Upcoming events

Original Music Open Mic Night Hosted by David Loeb

Every Wednesday, 7-10pm

Door: 6pm // Sign-up 6:30

All welcome, from beginner on up, but not "the whole band" please! It's a tiny stage, and more about the song/songwriter than the band. Quiet listening and supportiveness are highly appreciated!

Music Open Mic questions: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

For more information, email Mark Pannebecker at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Free Open Play! This event runs from Feb 10, 2023 to Dec 29, 2023 and happens every:

Fridays: 3:00pm - 10:00pm

For more information, email Derian Stennett at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

https://cli.re/32409-magic-the-gathering-commander-weekly

Free show. Come grab a pint and the world's best sandwiches. Enjoy an unplugged set by local folk/rock band, Boxcar.

For more information, email Jorge Valcarcel at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Digimon TCG - 3 Rounds - PRIZES!!

For more information, email Derian Stennett at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

One Piece TCG - 3 Round Tournament - PRIZES!!

For more information, email Derian Stennett at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

https://cli.re/32407-one-piece-tcg-tournament-weekly

$5

3 Rounds

1 Pack Per Win

This event runs from Feb 11, 2023 to Dec 30, 2023 and happens every:

Saturdays: 9:30am - 1:00pm

For more information, email Derian Stennett at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

https://cli.re/32413-yu-gi-oh-tcg-advanced-format-weekly

Saturday Sessions are short workshops offered each Saturday at 11:00 AM on the Folk School Facebook page. Saturday Sessions features instructors from across the country offering instrument, vocal, and dance workshops. Free to join in, no Facebook account necessary.

Sponsored by the Missouri Arts Council.

The Sheldon and the St. Louis Symphony are pleased to partner on five thrilling chamber performances curated by the renowned musicians of the SLSO! Curated by David Halen (Concertmaster) and Alison Harney (Principal second violin).

SLSO Concertmaster David Halen leads a program that showcases the lush sounds of Maurice Ravel’s String Quartet and Antonín Dvořák’s masterpiece Piano Quintet in A major, featuring pianist Peter Henderson. St. Louis Symphony Orchestra: Live at The Sheldon is sponsored by the Sinquefield Charitable Foundation and welcomed by Classic 107.3.

For more information, email Chris Peimann at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

https://www.thesheldon.org/events/ravel-and-dvorak-strings-with-piano/

Bluegrass legend, multi-instrumentalist Sam Bush, has helped expand the horizons of bluegrass music, fusing it with jazz, rock, blues, funk and more. He is the co-founder of the genre-bending New Grass Revival and an in-demand musician who has played with everyone from Emmylou Harris and Béla Fleck to Charlie Haden, Lyle Lovett and Garth Brooks. Bush has been honored by the Americana Music Association and the International Bluegrass Music Association numerous times for his jaw-dropping skills on the mandolin.

For more information, email Chris Peimann at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

https://www.thesheldon.org/events/sam-bush-band/

World-renowned guitarist/vocalist John Pizzarelli has been hailed by The Boston Globe for “reinvigorating the Great American Songbook and re-popularizing jazz.” Established as one of the prime contemporary interpreters of these well love songs, Pizzarelli has expanded that repertoire by including the music of Paul McCartney, Joni Mitchell, Neil Young, Tom Waits, Antônio Carlos Jobim and the Beatles. With sparkling swing and a stunning vocal approach, Catherine Russell is one of the great interpreters of American popular song. Hailing from a musically prominent family, this jazz vocalist and multi-instrumentalist has performed and recorded with artists from Steely Dan and David Bowie to Michael Feinstein and Rosanne Cash.

For more information, email Chris Peimann at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

https://www.thesheldon.org/events/john-pizzarelli-and-catherine-russell/

The Sheldon and the St. Louis Symphony are pleased to partner on five thrilling chamber performances curated by the renowned musicians of the SLSO! Curated by Shannon Wood (Principal timpani).

