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“BE HERE NOW”
LN regular Brittany Nay chats with Ladue Schools educator Stephanie O’Neal about the district’s efforts to promote not only its students’ physical health but also their mental and social health.
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Kids MD Ready Readers Business Notes Lessons Learned FEATURE: Ladue Schools’ Holistic Wellness Crossword Puzzle
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Arts & Culture EDGY INSIGHTS The Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis is hosting “On Edge” by Shara Hughes through February, and CAM’s Wassan Al-Khudhairi and Misa Jeffereis discuss that visual art exhibition with LN copy editor and staff writer Bryan A. Hollerbach.
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HAPPY SHOPPING Local Eats Arts Speak FEATURE: Shara Hughes at CAM
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Less Bitter More Glitter
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Army Versus Navy/Toys for Tots The St. Louis Black Repertory
With a straightforward program and proven results, nationally renowned weight loss and transformation coach Charles D’Angelo helps clients change their thinking and their habits. Learn more starting on Page 8. Photo by Christina Kling-Garrett.
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Luckily, it seems as though many in the metro area are with me in this spirit. Starting on Page 32, LN contributor Bethany Christo interviews the contagiously optimistic force behind new locally based online retailer Less Bitter More Glitter, Meg Smidt. This “one-stop happy shop” is all about making the most ordinary parts of life extraordinary, and I bet you can guess where all of my money is going this January. Then, on Page 18, LN regular Brittany Nay shares an inside look at Ladue Schools’ holistic wellness program and how the curriculum is helping students and educators alike achieve better mental, physical and social health this academic year. Hoping to enrich your worldview and expand your artistic horizons this season? Flip to Page 44, where LN copy editor and staff writer Bryan A. Hollerbach previews the immersive exhibition by Shara Hughes currently on display at the Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis. Wishing you a happy, healthy and vibrant new year,
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HOT LIST 2021 A SELECTION OF OUR 2021 SOLD PROPERTIES
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Kathy Crane Represented Seller of #409 Jill Malley Cohen Represented Seller of #503 Lauren Mason Represented Buyer for #607
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ON THE COVER Charles D’angelo
The Key to W By Maggie Peters | Photos by Christina Kling-Garrett
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t’s the start of a new year and time for a new you – but where do you start when it comes to changing your habits and your life? That’s where nationally renowned weight loss and transformation coach Charles D’Angelo comes in, with his straightforward program and decades of proven results. While he coaches clients from all over the world via Zoom, he still works with scores of St. Louisans in person at his local headquarters. “When people come to me they think they’re in my office because weight is the core problem in their life, but it’s simply a symptom,” D’Angelo explains. “Food has become an ineffective tool for distracting or consoling a person from other complicated life challenges.” With D’Angelo’s coaching, clients work to change their mindset. His program helps clients disconnect from using food as a way of reacting to everyday adversities, commit to a food and exercise routine to begin to work through the life challenges that are triggering them to use food ineffectively in the first place. After trying different weight loss programs he describes as a “roller coaster,” Patrick Solon found that D’Angelo’s style of coaching aligned with what he was looking for. “Losing nearly 180 pounds was hard but it was a very simple approach – the simple changes Charles teaches along with continuous one-on-ones with him throughout the entire journey were key to me,” Solon says. “Charles exudes confidence – he’s been there and knows the journey. It’s a matter of him putting people in a better mindset.” The changes brought on by D’Angelo’s program not only helped Solon lose 175 pounds but also allowed him to keep that weight off for two years. Today, he is able to travel more easily and spend more time with his family, and he also has lower blood pressure. “I look forward to living a healthier life than I would have,” he says. “The key to being successful and fit perpetually is being conscious, consistent and strategic,” D’Angelo says. “When you have the right attitude and philosophy, your actions will naturally be oriented toward the ideals you have for yourself.” Having lost 105 pounds working with D’Angelo in less than a year, Christy Sherman confirms that it’s all about changing your mindset. Through D’Angelo’s guidance, she was able to look beyond chasing the lifestyle she wanted months down the line, instead focusing on the day-to-day decisions that would get her to her goal. “There’s no magic to it – it’s just consistency and hard work,” Sherman says. “Charles is good at putting it into perspective and holding you accountable. He shows you it’s not impossible.” Today, Sherman enjoys living healthier, being able to keep up with her four kids more easily – and trying on new clothes. “Having Charles there has been the key to my success,” she says. “Having that person that guides you through the process and helps educate you is all what makes his program successful.”
