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The Trio Design Elements Feature: Marcia Moore Design

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35 Style:

MAKE A STATEMENT Katie Yeadon, LN’s fave fashionista, counsels readers on how to wear their hearts on their sleeves – or around their necks, with this lovely pendant from Vie Boutique.

The owner and namesake of Marcia Moore Design engages in an ebullient, insightful (and funny!) discussion about interior design in general and her firm in particular with LN copy editor and staff writer Bryan A. Hollerbach.

Arts & Culture Feature:

DINNER & A SHOW The improbably named Party Bear Pizza and Tiny Chef in St. Louis’ Bevo neighborhood welcomes writer/ photographer Mabel Suen – and, by extension, hungry LN readers – with everything from a pie called The Hoosier to bulgogi.

McKnight Place Assisted Living & Memory Care welcomes new residents like family members. Turn to page 12 to learn why people from all over are choosing to make McKnight Place their home. Photo of resident Bill Rammes, conversing with executive director Laura Ritthamel, by Gregg Goldman Photography.

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EDITOR ‌THIS YEAR, WE ALL HAVE 20/20 VISION. (IT’S 2020 … GET IT?) Cheesy jokes aside, the ability to view beauty – whether that beauty stems from fashion, design or art – is a gift to be celebrated.

In this week’s issue of Ladue News, we are bringing that celebration to your fingertips, starting on page 29 with a profile about Marcia Moore Design by LN copy editor and staff writer Bryan A. Hollerbach. Read this Abode feature to find out how Moore pivoted from dreams of racing cars to founding one of the metro area’s most distinguished full-service, luxury residential interior design firms – and check out images of her gorgeous work as well.

Then, in his Arts & Culture feature starting on page 51, Hollerbach turns his attention to the brilliantly executed “SHELTER,” now on display at the Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis, to give readers a tour of Derek Fordjour’s challenging twofold exhibition.

And to cap off our prior pun in glorious fashion, LN digital editor and staff writer Andrea Smith chats with the owner of Erker’s Fine Eyewear, one of the metro area’s most admired eyewear boutiques, in the Style feature starting on page 36, about this year’s defining eyewear trends.

Here’s to even more beautiful things to see in the coming year!

All the best,

Editor’s Corner The word around town

The cold has never bothered (some) area residents, anyway.

This month, approximately 50 individuals gathered on The Last Hotel’s rooftop for the hotel’s first ever Polar Plunge to benefit Stray Rescue of St. Louis.

“We love our rooftop and wanted to offer the pool as a destination all year round,” says Will Rogers, director of food and beverage at The Last Hotel. “We hope that the Plunge will let people know a dip in our pool is not just for summer!

As for the partnership with Stray Rescue, I have three pets that are all rescues, and the cause is close to my heart.”

Rogers says he hopes other groups and organizations saw the event and feel inspired to plunge as well in the future.

“It would be a great way for companies to pit departments against each other for friendly competition to raise money for causes,” he says.

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By Amanda Dahl | photos by gregg goldman photography, courtesy of mcKnight place Assisted living & memory care

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t McKnight Place Assisted Living & Memory Care, it’s reasonable to expect a higher standard. The senior care community holds itself to the highest standard, ensuring you and your loved ones will be taken care of and nurtured in an environment that encourages residents to thrive.

Lisa Rammes O’Neill, daughter of a current resident, describes the community as having “good food, beautiful surroundings, great staff and a great location.” The metro area market boasts tons of choices in senior living communities, but McKnight Place appealed to her family because it combines comfort as one ages with next-level amenities.

“We wanted him close to family,” O’Neill says of her father. “Having his privacy and learning to acclimate on his own with support staff close by was important – a place where he could engage while also maintaining his independence.”

A member of The Gatesworth communities, McKnight Place is known for its fantastic facilities, friendly staff and innovative programming that allows residents to live life to its fullest and at their own pace.

“My dad interacts and is getting to know the staff and residents well,” O’Neill says. “It is great to see him getting so involved and to hear him talk about his new best friend. The staff-to-resident ratio is excellent; the care is great. I like that we can be involved as a whole family. It makes it easy for my kids to come and visit their grandpa, ‘Big Dad.’” O’Neill’s father, resident Bill Rammes, previously lived in Florida but returned to the St.

Louis area to be nearer to his family. McKnight Place offered what few others could as he transitioned to his new home: complete customization.

“Residents are free to customize anything in their apartments – paint, wall covering, light fixtures, flooring, window treatments – anything!” executive director Laura Ritthamel details. “The space is theirs. We want them to feel comfortable and at home.”

And, for someone who had recently occupied a condominium in “the sunshine state,” the ability to spruce up one’s new living space was of immense value. “It’s pretty nice,” Rammes remarks. “My daughter, Lisa, did a great job decorating!”

Rammes’ living situation gives him comfort, but beyond that, the community itself promotes socialization through numerous events and invigorating programs. He appreciates being able to watch sports with friends, read on his own or take part in an exercise class.

“The members of my family have a good time when they come here,” Rammes says of the extracurricular options available to his guests.

“Residents love the expansive activity calendar,” Ritthamel says. “Art classes, music presentations, entertainers, political speakers, trips to local hot spots, historical lectures, garden presentations, choir practices, religious services, happy hour … The opportunities are endless! We meet periodically with our residents to see what ideas they have or what they would like to see planned in the future.”

mcKnight place offers a robust activities calendar, which includes art classes.

We want everyone to feel as if they’re a part of our family.

