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FEATURES

28 RADAR Unique fitness classes to keep

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EAT + DRINK

St. Louisans out of the summer heat. 100 HOT EATS The crew from Herbie’s

Spanish countryside with romantic

30 STARTUPS CEO Tara Pham on how

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CTY’s Numina will change STL.

71 WANDERLUST Your summer roadmap

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for long weekends in six dynamic cities.

Vintage ’72 conquers breakfast at this chess-themed cafe. 104 MIXOLOGIST Columnist Matt Sorrell takes a fresh look at rum.

34 MEN’S Must-have skincare products to 84 STL FIT GUIDE Get active with our top

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summer picks for gyms, studios and wellness centers.

in town to eat and drink. 36 TRENDS This year’s selection of sandals adds sophistication to your step.

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38 MY STYLE Wash U Regional Director of 18 7 THINGS you must do this month.

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Trainor, celebrate whimsy with Let Them Eat Art and more.

40 MADE IN STL Chelsie Hellige crafts a

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116 CALENDAR Sing along with Meghan

yet-edgy style.

22 FASHION Brown Shoe Company—now Caleres—announces an exciting new

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20 FASHION Philomena + Ruth looks to re-inspire the historic downtown of

106 RESTAURANT GUIDE The best places

124 SCENE Moments from Gamlin Whiskey House’s Derby Party, What’s Right with

44 WEDDINGS A rustically elegant wedding honors a couple’s growing

the Region Awards and Rachel’s Grove opening.

love. 24 DINING Explore St. Louis’ deliciously diverse farmers markets.

128 ARCHETYPES A conversation with 48 WEDDING GUIDE The top vendors and resources for your dream wedding day.

26 ARTS Three of STL’s arts institutions gain new leadership this summer.

Ellen Ponder, Chief of Staff for Mayor Francis Slay’s office.

Correction: Pamela A. Hardin’s name was incorrect in the June issue’s Wealth Management & Financial Advisors Profiles advertorial. ALIVE regrets the error.

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HEN IT COMES TO TRAVEL, I’m the type of person who never wants to visit the same place twice. With so many incredible destinations to discover, who can afford to repeat? I’ll admit, my travel bucket list has typically been filled with those once-in-a-lifetime trips—backpacking through Europe, an African safari, (you get the picture)—but the destinations in this month’s travel feature brought my aspirations closer to home. The story title—“Wanderlust”—says it all. From the nomadic-inspired teepee accommodations at El Cosmico in Marfa, Texas, to the treehouse lodging of Eureka Springs, Arkansas’ Hidden Forest and the art-meets-traveler charm of 21c Museum Hotel in Louisville, Kentucky, writer Amy De La Hunt proves there’s plenty to discover right here in the heartland. The creativity and eccentric quality of the accommodations at our chosen destinations is what first drew us to these regional spots, but it was the food, the culture and the distinct character of each that really won us over in the end. Flip to p.71 for a curated experience at each locale—filled with hidden gems and unexpected tips for the well-traveled St. Louisan. (We promise, you won’t be disappointed.) For those who are sticking closer to home this summer, there’s plenty happening right here in St. Louis. For the second year, ALIVE is hosting STL Summer Fest, a fun-in-the-sun block party on July 10 featuring live music, local foods and indie vendors at the MX District in Downtown St. Louis. The Whitaker Music Festival—one of my favorite summer pastimes—is happening every Wednesday at Missouri Botanical Garden, and for a dose of summer theater, head to Forest Park for a season full of Muny firsts. Now is also a prime time to catch the latest exhibitions and works from three of St. Louis’ most important arts institutions: Pulitzer Arts Foundation, Regional Arts Commission of St. Louis and the St. Louis Symphony have all welcomed new leadership this summer (read the full interviews with STL’s newest arts leaders on p.26). So be sure to drop in to see what’s new. And, of course, there’s always our citywide favorite: Cardinals baseball. We had the opportunity to meet the Cards’ red-hot leadoff hitter and second baseman Kolten Wong during this month’s cover interview and shoot. A driving force behind the Cardinals’ explosive season, his fiery nature and intensity for the game was as evident at the shoot as it is on the field. We talked everything from his Hawaiian roots and climb up from the minors to his upcoming wedding and biggest Cardinal mentors (p.68). And though Wong and the fans of Cardinal Nation have a ways to go before post-season triumph, you can bet the Red Birds’ dog days of summer will stay hot.

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#BudAndBurgers Make plans to attend the Budweiser Burger Battle taking over Kaufmann Park at Soldiers Memorial on Sunday, Aug. 2, from 12-4pm. Taste 10 mini burgers from STL’s top chefs while enjoying cold Budweiser, live music and a game zone. Look on as our panel of judges determine whose burger reigns supreme in our ultimate burger challenge. This event is free for all who RSVP in advance at budweiserburgerbattle. eventbrite.com.

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#STLSummerFest On Friday, July 10, from 5-10pm, ALIVE will host a bevy of local vendors, street performers, live musicians and more at the MX District for STL Summer Fest. This free urban block party will bring St. Louisans together for a celebration of makers and city living Downtown. RSVP for free entry now at STLSummerFest. eventbrite.com and reserve one of just 100 tickets to an exclusive VIP party on The Laurel Apartment’s courtyard deck during the event.

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@photographybyprincess Local photographer Princess Grace divides her time between St. Louis and the Philippines (this shot was snapped in Laos). She snaps photos as she punches her passport and regularly shares beautiful moments with her almost 20,000 followers.

(WOMEN OF WOODIES) OUR CAST (FORMERLY OF HAMBURGER MARY’S SHOW) TAKES THE STAGE IN A NEW SOULARD VENUE THAT CAN SEAT UP TO 250 PEOPLE.

@tidymom STL lifestyle blogger Cheryl Sousan knows how to document a life well-lived. Whether sharing a shot of a delicious new dish or snaps from her recent Caribbean vacation, Sousan will make you a master of the Instagram double-tap.

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YO U MUST DO THIS MO NTH Attend America’s Biggest Birthday Party

The three-day STL Fourth of July bash returns July 2-4 to Forest Park for a second year. Dubbed “America’s Biggest Birthday Party,” Fair Saint Louis features musical acts such as Chris Young, Blondie and Kool & the Gang, as well as endless eats, activities and fun for the whole family. Don your red, white and blue and don’t miss claiming a spot on Art Hill for the fireworks spectacular.

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Artist and Mad Art Gallery Director Carrie Becker constructs miniature dioramas and then photographs them to appear life-sized. Her first exhibition at Shearburn Gallery, “Of Small Rooms” opens June 5 and runs through July 11, giving would-be voyeurs a chance to peek into the worlds she creates. For more info, visit shearburngallery.com.

Strum the (Heart)Strings

Chart-topping, soul-stirring singer-songwriter Sam Smith has a way of tugging at listeners’ hearts with emotional hits “Stay With Me” and “Lay Me Down,” but his pop-infused tunes are catchy, too. See the Grammy Award-winner for Best New Artist when he performs these songs and more at the Chaifetz Arena on July 30. For more info, visit thechaifetzarena.com.

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Downtown Maplewood’s arty twist on Bastille Day, “Let Them Eat Art” takes over July 10. A family-friendly event for all ages and interests, this whimsical festival features more than 35 local artist demonstrations, live performances, food tastings and activities catered to both children and adults. Santé!

For more info, visit cityofmaplewood.com.

Be there for the ultimate sidewalk party when STL Summer Fest hits the streets July 10 at the MX District Downtown. The fun-in-the-sun bash will feature indie vendors, live music, street performers, cold Cruzan Rum cocktails, Leinenkugel’s Summer Shandy and an exclusive VIP lounge in The Laurel Apartment’s chic courtyard.

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See a Fairytale

Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s Broadway sensation (and 2014 blockbuster) “Into The Woods” hits the Muny stage July 21-27. Follow the intertwined stories of fairytale characters, like Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood and more, told through a creative new plot (yes, there’s still a wicked witch). For more info, visit muny.org.

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Summer in the city can be brutal, but Slide the City cools revelers down while benefiting the St. Louis Area Foodbank. St. Louisans can slip down Market Street on a 1,000-foot slip-and-slide from July 11-12 while enjoying the live music, food and drinks.

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Hahn is no stranger to the art of the maker. Since 2007, she has developed a successful brand of handmade, boho-inspired accessories (via the familiar Just Liv line) and is a regular at events with a crafted twist across the Midwest, from Lollapalooza to Hangout Music Fest. Hahn and her husband jumped at the chance to purchase the perfect building on Mill Street. It was transformed into a combined retail and stu-

dio space on the first level where Hahn’s passion shines through her stock: A bevy of independent brands include Hammerpress out of Kansas City; 1canoe2 from Columbia, Missouri; California-based Bandit Brand; Alfred Lane out of Chicago and countless brands from the St. Louis area. Although Waterloo is a bit farther outside the city limits than her last endeavor, Hahn believes the town is well worth the drive: “It’s everything a little town should be,” she says.

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Leaps and Bounds Brown Shoe Company—now Caleres—announces an exciting partnership with Diane von Fürstenberg and accepts the award for Company of the Year. by SARAH STALLMANN ST. LOUIS-BASED FOOTWEAR power-

house Brown Shoe Company, now Caleres, (parent company of Sam Edelman, Via Spiga, Vince and other major contemporary fashion brands) is upping its game with two exciting announcements that have turned industry heads and turned out industry headlines. Coming soon: A fresh deal with designer Diane von Fürstenberg for a collection of DVF-branded footwear launching next year. The much-anticipated DVF line of sandals, heels, boots, “power shoes” and casual styles marks yet another high-end contemporary addition to the $2.6-billion global company’s growing portfolio.

Caleres President and Chairman Diane Sullivan was pleased to announce both pieces of news just weeks apart, while also being honored at the American Apparel & Footwear Association’s 37th Annual American Image Awards as Company of the Year. Sullivan spoke of Caleres’ future plans during her acceptance speech, when she revealed the details of the company’s decision to rebrand as well as the newly announced partnership with von Fürstenberg, stating, “The opportunity ahead of us is bigger than it has ever been.”

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The DVF news arrived on the cusp of yet another big business leap: The 137-year-old company has introduced a major rebrand and a name change to Caleres to elevate the company and position it as a global player in the footwear industry. The organization drew on its heritage and unwavering passion for fit as the inspiration behind the new moniker: It’s derived from the Latin word “calere,” meaning “passionate; to glow,” and the original *5* symbol stamped on the bottom of some of its earliest shoes has been incorporated into the new logo.

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To Market, To Market Explore St. Louis’ deliciously diverse farmers markets. by AMY DE LA HUNT

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and perhaps the city’s most well-known—has a yearround home in Soulard, where more than 80 vendors sell everything from pasta to pickles to parsnips (and that’s just one letter of the alphabet). It’s a shopping experience worthy of its fame, but its popularity can leave little time for meeting and greeting the folks behind the food.

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traffic as the district’s diverse business and restaurant scene continues to grow. An operation that began as a way to highlight immigrant growers’ foods now focuses on local residents, both as vendors and as customers. 2647 Cherokee St., 4 to 7pm on Fridays from June 6-Oct. 17.

Not so at some of the area’s quieter markets, where conversations can unfold over unhurried transactions. Like Soulard Farmers Market, many are sponsored by their host cities or neighborhood associations, and nearly all of them offer extra little somethings to really make a morning of it, like hot meals, live music and educational opportunities from yoga to cooking that encourage shoppers to stick around.

The Arch is a fitting frame for the NORTH CITY FARMERS’ MARKET, which brings together citybased farming organizations sponsored by local nonprofits and schools. With this spirit backing the operation, Saturday mornings feel like a mini reunion as families, vendors and community movers and shakers come together. St. Louis Avenue and N. 14th Street, 10am to 1pm on Saturdays from June 10 to Oct. 18.

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Some of the biggest names on the local farm scene— Biver Farms, Baetje Farms, Iron Hill Farm and Rockbridge, to name a few—sell their wares at multiple venues, but their stands at MIDTOWN FARMERS MARKET feel a little more laid-back. The market also hosts a moms’ meetup and social enterprises like Green Spiral Tours. 6655 Delmar Blvd. (back lot), 8am to 12:30pm on Saturdays from May 2 to Nov. 7. WEBSTER GROVES FARMERS MARKET got its start

five years back thanks to a community collaboration, and it sticks to its mission of promoting healthy eating and showcasing sustainability with initiatives like giving kids tokens to buy their own produce straight from the farmers and producers. S. Old Orchard Avenue and Big Bend Boulevard, 3 to 6:30pm on Thursdays from May 7 to Oct. 22. PHOTO BY JENNIFER SILVERBERG

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From-the-notebook chats with the new leadership of three of STL’s most prized arts institutions. by KRYSTIN ARNESON THIS SUMMER IS particularly dynamic for St. Louis’ arts scene as three new leaders take the helm at the Pulitzer Arts Foundation, the St. Louis Symphony and the Regional Arts Commission of St. Louis. ALIVE sat down for a sneak peek for what they have in store for their organizations. FELICIA SHAW, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REGIONAL ARTS COMMISSION OF ST. LOUIS ALIVE: What experience from your past work

will you take to this new post? SHAW: One of the things I’m most passionate about is the work that I’ve done with art-movement-specific engagement. ... When the arts show up as a tool for solving some of our toughest social issues, you really see their power. I think that St. Louis is a great laboratory for unleashing all that the arts can do. ALIVE: What are you most looking forward to about your work with RAC? SHAW: I’m most looking forward to getting re-acquainted with the arts community, which is so vibrant … It feels like people have given themselves license to start up whatever they want. You can get space fairly easily and fairly inexpensively. Every night you can go see something of high quality. So, I want to meet everyone—of course the cultural leaders—but I really want to get into the neighborhoods and see how art is living and thriving at that level. ALIVE: What pet projects do you want to see come to fruition during your leadership? SHAW: If I’m so lucky, I would like to engage the St. Louis region in talking about the arts here for the next 30 years. Should we be branding and establishing St Louis as an epicenter for individual artists, or is it more about the institutions and how we support them and make them more vibrant and sustainable? Or are we going to redefine the boundaries of art? … I want to launch a cultural planning process that will get everyone talking

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about the future.

ALIVE: It’s a great time for that conversation. I

feel like St. Louis is heading toward a precipice, toward a renaissance. We’re right there. SHAW: You just go out and you feel like, “Oh we’re getting ready to be ...” and what is that? ALIVE: It’s holding its breath before an exhale. SHAW: It’s holding its breath. Somehow, can we formally and intentionally have this conversation and get people to weigh in? ... I want us to have a conversation with the police department and Downtown redevelopment and health providers. I want to see what seat we can have in all those worlds and ask, “What do the arts mean to you?” and then devise the next strategy for where we’re going to go. MARIE-HÉLÈNE BERNARD, PRESIDENT/CEO ST. LOUIS SYMPHONY ALIVE: What from your past work will influence your tenure at the symphony? BERNARD: I really care about people ... and I want to bring more people to the symphony. So, that aspect of leadership: being able to be an assembler, someone who brings people together and really makes sure the symphony continues its great work. ALIVE: What are you most looking forward to in your role here? BERNARD: I look forward to meeting my colleagues in the nonprofit and arts world and making new friendships. ... I was in Cleveland for about eight years before I went to Boston, and I really love the Midwest—I just feel at home here. ALIVE: What pet projects do you hope to put into motion during your leadership? BERNARD: I want to work more with young people to make sure they come and they see the symphony as part of their cultural landscape ... also to really dig deeper into touching a larger community and understanding this culture and what makes people come here. I hope that Powell Hall really becomes

a destination for people who live in St. Louis and outside of town. CARA STARKE, DIRECTOR PULITZER ARTS FOUNDATION ALIVE: What are you most looking forward to regarding your work with the Pulitzer? STARKE: What attracted me is that it seems like an incredible organization that’s really open to experimentation and pushing boundaries, crossing disciplines, connecting with audiences and offering profound experiences. I think it’s an incredibly special space and opportunity to be working within these walls, but also pushing beyond the institution and engaging with the community, is really an extraordinary thing. ALIVE: How will your work at Creative Time influence your work with the Pulitzer? STARKE: I’ve been lucky to work with the most brilliant curators and artists and leaders of our times—those have been really special opportunities, and I’ve learned so much from them. ... When I was working with [the artist] Suzanne Lacy a few years ago, I learned a huge amount of community organizing. ALIVE: Do you have a pet project you’re dying to see come to fruition at the Pulitzer? STARKE: Of course, I have tons of ideas, but I’m also a real believer in collaboration, so I come in with that spirit in mind. Plus, I need to learn the space and the community and the audiences and the team, and that’s important. When you commission, you have to be so sensitive to the spaces you’re entering into: the politics of the space, the artists ... then understand what makes for a great experience.

Want more? Head online to alivemag.com to check out the full-length interviews with these leaders.

Left photo courtesy of Regional Arts Commission of St. Louis. Middle photo by Dilip Vishwanat, courtesy of St. Louis Symphony. Right photo by Elisabeth Smolarz, courtesy of Pulitzer Arts Foundation.

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Named one of Men’s Journal’s top 20 workouts in America this year, Burn 1000 has taken fitness to a new level with its interval training classes that utilize treadmills at a 30-percent incline, intense floor workouts and plenty of heart rate-elevating movements. This class balances 30 minutes of cardio with 30 minutes of strength training. Set to fun, upbeat music, led by motivating instructors and combining interval, functional, core and athletic-based training, it’s a must for those looking to work every muscle group this summer. POWER HOUR AT TITLE BOXING CLUB

With locations all over the country, TITLE Boxing Club has proven its approach to martial arts is one worth exploring. Students are able to choose between boxing and kickboxing workouts that are part of the club’s Power Hour. Combining no-hit boxing, mixed martial arts and toning exercises, these 60-minute classes can burn up to 1,000 calories. First-timer? No sweat. Learn how to properly wrap your hands and then work the boxing bag to the beat of a Las Vegas DJ, who mixes music specifically for TITLE Boxing Club.

Known for creating individualized workout routines, Shred415 is one of the best-kept studio secrets in town. Featuring a combination of treadmill work and weight training, the Shredded Abs class is about strengthening the core and working toward six-pack abs. Those who join get to select the weights that work for them, as well as set the treadmill pace that’s most appropriate. The studio makes it known that walkers or joggers are as welcome to class as avid runners—and all students get the benefit of top-notch fitness instructors.

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for any physical space. It uses pattern recognition to produce real-time counts of pedestrians, bicyclists, wildlife and vegetation growth, eventually even things like cracks in the sidewalk and potholes. WHAT WAS THE INSPIRATION BEHIND CTY AND NUMINA? It was, in fact, the city of St. Louis that

CEO Tara Pham explains how CTY’s flagship product can change the way cities interact with and plan space, starting right here in St. Louis. by KELSEY WAANANEN

inspired Numina. I was on a team for GOOD Ideas for Cities back in 2012, and we wanted to show all of the activity happening in St. Louis’ neighborhoods. The central idea was to broadcast real-time, quantitative data as the proof. Because of my previous research experience in urban design and public health, I was aware of how difficult it is to collect this data.

EXPLAIN HOW YOUR PRODUCT, NUMINA, WORKS. Numina works like a fitness tracker for

HAS THE INITIAL VISION FOR THE COMPANY CHANGED? Numina started as a tool to count people

places, with a plug-and-play device measuring all kinds of real-time activity and environmental metrics

moving through spaces. It has developed into so much more, delivering complete situational aware-

ness about a space. Numina collects data that would have previously required human observation. WHO IS USING NUMINA? Currently, our biggest

customer is the City of St. Louis Department of Health. It is using Numina to collect baseline bicyclist and pedestrian counts. This data will be used to better plan streets and respond quickly to changes in the environment and predict problems before they arise. We’re working with a number of other cities, parks systems, museums, theme parks and campuses.

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Ask smart people for feedback, and take their advice seriously. Start building as soon as you can, and fail out the bad ideas early. Tara Pham, CEO and Martin McGreal, CTO of CTY

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Six Point Financial Group, LLC Karen J. Evans, CFP® & Pamela J. Zell, CFP®

Instead of ordering a la carte, the clients of Six Point Financial Group receive a comprehensive, full-service approach to financial planning and investment management. The eponymous “six points” are the six aspects of planning that form the roadmap to help clients accomplish their goals: investment planning and analysis; cash flow analysis; gift and estate planning; insurance counseling; tax planning and education/retirement planning. Six Point Financial Group, which currently manages more than $200 million in assets, is independent: The group isn’t driven by a single philosophy or financial product. Instead, the advisors’ freedom allows them to dedicate time to each client and deliver customized solutions—this personalized service is the hallmark of their group. New clients meet with an advisor to define their life objectives, and then the advisor tailors their financial plan so they can meet their personal goals. When it comes to important questions like, “Can I retire?” “Am I spending too much?” and “What happens if the market crashes?” it’s important to make sure that financial plans are truly all-encompassing. The presentations advisors build for each client not only look at opportunities to grow a portfolio but also review what could happen if the market takes a downturn. Advisors walk clients through how a decline in the market might hinder their ability to meet objectives, educating them both visually and in terms

of dollars so clients are fully informed. Then, together, they review opportunities to make changes to allow clients to continue dreaming big. Clients always have a voice at Six Point, and the team approach to the decision-making process that results builds trust—a quality integral to satisfaction and success. The advisors’ CFP designations certify their professionalism, outside of the office they actively attend and participate in seminars, due-diligence meetings, economic forums and meetings with industry leaders, which puts them at the top of their game. Their community involvement extends out to organizations like St. Louis Crisis Nursery and Kids in the Middle. By taking the time to get to know their clients (and their families) personally, Six Point Financial Group advisors build a relationship that exceeds client expectations. Their thorough, client-first approach creates an atmosphere in which clients expect—and receive—transparency, honesty and respect, secure in the knowledge that they’ll be a part of the decision-making process along the way. After all, they’re part of the Six Point family.

