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Searching for the Homeless, Deep in Old North

t 4:30 a.m., the abandoned Greyhound bus station in Old North St. Louis is exactly the kind of place the searchers want to go. Empty beer cans and shattered bottles cover the ground outside. A space in the wall, already pried open, reveals nothing but early morning darkness. “OK. The entrance is over here,” Lamont Kollore tells the small group. “So let’s go in and see if they’re here.” About 80 volunteers, divided into teams of two to five, woke well before dawn on Thursday, January 28, and fanned across the city. Their task is to find and survey as many of St. Louis’ homeless as possible. The annual census or “pointin-time count” is required by the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development, or HUD. It’s not an easy job, and it is not without consequence. HUD will use the data collected by these blearyeyed good Samaritans as it decides the city’s share of federal dollars for homeless services. The agency typically funnels between $10 million and $11 million through the St. Louis City Continuum of Care to dozens of organizations that work with the city’s most vulnerable residents. The volunteers recorded 1,312 homeless people last year, including 112 living outside or “unsheltered,” and those numbers are surely low. If there are in fact more unsheltered homeless in the city, it would be good to find them — money for services will follow. And so the searchers are tasked with finding people who are hiding. To do it, they must scour the skeleton of St. Louis’ former glory: Forgotten schools with crumbling Continued on pg 10 roofs, aban8

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Volunteers search a vacant north St. Louis warehouse for homeless on Thursday morning during a city-wide count. | DOYLE MURPHY

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ore than a month after Nicholas Gilbert’s violent death in police custody, the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department says it has signed an approximately $130,000 contract to mount recording cameras in all holding cells. The department plans to begin installing the cameras in early March. Arrested in December for supposedly trespassing in a vacant house, Gilbert allegedly used his own sweatpants to fashion a noose and was preparing to hang himself in his holding cell when a group of officers intervened. The 27-year-old, who was reportedly homeless, fought back against the officers, and during the struggle his head hit a concrete bench. Gilbert was pronounced dead that night. Gilbert’s death raised familiar and troubling questions, and not just about how police treat inmates. It also put the spotlight on how police departments use cameras — or, in this case, how they don’t. Indeed, the official account of Gilbert’s death came not from surveillance footage but from the testimony

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Coming soon to a St. Louis city jail cell near you. | STILL BURNING/FLICKR of the officers involved. The cameras pointed at the holding area were built only for monitoring, not recording, which meant the critical footage of Gilbert’s death existed only at the moment that it flashed by on some computer screen. Then it was gone. Reports of Gilbert’s death were followed by a protest featuring family members as well as Black Lives Matter activists, who saw the treatment of the young white man as part of a broader pattern of unchecked police abuses. The officers’ accounts also didn’t sit well with Gilbert’s mother, who claimed that her son had been beaten to death. “They killed our kid,”

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Nelson Perez (right) and Kara Born carry gift bags for the homeless out of Places for People shortly after 4 a.m. | DOYLE MURPHY doned houses, overgrown lots. They go early in hopes of finding people before they’ve risen and disappeared into the day’s traffic. The ultimate goal is to figure out who’s out there and what they need to find a regular place to stay, says Irene Agustin, chief program manager for the city’s division of homeless services. Stable housing, especially when coupled with supportive services, can cut down on a web of health and social problems that are aggravated by the stress of looking for a bed each night. “And if you look at it from a dignity standpoint, it’s a lot more dignified,” Agustin says. Volunteers meet at 4 a.m. at Places for People, an organization that targets mental health problems and their myriad ramifications, such as chronic homelessness. Piles of blankets and gift bags stuffed with socks, hand warmers, toothbrushes and snacks await them. They’ll use these as goodwill offerings during their early morning encounters. This year’s count committee chair, Tony Hilkin of Places for People, advises them one last time to stick together, do their best and be kind. “Be as person-first as possible,” Hilkin says as the volunteers head out the door. 10

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The old Greyhound station is the first stop for the Old North City team. The five members click on their flashlights and squeeze between wall studs into the first floor. “Hello,” calls Nathan Dell, a 26-year-old Places for People outreach specialist. Collapsed ceiling panels and debris cover the carpeted floors. In an upstairs room, they find bedding tucked away in a corner. A ball cap and a few personal items are arranged on a counter, but whoever stayed here is already gone. Undeterred, they head off for a string of abandoned buildings along North 14th Street. They again find signs of squatters — plywood boards that have been pried off doors, gloves on a porch — but no people. A quick search among leftover railroad trestles stacked in the weeds across from Interstate 70 turns up a cache of pints but little else. At 6 a.m., the crew heads to Sunrise Ministries on North 13th Street near Cass Avenue to meet Hilkin and a half-dozen other volunteers. Men are just leaving the shelter, and the volunteers offer them coffee and donuts as they begin their surveys. Some of the men brush past. “I want to go home,” an older man in a hooded coat says.

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Tony Hilkin advises volunteers to stick together, do their best and be kind. “Be as person-first as possible.” Leroy Johnson, 45, pauses to talk and sip some coffee. He’s staying at Sunrise while he tries to save up enough from his Social Security benefits to rent an apartment. Alcohol has been a problem in the past, he admits, but he says he’s been sober for a month and a half. “I go to classes — A.A.,” he says. He’ll spend the rest of the morning at the St. Patrick Center, where he’ll eat breakfast and maybe take classes or talk to a counselor. He wants an apartment, but he’s managing, he says. “It’s OK,” Johnson says. “You just have to be good and not get into trouble.”

Dell announces the old PruittIgoe site will be the team’s next stop. Committee members had considered asking police to fly over in a helicopter to take stock from the air because of trepidation over what may lie in the wooded ruins. Instead, Dell and 38-yearold Nelson Perez of Guardian Angel Settlement Association have arranged to meet two plainclothes officers and walk in on foot. The grounds were once home to the city’s most infamous housing projects, a nightmare complex that was eventually blasted to the ground in the mid 1970s. It’s now an urban forest, interrupted only by the hum of an on-site electrical station and fading stretches of broken concrete. Dell, Perez and the officers follow footprints through the brush in the morning’s first light. “It’s so weird,” Perez says as he passes over a forgotten manhole cover. “There used to be like 32 buildings out here. I feel like I’m in a Mad Max movie.” If long-term campers are living here, they’ve hidden themselves well. The footprints and an occasional tall boy can are the only signs of people. At about 7 a.m., several groups meet up at a pair of vacant warehouses north of the Edward Jones Dome. The former homes of McGuire Moving and Storage and Community Tire Retreading were supposed to comprise the city’s next entertainment center — the Bottle District. But while the artist lofts and high-end apartments proposed more than a decade ago have never materialized, that doesn’t mean the buildings are unused. Floor after floor is covered in empty juice bottles, discarded clothes and spray cans. Graffiti artists have covered interior walls in murals. Glassless windows offer million dollar views of the city at sunrise. But the warehouses look more like party spots than crash pads. Searchers find maybe three makeshift beds among the rubble. Dell and Perez head back through an alley toward Dell’s 1990 Crown Victoria, pausing where the words “OUT REACHER” are painted in an old loading bay. “They’re used to us,” Dell says with a laugh. They decide to make one last stop at an abandoned school. All morning, the only homeless peo-

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Restaurant romances aren’’t always easy. But these four couples are making it work – one meal at a time.

BY CHERYL BAEHR

nyone who has ever worked in the restaurant business knows the heat is not confined to the kitchen. On any given night, if you step behind the scenes at your favorite eatery, you’re likely to see displays of mating behavior right out of a nature documentary. Cooks hitting on hostesses, servers groping each other behind the beverage station, quick hook-ups in the dry storage – it’s a wonder any food makes it to the table. This isn’t a knock on the hardworking folks who work in the industry. The business is tough. Long hours and a high-stress environment naturally breed a closeness not found in most other sectors. As such, relationships form quickly and burn bright. And they don’t always fade away. Proof positive are the many examples of long-lasting love found throughout the kitchens and dining rooms of some of St. Louis’ most successful restaurants. A few couples work the line side by side, some divide up the front and the back of the house and others have found it’s better to work at different restaurants entirely. All, however, share the common challenge of making a relationship work in an industry notorious for its disregard for work-life balance. We were curious. How do they make it work? Are they able to talk about anything other than the business after hours? What drives them craziest about working with their significant other? And, perhaps most importantly, when did they realize it wasn’t just a kitchen romance? These are their love stories. Continued on pg 14

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Simone and Damien Faure “We ended up talking for hours and realizing how much we had in common even though we come from such different backgrounds. I’m from the projects of New Orleans and he’s from the French countryside – but once we started talking, it was just easy.” – Simone Faure The first time Simone Faure heard her future husband’s voice, she thought it was someone doing a bad Borat impression – and so she hung up on him. “Simone was actually the first person I talked to at the Ritz,” Damien Faure recalls. “I called the kitchen phone to tell them that my plane was running late and she said, ‘I don’t have time for this, Gary’ and hung up on me.” At the time, Simone was working in the pastry kitchen at the Ritz-Carlton New Orleans. Damien was being brought in to reopen the property after Hurricane Katrina. But when he identified himself, Simone thought her coworkers were pranking her. She remembers the phone call slightly differently. “The guys in garde manger had been razzing us – they’d call the pastry kitchen and do these crazy accents and order all of this food, telling us they needed it on the fly, and then it would turn out it was for no one. So when the phone rang that day I said, ‘I’ve got this,’ and answered. ‘Chef Damien, is it? We’ll be right there. We’re going to send a car for you and they’ll have your name on a little marker.’ Then I hung up and told everyone, ‘Ha! I got their asses.’” Damien might have held the episode against her had he not fallen in love at first sight. The French chef, who grew up in a small town in France and had been trained at Michelin-starred restaurants in Paris, had planned on staying in New Orleans for only a month or so before heading back to his home country. Then he met Simone. Despite his feelings, the relationship got off to a slow start. “If he was pursuing me, then he didn’t have any game,” Simone laughs. A self-made woman from the projects, she became increasingly annoyed with Chef Damien’s regular visits to her kitchen. “He’d come into the pastry kitchen and say, ‘I need such and such’ and ask me to get it for him,” 14