– lAurA ritthAmel, eXecutive director

Ritthamel herself spent time on the other side of McKnight Place, as family to a resident. Her grandmother’s experiences at two of The Gatesworth communities educated Ritthamel on the kind of relationships most desired between caretaker and resident. She believes the best way to ensure residents and their loved ones feel at home at McKnight Place is by welcoming each into the community.

“I love building relationships with our residents and their families, and seeing them happy,” she shares. “I feel like they are an extension of my family.

Their smiles, laughter, compliments and hugs …

That is the highlight of my day, every day.”

Residents and staff alike strive to invite newly arriving guests into the fold by introducing them to programs, inviting them to events and showing them around the community, even as their apartment is being remodeled to suit their style preferences.

“We begin the moving-in process days and weeks prior to the actual move date,” Ritthamel notes. “We gather as much information as we can about their daily life, routine, preferences, likes and dislikes.”

McKnight Place recently celebrated its two-year anniversary of opening its expansion, an addition that continues to thrill residents. “There are many highlights,” Ritthamel says of . nts sid e mu s the innovations. “One of my favorites always he re i c th e rapy is a favorite program of t will be showing one of our residents the brand-new expansion and her exclaiming, ‘I’m going to live in a mansion!’”

That feeling of joy is something the staff tries to capture for residents on a daily basis.

“We try to make the transition as seamless as possible by respecting each new resident’s independence and life prior to moving to McKnight Place,” Ritthamel adds. “We want everyone to feel as if they’re a part of our family from the moment they walk in the door.”

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Center for Hearing & Speech

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he Center for Hearing & Speech held its biggest event of the year, the “Giving Voices to Children” charity event, at the Marriott St. Louis Grand in that municipality’s downtown. The organization celebrated 99 years of transforming lives in the metro area and honored Pete Neidorff with its Outstanding Community Advocate Award. Guests enjoyed a cocktail hour with a silent auction, followed by dinner and the awards ceremony.

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The exhibition, which remains open through Feb. 23, explores the cultural implications of something as simple as tea and cookies, stirring conversation around what the items mean in different cultures. Craft Alliance has hosted the show for more than two decades and continues to instill a sense of wonderment and delight with warm memories of moments with tea and cookies.

This is our 17th biennial teapot exhibition. This year, it’s titled ‘Tea and Cookies,’ and it celebrates the making of teapots and cookie jars, which are both vessel forms, and it’s an exciting way to celebrate the talent of both local and national artists.

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ochelle McAvin, an interior designer with LU Design Build in St. Louis, knew her clients’ kitchen would be a top priority when renovating their home in historic Webster Groves. For a young family that cooks often, a kitchen is to be lived in and enjoyed, so she aimed for a cozy atmosphere with natural light, colors and materials.

McAvin describes the century home as having inspirational craftsman features. A brick chimney scaled one of the kitchen walls and had been hidden for years until the renovation. “We exposed the brick, and now it adds character and charm,” McAvin says.

Other charming additions include pendant lights from Rejuvenation that hang over the central island. McAvin says the clients picked out their bar stools at World Market “on a whim” with black and brown colors that complement the space. They also invested in top-notch stainless steel appliances, which lend a sleek, contemporary look.

The black, white and brown hues prevalent in the kitchen are seen throughout the home as well. Natural light pours into the living area, dining room and kitchen, and bounces off white ceilings and trim to create a clean, open look. But it wasn’t always that way.

McAvin says her clients wanted a roomy kitchen workspace and plenty of room for storage. “The kitchen was initially cramped and closed off from the rest of the house,” she says.

“One of the challenges was removing an exterior wall to expose the back porch. We were concerned the beam would look out of place, but once we exposed the windows – your eye looks right past the beam and out to the backyard.

“My advice for remodeling an older home is to be open to adapting your design to the architecture of the house.

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e oor M Is More

By Bryan A. Hollerbach

Both auto racing and Indiana Jonesing took a major hit when a local woman went into interior design.

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came out of the womb wanting to be an interior designer,” declares Marcia Moore, and that delightful declaration speaks volumes about her both professionally and personally.

Moore serves as the owner and principal designer of Marcia Moore Design, one of the metro area’s preeminent full-service, luxury residential interior design firms, which takes as its tagline “Intelligent Design. Signature Style.”

“When I was little, I would rearrange the dolls on my dresser, was excited every time we moved because I got to create a new bedroom, read every design magazine and book I could get my hands on,” Moore continues by way of providing background on a career now in its third decade. “I had a few fleeting moments of wanting to drive race cars and be an archaeologist, but design has always been my first love.”

Among major influences on her work, Moore mentions familial connections. “I had an aunt and uncle who were antique dealers, so I got my appreciation of history from them,” she says. “My parents were more into the Scandinavian look, whose clean lines were the direct opposite of most antiques, which gave me my appreciation for more contemporary, midcentury-modern and minimalist design.

“Studying art, architecture and design history exploded my desire to understand and create interiors using elements of every design style. More recently, traveling to France, Spain, Greece and Turkey has given me even more of a worldview of design. My personal style is very eclectic and edgy, which has been molded by all of these experiences.”

Beyond its namesake, Moore’s firm comprises only five members, according to its website, but that relatively small team customarily tackles a large array of services, including additions and downsizing, whole-house remodeling, designing new homes, and designing and remodeling kitchens, baths, lofts and condos.

