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FREE Midwest Salute to the Arts ~ House of Miles East St. Louis The Lincoln: History, Music, Movies and More ~ Sept Comics An Interview with Jackie Presley ~ Sept Calendar of Events

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Editor’s Word – September 2019

Straight Up Magazine is now Gesso Magazine and it is here with its 50th edition ‘Serving Up Art, Music and Culture for the Metro Area’s Enjoyment’. The St. Louis Metro deserves its own arts and entertainment magazine. And here it is. It’s called Gesso!!!

We are so very pleased to have Tom Blood as our featured cover artist. You can find more of his work in this issue of Gesso Magazine and online on his website at BloodLinesArt.com as well as GessoMagazine.com We thank our writers for their poignant features and all those who contribute to this project. We appreciate our fans who have submitted their works for publication.

And “Likes” to all you followers on Facebook!!! We are grateful to you, the reader, for picking up this latest issue of Gesso Magazine – issue #50 in the Str8 Up Magazine legacy!!!

Like Straight Up before it, the mission of Gesso Magazine is to support local arts and artists and the businesses and organizations that support local arts and artists. We invite you to contact us with ideas, comments, information, etc. that might assist us in our mission to serve you, the residents of the St. Louis Metro area.

WE WANT YOU! - All you artistic and creative types out there! You should contact us.

Show us your work. Tell us of your craft and brief personal/artistic history. Submit any art form that you’d like. Perhaps, you can be one of our next published contributors or even a featured artist. Check out the Submissions Pages to see who’s featured this month. Next month, that could be you!!

Enjoy Gesso! Tell your friends. Send us your work. And visit our website at GessoMagazine.com. Follow us on Facebook daily for new and additional events and features. You’ll see Gesso Magazine at over 425 area distribution locations. And we’ll see you at the clubs, theatres, galleries, and festivals all over the St. Louis Metro Area.

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September Credits

Editors: Jake Bishop, Dylan Seibert, Paul Seibert, Alison Ely Layout Design Artists: Jake Bishop, Dylan Seibert, Mark Polege Sales: Jake Bishop, Brooke Peipert, William Schmitz, Paul Seibert, Dylan Seibert Ad Artists: Jake Bishop, Mark Polege, Dylan Seibert, Wil Sullivan Calendar: Dylan Seibert, Paul Seibert Website Design & Up-Keep: Mark Polege (MarkusDesignWorks.com), Jake Bishop Photography: Mark Polege (PhotographyofMarkPolege.com) Distribution: Jake Bishop, Robert Corey, Gregory Dierlam, Courtney Feldman, Daniel Nygard, Brooke Peipert, Mark Polege, Dylan Seibert, Paul Seibert, Wil Sullivan, Herald Publications

Contributors

Cover Artist: Tom Blood Cover Logo: Jake Bishop Comics: R.J. Corey, Brian Gardner Game Page: Dank By Design Fun Page: Jake Bishop Photography: Courtesy of (p.6-8) Jason Harris (www.jharrisphotography.com), Jake Bishop, Paul Seibert; (p.22-24) Jackie Presley, Isobel Abott-Dethrow; (p.26-27) Lincoln Theatre, Belleville Historical Society, Paul Seibert; (p.30-32) Lauren Parks, Alison Ely Feature Writers: Isobel Abott-Dethrow, Alison Ely, Michelle McIntosh Submissions: Tom Blood, Emy Blu, Brooke Peipert All material in this publication and its affiiated on-line content are copyrighted to the individual contributors or Gesso Magazine, LLC and may not be reproduced without written consent. We are very grateful to those who have submitted material to be considered for publication. However, the opinions and views of those contributing content to Gesso do not necessarily reflect those of Gesso Magazine.

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Midwest Salute to the Arts

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September Fun Page

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September Calendar of Events

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Sunday Morning Game Night

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An Interview with Jackie Presley

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House of Miles East St. Louis: “HOME”

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September Comics

featuring: R.J. Corey, Brian Gardner

from Dank by Design

by Alison Ely

featuring: Emy Blu, Tom Blood, Brooke Peipert

The Lincoln: History, Music, Movies and More

by Michelle McIntosh

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Distribution List Alton

AMC Theatres AmTrak Beall Mansion Best Western Premier Best Western Plus Bottle & Barrel Chez Marilyn Comfort Inn Doc Holiday’s Fast Eddie’s Bon Aire Germania Brew Haus Grand Piasa Body Art Hampton Inn Jacoby Art Center Maeva’s Coffee Mike’s Ten Pin Mineral Springs Mall My Just Deserts Old Bakery Beer Co. Post Commons Score Records Shields Family Pharmacy The Salon Unique Smoke Shop Village Inn Pancake House

Aviston

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Belleville

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Highland

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Maryville

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Mascoutah

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Troy

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August 23, 24 & 25 The 31st Annual Midwest Salute To The Arts.

September 2019

The fine arts fair held each year in Moody Park in Fairview Heights (IL).

Gesso Magazine was privileged to sponsor two live art demonstration tents and one of the two sound stages.

The weather the first two days could not have been better. There was a rain delay in the midst of the third day. And a picture is worth a thousand of these words. So here is a photo representation of our days at The Salute, 2019.

Below: Janet Evra on the Gesso Stage Right: Darla Allen, Sculpture Demo

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Clockwise from Top Left: Carol Morgan, wine painting Tracey Ippolito, acrylic painting demo Jessica Canale, tribute painting: Chris Cornell, Vinnie Paul & Chester Bennington

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Clockwise from Top Left: Sweetie & the Toothaches on the Gesso Stage Vesna Delevska, acrylic painting demo Rogers & Nienhaus on the Gesso Stage Children’s Area with Dooley the Clown & Jason Randall Spriggs caricatures 8

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Calendar of Events

September 2019

September 1 (Sun):

September 4 (Wed):

Atomic Cowboy – 6p; Melvin Seals & JGB Broadway Oyster Bar – 3:45p; The Melissa Neels Band Fubar – 7p; Tyler Cassidy (fka Froggy Fresh) w/ Full Band Grafton Loading Dock (Grafton) – 6p; Yacht Rockers Helium Comedy Club – 7p; King Kountry Wayne!

Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre – 7:30p; KISS Laclede’s Landing – Big Muddy Blues Festival Missouri Botanical Garden – Japanese Festival Renaissance St. Louis Airport Hotel – Gesso Cover Artist Valerie HosnaDavis Art Exhibit River City Casino – 7:30p; The Charlie Daniels Band Schorr Lake Vineyard & Winery (Waterloo) – 3p; Charlotte Street Live St Louis Public Library (University City) – 1p-5p; Timeless Fibers: Tradition and Beyond; a juried exhibition hosted by the Weavers Guild of St Louis Stifel Theatre – 7:30p; Rob Thomas: Chip Tooth Tour Presented by Y98 & 102.5 KEZK Strauss Park (St. Louis) – 10a; The Grand Scheme of Things; This two-hour tour takes you through the Grand Center Arts District exploring how its vibrant past has led to an energetic future Taha’a Twisted Tiki – 4p; Selekta Summer Sessions feat. Dave Owen [6 Year Anniversary!]; We’re celebrating our anniversary with another FREE patio party!

The Cabin at Judy Creek (Glen Carbon) – 2p; Shock the Junkie The Grafton Winery (Grafton) – Billy Peek The HandleBar – 9p; The Flyover Open Mic; Flyover Comedy Festival is starting an open mic!

The Hawg Pit (Grafton) – 1p-5p; Whiskey Revolution

Broadway Oyster Bar – 9:30p; Voodoo Phish presented by UCBC Fast Eddie’s (Alton) – 6p; Jay & Waylon Grand Center Arts District – 5p; Wednesday Night Jazz Crawl in Grand Center; 5-7pm: KDHX; 7-9pm: The Kranzberg Jazz Jam hosted by Bob DeBoo at The Kranzberg; 9-11pm: The Kasimu-tet at The Dark Room at The Grandel Jacoby Arts Center (Alton) – 5:30p-6:30p; YogArt Renaissance St. Louis Airport Hotel – Gesso Cover Artist Valerie HosnaDavis Art Exhibit Repertory Theatre of St Louis – Angels In America, Parts One & Two...

The Heavy Anchor – 9p; Frosty Palms (CHI), Crisis Walk-ins

September 2 (Mon): Fast Eddie’s (Alton) – 6p; Deluxe Duo Game 6 Honky Tonk Joint – 4p; Ross Bell solo; Traditional, classic country music presented with a heavy metal attitude and southern grace Grafton Loading Dock (Grafton) – 2p; Mondinband Missouri Botanical Garden – Japanese Festival Renaissance St. Louis Airport Hotel – Gesso Cover Artist Valerie HosnaDavis Art Exhibit Silver Creek Saloon (Belleville) – 7p; Xtreme Bar Bingo; Xtreme Bar Bingo is a NO COST, NO COVER bingo consisting of 9 games The Grafton Winery (Grafton) – Dawn Turlington The Hawg Pit (Grafton) – 1p-5p; The Graham Band

September 3 (Tues): Blueberry Hill Duck Room – 8p; The Nude Party w/ Pinky Pinky Enterprise Center – 7:30p; John Mayer Fast Eddie’s (Alton) – 6p; Jeremy Drake & Co Fubar – 8p; Allen, Mack, Myers, and Moore feat Zach Myers of Shinedown Landmark’s Tivoli Theatre – 7p; The Royal Shakespeare Company’s production of MEASURE FOR MEASURE Missouri History Museum – 6p; Twilight Tuesdays featuring: Fabulous Motown Revue Renaissance St. Louis Airport Hotel – Gesso Cover Artist Valerie HosnaDavis Art Exhibit The Hett @ McKendree University (Lebanon) – 5p-8p; McKendree Theatre Department auditions for “As You Like It”

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September 5 (Thurs): Delmar Hall – 8p; Koe Wetzel Off Broadway – 8p; Shinyribs Renaissance St. Louis Airport Hotel – Gesso Cover Artist Valerie HosnaDavis Art Exhibit Stifel Theatre – 8p; Kacey Musgraves: Oh, What a World: Tour II Thurman’s in Shaw – 8p; Adam Maness Trio The Pageant – 8p; Amos Lee ‘My New Moon 2019’ Tour w/ Madison Cunningham

September 6 (Fri): Atomic Cowboy – 6p; Rebirth Brass Band Bennie’s (Belleville) – 6p-10p; Pizza, Wings & Tacos; 5p-11p with music by Nick Stergos Big Daddy’s 618 (Belleville) – 5p-11p; Pizza, Wings & Tacos; 6p-9p with music

by L’il Sister Big Daddy’s (Edwardsville) – 6p; Lanny & Julie Bohm-Schuhkraft City Park (Columbia) – 7th Annual Songs 4 Soldiers Benefit Concert with Jordan Davis, Chris Shiflett & Alexandra Kay Chez Marilyn (Alton) – 8:30p; Aaron Griffin Trio City Park (Shiloh) – 6p; Shiloh Homecoming with George Portz & The Friends of Bluegrass Delmar Hall – 8p; Falling Fences EP Release, ‘Songwriters Hell’; w/ The Creek Rocks Enterprise Center – 8p; Backstreet Boys bring their DNA World Tour w/ special guest Baylee Littrell Grafton Loading Dock (Grafton) – 6p; Scott & Karl Helium Comedy Club – 7:30p & 10p; Karlous Miller!

