DANCE

WHAT:  Dance Theatre of Harlem

WHEN:  8 p.m. Friday, 2 & 8 p.m. Saturday

WHERE:  Touhill Performing Arts Center at UMSL

HOW MUCH:  $40-$65

The 411:  Under the artistic direction of Virginia Johnson, former Dance Theatre of Harlem principal dancer and founding member, the company consists of 18 racially diverse dance artists, who perform an eclectic and demanding repertoire at the highest level, ranging from new and classical to neoclassical and contemporary.

MORE INFO:  314-534-6622 or dancestlouis.org

THEATER

WHAT:  Nearly Lear

WHEN:   5 p.m. Saturday

WHERE:   COCA, 524 Trinity Avenue, University City

HOW MUCH:  $14-$18

The 411:   Actress Susanna Hamnett braves the most savage storm in English literature with breathtaking hilarity and heartache, providing a roller-coaster ride that has entranced both lovers of Shakespeare as well as newcomers to the Bard. Recommended for ages 12 and up.

MORE INFO:   314-561-4877 or cocastl.org

MUSIC

WHAT:  Lucinda Williams

WHEN:   8 p.m. Saturday

WHERE:  The Pageant, 6161 Delmar Boulevard, St. Louis

HOW MUCH:  $30-$35

The 411:   Lucinda Williams and her velvety, gravel voice (how is that possible?) returns to St. Louis, touring behind her 11th studio album, “Down Where The Spirit Meets The Bone.”

MORE INFO:  314-726-6161 or the pageant.com