A diverse and dynamic program featuring Stravinsky’s The Soldier’s Tale Suite, Martinů’s Quartet with snare drum, and a new work by Shannon Wood for English horn, cello, piano and timpani. St. Louis Symphony Orchestra: Live at The Sheldon is sponsored by the Sinquefield Charitable Foundation and welcomed by Classic 107.3.

For more information, email Chris Peimann at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

https://www.thesheldon.org/events/stravinsky-martinu-and-shannon-wood/

Eliades Ochoa is one of the most renowned Cuban “soneros” of all time, a notable defender of traditional Cuban music, and one of the best guitarists of his generation. An original member of the famed Buena Vista Social Club, his musical style reflects his place of origin in the Cuban countryside, the anecdotes he listened to, the “guateques campesinos,” and a series of other elements of Cuba’s rich culture that made him the artist he is today.

For more information, email Chris Peimann at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

https://www.thesheldon.org/events/eliades-ochoa/

Singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Sierra Hull has come a long way since her Grand Ole Opry debut at the age of 10. The Tennessee-bred virtuoso mandolinist released her fourth full-length album, 25 Trips, for Rounder Records in 2020, after her widely acclaimed album Weighted Mind, a Béla Fleck-produced effort nominated for Best Folk Album at the 2017 Grammy Awards. She has performed with such icons as the Indigo Girls, Garth Brooks and Gillian Welch, and spent the last year touring on Béla Fleck’s My Bluegrass Heart tour.

For more information, email Chris Peimann at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

https://www.thesheldon.org/events/sierra-hull/

The Sheldon and the St. Louis Symphony are pleased to partner on five thrilling chamber performances curated by the renowned musicians of the SLSO! Curated by Roger Kaza (Principal horn) and Julie Thayer (Fourth horn).

Majestic horns herald the arrival of spring with a program of music including Beethoven’s enchanting Sextet in E flat major for two horns and string quartet, and Paul Hindemith’s masterly Sonata for Four Horns. St. Louis Symphony Orchestra: Live at The Sheldon is sponsored by the Sinquefield Charitable Foundation and welcomed by Classic 107.3.

For more information, email Chris Peimann at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

https://www.thesheldon.org/events/beethoven-and-hindemith/

Oumou Sangaré is a Grammy Award-winning Malian Wassoulou musician, often referred to as “The Songbird of Wassoulou.” Since the release of her debut album Moussoulou in 1989, Sangaré’s musical journey has included some of the most definitive recordings in the history of contemporary African music. With numerous international tours and performances on prestigious stages such as the Sydney Opera House and London’s Queen Elizabeth Hall to her credit, Sangaré is recognized as one of today’s most influential international female singers.

For more information, email Chris Peimann at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

https://www.thesheldon.org/events/oumou-sangare/

Alt-country originators The Jayhawks and their rootsy sound emerged from a thriving Minnesota folk music scene in 1985. Over the course of almost four decades, 11 albums and countless live shows, this beloved band won the hearts and minds of numerous critics, fans and peers in the process, sharing stages with everyone from Bob Dylan and Tom Petty to Lucinda Williams and Wilco. Gary Louris and his long-time bandmates, bassist Marc Perlman, drummer Tim O’Reagan and keyboardist Karen Grotberg, come together to reacquaint audiences old and new with the band’s timeless musical vision.

For more information, email Chris Peimann at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

https://www.thesheldon.org/events/the-jayhawks/

Philadelphia-born bassist/bandleader Christian McBride is a Grammy Award winner with over 300 recordings as a sideman and 11 critically-acclaimed albums as a leader. He has recorded and performed with everyone from James Brown, Pat Metheny, Chick Corea and Wynton Marsalis to Sting, The Roots, Bruce Hornsby and Paul McCartney. In 2009 McBride began focusing his energy through a more traditional lens with the debut of his critically acclaimed Inside Straight quintet.

“…the phrase “Inside Straight” captures this band’s aesthetic well: It’s both “inside” a comfortable groove pocket and “straight”-forwardly bluesy.” –NPR Music

For more information, email Chris Peimann at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

https://www.thesheldon.org/events/christian-mcbride-and-inside-straight/