Jacoby Art Center (Alton) – 6p-8p; Art Is... Wearable; new exhibition opening reception Sophie’s Artist Lounge – 10p; Dhoruba Shakur Trio Spirit of St Louis Airport (Chesterfield) – 10a-4p; Air Show & STEM Expo St. Louis Science Center – 6p; First Friday: Pokémon; Catch ‘em all at this First Friday that explores the real science of Pokémon. Dust off your Gameboy, find your favorite Pokémon cards, and get ready to be the very best, like no one ever was.

The Tivoli Theatre – Opening night for Birth of the Cool! Documentary will be showing September 6th-12th; Show times are available online. As a special treat, Miles Davis’s family & Documentary Director, Stanley Nelson, will be there to answer questions after the showing Westport Plaza – 10a-8p; Made Festival; featuring more than 80 vendors ranging from retro artisans to modern retailers - and a live music lineup of popular local and national artists, including: Odds Lane, Striking Matches, Alexandra Kay, Three Pedros, and John Gurney Band

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September 2019

September 7 (Sat): * Art Meets Vintage (St Charles) – Constructed Deconstructed: The Art of Assemblage & Its Parts; a new exhibit by Katie Chilman & Ellen Mercante; opening reception, 3-6p

Tri-County Park (Troy) – 8a; race time; 10th Annual Bradley R Smith Memorial 5k

September 8 (Sun):

Atomic Cowboy – 6p; Fruition w/ TK & The Holy Know-Nothings BB’s Jazz, Blues and Soups – 6p; Paa Kow and his Afro-Fusion Orchestra Big Daddy’s on the Landing – 10p; Service Industry Night Karaoke; No Cover Atomic Cowboy – 6p; Blackwater 64 “Terra Firma” Album Release Party Charge and Free to Sing all night Big Daddy’s (Edwardsville) – 2p; Patio Pawty Chaifetz Arena – Disney on Ice: Worlds of Enchantment Chesterfield Amphitheatre (Chesterfield) – First Annual Smooth Jazz Cruise Crehan’s Irish Pub (Belleville) – 9a-4p; 24th Annual Belleville Gear Jammers on Land Festival; 3:30p, Tim Cunningham Performs; 4p, Erin Bode Performs; Car Show 5p, Eric Darius Performs; 6p, Grace Kelly Performs; 8p, Brian Culbertson DB Cooper’s Safe House – 1p; celebrating their 1 year anniversary by hosting Performs the South Side Bike & Car Show 2019.

Chez Marilyn (Alton) – 8p; Thirst’n Howl Fubar – 7p; D.R.I. and Deathwish; w/ Dibiase, Kill Their Past Downtown (Belleville) – 10a-12p; Bloody Mary Walk to benefit Belleville Gaslight – 8p; Gaslight’s Songwriter Showcase Mural Project; $20 ticket provides samples at Bennie’s Pizza Pub, Abe’s Grafton Loading Dock (Grafton) – 3p; Trilogy Gourmet Popcorn, Big Daddy’s 618, Tavern On Main, Copper fire & Seven Helium Comedy Club – 7p; Karlous Miller!

Foam – 5p; PU FEST VI; Featuring: Nadir Smith (STL), Final Order (IL), Acid Off Broadway – 5p; PU FEST VI; Featuring: Him Horrison (MS), Half Tramp Leather (COMO), Mentira (KC), Miami Dolphins (MN), Ebony Tusks (KS), (MN), Brendan Wells’ Plant Music (MN), Pryr (STL), Simon Joyner (NE), David Anodes (STL, last show), Q (STL), BENNI (NOLA), Dimesack (KC), Buddy Nance (NE), Katarra (STL), Hash Redactor (TN), David Beeman (STL), Kaleb Crime (KY), Radiator Greys (STL), Demonlover (STL) Kirby (STL), Kijani Eshe (STL) Grafton Loading Dock (Grafton) – 12p; Girls on Grapes, Boys on Brew; 6p; Old Rock House – Debbstock; Benefiting Debbie Mannahan ‘s growing hospital Wherehouse Project bills; featuring Al Holliday and The East Side Rhythm Band, The Scandaleros, Helium Comedy Club – 7:30p & 10p; Karlous Miller!

Big Mike Aguirre & The Blu City Allstars, Jackson Stokes, Joe Bizelli Music, Jacoby Arts Center (Alton) – 7p-11:45p; Loosey Goosey returns for the 8th Matt Wynn annual Piasa Summer bringing art, music, and more to Alton. Artists include: Principia High School (Town & Country) – Town & Country Symphony Glenn Bowman, Caiti Beckwith, Tim Gusewelle, Kyndra Green, Steve Harris, Orchestra: Rachmaninoff “Piano Concerto #3”, Brahms “Tragic Overture”, Faure Spencer Addison Hughes, Christine Ilewski-Heulsmann, Kori Lankford & Jenna “Pelleas et Melisande”; 2:30-4:30p Muscarella Schmitty’s Sunset Inn Again (Troy) – 2p; Alexandra Kay Off Broadway – 8p; Elizabeth Cook Sheldon Concert Hall – 7:30p; The Temptations Pulitzer Arts Foundation – 1p-2p; Artist Talk: Turner Prize-winning artist Spirit of St Louis Airport (Chesterfield) – 10a-5p; Air Show & STEM Expo; Susan Philipsz; Philipsz’s sound installations bring to life the meaning of the US Navy Blue Angels, Royal Air Force Jet Team, Aeroshell Aerobatic Team & places in which they are sited. “Susan Philipsz: Seven Tears” is on view 09/06– much more 02/02/2020 The Back Bar (Edwardsville) – 4p; Lanny & Julie Rollercade (Sappington) – 10:30p; 70’s Adult Roller Disco The Grafton Winery (Grafton) – NGK Band Soulard (St. Louis) – 12p; BBQ, Beer, & Bourbon Crawl; Come stroll through The Hawg Pit (Grafton) – 1p-5p; Robert Sampson Soulard eating the BEST BBQ, enjoying exclusive bourbon and beer specials.

The Tivoli Theatre – Birth of the Cool! Documentary will be Participating Bars and Cantinas: The Wood Shack Soulard, Social House showing September 6th-12th; Show times are available online. As a special treat, Soulard, Big Daddy’s Bar & Grill – Soulard, Llywelyn’s Pub Soulard, D’s Place Miles Davis’s family & Documentary Director, Stanley Nelson, will be there to Soulard, Henry’s in Soulard, Great Grizzly Bear, Island STL answer questions after the showings Sportsmen’s Club (Mascoutah) – 9a-3p; 3rd Annual Mascoutah Fall Craft The Ready Room – 7p; Bad Suns w/ Liily, ULTRA Q & Vendor Fair; Crafters & Vendors, Food Trucks, DJ, Bounce Houses, Silent Tower Grove Park (St. Louis) – 8:30a; Recovery For The Long Run 5K; The Auction Recovery For The Long Run 5K will benefit the women, children, and families of Stifel Theatre – 8p; Brian Regan Queen of Peace Center, which is a local St. Louis nonprofit.

Spirit of St Louis Airport (Chesterfield) – 10a-5p; Air Show & STEM Expo; .Zack – 4p; CommUNITY Arts Concert; a celebration of Saint Louis’s finest US Navy Blue Angels, Royal Air Force Jet Team, Aeroshell Aerobatic Team & artists joining together with one unified voice for our city. The concert features much more works demonstrating Saint Louis culture, history, and community. Using the The Grafton Winery (Grafton) – Big Wheel communicative power of art, local artists and companies unite with one voice The Hawg Pit (Grafton) – 1p-5p; Jay & TJ through dance, music, poetry, visual arts, and aerial arts.

The Tivoli Theatre – Birth of the Cool! Documentary will be September 9 (Mon): showing September 6th-12th; Show times are available online. As a special treat, Miles Davis’s family & Documentary Director, Stanley Nelson, will be there to Anderson Hospital (Maryville) – 12p – 5p; Blood Drive Brentwood Ice Rink (Brentwood) – 3:30p – 5; Teddy Bear Skate; Swing by answer questions after the showings the Brentwood Ice Rink for an afternoon public skating session and bring your The Wildey Theater (Edwardsville) – 7:30p; Opera Edwardsville presents: favorite teddy bear for free admission!

Christine Brewer and Craig Terry New Athens District Library (New Athens) – 6p; Novel Ideas Book Club; “A Tin Roof – 7p; Tim Montana Tree Grows in Brooklyn” by Betty Smith Touhill Performing Arts Center – 8p; Bobby Bones And The Raging Idiots

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September 2019

Schlafly Bottleworks (Maplewood) – 6p; Vintage Bike Night; “Come join us and bring your bike out. Designated parking for bikes 25 years old or older. All bikes welcome.”

September 10 (Tues): 4 Hands Brewing Company – 6:30p; Yoga + Beer Foam – 9p; Red Sea, Crumbie, Bounce House, Big Step Livery Company – 8p; Ish & Friends residency; Every 2nd Tuesday of each month, The Livery Company brings you the local lore that has become known as ISH. Featuring Brit Lockhart and renowned writer - vocalist - percussionist, Sowande Mustakeem.

Missouri History Museum – 6p; Twilight Tuesdays featuring: Love Jones The Band Pop’s Blue Moon – 7p; Terrapin Tuesday featuring Stone Sugar Shakedown The Fabulous Fox – 8p; Lenny Kravitz; Kravitz continues touring in support of his critically acclaimed 2018 album, Raise Vibration [BMG] 4 Hands Brewing Company – 7:30p; Gaslight Jazz Series- Kasimu Taylor; The Kasimu-tet brings a unique blend of abstract and lush improvisation, infused with a fresh and intuitive ensemble interplay; their set will include original arrangements of a few of Miles Davis’ most popular tunes along with a few original compositions! Kasimu Taylor-trumpet Zach Radwine-piano Bernard Terry-bass Demarius Hicks-drums The Pageant – 8p; The Alchemy Tour featuring: NGHTMRE & SLANDER, Seven Lions and The Glitch Mob The Ready Room – 8p; Empress Of

Foam – 8p; The Medium Helium Comedy Club – 8p; Natasha Leggero!

Joe’s Café – 8p; Polyphony Marimba St. Louis Art Hill – 7p; Free Forest Park Concert; Experience St. Louis’ favorite evening at the annual FREE Forest Park concert as Stéphane Denève leads his first concert as Music Director. Pack a picnic, grab a blanket and relax with family and friends at the base of Art Hill for a musical celebration with the SLSO that is capped off with a spectacular fireworks display.

The Firebird – 8p; Brant Bjork The Weingarten (Belleville) – 6p-9p; 9th Annual Wine for Whiskers; featuring a fabulous silent auction, raffles, food, libations and much more; benefits Belleville Area Human Society .Zack – “A Model For Matisse” by Barbara F. Freed and Joe Hanrahan; A World Premiere from The Midnight Company

September 13 (Fri):

Almighty Tattoos (Belleville) – 10a; Almighty Tatoos Friday the 13th Special; “it’s that time of year again..! Almighty tattoos is bringing our incredible clients/ friends the best Friday the 13th special in the area..! this time around we are offering $20,$40,$60,$80 & $100 design sheets for you all to choose from.”

Bakers & Hale (Godfrey) – 7p; Flip the Frog Bennie’s Pizza Pub (Belleville) – 6p; P-Nut and The Shells; “Join us for an evening of acoustic jams” Big Daddy’s (Edwardsville) – 6:30p; Eric & Marty Bluff City Grill (Alton) – 7p; Sneaky Pete and Friends Doit’s Village Inn (Pontoon Beach) – Masterminds September 11 (Wed): Ethical Society (StL) – 7p-8:30p; An Evening at the Opera with Biome School; Angad Arts Hotel – 12:30p-2p; Coffee With Creatives - ”I, Ced” Funk & special performance by Morris Robinson; a benefit concert for music & art Hip Hop Producer & Instrumentalist; Coffee With Creatives is a recurring education series of speakers, hosting discussions loaded with career scaling insights and Enterprise Center – 7p; Thomas Rhett: Very Hot Summer Tour 2019 expertise...a connection point for collaboration and innovation.