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o Weight Loss For D’Angelo, one of the most rewarding parts of his mission is watching clients not only transform their own lives but also inspire others. His website boasts the success stories of dozens of medical doctors who’ve sought him out to help them transform their own lives. “I’ve had many clients inspire their spouses, partners, children and patients to make positive changes,” he says. “Every client’s transformation ripples outward and touches people I may never meet but still are impacted for the better. Some of my clients have gone on to become personal trainers, gym owners, as well as therapists using their personal success stories to help others in their own ways. I’m very proud of that. It’s important to remember that when you help someone you’re really helping everyone.”
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The key To o being successful and fiT perpeTually is being coNscious,coNsisteNt and strategic. – Charles D’Angelo
charles d’angelo with several clients who all reached their goals in 2021. pictured left to right: lori czeschin lost 76 pounds, christian Vitale lost 85 pounds, and Marion hollander lost 110 pounds.
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THE SHADOW PANDEMIC By Dr. Joseph Kahn
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ecently, all the children’s hospitals in Missouri released a joint letter documenting the “Shadow Pandemic,” related to the mental health disorders among America’s youths. On Dec. 7, U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy issued an advisory noting the urgent need to address this mental health crisis, which has worsened due to the COVID-19 pandemic. More than 700 American children have died of COVID-19, and many more children have been impacted by the loss of a loved one because of the coronavirus. Exponentially more children have also been affected by the social isolation and trauma of the pandemic. Mental health has been a concern well before the current pandemic. For example, in the 10 years prior to the pandemic, suicide rates among youths ages 10 to 24 increased by almost 60 percent. Visits to children’s hospital emergency departments for evaluation and treatment of mental illness since 2019 have increased by more than 30 percent.
Preliminary data suggests that more than 6,600 children died from suicide in 2020. Murthy’s advisory recommendations include: The essential recognition that mental health is a vital part of overall health must be emphasized. Youths and their families must be educated and empowered to recognize and manage challenging emotions. Every child must have access to high-quality, affordable and culturally competent mental health care. Communities must support the metal health of youths in all settings, including education and child care. Institutions must address the economic and social barriers that contribute to poor mental health and poor access to care. What can you, as parents, do? Here are a few things: Recognize that the change in routine – social isolation, masking, etc. – is stressful, and do what you can to reinforce routine and normalcy.
Be aware that some significant life events are being missed, such as the prom, other school events, sports and social gatherings. Recognize the sense of loss and grief that will follow. Recognize and acknowledge the fear of the unknown, and respond with accurate and honest information. Reassure your kids that they are safe, and most important, be alert for changes in behavior and emotional status. There will be a time that the pandemic is behind us, but in the meantime, we need to help our kids through this trauma.
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READY READERS
Snuggly Reads By Sheila Oliveri
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nuggle up with your favorite young friend and enjoy two rhyming books that celebrate new family additions. Tiptoe Joe and Shhh! The Baby’s Asleep just might become repeat requests with your little readers. Ready Readers is excited to share Tiptoe Joe with almost 10,000 children in its Storytime Program this winter. Author Ginger Foglesong Gibson and illustrator Laura Rankin lead readers on a jaunty journey through a wooded countryside to share an exciting secret. The book is filled with bright and lively watercolor illustrations, featuring a large and friendly red sneaker-wearing bear as the title character who greets each new animal along the way by imploring, “…come with me. I know something you should see.” The animals sport identifying accessories and display their unique ways of moving as the group parades under branches, across a log bridge, and
through the woods before arriving at the bear’s cave to witness his surprise. Children will be charmed by the idyllic woodland landscape and the animal friends introduced along the way, and they may even enjoy pretending to move like each character presented. Shhh! The Baby’s Asleep highlights every family’s struggle to adapt their movements and lives in accommodation of a new baby in the house. Author JaNay Brown-Wood employs short rhyming phrases to drive the story as Mama patrols the house, chastising family members for their normal (but noisy) everyday endeavors. Onomatopoeia abounds through creaking floors, rumbling tummies, swishing laundry, sneezing noses, whirring hair dryers, banging toys, howling dogs and vrooming lawnmowers that threaten to awaken the slumbering infant, as three
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The Gale E. Henderson coffee table book Gale E. Henderson is a former Washington University architecture student. He was the original partner of Maritz & Young, and later Cann & Corrubia, before he became an independent architect. His body of works include St. Ambrose church on the Hill, and other churches throughout St. Louis county and the Midwest.
generations scramble to lower the decibel level. Illustrator Elissambura mixes bold colors, textures and patterns over each two-page spread, thereby adding depth and nuance to the pictures while imbuing each character with whimsy, which results in text and illustrations that cohesively combine to engage readers.
