There is plenty to celebrate in November, including a new visually stunning exhibit at The High Low, a weekend of festivities for Día de los Muertos at the Missouri History Museum and the return of Broadway to the Fabulous Fox. Plus, get ready for a Santa sighting at the annual Thanksgiving Day Parade!
*Due to the ongoing concerns about COVID-19, be sure to check each event’s web page to learn more about specific health and safety protocols and requirements.
WHAT: RESPITE
WHERE: The Gallery at the High Low
WHEN: 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday, through Dec. 17
The cardboard box – the unassuming plaything of many a childhood – is the focus of “Respite,” a new exhibition at The High Low in Grand Center by St. Louis collaborative duo Evan and Stacey Smith.
The couple, who uses various media and technologies to create works representing their personal experience, crafted cardboard box sculptures as a vehicle for connecting to and understanding memories of childhood through an adult lens. Through a narrative structure, the exhibit follows the sculptures as they increase in size, leading visitors to become comparatively smaller and eventually able to physically enter the sixth and final sculpture.
Free; kranzbergartsfoundation.org/high-low
WHAT: DíA DE LOS MUERTOS
WHERE: Missouri History Museum
WHEN: 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. (Saturday, Nov. 6) and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Sunday, Nov. 7)
Celebrate Latinx culture and commemorate Día de los Muertos with a procession through Forest Park and altar displays representing a variety of Latin American cultural traditions at the museum, as well as live music and dance performances, and food and drink vendors on site.
Family friendly activities also include free face or arm painting for children, make-and-take crafts and storytelling in Spanish.
Free; mohistory.org/events
WHAT: PRETTY WOMAN: THE MUSICAL
WHERE: Fox Theatre
WHEN: Various times, Nov. 16 to 28 (except for Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 25)
The North American tour of “Pretty Woman: The Musical” opens the new U.S. Bank Broadway Series at the Fabulous Fox. Based on the Hollywood blockbuster starring Julia Roberts and Richard Gere, the three-time Audience Choice Award-winning musical features the iconic Roy Orbison hit, “Oh, Pretty Woman.” The movie was an instant success at the box office when it premiered in 1990 and has since become one of film’s most beloved rom-coms of all time.
The musical stars Tony Award nominee Adam Pascal as Richard Lewis, reprising his role from the Broadway production. In addition to “Pretty Woman,” Pascal is best known for his role as Roger in “RENT.” Olivia Valli stars in the title role as Vivian Ward. Valli was recently featured in the Off-Broadway production of “Jersey Boys,” which tells the story of her grandfather, Frankie Valli, and the Four Seasons. In it, she played her real-life grandmother, Mary Delgado, who was Frankie Valli’s first wife.
From $25; fabulousfox.com
WHAT: THANKSGIVING DAY PARADE
WHERE: Downtown St. Louis
WHEN: 8:45 a.m., Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 25
A St. Louis Thanksgiving Day tradition is back next month for its 35th year! The 2021 Ameren Thanksgiving Day Parade returns to the streets of downtown St. Louis, featuring more than 130 units, including decorated floats, displays, giant helium balloon figures and marching bands from across the region.
The early morning parade starts at 20th and Market streets and will head east toward Broadway. And don’t miss the appearance of the man himself: Santa Claus will appear at the end of the parade to officially kick off the holiday season in grand style!
Free; holidaysinstl.com/thanksgiving-day-parade
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