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Save Face

Must-have skincare products ensure you can properly man your mug. written and styled by SARAH STALLMANN LET’S FACE IT: We all know that skincare is

important, but for the average guy, it takes some patience to weigh the seemingly endless options— and where to even begin? In order to simplify the process, it’s important to start with the basics (cleansers, exfoliators, moisturizers) and go from there. Although the actual products that will be best for each guy are based on individual skin considerations, we turned to some of our favorite local experts who recommended a broad range of products. A common piece of advice? Don’t be too shy to chat with a pro. “Always rely on a professional for expert advice for the best products for your hair and skin,” notes KINK Hair and Notch owner Josh Nichols. “Each person is different, and we’ve got the training to steer you in the right direction. If you don’t look good, we don’t look good.” Now that’s a face-saver.

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fashion just as much as the next gal, this summer is all about channeling the more sophisticated spirit of the ’70s—think Bianca Jagger, Farrah Fawcett and Jane Birkin—but with plenty of drama to boot. Platforms are stacked with various shades, shapes and colors of wood, and they’re more comfortable than ever. Flats and slip-ons have gone minimal without sacrificing stylish details like metallic and fresh white edging, and buckles are hitting the top of the quality standard, crafted with natural-looking base metals rather than inexpensive plastic. Take a step toward SoHo with selections from Prada and Miu Miu, or head Downtown in more wallet-friendly options from Dolce Vita and Joie— either way, your sandal game just got an upgrade.

1/ JOIE “AVALON” GOLD FLAT SANDAL available at Saks Fifth Avenue, Plaza Frontenac, 314.567.9200. 2/ VINCE “MARETT” PLATFORM SANDAL available at Neiman Marcus, Plaza Frontenac, 314.567.9811. 3/ GABOR PLATFORM SANDAL available at Le Shoe, Brentwood, 314.963.1300. 4/ GENTLE SOULS “JANELLE” SANDAL at Le Shoe, Brentwood, 314.963.1300. 5/ MICHAEL KORS “GABRIELLA” PLATFORM WEDGE available at Saks Fifth Avenue, Plaza Frontenac, 314.567.9200. 6/ PRADA LEATHER ANKLE-WRAP SANDAL CLOG available at Neiman Marcus, Plaza Frontenac, 314.567.9811. 7/ JIMMY CHOO “NOTION” PLATFORM SANDAL available at Saks Fifth Avenue, Plaza Frontenac, 314.567.9200.

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Saskya Emmink-Byron Regional Director of Alumni & Development at Washington University in St. Louis Describe your personal style. Classic with an edge. What’s your most recent fashion obsession? Jumpsuits (although I’ve been obsessed with them for a couple of years now). What item from your closet can you not live without? My skinny black slacks. What are your top five essential clothing staples? Black slacks, black top, black heels, black cardigan, black sweater. What is your go-to piece? Right now, I am in love with my grey suede Ann Demeulemeester wedges. Is there any person or character whose style you really admire? I always like the way Tilda Swinton and Cate Blanchett don’t seem to be afraid to push the envelope a little bit while still maintaining an incredible sense of style. Strong women—I like that. Who are some of your favorite designers? Ann Demeulemeester, Martin Margiela, Rick Owens, Azzedine Alaia, Helmut Lang, Alexander McQueen, Comme Des Garçons (Rei Kawakubo) and Yohji Yamamoto. What is your biggest fashion pet peeve? I am not sure I really have one, although I do question the below-the-booty pants look. Not only does it seem super uncomfortable, but I don’t really need to see your underwear featured that prominently in your outfit. What advice would you give to someone who is looking to find a way to express their style? Don’t be afraid to get it wrong. I’d rather see someone try to really find their own style than have a person look perfectly put together by a stylist. Wear what feels comfortable to you, what feels like you. I still get it wrong and sometimes feel uncomfortable in an outfit for an entire day but you do discover what suits you and what doesn’t through trial and error. Also, sometimes you need to go outside of your comfort zone a bit—even when selecting clothes! - INTERVIEW BY SARAH STALLMANN GOT STYLE? Use #MyStyleSTL to show your personal style, or email a photo and brief description that represents your personal style to sarah@alivemag.com for consideration to be featured.

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The Modern Bohemian

Chelsie Hellige is crafting a jewelry line for the contemporary free spirit with her combination of minerals and metals. by JESSICA LEITCH IN A SUNNY STUDIO in Dogtown, Chelsie Hellige—the mastermind behind the highly sought-after handmade jewelry line, Fable & Lore—can be found hand-sawing brass into the shape of saguaro cacti. It’s not something she imagined she’d be doing when she started making jewelry, but her company has certainly changed since then. After emerging from a quiet start on Etsy in 2010, Hellige now has expanded into selling at dozens of handmade shows and flea markets across the Midwest throughout the year, in addition to local specialty shops.

The Fable & Lore collection is made up of what Hellige refers to as the trifecta: metals, minerals and macrame. Mixing brass and copper with stones like amethyst and dalmatian jasper in her line, Hellige describes the bracelets, rings and necklaces of Fable & Lore as a clean, modern iteration of bohemian jewelry—“bohemian in a straightforward way, perfect for the modern free spirit.” The pieces come together through a thoughtful, visually driven process that usually begins with sketches and ends with a creative shuffling of parts to find the right look. Hellige continues to refine and evolve the line, aided by metalsmithing skills learned through classes at Craft Alliance Center of Art + Design and the artist’s independent study of her craft. From desert flora to ’70s textiles, Fable & Lore is known for mixing textures to create pieces that are both standalone statements and ideal pieces for layering. The spring and summer line made its debut in early April and can be found at K. Hall Designs, Urban Matter and Parsimonia, as well as fableandlore.com.

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Items we simply can’t live without from STL’s top boutiques and specialty shops. 1/ 1/ BYRD DESIGNER CONSIGNMENT BOUTIQUE Plant your feet firmly with this spring and summer’s most stylish trend: chunky heels. Byrd has designer brands like YSL, Rag & Bone, Chanel and more arriving every day. 8825 Ladue Road, St. Louis, MO 63124, 314.721.0766, byrdstyle.com.

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3/ Q BOUTIQUE Shine like the sun with these fun, metal woven bracelets from Q Boutique. Each chic bracelet looks great solo or layer the look with all your favorite colors. $12. 4652 Maryland Ave., St. Louis, MO 63108, 314.367.9243, worldchesshof.org, @QBoutiqueSTL. 4/ IVY HILL Check out these beaded clutches from Ivy Hill. Available in a number of styles and colors, they’re the perfect complement for any summer look. Custom orders are also available. 8835 Ladue Road, St. Louis, MO 63124, 314.721.7004, ivyhillboutique.com.

5/ FUN IN THE SUN SPORTS & LEISURE This Vineyard Vines halter tankini is perfect for tanning on the beach or socializing at a pool party. The unique, intricate print is sure to be a conversation-starter wherever you go. 121 N. Kirkwood Road, Kirkwood, MO 63122, 314.821.0583. 1654 Clarkson Road, Chesterfield, MO 63017, 636.778.1310, funsunsports.com 6/ SIMPLY LOVELY HANDMADE These 14K gold-filled drop earrings feature stunning pink chalcedony gemstones, black onyx gemstones and vermeil filigree petals. A pair makes an elegant addition to a simple sundress or sophisticated eveningwear. etsy.com/ shop/SimplyLovelyHandmade.

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THE BRIDE

Katie Shuh (left)

27, physical therapist THE BRIDE

Mallory Perryman (right)

28, PhD student (journalism and mass communication)

812 Reasons and Counting

A rustically elegant wedding honors the growing love of a Missouri couple. by KRYSTIN ARNESON OUR STORY

Mallory: We met while I was working toward my master’s degree in journalism at Mizzou, and Katie was beginning her doctoral degree in physical therapy. I worked with Katie’s roommate at a TV station in Columbia, and she introduced us. Katie: We dated for two and a half years before the engagement. THE ENGAGEMENT

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actually did it—mostly because it took me about a year to put together. Two years before, for our first Valentine’s Day, I’d written down one reason I liked her for every day I had known her on red pieces of paper and attached them to the walls of my room. By the day of the planned proposal, we had known each other for 812 days. Even with the occasional tiff or cloudy moment thrown in there, I can honestly say she gave me a new reason to love her every day. I went through about 10 black sharpies and 11 bottles of wine in the process of writing them down. I was

with Katie and her family all day while our friends set the scene at home. When we returned, there were 811 reasons I loved her on the walls—and the plan was that I would tell her we had known each other for 812 days, as of that day, and the 812th reason was in the ring box. I have no clue if any of that actually made it into the proposal speech. I’m almost positive I didn’t ask, “Will you marry me?” I think I said something super cheeseball, like, “Will you spend forever with me?” But Katie said “Absolutely,” before I had even asked her anything. PHOTOS BY KEITH LEE STUDIOS

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We revealed her answer to our friends, took some pictures, popped the bubbly, and headed off to an engagement party with our friends and family. The whole night was perfect, but maybe the best part was the next day, when Katie helped take all the reasons off the walls and got to read each one. The ring is valuable, but I think to her, those reasons are priceless. AFTER THE PROPOSAL

Mal: We always referred to the wedding as our “love party.” This was the first same-sex wedding for most of our guests (and us, actually), so we really wanted to emphasize what the day was about: having a blast and celebrating love. And we really did want it to be a party. We had dueling pianos so that even if some people didn’t want to dance, they could still have fun singing along to the music. We didn’t necessarily want our guests to remember the day because it featured two brides—we wanted them to remember it because it was a beautiful and fun experience. Katie: But we were also shooting for a certain level of sophistication. We had the ceremony and the reception at Alpine Park & Gardens in Columbia. We called it, “Downton Abbey meets the woods.” We mixed some more sophisticated elements (e.g., chandeliers) with the greenery and raw wood elements our venue already featured. We wanted to take a venue that seemed perfect for mason jars and fill it instead with chic elements more suited to a ballroom. Mal: We served a true Southern dinner: fried chicken, mashed potatoes, green beans and an assortment of pies. Everything was served family-style, a nod to my family’s favorite restaurant in my hometown in Arkansas. We also DIY’d a lot. We hunted at garage sales and Habitat for Humanity ReStore for those old brass chandeliers. We paid about $20 for each and ended up with nine of them! I did a crash course in InDesign and we had signs printed on nice paper at a print shop. This saved us a ton of money, but cost a lot of time and sanity.

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Mal: One of our closest friends, Cara, officiated our ceremony. When the courts legalized same-sex marriage in Wisconsin a few months later, she came up to Madison and signed our marriage license. That was incredibly meaningful. Katie: Mal’s dad also did something really sweet: He handmade a wooden box that was a part of our ceremony. We wrote letters to each other and put them in the box, and we’re going to add letters every year on our anniversary. Someday, we’ll read them all. Mallory wrote the whole ceremony. It was definitely a romantic gesture. She shared it online afterward and now hundreds of people are using parts of it in their own ceremonies. Mal: My favorite part was this: “You don’t have to have a ceremony to have a marriage. And when you think about it, the whole thing is kind of weird, right? You’re standing on a stage, looking fancy, holding flowers—and being stared at by pretty much everyone who has meant anything to you in the past 27 years. So why do we do it? We have thousands of important moments that happen throughout our lives—but this one is regarded as one so critical, we acknowledge its special status by sharing it with others. Why this moment? Because despite all of our differences, love is what we all share. It’s the great unifier—our one universal truth. That no matter who we are, where we’ve come from, what we believe—we know this one thing: love is what we’re doing right. We have all loved in our lifetimes—and in this moment, we’re reminded that the ability to love is the very best part of our humanity.” At the reception, we only had one speech, from our friend Chance. It was an incredibly moving toast about love and equality. I’ll never forget how he ended it: “I hope you feel more love every single day than you ever imagined. Many thought this was not possible yesterday; now I can’t even imagine what’s possible tomorrow. Cheers!”

Woodland reception at bride Hannah’s home state of Wisconsin

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ABSOLUTELY IN! 7805 Clayton Road, Clayton, 314.315.1775, absolutelyin.com BLUEPRINT ALLURE 13830 Olive Blvd., Chesterfield, 314.922.6868, theblueprintallure.com BUILD-A-WEDDING P.O. Box 2646, Florissant, MO 63032, 314.266.2667, buildaweddingstl.com CAROLYN BURKE WEDDING LIAISON 705 Dickson St., Kirkwood, 314.821.4844, weddingliaison.com DIVINE EVENTS 11425 Dorsett Road, Ste. 202, Maryland Heights, 314.805.3587, mydivineevents.com KATE & COMPANY 132 W. Monroe Ave., Kirkwood, 314.909.9996, kateandcollc.com LUCKY YOU PRODUCTIONS 2901 Macklind Ave., Southwest Garden, 314.588.0073, luckyyoustl.com

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SIGNED SEALED DELIVERED EVENTS 618.558.3036, signedsealeddeliveredevents.com ST. LOUIS WEDDING CONSULTANTS 712 Oaksdale Summit Court, Ballwin, MO, 636.236.9359, stlweddingconsultants.net STYLE MY AISLE 314.996.9391, stylemyaisle.com WHITE HOUSE WEDDINGS AND EVENTS 314.607.7077, whitehousestl.com

Reception Sites 9TH STREET ABBEY 1808 S. 9th St., Soulard, 314.621.9598, pattylongcatering.com AMERISTAR CASINO 1 Ameristar Blvd., St. Charles, 636.949.7777, ameristar.com BARNETT ON WASHINGTON 3207 Washington Ave., Downtown, 844.462.2763, barnettonwashington.com BIXBY’S Missouri History Musuem’s 2nd Floor, 5700 Lindell Blvd., Forest

Park, 314.361.7313, bixbys-mohistory.com BOO CAT CLUB 812 Union Blvd., Central West End, 314.224.5524. boocatclub.com THE CARAMEL ROOM AT BISSINGER’S CHOCOLATE FACTORY 1600 N. Broadway, Downtown, 314.615.2480, caramelroom.com CASA LOMA BALLROOM 3354 Iowa Ave., Cherokee Street, 314.282.2258, casalomaballroom.com CEDAR LAKE CELLARS 11008 Schreckengast Road, Wright City, MO, 636.745.9500, cedarlakecellars.com CHANDLER HILL VINEYARDS 596 Defiance Road, Defiance, MO, 636.798.2675, chandlerhillvineyards.com CHASE PARK PLAZA 232 N. Kingshighway Blvd., Central West End, 314.633.3000, chaseparkplaza.com

CHAUMETTE WINERY 24345 State Route WW, Ste. Genevieve, MO, 573.747.1000, chaumette.com THE CHESHIRE 6300 Clayton Road, Clayton, 314.647.7300, cheshirestl.com CITY COTTAGE 3800 Chouteau Ave., Midtown, 314.961.7588, ext. 22, cateringstlouis.com CITY MUSEUM 750 N. 16th St., Downtown, 314.231.2489, ext. 117, citymuseum.org CONTEMPORARY ART MUSEUM ST. LOUIS 3750 Washington Blvd., Grand Center, 314.535.4660, ext. 201, camstl.org CORONADO BALLROOM 3701 Lindell Blvd., Midtown, 314.881.4846, thecoronado.com FOUR SEASONS HOTEL ST. LOUIS 999 N. 2nd St., Downtown, 314.881.5800, fourseasons.com/stlouis THE FOX THEATRE–FOX CLUB 527 N. Grand Blvd., Grand Center, 314.531.9999, fabulousfox.com HILTON ST. LOUIS AT THE BALLPARK 1 S. Broadway, Downtown, 314.421.1776, hiltonstlouis.com

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HOTELUMIÈRE 999 N. 2nd St., Downtown, 314.881.7777, lumiereplace.com HYATT REGENCY AT THE ST. LOUIS ARCH 315 Chestnut St., Downtown, 314.655.1234, stlouisarch.hyatt.com THE JEWEL BOX Forest Park, 314.531.0080, cateringstlouis.com JUST JOHN NIGHTCLUB 4112 Manchester Ave., The Grove, 314.371.1333, justjohnnightclub.com LUMEN PRIVATE EVENT SPACE 2201 Locust St., Downtown, 314.241.5757, lumenstl.com MAD ART GALLERY 2727 S. 12th St., Soulard, 314.771.8230, madart.com MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN 4344 Shaw Blvd., Tower Grove, 314.577.5100, cateringstlouis.com MISSOURI HISTORY MUSEUM 5700 Lindell Blvd., Forest Park, 314.454.3184, butlerspantry.com

OVERLOOK FARM 901 South Hwy. 79, Clarksville, MO, 573.242.3838, overlookfarmmo.com THE PALLADIUM SAINT LOUIS 1400 Park Place, Lafayette Square, 314.799.8886, palladium-stl.com PEABODY OPERA HOUSE 1400 Market St., Downtown, 314.499.7600, peabodyoperahouse.com PIPER PALM HOUSE 4256 Magnolia Ave., Tower Grove, 314.771.4410, palmhousestl.org THE PROMENADE BY WESTIN 811 Spruce St., Downtown, 314.621.2000, westin.com/thepromenade RENAISSANCE GRAND & SUITES HOTEL CRYSTAL BALLROOM 800 Washington Ave., Downtown, 314.418.5820, renaissancestlouisgrand.com THE RITZ-CARLTON 100 Carondelet Plaza, Clayton, 314.863.6300, ritzcarlton.com RIVER CITY CASINO 777 River City Casino Blvd., Lemay, 314.388.7810, rivercity.com

THE WEINGARTEN 1780 IL-15, Belleville, IL, 618.257.9463, theweingarten.com

ECLIPSE IN THE MOONRISE HOTEL 6177 Delmar Blvd., The Loop, 314.726.2222, eclipsestlouis.com

WINDOWS ON WASHINGTON 1601 Washington Ave., Downtown, 314.241.5555, wowbanquets.com

EDGEWILD WINERY 550 Chesterfield Center, Chesterfield, 636.532.0550., edgewildwinery.com

WORLD’S FAIR PAVILION 1904 Concourse Drive, Forest Park, 314.289.5344, stlouis-mo.gov

FRANCO 1535 S. 8th St., Soulard, 314.436.2500, eatatfranco.com

Rehearsal Dinner Venues

RUTH’S CHRIS Multiple locations, ruthschris.com

AL’S RESTAURANT 1200 N. 1st St., Downtown, 314.421.6399, alsrestaurant.net

MOONRISE HOTEL 6177 Delmar Blvd., The Loop, 314.721.1111, moonrisehotel.com

SAINT LOUIS ART MUSEUM 1 Fine Arts Drive, Forest Park, 314.721.0072, slam.org

ALMONDS 8127 Maryland Ave., Clayton, 314.725.1019, almondsrestaurant.com

MOTO MUSEUM 3441 Olive St., Midtown, 314.446.1805, themotomuseum.com

SCAPE AMERICAN BISTRO 48 Maryland Plaza, Central West End, 314.361.7227, scapestl.com

ANNIE GUNN’S 16806 Chesterfield Airport Road, Chesterfield, 636.532.3314, anniegunns.com

MOULIN EVENTS 2017 Chouteau Ave., Lafayette Square, 314.241.4949, moulinevents.com

THE SHELDON 3648 Washington Blvd., Grand Center, 314.533.9900, thesheldon.org

AYA SOFIA 6671 Chippewa St., St. Louis Hills, 314.645.9919, ayasofiacuisine.com

NOBOLEIS VINEYARDS 100 Hemsath Road, Augusta, MO, 636.482.4500, noboleisvineyards.com

SQWIRES RESTAURANT & ANNEX 1415 S. 18th St., Lafayette Square, 314.865.3522, sqwires.com

BALLPARK VILLAGE 601 Clark Ave., Dowtown, 314.345.9481, stlballparkvillage.com

NORWOOD HILLS COUNTRY CLUB 1 Norwood Hills Country Club Drive, Normandy, 314.521.0682, ext. 211, norwoodhills.com/weddings

ST. LOUIS UNION STATION 1820 Market St., Downtown, 314.621.5262, stlunionstationhotel.com

MONTELLE WINERY 201 Montelle Drive, Augusta, MO, 636.228.4464, ext. 21, montelle.com

THE OAKLAND HOUSE 7801 Genesta St., Marlborough, 314.352.5654, afftonoaklandhouse.com OLD ORCHARD GALLERY 39 S. Old Orchard Ave., Webster Groves, 314.961.4433, theoldorchardgallery.com OLIVA 4915 Daggett Ave., The Hill, 314.961.7588, cateringstlouis.com ORLANDO’S Multiple locations, orlandogardens.com

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SYBERG’S Multiple locations, sybergs.com THE THAXTON BUILDING 1009 Olive St., Downtown, 314.323.3146, thethaxton.com

BALABAN’S 1772 Clarkson Road, Chesterfield, 636.449.6700, balabanswine.com BLUEBERRY HILL 6504 Delmar Blvd., The Loop, 314.727.4444, blueberryhill.com CYRANO’S 603 E. Lockwood Ave., Webster Groves, 314.963.3232, cyranos.com

THIRD DEGREE GLASS FACTORY 5200 Delmar Blvd., Central West End, 314.367.4527, stlglass.com