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Above: Simone and Damien Faure are raising son Maxim, four. | COURTESY OF THE FAURES Right: Though they met on the job, they now work together only for one-off events, like a grand Soirée d’Amour scheduled for the Ritz-Carlton St. Louis on Feb. 14. | MABEL SUEN Simone remembers. “Then, like fifteen minutes later he’d come back and ask for something else. My friend said, ‘Oh girl, he’s cute and I’m thinking he’s into you,’ and I told her, ‘I’m thinking you need to go back to stirring that batter.’” After what Damien recalls as a half-dozen attempts at asking her out, Simone finally agreed to a date that consisted of redfish takeout in the hotel room where she was living at the time. An hours-long phone conversation, a long-distance relationship and several visa issues later, the two are now married, raising four-year-old son Maxim and balancing the demands that come with being one of St. Louis’ most talented culinary couples. They now work separately: Simone is chef and owner of the acclaimed Botanical Heights patisserie La Petite Choquette, while Damien is chef at the Ritz-Carlton in Clayton. It’s an arrangement they prefer, at least for now. “When we worked together at the Ritz-Carlton in St. Louis we talked about the need for him to call me ‘Chef’ versus Simone in the kitchen,” Simone explains. “He’d

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want to walk in and give me a good morning kiss and say, ‘Hello ma vie.’ I didn’t need people looking at us differently.” The laidback good humor that irritated Simone in the professional kitchen, however, is what she loves most about Damien in real life. “If you ask Damien what his goals are he will say that his first goal is to make sure that me and Maxim are happy,” says Simone, 42. “He doesn’t tell you that he has to be executive chef of such-andsuch restaurant by the time he is 40. He just wants to see the joy in

people when they eat his food. It goes beyond the plate for him. He shares himself with people.” It’s the perfect balance, in that Damien admires Simone because she is so driven. “Everything Simone has done in her life she has done for herself,” Damien, 34, explains. “She’s where she is because of her hard work, and she always keeps a positive attitude — she never feels like something is the end or that she can’t do anymore. I wish I was like that. She’s much more impressive than me. I just have a beautiful accent.”

Jenny Cleveland and Ed Heath “Working together accelerates your relationship. We’re like an 80-year-old couple that has been together for like 40 years versus a couple that has been together for ten years but only sees each other on evenings and weekends. We’re like a codger-y old couple.” – Jenny Cleveland Ed Heath just wouldn’t leave Jenny Cleveland alone. From the moment he spotted her on her first day of work at a Salt Lake City brewpub, he knew she was the one. “I couldn’t resist her,” says Heath, now 34. “I was dating someone else at the time, but I remember seeing her on her first day and being like, ‘Holy crap.’ My relationship with my other girlfriend was in trouble and dwindling quickly. Then we broke up, and I began calling Jenny every day.” Cleveland, however, was not interested. “We were both going through nasty breakups, and he had been broken up longer than me, so I was like, ‘Leave me alone,’” recalls Cleveland, who is also 34. “He had already gone through the hard parts and I was still going through the hard parts. I didn’t know what I wanted to do and definitely wanted to be left alone. But then he kept calling me like four times a day and showing up at my house at 4 a.m. with bikes in the back of his truck asking me if I wanted to go for a bike ride.” Heath’s persistence paid off, and he quickly found himself bonding with Cleveland over their shared lack of clarity on their career paths. Both were working day jobs that made them miserable and found their only solace during their shifts at the brewpub. They both realized that they wanted to make a career out of the restaurant business, but they didn’t know exactly how. One night, Heath had a revelation. “He always gets mad when I tell this story,” Cleveland laughs. “I don’t remember exactly what he said, but in my head he said, ‘If it wasn’t for you I would…’ And I was like, ‘You would what? We shouldn’t be holding each other back from what we want to do.’ He said he’d want to go to culinary school, so I said, ‘Let’s do it.’” The pair left Utah for culinary

Jenny Cleveland and Ed Heath opened one of the area’s most acclaimed restaurants when both were just 31. | JENNIFER SILVERBERG school in California, where they were in class together five days a week and consistently assigned to the same three-person working groups. “I think the instructors thought if we wanted to open a restaurant together we should know what we were getting into,” offers Heath. After school they settled into what they thought were their dream jobs and enjoyed the outdoorsy California lifestyle. Still, they knew they wanted more. When Cleveland’s sister called to tell her that the Edwardsville restaurant Fond had closed in her hometown, the two saw this as an opportunity to take the leap into owning their own place. Then just 31, they opened their restaurant Cleveland-Heath to critical raves – and the place has been packed ever since. Though conventional wisdom suggests otherwise, Cleveland and Heath can’t imagine not working together. “It’s very natural,” Cleveland says. “It accelerates your relationship. We’re like an 80-year-

old couple that has been together for 40 years versus a couple that has been together for ten years but have different work lives and only see each other on evenings and weekends. I think we are like a codger-y old couple.” It’s not always bliss, but they trust in the big picture. “Everything is for the good of the restaurant,” Heath explains. “We may be 180 degrees apart on how we get there, but the end goal is the same.” “I feel bad for the people who work for us,” Cleveland laughs. “They see us fight every day. All of these things that you want to say to everyone else but you can’t you say to the person you are comfortable letting your guard down with. All of this stress and frustration that should go to these other outlets falls on that person.” “In theory it should be a beautiful thing,” adds Heath. “But it can get pretty nasty sometimes.” “Yeah, it gets pretty heated sometimes,” says Cleveland. “But Ed has a great sense of humor and a huge heart.” Continued on pg 16 riverfronttimes.com

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Nick and Audra Luedde “We had drinks, we went to the restaurant opening and had dinner, then went to a wine bar — she outblind-tasted me. Then we danced in the rain and she kissed me in the back of a Chicago cab.” — Nick Luedde Audra Luedde’s boyfriend at the time didn’t realize it, but he was inadvertently setting his lady up with another man. Both Audra and her guy were wine reps in Chicago, she recalls. “I had a really horrible day and met up with my boyfriend at a mutual account we had,” recalls Audra. “He said, ‘You know if you are having a bad day, go see Nick Luedde, because if anything he will give you the time and respect that you need.” At the time, Nick, a St. Louis native, was managing a fine-dining restaurant called Feast in Chicago’s Bucktown neighborhood. When he saw Audra, he wanted to give her more than just his time. “I was very single and she was hot,” Nick admits. “She came in and we hit it off right away. I had a little busboy named Jose who had worked for me for a long time, and he knew I was into her and we would always flirt all the time. As time went on and she came into the account, he would always have flowers set up on the table in the corner and everything. I was like, ‘What are you doing here, man?’ and he’d say, ‘This is for your wife. I see it in your eye.’” For nearly eight years, the Lueddes worked in several high profile positions in Chicago’s restaurant scene — she as a wine rep and wine buyer, he as a sommelier and beverage director. The pair dreamed

of opening their own place and had been tossing around ideas for years, but they knew that they would not be able to afford to follow through on that dream without sacrificing their independence to investors. When Audra got pregnant with their first son, Miles, they realized the support they needed could come from Nick’s family in his hometown. And that, coupled with the comparative affordability of opening a restaurant there, made St. Louis the right move. They packed up and began shopping around for what would become their critically acclaimed Clayton eatery, the Libertine. “Everyone tried to talk us out of [opening a restaurant together], but it’s all we’ve ever wanted to do,” Audra says. “It’s who we are. If you don’t love it, you can’t be in this business. And having worked together, we know each other’s weaknesses very well.” Three years later, and now balancing the demands of two sons (Miles is now four; Luke is four months) the Lueddes credit their ability to balance each other as the key to their success. “Nick goes way overboard and I am a little more understated. I have to reel him in,” Audra, 37, explains. “Yes, I’m pretty decadent – more is better,” adds Nick, 39. “I have a crazy idea and she is like, ‘Let’s make this work.’ “It’s different when you are a married couple, though,” Nick continues. “I come home and we crack open a bottle of wine and the kids are in bed. We just come up with menu plans and ideas and go over everything together. I mean, when was the last time we argued?” “Laundry,” offers Audra. “Well, I don’t know,” Nick says, “but we’ve been together so long that working together just isn’t a thing. The restaurant is an extension of us, really. I mean, it’s us.”