Gateway Convention Center (Collinsville) – 12p-6p; International Gem & Daniel Dove Collins House (Collinsville) – 4p; Farmer’s Market on Main; Visit Jewelry Show historic Uptown Collinsville this summer for seasonal produce, locally raised * Governor French Gallery (Belleville) – Thought, Direction meat, eggs, honey, fresh cut flowers, jams & jellies, baked goods, and more! and Accidents; Paintings by Susan Norsigian and Kim Jacoby Arts Center (Alton) – 5:30p; YogArt Old Rock House – 7p; The Movement w/ Arise Roots Depigian; Opening Reception 6:30-8:30p; Live music by: Crop The Novel Neighbor – 11:30a; Author Luncheon: with award-winning poet and Top and The Crisis Walk-ins (exhibition continues through fiction writer, Kassandra Montag discusses her incredible new novel, “After The October 12th); Curated by Gesso Magazine Flood.”

The Pageant – 8p; Tash Sultana w/ The Teskey Brothers Grafton Loading Dock (Grafton) – 6p; Jonathan Baker Duo Thomas Dunn Learning Center – 6:30p; Sip ‘n Sketch; Come join our Artist- Helium Comedy Club – 7:30p & 10p; Natasha Leggero! in-Residence, Sonia Slankard, as she guides you through life drawing for FREE! Historic District (St. Charles) – 4p; Locus 25th Anniversary Mosaics Fine Art All supplies are provided but you are welcome to bring your own. This is an adult event so please bring a beverage and/or snack to share.

Total Wine & More (Brentwood) – 6:30p-8:30p; A Look at Bourbon... From Moonshine, to Production, to Retail (Panel Discussion); featuring: Steve Akley (Owner of the ABV Network, LLC) leading a panel comprised of: Derek Gamlin (Gamlin Whiskey House), Royce Neeley (Neeley Family Distillery) & Gary Hinegardner (Wood Hat Spirits); whiskey sampling and some attendance prizes World Chess Hall of Fame – 7p; Monthly Music Series: Thunder and Rain

September 12 (Thurs): Delmar Hall – 8p; Take Your Power Back Tour featuring: Nahko And Medicine For The People w/ Nattali Rize El Volcan Nightclub – 9p; DownRight Entertainment & Ronin Productions presents: The DownRight 2 Year Anniversary. The Widdler; kLL sMTH; Integrate “VCTRE & Black Carl!”; Locals TBA

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Festival; Close to 100 artists will be exhibiting and selling their work.

Hofbräuhaus St. Louis (Belleville) – Oktoberfest 2019; The Steve Ewing Band (featuring the frontman of The Urge) will be playing a high-energy concert in the tent starting at 7 p.m.

JV’s Downtown Bar & Grill (Waterloo) – 7:30p; JV’s BLOCK PARTY; There will be Dancin’ in the Streets....music by the 3 Amigos...Bring your lawn chairs and enjoy the music and adult beverages!

Kirkwood Park – 59th Annual Kirkwood Greentree Festival; Featuring Food and Information Booths, Young Rockers’ Showcase, Wine Garden, 175+ Arts & Crafts Booths, Kids’ Day, and the Folklife Festival w/Missouri Fiddlers!

Old Rock House – Still Shine & The Silver Creek Bluegrass Band Okawville Community Park (Okawville) – 5p; 71st Annual Okawville Wheat Festival; Join us for a weekend of fair rides, music, food and drinks, exhibits, a tractor pull, and more The Grafton Winery (Grafton) – Sunset at The Vineyards The Hawg Pit (Grafton) – 7p-11p; Captain Geech & the Shrimp Shack Shooters The Monocle – 9p; Kill Em All Album Release Party The Ready Room – 7p; Pink Sweat$; w/ PJ (Pink Beginnings Tour Part 2) .Zack – “A Model For Matisse” by Barbara F. Freed and Joe Hanrahan

September 14 (Sat): Atomic Cowboy – 6p; Spoonfed Tribe w/ Surco Belle Clair Fairgrounds (Belleville) – Kay Weber Craft & Vendor Show; Over 200 Exhibitors Busch Student Center – PixelPop Festival 2019; an indie game conference that celebrates unique games and the people who make them possible Chesterfield Amphitheater – 7:30p; KSHE 95 - Real Rock Radio Presents: Celebration Day - A Tribute to Led Zeppelin Doit’s Village Inn (Pontoon Beach) – Masterminds Drost Park Pavilion (Maryville) – 7a; Kellsie’s Hope Foundation 8th Annual 5k Run & Walk; 5K Walk/Run will begin at 8a; 1 Mile Fun Walk will immediately follow Enterprise Center – 7:30p; Jonas Brothers: Happiness Begins Tour Gateway Convention Center (Collinsville) – 10a-6p; International Gem & Jewelry Show Grafton Loading Dock (Grafton) – 6p; Jakes Leg Haskell Park (Alton) – 10a-12p; Curiosity Day: celebrating the birthday of Curious George and his love of learning, exploration of life experiences Helium Comedy Club – 7:30p & 10p; Natasha Leggero!

Hofbräuhaus St. Louis (Belleville) – 11a; Oktoberfest 2019; The tent will open at 11a with the carnival running 1-7p. Following the carnival, the incredible Dr. Zhivegas will keep the party going with a mix of rock and pop to keep you on the dance floor!

Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre – 7:30p; blink-182 & Lil Wayne Kirkwood Park – 59th Annual Kirkwood Greentree Festival; Featuring Food and Information Booths, Young Rockers’ Showcase, Wine Garden, 175+ Arts & Crafts Booths, Kids’ Day, and the Folklife Festival w/Missouri Fiddlers!

Patrick’s Bar and Grill (Granite City) – 9:30p; The Beerkatz Peace Tree Spirituality Center (Florissant) – 10a-4p; Nature Connection & Discovery Festival with Grammy® and Emmy® Nominated Platinum Award Winning Recording Artist & Author John Two-Hawks RYSE Nightclub (St. Charles) – 9p; Travis Barker Silver Creek Saloon (Belleville) – 8p; Silver Creek Fall Party with Top GunZ! The Brown Bag Bistro (Alton) – 5p; Rivertown The Grafton Winery (Grafton) – Madbeats The Hawg Pit (Grafton) – 1p-5p; The Number 9 Blacktops

The Pageant – 8p; J.B. Smoove The Wildey Theater (Edwardsville) – 8p; Livingston Taylor .Zack – A Model For Matisse by Barbara F. Freed and Joe Hanrahan

September 15 (Sun): Belle Clair Fairgrounds (Belleville) – Kay Weber Craft & Vendor Show; Over 200 Exhibitors Doit’s Village Inn (Pontoon Beach) – Masterminds Fletcher’s Kitchen & Tap (Swansea) – 2p; Live Music from HotFlash Foam – 8p; Strange Ranger, Frankie Valet, Kijani Eshe, Mark Plant Solo Noise Gaslight – 8:30p; Gaslight’s Open Mic w/ Joshua James!

Gateway Convention Center (Collinsville) – 11a-5p; International Gem & Jewelry Show Grafton Loading Dock (Grafton) – 12p; Bag Toss Tourney; 3p; The Truckers Kirkwood Park – 59th Annual Kirkwood Greentree Festival; Featuring Food and Information Booths, Young Rockers’ Showcase, Wine Garden, 175+ Arts & Crafts Booths, Kids’ Day, and the Folklife Festival w/Missouri Fiddlers!

Liuna Event Center – 8a; Retro Toy and Game Celebration; A variety of vendors selling collectibles, toys, and games (video, board, and tabletop) ranging from Star Wars, Marvel, DC, Disney, Pokemon, Funko, Lego, Nintendo, Sega, Playstation and much more.

Pop’s (Sauget) – 6:30p; GWAR “Use Your Collusion Tour” w/ Sacred Reich, Against The Grain Shapiro Metal Supply – 9a; Shapiro Steelfest 2019; “As always this will be a family friendly fundraiser for our American Veterans with food, drink, and entertainment provided. Your donations are what keep this show going and are very encouraged. Every cent of the donations go directly to our veterans and local first responders. Last year we raised over $19,000 for these great organizations and with your help we hope to surpass that this year” The Brown Bag Bistro (Alton) – 1p; Marty The Grafton Winery (Grafton) – Scott and Karl The Hawg Pit (Grafton) – 1p-5p; Sonic Tonic .Zack – “A Model For Matisse” by Barbara F. Freed and Joe Hanrahan

September 16 (Mon): Spencer Road Branch Library (St. Peters) – 7p; Live at the Library: Janet Evra The Hett @ McKendree University (Lebanon) – 7:30p; An Evening of Romance with Brewer, Voskoboynikova & Ranheim; This concert features an exciting, romantic program showcasing the talents of celebrated Soprano Christine Brewer, St. Louis Symphony cellist Bjorn Ranheim, and UMSL’s own, Russian-trained pianist Alla Voskoboynikova. The program includes the music of Cesar Franck, Richard Strauss, Sergey Rachmaninov, and Andre Previn, among others.

The Ready Room – 8p; Daniel Romano .Zack – “A Model For Matisse” by Barbara F. Freed and Joe Hanrahan

September 17 (Tues): Apotheosis Comics & Lounge – 7p; Bluestravaganza on South Grand; “Come jam the blues with Us (Bass - Ned Watson, Drums - Scotti Inman)”

* Bennie’s Pizza Pub (Belleville) – 6p-9p; Pizza, Pencils & Pints - A Social Drawing Event; great food & drink & lotsa art supplies; come be social and share your artistic inspirations.

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Fubar – 9p; Coast 2 Coast LIVE Artist Showcase: $50K Grand Prize Missouri History Museum – 6p; Twilight Tuesdays featuring: Coleman Hughes Project F Adrianne .Zack – “A Model For Matisse” by Barbara F. Freed and Joe Hanrahan

September 18 (Wed): Blueberry Hill Duck Room – 8p; The Early November w/ Have Mercy and OWEL Broadway Oyster Bar – 9:30p; Voodoo Wilco presented by Urban Chestnut Center Ice Brewery – 5:30p; JRF Night: A Night to Celebrate; We’ll be celebrating both Jack’s 21st birthday and the life of his father, John Ferrara.

Delmar Hall – 8p; Boris w/ Uniform Fubar – 7:30p; Agnostic Front “Victim in Pain” 35th Anniversary Tour; “The Godfathers of Hardcore” w/ Prong, Time and Pressure, BRUTE FORCE Jazz St. Louis – 7:30p; Cyrille Aimée The Firebird – 8p; Mike Judy Presents: Wovenhand The Ready Room – 7p; The Midnight w/ Flamingosis .Zack – 8p; “A Model For Matisse” by Barbara F. Freed and Joe Hanrahan

September 19 (Thurs): Bennies Pizza Pub (Belleville) – 6p; JonesEffect Delmar Hall – 8p; KSHE 95 - Real Rock Radio welcomes Sebastian Bach; 30th Anniversary Tour (1989-2019); Performs the first record “Skid Row” in its ENTIRETY! w/ KOBRA AND THE LOTUS El Volcan Nightclub – 8p; Loyal Family presents: Jimmy Herring and The 5 of 7 Foam – 8p; Triptides, Flaural Jazz St. Louis – 7:30p; Cyrille Aimée Looking Glass Playhouse (Lebanon) – Matilda

* Painting With A Twist (Shiloh) – Local Art Exhibition and Sale; numerous artists & numerous mediums; sponsored by Wine De Lynn Art Studios and Gesso Magazine SLU Museum of Art – 5:30p; M.C. Escher: Infinite Variations Closing Reception; Free admission. Complimentary cocktails and hors d’oeuvres.