From the list of her firm’s manifold offerings, Moore cites no single service as a personal favorite. “There isn’t one service that delights me more than another,” she says. “I would be totally bored if I had to choose just one area to concentrate on.

“What truly delights me is the variety of styles and spaces I get to work in. I love a complete home remodel as much as I love new construction. I love a tiny powder room as much as I love a huge master bath. I love midcentury modern as much as I love modern farmhouse or country French or art deco. The variety is what keeps my creative juices flowing.”

Among her firm’s latest endeavors, Moore – an associate of the American Society of Interior Designers – focuses on one quite close to home as the most stimulating. “I’ve had lots of interesting residential projects recently, but the most challenging project right now is a commercial office remodel,” she says.

“We will be moving to a larger office space in the near future and have spent considerable time working on floor plans to completely re-create the space. It’s been so much fun developing the plan, putting together our wish list, melding that to our budget and choosing all the fabulous products we want to showcase in the space.”

If the past guides Moore and the present galvanizes her, the future holds similar interest for her professionally through interaction with Eureka’s Rockwood School District, whose juniors she regularly addresses about her work.

“The most important thing for them to know has nothing to do with understanding and excelling at interior design,” Moore says. “College teaches you the basics of design. It does not teach you how to interact with people.

“To be a successful designer, you need to be able to connect with people, understand people and explain your ideas to them. Taking a psychology or speech class, being on the debate team, getting a summer job working anywhere as a salesperson will help a lot. The more you make yourself interact with different kinds of people, the more successful you’ll be.

“Lots of people have good design instincts, but having a winning personality and good people skills will set you apart.”

When Moore reflects on three-plus decades in interior design, she can name a few profound changes in her profession. “HGTV and the internet, definitely, both as good and bad influences,” she says.

“Good: HGTV has given everyone ‘remodel fever.’ People of all income levels see the value in having a home that looks fabulous and functions perfectly. This has created more demand for interior designers.

“Internet sites such as Pinterest and Houzz broaden everyone’s horizons on design options rather than relying solely on what can be found locally. I love that clients start out with a broader view of design and are interested in a more creative approach to their homes.

“Bad: HGTV is not based in reality. Neither the cost given for a project nor the time needed to complete a project are even close to being real. You are only seeing the surface level of what goes into a remodeling project.

The internet has helped create an environment of immediacy and disposability. We all want things delivered to us ‘next day,’ and we don’t expect to keep things for a lifetime.

“This has changed the landscape of my work dramatically. The days of purchasing something with the intention of keeping it until you die and then passing it on to your children are gone. This sometimes means a change in perception of how important quality is – something I continually try to educate my clients on.”

Otherwise, Moore reflects on challenges she foresees for the next decade for her profession in general and her firm in specific. “The interior design world everywhere is in the process of reinventing itself,” she says. “A lot of emphasis is being put on the wellness of a space. This is something we’re focusing on and expanding our knowledge of in order to better serve our clients.

“Specifically for us, Marcia Moore Design is growing and expanding what we have to offer the public. As with any growth, we may have some challenges, but this is a very exciting time for us.”

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n any given winter evening – and on Valentine’s Day weekend especially – it’s hard to beat the romance of cozying up in a candlelit, intimate restaurant on a cold metro area night.

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2020

By Andrea Smith | Photos by Emily Johnson, courtesy of Erker’s Fine Eyewear

The owner of one of the metro area’s top eyewear boutiques defines the trends of the upcoming year.

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n years past, glasses were more of an obligation – a necessity for those of us less fortunate than the few who maintain lifelong 20/20 vision. But in the year 2020, glasses are designed in a myriad of colors and styles, making them a desirable fashion accessory.

“Glasses have become cooler,” explains Tony Erker, owner of Erker’s Fine Eyewear in the metro area. “Where people used to just get them to wear them, now they get them – some without prescriptions – and they want to make a statement, or they want something that’s different and unique.”

Erker says the majority of people who visit his business do so because they’re seeking a distinct look. According to the company’s website, Erker’s carries the largest selection of independent eyewear locally, with more than 6,000 frames in each of its two main locations: Eye Roc in St. Louis’ Central West End neighborhood and Erker’s in Ladue.

“Independent eyewear [designers] typically design eyewear and nothing else,” Erker says. “A lot of it is hand-polished and handmade, so it’s all fine-detail work that’s high quality.”

Erker’s produces two independent collections out of St.

Louis, Erker’s 1879 and NW77th, and sells its collections in many doctors’ offices and eyewear boutiques across the country. Erker’s also owns the sunglasses boutique Soleil

By Erker’s in Plaza Frontenac and manufactures and sells glasses in Copper Hinge on the Delmar Loop.

Nowadays, people often treat eyewear as a statement piece similar to a piece of fine jewelry, Erker says. A quality pair of glasses is an investment one dons for years, and it can be trendy or timeless, depending on the buyer’s style and need.

Right now, Erker says that bright-colored and clear frames, both metal and plastic, are all the rage. Erker notes people are moving away from black- and tortoise-colored frames and instead favoring bold choices that make them stand out. He notes that celebrities like comic Howie Mandel and media giant Oprah are setting eyewear trends with their colorful choices, as is FOX Sports broadcaster and St. Louisan Joe Buck, who wears a pair of crystal-clear frames from Erker’s.

“They’re setting trends as far as what other people are seeing and what they want,” Erker says. “When people see

celebrities wearing vibrant blue frames, they’re more likely to try it out themselves.”

