SATURDAY
Drop Soda Vintage Market
- When: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. July 6
- Where: The Garage STL, 750 South 4th Street
- How much: Free
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Vintage clothing stores are always hit and miss, often miss. But when a lot of the stores get together at the same place at the same time, your odds of finding just the right powder blue disco shirt with ruffles increase tremendously. That’s what happens at the Drop Soda Vintage Markets, which are periodically held here — including Saturday at the Garage STL. By Daniel Neman
AJR ‘The Maybe Man Tour’
- When: 6:45 p.m. July 6
- Where: Enterprise Center, 1401 Clark Avenue
- How much: $45.50-$145
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Iron & Wine with Amythyst Kiah
- When: 8 p.m. July 6
- Where: The Pageant, 6133 Delmar Boulevard
- How much: $37.50-$47.50
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Sam Beam, once again dba Iron & Wine, has returned with a new album, “Light Verse,†his first in … yikes, seven years. “Light†doesn’t mean to imply “happy,†however, and the album is mostly mellow and melancholy. Get there early enough to catch opening act Amythyst Kiah a fine solo artist as well as a member of Our Native Daughters. Kiah recently released a new single, “In the Pines,†a treatment of the traditional folk tune. By Daniel Durchholz
MONDAY
Disney’s ‘The Little Mermaid’
- When: 8:15 p.m. July 8-16
- Where: The Muny
- How much: $21-$135, free seats available
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Go “Under the Sea†with this popular show, which the Muny is staging for the third time. Ariel wants to walk on land to shoot her shot with a cute prince, but she has to make a difficult choice about what she’s willing to give up to find love. By Rosalind Early
TUESDAY
The Astonishing 1904 World’s Fair
- When: 11 a.m. July 9
- Where: Missouri History Museum, 5700 Lindell Boulevard
- How much: Free
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The Louisiana Purchase Exposition, held in 1904, is still a topic of endless local fascination 120 years later. Mike Truax, the president of the 1904 World’s Fair Society, will give a talk about some of the physical aspects of the fair: its construction, its exhibits and buildings, the Ferris wheel and what happened to everything when the fair ended. By Daniel Neman
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The Kid Laroi
- When: 7:30 p.m. July 9
- Where: The Factory, 17105 North Outer 40 Road, Chesterfield
- How much: $50-$70
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WEDNESDAY
Hiatus Kaiyote
- When: 7 p.m. July 10
- Where: The Big Top
- How much: $35-$40
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Hiatus Kaiyote announced its fourth studio album, “Love Heart Cheat Code,†on June 28. Pitchfork described the Australian quartets music as “breezy new-soul that is as inviting as it is impressive.†Plus, the band is a rare treat that’s actually better live than in studio. By Nina Giraldo
Chicago and Earth, Wind & Fire’s ‘Heart & Soul Tour’
- When: 7:30 p.m. July 10
- Where: Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre, 14141 Riverport Drive, Maryland Heights
- How much: $41-$171
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Chicago and Earth, Wind & Fire are coming together for a 30-city tour that kicks off here in St. Louis. Combined, the bands have sold more than 200 million albums and won 11 Grammys. The rock band Chicago has hits like “Saturday in the Park†and “25 or4 6 to 4†and Earth, Wind & Fire, whose songs span genres including jazz, R&B and soul, are behind hits like “September,†“Reasons,†and “Let’s Groove.†By Nina Giraldo
Jeezy
- When: 8 p.m. July 10
- Where: The Pageant
- How much: $65 and up
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THURSDAY
Sarah Sherman ‘Sarah Squirm: Live + In the Flesh’
- When: 7:15 p.m. July 11
- Where: Helium Comedy Club St. Louis, 1151 St. Louis Galleria Street, Richmond Heights
- How much: $27-$37
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Sarah Sherman, aka Sarah Squirm, is in her third season on SNL. Known for her surreal — often grotesque — comedy, she is embarking across the country on a tour of her own. Expect lots of color, and lots of chaos. By Nina Giraldo
‘Old Times’
- When: 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday (July 14 & 21), July 11-27
- Where: The Chapel, 6238 Alexander Drive
- How much: $20-$25
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Midnight Company is staging the Harold Pinter masterpiece “Old Times†about Deeley and his wife Kate. Anna, a long-time friend of Kate’s, is coming to visit. They roomed together 20 years ago and in addition to sharing underwear shared a lot of secrets. By Rosalind Early