DRUNKEN FISH 1 Maryland Plaza, Central West End, 314.367.4222, drunkenfish.com

THREE BARN FARM 20955 Highway W, Clarksville, MO, 314.961.7588, cateringstlouis.com

EAU BISTRO AT CHASE PARK PLAZA 212 N. Kingshighway Blvd., Central West End, 314.454.9000, chaseparkplaza.com

GAMLIN WHISKEY HOUSE 236 N. Euclid Ave., Central West End, 314.875.9500, gamlinwhiskeyhouse.com HERBIE’S 405 N. Euclid Ave., Central West End, 314.769.9595, herbies.com J. BUCK’S 101 S. Hanley Road, Clayton, 314.725.4700, jbucks.com KEMOLL’S 211 N. Broadway, Downtown, 314.421.0555, kemolls.com LORENZO’S TRATTORIA 1933 Edwards St., The Hill, 314.773.2223, lorenzostrattoria.com LUCAS PARK GRILLE 1234 Washington Ave., Downtown, 314.241.7770, lucasparkgrille.com MIKE SHANNON’S 620 Market St., Downtown, 314.421.1540, shannonsteak.com MOLLY’S 816 Geyer Ave., Soulard, 314.241.6200, mollysinsoulard.com OLD ORCHARD GALLERY 39 S. Old Orchard Ave., Webster Groves, 314.961.4433, theoldorchardgallery.com THE PASTA HOUSE CO. 2200 59th St., The Hill, 314.644.1400, pastahouse.com PRIME 1000 1000 Washington Ave., Downtown, 314.241.1000, prime1000.com

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HILTON ST. LOUIS FRONTENAC 1335 S. Lindbergh Blvd., Frontenac, 314.993.1100, stlouisfrontenac.hilton.com

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THE RESTAURANT AT THE CHESHIRE 7036 Clayton Ave., Clayton, 314.932.7818, restaurant-stl.com

MICHELE C. CATERING & EVENTS 3173 Morganford Road, Tower Grove, 314.443.6956, mccateringandevents.com

ROBUST PANORAMA AT SLAM 1 Fine Arts 227 W. Lockwood Ave., Webster Drive, Forest Park, 314.655.5387, Groves, 314.963.0033, slam.org/dining robustwinebar.com PATTY LONG CATERING 1804 S. 9th St., Soulard, 314.621.9598, TABLE THREE pattylongcatering.com 16765 Main St., Wildwood, MO, 636.458.4333, table-three.com THE TENDERLOIN ROOM 232 N. Kingshighway Blvd., Central West End, 314.361.0900, tenderloinroom.com TONY’S 410 Market St., Downtown, 314.231.7007, tonysstlouis.com

Cyrano’s Cafe Private Banquet Room

Perfect for • Brunch • Rehearsal Dinners • Showers • Small Receptions

WILDSMOKE 12316 Olive Blvd., Creve Coeur, 314.548.2222, wildsmokehouse.com

Caterers BUTLER’S PANTRY 1414 Park Ave., Lafayette Square, 314.664.7680, butlerspantry.com CALLIER’S CATERING 14787 Manchester Road, Ballwin, MO, 636.230.0019, callierscatering.com CATERING BY ORLANDO’S Multiple locations, orlandogardens.com CATERING ST. LOUIS 2141 59th St., The Hill, 314.961.7588, cateringstlouis.com

For more information please contact Melissa at 314-963-3232 or melissa.cyranos@yahoo.com 603 E. Lockwood Ave • Webster Groves • MO 63119 • www. cyranos.com

CES & JUDY’S CATERING 10405 Clayton Road, Frontenac, 314.991.6700, cesandjudys.com CHAMPIONSHIP CATERING 3354 Iowa Ave., Cherokee Street, 314.606.9520, championshipcatering.com GOURMET FOODWORKS 4749 Gravois Ave., Bevo, 314.832.7391, gourmetfoodworks.com GREGORY’S CREATIVE CUISINE 4700 Adkins Ave., Bevo, 314.481.4481, gregoryscreativecuisine.com HOLLYBERRY CATERING 11037 Manchester Road, Kirkwood, 314.835.9977, hollyberrycatering.com LOCAL HARVEST 3137 Morgan Ford Road, Tower Grove, 314.606.0165. localharvestcafe.com LORUSSO’S CATERING COMPANY 3121 Watson Road, Tower Grove, 314.647.6222, lorussos.com

RUSSO’S CATERING COMPANY 9904 Page Ave., Overland, 314.427.6771, russosgourmet.com THE SOCIAL AFFAIR 2232 Thurman Ave., Shaw, 314.735.5527, thesocialaffairstl.com STEVEN BECKER FINE DINING 3701 Lindell Blvd., Midtown, 314.726.3100, stevenbeckerfd.com WESTWOOD CATERING 190 N. Sappington Road, Kirkwood, 314.965.7428, westwoodcateringstl.com WITH LOVE CATERING AND CONFECTIONS 302 Hoffmeister Ave., Lemay, 314.637.7907, withlovecatering.com

Boutiques / Accessories BELLA BRIDESMAID 13428 Clayton Road, Town & Country, 314.205.1191, bellabridesmaid.com BERRYBRIDGE 9904 Clayton Road, Ste. A, Ladue, 314.997.1439, berrybridgebridal.com CLARICE’S 4627 Hampton Ave., North Hampton, 314.351.2499, claricesbridal.com FLEUR DE LIS BRIDAL BOUTIQUE 8109 Maryland Ave., Clayton, 314.721.2457, fleurdelisbridal.com IMPRESSION BRIDAL Multiple locations, impressionbridalstore.com/stlouis MAIDEN VOYAGE 120 Henry Ave., Ballwin, MO, 636.394.5858, maidenvoyagebridal.com MIA GRACE BRIDAL 108 Chesterfield Towne Center, Chesterfield, 636.778.3433, miagracebridal.com SAVVI FORMALWEAR Multiple locations, savviwedding.com SIMPLY ELEGANT BRIDAL 1004 Olive St., Downtown, 314.241.8201, simplyelegantbridalstl.com TOWN AND COUNTRY BRIDAL

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Sleek, hip rooms for your out-oftown guests Contact the Moonrise Hotel’s wedding specialists at 314-721-1111 or Catering@MoonriseHotel.com

MoonriseHotel.com boutique + unique 6177 Delmar in The Loop, St. Louis, Missouri 63112

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BOUTIQUE 8809 Ladue Road, Frontenac, 314.8637200, townandcountrybride.com

Cakes / Desserts BISSINGER’S HANDCRAFTED CHOCOLATIER 32 Maryland Plaza, Central West End, 314.367.7750, bissingers.com THE BLUE OWL 6116 2nd St., Kimmswick, MO, 636.464.3128, theblueowl.com THE CAKERY 1420 Tamm Ave., Dogtown, 314.647.6000, thecakerybakery.net THE CUP Multiple locations, cravethecup.com

From down on one knee to the getaway cart.

ENCORE BAKING COMPANY 2730 Sutton Blvd., Maplewood, 314.832.4303, encorebaking.com JILLY’S CUPCAKE BAR & CAFÉ 8509 Delmar Blvd., University City, 314.993.5455, jillyscupcakebar.com MCARTHUR’S BAKERY Multiple locations. mcarthurs.com LA PATISSERIE CHOQUETTE 1626 Tower Grove Ave., Shaw, 314.932.7935, simonefaure.com SUGAREE BAKING COMPANY 1242 Tamm Ave., Dogtown, 314.645.5496, sugareebaking.com SWEETART 2203 S. 39th St., Shaw, 314.771.4278, sweetartstl.com ZETTIE’S CONFECTIONS 618.281.9052, zetties.com

Jewelers ALBARRÉ JEWELRY 9711 Clayton Road, Ladue, 314.997.1707, albarre.com CHESTERFIELD JEWELERS 17037 Baxter Road, Chesterfield, 636.537.5590, chesterfieldjewelers.com CURT PARKER JEWELERS 10192 Conway Road, Ladue, 314.989.9909, curtparker.com

Proposal, Wedding & Event Design 314 . 9 0 9 . 9 9 9 6

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132 West Monroe Ave. Kirkwood, MO 63122 by appointment only

ELLEARD HEFFERN FINE JEWELERS 101 S. Hanley Road, Ste. 110, Clayton, 314.863.8820, heffern.com GENOVESE JEWELERS 12460 Olive Blvd., Creve Coeur, 314.878.6203, genovesejewelers.com HUFFORDS JEWELRY 10413 Clayton Road, Frontenac, 314.993.1444, huffordsjewelry.com LORDO’S DIAMONDS 9222 Clayton Road, Ladue, 314.432.8008, lordosdiamonds.com MAVRIK FINE JEWELRY 11220 Manchester Road, Kirkwood, 314.909.6818, mavrikjewelry.com SIMONS JEWELERS 8141 Maryland Ave., Clayton, 314.725.8888, simonsjewelers.com SUMMIT JEWELERS 7821 Big Bend Blvd., Webster Groves, 314.962.1400, summitjewelersstl.com TIFFANY & CO. 64 Plaza Frontenac, Frontenac, 314.692.2255, tiffany.com YLANG-YLANG FINE JEWELRY 8845 Ladue Road, Ladue, 314.567.5555, ylangylang.com YOUR DIAMOND SOURCE 333 S. Kirkwood Road, Ste. 204, Kirkwood, 314.835.9899, yourdiamondsource.net

Photographers AARON OTTIS PHOTOGRAPHY 4209 Brunswick Drive, Columbia, MO 573.219.9832, aaronottisphotography.com AMKAR PHOTOGRAPHY 1309 Mason Grove Drive, St. Charles, 314.485.9748, amkarphoto.com BEAUTIFUL MESS PHOTOGRAPHY 314.496.1883, beautifulmessphoto.com BEAUVIDE PHOTOGRAPHY 314.266.9059, beauvide.wesleylaw.com BENJAMIN TREVOR PHOTOGRAPHY 314.578.8331, benjamintrevor.com BETHRE MEANS bethremeans.blogspot.com

DÉCOR INTERIORS AND JEWELRY 13476 Olive Blvd., Chesterfield, 314.434.4022, decor-jewelry.com

BREA PHOTOGRAPHY 2701 Cherokee St., Cherokee Street, 314.865.0799, breaphotography.com

THE DIAMOND SHOP 12 N. Central Ave., Clayton, 314.721.2210, thediamondshop.net

BRIGHT SHOT PHOTOGRAPHY 314.649.7468, brightshotphotography.com

DREAM DAY DESIGNS etsy.com/shop/dreamdaydesign

ESCAPE THE BOOTH 314.669.1084, escapethebooth.com

Event Centers, Catering, & Special Event Design

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Catering to unique St. Louis venues including: City Museum | the Foundry Art Centre The Mahler Ballroom | The Sheldon Concert Hall Neo on Locust | The Jewel Box Kemp Auto Museum and World’s Fair Pavilion in Forest Park See our website for additional locations.

We can help with all of the aspects of your wedding including rentals and entertainment.

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The Jewel Box

The Sheldon Concert Hall

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Banquet facilities for 50-800 guests Wedding Ceremonies and Receptions Rehearsal dinners - Bridal Showers SOUTH COUNTY 314.638.6660 MARYLAND HEIGHTS 314.453.9000

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the minimalist $278

• makeup trial • wedding style trial • day of makeup •day of wedding style

the traditionalist $348

• airbrush makeup trial • wedding style trial • manicure & spa pedicure • day of airbrush makeup • false lashes • day of wedding style

the idealist $390

• airbrush makeup trial • wedding style trial • airbrush tan trial • manicure & spa pedicure • eyebrow arch • day before airbrush tan • day of airbrush makeup • false lashes • day of wedding style

bridal party $109

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GOODEYE PHOTOSHARE 1600 S. Big Bend Blvd., Richmond Heights, 314.644.7770, goodeye-photoshare.com GREG LAPPIN 314.393.1746, greglappinphotography.com HEATHER ROTH FINE ART PHOTOGRAPHY 646.284.1215, heatherrothphotography.com JOEL MARION PHOTOGRAPHY 1478 Cherry Creek Lane, Ballwin, MO, 636.861.2400, joelmarionphoto.com JOANNA KLEINE 314.368.5073, facebook.com/ joannakleinephotography JON KOCH PHOTOGRAPHY 8837 Ladue Road, Ladue, 314.497.8308, kochphotography.net J. POLLACK PHOTOGRAPHY 314.374.3249, jpollackphoto.com KEITH LEE STUDIOS 314.239.6350, keithleestudios.com LANCE OMAR THURMAN PHOTOGRAPHY 1430 Washington Ave., No. 106, Downtown, 314.368.3599, lanceomarthurman.com MANDI RAY PICTURES 314.403.3381, facebook.com/mandiraypictures MEGAN THIELE STUDIOS 573.579.5513, meganthiele.com MIRAGE PHOTO 636.577.1074, mirage-photo.com PANCHO3 314.374.9673, pancho3.com

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PHOTOBOOTHSTL 9051 Watson Road, Ste. 283, Crestwood, 314.776.3003. PHOTOMATON 314.805.5002, customphotomaton.com

TROTTER PHOTO 14319 Manchester Road, Manchester, MO, 636.394.7689, trotterphoto.com WARWICK PHOTOGRAPHY 1750 S. Brentwood Blvd., Ste. 265, Brentwood, 314.313.8451, warwickphotography.com

Videographers / Music BASEMENT SOUND SYSTEM facebook.com/BasementSoundSystem DOWNTIME PRODUCTIONS 314.452.2848, downtime-productions.com FIRST DANCE SAINT LOUIS 9751 Clayton Road, Ladue, 314.313.7724, firstdancestl.com LOVEBIRD STUDIOS 1017 Olive St. Ste. 704, Downtown, 618.699.1338, lovebird-studios.com THE MANHASSET STRINGS 636.537.0405, manhassetstrings.com MILLENNIUM PRODUCTIONS 1334 Strassner Drive, Brentwood, 314.918.9335, millenniumproductions.com NORDMANN PHOTOGRAPHY 11017 Gravois Industrial Court, Ste. F, Fenton, 314.892.4000, nordmannphoto.com ONE EYED DOG PRODUCTIONS 314.303.6976, oneeyeddog.com PULSE EVENTS 314.518.4511, pulseweddings.com STEADY RISING ENTERTAINMENT 314.221.4952, steadyrising.com

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PHOTO ELEGANCE 225 Spring Borough Drive, O’Fallon, MO, 636.561.4012, phelegance.com

BYRON CADE 13474 Clayton Road, Town & Country, 314.721.4701, byroncadegifts.com

PINXIT PHOTOGRAPHY 4067 Shenandoah Ave., Shaw, 314.825.7469, pinxitphoto.com

CRATE AND BARREL 1 The Boulevard, Richmond Heights, 314.725.6380, crateandbarrel.com

SIMPLI PHOTOGRAPHY 573.747.7232, simpliphotography.com

MACY’S Multiple locations, 800.568.8865, macysweddingchannel.com

SWEET MONDAY PHOTOGRAPHY 314.449.1150, sweetmondayphotography.com  SWITZERFILM 303 S. Main St., Troy, IL, 618.667.6940, switzerworld.com TIM MCDERMOTT PHOTOGRAPHY 2323 Locust St., Ste. 508, Downtown, 314.406.1149, timmcdermottphoto.com

NEIMAN MARCUS 100 Plaza Frontenac, Frontenac, 314.567.9811, neimanmarcus.com POTTERY BARN 262 Plaza Frontenac, Frontenac, 314.996.2630, potterybarn.com RIGHT BATH BY MOSBY 645 Leffingwell Ave., Oakland, 314.909.1820, rightbath.com

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SAVVY SURROUNDING STYLE 9753 Clayton Road, Ladue, 314.432.7289, savvyladue.com

STONEWATER SPA & BOUTIQUE 3 Plaza Frontenac, Frontenac, 314.569.2111, halcyondayspa.com

WILLIAMS-SONOMA 260 Plaza Frontenac, Frontenac, 314.567.9211, williams-sonoma.com

STUDIO 703 703 Long Road Crossing Drive, Ste. 3, Chesterfield, 636.536.6770, thestudio703.com

Hair / Makeup 18/8 FINE MEN’S SALON 10901 Olive Blvd., Creve Coeur, 314.755.1988, eighteeneight.com ADORN HAIR SALON 17660 Chesterfield Airport Road, Chesterfield, 636.530.9000, adornhairsalon.com ALISON JO MAKEUP ARTISTRY 314.308.1762, alisonjomakeupartistry.com AMERICAN IMAGE SALON 13385 Olive Blvd, Chesterfield, 314.878.5210, americanimagesalon.com BELLEZA SALON 3449 Pheasant Meadow, O’Fallon, MO, 636.300.3437, bellezasalonandspa.com BLOWN AWAY 8815 Ladue Road, Ladue, 314.932.1116, blownawaystl.com BREEZE 9916 Clayton Road, Clayton, 314.692.2569, breezeblowdrybar.com DANIELLESTYLE INC. 2826 Sublette Ave., Southwest Garden, 314.302.1467, daniellestyle.com DAPPER GENTS 1000 Washington Ave #2, Downtown, 314.925.8542, dappergentsgrooming.com

STUDIO BRANCA 12627 Olive Blvd., Creve Coeur, 314.469.1222, studiobranca.com STUDIO SALONS 633 N. New Ballas Road, Creve Coeur, 314.578.6116, studiosalonscc.com TINGE 9664 Clayton Road, Ladue, 314.395.5810, designsbydeyne.com VALERIE BROWN, THIRTEENTH & WASHINGTON 1300 Washington Ave., Downtown, 314.479.6306, thevaleriebrown.com

Florists BLOOMS 314.795.1067, jennyseitz@hotmail.com BOTANICALS DESIGN STUDIO 3014 S. Grand Ave., Tower Grove, 314.772.7674, botanicalsdesignstudio.com THE CRIMSON PETAL 43 Old Orchard Ave., Webster Groves, 314.578.5363, thecrimsonpetal.net FESTIVE ATMOSPHERES 8314 Olive Blvd., University City, 314.481.1501, festiveatmospheres.com FLOWERS TO THE PEOPLE 2317 Cherokee St., Cherokee Street, 314.762.0422, flowerstothepeople.biz

DOMINIC MICHAEL SALON 17057 Baxter Road, Chesterfield, 636.449.1583, dmsalon.com

FRESH ART 7639 Wydown Blvd., Clayton, 314.721.5080, freshartllc.com

KINK HAIR 14 N. Meramec Ave., Clayton, 314.721.5465, kinkhair.com

LADUE FLORIST 9776 Clayton Road, Ladue, 314.994.7304, ladueflorist.com

LASH LOFT 911 Locus St., Downtown, 314.588.1313, thelashloft.net

PEACOCK BLOOMS 314.956.3527, peacockblooms.com

NOTCH SALON 4187 Manchester Ave, The Grove, 314.764.5113, notchstl.com

PETAL PUSHERS STL 314.729.1784, petalpushersstl.com

PAUL MITCHELL THE SCHOOL ST. LOUIS 30 Maryland Plaza, Ste. 200, Central West End, 314.696.5488, stlouis.paulmitchell.edu

POPPIES DESIGN STUDIO 126 S. Main St., Columbia, IL, 618.281.7091, poppiesdesignstudio.com

PIXIES HAIR DESIGN 2512 Sutton Blvd., Maplewood, 314.605.8417, pixieshairdesign.com

THE REBEL FLORIST 1414 Park Ave., Lafayette Square, 314.962.3232, therebelflorist.com

THE SPA AT FOUR SEASONS HOTEL 999 N. 2nd St., Downtown, 314.881.5800, fourseasons.com/stlouis

SISTERS FLORAL DESIGN STUDIO 431 E. Clinton Place, Kirkwood, 314.821.0076, sistersflowers.net

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SOULARD FLORIST 730 Carroll St., Soulard, 314.231.0602, soulardflorist.com STEMS 301 Saint Francois St., Florissant, 314.972.7836, stems4weddings.com URBAN BUDS 4736 Tennessee Ave., South City, 314.604.3403, citygrownflowers.com WILDFLOWERS 1013 Ohio Ave., Lafayette Square, 314.772.9900, wildflowersstl.com

EXCLUSIVE EVENTS INC. 13633 Lakefront Drive, Earth City, MO, 314.995.7282, exclusiveeventsinc.com ICE VISIONS 324 Sante Ave., Kirkwood, 314.821.1204, icevisions.com UNIVERSAL PARTY RENTALS 10831 Manchester Road, Kirkwood, 314.822.4535 or 314.363.7626, universalrentalskw.com WEINHARDT PARTY RENTALS 11601 Manchester Road,

Invitations BY ALICE BOUTIQUE 263 Chesterfield Mall, Chesterfield, 314.227.5451, byalice.net CHEREE BERRY PAPER 3 S. Newstead Ave., No. 2, Central West End, 314.533.6688, chereeberrypaper.com KISMET INVIATION COMPANY 1834 Victor St., Benton Park, 630.689.8857, kismetinvitations.com M. HALEY DESIGN 629 N. New Ballas Road, Ste. 203, Creve Coeur, 636.352.2102, mhaleydesign.com

Des Peres, 314.822.9000, weinhardtpartyrentals.com

Transportation ALL ABOUT YOU LIMOS 314.631.0747, aaylimos.com FUN TYME LIMOS 314.313.5466, funtymelimo.com MIDWEST VALET 314.361.6764, midwestvalet.com

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PAPER PATCH 12095 Manchester Road, Des Peres, 314.821.6561, paperpatchinvitesyou.com

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THE SERVICE BUREAU 9773 Clayton Road, Ladue, 314.991.1104, stlservicebureau.org

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TWO BLUE DOORS 75 W. Lockwood Ave., Ste. 203, Webster Groves, 314.968.4033, twobluedoors.com VELLUM 120 W. Monroe Ave., Kirkwood, 314.909.1640, velluminc.com

ARCH 2 S. 4th St., Downtown, 314.231.3003, druryhotels.com

3411 Olive St., Midtown, 314.977.4411, hotelignaciostl.com HYATT REGENCY ST. LOUIS AT THE ARCH 315 Chestnut St., Downtown, 314.655.1234, stlouisarch.hyatt.com JANE ALEXANDRA LLC 4757 Rosa Ave., South City, 314.915.8911, janealexandratravel.com MOONRISE HOTEL

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BBJ LINEN 856 Hanley Industrial Court, Brentwood, 314.447.9200, bbjlinen.com

100 Carondelet Plaza, Clayton, 314.863.6300, ritzcarlton.com

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Phoebe floral printed skirt and Haute Hippie abstract floral printed top available at Neiman Marcus, Plaza Frontenac, 314.567.9811. Vintage nightgown (worn as jacket) available at Retro 101/ Cherry Bomb Vintage, Cherokee Street, 314.762.9722. Bittersweet necklaces available at Vie, Ladue, 314.997.0124.