Thick, chunky frames are also growing in popularity, Erker adds, and bigger tends to be better. As for frame shape, he says it’s best to make that choice based on the buyer’s face shape rather than any specific trend.

Erker says his staff members are trained to help customers determine the pair of glasses that will work best for the individual wearer’s lifestyle and look. The wearer’s face shape, skin tone and hair color are all taken into consideration.

“There’s a lot of options out there, and buying glasses is one of the hardest things to do because people typically wear them for five years at a time,” Erker says. “If that’s what you’re going to do, and it’s becoming part of you, then find something that you know is going to last five years and something that kind of makes you feel good to put on every day. And that’s hard to do when you are doing that by yourself, so we’re here to kind of help navigate that process.”

Erker’s is a family-owned company that has been passed down through five generations since 1879. Throughout its years of dealing in various lenses, from prescription lenses to camera lenses, the company has remained committed to providing the latest lens technology, Erker says.

Today, blue light coatings and filters are very popular lens features. Adding this layer of protection to eyewear helps reduce the risks of eyestrain, macular degeneration and other negative health effects that come as a result of overexposure to blue light from screens. Erker says glasses with blue light filters built into the lenses hardly appear different from any other pair of glasses, whereas a lens coating might produce a slight color tint. Erker’s started offering this lens technology about five years ago, and the demand for it continues to grow as people spend more time using computers and smartphones.

Erker said his company is currently expanding its brand into the European market and has plans to open a new store in the Saint Louis Galleria in May. Erker’s Fine Eyewear, erkers.com

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hile traveling in Thailand, whenever I saw it on the menu, I ordered pad pak boong – stir-fried morning glory, also known as water spinach.

Simple in its execution, it was an unexpected and delightful treat, the perfect supplement to every meal. However, because water spinach (a thick, hearty spinach with a hollow stem) can be tricky to find at this time of year, this recipe substitutes the equally delicious Chinese broccoli. Perfecting this dish demands using not only finely minced garlic but also charred whole cloves for a wallop of flavor. (I likewise include fresh-squeezed lime juice to brighten the greens.)

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9 cloves garlic, divided 2 Tbsp canola oil 2 bird’s eye chiles, minced 1 tsp black bean garlic sauce 1 tsp fish sauce 1 tsp sugar 1½ lbs Chinese broccoli, stems peeled and split into two pieces  1 pinch salt  ¼ cup water  ½ lime | Preparation | Mince three cloves of garlic, and set aside.

In a large sauté pan, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add six whole cloves of garlic, and cook for 3 to 5 minutes, until the garlic starts to soften and brown. Add minced garlic, bird’s eye chiles, black bean garlic sauce, fish sauce and sugar.

Almost immediately, add broccoli, and season with salt; toss with tongs to incorporate. Add water and cover; steam broccoli until just tender, for 3 to 5 minutes. Transfer to a platter, and squeeze lime over broccoli. Serve warm.

Amanda Elliott is the chef at Peachtree Catering (peachtreebanquet.com) in Columbia and authors the website Rustic Supper (rusticsupper.com), where she shares recipes the heritage of food through travel. She also hosts a series of pop-up dinners in Columbia called Sunday Suppers.

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Dawid Mike

By Alice Handelman | Photo by Sarah Conroy

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ike Dawid is one sharp salesman.

Known to his clients as Cutco Mike, this creative young man with entrepreneurial spirit has personally helped more than 15,000 customers, most in the metro area, benefit from using what he believes is “the world’s finest cutlery.” In 15 years, he has generated more than $4.7 million in career sales and branded himself with his best-in-class approach as a national leader in marketing.

His cutting-edge career began at age 19 while living in Chicago. “A friend encouraged me, and I began selling Cutco cutlery part time while attending community college because I had no money, no car and no rich family,” Dawid says. “My dad worked as a maintenance custodian at a grade school in Chicago, and I learned from him how to appreciate people who work at less sought-after jobs.”

Dawid reminisces about the day he worked with his dad for one full day at age 16. “It was the hardest day of work in my life,” he says. “My mom was born in Poland and moved to the U.S. as a teen, working both in a bakery and at a Polish smorgasbord.

Our family was rich in values but not in money. I was taught the importance of hard work, respect, religion and tradition while growing up. But until I had the job at Cutco, I wasn’t able to use some of the things I was taught.”

Dawid moved to St. Louis in 2005 at age 20, when his manager received a promotion to run the St. Louis division and chose him as assistant manager.

“We ended up breaking all records and becoming one of the best teams in Cutco history,” he says.

At 21, he opened his own Cutco district office in Sunset Hills, which he ran for three years, recruiting more than 1,000 Cutco representatives and meeting his future wife. “Rachel was my highest-selling, ‘fast-start’ salesperson, selling $10,000 in her first 10 days there,” Dawid notes. “We later turned our business relationship into a little more than that.”

Married for six years, the couple now has two children, the excitement of a third child due in May and two dogs adopted from Stray Rescue of St. Louis.

Dawid says that, though he loved his Cutco product, he didn’t feel fulfilled as a manager: “I love the thrill of a sale and being with the customer. In 2010, I closed the office and went back to selling Cutco full time as a sales rep, making a commitment to be the best rep possible. I set personal goals and branded myself as Cutco Mike because I wanted to create a brand with a ring to the name.”

In 2019, he sold more than $769,244 in Cutco products – now including flatware,

cookware and business gifts – to achieve the distinction of No. 1 rep in the Midwest and No. 5 in the world. “It was my best year ever, and I am humbled by this honor,” he says.