The Monocle – 8p; Dan LaMorte’s “Infect Me Once” Tour The Ready Room – 7p; Lee Fields & The Expressions w/ Neal Francis Thurman’s in Shaw – 8p; Adam Maness Trio .Zack – “A Model For Matisse” by Barbara F. Freed and Joe Hanrahan

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Bakers & Hale (Godfrey) – 7p; Benbow City Shuffle Chesterfield Amphitheatre (Chesterfield) – 6p; 7 Bridges Band Eagle Tribute Downtown (Staunton) – 5p-10p; 10th Annual Staunton Art Fair Family Arena (St Charles) – 7p; Grand Allusion: A Tribute to Styx; plus King of Pain: A Tribute to The Police Foam – 9p; Grivo, Seashine, Lightrider, Cold Rooms Forest Park – 5p; Great Forest Park Balloon Glow and Race; Free! Watch as nearly 70 hot air balloons inflate, glow and launch from world famous Forest Park. Enjoy kettle corn, food trucks, fireworks and children’s games and activities Grafton Loading Dock (Grafton) – 6p; Scott & Karl Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre – 7p; Brantley Gilbert: Not Like Us Tour Looking Glass Playhouse (Lebanon) – Matilda Mas Tequila Cantina – 9p-3a; Full Sky Presents: Sub Artillery & D3V Public Square (Belleville) – 11a-11p; 39th Annual Belleville Oktoberfest River City Casino – 8p; Legends In Concert Shameless Grounds – 7p; SHE Stories: To Err is Human; This event is FREE and open to the public!

Silver Creek Saloon (Belleville) – 9a-4p; 8th Annual St Clair County East Rotary Wheels & Wine Car Show; benefitting Hospice of Southern Illinois Soulard Park (St. Louis) – 10a-10p; Greater St Louis Hispanic Festival; The annual event will feature Hispanic Folkloric dancers, over 70 booths and the Los Ninos Kids Corner with piñatas and traditional Hispanic games and crafts.

The Firebird – 6:30p; Hallow Point: ‘Blacklight’ Album Release Party The Gaslight Theater – 8p; Fifty Words by Michael Weller The Ready Room – 6:30p; Mike Judy Presents: Blessthefall, Escape The Fate w/ special guest: Islander The Sinkhole – 8p; HIDE, Plack Blague, Transgression The Wildey Theater (Edwardsville) – 8p; An Evening with ORLEANS Uptown (Collinsville) – 11a; Collinsville Italian Fest; Free Admission; Free Parking .Zack – “A Model For Matisse” by Barbara F. Freed and Joe Hanrahan

September 21 (Sat): Ballpark Village – 8p; Taking Back Sunday; In celebration of the band’s 20th anniversary!

Downtown (Alton) – 12p-10p; Mississippi Earthtones Festival 2019; a celebration of our river through art, music, and conservation.

Downtown (Belleville) – Octoberfest Car Show; All years, makes and models Downtown (Staunton) – 10a-10p; 10th Annual Staunton Art Fair El Volcan Nightclub – 8p; DownRight Entertainment & Unknown Frequency Present: Minnesota w/ Pigeon Hole and More Grafton Loading Dock (Grafton) – 4p; Exit 52 Looking Glass Playhouse (Lebanon) – Matilda Patrick’s Bar & Grill (Granite City) – 9:30p; Masterminds Public Square (Belleville) – 11a-11p; 39th Annual Belleville Oktoberfest Soulard Park (St. Louis) – 10a-10p; Greater St Louis Hispanic Festival; See description on 9/20 St. Louis Art Museum – 11a; Black in the Abstract; Uncover the overlooked history of black artists working in abstraction from the 1950s to the present in the opening lecture for The Shape of Abstraction: Selections from the Ollie Collection. In this meditation, Valerie Cassel Oliver will consider how artists have engaged in abstract painting as an act of resistance, as a marker of identity, as narrative, and as innovative form; $5 (Free for Members); American Sign Language interpretation will be provided for this lecture.

The Crack Fox – 8p; Qu’art, one of St. Louis’ longest running multidisciplinary art shows focused on queer artists; Gallery opens at 8p; Q&A Panel Starts at 9p;

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CHAOS ENERGY Performances start at 10p The Grafton Winery (Grafton) – Mo Pleasure .Zack – “A Model For Matisse” by Barbara F. Freed and Joe Hanrahan

Madman, Sawblade, P.O.W., The Real RJ, Marzo, Blaze Propane, V_X The Firebird – 7:30p; Mike Judy Presents: Just Friends w/ special guests: save face, The Sonder Bombs

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Belle Clair Fairgrounds (Belleville) – 9a; The Belleville Flea Market Berra Park on the Hill (STL) – 11:30a; STL Square Off Pizza Festival on the Hill Big Daddy’s (Edwardsville) – 3p; Scott and Mechelle Community Center (University City) – 8a; 4th Annual Plein Air Art Festival & Garden Tour; 8a-12p check-in; finished art turn in, 3:30p; all artists reception, 5p Gaslight – 8:30p; Gaslight’s Open Mic w/ Kvar!

Grafton Loading Dock (Grafton) – 3p; Griffin & the Gargoyles Jefferson Barracks Amphitheater – 2p; Sunday FUN DAY! w/ Aaron Kamm and the One Drops + Crate2Crate Sound System Looking Glass Playhouse (Lebanon) – Matilda National Blue Museum – 4p-7p; Soulful Sunday with the Kingdom Brothers O’Fallon Station (O’Fallon, IL) – 12p; O’Fallon Station Craft Fair; Three food vendors plus and unique vendors for your home or garden décor needs.

Pere Marquette Lodge (Grafton) – 11a; Apple Festival Soulard Park (St. Louis) – 11a-8p; Greater St Louis Hispanic Festival; See description on 9/20 The Grafton Winery (Grafton) – Joe Metzka Duo The Hawg Pit (Grafton) – 1p-5p; Midnight Special

Casino Queen Hotel Ballroom (East StL) – 6p; The World Series of Comedy The Main Event; See description on 09/23 Edison Theatre – 5:30p-6:30p; Q&A with Ai Weiwei; Renowned Chinese dissident artist and activist Ai Weiwei discusses his wide-ranging practice and concern for human rights in this conversation with Sabine Eckmann, William T. Kemper Director and Chief Curator of the Kemper Art Museum Looking Glass Playhouse (Lebanon) – Matilda The Hett @ McKendree University (Lebanon) – 7:30p; U. S. Air Force Band of Mid-America Chamber Concert The Pageant – 8p; Tycho Weather World Tour; w/ Poolside Venice Café – 9p; Ahna Schoenhoff & Aaron Hale

September 23 (Mon): Blueberry Hill Duck Room – 8p; Ones To Watch Presents: Ashe - Your Mom’s First Headline Tour w/ Charlie Burg and Gavin Haley Casino Queen Hotel Ballroom (East StL) – 6p; The World Series of Comedy The Main Event (Sept 23-28) “Join the Top 101 Comics from across the country compete for the coveted title of “Champion”” Off Broadway – 8p; Xiu Xiu

September 24 (Tues): Casino Queen Hotel Ballroom (East StL) – 6p; The World Series of Comedy The Main Event; See description on 09/23 Delmar Hall – 8p; PUP w/ illuminati hotties, Potty Mouth Foam – 7p; Summer Like The Season, Frankie Valet, Jackie Presley, Hover Missouri History Museum – 6p; Twilight Tuesdays featuring: Tribute to Earth, Wind & Fire Old Rock House – 7p; The Memory Palace The Ready Room – 7p; The Mynabirds

* Village Theatre (Centerville) – 6p-8p; The 4th annual Kind of Blue Fundraiser; Cost per person is a donation of $20.

More information is available at H.O.M.E.’s website www. houseofmilesestl.org.

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Big Daddy’s (Edwardsville) – 6:30p; Corey Evitts Carondelet Park (St. Louis) – 2p-7p; Strange Folk Festival Casino Queen Hotel Ballroom (East StL) – 6p; The World Series of Comedy The Main Event; See description on 09/23 City Park (Edwardsville) – 6p-10p; Edwardsville Art Fair; a juried fine art show featuring the original works of @ 100 accomplished artists; scrumptious local food and drink; live music; a three-day opportunity for the family to see art, make art, and buy art Copper Fire (Belleville) – 6p; Dogs (and Cats) of a Different Color Grafton Loading Dock (Grafton) – 6p; Number 4 Combo Hidden Lake Winery (Aviston) – 7p; Adam Gaffney Looking Glass Playhouse (Lebanon) – Matilda Off Broadway – 8p; Kristeen Young w/ Tiger Rider, Tight Pants Syndrome Old Rock House – 10p; Dirt Monkey Pere Marquette Lodge (Grafton) – 7p; Comedy Hypnosis Dinner Show The Art Loft Gallery (Collinsville) – Gallery Open House; meet worldrenowned artist P Buckley Moss at our In Person Signing Event The Ready Room – 7p; Melvins, Redd Kross

September 25 (Wed): Blueberry Hill Duck Room – 8p; Mdou Moctar Broadway Oyster Bar – 9:30p; Voodoo Hendrix presented by UCBC Casino Queen Hotel Ballroom (East StL) – 6p; The World Series of Comedy The Main Event; See description on 09/23 Enterprise Center – 7p; The Black Keys - Let’s Rock Tour w/ special guest Modest Mouse Jazz St. Louis – 7:30p; Joshua Redman Left Bank Books – 7p; Gabby Rivera - “Juliet Takes A Breath”; Left Bank Books presents queer Latinx author and comic writer Gabby Rivera who will sign and discuss her book “Juliet Takes a Breath”.