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“Mexicana” dress and straw hat available at Retro 101/ Cherry Bomb Vintage, Cherokee Street, 314.762.9722. Gucci “Jackie” soft leather bucket bag available at Neiman Marcus, Plaza Frontenac, 314.567.9811. Shawl and shoes, stylist’s own.

Yigal Azrouël dress available at Saks Fifth Avenue, Plaza Frontenac, 314.567.9200. Vintage tiger print coat and tan pioneer hat available at Retro 101/ Cherry Bomb Vintage, Cherokee Street, 314.762.9722. Gucci scarf available at Neiman Marcus, Plaza Frontenac, 314.567.9811. Bittersweet gold pendant necklace available at Vie, Ladue, 314.997.0124. Shoes, stylist’s own.

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(left) Top, skirt and straw hat available at Retro 101/ Cherry Bomb Vintage, Cherokee Street, 314.762.9722. (right) Vintage dress and red beaded cape available at Retro 101/ Cherry Bomb Vintage, Cherokee Street, 314.762.9722. Hat, stylistâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s own.

Joie floral printed dress available at Neiman Marcus, Plaza Frontenac, 314.567.9811. Beltshazzar Jewels necklace available at Byrd Designer Consignment Boutique, Ladue, 314.721.0766. Otazu bracelet and Robin Haley drop earrings available at Vie, Ladue, 314.997.0124. Special thanks to Elizabeth Parker at Kuhs Farm (kuhsfarm.com). Assistants: Tim Probst, Christopher Williams, Jeremy Gatzert, Kayla Meyers, Angelica Clay.

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THE CARDINALSâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; SECOND BASEMAN AND LEADOFF HITTER, KOLTEN WONG, MAKES WAVES IN AN EXPLOSIVE SEASON FOR THE RED-HOT CARDS. BY AMY DE LA HUNT COVER & INSIDE PHOTOGRAPHY BY WESLEY LAW ART DIRECTION BY AMANDA DAMPF STYLING BY SARAH STALLMANN HAIR/MAKEUP BY VALERIE BROWN

The Cardinals’ 24-year-old leadoff hitter and second baseman defies his fair share of norms: He’s a Hawaiian who loves baseball more than the ocean, a self-described procrastinator whose drive has propelled him to the major leagues and a star batter who channels his fierce aggression to the benefit of the whole team. Wong stepped into the leadoff role following in the footsteps of Matt Carpenter, whose career on-base percentage—the most important stat for the first guy to the plate in a game—is a very respectable .379. At press time, Wong’s was at .347—not bad for a 5’9” player who’s been in the majors since 2013 and has since had the second-highest vote total among second basemen vying for a spot on the All-Star roster. He’ll find out in early July if Cards fans can catapult him to the status of one of the most popular players in the game. Since coming to St. Louis, Wong has developed a taste for some of the local favorite pastimes like visiting breakfast dives and watching hockey. But he’s still “not a big snow person,” and heads back to Hawaii during the offseason, where he stays with his father in his hometown of Hilo. He met his fiancée, Ohio native Alissa Noll, when they were both students at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, and they’re currently in “non-stop” planning mode for a November wedding. In the meantime, the pressure is on for the increasingly clutch Wong—and he wouldn’t have it any other way. ALIVE: What has it been like being the leadoff hitter for the past couple of months? KW: Different. I’ve never really led off before, but I’m starting to get the hang of it. What I want to do is give the guys an idea of what the pitcher has and what he’s trying to do. That’s my job. I want to see as many pitches as possible, and if I get on base, that’s a plus.

ALIVE: What did your dad say after that? KW: I called him, and I could hear that he was kind of choking up when we were on the phone. He was really excited for me. For Father’s Day I actually gave him that ball, and he was pretty excited about that. ALIVE: Does your dad still give you advice? KW: Yeah! I talk to him every single night about the game and stuff that went wrong. ALIVE: Tell us a little about how you grew up. KW: It was baseball 24/7. I really loved the game, and because of my dad coaching older kids when I was growing up, I was always around them and watching them play. I started to fall in love with the game, and he asked me if I wanted to be serious about it. I told him yeah. ALIVE: What position did you play? KW: I was a catcher at the start. That was my dad’s position. During my freshman year in college, the coaches told me I wasn’t catching anymore because of my speed. ALIVE: Does your background as a catcher come in handy? KW: It does—I’m fortunate enough to have been a catcher for a good long time, so I have that catcher’s mindset of what pitch is coming at what time. I can also pick up on pitchers’ tendencies because I caught basically my whole life.

ALIVE: Your dad—who coached you growing up— has been such a strong influence in your career. What does he say about the role? KW: Dad said, “Run with it!” It’s a tough place to be, but I’m up for the challenge and I’m excited. … I still stay aggressive.

ALIVE: Did you think you had a shot at the major leagues growing up in Hawaii? KW: We all knew it was hard for Hawaii-born players to make it. … But I didn’t really let that take away from my dream. I just constantly worked at it. Luckily I had parents who gave everything up for me and my dream. My dad is the main reason I am where I am. In the small town where I’m from, Hilo, there wasn’t really any baseball program until he jumpstarted it. Now baseball’s a big thing.

ALIVE: You came up to the major leagues not long before the 2013 postseason. Was that pretty intense for you? KW: It was fun—I enjoyed it! I love being in clutch situations and being right in the thick of things. It’s something that I was happy to be a part of. ALIVE: Your first major-league home run last June was pretty intense too—it was a grand slam. KW: I’d never hit a grand slam before, even growing up. … It’s something I’ll never forget.

ALIVE: So when you go home, do you get mobbed? KW: I always go and work out with all the kids my dad has on his teams and talk with them. It’s good to give back—we never had people like that when we were growing up, so I want to be that guy for them. ALIVE: Who helped mentor you as you adjusted to the majors? KW: John Jay is one of the biggest guys who helped me grow in the team and learn what was needed to succeed in this club.

ALIVE: If there weren’t a ton of baseball role models in Hawaii, who were your childhood heroes? KW: My favorite player was Jimmy Rollins [a longtime Phillies shortstop now with the LA Dodgers]. He’s a small guy like me. He was out there playing in the big leagues and succeeding. I figured if this guy can do it, then size isn’t a limitation. ALIVE: We’d love to get the stories behind some of your ink. You have some pretty intricate tattoos. KW: The tattoos represent the protection of my family and the tight bond that we have together. I have a Chinese scroll that represents the Wong family symbol. Then on my back I have Proverbs 3:5-6. It’s something my grandma told me that’s stuck with me. “In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy path.” It’s something I live my life by, because in this game, you can’t get down on yourself too much, nor can you be worried about anything. You’ve just got to go out and give your best. ALIVE: Do you have any of your fiancée yet? KW: Not yet. I’m thinking of something I might do on my finger when we get married. She knows I like tattoos and she understands it. ALIVE: You have a tattoo of a ribbon on your forearm to represent your mom’s death from cancer just after you got called up to the Cardinals, and you have her signature on most of your custom-made maple bats. What was her reaction to your major league debut? KW: She was kind of struggling toward the end of everything, but she was super excited about me finally making it. … When I first got called up, she was there in Chicago … and we just cried the whole time. It was a dream that we never thought would come true, but it actually did. It was a blessing at that time. She also got to come to the World Series, so she got to see an important time. Assistants: Justin Cunningham & Jeremy Gatzert Special thanks to Melody Yount, Teryn Schaefer and the St. Louis Cardinals. Cover: Saks Fifth Avenue button-up available at Saks Fifth Avenue, Plaza Frontenac, 314.567.9200. Moods of Norway “Jonas Tonning” blazer and Scotch & Soda pocket square available at 10denza, Central West End, 314.361.1010. Inside: Ralph Lauren denim button-up, Saks Fifth Avenue crew neck sweater and AG dark wash jeans available at Saks Fifth Avenue, Plaza Frontenac, 314.567.9200.

WANDERLUST Your summer roadmap for long weekends in six dynamic cities. Plus, unique, boutique picks for where to rest your head. BY AMY DE LA HUNT

El Cosmico teepees at sunset in Marfa, Texas by Nick Simonite

Marfa TX

A soul-bolstering getaway under the starry Texan sky awaits in this dreamy, eclectic town.

Prada Marfa roadside art installation

Spartan Manor trailer

Prada Marfa photo courtesy of Marfa Ballroom.

Hammock lounge

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Photos by Nick Simonite courtesy of El Cosmico.

STAY: EL COSMICO Wanderers will find a temporary home at this trendy nomadic hotel and campground.

THE WEST TEXAS HIGH PLAINS desert is a welcome contrast to St. Louis’ summer stickiness, but the draw to the tiny community of Marfa is more than meteorological. Celebrities from both coasts discovered it more than 30 years ago, but it remains a semi-sleepy settlement where creative spirits gather to be inspired by art like Donald Judd’s 100 mill aluminum sculptures, best seen at sunrise, or the oft-photographed, thought-provoking roadside installation that mimics a Prada store circa 2005. The current exhibition at Ballroom Marfa highlights what can happen when an artist finds his muse in the unchanging landscape and local materials, as LA artist and photographer Sam Falls did during a 2014 residency. Wearable inspiration can be found in the form of leather cowboy boots, each one taking the Cobra Rock Boot Company two and a half weeks to handcraft, or unique jewelry and clothing from the eclectic boutique Freda. For something a little more out-there, check out the mysterious Marfa lights, a phenomenon that defies conventional explanations, or stay firmly on planet Earth with the Viva Big Bend music festival at the end of July.

The area’s food melds the influences of Mexican cuisine—the breakfasts at the tiny Marfa Burrito, for example, are one of the trendiest meals in town—with healthy fare favored by the yoga-and-meditation set. But there’s also a hefty dose of all-American indulgences like Late Night Grilled Cheese Parlor (weekend nights only at the Museum of Electronic Wonders). When you put all of them together, you get Food Shark, a derelict-looking vehicle offering delicious dishes like falafel in a tortilla, or their BLT, served with the usual ingredients as well as avocado, fresh mozzarella, basil leaves and pasilla chile mayo. Nowhere exemplifies the mentality of Marfa—a dreamy resourcefulness overlaying strong determination—better than the trailers, tepees and tents of EL COSMICO. From the glamping splendor of the Imperial Mansion travel trailer to the simplicity of the unheated 22-foot diameter tepees, the accommodations are designed to help visitors get away from it all. The site’s layout fosters a sense of community, as do events like the Camp Design Build Adventure, July 29-Aug. 3. JULY 2015

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THERE ARE UNLIMITED THINGS to do in the Windy City—and that poses a dilemma: How do you choose among 77 neighborhoods plus countless restaurants, bars, museums and attractions? Locals’ advice is to toss the guidebook and focus on finding the things you enjoy, whether it’s shopping or five-star dining, architecture or underground music. This “live like a local” approach to tourism may take you in interesting directions—even if you mostly stick to the neighborhoods around downtown and the famous Loop. If it’s food you’re into, there’s the $205 prix-fixe tasting menu at Grace, an ultra-luxe American restaurant. Or, for a hip, low-budget counterpoint, there’s Ramen-San, a newly opened noodle house that’s one of the city’s hottest dining spots. If you’re looking to be entertained, check out The Magic Parlour, where “magic and mentalism” are part of an elegant show experience. Or join the throngs of concert-goers on Monday and now Thursday evenings through July 23 for the Downtown Sound series in Millennium Park, with bands playing world music, electronic beats, indie

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pop and classic rock. Another free series in Millennium Park features classical music: The Grant Park Music Festival has concerts every Wednesday, Friday and Saturday through Aug. 22. If you still don’t have a solid idea of what you’d like to explore, sign up for a volunteer-led, uniquely customized two- to four-hour tour from Chicago Greeter ( judging by the popularity of this free service, you’re not alone). A hotel offering a stay for under $100 in the Windy City sounds too good to be true, but LONGMAN & EAGLE offers not one but two of its six rooms for $95—and even better, you’d probably be willing to pay more simply because the rooms are so cool. All the rooms feature clever design elements, custom carpentry and original artwork. They’re a throwback to the days when travelers’ best bet was a room above the Michelin-starred tavern, but the only telltale remnant of those days is the sound of good times going on downstairs. And in that case, the best remedy may be to join in. The location is worth more than the asking price too, with easy access to landmarks like Wrigley Field and Lincoln Park.

Photos by Clayton Hauck courtesy of Longman & Eagle.

STAY: LONGMAN & EAGLE Rooms above a tavern are a welcome throwback in this modern metropolis.

Chicago IL

The bright lights of the big city shine close to home but offer plenty to explore.

Longman & Eagle restaurant

Longman & Eagle bedroom 04

Music photo courtesy of Choose Chicago.

Music in Millennium Park

Longman & Eagle bathroom retreat

Louisville KY

Celebrate the regionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s barbecue and bourbon traditions with a healthy dose of culture to boot.

Proof on Main restaurant

Art installations at the 21c Museum Hotel front desk

"Asleep in the Cyclone" room

Photos courtesy of 21c Museum Hotels.

Whiskey at Garage Bar

STAY: 21C MUSEUM HOTEL A trifecta of art, food and bourbon rewards guests at this boutique hotel.

IN ITS GENTLE AND OH-SO-SOUTHERN WAY, Louisville upends the touristy temptation to “do” a city by packing in as much as possible. It’s a city to contemplate, not conquer, starting with the best-known attraction: whiskey. A third of the world’s bourbon comes from the Louisville area, and properly enjoying the spirit takes time—think sips, not shots. Case in point: The recommended time to drive the nine-distillery Kentucky Bourbon Trail is three days. It’s less time-intensive to visit the Urban Bourbon Trail, an app-guided bar crawl through downtown’s best drinking establishments. One mile-marker is Proof on Main, located inside of 21c Museum Hotel and featuring more than 75 bourbons—some of which are bottled exclusively for the restaurant. While contemplating the whiskey, customers can gaze at exceptional art exhibits also in the hotel (more on that in a moment). For a different kind of art experience, visit Proof on Main’s sister establishment, Garage Bar, where an installation depicting a slow-motion car collision is a commentary on action-packed moments and the viewer’s own mortality. It’s best observed over a bourbon, but the former mechanic shop stocks a vast array of bottled and draft beers too.

Once the contemplative mindset takes hold, it’s easy to carry it with you to other Louisville landmarks. There’s horse racing at Churchill Downs, baseball (and baseball bat production at the famous Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory), the nation’s largest urban forest and more than 100 picturesque parks, especially along the scenic Ohio River. The quintessential Southern cuisine, barbecue, spends hours in the smoker—giving creative chefs plenty of time to think about innovative combinations like the Asian fusion at MilkWood. Right next to fried chicken is butternut mapo tofu, a spicy Chinese dish with edamame and rice. 21C MUSEUM HOTEL combines a contemporary art gallery and top-tier restaurant (Proof on Main) with a 91-room boutique hotel. The name signifies the art collection—all pieces are from the 21st century—and highlights the owners’ vision for a fun, approachable experience. The museum is open 24 hours, seven days a week, with free admission. The hotel’s rooms are a diverse blend: Some are almost standard (albeit deluxe) accommodations, while others, like “Asleep in the Cyclone,” combine site-specific installation art with all the functions of a guest room. JULY 2015

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A PRECIPITOUS DROP in population from 1.8 million to 700,000 gave the Motor City an opportunity for a fresh start, and the city emerging from its urban ruins today is greener than in the past, with parks replacing dilapidated housing and micro-initiatives like the Green Alley Project using a “place-making” strategy to create unexpected bursts of charm in walkable districts. Midtown is the epicenter of the renaissance, with a rich variety of art and cultural organizations: Detroit Institute of Arts, Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History, Detroit Children’s Museum, Michigan Historical Museum and Motown Museum. One of the neighborhood’s most popular happenings is the DLECTRICITY nighttime art and light festival, which brings dozens of artists together to light up buildings and outdoor spaces for two evenings in September. Cars have long been king in Detroit, of course, but more recently the buzz has been around smaller-scale makers like Shinola, where craftspeople create luxury watches by hand in a state-of-the-art factory at the College for Creative Studies and assemble steel-frame bicycles at the flagship

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Midtown store. No less intricate is the handiwork happening on the food-and-drink scene. At Motor City Brewing Works, each beer series has a distinct character, such as the Cass Farm (made using Michigan-grown produce, like apples and pumpkins). Slows Bar BQ in Corktown, the city’s oldest neighborhood, draws dual-minded throngs of devoted diners for both its open-pit barbecue and contemporary public commissioned pieces. Upstairs from the barbecue joint is a two-bedroom inn called HONOR & FOLLY. Its story parallels the renaissance in the rest of the city by showcasing that bigger isn’t always better. The owner’s background in design means the rooms are decorated with simple yet meaningful items from Midwest-based artisans (and many of them are for sale, if you’re in the market for a non-traditional souvenir). Although it’s only a 15-minute walk to downtown, making it out of Corktown could take some effort; with its restaurants and art shops, the neighborhood is a magnet for foodies and shoppers alike.

Photos by Marvin Shaouni courtesy of Honor & Folly.

STAY: HONOR & FOLLY This two-room inn offers a small taste of a big urban renaissance.

Detroit MI

Americaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s comeback town rewards edgy adventurers with its rich history and emerging arts and culinary scenes.

Shinola showroom

Loft-style main room Motown Museum

Shinola photo courtesy of Shinola Detroit.

Breakfast nook at Honor & Folly

Nashville TN

No longer “country-fans-only,” Nashville’s hip, down-home vibe lures in tastemakers from across the Midwest.

Burger Republic in the Gulch neighborhood

Bedroom in The 404 Hotel

Two Old Hippies retail store

Photos courtesy of The 404 Hotel and South City Public Relations.

The 404 Hotel & Kitchen, partially housed in a shipping container

STAY: THE 404 HOTEL & KITCHEN Small but mighty, this new five-room hotel is popping up on national “Best Of” lists.

THE FIRST THING that comes to mind when we think of Nashville is country music (and the Grand Ole Opry’s once-a-week shows are definitely an experience), but the Nashville area is home to every style. East Nashville has an edge when it comes to the indie rock scene, but the downtown clubs offer the most variety. A sure bet is the on-stage action at Robert’s Western World and its next-door neighbor Ryman Auditorium, nicknamed the “mother church of country music.” Equally famous among fans of bluegrass and roots music is The Station Inn, hosting shows since the 1970s; meanwhile, aptly named for its location below Grimey’s New & Preloved Music store, The Basement hosts rock acts. But the must-have experience that crosses musical genres—at a venue so sacrosanct that it kicks out customers for talking too much during sets— is the Bluebird Cafe. Music might be the heart of Nashville, but the city’s stomach gets plenty of love too. Nashville’s signature dish is hot chicken coated with cayenne

batter, fried to order and served with white bread and a pickle. Hattie B’s Hot Chicken and Pepperfire are two of the many eateries that make a tasty version of it, but Prince’s Hot Chicken Shack is the gold standard. For fried chicken without the heat, head to the 64-year-old Loveless Cafe. One of the most amusing dining destinations is Pinewood Social—it’s like having a huge bowling alley in your living room, with a really good bar and restaurant staff at your beck and call. Its owners take a different approach at The Patterson House, an intimate 30-seat speakeasy-style bar. With only five rooms, THE 404 HOTEL barely makes a blip on the radar of most folks who visit Nashville—which is good news for anyone who wants to snag a reservation at this urban oasis. It has a prime location, just a few blocks away from the hustle and bustle of downtown Nashville, and offers upscale dining next door at The 404 Kitchen. Guest room decor is a mix of custom and vintage furniture in shades of black and white, perfectly positioned so the roughly 400-square-foot suites feel bigger than they are.