Dawid now works about 150 days at trade shows and events per year.

“Being likable, positive, trustworthy and professional is how you sell $4.7 million worth of knives,” he says of his success.

“As a kid, I yearned to be a pro baseball player, but I turned that drive into selling cutlery. At the end of the day, Cutco is a household brand. People are happy with the world’s finest cutlery – made in America since 1949 – and they remember who sold it to them.”

Dawid concludes: “I give all the credit for my success to God. Once I put my faith in God, my sales began to increase, and doors were opened that I had never dreamed of.”

As a kid, I yearned to be a pro baseball player, but I turned that drive into selling cutlery.

At the end of the day, Cutco is a household brand.

People are happy with the world’s finest cutlery – made in America since 1949 – and they remember who sold it to them.

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An innate storyteller and award-winning photographer and writer, Alice Handelman provides Ladue News readers with a glimpse into lives that enrich St. Louis.

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Whisperer THE DIVORCE

By Drew Gieseke | Photos supplied

Newly published author and attorney Marta Papa uses decades of experience – and a strong belief in mediation – to help couples through divorce.

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ivorce is messy. It’s disruptive, painful and even heartbreaking – for nearly everyone involved. But it doesn’t have to be destructive.

That’s the message that attorney Marta Papa advises. Known in the metro area and in the legal community as the “Divorce Whisperer,” the renowned lawyer recently published her new book, 7 Secrets From the Divorce Whisperer: Saving Yourself, Your Money and Your Children During Divorce, in which she details, among other vital guidance, how mediation with clients can mitigate the harm that divorce can do to families, friends and lives.

“My goal is to change how people divorce,” she says.

“I would like to see mediation become the process of choice for couples facing divorce.”

Papa’s expertise comes from years of experience.

Having graduated in 1980 with a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Houston Law Center, Papa went on to earn a postgraduate certificate in Marriage and Family Therapy Training from The Menninger Clinic – a prestigious psychiatric institution now part of the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston. Since entering the legal world, Papa has helped more than 14,000 couples through divorce.

But she also leans on a more personal understanding of the conflicts that arise from uncoupling.

“When my own marriage was falling apart, I looked desperately for a book that would be compassionate, knowledgeable, uplifting and accessible, all at the same time,” Papa says. “I already knew the legal components of a divorce, as I had been a practicing divorce lawyer for several years. However, I was not prepared for the emotional toll.”

More than anything, Papa wanted a resource that would normalize what she was feeling – the “stress, fear and heartbreak,” as she puts it.

“I could not find a book that provided what I yearned for,” she says. “That is when I decided to write the book that was missing from the bookshelves.”

What followed was five years of effort. Every Sunday for half a decade, Papa sat down to write and edit her story, combining her own experiences – both professional and personal – with those of her clients.

The title for the book was inspired by Papa’s nickname in the field, which stems from a personal challenge. Papa couldn’t speak for more than a year due to two tumors on her right and left vocal cords. They were removed surgically, but before the operation, Papa was told there was a 50/50 chance she’d be permanently mute afterwards; without the surgery, she wouldn’t live. She took the chance and spent the next six months without her voice. Then it returned – but only as a whisper.

Soon after, she started accepting clients again, and ended up working with a “particularly difficult” couple.

Papa proceeded to whisper her way through a two-hour mediation, settling the entire $10 million estate. She didn’t think much of it at the time, but upon retelling the story to friends months later, Papa was dubbed the “Divorce Whisperer.”

Now, Papa’s work speaks volumes for her clients.

Yet with more than 35 years of legal experience under her belt – as well as countless speaking engagements via conferences, TV appearances and radio interviews – the writing process compelled Papa to rethink her approach.

“When I’m asked to speak on a radio or TV program, or even conduct a workshop at a conference, the host usually has one very narrow topic they would like me to address,” she says. “I had to condense 35 years of legal experience into about 100 pages of print.”

The result is a piece of work that resonates in more ways than one.

“I think that the addition of anecdotes from previous clients allows readers some relief in the midst of the gut-wrenching reality of divorce,” Papa says.

Much of the power behind the book, which is available at such retailers as Amazon and Barnes & Noble, comes from Papa’s belief in mediation.

Simply put, a couple going through the divorce process can forgo a courtroom procedure by working with a mediator who – Marta Papa guides them through each decision that needs to be made.

Papa sees it as transformative.

“This process not only saves time and thousands of dollars, but it also teaches them new problem-solving skills so they learn how to resolve disputes without blame, shame, threats, violence or contempt,” Papa says. “Mediation teaches you how to address the new issues that are bound to come up in a more positive and effective way than how you used to resolve them.”

The book’s success shows just how necessary her efforts are for couples and families facing divorce.

“I continue to be humbled at the overwhelming outpouring of support I have received personally and from readers who have written reviews online about the book,” Papa says. “Everyone knows someone who is impacted by the life crisis of divorce, and that’s why I think the book is so relevant and important today.”

My goal is to change how people divorce.

Marta J. Papa, P.C., 7101 Delmar Blvd., St. Louis, 314-862-0202

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ersonal pizzas and Korean-inspired street food predominate at Party Bear Pizza and Tiny Chef, a dynamic duo that teamed last spring to take over the kitchen at The Silver Ballroom in St. Louis’ Bevo neighborhood.

