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6836 KINGSBURY BOULEVARD UNIVERSITY CITY ‐ $434,900

15919 FOREST VALLEY DRIVE BALLWIN ‐ $369,900

11303 CLAYTON ROAD FRONTENAC ‐ $349,000

7411 AMHERST AVENUE UNIVERSITY CITY ‐ $292,000

1240 ARCH TERRACE RICHMOND HEIGHTS ‐ $279,900

1660 TIMBER HOLLOW DRIVE WILDWOOD ‐ $274,900

16443 WESTGLEN FARMS DRIVE WILDWOOD ‐ $259,900

14300 CONWAY MEADOWS COURT, #205 CHESTERFIELD ‐ $170,000

437 PINE BEND DRIVE, WILDWOOD ‐ $584,900 BEAUTIFULLY APPOINTED THROUGHOUT THIS PRISTINE 2 STORY SITS ON AN INCREDIBLE LEVEL LOT.

1622 FOREST AIRE FRONTENAC ‐ $1,795,000

1304 LITZSINGER WOODS LADUE ‐ $1,199,000

91 POINTER LANE LADUE ‐ $925,000

14228 MANDERLEIGH WOODS DRIVE TOWN & COUNTRY ‐ $729,900

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NEW LISTINGS 437 Pine Bend Dr Wildwood 6836 Kingsbury Blvd University City 15919 Forest Valley Dr Ballwin 7411 Amherst Ave University City 1240 Arch Terrace Richmond Heights 607 Meadow Oaks Dr St Clair 1660 Timber Hollow Dr Wildwood 16443 Westglen Farms Dr Wildwood 14300 Conway Meadows Ct, #205 Chesterfield 1150 Swarthmore Ln University City 20 September St Moscow Mills 533 Clara Ave, #4 St Louis City 2 September St Moscow Mills 942 Guelbreth Ln, #111 Creve Coeur RESIDENTIAL 35 Huntleigh Woods 6 Countryside Lane 33 Chapel Hill Est 1622 Forest Aire 13308 Buckland Hall 1236 Glen Eagle Lane

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1320 Westchester Manor Lane 1304 Litzsinger Woods 91 Pointer Ln 8 Geyer Wood 900 Greenwich Green Ln 14228 Manderleigh Woods Dr 1 Dunleith Drive 3717 Utah 724 Creekbriar Lane 724 Creekbriar 22 Clayton Downs 718 Champeix Lane 11303 Clayton Road 2468 Helen Avenue 2016 Saint Clair Ave 459 Meramec View Drive 3454 Pestalozzi 977 Big Bend Station Drive 7534 Delmar Boulevard 712 Windy Ridge 12579 Merrick Unin 5703 Walsh St 1133 Bellerive 5457 Robert Avenue 4 Barnstable 1150 Swarthmore Lane 4735 Brookton Way 1834 San Pedro Ln

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SOCIETY THERE IS ONE PIECE OF MUSIC THAT I’M SURE YOU’VE ALL HEARD, but may not know much about. Carl Orff’s O Fortuna has been featured in a number of films, on TV shows, in commercials, and even on the playing field (one college marching band plays it every time its team gets a third down).

O Fortuna is based on Carmina Burana, a collection of poems that delve into the cycle of life and the cause of life’s pains. The poems were written between the 11th and 13th centuries, and discovered in Bavaria in 1803.

Last weekend, Dance St. Louis presented the epic production at The Touhill, combining the talents of Nashville Ballet, UMSL’s orchestra and singers, Bach Society of Saint Louis and the St. Louis Children’s Choirs. What a feast it was for the senses—to see, hear and feel the emotion behind the score! And how satisfying it was to realize yet again how art endures: through a medieval piece of work that has been part of our modern-day lives all along—even though most of us didn’t know it!

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23 MARCH FASHION One of the most well-known symbols of status is the Gucci loafer. To commemorate its 60th year, Gucci is launching the ‘1953’ loafer in 53 colors (for men and women)—sure to appeal to a whole new generation of loafer lovers. Peruse our fashion pages for the details on this best-seller and more.