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TOP-SHELF SKILLS By Connie Mitchell | Top photo courtesy Getty, bottom photo courtesy of St. Louis Hockey Training
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hen the Rockwood Summit High School varsity hockey team took the ice for their first game of the season, fans filled the stands. Among the crowd were the coaches and staff of St. Louis Hockey Training, cheering for one player in particular – a freshman who made the team after three years of hard work and coaching at SLHT. “He’s a special kid who came to us with a goal: to play varsity hockey,” says Zane Truman, co-owner and coach. “We put together a plan, and he achieved his goal, so our whole group went out to support him.” That coach-player relationship and the satisfaction of seeing students improve are Truman’s favorite aspects of his work. Several years ago, he and fellow youth hockey coach Alex Switzer – both St. Louis natives who have played hockey since childhood – came up with the idea of establishing a one-on-one hockey coaching facility to help players of all ages, from those who never donned skates before to those who already have years of experience on the ice. During 30-minute training sessions, players divide their time between a 1,200-square-foot synthetic ice surface and a skating treadmill. Students focus on skating, shooting, stick-handling
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and passing. “We really focus on fundamental skills,” Switzer says. “Some of our high-level players were making shots because they’re so athletic but not using optimal form, so we work on that. For instance, the treadmill is a great tool for working on proper stride.” The duo’s first SLHT location was in a 2,000-square-foot storefront in Kirkwood.
They recently opened a second location on Ladue Road in Chesterfield. In addition to one-on-one lessons with one of SLHT’s six coaches, SLHT hosts camps that hone specific skills. “Every kid who’s hit a puck around the driveway imagines themselves scoring a winning goal in the NHL,” Truman says. “At the end of the day, though, it’s about building a hockey family and about teamwork. I love running into my old teammates who are now dads and coaches themselves.” Since a pro hockey career is unlikely for all but a few players, Truman and Switzer focus on helping their students develop character as well as hockey skills. “We ask them what they want to do – besides play pro hockey,” Switzer says. The answers are wide-ranging. Truman is a former civil engineer and construction manager, and Switzer worked in the commercial insurance industry before opening SLHT in 2019. “The look kids get when they get their first shot off the ground – it’s really special,” Switzer says. “It’s great to see them grow into better hockey players, as well as just become really good humans.”
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recently awarded federal passthrough grant could help University of Missouri-St. Louis researchers reshape the way educators teach children to read. The $5.1 million grant comprises part of $18 million awarded to the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education in September 2020, to be distributed over five years. UMSL’s sum (two “subawards,” effectively) will go to rethinking traditional reading instruction by emphasizing phonics, cultural context and responsive learning techniques. The goal? To meet student readers where they are, so they can get where they need to be. “Teaching reading has discrete, isolated skills that, [alone, aren’t] enough for students to become fluent,” says Shea Kerkhoff, assistant professor of literacy and secondary education in UMSL’s College of Education. “It’s one part of it. There are other parts, which include fluency, vocabulary knowledge, background knowledge and metacognitive awareness.” Thanks to the efforts of the UMSL-led team behind the original proposal that landed the grant package, Missouri numbered among just 11 states to receive funding. That funding arrived at a pivotal time – alarming statistics recently showed that reading proficiency for Black students is disproportionately lower than that of the overall student body throughout the metro area. Kerkhoff and her team are using grant money to fund professional development services that train teachers to use different tactics when teaching kids to read. The project includes co-principal investigators Katherine O’Daniels, assistant teaching professor of literacy and director of the Gateway Writing Project, and Nancy Robb Singer, associate professor of English education. “Our theoretical and research-based framework has the science of reading, but it doesn’t stop there,” Kerkhoff explains. “It also includes culturally responsive instruction, which is very important, as well as multiliteracies, including traditional print-based literacy, critical media literacy and multimedia literacy. Literacy in today’s world is complex.” Instruction is prioritized for 80 high-need
schools and 20 early-childhood centers across the state, 40 of which are in the metro area. The objective is to increase literacy outcomes for approximately 35,000 Missouri children. The program isn’t just for high-need schools – because Kerkhoff and her colleagues believe the lessons to be learned are vital for every young student, by the third year, the team will make information and strategies for teaching and evidence-based literacy available to all teachers in Missouri.