Pierce Powers and Lona Luo “When I first saw Lona I lost my breath.” – Pierce Powers It sounds like a dating nightmare right out of a women’s magazine – when Pierce Powers first took out Lona Luo, he ran out of money and she had to pay for their food. But that apparent misstep is actually what sealed the deal. Luo, who grew up in a remote village on the southwestern frontier of China’s Yunnan province, was apprehensive of dating the American Powers, precisely because she was concerned that he was wealthy. “I didn’t know what kind of social class he came from and I was scared to date rich people,” Luo explains. “I am from a really poor area and it’s embarrassing to show where I am from and how poor my family is. But when I went out with him, I realized he was really simple.” Powers’ and Luo’s love story is as unlikely as any. The first in her family to read and write, Luo left home to work in a Japanese restaurant at a swanky resort in Yunnan’s capital, Kunming. Powers, who is from St. Louis, had moved to China to teach English and found himself assigned to her resort to train the staff. He didn’t think about dating when he was there because of overwhelming cultural differences. Then he met Luo and everything changed. “When I first saw her I lost my breath,” says Powers. “My first impression of Lona – she had this stride and this diva essence that was just crazy. Everyone sees that in her. She is the kind of woman who loves to compete with alpha men. When we go hunting she just schools all the hillbillies with a knife when she cuts up a deer. They ask her for help. She’s just tough. When I met her it was like I met the matriarch that every male wants.” Luo was equally interested in Powers, but for a different reason – he could take down an entire pot of her soup. “When I left to go to work, I had a big pot left and he finished the whole thing,” she recalls. “I was like, ‘Oh wow, this is my future man.’ I just wanted him to eat everything and enjoy the food I cooked.” Powers and Luo married in her

Lona Luo and Pierce Powers are raising Jane, thirteen, and Daniel, three, as well as running Lona’s Little Eats. | JENNIFER SILVERBERG village and moved to the United States after she became pregnant. Luo’s friends discouraged her from taking such a leap. She wouldn’t be able to make it, they said, because of her lack of education and language skills. To prove them wrong, she got a job waiting tables less than two weeks after moving to the U.S. “We are super different,” Powers acknowledges. “I’m like super emotional and a social worker, and she’s like, ‘Pull yourself up by your bootstraps – that’s how I roll.’ She’s got the mentality that if she doesn’t know how to do something, she’ll figure it out.” One thing Luo figured out how to do – with Powers at her side – is to cook food that has St. Louis lining up for more. After selling dumplings from a food stall at Soulard Market, the pair opened their fast-casual restaurant, Lona’s Lil Eats, in Fox Park in 2014. Though labeled as Chinese, the restaurant’s flavors, straight from Luo’s village, are unlike any other Asian restaurant in town. And the neighborhood had never previously been a dining destination. Still, the critics swooned, and the restaurant is packed just about every night.

“When I left to go to work, I had a big pot of soup left and he finished the whole thing. I was like, ‘Oh wow, this is my future man.’” Powers runs the front of the house and leaves the cooking to Luo, an arrangement they credit with keeping them sane – most of the time. The stresses of running a restaurant, they acknowledge, can sometimes take a toll. “It’s really hard,” Powers says. “Doing business together has actually been good for our relationship, though. When we are struggling it brings us closer. When we don’t have that it gets more difficult. Working together is both the toughest and the most rewarding thing.” n riverfronttimes.com

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THURSDAY 2/4 I’ll Be Back Before Midnight Jan and her husband Greg want to have a restful stay at an old farmhouse, but the owner has a fondness for dark and scary ghost stories. This is bad for Jan, who is trying to recover after her recent mental breakdown. The stories are bad enough, but now she’s hearing unsettling sounds at night and seeing things she’s not sure are real. Is she slipping back into madness, or is someone working very hard to push her back over the edge? Peter Colley’s play I’ll Be Back Before Midnight is an eerie descent

into the shadowy world of mind games and insanity. Stray Dog Theatre presents the thriller at 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday (February 4 through 20) at the Tower Grove Abbey (2336 Tennessee Avenue; 3314-865-1995 or www. straydogtheatre.org). Tickets are $20 to $25.

FRIDAY 2/5 Eleemosynary A spelling bee plays a large role in Lee Blessing’s play Eleemosynary, with explains the arcane title. The definition of “eleemosynary” is “an act of charity,” and that’s just what the three generations of women in the play need. Artemis is estranged

from both her daughter, Echo, and her mother, Dorothea. She left Echo in Dorothea’s care so she could pursue her scientific studies, but also so she could get away from her domineering mother. To her surprise, Echo and Dorothea get along quite well in her absence. Echo enjoys her grandmother’s practiced eccentricity, and Dorothea encourages her precocious granddaughter to learn everything and excel in everything she does. When Dorothea falls ill, Artemis and Echo must come to some sort of rapprochement. But instead of discussing how to do that, they always end up talking about the national spelling bee that Echo plans to win. In order for charity to work, you need both a generous giver and a generous receiver — someriverfronttimes.com

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Gateway Opera Showcase If you believe opera is a staid and stuffy art from a bygone age, come get educated at the Gateway Opera Showcase. This prequel to the company’s third season comprises scenes from several made-up operas, and none of them could be called “staid.” You’ll see a key scene from Star Trek the Opera, in which Kirk and Spock are in love; Lolcats teh Oper (sic), which blends classic YouTube cat videos with random snippets of well-known operas; and Opera the Opera, which is a

sketch-style opera that stars Cinderella and references numerous well-known shows. The Gateway Opera Showcase is performed at 8 p.m. tonight at the 560 Center (560 Trinity Avenue, University City; www.gatewayopera.org). Tickets are $20, and include two drinks.

SATURDAY 2/6 Orchid Show Henry Shaw acquired his first orchids from Mrs. Henry T. Blow, whose husband was Minister of Brazil. The Missouri Botanical Garden orchid collection has grown steadily since that 1876 gift, and now numbers around 7,000 plants representing 3,202 species. The garden’s annual orchid show allows the public to experience these exotic beauties without the need for a friend in Brazil. The specimens in the show are regularly rotated out, so the more times you visit, the more orchids you’ll see. The orchid show is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily (February 6 to March 27) at the Missouri Botanical Garden (4344 Shaw Boulevard; 314-577-9400 or www.mobot.org). Tickets are $5, in addition to regular garden admission ($4 to $8).

Mardi Gras Grand Parade This is it, people. Mardi Gras ramps up to warp speed today, and the clock is running. The Grand Parade starts at 10 a.m. at Busch Stadium (Broadway and Poplar Street; www.

mardigrasinc.com), but things really kick off when the lead marcher hits Soulard. The entire neighborhood becomes a street party that lasts late into the night, with drink and food specials at most bars, music in the streets and beads flying about hither and yon. Admission to the parade and Soulard is free, but bring money for party fuel.

Africa World Documentary Film Festival The ninth installment of the Africa World Documentary Film Festival returns to St. Louis this weekend, and it’s a corker. There is a documentary about the life of early tennis great Althea Gibson (Althea), a coming-of-age documentary about group of young Afrikaans boys in South Africa (Fatherland) and the much-anticipated documentary Tear the Roof Off: The Untold Story of Parliament Funkadelic, which is about the two greatest funk bands of the ‘70s (and ‘80s, and still to this day). Director Bobby J. Brown takes questions after the 6:30 p.m. Saturday screening, with help from P-Funk members Jerome “Big Foot” Brailey and Billy “Bass” Nelson. Films start at 10 a.m. Friday, and 1 p.m. Saturday and Sunday (February 5 to 7) at the Missouri History Museum (Lindell Boulevard and DeBaliviere Avenue; 314-746-4599 or www.africaworldfilmfestival. com). Admission to all films is free.

SUNDAY 2/7 Spies, Traitors, Saboteurs: Fear and Freedom in America For many of us, the fear of spies and traitors in our midst lessened when the Cold War ended. But for the men and women who defend our country, that only marked a change in tactics. The fight to keep America safe from espionage and foreign agents has been going on since 1776, and it shows no signs

of slowing down any time soon. Spies, Traitors, Saboteurs: Fear and Freedom in America, the new exhibition at the Missouri History Museum (Lindell Boulevard and DeBaliviere Avenue; 314-746-4599 or www.mohistory. org), presents a detailed history of domestic terrorism from Benedict Arnold to Timothy McVeigh and beyond. Spies, Traitors, Saboteurs was created by the International Spy Museum in Washington, DC, and it offers insight on the various threats that have plagued America, from the radicals of the post-World War I era to the modern militia movement. The exhibit is open daily through May 8 at the Missouri History Museum (Lindell Boulevard and DeBaliviere Avenue; 314746-4599 or www.mohistory.org). Admission is free.

WEDNESDAY 2/10 Bryan Thomas Schmidt The best military fiction has something to say about why we go to war, and why some people enjoy it so much. The new anthology Shattered Shields holds seventeen tales of military fiction set in high fantasy milieu, and is edited by former St. Louisan Bryan Thomas Schmidt along with Jennifer Brozek. Tonight at 7 p.m. at Left Bank Books (399 North Euclid Avenue; 314-367-6731 or www.left-bank.com) Schmidt discusses the book and the stories in it. Featured authors in Shattered Shields include Elizabeth Moon, Larry Correia and the great Glen Cook, author of the Black Company series and a long-time St. Louis resident. Admission is free, and copies of the anthology (and Schmidt’s other novels) will be available to purchase. Planning an event, exhibiting your art or putting on a play? Let us know and we’ll include it in the Night & Day section or publish a listing in the online calendar — for free! Send details via e-mail (calendar@ riverfronttimes.com), fax (314-754-6416) or mail (6358 Delmar Boulevard, Suite 200, St. Louis, MO 63130, attn: Calendar). Include the date, time, price, contact information and location (including ZIP code). Please submit information three weeks prior to the date of your event. No telephone submissions will be accepted. Find more events online at www.riverfronttimes.com.

