Ten Best Things To Do This Weekend in St. Louis: December 3 to 5

Friday
Beth Bombara and Benjamin Riley @ The Map Room
An acoustic apertif to your Friday night shenanigans. 7 p.m. Free.

Homegrown Showcase @ the Pageant
Theodore, Union Tree Review, HUMDRUM and Animal Empty unite on the Pageant's stage. 8 p.m. Free with a ticket if you're over 21; $5 without a ticket or if you're under 21

The Ragbirds @ The Gramophone
A luminous mix of rock, pop, folk and world music, tied together by dynamic vocalist Erin Zindle. 9 p.m. 18+. $8 plus $2 minor surcharge. Show info.

Saturday
Scene of the Crime Farewell Party @ Apop Records
KDHX's long-running punk, power-pop and hardcore show Scene of the Crime went off the air in late October. Send it off properly with music from Egg Chef and Glass Teeth, along with free CD-Rs of the last show, beer and other goodies. 9 p.m. Free.

Cherokee Print League Holiday Sale @ Cherokee Street
Wander up and down Cherokee Street and get your holiday shopping done early, in the form of arts, crafts, jewelry and print-related goodies. 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Free.

New Music Circle Event, Steinberg Auditorium @ Wash U's Campus
Eric Hall, Zlatko Cosic, Lauri des Marais, BaBa Mike Nelson and Ron Coulter are performing at a concert billed as "an opportunity to experience the creativity of five innovative regional artists as they present individual sets of recent work. These performers are masters of all things experimental: video poems from Paris, movement, self-built instruments, sound art, electronics, and experimental vocals - all on one concert? Yes, it's true." 7:30. $7 for students with a valid I.D., $15 for the general public. Facebook event.