Old Rock House – 6p; Carbon Leaf Pop’s (Sauget) – 6p; SCUM & Rozz Dyliams; w/ YT Music, Nyro The

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September 28 (Sat): Bakers & Hale (Godfrey) – 7p; The Bellaband Big Daddy’s (Edwardsville) – 5p; Lanny & Julie Bottle and Barrel (Alton) – 8p; Burn the Gates, Dr Dick Ramirez and More Carondelet Park (St. Louis) – 10a-7p; Strange Folk Festival Casino Queen Hotel Ballroom (East StL) – 6p; The World Series of Comedy The Main Event; See description on 09/23 City Park (Edwardsville) – 11a-9p; Edwardsville Art Fair; a juried fine art show featuring the original works of @ 100 accomplished artists; scrumptious local food and drink; live music; a three-day opportunity for the family to see art, make art, and buy art Edison Theatre – 7:30p; Dance St Louis; An Evening of Ballet Stars Fubar – New Age Midwest; New Age Records 31st Anniversary Event; Mean Season, Treason, Decline, The Dividing Line, Redbait, Abraxas, Dying for It, Life Force, Heel Turn, Thirdface, Disappear., True Self, Through n’ Through, Kill Their Past, Brute Force Grafton Loading Dock (Grafton) – 9a; Flea Market; 4p; Flip the Frog

* Lincoln Theatre (Belleville) – 7:30p; Bill Forness presents “Folsom Prison Experience”; a Live Tribute to Johnny Cash, June Carter, Carl Perkins, The Statler Brothers and The Carter Sisters Looking Glass Playhouse (Lebanon) – Matilda RYSE Nightclub (St. Charles) – 9p; Disco Donnie Presents and B&W Productions proudly bring you: GTA Schlafley Bottleworks (Maplewood) – 9a-1p; Native Plant Expo; native plants and trees for sale; native plants and seeds for giveaway and swap; organizations, agencies and retailers with info and merchandise to support gardening for wildlife The Art Loft Gallery (Collinsville) – Gallery Open House; meet worldrenowned artist P Buckley Moss at our In Person Signing EventThe Brown Bag Bistro (Alton) – 5p; Matt Taul The Cabin at Judy Creek (Glen Carbon) – 8p; DoubleTap The Grafton Winery (Grafton) – M&M The Hawg Pit (Grafton) – 1p-5p; Arid Rose The Pageant – 8p; Die Antwoord - House of Zef USA Tour 2019 Wiggler’s Bar and Grill (Edwardsville) – 11a; Jeff Mitchell Poker Run Benefit

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September 29 (Sun): Carondelet Park (St. Louis) – 10a-4p; Strange Folk Festival City Park (Edwardsville) – 11a-3p; Edwardsville Art Fair; a juried fine art show featuring the original works of @ 100 accomplished artists; scrumptious local food and drink; live music; a three-day opportunity for the family to see art, make art, and buy art Francis Park (St. Louis) – 10a-5p; Art in the Park 2019 Gaslight – 8:30p; Gaslight’s Open Mic with Sam Adkins!

History Museum of Monroe County (Waterloo) – 1p; The Friends in Stitches Quilt Club Two Day Quilt Show It’s Raining Zen (Alton) – 1p; Guided Meditation & Visualization with Dave Kiener Plaza – 11a; Q in the Lou; the biggest names in BBQ are back! Entry is Free, BBQ, beer, & more will be available to purchase

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Looking Glass Playhouse (Lebanon) – Matilda St. Louis Zoo – 9a; Goths at the Zoo 2019 The Brown Bag Bistro (Alton) – 1p; Pat Jones The Firebird – 7:30p; Mike Judy Presents: The New Respects The Grafton Winery (Grafton) – Rockabilly Revival The Hawg Pit (Grafton) – 1p-5p; Avery Hill Band

September 30 (Mon): BB’s Jazz, Blues and Soups – 7p; The Jubu Experience ft. Terry Rogers Blueberry Hill Duck Room – 7:30p; This Wild Life Little Light Tour; w/ The Happy Fits and Rome Hero Foxes

suicide. (e.g. Life Savers) and Develop and distribute tools and resources to stop suicide Ballpark Village – 8p; New Country 92.3 welcome Justin Moore Chaifetz Arena – 7p; Tyler, The Creator w/ Blood Orange & GoldLink Family Arena (St. Charles) – 7:30p; The Fab Four; “If you want to experience the best Beatles tribute ever, you won’t want to miss The Fab Four-The Ultimate Tribute.”

Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre – 7p; Kid Rock w/Hank Williams Jr. Lascelles (Granite City) – Randy Jackson of Zebra! Beyond!

Machinists’ Hall Distric 9 (Bridgeton) – St Louis Dollhouse & Miniatures

October 1 (Tues): Blueberry Hill Duck Room – 8p; An Evening with Griffin House Old Rock House – 7p; Penny & Sparrow w/ Caroline Spence Scheve Park (Mascoutah) – 5p; National Night Out; Annually, over 15,000 communities across the United States join forces and celebrate National Night Out. A nation-wide attendance of 37 million people from all 50 states, U.S. territories, Canadian cities and military based world-wide will come together in an effort to promote a Police Community Partnership through crime, drug and violence awareness prevention and neighborhood unity The Pageant – 105.7 The Point welcomes: Judah & the Lion: Pep Talks World Wide Tour w/ Flora Cash The Ready Room – 8p; Mike Judy Presents: Max Weinberg’s Jukebox

October 2 (Wed): Broadway Oyster Bar – 9:30p; Voodoo Van Morrison Keating Performing Arts Center (Kirkwood) – 7p; Raina Telgemeier – Guts; The Novel Neighbor is thrilled to welcome beloved graphic novelist Raina Telgemeier to St. Louis for a very special evening!

Mas Tequila Cantina – 7p-10p; Latin Culture Photography (Photography By Beth); Music by: DJ Sergio España Off Broadway – 8p; Lucero Night One Pop’s (Sauget) – 7p; Mike Judy Presents: Sublime with Rome; w/ The Expendables, Tropidelic Stifel Theatre – 8p; Dream Theater: Distance Over Time Tour + 20 Years of Metropolis Pt. 2 The Hett @ McKendree University (Lebanon) – 5p; ILMEA Prep Clinic High School High Band Concert The Pageant – 105.7 The Point welcomes: Judah & the Lion: Pep Talks World Wide Tour w/ Flora Cash

October 3 (Thurs): Enterprise Center – 6:30p; Chris Brown Presents Indigoat Tour w/ Tory Lanez, Ty Dolla $ign, Joyner Lucas & Yella Beezy Off Broadway – 8p; Lucero Night Two Pulitzer Arts Foundation – 7p; FarFetched Presents: Tunde Olaniran; a performance series featuring an eclectic mix of locally and nationally recognized musicians and artists Thurman’s in Shaw – 8p; Adam Maness Trio

Good Weather Gallery Grand Opening on September 14!

October 4 (Fri): Albers City Park (Albers) – 6p; Annual Mental Health Awareness Walk in memory of Sydney Irizarry; The Walk will raise funds to promote the mental health awareness and prevention of suicide in our area. Funds will be raised to: Support initiatives designed to increase awareness and enhance the response to

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Show New Baden Community Park – 6p; Adam Gaffney & The Highway Saints In the Park Silver Creek Saloon (Belleville) – 9p; Bullseye Womprats Stifel Theatre – 7:30p; Kevin James Stubborn German Brewing Company (Waterloo) – Stubbornfest 2019 The Crack Fox – 9p; PIG Divine Descent tour with Cyanotic & A Primitive Evolution; Raymond Watts brings the Divine Descent Tour to the US this fall with the original lineup.

The Heavy Anchor – 9p; The Life & Times (CHI), Dibiase, Seashine The Hett @ McKendree University (Lebanon) – 7:30p; McKendree Presents: The Fabulous Equinox Orchestra The Wildey Theater (Edwardsville) – 8p; Mark Wills

October 5 (Sat): Art Hill – 12p; Flash Bob: an art Flash Mob to commemorate the one and only, Bob Ross Artica – Artica 2019 The Dance of Furious Joy; Artists, musicians, poets, performers and creative citizens are invited to participate in Artica, a multimedia, outdoor participatory arts festival providing the people of the St. Louis metropolitan area with the opportunity to come together as a community through creative self-expression. Artica’s philosophy is one of openness and inclusion.

All are welcome to create, participate and celebrate on this sacred heritage site Big Daddy’s (Edwardsville) – 5p; Lanny & Julie Chaifetz Arena – 8p; Erykah Badu w/ Special Guest Goodie Mob Clyde C Jordan Senior Citizen Center (East StL) – 10a; East St. Louis 2nd Annual Fall Vendor & Chili Fest; It’s that time again when we bring all the entrepreneurial spirited people out and show off your stuff!

Downtown (Lebanon) – 9a; Lebanon Fall Festival 2019; featuring over 130 handmade craft and art booths! No direct sales products! All unique and handmade. Something for everyone! Entertainment by the local and loved Shakey Dave, plus an appearance by the School Band!

Edwardsville City Park – Join us for the 2nd Annual Edwardsville Roots Festival. 2 days of Family Fun, Music, Food, Drinks, Arts, Crafts, Corn Hole Games and BBQ - BBQ - BBQ. This year The Edwardsville Roots Festival will include a Backyard & Pro Division BBQ Competition. This is a Community Give Back Event where proceeds go to local organizations. Come on out and join the fun!

Family Arena (St. Charles) – 7p; for KING & COUNTRY’s burn the ships world tour Grafton Loading Dock (Grafton) – 11a; Docktoberfest; 3p; Yacht Rockers Grand Center – 7p; Nightchaser Under The Big Top! Featuring: Fleetwood Smack (LA), The Disco Techs (STL), Tonina (STL), Loose Loose (Columbia, MO), Jesse James Gannon, (STL), Brothers Lazaroff Klezmer Dance Party (STL), No Pipsqueaks (STL), Mark Lewis, (Nightchaser - STL), Larry Tucker aka @Larry Lust (Nightchaser - Chicago), Firechasers, Margaret Wilson, The McDonnell Brothers, Live Art, Alters, Tea Sancstuary, Vendors and Magic!

Koken Art Factory – 6p; “Records On The Wall”: A Solo Art Exhibition by Lindsay Wanner; a first ever intimate viewing experience of St. Louis’ most indemand music and sports themed visual artist, Lindsay Wanner. This is her first solo art exhibition and it’s brought to you by the amazing people at 1st Phorm.

There will be live music, aerial silk and fire performances by Victoria Morris, food from Strange Donuts and Kolache Factory, drinks, swag bags, giveaways, and lots of surprises in store for you, so make a night of it and bring your friends!

Leu Civic Center (Mascoutah) – 11a; Art 2 Go at The Leu Civic Center FUNd Raiser

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Machinists’ Hall Distric 9 (Bridgeton) – St Louis Dollhouse & Miniatures Show Moody Park (Fairview Heights) – 8:30a; Annual 5k Run/Walk for Peter’s Place Foundation; race time Stubborn German Brewing Company (Waterloo) – Stubbornfest 2019 The Grafton Winery (Grafton) – Billy Peek The Grove – 2p; Grove Fest StL 2019; a FREE street festival packs a ton of fun into one day. Our Food Village, filled with restaurants from the Grove, Family Area, Merchant Village, Street Performers and Main Stage keeps everyone entertained. Grove Fest relies on a combination of sponsorships and donations to support its production. There is a $5 suggested donation at each entry and all funds collected go right back into the following year’s production of Grove Fest.

The Hawg Pit (Grafton) – 1p-5p; Madd Hoss Jackson; 6p-10p; The Free Corndogs The Pageant – 8p; Eric Andre: Legalize Everything Tour

October 6 (Sun): 4 Hands Brewing Company – 9a; 2019 River City Jamboree: Swap and Flea co-hosted by Black Arrow Exchange and Key Rose Custom; This event is FREE to attend, open to all & will go on rain or shine.

Artica – The Dance of Furious Joy; artists, musicians, poets, performers and creative citizens are invited to participate in a multi-media, outdoor participatory arts festival; an opportunity to come together as a community through creative self-expression Edwardsville City Park – Edwardsville Roots Festival & BBQ Competition; See description on 10/05 Grafton Loading Dock (Grafton) – 11a; Docktoberfest; 2p; The Truckers Hidden Lake Winery (Aviston) – 2p; Corey Evitts; 4 Hours of Music

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Jefferson Barracks Amphitheater – 2p; Shakedown Sunday with Jake’s Leg! River City Casino – 7:30p; Lee Ann Womack Schmitty’s Sunset Inn Again (Troy) – 2p-6p; The Police Tribute Band “Murder

By Numbers”; Come kick it with The Urge’s frontman Steve Ewing on the patio!!!!