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Enjoy the last call before Lent at Scottrade Center, where the St. Louis Blues -- the winter sport team that didn’t stick a knife in your back -- take on the Winnipeg Jets. The concourse will be packed with Mardi Gras-style entertainment, food & drink, and games. Plus, you get to watch hockey. Tue., Feb. 9, 7 p.m., $134. Scottrade Center, 1401 Clark Ave., St. Louis, 314-241-1888.

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This black-tie gala is held in the rotunda of City Hall. Your ticket gets you valet parking, open bar, dinner, dessert and dancing to the music of the Funky Butt Brass Band and Dirty Mugs. Proceeds benefit the Mardi Gras Foundation, which distributes community grants to improve Soulard and doowntown. Fri., Feb. 5, 7 p.m., $150-$3,000, www. mardigrasinc.org. St. Louis City Hall, 1200 Market St., St. Louis, 314-6223000.

Big Saturday at Big Daddy’s

Doors open at 6 a.m. on parade Saturday for all your pre-party needs. Count on hurricanes, beats, booze and live music in a heated tent and covered patio all day long, and free shuttles to Soulard until midnight. Sat., Feb. 6, 8-3 a.m. Big Daddy’s-The Landing, 118 Morgan St., St. Louis, 314-621-6700.

Keeton’s Mardi Gras Shuttle

Keeton’s opens at 8 a.m. for breakfast buffet. Ride in style to Mardi Gras on the bar’s shuttle bus. The first bus leaves at 8:45 a.m. Sat., Feb. 6, 8 a.m.,

$10 for breakfast and bus. Keeton’s Double Play, 4944 Christy Blvd., St. Louis, 314-351-6000.

Riley’s Mardi Gras Saturday

Drink specials are on offer all day, with a Mardi Gras shuttle bus every hour from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sat., Feb. 6, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Riley’s Pub, 3458 Arsenal St., St. Louis, 314-664-7474.

Bud Light Grand Parade

One hundred floats representing local krewes and more than 10 million beads make the journey from Busch Stadium to the Anheuser-Busch Brewery. Once in Soulard, revelers disperse to enjoy live music, the Bud Light Block Party, and the festive ambiance of the neighborhood until well after dark. Admission to the parade and to Soulard is free; for more information and to see the parade route, visit www.mardigrasinc.com. Sat., Feb. 6, 11 a.m., free admission. Busch Stadium, Broadway & Poplar St., St. Louis, 314-345-9600.

Bud Light Party Tent

Enjoy Mardi Gras in Bud Light’s three massive, heated tents. There’s a full bar with signature cocktails, a buffet provided by Joanie’s Pizzeria, a dance floor with music by Rockstar DJs and private restrooms. Tickets are only available in advance, and you must be 21 or older to enter. Visit www.mardigrasinc.com before tickets sell out. Sat., Feb. 6, 9 a.m.-6 p.m., $99. Soulard Market Park, Lafayette Ave. & S. 9th St., St. Louis.

Trops’ Mardi Gras

Celebrate Mardi Gras with five flavors of our popular frozen cocktails: Hurricane, Redbird, the Louie, Silver Bullet and Tiger Paw. Sat., Feb. 6. Tropical Liqueurs, 1800 S. 10th St, St. Louis, 314-328-1730.

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Jane Shoulda Got a Plot Jane Got a Gun is a minimalist Western and a slight, unsatisfying film. Written by

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Directed by Gavin O’Connor. Written by Brian Duffield, Anthony Tambakis and Joel Edgerton. Starring Natalie Portman, Joel Edgerton and Ewan McGregor. Now playing at select theaters.

he Western, more than most genres, is about a place. Not just the geography that provides its familiar backgrounds, but also the communities — ranches, unpaved streets lined with saloons and pop-up storefronts — that represent civilization coming to the untamed territories. Jane Got a Gun, like many other recent entries in the genre, offers a few brief images of Western terrain (it was filmed in Santa Fe), but limits much of its action to a single location. It’s a minimalist Western, so weak in the genre’s familiar iconography that at times it seems undernourished. It’s 1871. Jane (Natalie Portman) is working in her kitchen, watching her small daughter play in the yard when husband Bill (Noah Emmerich) rides in near-death thanks to multiple gunshots. As she treats his wounds (isn’t it time to retire the all-too-familiar scene of cauterizing wounds with gunpowder?), he gives her bad news: The Bishop Boys are coming after him. Before we even learn exactly who the Bishop Boys are or what they want, Jane is busy buying dynamite and ammunition and approaching an old associate, Dan Frost (Joel Edgerton), for assistance. After a few false starts and a series of frequently unnecessary flashbacks revealing Jane and Dan’s past, they set in for the inevitable siege. While most of the above is accomplished in less than 30 minutes, that’s about all that happens in Jane Got a Gun. The characters

Natalie Portman and Joel Edgerton. | COURTESY OF THE WEINSTEIN COMPANY

It’s a minimalist Western, so weak in the genre’s iconography that it seems undernourished. are simple and a bit tedious; the closest they come to having individual personalities is in the back story uncovered by the flashbacks. Jane, Bill and Dan are introduced as stubborn and stoic, and they remain that way until the final shootout begins. Yes, eventually — inevitably — the Bishop Boys find their way onto Jane’s land, but director Gavin O’Connor, despite giving much screen time to showing

the elaborate preparations for its defense, again opts for an understated approach, leaving much of the climactic conflict off-screen or present in an almost abstractly one-sided way. Having already pared away as much as he could from the story, the personalities and the genre trappings, he ultimately decides that the best way to resolve the film is to show almost nothing. The film displays signs of hasty rewriting (O’Connor replaced director Lynne Ramsay after production began and brought in a new writer, whose contributions share credit with both the original author and Joel Edgerton), but in the course of salvaging a troubled production, the filmmakers may have simply gutted much of the foundation for the plot. Those expecting a feminist revision of the genre, based on the title and the presence of Portman (who also co-produced), will find little to adriverfronttimes.com

mire in a heroine who devolves from assertive and self-supporting to helpless and victimized before the film is half-over. It would be easy to blame the film’s failings on the much-publicized production troubles (in addition to losing its original director early in the filming, two cast members and a cinematographer also bailed out), just as it might be easy to suggest that the decision not to screen the film for press anywhere in the country implies a lack of faith in the finished product. But ultimately we are stuck with the film that was made, not the one that might have been, regardless of how the Weinstein Company chooses to promote it (or, more accurately, not to). Somewhere between the early ambitions of the filmmakers and its half-hearted release, the final Jane Got a Gun is a compromised film, completed more out of necessity than ambition. n

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Hawks and Doves and Hawks, now at Hoffman LaChance | HOLLYWOOD INDIAN

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Is the classic struggle of man versus nature really nature versus nature? That question lurks behind Aaron Wood’s work, which is created under the name Hollywood Indian and is featured beginning this weekend at Maplewood’s Hoffman LaChance gallery. While humanity at one point was just another animal, our relationship with the planet is far more destructive than most other species. Wood’s moody collages of graphite and acrylic paint on reclaimed doors reveal stray television sets, liquor stores and the occasional human form, with a single animal dominating the composition. Natural habitats disappear as the urban environment spreads like a deadly fungus, but still the animal perseveres. And yet the title hints at two groups of people that have almost disappeared under the rampant spread of civilization. How much longer can the animals hold out?

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David Gallery. She’s constructed a series of miniature rooms made of plaster, concrete and glass for the main gallery. To see the interiors the viewer must peer through small windows, making the act of discovery an act of voyeurism as well. Each room has its own lighting and design scheme — some are bare-bones industrial, some are refined hideaways — but all are empty until the viewer looks inside, completing the transition from exterior watcher to interior inhabitant.

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The idea of the personal figures prominently in photographer Krista Valdez’s new series. Social media induces people to broadcast their lives to strangers, well past the point of oversharing — is there an unphotographed lunch in this city? But how much of what is being shared is the genuine person, and how much is the image that person wishes to project to the world? Valdez strikes at the heart of the matter by photographing her nude body. Is her body her only trait, to paraphrase the Fugazi song, or is it the truest expression of who Krista Valdez believes Krista Valdez is? By controlling both her physical form and how it is shared visually, Valdez confronts the sexualization of women and her own thoughts about body image and one’s sense of self. – Paul Friswold

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t’s definitely not edible, but I’m still debating whether or not that stunning green ceramic serving dish for sale at Matt Borchardt’s Edibles & Essentials qualifies as essential. Can I live without the beautiful Moroccan-inspired bowl, handmade by Borchardt’s brother Anthony? Perhaps, though the fact that I’ve found myself staring at it every time I visit the St. Louis Hills market and café makes me wonder. The white bean dip, on the other hand, does not raise such doubts. The creamy dip — closer in texture to mousse than hummus — has a mild, almost sweet flavor, as the fragrant herbs infused in the beans’ cooking liquid give just a hint of their presence. Cloves of roasted garlic cooked to the point of being spreadable adorn the white bean puree, as do minced green olives and chili oil. The result is a bright flavor pop diffused in velvety texture that makes one thing clear: This is now an essential part of my dining happiness. Borchardt opened Edibles & Essentials last October in the former Hampton Bakery, which had been shuttered two years prior. The chef, whose résumé includes L’Ecole Culinaire, Café Provençal, Frazer’s and a consulting gig for Taze Mediterranean Street Food, envisioned the space as an artisanal market and café with a low-key neighborhood feel. Most importantly, he wanted a manageable forum that would allow him to pop in and out of the kitchen so he could balance his love of cooking with his passion for teaching. And so you’ll see Borchardt in