The charmingly curious pairing comes from partners Chris Ward and Melanie Meyer, who also co-host a program on community radio oasis KDHX. Ward grew up in Rushville, Illinois, where his family has owned the popular Pizza Unlimited since 1995.

With Party Bear Pizza, Ward hopes to crack the metro area with his mascot, Party Bear.

Meyer, meanwhile, brings nearly 20 years of industry experience to the table and plates the cuisine of Korea, where she was born. Her culinary résumé includes a stint at The Cheshire with chef Ben Welch, who dubbed her “Tiny Chef”; Meyer most recently worked at Lulu’s Local

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Eatery, where she developed numerous chef specials.

“It’s like ‘two great tastes that taste great together,’” Ward says, borrowing an old tagline from Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups. “I always wanted to do Party Bear Pizza, and Tiny Chef is Melanie’s brand. It’s kind of a weird name, putting them together, but we just wanted to have fun with it.”

Party Bear Pizza and Tiny Chef fills the space previously occupied by Devil Dogs Wienery. In the kitchen, Ward and Meyer cook their food from scratch, including freshly made pizza dough. Ward describes his crust as thin but not cracker-thin. Also, the selfproclaimed Provel naysayer won’t put the processed cheese anywhere near his pies; topping his tangy but sweet tomato sauce is mozzarella cooked till it browns.

Personal party pizzas come in a 7-inch size, available with the diner’s choice of toppings or in

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unique combos like The Hoosier (thinly sliced deli ham, mushrooms and onion). Another highlight from Ward, the menu’s Cheese Stix incorporate garlic butter, cheese and marinara.

On the Tiny Chef side of the menu, guests can enjoy an array of tacos and the popular rice dish bibimbap.

Proteins for them – also available as side orders – include pork belly given the char siu treatment (loosely, Cantonese barbecue), char siu tofu, and chicken, steak or mushroom given the bulgogi treatment (a Korean method of grilling or roasting). Tacos come with the diner’s protein of choice, pico (salsa, for nonfoodies), a lime wedge, cilantro and Chihuahua cheese on a corn or flour tortilla with Napa coleslaw or kimchi.

Bibimbap bowls come with the diner’s protein of choice, kimchi, cucumber and carrot-sesame salad, black sesame seeds, a fried egg, green onion, Japanese-style

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Party Bear Pizza and Tiny Chef

& A Show Ghost

rice and the diner’s choice of two vegan sauces: a sweet-and-spicy soy-based “dragon” sauce or a sweetand-salty orange-ginger-plum “pixie” sauce.

Guests also can expect to see fun crossovers between the two menus in the future, such as bulgogi pizza with kimchi and a fried egg on top.

Either way, Party Bear Pizza and Tiny Chef should make a great venue to visit before viewing Ghost from Metro Theater Company.

“It’s been cool seeing a lot of people coming back to Silver Ballroom to visit us who haven’t been in a while or ever,” Ward says with a laugh. “We’re sort of pinball evangelists, so this is all just a Trojan horse to get people in to play pinball. I’ve never been happier.

I’m in my favorite place around my favorite people in my favorite city working with my favorite person.”

“I love being able to come in and prep, blare music and feed my friends,” Meyer adds. “It doesn’t even feel like work. We’re having fun feeding people and making them happy.”

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‌Story: Castle “Ghost” Cranshaw hasn’t had the easiest life. He remembers the fateful night when he and his mother fled the house where her unstable husband was threatening to kill his wife and son.

Ghost has been in and out of trouble at school ever since, despite the best efforts of his hardworking single mother. One day, the cocky middle schooler challenges some kids on a local track team to a race, boasting that he’s the best. When Coach, head of the team, skeptically puts Ghost in a race with his fastest runner, Lu, he’s stunned to see that Ghost is as good as he thinks he is.

Ghost has raw talent, but he doesn’t play well with others and isn’t big on following orders. Coach takes him home in the cab he also drives for a living and makes a deal with Ghost’s mother: Ghost can join the track team as long as he stays out of trouble at school.

Less than a day later, Ghost fails that test. The long-suffering Coach, who had an abusive father of his own, won’t give up on his “tough love,” though. He’s determined to help Ghost achieve his potential.

Is Ghost able to accept responsibility, not only for his team, mother and Coach, but also for himself?

Ghost is running to impress Coach, not only with his athleticism but also with his integrity. Coach, a one-time winner of an Olympic gold medal, expects nothing less.

Highlights: Metro Theater Company is the latest stop on the “rolling world premiere” of this enchanting, persuasive tale of a modern kid with contemporary problems.

Other Info: Co-commissioned with Nashville Children’s Theatre, Ghost was first performed in Nashville last February. The 75-minute, one-act drama was adapted by Idris Goodwin from the 2016 best-selling novel by Newbery Medal honoree Jason Reynolds. Ghost also was a National Book Award finalist for Young People’s Literature.

Jacqueline Thompson’s direction is clearly focused and smoothly fluid, moving the show at a nice clip while taking the time to tell its tale properly. In the process, she elicits polished performances from her accomplished cast.

Jarris L. Williams brings out the likability in Ghost’s character even as he shows the youngster’s flaws in a performance that rings true about the moods and aspirations of a young teen boy. He’s complemented

by Carl Overly Jr.’s winning portrayal of Coach, a man willing to dig into his own pocket to help a kid with potential while firmly reminding Ghost of the difference between right and wrong, regardless of the prize.