“When a child has a teacher that is responsive to them, they learn what they need to learn, but they also learn that they’re a valuable human being, and that what they need matters and that it’s OK that not everyone learns the same way or at the same speed,” Kerkhoff says. “It’s OK to advocate for yourself and for what you need.”
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Wellness classes at Ladue Schools help the district’s students maintain mental health.
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ith a routine of seemingly endless screen time – from social media on smartphones to schoolwork on tablets morning, noon and night – today’s kids never stop. That insight is partly what inspired Stephanie O’Neal, who has been a physical education teacher for 24 years at Ladue Schools, to take aim at addressing not only students’ physical health but also their mental and emotional health – in the form of creating a class called Holistic Wellness at Ladue Horton Watkins High School. “Everyone needs to take time to find quiet and stillness,” O’Neal says, noting it’s important to “Be here now.” Those three words form the core of the holistic wellness curriculum O’Neal teaches at the high school, and they also influence the classes she teaches for sixth through eighth graders at Ladue Middle School. The holistic wellness class launched at an ideal time, says LHWHS Principal Brad Griffith: as the COVID-19 pandemic began. “While the class was not created as a result of the pandemic, the timing was perfect for our students, as stress and anxiety rates are on the rise everywhere,” Griffith notes. Each class starts with a daily check-in on students’ wellbeing. Participants write an entry in their private journals in response to a cue provided by O’Neal: “I’ll ask, ‘How is your mindset today?,’ ‘What do you need to let go of today?,’ ‘What do you love most about yourself ?,’ or ‘What are you grateful for?’” The session continues with mindfulness activities, such as walking outside in nature, yoga or Pilates. “I play mellow music, ask them to relax, let go, and be present with themselves and connect with their breath,” O’Neal explains. “I’ll say, ‘Picture your happiest place’ … Whether it’s on a beach or at the top of a mountain or in your bedroom … if you’re stressed about
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anything from a test to the big game, go to that perfect place … to find calm.” O’Neal notes that mental, social and physical health are all connected, and class participants have reported improved focus on their other academic and athletic pursuits, as well as better stress and anxiety management. “It’s about finding what you need each day,” she says. “If you’re not mentally healthy, you will not want to exercise and eat healthy, and if you’re not staying connected with yourself, you’re not being mindful.” Most students have elected to take the “sold-out class,” which also includes a research project on a related topic, such as the importance of eating a healthy breakfast, practicing self-care, healthy sleep habits, proper hydration and good hygiene, O’Neal says. She adds that students have the opportunity to teach on mindfulness-based activities, like writing poetry, gardening or cooking. “The kids really, really love it,” she notes. “I get 100 percent participation from the students, and some will come up after the class and say, ‘I tried so hard today,’ or ‘Oh, I needed that.’ There are no rules. Yoga is always a practice – it’s not about being perfect. It’s like life – if you fall down, you get up and try again.” Griffith says the passion O’Neal brings to the class every day is reflected in enrollment growth over the last two years and student engagement in the course. “We are confident that the skills students learn in Holistic Wellness are immediately transferable to our traditional academic courses and, more importantly, as lifelong skills,” Griffith says. Ladue Schools Superintendent Dr. Jim Wipke says the district’s board of education has been very supportive in allocating resources in the area of social, emotional and mental health, which has allowed the class to expand to more grade levels. “To further support students’ well-being this school year,
elements of the holistic wellness course are being taught in our middle school and piloted at the elementary level,” Wipke says. Additionally, Ladue Schools has extended wellness offerings to staff members. “[O’Neal] also conducts wellness sessions as part of our professional development for all of our district faculty and staff,” Griffith says. Due to the popularity and positive results of the holistic wellness class, it will be continuing into the foreseeable future,
O’Neal says. And many students are practicing mindfulness beyond Ladue Schools. “Last year, a student who took the class is in college now, and he is getting a yoga certification on the side,” O’Neal says. “I am so grateful for the opportunity to share what I love with my students.” Ladue Schools, 9703 Conway Road, St. Louis, 314-994-7080, ladueschools.net LadueNews.com | jaNuary 7, 2022
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t’s never too late to take charge of your health, and no place makes this easier than The Gatesworth. Through offering incredible fitness amenities and classes that improve both physical and mental health, the independent senior living community strives to nurture and enrich Residents’ minds, bodies and well-being. “The Gatesworth [does] an excellent job of encouraging Residents to remain active and healthy,” says Fitness Instructor Wendy Berk. “We have a comprehensive exercise program with classes that include cardio, weights, flexibility and aqua classes. The goal of The Gatesworth is for Residents to remain healthy and independent while socializing and enjoying productive and entertaining lives.” Along with that independence, The Gatesworth offers flexibility – allowing Residents to join as many guided fitness classes as they’d like, but also to have the opportunity to improve their fitness on their own. Resident Helen Weise is a great example; having previously taken classes, she now prefers the freedom to do her own program at the fitness center at the times that suit her best. “It’s the freedom that I like – I don’t do the classes right now because I’m disciplined enough, but people like classes because they like to have