A selection of dishes from Edibles & Essentials: roast beef sandwich, fried ribs, Moroccan chicken and Caesar salad. | MABEL SUEN the back making food, but most of the time he’s running the front register, mingling with guests and educating people on such things as the virtues of using a particular type of key lime juice for key lime pie. It’s a role that chefs seldom get to fill. The atmosphere is that of an upscale deli: A case with everything from housemade bacon to imported macarons takes up not quite half of the space, and shelves filled with what Ruth Reichl would consider pantry staples (think gochujang and smoked salt) line the walls. Anthony Borchardt’s stunning pottery warms the space with a slight Middle Eastern feel. My only quibble is that I wish they had a dimmer switch for evening service — a fact that won’t be an issue once patio season comes around. The café is not full-service per se. From the set up, it appears that Borchardt’s plan is to have guests order at the counter, grab a table and wait for their items to be delivered. Borchardt seems to relish his newfound front-of-house role, however, and can’t resist providing formal table service. On both

of my visits, he took orders, served drinks, delivered food and bussed tables. It was an impressive oneman show, though I doubt he’ll be able to keep that up when the warm weather arrives. About that patio … Borchardt was sold on the place thanks to its expansive outdoor seating area, which backs up to the football field at DuBourg High School. There’s so much green space, you’ll forget you are in the middle of south city. The food at Edibles & Essentials proves worthy of that view. Borchardt’s Caesar, for instance, raises the bar for the ubiquitous and oft-mediocre salad. The version here comes with more of a vinaigrette than the traditional creamy dressing style. It’s as anchovy-heavy as bagna cauda, balanced by a mouth-puckering punch of lemon juice. Borchardt says he will put his Caesar up against any other one in town — and after eating it, I’m convinced that’s not a controversial statement. But it’s not just salads that Borchardt does well. His menu is eclectic, drawing on everything from Middle Eastern fare to homeriverfronttimes.com

style Southern cooking. His chicken wings are lightly smoked with a sweet and savory seasoning rub. The accompanying blue cheese dressing has a subtle sweetness that pairs beautifully with the wings. Fried pork ribs, another Southern-inspired appetizer, are lightly dusted with breading — they’re like a corn dog versions of ribs. On their own, the ribs lack seasoning, but it’s clear that’s intentional after dipping them in the Alabama-style barbecue sauce. The creamy, mayonnaise-based sauce is enlivened with mustard and horseradish, giving it a powerfully piquant flavor. One evening’s special, bacon-wrapped pork tenderloin, was cooked so that it was beautifully bright pink. The plump meat was cut into medallions and served atop textbook-perfect mashed potatoes with sautéed spinach. The maple butter drizzle did not figure as prominently as I would have hoped, though the meat was juicy enough not to need a sauce. The mushroom tart, a cupshaped puff pastry overflowing with mushrooms, Madeira and

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cream, is nothing short of luxurious. The dish would be overwhelmingly rich, but it was offset by a refreshing fennel and arugula salad. It’s dressed with truffle vinaigrette, which brings out the mushroom’s deep umami flavor. For a vegetarian dish, this tart is as satisfying as a well-marbled steak. The Moroccan chicken shows that Borchardt’s tenure at Taze made him proficient in Middle Eastern cuisine as well. A chicken thigh, rubbed in cinnamon-forward North African spices, is braised, then placed atop green olive and raisin-studded couscous. His housemade harissa, served on the side, imbues the meat with fiery flavor. This is Middle Eastern comfort food. I’ve seen far too many flourless chocolate tortes in my day, but the one at Edibles & Essentials stands out because of its crunchy, Magic Shell-like exterior. I enjoyed it, but the real sweet treat was a simple piece of blueberry coffee cake that happened to be left over from that day’s brunch service. The buttery crumb cake texture tasted of almond, while a simple, sugary glaze coated the top. If this exemplifies the café’s brunch, there should be

The Caesar is as anchovy-heavy as bagna cauda, balanced by a mouth-puckering punch of lemon juice. Borchardt says he’ll put it up against any other one in town. a line out the door. And indeed, that line should come. Borchardt has created a charming neighborhood spot with delicious food that is destined to become an essential part of the South Hampton dining landscape. As for that ceramic bowl, it’s coming home with me one of these days -- so long as it’s filled with that white bean dip. n Edibles & Essentials

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How David Choi Built a Mini Empire Written by

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avid Choi didn’t exactly ease into the food truck business. “People think I am crazy, but our first day was Food Truck Fridays,” he laughs. “Man, I could show you pictures of what we looked like after that night. It was nuts. I think we had a line of 50 people as soon as we opened the window. It made us learn really fast.” The immediate success of Choi’s Seoul Taco food truck validated his decision to take a chance on an untested business model. When he opened in 2011, food trucks were about as much of a thing in St. Louis as Korean-Mexican fusion. Though trucks like Kogi BBQ had been wildly popular in Los Angeles for a few years, the genre had yet to have its breakthrough moment in the Gateway City. “Food trucks were a newer thing all around,” Choi explains. “Things like food carts selling hamburgers and such were around for a while, but I saw that the truck thing was really starting to pick up. I figured if I sold my car I could afford to get one.” Choi may have been new to the food truck business, but he was well-versed in food. He grew up in a Korean-American household with parents and grandparents who were not shy about directing him in the kitchen. When he got older, he worked odd jobs at restaurants — pizza shops and fast food establishments — where he played around with different recipes. His biggest food gig, however, came from his time spent volunteering at a church in Naperville, Illinois, where he was tasked with cooking for 500 high school students at a time. “It’s what gave me

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David Choi is expanding Seoul Taco --- and searching for a new home for Seoul Q. | MABEL SUEN the confidence to cook for people,” Choi says. Now, less than five years after opening, Choi’s Seoul Taco is synonymous with the city’s vibrant food truck scene — but that’s an increasingly small fraction of his business. His brick-and-mortar location of Seoul Taco (6665 Delmar Blvd., University City; 314-8631148) was so popular he opened a second one, in Columbia, and is in the midst of opening a third location in Champaign, Illinois. He’s also shopping around for a new spot for his Korean barbecue concept Seoul Q, which he recently closed to make more room for Seoul Taco’s ever-growing lines of customers. That growing empire is quite an accomplishment for someone who admits he was just sort of winging it: “I never really had a five- or ten-

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year plan when I opened. It all just sort of happened.” Choi took a break from making his signature bulgolgi to share his thoughts on the St. Louis dining scene, the virtues of not stressing over dinner and why he’s unapologetic about eating McDonald’s. What is one thing people don’t know about you that you wish they did? I’m not a picky eater, so if you go out to eat with me, I am cool with eating pretty much anywhere. Some people take too much time trying to figure out what to eat. I just enjoy having meals with the company of good quality people. Yes, it is always a bonus to have a fantastic meal — but not when you’re stressing over it. What daily ritual is non-negotiable for you? I have to watch ESPN SportsCen-

ter and play the guitar. Sometimes both at the same time. If you could have any superpower, what would it be? Teleportation, so I could travel to my other locations without driving! I think I put 15,000 miles on my car in two months. Who is your St. Louis food crush? Mike Emerson and John Matthews from the Pappy’s family. Just how consistently good their food is and friendly their staff are at all their locations is astonishing. Those characteristics are definitely reflective of their personalities. Who’s the one person to watch right now in the St. Louis dining scene? Qui Tran. Everyone knows Mai Lee is amazing, but I am very excited for Nudo to open. Ramen takes a lot of attention to detail from the broth to noodle choice. Qui doesn’t take shortcuts so I really respect and admire his passion for that. Plus, he’s one of the coolest people you will ever meet. Which ingredient is most representative of your personality? Salt and pepper. I get along with everyone. If you weren’t working in the restaurant business, what would you be doing? Probably teaching students or doing some sort of work in the community. Name an ingredient never allowed in your kitchen. No restrictions. Being Korean, you have to not waste anything so you’d better use it. What is your after-work hangout? On the couch watching TV with my English bulldog Champ. Also, if I want good after-work food and drink, my go-to is Taste. What’s your food or beverage guilty pleasure? Being on the road a lot, I eat McDonald’s on the regular. I know it’s not the healthiest, but hey, I still enjoy it. What would be your last meal on earth? I love sushi, so probably the omakase sushi tasting menu at any of the following three: Sushi Nakazawa in NYC, Kabuto in Vegas, or Shiro’s in Seattle. I’d eat until I could eat no more. For dessert, Pappy’s ribs! n

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hen we first wrote about Porano Pasta (634 Washington Ave., 314-833-6414) eleven months ago, St. Louis didn’t even have an IKEA. Much has changed in the months it took for Gerard Craft’s fifth restaurant to come to life, but great things take time — like wine, relational trust, wine, higher education and, yes, wine. Although we are happy that Craft’s first fast-casual concept finally opened last week, our sneak peek suggests the restaurant isn’t for the indecisive. If you empathize with Jimmy Buffet, who once said “indecision may or may not be my problem,” you may find the options at Porano paralyzing. You’ll need to choose from five bases, eleven sauces, five protein/ vegetables (fifteen if you do half-andhalf) and eleven toppings — which equates to thousands of options. So many, in fact, we decided to do the math and break down Porano Pasta by the numbers. Here’s what we learned. 99,825: The number of basic combinations at Porano. (1 base + 1 sauce + 1 protein/vegetable + 2 toppings) 273: The number of years it would take to try all of them, if you ate lunch here every single day. 1,989: The population of Porano, Italy