BULLYING: SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL Sitting down to talk about Shakespeare Festival St. Louis’ programs to avert bullying, the first obvious question is, What does Shakespeare have to do with bulling? As it turns out, the connection runs deep.

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ON OUR COVER: On April 27, Variety the Children’s Charity of St. Louis will host Dinner with the Stars at the Peabody Opera House. The black-tie evening with headliner Carlos Santana is the culmination of Variety Week, a series of events raising awareness and funds for the nonprofit that provides much-needed services to local children with physical and developmental disabilities. Pictured: Variety board president Greg Boyce, 2013 Man and Woman of the Year Jim Weddle and Noémi Neidorff and Dinner with the Stars chair Marilyn Fox with Variety Children Gracie and Josiah. For more information, call 720-7703 or visit varietystl.org. STORY BEGINS ON PAGE 18.

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H E A RT S A N D E D U CAT I O N Council’s 50th anniversary was kicked off at the Chase Park Plaza with the Annual Arts Awards.

Seven individuals and organizations received honors to recognize their contributions to the arts in the St. Louis community. The recipient of the Lifetime Achievement in the Arts award was legendary singer and songwriter Chuck Berry.

Berry’s friend and fellow performer Billy Peek played a special tribute. Providing financial, technical and educational support for arts and arts education organizations, the Arts and Education Council is the St. Louis region’s United Arts Fund.

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bedroom condo that overlooks Wydown Park. Barrel ceiling and fireplace enhance the comfortable living room, and there is an updated kitchen and bath and in-unit laundry.

Additional perks include custom plantation shutters and custom closets.

465 Foote Avenue (Webster Groves). $419,000 In addition to being one of the oldest homes in Webster, this beautiful, Federal-style listing with great curb appeal and wonderful landscaping is one of the most historically significant. Built in 1851, it has been totally renovated for the present and offers endless possibilities for the future. A huge art studio with its own exterior entrance is a distinguishing feature. Current owners have added a skylight to the beamed cathedral ceiling thus opening up this area even more.

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Four-bedroom Tudor on one-acre wooded lot; exceptional finishes; huge lower level rec room.

425 Oakley Drive, Clayton - $649,000 Wydown Forest listing with five bedrooms and lots of charm.

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More New Listings 5616 Neosho Street (St. Louis). $174,900 This four-bedroom, one-bath listing is too cute for words! From the charming fireplace in the living room to the very retro and stylish updated kitchen to wonderful leaded glass and stained glass windows on the first floor, this home elicits a welcoming ambiance. One-of-a-kind garage with spiral staircase leads to a rooftop deck that’s great for summer entertaining.

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750 S. Hanley Road, #290 (Clayton). $415,000 Indulge a little and make this smart, sleek and sophisticated threebedroom Claytonian condo your very own! Up-to-the-minute kitchen features rich ebony tones, knockout granite, sleek black slate tile floors, and dramatic lighting. With a wall of windows, generously sized rooms, and open floor plan, it’s the perfect place to entertain or relax. Great amenities include 24-hour doorman, gorgeous pool and concierge services to meet the most discerning.

7625 Wydown Boulevard, 1S (Clayton). $229,000 One of the prettiest streets in Clayton holds this spacious two-

150 Carondelet Plaza, 1803, Clayton -$1,895,000 Over 3,600 square feet of pure, unadulterated luxury!

8025 Maryland Ave., 16C, Clayton - $2,450,000 Carefree, cosmopolitan condo in Maryland Walk.

1 Ellsworth Lane (Ladue). $1,095,000 Everything about this listing is fabulous! Master retreat and three additional bedrooms all have their own updated bathroom; fantastic new gourmet kitchen has top-of-the-line Viking and Thermador appliances; awesome great room with wet bar includes French doors that lead to a brick patio and serene backyard. More French doors in the living room open to a charming front veranda. All this and a three-car garage!