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someone guiding them,” Weise says. Her routine consists of the stair climber in the mornings, the treadmill at noon and upper body exercises at the end of the day. She also incorporates two hours of physical therapy in her apartment. At 81 years of age, Weise adds that keeping healthy is important to her as she watches her nine grandchildren grow and work hard. “I am working to see where they end up – that means a lot to me,” she says. “As we age, we want to keep our strength and energy so we can remain independent and self-sufficient,” Berk says. Having worked at The Gatesworth for more than a decade, she enjoys watching the bonding between the Residents taking classes. “We want to provide the Residents of The Gatesworth with the strength and energy to continue to participate not only in exercise classes but to take advantage of the many activities provided on a weekly basis,” she adds. “There are bridge and mah-jongg groups; a table tennis league that was started by two Residents; and weekly scheduled transportation takes the Residents to grocery stores and the mall.” Resident Jeannie McGrath agrees that the social aspect of programs at The Gatesworth is one of its strengths. “I like the social things they
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provide for you,” she says. “In the six months [since moving], I’ve really made some friends that can get together and enjoy the classes.” On top of her regular water aerobics class, McGrath participates in painting at the art studio with friends and has been participating in a yoga course, as well.
McGrath adds that she also walks the picturesque grounds of The Gatesworth and that she finds she has fewer aches and pains than many others do at 84. Furthermore, at her age, she enjoys that the classes are all under one roof. “I feel safe here,” she confirms. “I feel like anything that we need is available.” “It’s good to give people opportunities and choices,” Weise says. “At The Gatesworth, they have reading clubs, writing clubs and music. People can go in whatever direction they want. The Gatesworth does a wonderful job.” However you want to improve and maintain your health in 2022, look to the The Gatesworth for programs, classes and amenities that are available on your schedule. The Gatesworth, One McKnight Place, St. Louis, 314-993-0111, thegatesworth.com
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The online retailer Less Bitter More Glitter sells a selection of bright, bold, whimsical gifts and goodies to celebrate the mini moments that make the ordinary extraordinary.
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that also offers discounts at Less Bitter More Glitter. The whimsical nostalgia of Less Bitter More Glitter’s offerings resonates with ages 5 to 95. “It just seems like everybody is looking for ways to celebrate even the tiniest of things and make themselves feel good,” Smidt says. “You can find bright, happy and encouraging things for yourself and also for people in your life who need more of that right now. And who doesn’t? That’s why it’s been embraced so well: Through everything with quarantine, people are looking for that bright spot of sunshine.” And Less Bitter More Glitter is just about the cheeriest corner of the internet. The happy gifts and goods are all an extension of Smidt’s personal lifelong style: an advocate of wearing all the bright colors and bold patterns (at the same time, if possible) and being a pop – nay, a glitter bomb – of color in a sea of desert tones. “People would ask me all the time where I get
It’s all about celebrating those little moments and the magic that happens every day that we just brush right past.
my clothes and accessories,” Smidt relates, “so I thought, why not start a shop where I can share all the things I love with everyone? My audience tends to like the same things I do, and vice versa, so I basically curated this collection of items I loved and items I knew people would love as well.” For example, Smidt is wellknown for donning a unicorn statement necklace from Pennsylvania-based jewelry/ accessories designer Lenora Dame that she’s asked about all the time, which is sold on the site (as well as other popular dinosaur jewelry from the maker). Also, as an avid wearer of children’s accessories, Smidt carries a line of kids’ clip-on earrings, bracelets and necklaces from the daddaughter team Gunner & Lux. Other current bestsellers include Talking Out of Turn sassy glass mugs and home décor such as Letterfolk tile mats, inspirational art prints and cheerful hooked throw pillows. And, as a dedicated bullet journaler herself, Smidt has stocked the site with an array of paper goods, among them stationery, planners, journals, markers, pens, washi tape (a decorative tape made from traditional Japanese paper and used in crafts and journaling) and even a bullet-journal basics kit
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of favorites bundled by Smidt and team. In sum, her business approach is, she says, “People are happy to find happy things.” Less Bitter More Glitter was a natural next endeavor for Smidt, though she still coaches full time and has no intention of slowing down in 2022. She has plans for pop-ups and collaborations with metro area makers and – as her glitterati followers have been clamoring to know since the online store launched – would love to put down physical roots with a bricks-and-mortar incarnation should the right space become available this year. Smidt routinely helps her coaching clients navigate business ownership and e-commerce, so it was an easy transition, and before coaching, she worked in luxury retail for 15 years as a buyer, in training other store managers and associates and in running her own store. There’s a seamless synergy to how she currently splits her time. “I’m an extrovert and a people person, so getting to meet people and select products they love fulfills me in a different way than coaching,” she says. “It’s a fun outlet for me to be able to share my knowledge and share all the things I love with the world.”