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AS VISITORS DRIVE into this artistic community, it becomes immediately clear how it got its nicknames: the “Little Switzerland of America” and “The Stairstep Town.” Its mountainside setting means there’s great natural beauty, as well as uncommon attractions. Take for instance the dozen natural hot springs that have been restored to their early 19th century glory, a time when 60-plus mineral springs shaped the community. Ecotourism is on the upswing these days, but Eureka Springs’ reputation for beauty goes all the way back to 1970, when the whole town was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Over the years, the location has faced some challenges too—like when some streets had to be raised, resulting in limestone tunnels that are now a popular subterranean exploration zone. Because Eureka Springs’ reputation as an outdoor destination intersects with its setting near both Bentonville and Branson and the town is known for peace and love, the city draws a wide variety of visitors. As the first city in Arkansas to officially endorse same-sex marriage, it became a popular honeymoon destination among gay couples. Those in search of beautifully illustrated body art appreci-

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ate that tattoo shops share equal billing with antique stores and art galleries in the city’s tourist materials. Athletes are drawn to the preeminent summertime events, which include a triathlon, 100-mile bike ride and 10K run—some do them all in the space of three days. Chocolate-lovers gather for a wintertime festival, along with visitors who want nothing more than solitude with their special someone. The city’s ability to match its diverse visitors with lodging and food options is quite a feat. There’s The Stone House for romance, FRESH for healthy eating, The Cathouse Lounge for burgers and beer, Grandma’s Beans & Cornbread for comfort food and Aquarius Taqueria for those with the munchies. Getting away from it all is easily done when you climb a tree, stretch your body out onto a perfect bed and stare out at the green canopy of an Ozark pine forest. That’s the premise behind TREEHOUSE COTTAGES’ four hand-built Hidden Forest luxury treehouses. Sure, the owners have a similar set of high-end treehouses in the town itself, plus a two-story hillside cottage, but these tucked away treehouses are the ultimate combination of coziness and luxury, with antique furnishings, luxury linens, heart-shaped Jacuzzis and Tiffany chandeliers to boot.

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STAY: TREEHOUSE COTTAGES Tiptop accommodations with luxury amenities are perfect for keeping stress at bay.

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SPEED SESSION AT 20 MINUTES TO FITNESS Having the grace of a ballerina is unnecessary for this barre class. Lengthening stretches and small movements are the fine-tuned exercises that make The Bar Method a challenging, but low-impact workout. Multiple locations, 20minutestofitness.com. MUAY THAI KICKBOXING AT ABSOLUTE MARTIAL ARTS Utilizing the Muay Thai fighting style, the kickboxing classes offered at Absolute Martial Arts use hand techniques similar to boxing, adding in strikes with elbows and knees, and low kicks. This system of martial arts has been taught for thousands of years—resulting in both empowering

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techniques and a strong body. 8822 Gravois Road, Affton, 314.664.0466. MIXED LEVEL CLASS AT THE BAR METHOD ST. LOUIS Having the grace of a ballerina is unnecessary for this barre class. Lengthening stretches and small movements are the fine-tuned exercises that make The Bar Method a challenging, but low-impact workout. Multiple locations, stlouis.barmethod.com. ISOMETRIC HOLDS AT BARRE3 Try the low impact workout that blends ballet with yoga and Pilates. A variety of movements keep the classes fresh and fun. If you can’t make it into the studio, the barre3 online portal gives you

SILKS INTRO AT BUMBERSHOOT AERIAL ARTS If the typical workout routine is getting a little monotonous, turn it upside down. A variety of equipment, ranging from trapeze to silk wraps, gets you working out while suspended in the air. Dance-like and acrobatic in nature, this method will challenge upperbody strength and unleash creativity. 2200 Gravois Ave., Benton Park, 319.669.5754. TOTAL BODY BURN AT BURN 1000 Through a combination of alternating interval and incline training on a treadmill mixed with weight lifting, the ultimate goal of the class is to—you guessed it—burn 1,000 calories. Add energetic music into the the action-packed hour for a workout experience as intense as it is rewarding. 1036 Town & Country Crossing Drive, Town and Country, 636.220.1010. ARGENTINE TANGO AT CENTRAL STUDIO The variety in classes is as mixed as the moves in Zumba. Try out tango or ballet for more traditional dance, or take it up a notch with a

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wellness through yoga, Jane’s House’s classes are focused on reenergizing the mind during practice. Numerous classes are offered throughout the week, and on Sundays you can enjoy yoga on the front lawn. 1112c First Capitol Drive, St. Charles, 636.255.9642. AERIAL YOGA AT LILLY STEELE FITNESS Replacing a yoga mat with a silk hammock sounds more like a relaxing afternoon than it does a workout. At Lilly Steele Fitness, the aerial variation of yoga and Pilates will transform your practice while suspending you in the air. 1301 S. Vandeventer Ave., Forest Park Southeast, 314.604.4904.

JAZZ TECHNIQUE AT THE CITY STUDIO Daily dance classes ranging from hip-hop to jazz will get you moving. Keeping up with the skilled instructors will have you looking like a bonafide dance pro. 4397 Laclede Ave., Central West End, 314.533.4142. CARDIO MAT FUSION AT CLAYTON PILATES STUDIO Instructors certified in the PIlates method lead private and group classes in the full-service Pilates studio. Whether an equipment- or mat-focused class, the gratifying methods use stretches that push and strengthen the body. 8240 Forsyth Blvd., Clayton, 314.721.3616. MOVEMENT LEVEL 1 AT CLIMB SO ILL This rock climbing facility features several different climbing areas, each designed to accommodate varying levels of experience and ability. Beginners be not afraid: Develop skills with classes like Intro to Climbing, Movement and Rope Skills. The Fitness Lab at Climb So iLL offers yoga classes and a running group to encompass all areas of physical fitness and improve climbing performance. 1419 Carroll St., Lafayette Square, 314.621.1700. GROUP TRAINING AT COMPLETE FITNESS RESULTS Whether it’s one-on-one or group personal training, Complete Fitness Results concentrates on “training smart.” Trainers lead you through nutrition education, goal-setting and wellness coaching to ensure you are getting the most out of your fitness routine. 3201 S. Brentwood Blvd., Webster Groves, 314.402.2238. CLUB SALSA AT CONVERGENCE DANCE AND BODY CENTER Step off the treadmill and onto the dance floor. Dance classes will get your feet moving and your heart pumping—an exciting alternative to standard cardio. Take your pick from tango, salsa and swing/ ballroom. 7700 Clayton Road, Suite 120, 314.324.0887. WORKOUT OF THE DAY AT CROSSFIT CWE If you’re looking for a little intensity, visit this CrossFit gym equipped with the essentials for a great workout of the day, or WOD. Get 86

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movement instruction for everything from deadlifts to pull-ups in the group classes. 625 N. Euclid Ave., Central West End, 314.333.1389. CRUSHENDURANCE AT CRUSH CYCLE STUDIO Take indoor cycling up a notch at CRUSH Cycling Studio. Equipped with RealRyder bikes, which are more advanced than regular stationary bikes, you get a range of movements that give emphasis to the core muscles. RealRyder bikes tilt and lean as you ride and give you the feel of an outdoor road bike. 120 Chesterfield Towne Centre, Chesterfield, 636.536.6224. STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING AT EVOLUTION FITNESS Build an individualized fitness program from sport-specific training to holistic life-coaching. A team of specialists, including physical therapists, nutritionists, personal trainers and yoga instructors, will help you expand upon the skills and knowledge needed for a fit life. 5290 Waterman Blvd., Skinker Debaliviere, 314.222.0435. PERSONAL TRAINING AT THE FITNESS EDGE In the bright, private facility at Fitness Edge, clients are provided with consultations to gain understanding of their own needs to reach their goals. Pair that with the knowledge of equipment and amenities like Fit-Flavors meals-to-go for a complete wellness experience. 10571 Old Olive Blvd., Creve Coeur, 314.993.3343. FULL BODY BLAST AT FITNESS FACTORY A visit to this full-service athletic club will give you access to more than 80 cardio and weight training machines. The group class schedule is filled with daily programs ranging from Body Fit Bootcamp and Hardcore Crunch to Yoga for Athletes. 1314 Washington Ave., Downtown, 314.241.2700. BACKSTROKE IN THE LAP POOL AT THE HEIGHTS A membership to The Heights community center grants you access to a gym, swimming pool and basketball courts. Offering group classes like yoga and bootcamp, this family-friendly facility has it all. 8001 Dale Ave., Richmond Heights, 314.645.1476. RESTORATIVE YOGA AT JANE’S HOUSE OF WELL-BEING Designed to provide healing and

HYBRID TRAINING AT NUTRIFORMANCE With the help of personal trainers, physical therapists and dietitians, the programs at NutriFormance blend nutrition coaching and personal training to achieve fitness goals. The 17,000-square-foot facility gives members access to equipment, fitness classes and program-specific professionals. 10407 Clayton Road, Frontenac, 314.432.6103. INTERVAL TRAINING AT ORANGETHEORY FITNESS Using the “Orange Zone” as the goal marker, Orangetheory Fitness combines cardio and strength training to increase endurance while burning between 500-1000 calories each 60-minute workout. 9434 Manchester Road, Rock Hill, 314.736.1170. PILATES ALL EQUIPTMENT CIRCUIT AT PILATES + YOGA STUDIO Put attention into mindful movement at Pilates + Yoga Studio, which offers yoga, Pilates and kettlebell classes. Center yourself in balance and strength at one of the many classes available. Multiple locations, pilatesyogastudio.com BREAKING DOWN THE BARRE AT PURE BARRE Pure Barre offers a total body workout using small movements to isolate, burn, and tone muscles. With the use of the ballet barre, this low-impact workout will work your entire body in just an hour. 8885F Ladue Road, Ladue, 314.721.9300. BIKRAM YOGA AT PURE HOT YOGA ST. LOUIS Crank up the heat at Pure Hot Yoga St. Louis while working through the 26 signature Bikram yoga postures designed for both first-time students and experienced practitioners alike. The sequence of demanding exercises will leave your body feeling balanced and your mind at ease. 6630 Clayton Road, Richmond Heights, 314.644.2226. KETTLEBELL TRAINING AT ROCK WORKOUT Reap the benefits of a personal trainer while keeping costs low. Group training at Rock Workout allows you to focus on the techniques to increase your results within a group

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Central Method or Meridian Stretch class. 5617 Pershing Ave., DeBaliviere Place, 314.280.8054.

BARBELL METHOD AT MAX EFFORT STRENGTH & CONDITIONING This excellent strength, conditioning and powerlifting facility uses intelligent, effective programming to guide you to your fitness goals. Personal training, group classes, and nutrition advising are a few of the services you’ll find at Max Effort Strength & Conditioning. 3101 Bartold Ave., Maplewood, 314.537.1415.

GET THE EDGE! setting while getting personalized attention. 3001 Locust St., Suite 103, Midtown, 314.531.7625. JUMP BOARDING AT SANTÉ AT THE CHASE PARK PLAZA Located in the grandeur of The Chase Park Plaza, Santé’s sleek gym puts an emphasis on wellness, fitness and finding balance between the two. Access to studios, equipment and Chase Park Plaza outlet discounts are among the top perks of working out at this spot in the Central West End. 232 North Kingshighway Blvd., Central West End, 314.633.3020. SLEEK 90 AT SLEEK BODY BOOT METHOD It’s easy to squeeze fitness into your schedule with 112 training sessions offered each month. Tone up, get in shape and work out with a determined group during boot camp workouts. 1721 S. 7th St., Soulard, 314.246.0348. BOOT CAMP AT SHARK FITNESS Boot camp workouts at Shark Fitness are intended to be a challenge. The outdoor programs are suited to those looking to build strength and endurance at any fitness level. sharkfitness.net, 314.822.2773. HIGH-INTENSITY INTERVAL TRAINING AT SHRED415 High-intensity strength training combined with treadmill intervals provides an intense workout and eliminates toxins. Smaller class sizes allow room to do your thing while simultaneously working as part of a team pushing for the same goals. 8384 Musick Memorial Drive, Brentwood, 314.735.0368. POWER HOUR AT TITLE BOXING CLUB Keeping it simple, TITLE Boxing Club has four select workout classes that include boxing and kickboxing “Power Hours.” Choose from 30- 60- and 75-minute classes or personal training sessions in which you’ll master the moves and learn to work the bag. Multiple locations, titleboxingclub.com. YOGAHOUR AT SOUTHTOWN YOGA A variation on a classic, Southtown is best known for its yogahour sessions. With instructors who go through an intensive training program to learn all the poses, classes are fun, music-filled workouts that exert the entire body. At just $7 for many classes, it’s budgetfriendly exercise. 1905 Park Ave., Lafayette Square, 314.353.1004.

ENDURANCE HOUR AT ST. LOUIS’ ORIGINAL SPINNING Hop on one of the stationary bikes at St. Louis’ Original Spinning and cycle your way to fitness. Trained instructors use athletic and motivational coaching techniques to help you get the most out of each class. 524 Hanley Industrial Court, Brentwood, 314.645.7746. EMPOWER VINYASA AT ST. LOUIS YOGASOURCE Using a specific series of techniques, St. Louis YogaSource guides you through your practice for relaxation amid a busy schedule. Open to individuals of varying skill levels, even beginners can discover new possibilities and achieve their goals through yoga. 1500 S. Big Bend Blvd., Richmond Heights, 314.645.9642. THE PUNCHERS CLASS AT SWEAT Give your workout that extra punch with a boxing class at Sweat. Through sparring and conditioning, you’ll get a workout that’s more than the one-two combo. 8011 Maryland Ave., Clayton, 314.725.2714. ROCK GYM 101 AT UPPER LIMITS Push yourself to new heights at one of three Upper Limits locations. Experience doesn’t matter—all levels are welcome, from the skill classes to climbing leagues. Multiple locations, upperlimits.com/st-louis.

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YIN & MEDITATION AT URBAN BREATH YOGA Twist and stretch your body into shape. Classic hatha yoga and flowing vinyasa can be practiced in weekly classes, or on weekend retreats with Urban Breath Yoga. Multiple locations, urbanbreathyoga.com. AQUA AEROBICS AT WELLBRIDGE ATHLETIC CLUB & SPA More than just a gym, Wellbridge is a complete mind and body experience. Wrap up any of the weekly classes with a post-workout swim in the pool. Multiple locations, wellbridge.com. Y60 SLOW FLOW AT YOGA SIX The Yoga Six studios offer hot yoga, vinyasa yoga, specialty yoga classes and fitness classes at a variety of levels. Ease back into the chaos of everyday life in the lounges designed to calm post-practice. M5724 Oakland Ave., Cheltenham, 314.802.7447. For more great listings, visit alivemag.com/health.

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YOUR BEST IN YOUR 30s, 40s and 50s ALIVE has teamed up with top STL doctors to keep you in peak condition at any age.

Each decade brings with it different health needs and priorities, and in your 30s, 40s and 50s, an array of focused health services are available to smooth the yearsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; transitions. Top STL practioners across a variety of specializations showcase how they can keep you looking and feeling your best. ALIVE SPECIAL PROMOTION

Ridenour Plastic Surgery

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“Seeing a smile light up the face of a patient when she sees how we have been able to help her regain a more natural, youthful look is the most rewarding aspect of my career.” One of the nation’s leading facial plastic surgeons, Dr. Brock Ridenour brings with him not only 25 years of experience but board certification in all aspects of facial aesthetics. But one top reason his patients love working with him is because he takes the time to educate them about the pros and cons of both surgical and nonsurgical procedures. To comfortably make these big decisions, it’s important that clients are well-informed about best practices, innovations and product evolutions—all of which Ridenour keeps current on. Clients can also rest assured

knowing that Ridenour understands that procedures need to be carefully selected and tailored to each client’s needs to ensure the best result possible. “Seeing a smile light up the face of a patient when she sees how we have been able to help her regain a more natural, youthful look is the most rewarding aspect of my career,” Ridenour says. Ridenour’s services run the spectrum: skin resurfacing and tightening, hair and tattoo removal, body contouring and the treatment

of unwanted redness and pigment. Men turn to him as well for Botox, hair reduction, eyelid surgery, fillers and CoolSculpting body-shaping. One new treatment clients are seeking out is his Precision Laser Lift, which eliminates “turkey neck” with a one-time, onehour, minimally invasive laser procedure that stimulates collagen production under the skin. Never before have cosmetic procedures been so safe, affordable, painless and quick, and Ridenour’s expertise and care for his clients ensure that your look will truly be timeless.

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“We believe that healthcare must be friendly, fast, simple and affordable.” says Dr. Bruckel.

Unlike most hospital-owned urgent care facilities, which staff nurse practitioners alone, the staff at every TAUC site always includes

a board-certified physician. The TAUC team is adept at performing a wide range of procedures including everything from IV hydration to stitches to lab work to CT scans. Leveraging these technologies keeps the rate of transfer to a hospital under two percent (compared to more than nine percent at other urgent cares). TAUC patients avoid the hassle of waiting days or weeks to be seen by a physician. With a no-wait policy in the “waiting room,” 85 percent of patients are seen, from check-in to check-out, in less than an hour; patients are escorted to a clean room with television and free WIFI to fill out minimal paperwork and to be seen immediately. It is the practical

choice for busy, on-the-go 20 to 50-year-olds, as well as children and seniors. TAUC takes all insurance and is an advocate for those who are uninsured and underinsured by providing affordable services. “We believe that healthcare must be friendly, fast, simple and affordable.” says Dr. Bruckel. TAUC Chesterfield, Town & Country, South County, St. Louis Hills and St. Charles locations are open from 8am-8pm, seven days per week with extended hours at the Webster Groves/Rock Hill location from 6am-10pm. Call 314.656.7899 or visit TAUC.com to learn more.

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In 2008, Dr. Matthew Bruckel founded Total Access Urgent Care (TAUC ®) with the goal of fundamentally improving the broken emergency medicine system. Since inception, TAUC has become the highestrated healthcare system in the greater St. Louis region. Dr. Bruckel rejected the status quo of the ER—long wait times, needlessly expensive bills and impersonal care—by creating a 365-days-per-year practice that fills the service gap between a typical urgent care and the ER while providing fast, compassionate and affordable care.

The Padda Institute “It feels incredible to be able to give someone their life back and to help them feel like a human being again. We know we’re really helping people.”

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The Padda Institute-Center for Interventional Pain Management is a nationally recognized center of excellence for the treatment and management of acute and chronic pain. The Center provides comprehensive inpatient and outpatient treatment plans customized to fit each patient’s individual needs. The Padda Institute treats the entire person, not just the affected area. Pain doesn’t influence a person in an isolated way; rather, it affects them physically, emotionally and psychologically.

The medical staff is supported by a team of experienced providers specializing in pain management; including registered nurses, nurse practitioners, physical and occupational therapists, biofeedback specialists, psychologists, case managers and a family care physician. The team works together as a unit to prevent the downward spiral of living a life with chronic pain. “We work synergistically to restore patients to an acceptable level by reducing their pain, easing

their stress and rehabilitating their bodies,” says Dr. Gurpreet Padda. The Center’s integrative approach to pain management adopts the best techniques offered by allopathic, osteopathic, naturopathic and homeopathic remedies. Its specialists combine state-of-the-art microinvasive techniques with aggressive physical rehabilitation and psychological support to help alleviate the physical and mental suffering of their patients.

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When it comes to women’s health through the years, no one’s a better expert to guide you than these specialists. “We realize that aging, as a natural part of life, can be exciting,” says Dr. Laura Eastep. “Each new decade provides new opportunities to stay healthy, vibrant and sexy. We cannot change the process, but we can help prepare you for each step of the way!” Education is the key to both their success and patients’ loyalty. By empowering women to be in control of the aging process by educating those going through transition points, patients’ health—and happiness—is optimized. “My favorite part of my job is helping women incorporate a healthy lifestyle into their busy lives,” says Dr. J. Lindsay Sillas. “I am always trying to convince women to drink more water, to take the stairs instead of the elevator and to get more sleep. These suggestions may seem insurmountable, but they are vital to promoting wellness.”

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The female-run practice, led by CEO and practicing doctor Dr. Teresa Knight, is also passionate about creating an environment where patients feel comfortable discussing health issues with their doctors. “It is very important to me that every single one of our patients feels like a VIP,” says Knight. “I feel

very much like my patients are my family. Our specialty is very intimate in that we are present during the birth of children, we talk about sex and we provide care for those things that define us as women. That is truly sacred and I want women to be empowered by that.”

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The Orthopedic Center of St. Louis

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“I think we spend a lot of time educating our patients on their injuries—what happened to them, why it happened and how we can best get them back to their activities again,” says Dr. Gross. Athletes—professional and recreational alike—need to be kept in top condition for the field. Dr. Lyndon Gross not only treats but educates them so their bones, tendons, muscles, ligaments and cartilage heal well and stay strong for years to come. “I think we spend a lot of time educating our patients on their injuries—what happened to them, why it happened and how we can best get them back to their activities again,” says Dr. Gross. His focus on treatment and customer service

has led to not just referrals, but patients who stop him on the street to let him know how good they’re feeling. “That’s really rewarding,” he says. “It lets you know you are actually helping people feel better.” Dr. Gross’ practice is on the cutting edge of sports-medicine innovation: He is one of the few surgeons in the area to offer the quadriceps tendon as a graft option for patients for ACL reconstructions. Studies are showing that it’s a great option for weekend warriors and athletes alike. “We are having

great success with our current patient population,” he says. What comes after surgery is just as important as the fix itself. “The therapy and rehabilitation afterward is a huge part of the recovery process and we depend on the patients to be a partner with us every step of the way,” says Gross. He and his staff believe that through their innovation and careful attention to the post-surgery process, they have raised the expectations of orthopedic care.

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Summer Shape-Ups Eight of our favorite fitness & wellness go-tos in STL.

BUMBERSHOOT AERIAL ARTS Bumbershoot Aerial Arts expands your perspectives, inspires new confidence and truly puts the “play” back into life. With quality instruction and a nurturing environment, you’re empowered to get creative and, more importantly, have fun as you climb, swing and dance through the air.