St. Louis Zoo – 10a; Zootoberfest The Grafton Winery (Grafton) – Three Pedros The Hawg Pit (Grafton) – 1p-5p; Orr & Rolens

October 7 (Mon): Old Rock House – 8p; Mike Judy Presents: Half Moon Run w/ support from Tim Baker Schlafly Bottleworks (Maplewood) – 6p; Vintage Bike Night; “Come join us and bring your bike out. Designated parking for bikes 25 years old or older. All bikes welcome.”

The Firebird – 7:30p; Amarionette

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Every Monday:

Every Saturday:

Gaslight – 8p; Monday Movie Madness; Join Kvar Black every Monday for one of his personally selected movie favorites, popcorn, drink specials, and trivia!

The Heavy Anchor – 10p; The Comedy Shipwreck Open Mic

Every Tuesday: Funny Bone – 7:30p; Funny Bone Open Mic; Every comedian started their career at open mic night. St. Louis is home to several top touring comedians, as well as aspiring comics. Our Tuesday open mics feature a pro-am line up filled with 12 to 20 local acts.

The Heavy Anchor – 5p; Bevo Farmer’s Market; fresh fruits, vegetables & more from local farmers. Every Tuesday, YearRound.

Every Wednesday: 1860s Saloon – 9p-1a; Music: Blues Jam Session (Hosted by Fred Pierce and Company); every Wednesday; no cover Blum House (Collinsville) – 6:30p; Tunes at Blum - Cherry Hill; Bring your lawn chairs and enjoy live music in front of the Blum House every Wednesday in September Hwy 61 Roadhouse (Webster Groves) – 7:30p-11p; Blues Open Mic & Jam Session - every Wednesday Seven (Belleville) – 9p; Curt Copeland’s Open Mic & Karaoke Night Every Wednesday Stagger Inn Again (Edwardsville) – Open Mic

Hidden Lake Winery (Aviston) – 6:30p; Wine & Unwind Yoga; Every Thursday

Downtown (Belleville) – 7:30a-12p; Old Town Farmers Market; locally grown produce, meats, honey, jams & jellies, baked goods, flowers, plants & live music; every Saturday through 11/02 O’Fallon Station (O’Fallon) – 8a; Vine Street Market; ‘Join us every Saturday through October to purchase gifts from local artisans, fruit and vegetable producers, select grass-fed, organic and humanely raised meats and other delicious treats, all while listening to live music, enjoying a mimosa or a hot cup of coffee in the heart of Downtown O’Fallon, IL

Every Sunday: 1860s Saloon – 2p-6p; Music: Fred Pierce and Company; every Sunday; no cover Big Daddy’s on the Landing – Service Industry Night Karaoke Every Sunday Stagger Inn Again (Edwardsville) – Open Mic Urb Arts – 7p; Lyrical Therapy Open Mic Every Sunday! “We invite you to come feel the vibe.”

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Every Friday: 1860s Saloon – 6p-8p; Music: Rick Green on acoustic guitar; Every Friday Hartford Coffee Co. – 7:30p; Open Mic every Friday

Apotheosis Comics & Lounge – 7p; South City Comedy Series; EVERY WEEK! The only comic book store in STL that is also a BAR! “We feature up and coming comics from the hyper talented St. Louis comedy scene and from around the Midwest!” *This show contains adult content*

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September 2019 An Interview with Jackie Presley

by Isobel Abbott-Dethrow Last month, Isobel Abbott-Dethrow sat down with the members of St. Louis band Jackie Presley: Aaron, Max, Kelly, and Ben.

curious about how the music scene works there, considering that quite a few Webster bands are part of the overall St. Louis scene. *Max does not go to Webster.

Aaron: We all hang out, we all know each other in some way.

Max: Big Tobacco could be considered a Webster band, since Chris, Daniel, and Coleman go there; there’s the Sigmund Frauds, everyone goes to Webster there except George.

Kelly: George used to go to Webster.

Aaron: Frankie Valet has ties to Webster.

Ben: Specifically for us, I met Aaron at freshman orientation, which is how he joined Handsome Boy. We all became friends, then him and Handsome Boy turned into him and Jackie Presley.

Kelly: Coleman had messaged me on Instagram and I was almost in a band with him.

Max: I met Kelly through Coleman. If you’re a musician at Webster, the other musicians will eventually find you.

Ben: It is a pretty small school, so it is really easy to find people.

Aaron: It really is a small music scene. There are not many bands our age.

Isobel: How did Jackie Presley come together?

Max: I had written a bunch of songs last winter. I never recorded, wrote the lyrics, or did anything with them. Springtime came around, everyone else who was in Big Tobacco* started making pages and posting music with their solo stuff. I wanted to start doing something, so I just started writing all the songs, arranging them and I would post my really crappy demos on SoundCloud.

Eventually, I made a post saying I would love to get a band together and start playing live shows again. I got a message from Kelly, Ben, and Aaron that they all wanted to join. It sounded like an all-star cast to me, so after that, we started playing together around early spring.

Aaron: It was about March or February after I got kicked out of Handsome Boy*.

Ben: It was during the two months that Handsome Boy wasn’t doing anything.

*Big Tobacco was a St. Louis band that Max was a member of.

*Aaron, Max, and Ben were all members of St. Louis band Handsome Boy.

Isobel: Is there a difference from bands in the conservatory?

Ben: Definitely. I have had the opportunity to record some conservatory bands through Webster’s recording classes because they are around. I don’t really know the people in the bands that much, except for Daniel from Big Tobacco. The connections are there but are not as strong as we would like them to be. No conservatory bands have played Webster Presents shows, so they have never been in those circles. They play at Webster Garden Cafe and whatnot. It’s different, but they are connected still.

Isobel: Is there any meaning behind the name?

Aaron: They play the smaller shows. You can’t have a show where Max: I love this question. It’s my favorite one because it always there’s a jazz group then hard rock right after, so that’s kind of throws everyone off. I was literally playing Fortnite one night with my friends Garrett and Coleman (from Big Tobacco); I don’t why. remember how someone said it, but I just remember Coleman Max: I would like to have that. saying, “...Jackie Presley.” I thought it sounded cool, and that one day I would name my solo project that. Then, three months later Ben: I want to hear more of the conservatory bands. after I started recording all the songs, I thought, “Well, I guess I’ll call it ‘Jackie Presley.’” There was a brief moment in time where Isobel: What was the process like composing “Happy”?

I wanted to change it to Boy Howdy, but Ben and Aaron both Aaron: There was a song that Max wrote and recorded on his threatened to leave the band if it was changed to that. laptop; he put it on SoundCloud for us to listen to. There was this Ben: It’s notable that I was in another band that was also trying to drum part that was a normal drum part until he put a delay on it. change its name to Boy Howdy.

Max: I put a lot of delay on it.

Aaron: I tried to replicate the beat of it.

Isobel: Since I assume you all go to Webster University*, I am 22

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Isobel: How long have you been performing live?

Kelly: Our first show was June 1st, for LUFest at Foam.

Ben: It was terrifying.

Max: It was also really fun.

Aaron: It’s been less than two months.

Max: We’ve played two other shows since then.

Ben: The Way Out Club was so fun.

Ben: We’re playing with Summer Like the Season and Frankie Valet at Foam soon, on September 24th.

Max: We’re also playing with Lobby Boxer for their tour kickoff show on August 23rd.

Isobel: What’s been your favorite show to date?

Ben: Definitely Way Out Club.

Max: Our very first show.

Kelly: It has to be LUFest.

Max: We had a huge crowd at LUFest. I was going insane; there was a whole lot of energy.

Ben: I was all anxiety for those first few shows. Way Out Club was the first one I could actually enjoy.

Max: I was having the time of my life at our very first show. I fell over probably four times.

Ben: He just kept tripping.

Max: I was moving my body so much.

Aaron: His hair was all over the place, my hair was all over the place.

Max: There was so much noise. It was great.

Ben: Objectively, that was the most energy we’ve had at a show.

Everyone we love came out. It was amazing. So far, all of the

shows have been good some way or another.

Isobel: Are there any shows in the future that you are excited for?

Max & Ben: Lobby Boxer.

Aaron: Lobby Boxer and Frankie Valet.

Ben: Frankie Valet and Summer Like the Season is going to be so good.

Max: We played with Summer Like the Season at the Way Out Club.

They’re from Detroit.

Isobel: I haven’t come across any STL bands that categorize themselves as shoegaze until Jackie Presley. In fact, I feel like shoegaze is a rare gem in the late 2010s. What drove you to produce shoegaze?

Ben: Loveless by My Bloody Valentine.

Max: In my senior year of high school, I started listening to a lot of Salvia Palth. That really inspired me to start making shoegazy stuff.

Loveless was also a huge influence.

Ben: Personally, Loveless is one of my favorite albums of all time.

It’s just amazing. As soon as Max said he was starting a band and said the word “shoegaze”, I was all in.

Max: Yo La Tengo is another influence. I love the “Sugarcube” and “Cherry Chapstick” stuff. I love heavy, fuzzy-sounding things. I love and always wanted to make music like that and didn’t have a pedalboard of my own until I got one eventually.

Kelly: You built that recently?

Ben: When we were in Handsome Boy, he had two pedals.

Max: November was when I got my first set of pedals. It was a lot of money on that board. It’s got a lot of effects; it does what it’s supposed to do. I’m about to get the Avalanche Run, too.

Isobel: Are you more influenced by older shoegaze, such as Slowdive, Lush, My Bloody Valentine, or more modern/current music?

Max: I would say older shoegaze, but I try to put a modern twist.

Ben: You try to make it poppy.

Max: It doesn’t help that the only song released right now is our most poppy song, but that’s the only song on our setlist that has no fuzz or distortion in any way. Our other songs are much more heavier. The song “Miss You” is a happy, little fun song up until the end when we do that giant noise jam. I try really hard to write catchy melodies and make shoegaze more appealing to people who maybe aren’t used to that style of music. Shoegaze is so niche.

It’s going to be hard to develop a fanbase besides people who

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Kelly: It’s a gateway drug.

Max: Exactly, I’m trying to be like Chuck Berry to rock’n’roll.

Isobel: When should we expect the record to come out?

Max: October at the latest.

Ben: Late fall.

Max: It’ll be an EP. Aaron: That makes it more doable.

Isobel: How has the recording process been for your new Max: Hopefully by then, we will have enough newer songs for record? an album after the EP is released. We’ll have to find an interim Kelly: Finding out when we don’t work, then record whenever we bass player, since Ben is going to Vienna from winter to spring, can. so if anybody’s interested in playing bass and knows there is no Max: We’re trying our best. It’s a hard time right now, because guarantee that you will be in the band when Ben gets back. we all work a lot. Schedules don’t seem to line up right now.

Ben: I have all of my parts written down. It’ll be easy.

Aaron: But, we have the drums and bass done.

Max: He writes down everything and also is not replaceable.

Ben: The recording process is going well, albeit slow. However, we are getting some steam going soon, and what we have recorded so far sounds really good.

Aaron: It’s all done in my home studio.

Ben: It is at the Aaron Studio, which also records The Public. https://www.facebook.com/JackiePresleyBand/

Isobel: Give me your favorite venue to play or watch shows at in STL. Aaron: Delmar Hall, even though we have never played there.

Kelly: I like Foam.

Max: Foam is wonderful.

Ben: Foam deserves all the love they can get.

Kelly: The Old Rock House too, because of their nachos and couches.

Max: The Old Rock House is my favorite.

Aaron: They’ve got good nachos and good couches.

Max: I’ve been to the Old Rock House twice. I saw Big Thief and they didn’t have an encore. Total power move.