In the end, her efforts are and always have been about creating happiness that empowers. “Less Bitter More Glitter is all about celebrating the magic of both the everyday and special occasions – celebrating the most mundane things and making even the ordinary things extraordinary again in your life,” Smidt says. “Pick a planner you love, and fill it with color if that makes you happy. Wear jewelry that you feel great putting on. Decorate your home with things that make you warm inside, and use the mug that makes you giggle each morning. It’s all about celebrating those little moments and the magic that happens every day that we just brush right past.” Less Bitter More Glitter, lessbittermoreglitter.shop
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hen Karr Bick Kitchen + Bath owner Jenny Rausch set out to design this Yellowstone-inspired space, she says she channeled her inner Beth Dutton. “I think it’s safe to say that the popularity with the [Paramount Network] show ‘Yellowstone’ has made this style of the American West much more popular,” Rausch says. “But my first apartment in college was decorated quite the same way.” Rausch’s aesthetic for this space turned out to be unintentionally nostalgic. “Without realizing it or intending to, I used lots of aesthetics that remind me of my childhood,” Rausch says. “I have a bed that is reminiscent of the Jenny Lynd brand of the ’70s, which was actually the style of my highchair as a baby. I have a collection of Eskimo and Native American dolls
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that I remember my grandmother having as a child. There is a toy shotgun over the door because I loved ‘Little House on the Prairie,’ and I feel like there was always a shotgun hanging up high.”
Rausch also pulled in pillows and artifacts carefully collected from travels to Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, Montana and South Dakota. “It is a storytelling space,” Rauch describes. “It evokes emotion. Everywhere you look, there is an object waiting to tell a story.” That approach is also one she advises her clients to consider. “Put things in your home that make you feel something, that mean something to you,” Rausch says. “Your home should make you feel good; it doesn’t need to be about the current trend. Use old stuff mixed in with the new. It adds a balance and huge element of comfort.”
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GATHERINGS & GOODWILL U.S. ARMY AND U.S. NAVY
ST. LOUIS’ 34TH ANNUAL ARMY VERSUS NAVY FOOTBALL GAME CELEBRATION SUPPORTING THE U.S. MARINE CORPS’ TOYS FOR TOTS CAMPAIGN Photos and story by Bryan Schraier
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uests were in high spirits, rooting on their teams as they gathered at the Missouri Athletic Club in downtown St. Louis for the 34th annual Army versus Navy football game celebration. Guests brought toys for the U.S. Marine Corps’ Toys for Tots Campaign and enjoyed lunch, drinks and camaraderie before the kickoff. From both sides came the guests, including guest of honor Maj. Shawn Williams and WWII veteran Eugene Ganz. The game went back and forth, but the Navy Midshipmen pulled it out with a final score of 17-13. Visit LADUENEWS.COM to see more fabulous photos from this event!
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Thirty-four years ago, seven of us gathered in the basement of a small establishment, to watch the Army vs. Navy football game, which is the oldest collegiate rivalry in the nation. All seven of us have been blessed and wanted to give back to our community. The United States Marine Corps’ Toys for Tots Campaign was the perfect fit, and the rest is history … Today the St. Louis annual Army versus Navy football game celebration has grown into an invitation-only event that has collected more toys than any other privately held event in St. Louis! – JIM NAUMANN,
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GATHERINGS & GOODWILL THE ST. LOUIS BLACK REPERTORY
SEASON GALA Photos and story by Jon Gitchoff
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he St. Louis Black Repertory commemorated 45 years with an evening celebration supporting the arts at 560 Music Center in University City in mid-November. The gala, which supports The Black Rep’s various educational and community projects, featured a cocktail hour, an awards presentation and a performance by the Grammy Awardwinning Fisk Jubilee Singers from Nashville, Tennessee. Co-chairing the event were Hank Webber and Keith Williamson. Visit LADUENEWS.COM to see more fabulous photos from this event!