BURN 1000 By combining interval, functional, core and athletic-based training into a one-hour high intensity and highenergy session, participants can fire up their internal furnaces and burn up to 1000 calories. Each class promises to be unique and fun with energetic instructors and upbeat music.

2200 Gravois Ave., St. Louis, MO 63104 314.669.5754 | thebumbershoot.com

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CLIMB SO ILL Climb So iLL aims to educate, challenge and inspire individuals through a unique indoor rock climbing experience. The facility features several different climbing areas, each one specifically designed to accommodate varying levels of ability. Beginners are welcome, and no experience is required.

THE EXERCISE COACH The Exercise Coach offers personal training in a high-tech fitness studio on bio-adaptive computerized equipment perfect for busy professionals and baby boomers. Call today to schedule your four free sessions.

1419 Carroll St., St. Louis, MO 63104 314.621.1700 | climbsoill.com

235 W. Lockwood Ave., Webster Groves, MO 63119 314.764.2451 13456 Clayton Road, Town & Country, MO 63131 314.548.2178 exercisecoach.com

FUEL STRENGTH AND WELLNESS STUDIO See the difference at FUEL, a strength and wellness studio that incorporates group and private training. Advanced testing to identify hormonal, muscular and postural imbalances helps the FUEL team design a customized and fun plan according to your goals. 7901 Clayton Road, Clayton, MO 63105 314.662.4386 | fuelstl.com

RED FITNESS LOUNGE Do you want to get into the best shape of your life? An educated and experienced trainer from Red Fitness Lounge will design a program that fits your goals, weight loss program and activity level. Red Fitness Lounge is redefining exercise and redefining the way you look at healthy living. 139 Carondelet Plaza, Clayton, MO 63105 314.497.8838 | redfitnesslounge.com

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THE J Get all your specialty training—cycling, Reformer Pilates, yoga, TRX, ViPR, boot camps and more—at The J. Outdoor pools and all group exercise classes are included with membership. Your first workout is always free. Creve Coeur & Chesterfield 314.432.5700 | jccstl.org

ST. LOUIS JUICE PRESS Sharing a space with Hot Yoga St. Louis, St. Louis Juice Press is the city’s first dedicated cold-pressed juicery. All of its juice is living food. In addition to individual juices, they offer one-, threeand five-day cleanses. Open daily. 3121 S. Grand Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63118 314.771.1866 | stlouisjuice.com

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the inaugural ULTRA Pride Awards honoring inspiring businesses, nonprofits and individuals who are making a difference in St. Louis’ LGBTQ community. Writer, director and social activist Joan Lipkin, PROMO Executive Director A.J. Bockelman and Vital VOICE CEO/partner Darin Slyman will be recognized at the ULTRA VIP White Party Presented by Bud Light on June 27 at the Public Media Commons in Grand Center.

“After four years of partnering with Bud Light on our ULTRA celebration during PRIDE Weekend, we thought it was time to add another dimension and really recognize some of the iconic members who have done so much over the years for the LGBTQ community,” says ALIVE Editor in Chief Kelly Hamilton. “We’re very excited to be launching these awards with Bud Light in our continued effort to support and highlight the LGBTQ community.”

JOAN LIPKIN, WRITER/DIRECTOR/SOCIAL ACTIVIST/ PRODUCING ARTISTIC DIRECTOR, THAT UPPITY THEATRE COMPANY Bud Light ULTRA Pride Awards Honoree for Personal Achievement Joan Lipkin founded That Uppity Theatre Company in 1989 to put the principles of cultural diversity into innovative theatrical practice and to promote arts-based civic dialogue. That year, she wrote, directed and produced “Some of My Best Friends Are ...”—the first piece of gay and lesbian theater in Missouri. Originally denied coverage by leading media outlets, it became a runaway hit, was voted Best Play of the Year by the Riverfront Times and was extended multiple times. But Lipkin didn’t stop there. She then used the play as an opportunity to petition to overturn Missouri’s Sexual Misconduct Law and founded the Alternate Currents/Direct Currents Series, one of the earliest and longest running LGBTQ performance series in the country. She produces “The Big Fat LGBT Show” that has been touring for almost 10 years to provide both education and entertainment. And, five years ago, she founded the Briefs Festival of Short LGBT Plays, coproduced annually with Vital VOICE. A playwright, lyricist, director, educator, activist and social critic, Lipkin has been featured on network television, National Public Radio, BBC and Associated Press. Her award-winning work has also been published and presented throughout the United States, Canada, Great Britain, Australia and Asia. Lipkin also specializes in creating original work with underrepresented populations including people with disabilities, women with cancer, LGBTQ youth and adults and their families, adolescent girls, people with Alzheimer’s, college students and youth at risk and devises projects nationally. Originally from Chicago, Lipkin is happy to call St. Louis home and recognizes the many strides the local LGBTQ community has made. “I am proud of the support that the LGBTQ community in St. Louis is increasingly providing to other communities that also face significant challenges, like Ferguson,” Lipkin says. “As the late, great Bayard Rustin said, ‘We are all one,’ and our own humanity is compromised when we don’t look beyond our immediate community to the needs of others.”

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A.J. BOCKELMAN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, PROMO Bud Light ULTRA Pride Awards Honoree for Noteworthy Nonprofit As the executive director of PROMO, Missouri’s statewide advocacy group for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) equality, A.J. Bockelman has put a passionate focus on building community partnerships, strengthening the infrastructure of PROMO and creating systemic change in state policy as it impacts the lives of the LGBTQ community. From advocating for Missouri marriage equality to creating a dialogue to end discrimination against the community and, most recently, architecting the merger with the local SAGE affiliate to broaden the scope of PROMO’s efforts, Bockelman works tirelessly in the pursuit of equality for LGBTQ St. Louisans—a community that inspires him very deeply each day. “The broad diversity and overall makeup of St. Louis is really a part of what inspires me,” Bockelman says. “Despite the fact that we have a challenging environment legally, St. Louis still stands out as a beacon. We’ve managed to get the city of St. Louis to a 100 percent rating with Human Rights Campaign’s Municipal Equality Index—which effectively means we have all the basic protections that we could have at the local level— and that’s a part of the community coming together and working collaboratively.” Bockelman joined the PROMO Board of Directors in 2006 and became executive director in 2007. He served on the Human Rights Campaign Board of Governors for five years and was also previously the board chair of the Equality Federation, a national organization of state-based advocacy groups, and is currently on the board of state-based watchdog group Progress Missouri. During the summer of 2011, Bockelman was selected to be a Bohnett Fellow and completed the Harvard Kennedy School of Government program for Senior Executives in State and Local Government. He is also a graduate of the 2013 Leadership St. Louis program from FOCUS St. Louis. Originally from Jasper, Indiana, he now calls South City his home with his husband, Jeromie Jarreau.

DARIN SLYMAN, CEO/PARTNER, VITAL VOICE Bud Light ULTRA Pride Awards Honoree for Outstanding Business After a 15-year career in fashion journalism, Darin Slyman was introduced to Vital VOICE newspaper in 2008 by then-publisher Pam Schneider. In 2009, Slyman became the publisher of Vital VOICE and over the next year, shifted the news-driven paper into the well-respected lifestyle and current events magazine it is today. The magazine officially kicked off a new era of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered media in St. Louis. Despite challenges and critics along the way, Slyman has stayed true to his vision of the role Vital VOICE plays in the LGBTQ community in St. Louis and beyond. In 2011, Slyman brought on James Lesch, an intern who would become his most trusted confidant and sounding board. Four years later, Lesch is now partner and publisher of Vital VOICE. Slyman and Lesch have always shared the same vision to evolve with the community and the times as a media outlet that reflects the modern LGBTQ society. In 2014, Vital VOICE Media expanded to Kansas City, broadening its reach to most major cities in Missouri as the state’s leading LGBT life and style publication. With a solid team and a clear vision, Slyman remains an optimistic, open-minded leader with a keen eye for seeing things that will grab your attention. “Vital VOICE is really a representation of how the LGBTQ community has evolved as well,” he says. “We’ve really made amazing strides, especially over the last five years, in freedoms, liberties and equality. There’s still a lot of work to do, but I really think we’re headed toward a sense of freedom.” Tickets are still available for the ULTRA VIP White Party, presented by Bud Light. Visit 2015Ultra.eventbrite.com. A portion of ticket proceeds will go to the ULTRA Pride Awardees’ charities of choice.

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Taking the Queen (Out to Breakfast)

The owners of Herbie’s Vintage ’72 open a chess-themed hotspot in the CWE’s epicenter. CONTINUED P.100

Bagel & lox from Kingside Diner

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Taking the Queen (Out to Breakfast) The crew from Herbie’s Vintage ’72 conquers breakfast with Kingside Diner.

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FIRST THERE WAS THE CHESS CLUB

and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis. Then, the World Chess Hall of Fame emerged. Now on Maryland Avenue, a block east of Euclid, is a chess-themed cafe. As a campus for one of the most widely played games in the world, the Central West End is not only charming, but full of competitive spirit (local and international alike)—and if there’s one other area besides chess that the neighborhood is known for, it’s food. continued on p.102

From left going clockwise: bacon, bagel & lox, waffled french toast, trout & greens salad, corned beef hash.

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When Herbie’s Vintage ’72 owner Aaron Teitelbaum opened Kingside Diner in April, he filled a local niche for full-service morning dining and expanded into a lunch and dinner segment that won’t siphon off customers from his higher-end restaurant. And fortunately for those of us who haven’t yet mastered the difference between a rook and a bishop, navigating the Kingside Diner experience doesn’t take any chess savvy at all. The only strategy required is deciding between breakfast (served all day) and the rest of the menu. ABOUT

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The menu’s headline dishes are a mix-and-match medley of six ingredient combinations that can be ordered as omelets, burritos or flatbreads. The spiciest combo—chorizo and pepper jack, plus green peppers, tomatoes and green chili salsa—is a surefire brunch favorite. Chorizo also makes appearances in the slinger and in the biscuits with sage gravy, and the signature breakfast sandwich tops ham, bacon and sausage with chipotle aioli. But this is far from being a TexMex menu: Executive chef Chris Vomund satisfies the quintessential cravings for eggs, pancakes, oatmeal and corned beef hash while also mixing in a few tasty experiments like quinoa pancakes and waffled French toast. The liquor license wasn’t in place at the time of this review, but the plan is for a full bar to serve traditionally beloved brunch-enhancing beverages. The bloody marys are bound to be just as good as they are at Herbie’s. Settling for caffeine instead of alcohol wasn’t that much of a hardship, though, since the coffee is a custom blend made by local roaster Ronnoco Coffee. OTHER MEALS AND DEALS Every good diner has

its signature dishes, and Vomund has positioned early favorites across the board at Kingside. The daily blue plate specials—including pot roast, fried chicken and meatloaf—are comfort food classics. Among the hot entrees, Grandma Rosie’s rolled cabbage—a handful of thumb-sized rolls of beef wrapped in cabbage leaves and topped with a golden raisin-tomato sauce—is a trip down memory lane for anyone with family ties to Central or Eastern Europe. The unusual combination satisfies a sweet-and-savory craving, and the bed of mashed potatoes adds a bonus carb rush. But there’s also Thanksgiving All Year, a hot sandwich with turkey and all the trimmings piled onto sourdough bread. Even the burger is a contender thanks to the hand-formed patties, chock full of onions and garlic. Order it topped with bacon, cheddar and a fried egg, and you could make a very good case for having it for breakfast. The salads defy the norm: Kale, for example, is dressed with olive oil and lemon juice, then topped

with spiced pepitas, grilled cauliflower and ricotta salata. The field greens with smoked trout and horseradish aioli come surrounded by triangles of pita, perfect for either a light lunch or a sharable snack while waiting for the kiddos to finish their chess lessons. And for the chess players themselves, the floats and shakes will be popular post-match rewards for solid effort, win or lose. The 90-seat dining room is full of TVs tuned to sports and news—unless there’s a chess tournament going on, when they can be used for live telecasts and viewing parties. A private room is set aside for occasional chess lessons in case the diner’s decor inspires non-players to take the plunge in a setting that’s a bit more casual than the chess club next door.

KINGSIDE DINER 4651 Maryland Ave. • 314.454.3957 Entrees $8-$15 Hours Sun.-Thur. 6am-10pm, Fri.-Sat. 6am1:30am Top dish The classic slinger gets the royal treatment with chorizo chili and pulled pork. Best place to perch In the morning sunshine on the rooftop patio. Insider tip In a clever to-go combination, Kingside Diner unites the speed of a coffee counter with the flexibility of a fast-casual eatery—everything on the menu can be ordered in advance for pickup.

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Yo Ho Ho...

The Mixologist takes a fresh look at rum.

by MATT SORRELL AMERICAN WHISKIES continue to be all the rage, and although I love a fine bourbon or rye whiskey myself, many other spirits out there also deserve some attention. Like, for instance, rum. Too many tipplers think of rum as being a super light, almost vodka-esque spirit, good for bumping up their cola but little else. However, this age-old liquor is extremely versatile, and one of the most wide-ranging spirit styles in terms of flavor.

One of the first distilled spirits (some say the first), rum, or at least a crude sugarcane-based predecessor, might have initially appeared a thousand years ago in Pakistan. Or, as author and rum historian Wayne Curtis says, “maybe not”: The history and exact origin of the spirit is definitely—pardon the pun—fluid. The first sugarcane distillate was reportedly produced in Barbados in the early 1650s, though many experts say it was undoubtedly present in the Caribbean well before then. Distilling rum was a way for sugar producers to use the waste product of their business, namely molasses, that would otherwise have been dumped in the sea. They couldn’t even give the viscous, sticky stuff away until some erstwhile genius discovered this sugary sludge easily fermented, and distilled the result. Although we now think of whiskey as the quintessential American spirit, rum actually landed on these shores long before anyone whipped up a batch of corn mash. The early colonists drank rums from the islands or made their own from imported molasses from the get-go. They employed the spirit as a remedy for a variety of ills and even used it as a form of currency. Of course, the British had been big fans of rum for years prior to this: The British Navy provided its sailors rum rations from 1665 until 1970 (for more on the English rum tradition, check out the sidebar). The vast majority of rums are still made from molasses, but though they have similar origins,

the resulting spirits run the gamut of textures and tastes. Rums made in the Spanish tradition, such as those from Puerto Rico, tend to be distilled in column stills and are sometimes filtered with charcoal, akin to the famed Lincoln County process used by Tennessee whiskey-makers. These rums are often on the lighter side but can be complex, sweet and spicy, perfect candidates for what is arguably the most well-known rum-based cocktail, the daiquiri. There is also a small number of rums that aren’t created from molasses at all but instead use sugarcane juice as their base. These are usually lumped under the aegis of the French tradition, and hail from islands that were once under the French flag, like Martinique. These rums—referred to as rhum agricoles—are often distilled in cognac stills and have the same funk found in the rums of the English tradition, though not quite as heavy. Brazil also has a rum made from sugarcane juice, known as cachaça, that is similar to rhum agricole. You might have encountered it as the main ingredient in the caipirinha, the national drink of Brazil. In my opinion, there are few spirits, outside of maybe gin, that have such a wide range of flavors as rum does. The next time you’re at your friendly neighborhood liquor store, do yourself a solid, peruse the rum aisle and pick up a bottle and experiment a bit with it. Happy summer sipping.

2 oz| dark rum WHAT I’M DRINKING NOW: SHERRY I’m messing around a lot with sherry currently. It runs the gamut from sweet to nutty to ultra-dry and makes for an amazing cocktail ingredient.

A graduate of the BarSmarts Advanced course, he recently attended the BAR five-day course in NYC, where he achieved a BAR certified rating.

He has worked at several bars around town and currently can be found behind the bar at Planter’s House in Lafayette Square.

He and his wife, Beth, also own Cocktails Are Go!, which provides libation education and bartender services.

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The English tradition of rum-making is one of the oldest. These potent potables are generally created in pot stills and, as a result, are fuller-bodied and heavier. They hail from islands that were at one time under English rule, like Jamaica, Barbados and the Demerara region of Guyana. They have a certain funkiness about them that makes for a nice solo sipper with an ice cube or two, or as the basis for cocktails. These rums can be employed in drinks that normally feature darker spirits like whiskey. One of my favorite ways to enjoy these types of rums is in this creative variation on an old fashioned:

Rum Old Fashioned

Matt Sorrell has been a Dining and Spirits Contributing Editor for ALIVE for the past four years (and an ALIVE writer for seven).

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.5 oz| dark simple syrup** 2 dashes | Regan’s Orange Bitters 2 dashes| Angostura Bitters 1 | orange peel Stir all ingredients with ice. Strain into an iced rocks glass. Garnish with an orange peel. **For the dark simple syrup, put equal parts water and turbinado sugar in a small saucepan on low heat. Stir until the sugar is incorporated. Remove from heat and let cool, then bottle and refrigerate.

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AL’S RESTAURANT A St. Louis landmark featuring award-winning steaks and seafood. Dinner Tue.Sat. 1200 N. 1st St., 314.421.6399. $$$ BAIKU SUSHI LOUNGE An experiential sushi menu, including fresh fish flown in from Hawaii. Lunch Tue.-Fri.; dinner Tue.-Sun. 3407 Olive St., 314.896.2500. $$ BAILEYS’ RANGE Creative takes on burgers, boozy milkshakes and craft sodas. Lunch and dinner daily. 920 Olive St., 314.241.8121. $$ BLOOD & SAND A members-only spot boasting bold and exciting creations in the kitchen and behind the bar. Dinner Mon.-Sat. 1500 St. Charles St., 314.241.7263. $$$ BREWHOUSE AT THE HYATT Known for their selection of local beers and tasty

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food menu, Brewhouse’s historical space features state-of-the-art TVs and sound for fans who prefer watching the game barside. Open daily for lunch and dinner. 315 Chestnut St., 314.259.3270. $$ BRIDGE A large craft beer and wine list with small plates, sandwiches and salads. Lunch and dinner daily. 1004 Locust St., 314.241.8141. $$ CAFÉ VENTANA An extensive lunch selection, as well as sandwiches, beignets and pastries to have with your coffee. Open daily. 3919 W. Pine Blvd., 314.531.7500. $ B CIELO Quality Italian cuisine, dynamic beverages and stunning views. Open daily. 999 N. 2nd St., 314.881.5800. $$$ B THE DARK ROOM A progressive wine program with a menu of small plates, plus rotating photo exhibits. Dinner Tue.-Sun.