8,300: The population of hungry downtown St. Louis residents 3,200: The would-be flagship restaurant’s total square feet 90: The number of seats for dining in 70: The number of Porano’s distinctive light fixtures 36: The years Chef Gerard Craft has been alive 10: The years he’s spent in St. Louis 28: The number of beverage options 22: The number of staff members $6: The price of Porano’s negroni slushie 3: The flavors of gelato pops on offer (vanilla bean, Askinosie chocolate and mango sorbetto) 3: The number of red dots on all of Porano’s marketing posters 3: The number of dishes on the kids menu (mac and cheese, buttered noodles, pomodoro) 3: The number of special-production drinks (Porano Pasta English Ale from Civil Life and two wines from Scarpetta Wine) 2: The number of local partnerships (Companion Bakery and Civil Life Brewing Co.) 1: The number of foosball tables on the premises $16.90: The cost of a basic bowl of pasta, negroni slushie and gelato pop. Priceless: A fun meal with friends and family — negroni slushie, of course, included. – Johnny Fugitt

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f you want to see desperation, look into the eyes of a woman who has been growing a child for 40 or more weeks. She’s huge, she has to pee every five minutes, she hopes to avoid induction by her doctor — and she’ll do anything to get labor going. The old wives’ tales have it that everything from lots of walking to using a breast pump to sex can get Junior ready to go. You might have heard one of the more common recommendations to encourage that baby to join the world: Eat some spicy food. But you may not be aware of a dish in St. Louis that has worked for at least twenty very pregnant women — the “eviction notice” special at Frank Papa’s Ristorante (2241 S. Brentwood Blvd., 314-961-3344). On the menu at Frank Papa’s you’ll see it listed as penne amatriciana, a quill-shaped pasta with spicy marinara sauce, Italian sausage and pancetta. Owner Frank Papa says, “We’re a little more cautious now when we serve it to pregnant women, because we’ve served it to a few who had planned

delivery dates and then went into labor after eating the pasta” — and just like that, the “planned” date is out the window. The dish has been on the menu since Frank Papa’s first opened. The restaurant owners noticed that they’d had a few very pregnant patrons who ordered the “eviction notice” and ended up delivering shortly after. This started to happen more frequently, and now it’s a bit of an urban legend. Papa says, “We’ve literally had people who left the hospital and were dilated but couldn’t progress further, and they’d come in and have the dish, then end up going back to the hospital because their labor was continuing.” However, for most women, it takes a day or two to work. Frank thinks it’s the mixture of the acid and spiciness that gets the metabolism and then labor going, and it doesn’t seem to affect women who eat spicy food regularly. But for those who don’t usually eat spicy food, it has been effective — at least twenty times, and likely many more than that. To Frank’s knowledge, no one has ever had her water break right there in the restaurant. But if you’re working on convincing your baby that it’s time to join the world, it may be worth trying the penne amatriciana — especially before you drag out that breast pump or go on a five-mile walk. Eating delicious pasta is a much easier way to get the job done — or in this case, started. – Lauren Harms Milford

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n mid-December, Pokey LaFarge is tucked in the cool darkness of a van, motoring through the outskirts of Memphis. He and some members of his group are hustling back to St. Louis the evening after a tour-closing concert at the famed Tipitina’s in New Orleans. Some of his crew stayed behind, spending time with loved ones for an extra night or two of non-playing, non-paying fun, while the bandleader speeds north on I-55 with the rest. For the better part of 2015, LaFarge spent a lot of time in vans, not just around the United States, but around the world. Late in the year he played roughly two dozen European shows, criss-crossing the continent while only taking two days off along the route — an experience that stretched LaFarge’s voice just shy of the breaking point. “Traveling is a huge inspiration,” he says. “I’m taking a break from touring so much right now. New surroundings have crossed my mind and new challenges. I’m wanting to not be comfortable. Being comfortable and complacent is evil — it’s the end of creatively.” LaFarge has emerged from his hectic year with a lot to say, discussing his life and times in a free-wheeling, 45-minute phone conversation during that lonely drive, much of it centered on persistent rumors that either he or the entire band would be moving on from St. Louis in the near future. “I think it’s something that people have gotten wind of, and the game of telephone is going on,” he says. “Of course I’ve thought about moving from St. Louis. No offense

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“Of course I’ve thought about moving from St. Louis. No offense to it, but there’s no industry there. There are not as many musicians to play with there.” to it, but there’s no industry there. There are not as many musicians to play with there. And when you’re at the point that I’m at, looking for a new challenge, certain parts of the music business don’t exist in St. Louis. My whole team lives in different cities, like Nashville, New York and LA. The opportunity to write for film… I’ve thought about

that for over a year. I’m not from St. Louis, but it’s the only place that’s felt like home. Being close to my family up in Illinois is great. “The band isn’t relocating,” he adds with emphasis. “The ‘South City Three?’ To get them to leave St. Louis is almost laughable. They’ll never leave that fucking city. That’s not to say that I haven’t — and we don’t — take pride in being one of the few bands touring out of St. Louis. Maybe even being one of a handful of bands to become successful outside of St. Louis. So as an artist, as a person, for myself … I’ll only speak for myself: I’m an ambitious person. But in no hurry. I’m wanting to become a better person, which will allow me to become a better artist. And that’s what makes me happy. Writing, performing and singing. How do we do that bigger?” LaFarge describes 2015 as a transitional year. 2016, he hopes, will bring bigger challenges and greater triumphs. “I’ve taken the biggest steps in my composition, my writing,” he says. “It’s more riverfronttimes.com

personal than it’s ever been, and more experimental than I’ve been. I can’t say for sure. I’d hope to look back and say I’ve taken my work to the next level [in 2016].” That will take shape with a new horn section, with the departure of multi-instrumentalist Chloe Feoranzo — lately gigging with Tommy Halloran, among others — and TJ Muller, the talented and charismatic cornet player who is now fronting his own traditional jazz band, the Gaslight Squares. The moves, seemingly amicable on all sides, have come at a time when LaFarge is going deep into an introspective zone about his output, his style, his songs — his whole mode of creation. “I’m trying to let go, and I’m trying to just free myself of what I think I thought I knew, what I’ve told myself about what’s right and wrong,” he explains. “And what’s held me back and what’s put me in my own little boxes. It’s kind of ironic, because of how much I hate categorization, how much I hate order Continued on pg 40

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POKEY LAFARGE Continued from pg 39 and rules. But I’ve made them for myself and didn’t know it. I’ve slowly chipped away at them. I wouldn’t say that I’m trying to become ‘happy.’ I don’t know what the fuck that means. I just think the most important thing is that I’ve found, in every single way, that the things that are making me feel good aren’t necessarily the most important things. Everything comes out in my music.” If the barrooms of Cherokee Street have been buzzing about the possible departure of LaFarge and Co., they’re also the places where you’re most likely to hear the cracks about Pokey’s oldtimey image, message and overall style. There’s something uniquely St. Louis about its ability to both embrace local heroes and keep them in the crosshairs of criticism. For LaFarge that’s surely been the case, and he hears about it — even when half a world away. “One day I feel on top of the world, that I can perform with the best in the world,” he says. “Other days, I’m onstage and I want to get out of my own skin. It’s a weird thing, to get caught in your own head. It’s easy to become a caricature of yourself.” It’s not as fun a parlor game to praise the man’s contributions to the local scene. His ability to fill the Pageant on New Year’s Eve. His using local support for that show — enlisting the Hooten Hallers and the River Kittens, rather than hooking another guaranteed ticketseller. His ability to carry a threenighter of sold-out shows at Off Broadway for his record release. But he knows that a slice of St. Louis is always going to give 40

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him shit — and it’s not exactly a sales point for digging deeper here. Presented that idea, LaFarge doesn’t brush it off, but believes he’s come to terms with it all. “I can feel things from people that I shouldn’t feel, then I internalize things from those feelings,” he says. “Then you try to mull them over and I shouldn’t. I can’t control that or worry about that.” He points to this summer’s LouFest performance in Forest Park as an example of his adopted hometown’s dualities. “It’s the park that birthed our World’s Fair, a historic place,” he says. “It’s a landmark in our city. So that’s not lost on me: the fact that it’s a national festival, run by C3, and has our name on it. There’s a certain amount of representing you’ve got to do. Among these other national and international acts, you’re there to try to represent St. Louis. ... I’m sorry, but I’ve lived there over eight years. I’m not from there — it’s not my home, it’s never been my home. I’m from Illinois. And as much as I’ve represented St. Louis, there’s a certain amount of people that that have made me feel what it is and what it isn’t. “Part of what I do is remember that there are haters out there, but there are many more people out there I love. It’s important to realize that most of the people have a love for the community, love for the world. In a smaller microcosm, a love for my music.” At a bright, summer’s afternoon at LouFest, LaFarge feels that love, and knows it is his job to channel it — whether he chooses to stay in St. Louis or not. “Looking at the crowd, seeing those smiling, sunny faces — you know that you have to reflect that love back to the world.” n