Ernest Emmanuel Peeples brings confidence and savvy to the role of Lu, a young man who handles questions about his own physical difference routinely. Jaz Tucker does well as another of Ghost’s

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teammates, while Joe Hanrahan nicely fills the bill as Ghost’s principal, as well as the upbeat and optimistic Mr. Charles.

As with many of Metro Theater Company’s productions, Ghost offers invaluable lessons for children while entertaining them, as well as adults in the room.

Sprint over to The Grandel to catch Ghost in action.

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Company: Metro Theater Company Venue: The Grandel, 3610 Grandel Square, St. Louis Dates: Through March 1 Tickets: $14 to $24; call 314-932-7414 or visit metrotix.com Rating: A 4 on a scale of 1 to 5

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Around Town

By Andrea Smith

Fri., Feb. 21

Fans of classical music have a couple of options for special programs in the metro area this weekend. Washington University in St. Louis’ GREAT ARTISTS SERIES welcomes the Jupiter String Quartet to perform classic works by Mozart and Schubert at 7:30 p.m.

The quartet also presents Kati Agócs’ Imprimatur (2018), composed for the Jupiter Quartet in celebration of its 15th anniversary.

In St. Charles, the Saint Louis Philharmonic Orchestra presents BERNSTEIN’S CHICHESTER PSALMS, featuring virtuoso works for orchestra and the group’s first performance of Leonard Bernstein’s choral masterpiece at the J. Scheidegger Center for the Arts at 8 p.m. Area choirs provide vocals. music.wustl.edu. stlphilharmonic.org.

Just a few years ago, St. Louis natives Ronald and Monique Ollie gave the Saint Louis Art Museum a collection of 81 works by black abstract artists.

Those works by Norman Lewis, Sam Gilliam, James Little and Chakaia Booker are on display until March 22 in the exhibition “The Shape of Abstraction: Selections From the Ollie Collection.”

For those who want an insider’s perspective, the museum also is hosting TALKING ABSTRACTION: AN EVENING WITH ARTISTS including Little, Nanette Carter and Bill Huston, who will chat with Rehema C. Barber, chief curator of Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, about their inspiration, their practices and the current perception of abstract art.

7 to 8 p.m. Admission is free for museum members, but costs $5 for nonmembers. slam.org.

Sat., Feb. 22

Susan G. Komen Missouri’s METASTATIC BREAST CANCER CONFERENCE at Saint Louis University’s Il Monastero Banquet Center aims to provide a community of support both for people dealing with breast cancer and for their caregivers and providers. Survivors, researchers, insurers and policymakers are invited to share their perspectives on fighting metastatic breast cancer. Attendees can expect to hear about treatment breakthroughs, ongoing clinical trials, quality-of-life issues and patient advocacy. 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Admission is free but limited to 150 guests. komenmissouri.org.

Fri., Feb. 21

Networking, charitable giving and lively festivities make the MAYOR’S MARDI GRAS BALL an event for the season. Hosted at the expansive rotunda in St. Louis City Hall, the ball features food – including a Cajun-themed buffet by Butler’s Pantry – cocktails, dancing and entertainment. A VIP party for young professionals allows attendees to connect and celebrate the Mardi Gras holiday in an exciting, colorful environment. Proceeds benefit grants for the community. 7 p.m. to midnight. Admission costs vary. stlmardigras.org.

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Fri., Feb. 21, to Sun., Feb. 23

Through popular demand, the RENT 20TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR will visit The Fabulous Fox Theatre in St. Louis – but for just this weekend. The Broadway show reminds people to measure time not in minutes, sunsets or cups of coffee, but in love – thanks to the hit song “Seasons of Love.” The story follows starving artists struggling to dream big and achieve their goals. Since 1996, Jonathan Larson’s Rent has earned accolades, including a Tony Award for Best Musical. Tickets range from $29 to $105 and are available for purchase online or by calling the box office. fabulousfox.com.

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Ready Readers

Taking Care

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ith cold and flu season in full force, parents might have sniffling children tugging at their sleeves for a little extra comfort and attention. Ready Readers offers two picture book recommendations to add humor and sincerity to those wallowing in illness.

This month’s first recommendation, Dragons Get Colds Too by writer Rebecca Roan and illustrator Charles Santoso, should get kids laughing from the start. Roan and Santoso team seamlessly to pair silly text and lively pictures in a how-to guide for treating your favorite fire-breathing flying pet.

Putting the child in the role of caregiver, Roan allows children to experience the frustrations often felt by parents tasked with tending to a sick child: dealing with lethargy and leaky orifices, creatively inducing the ingestion of medicine, feeding the finicky patient and keeping the patient occupied. Roan’s step-by-step instructions combine with little-known facts and tips to provide a framework for introducing the various

stages of sickness and nursing involved.

Dragons Get Colds Too, incidentally, features a funny early elementary-level “ick” factor that should have children alternating between “Ewww!” and “Read it again!”

The month’s second recommended book offers a more tender insight into caring for under-the-weather friends. Starring an elderly zookeeper and a menagerie of animals, A Sick Day for Amos McGee pays tribute to the bonds that develop between devoted companions.

Written and illustrated by the husband-and-wife

By Lisa Greening, Sheila Oliveri and Nora Steele team of Philip C. and Erin E. Stead, the story opens with readers following the title character through his daily ritual of making the rounds at the zoo. When Amos becomes too sick to make his daily trip to the zoo, his animal friends decide to visit him to offer their own gentle ministrations.