615 N. Grand Blvd., 314.531.3416. $$ DEATH IN THE AFTERNOON Internationally inspired cafe fare in the heart of Citygarden. Brunch Sat.-Sun.; lunch Mon.-Fri. 808 Chestnut St., 314.621.3236. $$ B DIABLITOS CANTINA Fresh, authentic Mexican cuisine with more than 100 types of tequila, some house-infused. Lunch and dinner daily. 3761 Laclede Ave., 314.644.4430. $ HARRY’S Great food, happy hour and view of the Arch with a casual atmosphere. Lunch Wed.-Fri.; dinner Wed.-Sat. 2144 Market St., 314.421.6969. $$

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Tazé Mediterranean Street Food SAUCE ON THE SIDE Gourmet calzones featuring fresh ingredients and sauces. Lunch and dinner Mon.Sat. Multiple locations, eatcalzones. com. $

LUCAS PARK GRILLE A seasonal menu featuring soups, salads and New American entrees. Lunch and dinner daily. 1234 Washington Ave., 314.241.7770. $$$ B

SMALL BATCH A vegetarian restaurant and whiskey bar serving small plates and entrees. Brunch Sat.-Sun.; lunch Fri.; dinner daily. 3001 Locust St., 314.380.2040. $$ B

MANGO Upscale Peruvian food and cocktails in a chic loft setting. Lunch Mon.-Sat.; dinner Mon.-Sun. 1101 Lucas Ave., 314.621.9993. $$

SYBERG’S Approachable riffs on surf & turf and Americana. Lunch and dinner daily. Multiple locations, sybergs.com. $$

MIKE SHANNON’S STEAKS AND SEAFOOD A St. Louis landmark serving upscale American cuisine. Lunch Mon.-Fri.; dinner daily. 620 Market St., 314.421.1540. $$$

STREET FOOD Urban dining meets vibrant Mediterranean dishes. Lunch and dinner daily. 626 Washington Ave., Unit 103, 314.254.7953. $

OVER/UNDER Upscale sports bar located near the biggest sports venues. Lunch and dinner Sun.-Sat. 911 Washington Ave., 314.621.8881. $$ PAPPY’S SMOKEHOUSE Memphis-style slow-smoked meats dressed with Pappy’s signature barbecue sauces. Lunch daily; dinner Mon.-Sat. 3106 Olive St., 314.535.4340. $$ PICKLES DELI Classic sandwiches and on-the-go eats. Breakfast and lunch Mon.-Fri. Multiple locations, picklesdelistl.com. $ ROSALITA’S CANTINA A Wash Ave. outpost offering Tex-Mex favorites. Lunch and dinner daily. 1235 Washington Ave., 314.621.2700. $$

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THREE SIXTY On the rooftop of The Hilton at the Ballpark with spectacular views, cocktails and small plates. Dinner daily. 1 S. Broadway, 314.241.8439. $$$

LAFAYETTE SQUARE/ BENTON PARK/ CHEROKEE STREET/ SOULARD BAILEYS’ CHOCOLATE BAR Savory and sweet items served up in a ro-

mantic atmosphere. Open daily. 1915 Park Ave., 314.241.8100. $ BENTON PARK CAFE An extensive breakfast menu, including breakfast pizzas, burritos and omelets, plus a full array of lunch and dinner entrees. Open daily. 1900 Arsenal St., 314.771.7200. $ BLUES CITY DELI A charming turn-of-the-century storefront with an expansive menu of sandwiches, salads and po’ boys. Lunch Mon.Sat.; dinner Thur. 2438 McNair Ave., 314.773.8225. $$ BOGART’S SMOKEHOUSE Smoky, Memphis-style barbecue with generous portions. Lunch Mon.Sat.; dinner Fri.-Sat. 1627 S. 9th St., 314.621.3107. $$ CHAVA’S Mexican outpost known for large portions and tangy margaritas. Lunch and dinner daily. Multiple locations, chavasmexican.com. $ ELEMENT Small plates and entrees with a variety of flavors, created by a collaborative chef team. Lunch and dinner Tue.-Fri.; dinner Sat. 1419 Carroll St., 314.241.1674. $$ ELEVEN ELEVEN MISSISSIPPI Culinary fusion via Tuscany and NoCal. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Fri.; dinner Sat. 1111 Mississippi Ave., 314.241.9999. $$$ FRANCO Rustic French fare made modern. Dinner Mon.-Sat. 1535 S. 8th St., 314.436.2500. $$$

JAX CAFE An eclectic menu of gourmet variations on American comfort food. Lunch and dinner Wed.-Sat.; Brunch Sun. 2901 Salena St., 314.449.1995. $ B LAREDO A delicious mix of classic and fusion Mexican cuisine. Lunch and dinner Tue.-Sun. 2001 Park Ave., 314.231.9200. $$ LONA’S LIL EATS The home of the giant rice paper wrap features healthy Asian-inspired cuisine with soul-food flare, using only fresh ingredients and made-from-scratch sauces and seasonings. Lunch and dinner Tue-Fri., dinner Sat. (Sat. lunch at Soulard Farmer’s Market). 2199 California Ave., 314.925.8938. $ MELT Upcycled cafe-diner favorites like waffles, specialty alcoholic drinks and milkshakes in mason jars. Breakfast and lunch Fri.-Sun., dinner Tue.-Sat. 2712 Cherokee St., 314.771.6358. $ B MOLLY’S Southern Creole favorites with one of STL’s largest outdoor patios. Lunch and dinner Mon.Sat.; brunch Sun. 816 Geyer Ave., 314.241.6200. $$ B THE MUD HOUSE This hip, friendly cafe serves breakfast, lunch and housemade pastries until late afternoon and don’t forget the coffee. Breakfast and lunch daily. 2101 Cherokee St., 314.776.6599. $ B THE PEACEMAKER LOBSTER & CRAB CO. Kevin Nashan’s new

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HIRO ASIAN KITCHEN Bold and diverse flavors in dishes like bahn mi and kimchi. Brunch Sun.; lunch and dinner Tue.-Sun. 1405 Washington Ave., 314.241.4476. $$ B

restaurant serves up East Coast comfort food, including lobster rolls, crab boils and steamed mussels. Lunch Sun.-Fri.; dinner daily. 1831 Sidney St., 314.772.8858. $$$ PIZZEOLI A Soulard gem serving up authentic and vegetarian Neapolitan-style pizza. Lunch and dinner Tue.-Sat. 1928 S. 12th St., Soulard, 314.449.1111. $$ PLANTER’S HOUSE Featuring an extensive hand-crafted cocktail list and specialty entrees. Dinner Tue.-Sun. 1000 Mississippi Ave., 314.696.2603. $$$ PW PIZZA Classic pies and one-ofa-kind recipes with a focus on fresh, seasonal ingredients. Lunch and dinner daily. 2017 Chouteau Ave., 314.241.7799. $$ REVEL KITCHEN All-natural, local foods and smoothies that are paleo-friendly and gluten-free. Lunch daily; brunch Sat.-Sun. 2837 Cherokee St., 314.932.5566. $ B THE SHAVED DUCK Cozy atmosphere, live music and meats smoked spot-on. Lunch and dinner Tue.-Fri.; dinner Sat. and Mon. 2900 Virginia Ave., 314.776.1407. $$ SIDNEY STREET CAFE Long-standing favorites, like lobster turnovers, and local dishes featuring Missouri lamb and pork. Dinner Tue.-Sat. 2000 Sidney St., 314.771.5777. $$$

unique margaritas and 34 kinds of tequila. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sun.; brunch Sun. 4140 Manchester Ave., 314.775.0775. $$ B NEW THE BBQ SALOON A long-awaited addition to the barbecue scene, The BBQ Saloon serves up the best of barbecue and whiskey in the Central West End. Lunch Tues.-Fri., dinner Tues.-Sun. 4900 Laclede Ave., 314.833.6666. $$

BRASSERIE BY NICHE Casual French bistro dining with an evolving menu, impressive beer list and classic desserts. Dinner daily. 4580 Laclede Ave., 314.454.0600. $$$ B CAFÉ OSAGE Eat healthy and local at this Bowood Farms addition, complete with the fresh taste of homegrown ingredients. Breakfast daily; lunch Mon.-Sat. 4605 Olive St., 314.454.6868. $$ B CENTRAL TABLE FOOD HALL A dining experience like no other with seven display kitchens and locally sourced food. Breakfast and lunch Mon.-Fri.; dinner Tue.-Sat. 23 S. Euclid Ave., 314.932.5595. $$

SPARE NO RIB Fresh barbecue favorites fused with Latin American flavors. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat. Multiple locations, sparenorib.com. $ SQWIRES A seasonal menu featuring fresh interpretations of American classics. Lunch and dinner Tue.-Sat.; brunch Sat.-Sun. 1415 S. 18th St., 314.865.3522. $$ B

DRUNKEN FISH Japanese sushi lounge with everything from tuna tataki to traditional rolls. Lunch and dinner daily. Multiple locations, drunkenfish.com. $$

VIN DE SET French cuisine served under the stars at the rooftop bar and bistro. Lunch Tue.-Fri.; dinner Tue.-Sun. 2017 Chouteau Ave., 314.241.8989. $$$ B

EAU BISTRO Masterfully crafted dishes enhanced by locally grown and organic produce and a 300-bottle wine list. Brunch Sun.; dinner Tue.-Sat. 212 N. Kingshighway Blvd., 314.633.1000. $$$ B

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ELAIA & OLIO Middle Eastern and Mediterranean dishes featured in the fine-dining Elaia and the more casual wine bar atmosphere at Olio. Dinner Wed.-Sat. at Elaia; lunch and dinner daily at Olio. 1634 Tower Grove Ave., 314.932.1088. $$$/$$

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BIXBY’S Located on the second floor of the Missouri History Museum with breathtaking views of Forest Park. Brunch Sun.; lunch Mon.-Sat. 5700 Lindell Blvd., 314.361.7313. $$ B

CRÊPES: ETC. An upscale patisserie serving crepes and a variety of pastries, soups and sandwiches. Breakfast and lunch daily. 52 Maryland Plaza, 314.367.2200. $ B

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GAMLIN WHISKEY HOUSE More than 300 whiskeys accompanied by fine steaks and small plates. Lunch and dinner daily; brunch Sat. and Sun. 236 N. Euclid Ave., 314.875.9500. $$$ B HERBIE’S VINTAGE ’72 Contemporary American cuisine in an elegant atmosphere. Dinner daily; brunch Sat.-Sun. 405 N. Euclid Ave., 314.769.9595. $$$ B

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THE KITCHEN SINK Known for their unique sandwiches, The Kitchen Sink serves anything from breakfast delights to desserts. This quaint spot will be your new favorite place for good comfort food. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. 255 Union Blvd., 314.454.1551. $$ B LAYLA Middle Eastern and Mediterranean fusion with shawarma, shakes and craft cocktails. Lunch and dinner daily. 4317 Manchester Road, 314.553.9252. $$ B NATHALIE’S A farm-to-table concept with foods sourced from Overlook Farm. Brunch Sun.; dinner Wed.-Sun. 4356 Lindell Blvd., 314.533.1580. $$$ B OLD STANDARD An American comfort-food-focused hot spot boasting a menu of fried chicken, American whiskeys and simple cocktails. Lunch and dinner daily. 1621 Tower Grove, 314.899.9000. PANORAMA The Saint Louis Art Museum’s restaurant features local ingredients and undeniable artistry. Brunch Sat.-Sun.; lunch Tue.-Sun; dinner Fri. 1 Fine Arts Drive, 314.655.5490. $$$ B PI Creative cocktails and delicious San Fran-style pizza. Lunch and dinner daily. Multiple locations, restaurantpi.com. $$ SAMEEM AFGHAN RESTAURANT Hearty Middle Eastern cuisine rich with lamb, rice, veggies and authentic Afghan spices. Lunch and dinner Tue.-Sun. 4341 Manchester Ave., 314.534.9500. $$ SANCTUARIA Fresh pan-Latin tapas paired with a world-class menu

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of handcrafted cocktails. Dinner Tue.-Sun. 4198 Manchester Ave., 314.535.9700. $$$ SCAPE AMERICAN BISTRO A wide range of New American dishes with a great happy hour. Brunch Sun.; dinner Tue.-Sat. 48 Maryland Plaza, 314.361.7227. $$$ B SCOTTISH ARMS Scottish fare, including the best-selling lamb burger, with an extensive single-malt list. Brunch Sun.; lunch Mon.-Fri.; dinner daily. 8 S. Sarah St., 314.535.0551. $$ B

SOHO RESTAURANT + LOUNGE Sophisticated Southern cuisine and cocktails. Brunch Sun.; dinner Wed.-Sat. 4229 Manchester Ave., 314.932.5554. $$ B SUB ZERO More than 300 vodka labels with a sushi bar and buildyour-own burger menu. Lunch and dinner daily. 308 N. Euclid Ave., 314.367.1200. $$ TASTE Small plates and handcrafted cocktails made with strong attention to detail. Dinner daily. 4584 Laclede Ave., 314.361.1200. $$ TAVERN OF FINE ARTS Fine wines, seasonal appetizers and small plates, surrounded by art from local artists. Lunch Sat.; dinner Mon.-Sat. 313 Belt Ave., 314.367.7549. $

SOUTH CITY/ HAMPTON/ THE HILL AYA SOFIA Exotic Turkish and Mediterranean cuisine combining Middle Eastern, Greek and southern Italian styles. Brunch Sun., lunch and dinner Tue.-Fri.; dinner Sat.-Sun. 6671 Chippewa St., 314.645.9919. $$ B BAIDA Authentic Moroccan eats, from tajins to couscous and pastries. Lunch and dinner Tue.-Sun. 3191 S. Grand Blvd., 314.932.7950. $$$ CORVID’S CAFE Coffee drinks along with panini and pizzas. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. 5001 Mardel Ave., 314.481.1522. $ B THE DAM Unique burgers and new-American dishes served with homemade sauces. Brunch Sun.; lunch and dinner daily. 3173 Morgan Ford Road, 314.771.3173. $ B FARMHAUS Edgy Southern and Midwestern locavore food from chef

Kevin Willmann. Lunch Mon.-Thur.; dinner Tue.-Sat. 3257 Ivanhoe Ave., 314.647.3800. $$ GIOVANNI’S ON THE HILL Family-owned restaurant serving classic authentic Italian dishes in a friendly atmosphere. Dinner Mon.-Sat. 5201 Shaw Ave., 314.772.5958. $$$ LOCAL HARVEST Seasonal dishes made with sustainable, local products. Dinner Fri.; brunch Sat.-Sun. 3137 Morgan Ford Road, 314.772.8815. $ B LULU’S LOCAL EATERY A brickand-mortar of the popular food truck serving up sustainable and fresh dishes. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat. 3201 S. Grand Blvd., 314.300.8215. $ THE PURPLE MARTIN Mediterranean fare, from flatbreads to Tunisian chickpea stew. Dinner Tue.-Sat. 2800 Shenandoah Ave., 314.898.0011. $$ ROOSTER European breakfast and brunch fare served up in a modern, urban cafe. Open daily. Multiple locations, roosterstl.com. $ B THE ROYALE A tavern-style restaurant with drinks named for different parts of the city. Lunch and dinner daily. 3132 S. Kingshighway Blvd., 314.772.3600. $$ RUSSELL’S CAFÉ A cozy cafe focusing on seasonal ingredients. Breakfast and lunch Tue.-Sun.; dinner Tue.-Sat. Multiple locations, russellscafe.com. $ B SASHA’S A hip wine bar with tasty small plates and crepes. Lunch and dinner daily. Multiple locations, sashaswinebar.com. $$ B THREE FLAGS TAVERN Rustic atmosphere with rich, bold flavors of elegant comfort food cooking. Dinner Mon- Sat.; lunch Tues.-Fri; brunch Sat.-Sun. 4940 Southwest Avenue, 314.669.9222. $$$ B TRATTORIA MARCELLA Authentic Italian cuisine featuring a wide variety of plated options with a lengthy wine list. Dinner Tue.-Sat. 3600 Watson Road, 314.352.7706. $$ TREE HOUSE RESTAURANT Contemporary vegetarian offerings with Latin American and Vietnamese influences. Lunch Tue.-Fri., dinner Tue.-Sun; brunch Sat-Sun. 3177 S. Grand Blvd., 314.696.2100. $$ B

UNIVERSITY CITY/ THE LOOP BLUEBERRY HILL Joe Edwards’ flagship restaurant, known for its beer selection and great burgers. Lunch and dinner daily. 6504 Delmar Blvd., 314.727.4444. $ CICERO’S A wide variety of pizza, Italian entrees and desserts with 55 beers on draught. Lunch and dinner daily. 6691 Delmar Blvd., 314.862.0009. $$ ECLIPSE Moonrise Hotel rooftop spot with innovative American fare. Open daily. 6177 Delmar Blvd., 314.726.2222. $$ B FORK & STIX Northern Thai cuisine featuring spicy curries and cooling coconut milk with plenty of charm. Lunch and dinner Tue.-Sun. 549 Rosedale Ave., 314.863.5572. $ FRIDA’S This meatless cafe dishes out vegetarian and vegan-friendly smoothies, soups, sandwiches and more. Lunch daily; dinner Tue.Sat. 622 North and South Road, 314.727.6500. $ MISSION TACO JOINT Tacos with a twist, with fillings like roasted duck, grilled cactus and chile-grilled local tofu. Lunch and dinner Tue.-Sun. Multiple locations. $

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MOMOS Mediterranean tapas in a festive setting. Lunch Mon.-Sat.; dinner daily. 630 North and South Road, 314.863.3511. $$ PEACOCK DINER Fresh takes on diner food with beautiful retro-inspired decor. Open all day, every day. 6261 Delmar Blvd., 314.721.5555. $ B PÚBLICO The delicious flavors of Central and South American cuisine are enhanced by the hand-crafted cocktails. Dinner daily Tue.-Sun. 6679 Delmar Blvd., 314.833.5780. $$ SALT + SMOKE Find slow-smoked barbecue, craft beers and fine bourbons. Lunch and dinner Tue.-Sun. 6525 Delmar Blvd., 314.727.0200. $$ SEOUL TACO Korean-influenced tacos, quesadillas, burritos and gogi bowls made with a choice of marinated meats. Lunch and dinner daily. 6665 Delmar Blvd., 314.863.1148. $ TAVOLO V Neapolitan-style pizza and modern Italian cuisine, served in

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CLAYTON/ LADUE/ RICHMOND HEIGHTS 5 STAR BURGERS Gourmet burgers with grass-fed, hormone-free beef or other patties. Lunch and dinner daily. Multiple locations, 5starburgersstl.com. $$ AVENUE Contemporary American, plus a unique menu of wines, cocktails and espresso drinks. Open daily. 12 N. Meramec Ave., 314.727.4141. $$ B

CITY COFFEEHOUSE & CRÊPERIE Sweet and savory crepes, Belgian waffles and more. Breakfast and lunch daily. 36 N. Brentwood Blvd., 314.862.2489. $ B COASTAL BISTRO & BAR Freshfrom-the-coast oysters and low-country cuisine. Stop by during happy hour for oyster shooters. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat. 14 N. Central Ave., 314.932.7377. $$$ COMPANION Acclaimed for fresh ingredients and signature sandwiches and soups. Breakfast and lunch daily. Multiple locations, companionstl.com. $ THE CROSSING A seasonal menu of farm-to-table fare. Lunch Mon.-Fri.; dinner Mon.-Sat. 7823 Forsyth Blvd., 314.721.7375. $$$ CRUSHED RED Bake-and-chop shop serving pizzas and salads made with fresh ingredients. Lunch and dinner daily. Multiple locations, crushed-red.com. $ DEMUN OYSTER BAR The ultimate destination for seafood enthusiasts with fresh oysters from the West Coast. Lunch Sat.-Sun; dinner Tue.Sun. 740 DeMun Ave., 314.725.0322. $$$ B

BARCELONA A see-and-be-seen spot to nosh on Spanish tapas. Lunch Mon.-Sat.; dinner daily. 34 N. Central Ave., 314.863.9909. $$ B

FOX AND HOUNDS TAVERN Classy pub spot at the Cheshire reminiscent of Scottish tastes. Stop in for a drink and bite to eat. Dinner daily. 6300 Clayton Road, 314.647.7300. $$

BAR LES FRÈRES French cuisine with a rotating menu and an intimate, romantic atmosphere. Dinner Mon.-Sat. 7637 Wydown Blvd., 314.725.8880. $$

GIOVANNI’S KITCHEN A family-friendly spot with classic Italian plates coming from a scratch kitchen. Lunch Mon.-Fri.; dinner daily. 8831 Ladue Road, 314.721.4100. $$

BASSO The Cheshire’s sleek basement pub has 32 draft beers, Italian wines and wood-fired pizzas. Dinner Mon.-Sat. 7036 Clayton Ave., 314.932.7820. $$$ BOCCI WINE BAR An eclectic wine selection highlighted by a revamped menu. Lunch and dinner Mon.Fri.; dinner Sat. 16 N. Central Ave., 314.932.1040. $$ BONEFISH GRILL Seafood restaurant with a refreshing menu. Open for lunch and dinner daily. 8780 Eager Road, 314.918.1649. $$$ BRIO TUSCAN GRILLE Delicious, affordable Tuscan-inspired fare in a charming atmosphere. Lunch and dinner daily. 1601 S. Lindbergh Blvd., 314.432.4410. $$ B

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HALF & HALF Quaint cafe renowned for inventive recipes with fresh, seasonal ingredients. Open Tue.-Sun. 8133 Maryland Ave., 314.725.0719. $$ B I FRATELLINI Fine Italian dining with an intimate atmosphere and mouth-watering entrees and desserts. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Fri.; dinner Sat. 7624 Wydown Blvd., 314.727.7901. $$$

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THE LIBERTINE Josh Galliano reimagines comfort food at this Clayton eatery. Dinner Tue.-Sun. 7927 Forsyth Blvd., 314.862.2999. $$

CYRANO’S CAFE Famous for desserts like cherries jubilee and the World’s Fair Eclair. Lunch and dinner daily. 603 E. Lockwood Ave., 314.963.3232. $$ B

NADOZ A bakery-cafe with an expansive coffee menu and juice bar. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. 12 The Boulevard, 314.726.3100. $ B NICHE An award-winning bistro with a fabulous menu of American cuisine. Dinner Mon.-Sat. 7734 Forsyth Blvd., 314.773.7755. $$$ PASTARIA Gerard Craft’s fresh approach to Italian dining, featuring housemade pastas, pizzas and gelato. Brunch Sat.-Sun.; lunch and dinner daily. 7734 Forsyth Blvd., 314.862.6603. $$ B THE RESTAURANT AT THE CHESHIRE Seasonal American fare featuring wood-fired meats and seafood in a beautifully restored building. Open daily. 7036 Clayton Road, 314.932.7818. $$$ B RUTH’S CHRIS Steaks and seafood in a fine dining atmosphere, or the more casual R Bar lounge. Dinner daily. Multiple locations, ruthschris. com. $$$ TANI Sushi bistro with traditional and fusion-style rolls. Lunch Mon.Fri.; dinner Mon.-Sat. 16 S. Bemiston Ave., 314.727.8264. $$

KIRKWOOD/ MAPLEWOOD/ WEBSTER GROVES 612 KITCHEN & COCKTAILS A 1920s-inspired lounge with a diverse menu, draught beers and cocktails. Dinner Wed.-Sun.; lunch Sat. and Sun.; brunch Sun. 612 W. Woodbine Ave., 314.965.2003. $$ B ACERO Traditional, seasonal Italian cuisine, with a multi-course tasting menu. Dinner Mon.-Sat. 7266 Manchester Road, 314.644.1790. $$$

J. BUCK’S A Clayton staple for business lunches and happy hour. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Fri.; dinner Sat. Multiple locations, jbucks.com. $$

BILLY G’S American and Italian dishes with St. Louis-style pizza and in-house smoked barbecue. Open daily. 131 W. Argonne Drive, 314.984.8000. $$

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THE BLOCK Restaurant, butcher and bar with a farm-to-table concept. Lunch Mon. and Fri.; dinner

