Pirouettes on Cyprus Avenue

For 30 years, Bill Shapiro has been teaching on-air, waxing about pop music both iconic and obscure (and its roots) on KCUR 89.3 every week. The songs that sandwich Shapiro’s stories are sometimes pure and beautiful enough to induce tears. At 8 p.m., some of his favorite tracks induce dancing on the stage of the Folly Theater (300 West 12th Street). The Cyprus Avenue Concert pairs the radio host with members of the Wylliams/Henry Contemporary Dance Company; he talks about the music, and they move to it. Tickets to this benefit for the Folly cost $35, $50, $55 and $65. Call 816-474-4444.— Crystal K. Wiebe

Fri., Jan. 14, 8 p.m., 2011