35 Wildwood Lane (Kirkwood). $297,000 Live large in this immaculate, three-bedroom, two-bath home with wonderful kitchen big enough for two cooks to occupy the space at the same time! Bright breakfast room looks out to private rear gardens, and the spacious living and dining rooms include a fireplace. Curl up with a good book in the cozy family room.

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2 Pebble Creek Drive, Ladue - $849,000 Mid-century modern home with gorgeous pool.

1272 Glen Eagle, St. Albans - $795,000 Fabulous two-story great room overlooks golf course!

15650 Summer Lake Drive (Chesterfield). $315,000 Five-bedroom, four-bath listing with fresh attitude! Beautiful gourmet kitchen and main-floor master are part of the wonderful open spaces that make this a great family home. Walkout finished lower level, composite deck and private yard.

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457 Ivywood Drive (Ballwin). $269,900 This well-maintained story-and-a-half listing with great curb appeal is one of the larger homes in the area. It offers a bright center hall plan with fabulous family room and main floor master bedroom. Three more bedrooms with youthful décor are on the second floor. The outdoor space with patio overlooking a large, treed backyard is awesome.

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Sunday Open Houses � 1-3 � 2-4 More Residential Properties 1751 N. Woodlawn Avenue (Ladue).

$4,700,000

7 Ladue Manor (Ladue).

$1,549,000

5 Kings Pond Road(Glendale).

$1,499,900

3 Lakeside Green (Ladue).

$1,335,000

52 Westmoreland Place (St. Louis).

$1,195,000

450 W. Adams, #19 (Kirkwood).

$133,000

11909 Shallowbrook Dr. (St. Louis Co.)�$235,000

1715 Canary Cove (Brentwood).

$127,500

1691 Prestonpark (St. Louis County).

$229,900

1713 South 8th Street, B (St. Louis).

$124,900

629 North Bompart (Webster Groves).

$219,900

1509 Hedgeford Drive, #5 (Chesterfield). $124,900

3227 Indiana Avenue (St. Louis).

$219,000

1112 Arbor Creek, 3C (Kirkwood).

$99,900

1330 Wexford Ave. (Webster Groves).� $214,900

123 W. Woodbine, #I (Kirkwood).

$88,900

8712 Garden Court (Brentwood).�

$235,000

2306 High School Drive (Brentwood).

$212,000

183 Marcrest (Chesterfield).

$200,000

6218 Hancock Avenue (St. Louis).

$179,500

963 Box Elder (Kirkwood).

$169,900

5081 Rhodes Avenue (St. Louis).

$167,000

1126 Boone (Florissant).

$135,000

51 Claverach Drive (Clayton).

$825,000

3 Countryside Lane (Frontenac).

$950,000

2326 Clifton Forge (Town & Country).

$920,000

328 Doulton Place (Town & Country).

$749,000

2016 North Geyer (Frontenac).

$739,000

7106 Westmoreland (University City).

$729,900

9 Granada Way (Ladue).

$725,000

800 South Hanley Rd., 6C (Clayton). $1,295,000

7902 Teasdale (University City).

$699,000

150 Carondelet Plaza, #901 (Clayton). $899,000

10 Wickersham Lane (Ladue).

$655,000

150 Carondelet Plaza, #704 (Clayton). $799,000

7 Glenhaven (Glendale).

$625,000

204 Gay Avenue (Clayton).

$725,000

12411 Cedarmoor (Town & Country).

$595,000

750 South Hanley, #46 (Clayton).

$575,000

1106 S. Spoede Road (Frontenac).

$450,000

129 E. Clinton, 2B (Kirkwood).

$559,000

6115 Westminster Place (St. Louis). �

$374,900

6340 Clayton Rd., #307 (Richmond Hgts) $399,000

896 Cypress Trail (O’Fallon).

$374,900

7556 Wydown Boulevard, 2E (Clayton). $369,000

7667 Carswold Drive (Clayton).

$369,000

14744 Whitebrook Dr. (Chesterfield).

9423 Sonora Avenue (Brentwood).

$349,900

2428 Clayton Pointe Ct. (Chesterfield). $300,000

68 Berry Oaks (Glendale).

$329,900

590 Sarah, #302 (Creve Coeur).

$149,900

645 Lockwood Court (Webster Groves). $329,900

615 Clara, #11 (St. Louis).

$145,000

14487 Marmont Drive (Chesterfield).

10348 Tiffany Village Circle Dr. (Mehlville). $137,000

$299,900

Lots for Building 13 Chipper Road (Frontenac).