A Sick Day for Amos McGee won the prestigious 2011 Caldecott Medal, which recognized it as the most distinguished American Picture Book for Children published in the United States in 2010. In the book, first-time illustrator Erin E. Stead offers deceptively simple-looking pictures that brilliantly convey the kind and placid temperament of all the characters.

Her illustrations should combine with her husband’s warm, well-paced story to make readers the real winners as they gain a glimpse into the affectionate, endearing relationships among the characters, human and animal alike.

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s an exercise in aesthetic disruption, “SHELTER,” now at the Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis, borders on brilliance.

CAM, which opened that free exhibition by interdisciplinary artist Derek Fordjour roughly a month ago, will showcase it till April 19. Fordjour, the son of Ghanaian immigrants, hails from Memphis, Tennessee, but currently operates out of New York.

In 2017, notably, a freelance Forbes contributor dubbed him “the Jay-Z of the art world.” That nickname held even more meaning when the American rapper and his better half, superstar singer/songwriter Beyoncé, visited Fordjour last February at a Los Angeles gallery exhibition.

Wassan Al-Khudhairi, CAM’s chief curator, organized “SHELTER” with Misa Jeffereis, assistant curator. Via email, Al-Khudhairi relates what, specifically, inspired the museum to approach Fordjour about “SHELTER.” “I had seen an installation that Derek had presented at the Art Basel Miami,” she states, referring to the annual international art fair staged in multiple locations, among them Miami Beach, Florida. “It was a powerful experience, which placed festivalgoers in a very unfestivallike environment. I was also drawn to Derek’s image-making process, the intense layering of canvas with what he calls ‘humble materials.’

“His work has considerable conceptual depth and meaning regarding important issues such as identity, race and inequality – all relevant issues to St. Louis in particular, but truly relevant anywhere.”

The CAM exhibition, which comprises two components, commences with a gallery of 24 portraits hung along the west wall of the museum’s central Performance Space. Each measures roughly 2 by 2½ feet and depicts an athletically clad African American male.

Photographs make those portraits look like impasto, but that’s scarcely the case. Closer examination reveals them to be complex collages involving cardboard, newsprint, tinfoil, acrylics, gouache, spray paint and extemporaneous scratchboard. From one square-inch to the next, their palettes range from pastel to neon; at once distressed and tranquil, they also abound with stripes, diamonds and, in the background, floral forms.

A CAM press release cites Fordjour’s fondness for using “sports as a metaphor for reading the black experience in America” and mentions an ongoing investigation of today’s sociopolitical “balance of power” and “a critique of the exploitation of the black body as an entertainment figure.”

In that regard, all the subjects of those two dozen portraits appear in profile or three quarters – and all pose with their eyes resolutely closed, as though disavowing some sight beyond endurance.

“Derek’s work subtly addresses themes relating to race, systemic inequality and aspiration, particularly in the context of American identity,” Al-Khudhairi states. “The installation ‘SHELTER’ heightens visitors’ awareness of their own temporal nature, the tenuous circumstances in which art is often made and the vulnerability of millions currently caught up in human migrations across the earth.

As Derek has said, a shelter is not a home. All of these themes relate to social and political issues that are most critical in our region, our country and across the globe.”

The second component of CAM’s Fordjour exhibition involves a commissioned, site-specific multichamber construct just around the corner from the 24 portraits.

The construct’s walls and ceiling comprise sheets of corroded corrugated tin or something similar; its floors, irregularly spread loam. An audio component greets visitors at the east-facing entrance: irregular percussion meant to mimic rain lashing that roof, interspersed every now and then with a clatter likely meant to evoke the rumble of thunder.

Just inside Fordjour’s construct hangs a larger collage, measuring perhaps 2½ by 4 feet. To an extent, it recalls various works by René

Magritte, among them The Son of Man, the famed 1964 painting by the Belgian surrealist. In the Fordjour construct, several dozen hat-clad men surround a thin red- and white-striped pole flying a small flag.

Other larger collages populate the construct’s walls: a quintet of men in blue blazers, a white-uniformed naval officer with a large gold medal, two tailcoated lovelies, band majors bending backward, five violet-clad cheerleaders performing splits, a barbershop with a patron and a tonsorial artist in both the foreground and the background. The largest collage by far, a work the size of a formal dining room table, hangs on the south wall of the construct; it depicts four lanes of synchronized swimmers visually cut on the dexter by four lines of multicolored pennants.

Beyond the collages, rotating irregularly in the northwest chamber of the construct is an outré miniature Ferris wheel, hung with tiny incandescents and other bulbs as big as softballs. It lights at random and ticks like a metronome.

In the southwest corner, meanwhile, stands a statue made of something like molded asphalt, comprising two pairs of male busts arrayed right-side up to upside-down, incongruously topping the vertical horn of an antique phonograph.

Finally, extension cords snake through the roof and its accompanying blue sheeting, while cigarette butts, fallen leaves, a crushed aluminum can, an all-but-effaced playbill and general detritus decorate the construct, as do a few strategically placed plastic buckets. (“Plip!” goes a cunningly executed “leak” into one of those buckets.)

All in all, Fordjour’s construct can quite thoroughly blitz one’s sensorium.

“We work with artists in any way we can to manifest their vision,” Al-Khudhairi states. “There was a lot of back and forth, from concept to completion, with Derek, with many variables changing for a host of reasons.

“The goal is to reach a finished product we are all happy with, and that is exactly what we achieved with ‘SHELTER.’” Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis, 3750 Washington Blvd., St. Louis, 314-535-4660, camstl.org

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