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KSHE 95’s Rock & Roll Fantasy presents tributes to Led Zeppelin, Van Halen and Jimi Hendrix at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 1 at Saint Louis Music Park in Maryland Heights. For tickets, visit centenecommunityicecenter.com/saint-louis-music-park

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Sondheim fans — listen up! The Muny and the Saint Louis Symphony are teaming up to present “A Little Sondheim Music” at 3 p.m. Oct. 2 at Powell Symphony Hall. Tickets cost $35-$77. See https://shop.slso.org/7468/7470

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Speaking of Sondheim — you can see his lyrical, poignant show “A Little Night Music,” presented by Stray Dog Theatre Oct. 6-22 at Tower Grove Abbey, 2336 Tennessee Ave. For performance times and ticket prices, call 314-865-1995 or go to straydogtheatre.org

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St. Louis Actor’s Studio opens its 15th season Oct. 7 with Steven Dietz’s play “Fiction,” which runs through Oct. 23 at the Gaslight Theatre, 360 N. Boyle Ave. For show times and ticket prices, call 314458-2978 or see https://stlas.org

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Two of America’s most prolific songwriters – Lyle Lovett and John Hiatt – team up for what promises to be a memorable night of musical artistry when they appear on Oct. 7 at Lindenwood University’s Scheidegger Center for the Arts. Hear the two talk about their music, discuss the inspiration behind songs and share with the audience the affection and admiration each holds for the other. Tickets, ranging from $50-$90, are available at https:// luboxoffice.universitytickets.com

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Grammy winner Ani DiFranco is the mother of the DIY movement, being one of the first artists to create her own record label in 1990. While she has been known as the “Little Folksinger,” her music has embraced punk, funk, hip hop, jazz, soul, electronica and even more distant sounds. Hear her live at The Pageant at 8 p.m. Oct. 7. Tickets range from $25 to $50 and are available at ticketmaster.com.

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Blues (we’re not talking hockey) fans alert: Elvin Bishop and Charlie Musselwhite — with over 100 years of professional musicianship between them — will make music together at 8 p.m. Oct. 8 at The Sheldon. Tickets range from $40$50. See www.thesheldon.org

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On Oct. 8-9, the 30th annual Shaw Art Fair takes over Flora Place at Tower Grove Ave., where you can meet some 130 artists from around the country. Admission is $8 in advance or $10 at the gate for adults and free for children 14 and under accompanied by an adult. For hours and more details, visit shawstlouis.org/attractions-amenities/historic-shaw-art-fair

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Just across the street from the art fair, check out the Best of Missouri Market at the Missouri Botanical Garden that same weekend (and Friday night). Tickets run $5-$16, with discounts for garden members. For details, see www.missouribotanicalgarden.org

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Metro Theatre Company, now celebrating its 50th year, will present “Seedfolks” — adapted from the Newbery Medal-winning book by Paul Fleischman — Oct. 9 through Nov. 6 at the Grandel Theatre. Best enjoyed by children ages 9 and up. Tickets range from $20-$36. For performance times and tickets, visit metroplays.org/seedfolks

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Introduce your kids or grandkids to a professional orchestra at “Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra,” on stage at 3 p.m. Oct. 9 at Powell Symphony Hall.

The national touring company of ‘Ain’t Too Proud: The Life and Times of The Temptations,’ which comes to the Fox Theatre from Sept. 20 to Oct. 2.

PHOTO: EMILIO MADRID.

Professor Nigel Taproot from “Really Inventive Stuff” leads the tour. Tickets cost $9.50-$15. See https://slso.org

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A little romance, a little betrayal, a little folk music, a little mythology — that’s “Hadestown,” and this very big winner of eight Tony Awards takes over the Fox Theatre Oct. 11-23. It’s magical — haunting and hopeful at the same time. Tickets, ranging from $29-$110, are available at fabulousfox.com Continued on page 10B