year’s run helps to benefit Autism Speaks.

Date: Saturday, April 16
Time: 8am
Place: Downtown – 1315 Chestnut

Variety’s 50th Annual Dinner with the Stars: The annual Dinner with the Stars is part of a whole host of Variety Week events to raise money for area children with physical and developmental disabilities. Tickets are $65 and include a charity program followed by a performance by 4-time Grammy winner, Lionel Richie.

Date: Saturday, April 16
Time: 8pm
Place: Peabody Opera House – 1400 Market St

A Fetching Affair: Support Dog Inc’s annual gala kicks off with enjoying a signature cocktail, the Sparkling LaBation, plus dessert stations, and a candy bar. Mingle with guests while enjoying assistance dog demos, and browsing silent auction items featuring fund an assistance dog project, name a litter of puppies, Cardinals suite tickets, and more. Then enjoy dinner and a live auction, plus a wine pull-donate $25 for a chance to take home a bottle of wine worth up to $100. The evening will be hosted by Guy Phillips from Y98 with music provided by Jazz Ensemble. Tickets are $150 or $1500 for a table of 10.

Date: April 16
Time: 6pm
Place: Hyatt Regency – 315 Chestnut St

Mumford & Sons: This British Rock Band took the world by storm in 2009 and have been selling out concerts ever since. With chart topping and award winning hits including “Little Lion Man,” “The Cave,” and “I Will Wait” and their newest album released in 2015, “Wilder Mind” which is already wildly successful, this is sure to be a sold out concert. Special guest, Blake Mills, will be performing in St. Louis for the concert. Tickets are $56.50.

Date: April 16
Time: 7:30pm
Place: Scottrade Center

A Tasteful Affair 28: It’s Soul Good: The biggest annual fundraising event for Food Outreach. Enjoy tastings from 35 of the area’s favorite restaurants and caterers, plus beverages and music from St. Louis’ own jazz diva, Kim Massie with DJ Nune spinning. The event is inspired by the tastes and temptations of our sister city to the south, New Orleans. GA tickets are $74 and include tastings, one beverage, and a chance to bid on unique auction items. Or go VIP for $150 and get access to a one-of-a-kind stroll down Bourbon Street without having to leave the fun in the ballroom at the Four Seasons, plus complimentary beverages and valet parking.

Date: Sunday, April 17
Time: 2-5pm
Place: Four Seasons – 999 N 2nd St

Savoir Faire Saint Louis Bridal Experience: A Bridal Experience where brides, grooms and wedding professionals connect and create dream weddings. Our VIP Experience features early admission from 11a-1p with food, fashion, dance, presentations and fun. Our Bridal Showcase opens from 1p-5p. Connect with wedding experts for advice and inspiration about your upcoming wedding event. Standard tickets are $10, VIP are $20.

Date: Sunday, April 17
Time: 11am-5pm
Place: Peabody Opera House -1400 Market St

Central

Game Night at Schlafly: Join Schlafly, Geekway to the West, and The Fantasy Shop Comic and Games for a weekly game night. Schlafly hosts the event on the 2nd Thursday of every month. Entry is free. Bring your own games or choose from the game library that will be available at Schlafly.

Date: Thursday, April 14
Time: 6-10pm
Place: Shlafly Bottleworks – 7260 Southwest Ave

Whiskey Wine & Women: Join Living Collective, The Vino Gallery, and host, Weird Culture as we bring together some the raddest, baddest female business owners in town to celebrate whiskey, wine, and women. Spend a Saturday evening shopping with some of our favorite local ladies such as Creature Type, May’s Place, Moxie Moon, Blacksheep and Butt’n Booty. Enjoy Wine and Whiskey tastings from the Vino Gallery from 4 to 6pm and stay to enjoy the party, music, shopping, and some fun. Portions of all proceeds will be donated to The Covering House to aid victims of sex trafficking.

Date: Saturday, April 16
Time: 4-8pm
Place: Living Collective – 4703 McPherson Ave

St. Louis FC Home Opener: The STL Football Club has their first home match of the 2016 season at the newly improved WorldWide Technology Soccer Park. The Home Opener against the Tulsa Roughnecks will include a team poster giveaway(first 5000 attendees), fireworks, and a post-game autograph session. There will be a pre-game St. Louligan Tailgate party starting at 5:30pm in the soccer park parking lot with food and beverages available for purchase or bring your own. There is also a Pub2Park Bus to take you to and from game from local establishments including HotShots Fenton, iTap Soulard, Amsterdam Tavern, and Smugala’s Pizza.

Date: Saturday, April 16
Time: 7:30pm
Place: WWT Soccer Park – 1 Soccer Park Rd

Food Truck Party at the Plaza: The St. Louis Food Truck Association and the City of Crestwood present “Food Truck Party at the Plaza” happening on Saturday, April 16 from 11am until Dark. Join us for live music with Joe Dirt And The Dirty Boys Band from 2-6pm. There will be 26 food trucks and 2 beer trucks plus a kids corner equipped with games and activities. Come celebrate as we say Goodbye to the lld and Hello to the new at the old Crestwood Mall Site.

Date: Saturday, April 16
Time: 11am
Place: Crestwood Mall Parking Lot

St. Charles

Gabriel Iglesias: Fluffy Breaks Even 2016 World Tour: Iglesias is one of America’s most successful stand-up comedians, and performs to sold-out concerts around the world. He is now the star of Fuse TV’s Fluffy Breaks Even!, a non-scripted comedic docu-follow series co-starring his eccentric tour mates and fellow comedians Martin Moreno and Rick Gutierrez. Audience members will have an opportunity to see what it’s like for Iglesias to eat on the road, add up the calories and then try to burn it off and “break even” with a different restaurant and workout in every episode.

Date: Friday, April 15
Time: 7pm
Place: St. Charles Family Arena

Roots & Boots: A show about three friends: Sammy Kershaw, Aaron Tippin, and Pam Tillis, and their love of country music. They have a good time sharing stories, telling jokes, and playing acoustic versions of their classic hits, including: Mi Vida Loca, Don’t Tell Me What To Do, Maybe It Was Memphis, Shake The Sugar Tree, Spilled Perfume, You’ve Got To Stand For Something, Kiss This, Where The Stars and Stripes and The Eagle Fly, She Don’t Know She’s Beautiful, Cadillac Style, Third Rate Romance, and more. Tickets start at $39.50.

Date: Saturday, April 16
Time: 8pm
Place: J. Scheidegger Center for the Arts-2300 West Clay

Mills Apartments