Valentine’s Day, Black History Month, Winter-willies… Searching for something ARTful to do this month? Well, look no further.
By Michelle “Mike” Ochonicky, Healthy Planet Arts Editor
Artwork: Ancient Threads, by Jim Scheller, at Third Degree Gallery
Through February 9 (hurry!), Upstream Theater presents Pictures from a Revolution, at the Grandel Theater in Grand Center. www.upstreamtheater.org
Every Saturday and Sunday is exciting when Circus Harmony performs at City Museum, including trapeze, unicycles, hula hoops, and acrobatics. $20 ticket includes admission to City Museum. www.circusharmony.org
Jazz St. Louis is a favorite hot-spot but even a chilly weekend at home can warm up with cool jazz. Every Friday and Saturday evening, 8 p.m., The Next Set: Live from Jazz St. Louis brings live, improvisational jazz from the Ferring Jazz Bistro stage directly to you via KWMU-FM (90.7), or by streaming St. Louis Public Radio. There are interviews with the musicians, too. Cool, right? www.jazzstl.org
St. Louis Symphony Orchestra celebrates the music of David Bowie, February 7, with Blackstar Symphony, music from the star’s final album. On February 22, SLSO covers all the bases in Double Play with Adam Wainwright. The former Cardinal All-Star pitcher-turned-musician performs songs from his album, Hey Y’All.
Lift Every Voice: Black History Month Celebration warms hearts with music from the African diaspora on February 28. SLSO’s In Unison chorus joins the joyful event. All performances at Stifel Theatre, 1400 Market, 7:30 p.m. www.slso.org
Green Door Art Gallery, 21 N. Gore, unveils A Textured Experience: Works by Tom Dailey (mixed media), Mark Witzling (cold wax paintings), Jack Tocco (mixed media installation), Laurie Smith (paintings), Caroline Staller (clay/mixed media sculpture) and Joe Bova Conti (silver gemstone jewelry). Opening reception is February 7, 5-8 p.m.; works remain on view through March 7. www.greendoorartgallery.com
Savor a breath of spring in Birds, Nests and Botanicals, watercolors by Steve Morris at Norton’s Fine Art, 2025 S. Big Bend, February 8-April 12. www.nortonsfineart.com
Through February 9, The Rep delivers “sharp wit; sharper swords” in Gracie Gardner’s Athena, part of the Steve Woolf Studio Series. Plus, February 5-March 2, Pulitzer Prize winning Lynn Nottage provides a tale of “resilience, redemption, and the Art of Sandwiches” in Clyde. See both plays! www.repstl.org
Third Degree Glass is lively this month: Bring your special someone to Valentine’s Day Cocktail Class with StL celebrity bartender Meredith Barry, February 9. Learn to make
special cocktails; then watch (and make your own!) blown glass creation. Reserve advance tickets.
Through February 28, see Ancient Rings, an exhibition of glass vessels by kiln artist Jim Scheller at Third Degree Gallery. In this, his first solo exhibition in St. Louis, Scheller presents a growing collection of some 70 glass works, symbolic of inner life and an unbroken thread through history. www.stlglass.com
February 21 is busy in the entire Delmar Makers District: reserve an advance spot for Heart on Fire at Third Degree to make a blown glass heart. MADE hosts a Make Your Own Chocolate event. As part of its Slow/Make Exhibition, Craft Alliance provides kaleidoscope making, arch building, and lace weaving.
Up and coming French guitarist Raphael Feuillatre performs February 11, 7:30 p.m., Salem United Methodist Church, 1200 S. Lindbergh. Hosted by St. Louis Classical Guitar, Feuillatre has been hailed worldwide as “the new face of classical guitar.” The guitar chords continue February 15 when guitarist, singer and composer Walter Parks performs at Schlafly Tap Room, 2100 Locust, in For the Love of the Guitar. Expect some surprise guest performers during the 7:30 p.m. show. www.stlclassicalguitar.org
Seeds: Containers of a World to Come opens February 21 at the Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum, on Washington U’s campus. Featuring recent works by 10 internationally known artists “for whom the seed is the kernel, both literally and metaphorically, for investigations into issues of environmental fragility, preservation, and…global climate crisis.” Opening reception is February 21, 6:30 p.m.; the exhibition continues through July 28. www.kemperartmuseum.wustl.edu
One of the most popular and influential Celtic music groups today, The High Kings, comes to The Sheldon, February 22, 8 p.m. during their Step It Out World Tour. www.thesheldon.org
The Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis welcomes Vox Una on February 23, 2:30 p.m. The chorus, comprised of area high school students, performs collegiate-level repertoire with superior musicianship. No tickets required; free will donation at the door. www.cathedralconcerts.org
The Touhill stage finishes the month February 28, 7:30 p.m., as Dance St. Louis brings Ballet Folklorico de Mexico to St. Louis. www.dancestlouis.org