Yesterday, the Cleveland Plain-Dealer ran an editorial by Phillip Morris about seeing hunger that's a must-read for everyone.

I'm not talking about people that we are emotionally conditioned to ignore: The chronically homeless, vagrants who aggressively panhandle and the mentally ill who refuse help. Those folks know how to forage for food.

I'm talking about children. I'm talking about senior citizens. I'm talking about out-of-work and out-of-resources young families, who live just down the street. I'm talking about people who have lost jobs and are in the process of losing homes, cars -- and hope.

We must all pitch in.

Here's how you can help in St. Louis.

Pay a visit to Off Broadway (3509 Lemp Avenue, in the Cherokee Lemp District), where $1 from each ticket benefits LiveFeed.

Wednesday's open mic night at two of our favorite venues! Check it out at The Gramophone (4243 Manchester in The Grove) and Llywelyn's Pub (17 Moody in Webster Groves).

Fridays mean free shows at the Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum (near the corner of Skinker and Forsyth on the Washington University campus). This week, A Bit Shifty plays a free show at 6 PM. Continue the night at The Gramophone with the soul stylings of Chicago's The Right Now.

Saturday, Liquor Store Bandits are playing a free show at Twisters (1045 Imperial Main Street, Imperial, Missouri). Here's a sample.