Ann Hampton Callaway to perform Friday, October 2 at the Contemporary Art Museum

Singer, pianist and songwriter Ann Hampton Callaway (pictured) is returning to St. Louis to perform on Friday, October 2, 2009 at the Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis, 3750 Washington Blvd in Grand Center.

The event, entitled "Queens of Jazz," will serve as a kick-off for the 2009 U.S. Women's Chess Championship, which begins the next day and continues through October 14 with events in various locations around town. St. Louis' own Denise Thimes will open the show at 7:30 p.m., with Callaway taking the stage at 8:30 p.m.

Tickets are $50.00 for general admission and $100.00 for a VIP package that includes a pre-concert reception with Thimes and a post-concert, off-site dessert reception with Callaway. To purchase tickets, call 314-678-0500.

(Edited after posting.)