FORT TACO Quick, authentic Mexican food, including traditional salsas, fried tacos and enchiladas. Lunch and dinner daily. 8106 Manchester Road, 314.647.2391. $ KATIE’S PIZZA & PASTA Hand-crafted pizzas and pastas made with seasonal ingredients. Brunch Sat.-Sun.; lunch and dinner daily. 9568 Manchester Road, 314.942.6555. $$ B MAI LEE RESTAURANT Traditional Chinese and Vietnamese dishes. Lunch and dinner Tue.Sun. 8396 Musick Memorial Drive, 314.645.2835. $$ MAYA CAFE Pan-Latin cuisine with housemade salsas and margaritas and live music regularly. Lunch Mon.-Sat., dinner daily. 2726 Sutton Blvd., 314.781.4774. $$ MILAGRO MODERN MEXICAN Quality Mexican cuisine and cocktails in a festive and friendly atmosphere. Lunch and dinner Tue.-Sun. 20 Allen Ave., Ste. 130, 314.962.4300. $$ OLYMPIA Greek classics like gyros, spanakopita and kebabs with traditional baklava. Lunch and dinner daily. 1543 McCausland Ave., 314.781.1299. $$ A PIZZA STORY A twist on Italian, featuring unique pairings of fresh, organic ingredients. Brunch, lunch and dinner Tue.-Sun. 7278 Manchester Road, 314.899.0011. $$ B THE POST SPORTS BAR & GRILL Find your finger-food fix at this new sports bar and grill. Lunch and dinner daily. 7372 Manchester Road, 314.645.1109. $ RANOUSH Classic Middle Eastern cuisine like shawarma and falafel. Lunch and dinner daily. Multiple locations, ranoush.com. $$ ROBUST Navigate an impressive wine list and pair vino with unique tasting plates. Lunch Mon.-Sat.; dinner daily. Multiple locations, robustwinebar.com. $$ B STRANGE DONUTS A hit combination of doughnut-shop classics and

unique creations. Multiple locations, strangedonuts.tumblr.com. $$ B SOUTHWEST DINER Diner classics with a New Mexican twist and plenty of spice and color. Breakfast and lunch daily. 6803 Southwest Ave., 314.260.7244. $ WATER STREET Excelling in specialty and vintage cocktails with an enticing menu of small plates. Dinner Mon.-Sat. 7268 Manchester Road, 314.646.8355. $$

Italian, including housemade pastas and brick-oven pizzas. Lunch Mon.Fri.; dinner Mon.-Sat. 14426 Clayton Road, 636.333.1015. $$ PATRICK’S Serving a range of delicious foods from flatbreads to steaks, this bar and grill is known mostly for their fresh fish and seafood dishes. Lunch and dinner daily. 342 West Port Plaza Drive, 314.439.0505. $$

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PRASINO Sustainable in decor and dining, Prasino’s offerings range from lamb meatballs to gooey butter cake. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. 1520 S. 5th St., 636.277.0202. $$ B

ANNIE GUNN’S Known for heartwarming dishes and seasonal specials. Lunch and dinner Tue.-Sun. 16806 Chesterfield Airport Road, 636.532.7684. $$$

SUGARFIRE SMOKE HOUSE Inspired barbecue using local meat and veg. Lunch and dinner daily. Multiple locations, sugarfiresmokehouse.com. $

BALABAN’S Swing by to pick up a bottle of wine or to enjoy a French bistro-style meal. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat.; brunch Sun. 1772 Clarkson Road, Chesterfield, 636.449.6700. $$ B

SUSHI HOUSE Classic Japanese food and sushi accompanied by private karaoke rooms for a memorable meal. Open for lunch and dinner daily. 17265 Chesterfield Airport Road, 636.778.3232. $$

BELLA VINO Expansive tapas menu with high-end wines in the heart of historic St. Charles. Lunch and dinner Fri.-Sun.; dinner daily. 325 S. Main St., 636.724.3434. $$ B

THE TAVERN KITCHEN & BAR Contemporary American cuisine served in a sophisticated setting. Dinner daily. 2961 Dougherty Ferry Road, 636.825.0600. $$$

CIRCLE 7 RANCH Fun appetizers and hand-patted hamburgers, with the added benefit of private table taps. Lunch Fri.-Sun.; dinner daily. 14412 Clayton Road, 636.220.9707. $

THREE KINGS Upscale pub fare with a global twist. Lunch and dinner daily. Multiple locations, threekingspub. com. $$

EDGEWILD RESTAURANT AND WINERY A unique twist on American comfort food expertly paired with premium wines. Lunch and dinner daily. 550 Chesterfield Center, 636.532.0550. $$ FIT-FLAVORS Pre-made healthy meals to go for those who want to eat healthy without the hassle. Open daily. Multiple locations, fit-flavors. com. $

TRAINWRECK SALOON Neighborhood tavern that serves hearty American meals with a Western spin. Multiple locations, trainwrecksaloon. com. $

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HENDRICKS BBQ St. Louis barbecue and cocktails in the Moonshine Blues Bar. Lunch and dinner daily. Multiple locations, hendricksbbq. com. $$ KIM CHEESE Korean-Mexican-American fusion served through burritos, burgers and authentic Korean dishes. Lunch and dinner daily. 13435 Olive Blvd., 314.485.1408. $ MARCELLA’S MIA SORELLA Cozy

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After ending the group’s hiatus in 2009, American pop-rock band Train has been putting out hit after hit. During their stop in St. Louis, fans can look forward to music from recent albums like “Bulletproof Picasso” and “California 37.” Tickets at livenation.com (14141 Riverport Drive, Maryland Heights). FALL OUT BOY AND WIZ KHALIFA July 14, Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre

Rock and hip-hop share a stage at this unique performance featuring Fall Out Boy playing music from 2015’s “American Beauty/American Psycho,” and Wiz Khalifa performing hits from albums like “O.N.I.F.C.” and “Blaac Hollywood.”

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Dave Matthews Band has been attracting millions of fans around the globe for decades now. Plan to hear well-loved songs from albums like “Away from the World,” “Busted Stuff” and “Before These Crowded Streets.” Tickets at livenation.com (14141 Riverport Drive, Maryland Heights). ROB THOMAS July 15, Peabody Opera House

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Known for hit songs “We Rode in Trucks,” “Country Man” and “Someone Else Calling You Baby,” country superstar Luke Bryan only continues to draw more of a fan base. Don’t miss his huge summer shows on the “Kick the Dust Up” tour. Tickets at livenation. com (14141 Riverport Drive, Maryland Heights). STEELY DAN WITH ELVIS COSTELLO AND THE IMPOSTERS July 22, Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre

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Rock ’n’ roll legend Graham Nash of Crosby, Stills, and Nash fame is finally back in St. Louis for a one-of-a-kind show. Expect to hear the musician perform some of his best work from albums like “Déjà Vu” and “CSN,” as well as from solo albums like “Earth & Sky.” Tickets at thepageant.com (6161 Delmar Blvd., The Loop). VANS WARPED TOUR July 27, Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre

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Smooth-singing Grammy Award-winner Sam Smith quickly rose to stardom with with souful singles like “Lay Me Down,” “Stay With Me” and “Like I Can.” Don’t miss the British musician as he performs on his latest tour. Tickets at thechaifetzarena.com (1 S. Compton Ave., Midtown). CHICAGO AND EARTH, WIND & FIRE July 31, Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre

Big-band-influenced rock group Chicago has been successfully touring since the late 1960s. And now, the band is back at it, playing hits like “Saturday in the Park” and “If You Leave Me Now.” Don’t miss funkrock band Earth, Wind & Fire also bringing its soulful style to the stage. Tickets at livenation.com (14141 Riverport Drive, Maryland Heights).

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OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY AND TWO BOYS AND THE LOVE DOLL May 1-Aug. 16, Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis

“Occupational Therapy” takes a look at psychological issues and how they can be defined or interpreted through various forms of art including sculpture, painting, drawing,

installations, performance and more. Artist Laurie Simmons uses a female love doll and male CPR dolls in her latest explorative photo series, “Two Boys and the Love Doll.” More info at camstl.org (3750 Washington Blvd., Grand Center). WIRE PIECES AND 64 THREEPART PIECES May 1-Sept. 12, Pulitzer Arts Foundation

The newly reopened Pulitzer presents “Wire Pieces,” which features the use of line and multi-layered sculptural pieces, as well as “64 Three-Part Pieces,” a collection of Fred Sandback’s early sculptures and sketches. More info at Pulitzerarts.org (3716 Washington Blvd., Grand Center). GOODS June 5-Aug. 28, Center of Creative Arts

A unique exhibit from Jenny Murphy makes viewers think about consumption and anti-consumption. The site-specific installation uses common household items to thought-provoking effect. More info at cocastl.org (524 Trinity Ave., University City).

Senufo. More info at slam.org (1 Fine Arts Drive, Forest Park). LET THEM EAT ART July 10, Downtown Maplewood

On Bastille Day, downtown Maplewood boasts a wide variety of artwork by local artists; crafts and wares from local shops; music and plenty of food. More info at cityofmaplewood.com (Maplewood).

BIENNIAL FACULTY EXHIBITION July 17-Aug. 16, Craft Alliance Center of Art + Design

Admire some of the best craft and textile work from the teacher-artists of Craft Alliance Center of Art + Design in this highly anticipated, biennial exhibit. More info at craftalliance.org (6640 Delmar Blvd., The Loop).

Artist and Mad Art Gallery Director Carrie Becker captures miniature dioramas through photography, enlarging them through the lens to proportions that seem life-size. Explore her entrancing rooms that reflect hoarding, dilapidation, and ruin in this must-see show (4735 McPherson Ave., Delmar). HONOR AWARDS 2015 June 6-July 23, Art Saint Louis

The annual Honor Awards exhibit takes place again this summer at Art Saint Louis. Expect to witness award-winning pieces in different media like sculpture, painting, ceramics and more. More info at artstlouis.org (1223 Pine St., Downtown). SENUFO: ART AND IDENTITY IN WEST AFRICA June 28-Sept. 27, Saint Louis Art Museum

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CBABI BAYOC POP-UP July 24-Aug. 1, SOHA Studio and Gallery

With an acronym name that stands for Creative Black Artist Battling Ignorance, artist Cbabi Bayoc takes on important issues, using bold colors, a lot of dimension and bold characters in his artwork. More info at sohastudioandgallery.com (4915 Macklind Ave., South Hampton). OF SMALL ROOMS June 5-July 11, William Shearburn Gallery

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Theater/ Dance HOLIDAY INN July 6-8, The Muny

Based on the classic 1942 film of the same name, Irving Berlin’s “Holiday Inn” is full of classic musical numbers such as “Easter Parade,” “Steppin’ Out With My Baby” and “Shakin’ the Blues Away.” Tickets at muny.org (1 Theatre Drive, Forest Park). THE SKIN OF OUR TEETH July 16-26, Clayton Community Theatre

This three-part play tells the story of the Antrobus family from New Jersey and looks at mankind and its meaning throughout the plot. Don’t miss this production by Thornton Wilder, one of America’s most well-recognized playwrights. Tickets at placeseveryone. org (6501 Clayton Road, Clayton). BUDDY: THE BUDDY HOLLY STORY July 13-19, The Muny

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STAGES St. Louis shows off this comedic story from Broadway’s golden age, featuring gangsters, socialites and Cole Porter’s songs “I Get a Kick Out of You” and “It’s De-Lovely.” Tickets at stagesstlouis.org (111 S. Geyer Road, Kirkwood). INTO THE WOODS July 21-27, The Muny

Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s Broadway sensation—recently turned into a blockbuster film—now hits The Muny stage. Show-goers will follow classic fairytale characters in “Into the Woods” and enjoy tunes like “No One is Alone” and “Last Midnight.” Tickets at muny.org (1 Theatre Drive, Forest Park). MOVE LIVE ON TOUR WITH DEREK AND JULIANNE HOUGH July 24, The Fabulous Fox

Dancing is redefined when siblings Julianne and Derek Hough team up for the MOVE Live on Tour show. Expect bold costumes, huge dance moves and spectacular choreography. Tickets at fabulousfox.com (527 N. Grand Blvd., Grand Center). BEAUTY AND THE BEAST July 29-Aug. 7, The Muny

Academy Award-winning musical “Beauty and the Beast” takes over The Muny, and guests both young and old get to sing along with popular Disney music (think, “Be Our Guest”) and enjoy the love story between a beast and a determined young woman. Tickets at muny.org (1 Theatre Drive, Forest Park). THE FURTHER ADVENTURES OF HEDDA GABLER July 31-Aug. 9, Ivory Theater

Wacky, wild and weird describe the antics of the plot, characters and twists and turns in this unique play. It all starts with one death that leads to a series of peculiar circumstances. Tickets at stlshakespeare.org (7622 Michigan Ave., Carondelet).

Literary/ Speaking LESBIAN READING GROUP July 16, Left Bank Books

This month, the group will discuss author Roxane Gay’s “Bad Feminist: Essays.” The book explores Gay’s personal journey being female, as well as many issues affecting women in society today. More info at left-bank. com (399 N. Euclid Ave., Central West End). SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL READS July 21, Left Bank Books

Learn about “The Tragedy of Arthur,” in which Arthur and his twin sister become owners of an unknown

Shakespeare play during this month’s Shakespeare Festival reading session. More info at left-bank.com (399 N. Euclid Ave., Central West End). NOVEL IDEAS READING GROUP July 22, Left Bank Books

The Novel Ideas reading group this month discusses “Station Eleven,” a story about civilization’s collapse and a group of nomadic folks who try to keep their humanity and art alive. More info at left-bank.com (399 N. Euclid Ave., Central West End).

Charity MUCKFEST MS July 11, Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55

Don’t miss one of the biggest mud-covered 5Ks and obstacles around during Muckfest MS, which benefits the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. Tickets at nationalmssociety.org (1540 Herky-Horine Road, Pevely). SLIDE THE CITY July 11-12, Downtown

Help out local charities and enjoy one of the longest slip and slides around, straight through the heart of Downtown St. Louis. Plan for live music, food, water games and much more. Tickets at slidethecity.com (Market Street, Downtown). FIELD TO FORK July 18, Bellecourt Manor

The ultimate farm-to-table event put on by Heartlands Conservancy

celebrates cuisine made from locally grown, fresh ingredients. Meet the hard-working hands behind your meal with growers and farmers present to talk STL agriculture. More info at heartlandsconservancy.org (225 E. A St., Belleville, IL). CARDINALS GAME FUNDRAISER July 26, Busch Stadium

Support Ronald McDonald House of St. Louis by simply being a St. Louis Cardinals fan. Fundraiser tickets for the Sunday Cards v. Braves day game include hot dog and soda vouchers—the perfect summer baseball package. More info at rmhcstl.com (700 Clark Ave., Downtown).

Special Events LANTERN FESTIVAL: MAGIC REIMAGINED May 23-Aug. 23, Missouri Botanical Garden

Prepare to be amazed by the stunning light displays set up throughout the Garden. The festival showcases some of the best silk and steel designs influenced by lanterns throughout China. More info at missouribotanicalgarden.org (4344 Shaw Blvd., Shaw). FAIR SAINT LOUIS July 2-4, Art Hill

Full of fireworks, food, music, games and so much more, Fair Saint Louis again heads to Forest Park in 2015. Expect to hear acts like Natalie Stovall and the Drive, Parmalee,

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Chris Young, Melissa Etheridge, Blondie and Kool & the Gang. More info at fairsaintlouis.org (Art Hill, Forest Park). VEILED PROPHET PARADE July 4, Forest Park

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Celebrate Independence Day by heading to Forest Park to witness the Veiled Prophet Parade in action as it winds through the area with huge floats, musicians and more in its 133rd year. More info at vpparade. org (Forest Park). FREEDOM 4 MILER & FAMILY FUN RUN July 4, Forest Park

Supporting soldiers during the Fourth of July, the Freedom 4 Miler & Family Fun Run celebrates the holiday, supports troops and brings the family together for a worthwhile event. More info at stlsports.org (Forest Park). STL SUMMER FEST July 10, MX District

St. Louisans’ favorite summer celebration, this year’s free event includes photo booths, DJs, speakers and entertainment throughout the night, and boasts the best eats, booze and music in town. Tickets at stlsummerfest.eventbrite.com (Washington Avenue). JAZZ HISTORY BICYCLE TOUR July 11, The Harold & Dorothy Steward Center for Jazz

Led by the president and CEO of Jazz St. Louis, the Jazz History Bicycle Tour starts on Washington

Avenue and winds around the city with a focus on STL’s deep-rooted connections to jazz. More info at trailnet.org (Washington Ave., Grand Center). THREE STOOGES NIGHT July 13, Schlafly Bottleworks

With free admission, plenty of great beer options and hilarious episodes of “The Three Stooges,” this regular event is a great draw for fans of slapstick humor and terrible haircuts. More info at schlafly.com (7260 Southwest Ave., Maplewood). WORLD NAKED BIKE RIDE July 18, The Grove

Don bikinis, body paint or nothing at all during the World Naked Bike Ride event, which starts at HandleBar. Don’t skip out on the festivities before and after the ride! More info at wnbrstl.org (4127 Manchester Ave., The Grove).

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ST. CHARLES COUNTY FAIR July 28-Aug. 1, Rotary Park

When the annual county fair comes to St. Charles this month expect food, displays by 4-H members, rides, animal exhibits and much more throughout the weekend. More info at stcharlescofair.org (Rotary Park, St. Charles).

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FOCUS St. Louis honored the organizations and people who are leading the way for game-changing innovation and betterment in the St. Louis area. 1 Thomas Adams, Deborah Patterson and Kelvin Carter 2 Robert Peterson and Greg Lukeman 3 Brad Liebman, Mackenzie McCullah, Margaret McDonald, Greg Lukeman, Amanda Galloway and Justin Scarbrough 4 Executive Director Yemi Akande-Bartsch 5 Katherine Con Allen and Scott Caswell

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St. Louisans donned their most impressive hats and sipped Maker’s Mark mint juleps while keeping an eye on the race and playing a horse race dice game. 1 Kerrie Knoll and Chris Lanter 2 Co-owner Lucas Gamlin dons a rubber horse head while sipping on a Maker’s Mark Mint Julep 3 Nikki and Dustin Parres 4 Matt Leonard, Jody Johnson and Melissa Leonard

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As winter’s chill left the city, fitness enthusiasts came out to The Fitness Edge for the third annual Spring Fitness Day. They enjoyed healthy food from Frida’s and Fit-Flavors and met with vendors from Supplement Superstores, European Wax Center and Hard Tail Clothing. In addition, The Fitness Edge raised more than $21,000 for Friends of Immigrants & Refugees of St. Louis (FIRST). 1 The Fitness Edge owner Mike Jaudes with special guest Guy Phillips from Y98

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The perfect spring shopping spree for mothers and daughters, Huffords’ Pre-Mother’s Day Brunch featured food, delicious drinks, live music and discounted jewelry in a benefit for Lydia’s House, which provides transitional housing for abused women and children. 1 Mary Grace Weimer, Jenny Weimer and Stacey Workman 2 Karen Kirk and Dan Hufford

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Archetypes

Mary Ellen Ponder

A conversation with Mary Ellen Ponder, Chief of Staff for Mayor Francis Slay. A native St. Louisan, Ponder got into politics when a lobbyist took her under her wing during an AmeriCorps fellowship focused on young people. She began working on campaigns for politicians who focused on issues for young adults and teens. Ponder joined Slay’s staff after he recruited her to work on his 2009 re-election campaign as deputy campaign manager, and then became his chief lobbyist before working on his next re-election campaign. After then serving as his director of operations, Ponder became Slay’s (and St. Louis’) first female chief of staff in February. Ponder’s days begin early: By 7am, she’s finished her work emails and prepped for her day. Back-to-back meetings fill her calendar with issues relating to operations, relationshipbuilding and legislation. The payoff though, she says, is working on issues that directly impact St. Louisans—especially the city’s young people. What is your current frame of mind? Very positive and forward-looking. Where are you happiest? My happy place is sticking my feet into a body of water— especially if there is sand underneath.

What is your favorite smell? The changing of the season, like from winter to spring. It’s hard to describe the smell, but I love it. What is one word that describes you? I would say “determined.” What did you eat for breakfast today? A cold Jimmy Dean Delights breakfast sandwich. I left it in the microwave too long. It was horrible. What trait do you admire most in others? I would have to say courage. What or whom is the greatest love of your life? My husband. We’re newly married, so it’s fun to say “my husband.” If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be? I’d be taller. I wouldn’t have to wear such tall heels. What do you consider your greatest achievement? Probably getting this job. If you were to die and come back as a person, who would you be? Nadia Comaneci. She got the first perfect 10 in gymnastics history. I wanted to be her when I was little. What is your most treasured possession? It would have to be a letter from my father. What is your greatest extravagance? Mani-pedis. What is your greatest fear? Heights. Who are your favorite writers? I like Hunter S. Thompson a lot; of course the Brontë sisters; and I’d have to say T.S. Eliot. What are your favorite hobbies? Reading and swimming. ALIVE MAGAZINE | JULY 2015

If you could have dinner with one person, dead or alive, who would it be? Frederick Douglass. Which historical figure do you most identify with? Elizabeth Cady Stanton. She’s partially what made me want to get involved in politics. What is something interesting that you have just learned? I learned today that we will be introducing some legislation to reform our business code and make it easier to start a business in the city. I thought we’d have to wait another few months, but it seems to be ready. What are you most looking forward to? Well, going to France for the first time ever. I’m going to go to the Riviera between Christmas and New Year’s for my honeymoon. What is something that you still want to learn? I still want to learn about the financing of development deals. I know the basics, but I want to learn the ins and outs. What is one thing you want to do before you die? Visit every state in the United States. If you could say something to your younger self, what would it be? “Hold on.”

Interview by Krystin Arneson Photography by Wesley Law ‘Archetypes’ are off-the-cuff interviews with St. Louis' most inspiring, well-known personalities based on the 19th century Parisian parlor game known as the Proust Questionnaire.

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