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Isobel: Who are your favorite STL bands to watch or perform with?

Kelly: Jr. Clooney is the best.

Ben & Aaron: The Public.

Ben: Jr. Clooney is amazing. The Public are the best people ever.

Frankie Valet is my favorite band to listen to.

Max: Lobby Boxer.

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September 2019 The Lincoln: History, Music, Movies and More

by Michelle McIntosh

Sitting in the heart of Downtown Belleville is the historic gem known as The Lincoln Theatre. Built in 1920, a contest was performed to name the theatre. By August 18,1920 six people had suggested The Lincoln. 368 entries were submitted in total and the 6 winners each received season tickets as prizes.

Before opening in 1921 the ground where the Lincoln stands was home to the Mansion Hotel which was destroyed by a fire and was known to have had Charles Dickens as a guest in 1812.

When the Lincoln opened, it started with four acts of vaudeville (specialty acts such as burlesque, comedy, song and dance) and the silent movie “The Old Nest” starring Dwight Crittendon and Mary Alden.

Soon after opening, the Lincoln became the premier theatre for all of southern Illinois.

Many famous names graced the Lincoln Theatre stage in the early days including Ginger Rogers in 1926 at the tender age of 15 and The Marx Brothers (a.k.a. The Three Nightingales and The Four Nightingales.)

In 1927, a Wurlitzer organ was purchased and installed to replace the full orchestra. This instrument was called a unit orchestra, since it allowed full accompaniment to silent films.

The last silent film to be played at the theatre was in March 1929 and soon after in August the organ was silenced due to the popularity of the new “talkie” movies. The organ was eventually completely removed.

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The Lincoln Theatre has stood the test of time and today it can be seen much like it was in the 1920s. In 1980, Richard Wright bought the theatre and started to restore it to its glory days. Richard’s one dream was to once again have a theatre pipe organ and began collecting organs and parts. In the 1990s the task of rebuilding and restoring these parts started and soon, in 1996, the current organ was dedicated. As it stands today, the organ has 16 ranks (voices) of pipes which can be played from its three manuals (keyboards) or from the pedals. From the console the organist can also play real percussion instruments such as drums, chimes, xylophone and more. The organ is still played every weekend on Friday and Saturday nights by Dave Stephens, Henry Evans and Jack Moolman before the 7pm shows.

The current owners, Sandy (Richard’s Daughter) and her husband Dave Schoenborn, have continued with keeping tradition of the theatre intact. With the color schemes throughout the theatre to the décor. The proscenium arch detail was painted by Sandy’s sister Kathy Going. All this while still keeping prices low.

In 2018 the Lincoln Theatre started having Live concerts that have included:

Old Salt Union, The Edgar Winter Band, The Schwag (a grateful dead tribute), Madman’s Diary (an Ozzy Ozbourne tribute), Masterwork’s Broadway Pops (Adult and Children’s Choir), 4 & 20 (Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young tribute), Traveling Salvation Show (Neil Diamond Tribute), Big Mike and the Blue City All Stars, Suzy Bogguss and, most recently, Jo Dee Messina with Alexandria Kay.

“Moving to concerts seemed like a good way to expand our business,” said Dave Schoenborn, “by going back to our roots of live theatre. At a live concert you can experience once-in-alife-time things, such as Edgar Winter’s impromptu solo or Jo Dee’s audience interactions.”

On August 25th was a concert event called “Those Were The Days!” featuring Jack Moelmann and Nick Renkosik on the Wurlitzer organ with Henry Evans and Winn Pardee. It was a family show of pops music, a sing-a-long, a 12-minute silent movie, stand-up comedy and more.

The next upcoming live show is Bill Forness Presents The Folsom Prison Experience (a tribute to Johnny Cash, June Carter, The Statler Brothers, Carl Perkins, The Carter Sisters, and The Tennessee Three.

“I always had a dream to perform at the Lincoln,” said Bill Forness. “I have been seeing movies there since I was 7 years old and always thought it was a magical place.”

This will be Bill’s first Johnny Cash tribute show done in his hometown (Belleville) since he started doing tributes in 2010.

His upcoming concert will have lots of hit songs themed around the iconic 1968 album “Live from Folsom Prison”.

The Lincoln Theatre is more then just a magical place, it’s a place that feels like home. When you walk up to the ticket

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The Lincoln Theatre 103 East Main Street Belleville, IL 62220 618-233-0123

That same feeling of being part of the family continues as you go inside. The family dynamic is everywhere you turn from the usher greeting you saying “Welcome to the Lincoln Theatre” or to the concession’s employees asking how they can help you today. Even the Managers and Owners are there to help when needed. Even if it’s just to ask how your day is going, you are sure to be made at home. Everyone at the Lincoln is family all the way down to the people walking in just to buy some fresh popcorn.

The Lincoln Theatre is a great place for families, from the simple seating to the best deals in town.

Movie ticket prices are: $8.00 Adults $7.00 Seniors (55+) $7.00 Students (13-21with valid ID) $5.50 Children (12 and under) $5.50 Matinee for everyone Tuesdays are $5 movies all day. And if you have a rewards card, you can get free popcorn in your own container.

Concert tickets are also a good price: The Folsom Prison Experience is on September 28th at 7pm and 29th at 2pm. Ticket prices are $25, $30 and $35 for either date.

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You are cordially invited to volume number seven! This left column of games will remain the same trusty games with a different setup each month, while the right column will introduce new games monthly. Want to support more games like these? Want next month’s issue before it goes to print?Join our patreon at: Patreon.com/DankByDesign Bring as many eggs to the exit of the dungeon as you can carrying them in your inventory. Each skeleton is worth 1VP when defeated but undefeated costs 1 heart (1VP) when encountered. If you have no hearts you may not cross over a skeleton without a sword. Items are one time use! All items take 1 inventory slot and you must have empty inventory slots to pick them up. Use of any item means it is discarded and items may not be discarded without first using them. Eggs may never be discarded. You may cross a space more than once. Dark spaces require the use of one torch to travel through each time, even if you already traveled through it before. You may not travel diagonally. Start at the S and end at the E. You must finish if your path hits E.

“The Spun And The Nestless” is for 2-4 players. You each need a drawing utencil of your own color to spin your webs with and share a separate color to draw flies with. Begin in a corner like a good spider and color it’s abdomen in. Everyone plays off of the same rolls of 2 dice, deciding how to play what’s been rolled for themselves. Then you resolve and everyone takes turns placing web one at a time. The player to the left of first player will be first player next round when resolving. The first first player is whoever was the last person to encounter a spider and DID NOT kill it.

Everyone is competing to capture flies and score 1 point for each space of their color of web connected to a web that is closed and has captured a fly. A fly is only considered captured when it becomes completely surrounded by a continuous closed web of any size by any number of players: Continuous - Web connected to web connected to web.

Closed - Web that may no longer be added to as it has been closed off. Score closed webs for web size of your color per space and multiplying that total for each fly (x2 for 1, x3 for 2, etc.) Flies may end up being shared if more than one player’s webs connect and you successfully capture the fly together but you only get to multiply the fly for spaces of your color of web.

Webs don’t have to connect and you may work on more than one web at a time. You must however always place webs in a space that is orthogonlly adjacent (anything but diagonal) to a space with your previous webs in it whether or not the web itself connects to the previous webs. When your web connects to another player’s you may place webs adjacent to any of their webs that are connected to yours like you would your own own (connected or unconnected).

When someone rolls the dice: You will decide for yourself which number rolled will be: the number of empty spaces (excluding 5 - 6) you will be putting web or web/flies in.

AND which number (excluding 5 - 6) will be the number of sides of each space you must have web on 1s may be either a single endcap of web on 1 side, or a full four sides of web on a space with a fly in it (pictured).

5s and 6s: Both 5 and 6 allow you to place a fly in one already drawn web of your choice OR you may choose to cap off all spaces necessary at once to complete 1 web with a single web each space.

Sword- Defeats 1 skeleton Torch- Travel through 1 dark space Key- Unlock 1 chest or 1 door

The game is over when no one can place webs. The spider with the highest total score wins!

Egg- Score 2VP when brought to E Ice- May not turn on ice unless if stopped by a dark space or edge.

Chest- Score 5VP when unlocked Warp- Transports you to any other warp, any time you step onto one.

Door- Blocks travel in all directions.

Escaping this room requires you to figure out the password for the door.

Solve the password based on how many letters long the code is, the selection of letters you have to choose from and what the room looks like! You may use a letter more than once. Check back each month for the password to escaping from last month’s room!

Volume #6’s Password: “WOUND”

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September 2019 House of Miles East St. Louis: “HOME”

soul after you’ve “made it” in the public’s eyes. And now that there is an entire museum (situated in Miles’s childhood home, no less) dedicated

by Alison Ely to promoting his holistic approaches, it’s proven that he made the right We’ve all heard of “writer’s block” or “artist’s block.” Anyone who utilizes choices in continuing to change despite pressure to stay the same. This the arts, or finds themselves in any predicament really, faces this problem museum exists so we, and especially children, can apply his wisdom to from time to time. But take this advice from a very innovative person of our own lives - furthering his vision. Remembering him for what he means our local history: “Don’t play what’s there; play what’s not there.” today and not just yesterday. Miles was an accomplished and worldMiles Davis * renowned jazz trumpeter, band leader, and composer, but he also picked up One of my high school art teachers told me something similar, when I faced fine arts when he took a small break from making music. His sketches are artist’s block: “It’s not that you don’t have enough ideas, it’s that you have available for viewing at H.O.M.E., including a large tapestry of one such sketch that used to hang in his New York home. too many ideas.” This sounded absurd to me at the time. How can I have too many ideas, when I haven’t thought of any at all? But now I get it: He Miles’s foundation of creative expression doesn’t even stop with the arts. meant that I’m having trouble just trying SOMEthing; I was putting up Growing up at the museum’s location in East St. Louis, he would walk boundaries for myself because I was insecure about my ability and how the down to Lincoln Park to practice boxing. Many of today’s East St. Louis project might appear when finished. I was putting too much pressure on youth hang out there now. There are many ways to retrace his steps in myself to start out great. this area, and it’s inspiring to know that he was here, taking the small steps toward what he later became. And those small steps are what inspire But Miles Davis (as I observed during my recent tour at H.O.M.E. in East H.O.M.E.!

St. Louis, IL) had a much more holistic approach to creativity during his vibrant life: Just try something new, and see what happens after you President of H.O.M.E., Lauren Parks, has this to say about why H.O.M.E. practice, even if you aren’t sure of yourself at first. And don’t stop there. exists: “We work to paint a positive picture for our youth by tying in their Miles is quoted to have said, “Man, sometimes it takes you a long time future to their immediate present. We help them through holistic programs to sound like yourself.” How true that is, for many of us reading this. And to get where they need to go. We are trying to ensure that our kids have the yet, Miles changed up his styles frequently! Apparently, this served to anger opportunity to succeed.” many of his fans - they’d enjoy his current work, but then he’d change his H.O.M.E.’s vice-president, Jas Gary Pearson, adds: “This is a no-fault, style, and they didn’t like the fact that he’d changed. But their disapproval no-fail zone for kids. The kids in this community are living in a very didn’t stop him - he knew he’d become boring if he only kept repeating impoverished, urban area, and most of them have a humble beginning. what seemed to be successful.

There can be exemplary endings: We want to teach them they can H.O.M.E. - House of Miles East St. Louis - was founded on these principles (and more) of Miles Davis. Miles Davis was much more into building his creative outlets than pleasing others just to keep their money coming. It takes real faith to continue doing what’s true to your inner

accomplish the same things as Miles Davis from where they are, too. He did it here.”