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t the end of a round of beers at the Thurman Grill in the Shaw neighborhood, three members of the vocal quartet the Wee Heavies are debating how best to describe their group. Are they a Celtic folk band? A traditional a cappella group? A Scottish singing troupe? While the Wee Heavies have been performing together since 2013, the group is clearly still working on how to sell itself. The members specialize in Scottish folk songs arranged for four male voices. And though we all might fake our way through “Auld Lang Syne” each December 31, most listeners aren’t as well-versed in the songs of the Scottish highlands as they are with the folk tunes of England and Ireland. The members — Steve Neale, Aaron Schiltz, Peter Merideth and Jay Harkey — first sang together as members of the St. Margaret of Scotland choir. When the parish’s music director Peter Hesed arranged a four-part harmony piece for a St. Patrick’s Day show, the quartet was formed almost by happenstance. According to Schiltz, the one-off performance awoke his desire to perform again. “We did it a couple of more times and thought it was fun,” says Schiltz. “I didn’t have an outlet like that anymore. I was an opera singer when I left college; I kind of walked away from music entirely and got an MBA.” A quickly recorded iPhone demo helped get the group a spot at the 2013 Festival of Nations. The Wee Heavies were awarded twenty minutes on the folk stage — a slight problem, given that the quartet didn’t yet have twenty minutes of material. Yet when the initially small crowd listening to them grew to around 150, remembers

Schiltz, the quartet was immediately booked to return for the next year’s festival. The group continued to perform at festivals, but the members’ pilgrimage to Scotland in 2014 as part of a parish choir sojourn, solidified their attachment to these songs. Neale calls it “a formative experience,” and the singers came back with some memories — singing on top of a North Sea ferry during a sleet-storm, trading songs with a local band at a pub in Glasgow — and a raft of new songs for their repertoire.

Many of those songs are contained on the band’s self-titled album, which was released last April. On record, the Wee Heavies’ approach can be reverent or ribald, depending on the tune. “Heiland Laddie” is tender and sonorous, allowing the men’s voices to traipse over the tale of a homesick sailor. “Mary Mack” is more cheeky, its sped-up tempo leaving the singers a bit breathless as they tell the tongue-twisting tale. Whatever the mood of the song, the voices blend warmly and in harmonic accord. There’s nary a missed note on the disc, though the effect is, at times, a bit sterile. Merideth notes the gap between the recordings and live performance in our interview.

“We’re a different show live,” he says. “On CD we sound kind of nerdy.” Neale speaks to that disconnect, arguing that these songs are meant to be performed in front of an audience. “Yeah, we’re a cappella and we do Celtic folk music, but it’s always a party,” he says. “We hit our stride when we figured out we didn’t need to be so stiff on stage, and we can just do whatever the fuck we want. So people sing along, they laugh and they yell and we get them screaming at the top of their lungs.” Schiltz, whose background is in opera, appreciates the looseness in the performances and seeing how it translates to the crowd. “In the opera community, if you screw up, you kill yourself,” he says with a laugh. “If we screw up, the audience can tell. But if we let them in on the joke, it kind of breaks down the barrier between the audience and us. The reason I was never really drawn to opera was because I didn’t want to pretend to be anyone else on stage — I just want to be myself on stage.” That looseness applies to the Wee Heavies’ repertoire, which leans heavily on Scottish songs but is flexible enough to incorporate Irish and English folk traditions — as well as some American classic rock. “At this point, the majority of our songs are Scottish, because that’s where we were and we picked up some songs there,” says Neale. “But we do a Pogues song, and then we’ll throw in ‘Seven Bridges Road’ by the Eagles, because why not — we like it. So there is crossover.” Even if audiences aren’t as well-versed in the music of Scotland, Schiltz finds that the major themes apply pretty easily to their audiences. “There are only five things that all Celtic folk music is written about: killing people, having sex, getting married, fishing and getting drunk,” says Schiltz. “With the exception of killing, we’ve done everything else. Part of it is that these themes are universal.” —Christian Schaeffer

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A TRIBUTE TO JACK J. LOKCINSKI: w/ Six One

NE OBLIVISCARIS: 7 p.m., $15. Fubar, 3108

Nate, Az the Fallen, NuttinxNyce, P.O.W.,

Locust St, St. Louis, 314-289-9050.

P.R.E.A.C.H., Sawblade, Six One Nate, Kayo

SOULARD BLUES BAND: 9 p.m., $5. Broadway

the Savage, Yerrty G 9 p.m., $10. Fubar, 3108

Oyster Bar, 736 S. Broadway, St. Louis, 314-

Locust St, St. Louis, 314-289-9050.

621-8811.

BAD COVER BAND SAM: w/ Kenshiro’s, the Ruthless 9 p.m., free. Schlafly Tap Room, 2100

TUESDAY 9

Locust St., St. Louis, 314-241-2337.

BLACK BREATH: w/ Theories 8 p.m., $12. The

BASEMENT FAMILY: w/ Boreal Hills 9 p.m., $5.

Demo, 4191 Manchester Ave, St. Louis, 314-

Foam Coffee & Beer, 3359 Jefferson Ave., St.

833-5532.

Louis, 314-772-2100.

EVERYTHING WENT BLACK: w/ Theories, Heavy

BROTHERS LAZAROFF: w/ the Fog Lights, Whoa

Horse, Laika 8 p.m., $10. The Demo, 4191

Thunder 8 p.m., $10. Off Broadway, 3509

Manchester Ave, St. Louis, 314-833-5532.

Lemp Ave., St. Louis, 314-773-3363.

JAMAICA LIVE TUESDAYS: w/ Ital K, Mr. Roots,

KIM SINGER: w/ Clark Paterson 8 p.m., $7. The

Brothers Lazaroff. | JARRED GASTREICH

Demo, 4191 Manchester Ave, St. Louis, 314833-5532. LOVE HZ: w/ Cryptonix, Quasar Camp, Wycon

Brothers Lazaroff

and K_I_T, dEEb 9 p.m., $5. The Crack Fox,

8 p.m. Friday, February 5.

1114 Olive St., St. Louis, 314-621-6900.

Off Broadway, 3509 Lemp Avenue. $10. 314-7733363.

MYSTIKAL: 9 p.m., $20-$30. The Marquee Restaurant & Lounge, 1911 Locust St, St. Louis, 314-436-8889. RUMPKE MOUNTAIN BOYS: 8 p.m., $7. The Bootleg, 4140 Manchester Ave., St. Louis, 314775-0775. STEADY FLOW: w/ Hazard To Ya Booty 8 p.m., $10. Cicero’s, 6691 Delmar Blvd., University City, 314-862-0009. TEAR OUT THE HEART: w/ Welcome Home, the Weekend Routine, Make Room, A Promise to Burn 7 p.m., $15-$17. The Ready Room, 4195 Manchester Ave, St. Louis, 314-833-3929.

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DJ Witz, $5/$10. Elmo’s Love Lounge, 7828 Olive Blvd, University City, 314-282-5561. KEYS N KRATES: w/ Stooki Sound, Jesse Slayter 8 p.m., $20-$27. The Pageant, 6161 Delmar

and Dave Lazaroff. Dylanesque blues, rattling country, dub-drenched reggae, Hammond B3-caressed funk (courtesy of newest member Nate Carpenter) – all of the genres the band has mastered coalesce in a moodiness that’s never ever just mood music. Local Weather Report: Fog Lights and Whoa Thunder may seem to have little in common save their meteorological names and homes in St. Louis. But both have pop sensibilities, the first filtered through folk and the latter filtered through synthesized dance hooks. –Roy Kasten

Blvd., St. Louis, 314-726-6161. LADYSMITH BLACK MAMBAZO: 7 p.m., TBA. Wildey Theatre, 254 N. Main St., Edwardsville, 618-692-7538.

WEDNESDAY 10 BOB “BUMBLE BEE” KAMOSKE: 8 p.m. Beale on Broadway, 701 S. Broadway, St. Louis, 314621-7880. DAVINA & THE VAGABONDS: 8 p.m., $10-$12. Old Rock House, 1200 S. 7th St., St. Louis, 314-5880505. JESSICA LEE WILKES: w/ Rum Drum Ramblers 9 p.m., $5. Foam Coffee & Beer, 3359 Jefferson Ave., St. Louis, 314-772-2100. JIM JEFFERIES: 8 p.m., $39.50-$49.50. The Pageant, 6161 Delmar Blvd., St. Louis, 314726-6161.

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Unknown Hinson is a hard-driving, party-liquor-loving, possibly vampiric troubadour in an ill-fitting rodeo suit with a penchant for raising hell and firing his guns into the air at shows. The alter ego of North Carolina’s Stuart Daniel Baker, a former music teacher and studio musician who crafted the character in the early ‘90s as part of a Charlotte-area public-access show, Hinson is best known as the

voice of Early Cuyler on Adult Swim’s Squidbillies. Baker has been performing live and releasing albums as Hinson for decades, coupling his impressive musicianship with a dogged dedication to staying in character that has drawn comparisons to Andy Kaufman’s relationship with lounge singer (and alter ego) Tony Clifton. Psychobilly Freakout: Hinson comes to town as part of a stacked rockabilly show that includes the Reverend Horton Heat, Nashville Pussy and Igor and Red Elvises. –Daniel Hill University City, 314-727-4444.

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THE FALCON: W/ Worriers, the Lippies, Sat.,

ACID DAD: Wed., April 20, 8 p.m., $8-$10. The

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833-5532.

FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE: W/ Cole Swindell, the

BLACK PUSSY: W/ Railhazer, Mon., March 21, 8

Cadillac Three, Kane Brown, Fri., Sept. 16, 6

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I-70 & Earth City Expwy., Maryland Heights,

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314-298-9944.

