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Life” is the title of his blockbuster 1976 double LP, which we’re sure is available to stream nowadays.) With performances from Tennessee to Texas, Missouri to Maine, Horace has sung soulful ballads to Broadway standards. He has been compared to legendary artists such as Luther Vandross and Barry White. (Also, he sang “Ol’ Man River” in a production of Showboat.) A director, choreographer and songwriter working on her debut CD, Illy has a musical theater resume that includes everything from Ain’t Misbehavin’ and Showboat to the hysterical 2019 performance of Avenue Q at Westport … in the role of Gary Coleman. Tickets are $30 and are available at westportplay.com or the box office. Show dates and times are Feb. 14, 16 and 17 at 7:30 p.m. Kobe Steakhouse of Japan is offering a special dinner package that includes a pair of show tickets, a confirmed exclusive reservation at Kobe and a $100 food credit, all for $150. Reservations are available at either 5 or 5:30 p.m. Garage parking is validated at the box office, so don’t leave your parking ticket under the sun visor!

BILL BEGGS JR. HAS WORN MANY HATS AT NEWSPAPERS, MAGAZINES AND IN MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS SINCE BEFORE THE ERA OF THE FLOPPY DISC. NOW HE JUST WEARS A HAT TO KEEP HIS BALD SPOT FROM GETTING SUNBURNT. YOU CAN REACH HIM AT WRTRS.BLCK@GMAIL.COM

It’s hard to keep track of the many author events that our County Library schedules throughout the year. Here are three complimentary appearances at two different library branches—gas up today and set your GPS! Featured authors’ books will be available for purchase at each event. Thursday, Jan. 26, at 7 p.m. speaker, yoga teacher and author Becky Vollmer will discuss and sign You Are Not Stuck: How Soul-Guided Choices Transform Fear Into Freedom at the Daniel Boone Branch, 300 Clarkson Road. You Are Not Stuck is a blend of straight talk, humor and clear action steps to help reset our priorities, drown out any incessant negative voices and make bold choices. Vollmer says we all feel stuck sometimes: in our jobs, relationships, habits or when the life we’re living just doesn’t add up to the one we want. When paralyzed by fear, the solution isn’t just courage—it’s choice. Because we all have choices, we just have to be brave enough to make them. Two nights later, experience someone completely different in Ellisville. Saturday, Jan. 28, 6:30 p.m.: In conversation with StL-based artist and cartoonist Steenz, award-winning middle grade nonfiction author Steve Sheinkin will discuss his highly anticipated graphic novel adaptation of Bomb: The Race To Build—and Steal—the World’s Most Dangerous Weapon. Monday, Jan. 30, at 7 p.m., the County Library’s celebration of Black History Month kicks off two days early with The Rev. Otis Moss III, author of Dancing in the Darkness: Spiritual Lessons for Thriving in Turbulent Times, at the Florissant Valley Branch, 195 New Florissant Road. Moss, senior pastor at Chicago’s Trinity United Church of Christ and one of the country’s most renowned civil rights leaders, shares his guide to uplift spirits as The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s work for social justice continues apace.