We are so thankful for the support for our education and community programs and to be able to celebrate our 45th anniversary, in person, with our honorees and the Fisk Jubilee Singers.
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LOCAL EATS
Chicken Seven K By Mabel Suen
orean fried chicken arrived in south St. Louis last summer with the opening in that municipality’s Holly Hills neighborhood of Chicken Seven, which features crispy fried chicken and Korean “street-food style” snacks. The casual eatery comes from husband-and-wife duo Sean Lee and Erica Park, who run day-to-day operations, in partnership with co-owner Victor Jang of west St. Louis County’s Wudon Premium Korean BBQ and University City’s BoB.Q. The couple came to St. Louis by way of San Antonio, Texas, where Lee worked as a sushi chef. With Chicken Seven, in a roughly 1,600-square-foot stand-alone building, Lee and Park hope to introduce the area to Korean fried chicken, either without sauce or with one of six different sauces (whence the establishment’s name). After visiting popular eateries in New York City while living there, the duo developed their
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own recipes for crispy battered boneless chicken, drumsticks and wings, as well as Rice Krispiescoated chicken breasts. According to Park, the drumsticks are marinated in 10 spices and get their signature crunch from a thin batter made with a base of flour and cornstarch, as well as a frying time of 20 to 25 minutes. The chicken is then served “original” (that is, sauceless) or brushed with the customer’s choice of sauce: soy garlic, spicy soy garlic, yum yum (a tangy steakhouse sauce often credited to the Japanese), fresh pepper garlic, honey garlic and Buffalo. Munchies on the menu include such options as takoyaki (spheres of octopus), cheesy pot stickers, Korean corn dogs and “SDSK” (short for the variously transliterated sotteok sotteok – sausage/ rice cake skewers). Hot dishes include chi-bap (boneless chicken with rice), ra-bap (spicy fried rice) and tteokbokki (stir-fried rice cakes in pepper
sauce – also available in the variant ra-bokki, served with ramen). Chicken Seven otherwise features catering packages like a large boneless party platter, complete with fried chicken, tortillas, fries and fixings such as coleslaw, sliced peppers and cheese. In the future, Le and Park hope to offer beer, the Korean quasi-vodka soju and cocktails concocted with it, and they have tentative plans to roll out a food truck.
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ayne Salomon has taught his fair share of star pupils. From working with TV titans Jon Hamm (of AMC’s “Mad Men”) and Ellie Kemper (of NBC’s “The Office”) to directing numerous performances to leading some of the area’s most revered arts institutions, the actor, director and instructor knows a thing or two about performing. Now Salomon is adding to his illustrious career by teaching a master class on auditioning for the screen and stage to pupils ages 14 to 18. “The reason I suggested an audition class rather than an acting class is that, for actors ages 14 to 18, they haven’t really had any kind of audition training,” says Salomon, who is known as the “consigliere” of the St. Louis Actors’ Studio. “And yet, it’s your first step into the profession. I thought that it would be an interesting class, to hear about the truth about auditions, and how to approach
them, because they’re so very important.” The program, which is presented by the Fox Performing Arts Charitable Foundation and underwritten by Chesterfield’s Sakiyama Family Foundation, takes place over the course of three sessions in January 2022 at the 100-seat Gaslight Theatre. It’s open to all skill levels, and instruction covers everything from monologue workshops and cold readings to stage acting, camera acting and audition preparation – all for only $100. (Scholarships were also made available by need.) “There’s a lot of variance in experience, and so I think the teacher’s goal is to kind of quantify the experience, and teach the student at that level,” Salomon says. “It’s like being in a play – each of the players will get different direction.” No matter the topic, Salomon has tailored the course in ways that might differ from past instruction for pupils. He hopes the tactic will
help instill confidence in participants. “If you approach them as students, you’re generally driving them to learn skills that they can be tested on,” Salomon says. “It tends to be more academic than the professional theater, in terms of gaining skill. When you treat young people as actors or beginning actors, there’s something in the language that they begin to believe themselves as an actor versus a student.” Participants conclude their work by presenting to a panel of professional directors, including St. Louis Actors’ Studio Artistic Director William Roth. Salomon explains that the entire experience is about instructing and empowering young metro area actors: “When they leave this class, [these students will] understand what they need to do as they continue to grow in the profession.”