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Blvd., St. Louis, 314-726-6161.

p.m., $20. Fubar, 3108 Locust St, St. Louis, 314-

BONE THUGS-N-HARMONY: Sun., March 20, 8

289-9050.

p.m., $27.50-$30. The Pageant, 6161 Delmar

JASON ALDEAN: W/ Thomas Rhett, A Thousand

Blvd., St. Louis, 314-726-6161.

Horses, Fri., July 22, 6 p.m., TBA. Hollywood

BRAD PAISLEY: W/ Tyler Farr, Maddie & Tae,

Casino Amphitheatre, I-70 & Earth City Expwy.,

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Maryland Heights, 314-298-9944.

Amphitheatre, I-70 & Earth City Expwy., Mary-

JEFF AUSTIN BAND: Sat., April 2, 7 p.m., $17-$20.

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Old Rock House, 1200 S. 7th St., St. Louis, 314-

BRANTLEY GILBERT: W/ Justin Moore, Colt Ford,

588-0505.

Sat., June 11, 6 p.m., TBA. Hollywood Casino

JOHN CRAIGIE: Wed., April 27, 7 p.m., $10. The

Amphitheatre, I-70 & Earth City Expwy., Mary-

Demo, 4191 Manchester Ave, St. Louis, 314-

land Heights, 314-298-9944.

833-5532.

BRONZE RADIO RETURN: Fri., Feb. 26, 7 p.m.,

JOHN WAITE: Fri., April 15, 8 p.m., TBA. Wildey

$10.57-$12. Blueberry Hill, 6504 Delmar Blvd.,

Theatre, 254 N. Main St., Edwardsville, 618-

University City, 314-727-4444.

692-7538.

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KRAYZIE BONE: Fri., March 18, 7 p.m., $15. Pop’s

DEER TICK: Tue., April 5, 7 p.m., $22.50-$25.

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Blueberry Hill, 6504 Delmar Blvd., University

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KVELERTAK: W/ Torche, Wild Throne, Mon.,

DIERKS BENTLEY: W/ Randy Houser, Cam,

April 25, 7 p.m., $18-$20. The Ready Room,

Tucker Beathard, Fri., Aug. 12, 6 p.m., TBA.

4195 Manchester Ave, St. Louis, 314-833-3929.

Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre, I-70 & Earth

LORD DYING: W/ Damnation Army, Sat., March

City Expwy., Maryland Heights, 314-298-9944.

12, 7 p.m., $12. Fubar, 3108 Locust St, St. Louis,

DREAD ZEPPELIN: Sat., April 2, 7 p.m., $20-

314-289-9050.

$22.50. Blueberry Hill, 6504 Delmar Blvd.,

LOVE HZ: W/ Cryptonix, Quasar Camp, Wycon

University City, 314-727-4444.

LUCIUS: Wed., May 18, 8 p.m., $18-$20. The

ELEANOR FRIEDBERGER: Thu., April 28, 7 p.m.,

Ready Room, 4195 Manchester Ave, St. Louis,

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DARIUS RUCKER: W/ Dan + Shay, Fri., June 24,

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THIS JUST IN Continued from pg 47 LUKE BRYAN: W/ Little Big Town, Dustin Lynch,

SCARFACE: Sun., March 6, 7 p.m., $20. Pop’s

Fri., Aug. 26, 6 p.m., TBA. Hollywood Casino

Nightclub, 401 Monsanto Ave., East St. Louis,

Amphitheatre, I-70 & Earth City Expwy., Mary-

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On the surface, Gregory Porter certainly cuts a fascinating figure: his sartorial elegance, his signature hat (a hybrid flat cap/balaclava), the hulking frame that helped him play college football, his Grammy in 2014 for his Liquid Spirit album. But as with all great jazz and soul singers, it’s what goes on below the surface that counts, and Porter’s velvety baritone contains a depth and

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nimbleness that make each song expressive and river-deep. He handles traditional material with comfort — “You Send Me,” “The ‘In’ Crowd” — but his original songs, “Hey Laura” in particular, show his ability to melt the boundaries of soul, jazz and gospel traditions. With the Beatles: Porter, a regular collaborator with everyone from Disclosure to Jamie Cullum, recently guested with classical guitarist Milo Karadagli for a recording of “Let it Be.” –Christian Schaeffer

MC LARS: W/ Mega Ran, Fri., March 4, 7 p.m.,

Fox Theatre, 527 N. Grand Blvd., St. Louis,

$12-$14. Blueberry Hill, 6504 Delmar Blvd.,

314-534-1111.

University City, 314-727-4444.

STYX: Sun., April 3, 7 p.m., $29.50-$129.50. Pea-

MIRANDA LAMBERT: W/ Kip Moore, Brothers

body Opera House, 1400 Market St, St. Louis,

Osborne, Fri., May 13, 6 p.m., TBA. Hollywood

314-241-1888.

Casino Amphitheatre, I-70 & Earth City Expwy.,

THE SUMMER SET: Thu., April 21, 7 p.m., $17-

Maryland Heights, 314-298-9944.

$20. The Ready Room, 4195 Manchester Ave,

MOON TAXI: Fri., Feb. 19, 8 p.m., $15-$20. The

St. Louis, 314-833-3929.

Ready Room, 4195 Manchester Ave, St. Louis,

THE THERMALS: W/ Summer Cannibals, Thu.,

314-833-3929.

May 5, 8 p.m., $12-$15. The Firebird, 2706 Olive

OLD 97’S: W/ Heartless Bastards, BJ Barham,

St., St. Louis, 314-535-0353.

Tue., May 24, 8 p.m., $25-$28. The Ready Room,

TOBY KEITH: Sat., Sept. 10, 6 p.m., TBA. Holly-

4195 Manchester Ave, St. Louis, 314-833-3929.

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PETER BRADLEY ADAMS: Sat., March 5, 7 p.m.,

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$15-$17. Blueberry Hill, 6504 Delmar Blvd.,

TRUE WIDOW: W/ Drab Majesty, Sun., May 1,

University City, 314-727-4444.

8 p.m., $12. The Firebird, 2706 Olive St., St.

RASCAL FLATTS: W/ Kelsea Ballerini, Thu., July

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28, 6 p.m., TBA. Hollywood Casino Amphi-

VOICE OF ADDICTION: W/ Rock Solid, Riot for

theatre, I-70 & Earth City Expwy., Maryland

Violet, Sat., April 30, 8 p.m., $10. Fubar, 3108

Heights, 314-298-9944.

Locust St, St. Louis, 314-289-9050.

RAY LAMONTAGNE: Wed., July 27, 7 p.m., $26.95-

VOODOO GLOW SKULLS: Wed., April 13, 7 p.m.,

$56.95. Peabody Opera House, 1400 Market St,

$12-$14. Blueberry Hill, 6504 Delmar Blvd.,

St. Louis, 314-241-1888.

University City, 314-727-4444.

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large crowd braved a snowstorm to come out to Savage Love Live at Boston’s Wilbur Theatre last week. Questions were submitted on index cards, which allowed questioners to remain anonymous and forced them to be succinct. I got to as many of them as I could over two long, raucous, boozy hours. Here are some of the questions I didn’t have time for in Boston… What do you think of poop play? I think of it rarely. How long should I keep my partner locked in male chastity? Until Rick Santorum is president. What exactly causes relationships to end? Relationships end for all sorts of different reasons—boredom, neglect, contempt, betrayal, abuse— but all relationships that don’t end survive for the same reason: The people in them just keep not breaking up. Sometimes people in relationships that need to end never get around to breaking up. I was in an open relationship once and was heartbroken in the end be-

cause my partner broke the rules we made. My current partner wants to make our monogamous relationship open, but I am hesitant because of my previous burn. How do I get over this and become comfortable with an open relationship again? Rejecting nonmonogamy because your last nonmonogamous relationship failed makes about as much sense as rejecting monogamy because your last monogamous relationship failed. If people applied the same standard to closed relationships that they apply to open ones (“I was in one that failed so I can never enter into another one!”), most of us would’ve had two relationships in our lives—one open, one closed—and then either taken a vow of celibacy or pledged to stick to NSA sex for the rest of our lives. Our choices are informed by our experience, of course, and you had a bad experience with an open relationship. Open relationships might not be for you. But it’s also possible that the problem with your last relationship wasn’t the openness but the partner. Advice for happily child-free people in a baby- and parent-worshipping world? You could take comfort in your free time, your disposable income and your vomit-free wardrobe. You could also see baby and parent

worship for what it is: a desperate attempt on the part of the busy, broke, and vomit-spackled (and the people trying to sell stuff to us) to make ourselves feel better about the consequential and irrevocable choice we made to have kids. I accidentally told my dad about your podcast when teaching him how to use iTunes. I called home a couple of weeks later, and Dad told me he’s been listening and Mom yells, “I’m not gonna pee on you!” It could’ve been worse. Mom could’ve yelled: “We can’t talk right now! I’m peeing on your father!” My husband and I (30s, M/F, two kids) found out our best friends of twenty years were secretly poly. And we didn’t know! Well, we all fucked. Now our relationship/friendship is fucked, too. How do we move on from this mess? People who are poly say they want more love, sex, and joy in their lives—but some poly people seem want more chaos, drama, and hurt in their lives. Unless you know a couple well, or unless you’ve noticed the trail of destruction they’ve left in their wake, there’s just no way to tell what they’re really after until after you’ve slept with them. Anyway, how do you move on? You send a note, you apologize for your part in the chaos, drama, and hurt, and you express a desire to mend

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