The St. Louis Weekend Events Guide for Thursday, March 23rd through Sunday, March 26th, 2017. Featured events include the Mac & Cheese Throwdown, Moolah Shrine Parade, Ales For Tails Homebrew Festival, and more.

DOWNTOWN

Brit Floyd: Brit Floyd brings the music of Pink Floyd to life with its lavish new stage show, ‘Immersion World Tour 2017.’ The spectacle includes high-definition sound, a stunning million dollar light show and state of the art video design. Enjoy your favorite moments from The Dark Side of the Moon, Wish You Were Here, The Wall and The Division Bell, as well as a special tribute to the Animals album, in its 40th anniversary year, with a show stopping rendition of ‘Dogs’, as well as a host of other Pink Floyd musical gems. With moving light designs, lasers, inflatables and theatrics, this show is a must-see. Tickets start at $29.50.

Date: Friday, March 24
Time: 8pm
Place: Peabody Opera House-1400 Market St

St. Louis Blues: Cheer on the Blues on Thursday against the Vancouver Canucks and Saturday against the Calgary Flames. Thursday is Poster Night. Take home a poster featuring one of the great photos from the 2017 NHL Bridgestone Winter Classic. Saturday is Brett Hull Bobblehead Night. The first 10,000 fans will receive this unique Bobblehead.

Date: March 23 & 25
Time: Thurs: 7pm, Sat: 6pm
Place: Scottrade Center

Mac & Cheese Throwdown: Enjoy a night of mac & cheese as the city’s most talented chefs go head-to-head in a mac & cheese showdown! You get to enjoy 15 samples of delicious ooey-gooey mac & cheese and decide who will be named the mac & cheese champion of Greater St. Louis. With your General Admission ticket you can make your way through each restaurant enjoying up to 15 4oz. samples from amazing restaurants including Capitalist Pig, Southern, Sugarfire, Twisted Ranch, Wheelhouse, and tons more! Plus an Open Bar, man! Tickets are $40 in advance ($55 day of).

Date: Saturday, March 25
Time: 12-3:30pm
Place: MOTOMuseum – 3441 Olive St

Bar Olympics: Sunday FunDay at the Budweiser Brew House. Compete for a $1,000 grand prize in the ultimate beer and bar games challenge. Games Include: Giant Beer Pong, Flip Cup, Bags, Giant Jenga, An inflatable Obstacle Course, and more. Prizes Awarded for: 1st & 2nd Place, Best Team Uniform, and Top Industry Team, plus hourly attendance prizes. Tickets are $5 per person and must be purchased in teams of 6, 8 or 10 members and include: 1 beer per person, 1 BAR OLYMPICS T-shirt per person, drink specials all day, and the games.

Date: Sunday, March 26
Time: 12pm
Place: Budweiser Brew House – 601 Clark

CENTRAL

reMake at South City Art Supply: Join Perennial at Cherokee Street’s independent art store for a fun evening of making + crafting three projects:
String Art: with nails + thread, transform a piece of scrap wood into a piece of art, Geometric Photo Holders: display your works of art or special photos and cards with an upcycled wood photo holder, and Leather Tool Case: create a leather case from salvaged leather jackets for your paint brushes, pens, ceramic tools, etc. Cost is $5.

Date: Thursday, March 23
Time: 5:30-7:30pm
Place: South City Art Supply-1926 Cherokee St.

Peter Pan: MBU Theatre presents the story of the boy we all know and love with music and lyrics by Jule Styne, Mark Charlap, Betty Comden, Adolph Green, Carolyn Leigh and Trude Rittmann. On Saturday, enjoy a special event, Matt’s Hats fundraiser, with a character meet-and-greet, games, crafts, and a real-life pirate ship! Entry to event is $25, which includes a ticket to the 7:30pm performance that day. Tickets to the show are $15 GA.

Date: March 23-25
Time: Thurs & Fri: 7:30pm, Sat: 7:30pm, Sun: 2pm
Place: MoBap – One College Park Drive

Cocktails & Clowns: A fun-filled night to benefit The Clown Docs program, a team of five professionally trained clowns who masquerade as “doctors” and roam the St. Louis Children’s Hospital floors to entertain children staying in our care. The event is complete with live music, a raffle, silent auction, drinks and hors d’oeuvres. The ticket includes beer, wine, selected mixed drinks, hors d’oeuvres and complimentary valet parking.

Date: Friday, March 24
Time: 7pm
Place: The Coronado Ballroom-3701 Lindell Blvd

Harlem Renaissance: Contemporary Response: An exciting and diverse collection of works representing both invited, established St. Louis artists as well as a juried selection of entries submitted by local emerging artists ranging from high school age to 24—all finding inspiration from the artists and the period. This exhibit is presented in tandem with COCA’s 30th Anniversary production of Uptown, April 7–9. Created by Matthew Rushing, Rehearsal Director at Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Uptown creates a vibrant tour through 1920s Harlem bringing the era to life. First performed by Ailey in 2009, it has been reimagined to include all five of COCA’s pre-professional dance, voice and theatre companies as well as musicians from Jazz St. Louis in a showcase celebration of the power of the arts.

Date: Starting March 24
Time: 9am-9pm
Place: COCA – 524 Trinity Ave

Ales For Tails Homebrew Festival: This annual event benefits Tenth Life Cat Rescue and Needy Paws Dog Rescue. Guests will enjoy 5 hours of unlimited beer samples from local homebrewers in HomeBrewer Alley. Participating Homebrewers will compete in multiple brewing competitions judged both by the public as well as our celebrity judges. Enjoy live music by Naked Rock Fight as well as savory and sweet treats provided by local St. Louis restaurants and food trucks. Shop the Meow Market featuring a large range of vendors including pet shops, animal rescues, arts/crafts, local business, soft drinks, and many more. Dogs are welcome to attend with supervision of owner and on a leash. Tickets are $40 (or $20 for DD).

Date: Saturday, March 25
Time: 12-5pm
Place: American Czech Educational Center-4690 Lansdowne Ave

Trivia Night: Come out and support Habitat For Humanity and participate in their annual trivia night. Registration for eight people is $160 or $200/VIP table. Registration includes: free beer, soda, and water, and free snacks (guests are welcome to bring their own snacks). VIP tables will receive two bottles of wine, a cheese tray, and prime table placement.

Date: Saturday, March 25
Time: Doors: 6:15, Trivia: 7pm
Place: St. Elizabeth of Hungary Church, 1420 S. Sappington Rd

ST. CHARLES

Moolah Shrine Parade: Come watch the famous little cars of all colors; of course Moolah’s famous little Yellow fleet will be there. Listen to bands of all types and interact with clowns of all shapes and sizes. Be amazed at the numerous colorful floats. This event kick starts the magic of the Shrine Circus, which will begin next weekend. The Parade begins at ACF Industries (602 N. Second St.) and heads south on N. Riverside Dr. ending at the Lewis & Clark Boat House and Nature Center (1050 S. Riverside Dr.). Come on out and bring the whole family!

Date: Saturday, March 25
Time: 12pm
Place: Riverside Drive

ILLINOIS

Belleville Spring Open House: Join downtown Belleville Merchants for their Annual Spring Open House! When you do, register to win Downtown Dollars (gift certificates to spend in over 20 Downtown Belleville Stores)! Over $100 in Downtown Dollars will be given out! Then once you are shopped out, stop by one our lovely restaurants to fortify yourself!

Date: March 23 & 24
Time: participating business hours
Place: Main St, downtown Belleville

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