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Shaking the
Landscape C By Bryan a. Hollerbach Image courtesy of the Contemporary art Museum St. Louis
One of St. Louis’ most cherished Grand Center Arts District institutions features a solo exhibition that seeks to redefine landscape painting for the new millennium.
hange across the spectrum calls into question what the term “landscape” even means anymore, and an ongoing exhibition from Brooklyn, New York-based artist Shara Hughes subtly explores that often fretful seismic indeterminacy. That exhibition, “On Edge,” which opened on Sept. 3, will run till Feb. 27 at the Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis in St. Louis’ revered Grand Center Arts District. Overseeing it are Wassan Al-Khudhairi, CAM’S chief curator, and Misa Jeffereis, the museum’s assistant curator. The Fall/Winter 2021-22 edition of Mesh, CAM’s annual magazine, relates that “On Edge” constitutes a survey of more than 30 works created during the better part of the last decade, focusing on “Hughes’ re-imagining of landscape painting.” Mesh continues: “In her first solo museum exhibition in the United States, audiences encounter a singular vision within a long historical tradition. Her paintings fit within the context of the early Modernism of Matisse’s Fauvist landscapes or the patterns found in Gustav Klimt’s plein-air paintings.” Visual art aficionados should instantly mark the mentions of Henri Matisse (1869-1954) – Pablo Picasso’s lifelong French frenemy and arguably the only painter of the 20th century to rival the mad Spaniard for impact – and, intriguingly, Klimt (1862-1918), an Austrian symbolist painter not often elevated to quite that level but still justly celebrated for the electricity of many of his works. Immediately declaring those mentions “points for departure,” Mesh further describes Hughes as “a landscape painter whose paintings ‘are not really about landscapes’ at all,” whose works in the 2017 Whitney Biennial – the longest-running survey of American art, sponsored by New York City’s acclaimed Whitney Museum of American Art – were previously described as “framed views of hallucinatory realms.” Jointly by email, Al-Khudhairi and Jeffereis explain their inspiration for introducing Hughes’ vision to CAM. “We wanted to give the artist the opportunity to bring together works that had been placed in private collections and dispersed across the country,” they state. “In this way, she could have the space to reflect on the past seven years of work and find connections and new relationships between a significant complement of paintings. Plus, we were attracted to the energy and dynamism of the compositions, the brushwork, facture, color combinations and subject matter – they’re just plain beautiful paintings!” Al-Khudhairi and Jeffereis also deal with the divide between Hughes’ landscapes and those of, say, England’s John Constable (1776-1837) or
We like how the artist creates scenes that aren’t locatable – she invites us to bring our own interpretations, feelings, experiences to the works.” his countryman and contemporary J.M.W. Turner (1775-1851). “We like how the artist creates scenes that aren’t locatable – she invites us to bring our own interpretations, feelings, experiences to the works,” the CAM duo states. “They’re very open-ended, inviting, and welcome many points of view and interests. Her process is unique: no sketches, no plan, no premixing the color palette. Starts abstractly and then works intuitively toward resolution. She trusts her intuition. Her method of improvisation, making each painting a fresh discovery, a new terrain – we think this is all very inspiring to young artists.” Mesh, the museum’s annual, explains: “Employing a variety of markmaking techniques, the artist loosely depicts floating moons, gnarled trees and blazing sunlight, bridging the abstract and representational. Hughes places her emphasis on gesture, symbolism and iconography. Her paintings are imbued with psychological complexity, bringing to life a world of elegant chaos infused with a vibrant harmony of the organic, the subjective and the surreal.”
Al-Khudhairi and Jeffereis conclude by characterizing the response to “On Edge” as “overwhelmingly positive.” “A number of visitors have made second and even third trips back to the museum because they wanted to focus on Shara’s work alone,” Al-Khudhairi and Jeffereis state. “We don’t know that anyone has been specific about the blend of abstraction and representation, but … think Shara’s broad inclusion of multiple styles and techniques on a single canvas has been captivating for audiences. “Some see influences of [19th-century French genius Paul] Cézanne or even [19th-century Dutch genius Vincent] van Gogh emerging from her use of color, line, shading, her brushwork. It’s a show with a lot of color, and that is especially welcome as we enter the winter months.” Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis, 3750 Washington Blvd., St. Louis, 314-535-4660, camstl.org
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