Gary continues with the words of wisdom that have “built” H.O.M.E.: “Don’t be confined to what people say about you, let them have the last word - as long as you have the last act. We teach our youth that anything’s possible. Miles thought outside the box. And that’s what we teach our kids.”

Lauren and Gary agree that Miles Davis was a visionary, and they have their own vision as well: When kids arrive to H.O.M.E., they will not be bombarded with being told how to do anything. H.O.M.E. wants to promote and facilitate personal growth, through positive exposure to different elements, in the same atmosphere as Miles used to thrive.

Therefore, H.O.M.E. works hard to develop every type of program a child could need in order to create a well-rounded platform of experience; skills they can take with them wherever they go. They cover the arts, music, gardening/healthy living, physical strength, and leadership. They also have a Mutt-i-grees Curriculum program in which they foster social and emotional development through the use of shelter dogs. All this was put together in this location where Miles used to live, to advance the legacy he began. With H.O.M.E.’s help, his wisdom will live on.

H.O.M.E. divides its program attendees into age groups to help each other. Children 8-10 are called “milestones,” and they are mentored by the middle and high school students, called “young ambassadors.” The young ambassadors are in turn mentored by “young adult mentors,” people aged 18 to 40’s-ish. Young adult mentors are in turn mentored by seniors and

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September 2019 cultivate, connect, and celebrate the community through music, heritage, and art. Though it began with self-initiated effort, and sacrifice, many organizations and other individuals have since come forward to help propel Lauren says, “Just conversing can be educational. Spending time with people is very important. Seniors are the pillars of our community - people this station of innovation. And this is very evident as soon as you arrive at the building! Having been transformed from such a degraded state of who were here the same time that Miles was a boy; they have visited and existence over years of neglect and vandalism, this building now displays have stories to share and some knew his family.” so much love having been restored greatly in the past nine years. BeforeLearning about Miles Davis has revealed to me that his life story is a and-after pictures are available for viewing. And fortunately, the “bones” of wealth of information for everyone who gets to hear about it and takes this house have been declared structurally sound, so with a breath of relief, time to unpack. It can be easy to feel intimidated by the astonishing Lauren and Gary have had every reason to make this house a real HOME accomplishments of others, but if we look at the beginning of their story, again. Whenever someone visits, it’s their goal to ensure visitors feel at we often find they simply started SOMEwhere, and made it great with time. home. Also, I was excited to see that so many original house details remain Miles Davis appears to have been born into a well-to-do family. No one from when Miles’s family lived there. Makes it that much more authentic! made him work hard in so many different ways except himself; no one gave But the most important facets to consider are why this museum was him the talents he had. He had to hone them like everyone else must if they created: To nurture the new generation by addressing historical, cultural, want to make something great. and educational needs.

Lauren and Gary know a lot more about Miles Davis than I do, and they “Some other guys and me played all kinds of little gigs in East St. Louis: have understood for a long time that his legacy can help us if we are willing Social clubs, church affairs, any place we could play. We used to practice in to listen and consider it. His legacy meant so much to them that they pulled my basement too. Man did we play loud.” - Miles Davis from their own pockets (and a generous donation from Dr. Lillian A. Parks) That very basement at H.O.M.E. is under construction and is not yet to get H.O.M.E. started. Located at 1701 Kansas Ave, East St. Louis, IL, available for public display. But with support and volunteerism, they Miles Davis’s childhood home sat unoccupied for 15 years, and Lauren and Gary lovingly worked to restore it as a place to showcase Miles’s gifts will get there! How cool it will be to stand in an exact space where Miles to humanity, and keep his messages and contributions moving through the practiced his legacy of creative training. A great place to be silent for a moment and consider what such humble roots became. And how we can do future. It’s not all about how wonderful his music sounded, how great his the same. artwork looked, or how popular he was while he was alive. It’s about his approach to life. He is one such example that deserves our attention, even Lauren elaborates, “Miles defined himself. That’s what we encourage if we already know his wisdom for ourselves - this experience will further with our young people. You use your beginnings to help build who you encourage you on any creative path. Plus, it’s simply interesting to see! are. That’s what Miles did. His formative years in this house and this community… he learned a tremendous deal educationally and in other H.O.M.E. is being used to engage the entire community and help shape lives in a positive direction. Kids need outlets for creativity, and H.O.M.E. areas. He was able to take that wherever he went. That helped him to define himself. That’s what made him an innovator. Explore different things. is one of the answers. In the same place where Miles Davis practiced his retirees, called simply “ambassadors.” Multi-generational interaction is considered a key to success.

musical and art interests as a young child, other children now can go there to be inspired and try something new. Parents are a huge part of making this possible for their kids, simply by being present and taking them there.

Many fine musical instruments have been donated to the cause for kids to use during their time there - there is an entire room upstairs dedicated to providing creative tools, both in musical and in fine-arts. Miles Davis had a tiny room upstairs where he used to practice music in, and it’s still in the same general condition as when he did. It’s very cool to witness that space! In an age when many schools are cutting funding to arts and music programs; at the House Of Miles East Saint Louis, kids can come to participate in creative activities to fill that gap, whether or not they have such opportunities at home. The more exposure you have to artistic solutions, the more you can become aware of how to apply creativity in any situation. This is especially important while you are young, so that you can take these skills into adulthood with greater force than your own limited exposure may have provided.

The mission of H.O.M.E. is described as this: To nurture, empower, and embrace the talents of upcoming generations by reclaiming, restoring, and revitalizing our values, identity, and Cool. “Cool” is all about what’s happening next, and it stands for Constantly Operating On Love. H.O.M.E. itself is described as the cultural epicenter impelled and dedicated to GessoMagazine.com

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September 2019 And be careful not to let situations or others define you. Constructive and productive outlets are important.”

Upcoming events:

H.O.M.E. is open for tours, by appointment only. Contact information is provided below. This is the same contact information you’ll use to get your kids -or yourself - involved in their programs! You’ll be made to feel at home as you explore Miles’s life and how he has impacted others to explore their inner selves. And if you can, bring along a package of any brand-new socks, as they have an ongoing “Box of Socks” initiative that provides new socks to those who are in need, warming both soles and souls.

Sept. 5th, 2019: H.O.M.E. is hosting a meet-and-greet HOMEstyle. It’s an invitation-only event to welcome the family of Miles Davis. This will be their first time seeing the house since it’s been renovated. The purpose of the meet-and-greet is to celebrate and acknowledge Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool, a new documentary outlining all the highlights of how Miles became who he was.

Miles Davis would probably be happy to know that to this day, his legacy is not only helping others to express themselves, but also enriching his old community through their basic needs. All he ever had to do was start SOMEwhere, and that somewhere was what later became House of Miles East St. Louis, H.O.M.E. He may not be around to see it, but you will no doubt see it in yourself when you visit. * - Miles Dewey Davis III (May 26, 1926 – September 28, 1991) was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and composer. Born in Alton IL and raised in East St Louis IL. He is among the most influential and acclaimed figures in the history of jazz and 20th century music. Davis adopted a variety of musical directions in a five-decade career that kept him at the forefront of many major stylistic developments in jazz. (Wikipedia)

Sept. 6th, 2019: Opening night for Birth of the Cool! Documentary will be showing September 6th-12th at the Tivoli Theatre in St. Louis, MO. Show times are available online.

As a special treat, Miles Davis’s family & Documentary Director, Stanley Nelson, will be there to answer questions after showings, as follows: Fri, Sept 6 - 7:00 PM; Sat, Sept 7 - 4:30 PM and 7 PM; Sun, Sept 8 - 4:30 PM Sept. 26th, 2019: The 4th annual Kind of Blue Fundraiser will be held at the Village Theatre in Centreville, IL from 6-8pm. Cost per person is a donation of $20. More information is available at H.O.M.E.’s website.

House of Miles East St. Louis, H.O.M.E. 1701 Kansas Avenue (Miles Davis Way) East St. Louis, IL 62205 Phone: 618-213-8120 Fax: 618-397-6398 Website: www.houseofmilesestl.org Email: houseofmilesestl@gmail.com Facebook: HouseofMilesEastSt.Louis Twitter: @HouseOfMilesESL For more on Miles Davis: https://www.milesdavis.com/

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September 2019

Emy Blu Emy Blu is from the wonderful St. Louis Metro... She loves mixing old school with new school, bringing Janis Joplin, Prince and James Brown to today’s style music. A hippy at heart she loves to share joy and love and PEACE n bringin’ that vibe.

Emy Blu is an all around artist. Growing up in the small town of Troy, IL (just across the river from St Louis) she knew from a very early age she would move to Los Angeles which she did in July of 2014.

Upon arriving, she used her musical talents, dancing and acting gifts for America’s Got Talent, The Voice with Adam Levine and Blake Shelton, and did commercials for Nissan, Dairy Queen, and Intuit.

You can listen to her on Spotify and iTunes “Emy Blu”. You can subscribe to her Emy Blu YouTube channel.

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She also loves to paint as evidenced here:

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Emy is raising funds to help the homeless in St. Louis. Check out her video about that here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXI0J3bulwE

Her new CD with Full Circle Music Group, “Uninhibited Outlaw” is due out in a couple weeks. You can get a free copy of this CD by contributing to her homeless in St. Louis project.

Emy can be contacted about her paintings, her recording and her homelessness project at emilykraudel@gmail.com ( Marilyn Monroe ) GessoMagazine.com

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September 2019

Enter the Void

by: Brooke Peipert “Enter the void.

It’s nice here.

We have leather couches and flat screen TVs, Foods you can’t pronounce And bestfriends made of trees.

Enter the void.

It’s nice here.

We have art on the walls, And chandaliers the size of cars.

We provide the best safety, if you’re scared just make the call.

Enter the void.

It’s nice here.

Our neighbors are always quiet, And our bathrooms are made of gold.

Where people never age, But instead choose to stay old.

Enter the void.

It’s nice here.

Where backyards turn to mountains, And puddles turn to oceans.

Where heart breaks are never bad, You’re just cracked, You’re never broken.

Enter the void.

It’s nice here.

Where smiles grow flowers, and the sun is never needed.

Where fruits yell “I love you”, While theyre being eaten.

Enter the void.

It’s nice here.

Where everybody greets you, Saying “have a good day”.

And you say “you too, because in the void we’ll be safe”.

Enter the void.

It’s nice here.

Where parents never die, and divorces don’t exist.

Where coffins aren’t made, and all we do is kiss.

Enter the void.

It’s nice here.

Where love letters turn to bibles, And religions don’t exist.

And all we do is good because evil never lived.

Enter the void.

It’s nice here.

People move in all the time, with tears running down their cheeks. saying “Oh, Void save me!”, And it says “I got just the thing”.

Enter the void.

It’s nice here.

Where all you see is black, So just imagine all the rest.

Where rainbows come out of palms, And intelligence isn’t based off tests.

Enter the void.

It’s nice here.

Where animals talk English, And walk humans on leashes.

And all you see is peace Because humans were defeated.

Enter the void.

It’s nice here.

Where your feelings don’t exist, And you forgot how feeling felt.

Where you’re in a room full of people, But know you’re by yourself.

Enter the void.

It’s nice here.”

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Cover Artist Tom Blood Tom is a writer who thinks visually. And an artist who paints pictures with words. If you like surrealism, modern art, or enjoy seeing thoughts expressed in the form of paintings that make you go “Hmmmm!”, you’re going to like what you see. https://bloodlinesart.com/

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