$549,900

Condos & Villas

$365,000

Dramatic two and three story living areas, beautiful leaded glass windows, and fireplaces in several rooms are part of 5 Kings Pond Road in Glendale priced at $1,499,900.

A Closer View This stately Georgian Revival home is, without question, the most beautiful one on the country club grounds. It exudes elegance and Old World charm and has been built to true Georgian Revival architectural design dating back to Colonial times. Poised on over three acres, it looks out onto the 17th fairway and green of the country club.

Extraordinary woodwork; heated marble floors in all second floor bathrooms; screened garden pavilion designed with the exact footprint measurements of Monticello’s garden pavilion; finished lower level; and heated garage for three cars are among the many attributes.

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T. LOUIS CARDINALS HALL-OF-FAMER Red Schoendienst celebrated his 90th birthday with more than 300 of his friends and family at Mike Shannon’s Restaurant in downtown St. Louis. Schoendienst still serves as a special assistant to the Cardinals, and is expected to report for work at Busch Stadium this season. Among those in the crowd were Mike Matheny, Jim Edmonds, Jason Isringhausen, Whitey Herzog, Bill DeWitt and Bill DeWitt Jr. More photos on page 68

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O-FOUNDER Tony La Russa presented this year’s Stars to the Rescue event at the Peabody Opera House with e n te r ta i n m e n t f ro m A i r Supply. With more than 25,000 dogs and cats adopted nationwide since 1991, the foundation strives to fulfill its vision of ‘People Rescuing Animals…Animals Rescuing People.’

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Full STEAM ahead TO PARAPHRASE ONE OF MODERN-DAY’S greatest innovators, Steve Jobs, innovators need creative skills. In that vein, City Academy in St. Louis recently added art to the traditional STEM curriculum—creating STEAM. In an effort to shape these creative innovators, the independent school has incorporated teachers of STEAM—science, technology, engineering, art and mathematics—across its pre-K through sixth grade levels. “Critical thought and problem-solving are enhanced when students and the future workforce are able to think creatively,” says Erik Taylor, science specialist and STEAM coordinator. “We want to develop critical thinkers, so they can bring these individual skills of critical thought to any field.”

Rather than general education teachers who lead multiple subjects, City Academy boasts teachers who specialize in one, and work to combine all of the STEAM disciplines. “The STEAM teachers meet weekly and continually communicate with one another about what each is working on in the

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classroom,” says art specialist Julie Bugnitz. “Our enthusiasm for our own curriculum areas, our mutual respect for each other and appreciation for others’ disciplines are key to our success.”

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CLOWNS ON CALL, CIRCUS FLORA Every time Claire Wedemeyer comes to the hospital as Claire the Clown to visit young patients, she will hear from a nurse or a family member, That’s the first smile we’ve seen all day. That moment is the primary goal of Circus Flora’s Clowns on Call program. “For children, the hospital environment takes away many of their choices, but the clowns try to reverse that and put them in a position of control over their surroundings,” says Wedemeyer, who has been a professional clown for 12 years and spearheads the program.

Clowns on Call was launched in February 2012, inspired by similar programs around the country. Circus Flora founder David Balding wanted to have a more consistent outreach program and stronger presence in the community, Wedemeyer explains. “He wanted to take the entertainment out of the ring and bring the circus to the kids who couldn’t get there.”

Clowns on Call comes to two local hospitals— Mercy Children’s Hospital and SSM Cardinal Glennon Children’s Medical Center—once a week, conducting bedside visits and playroom shows.

The visits serve several purposes, depending on the child’s situation. They may need a distraction from a procedure, and juggling or bumping into walls grabs their attention. Or they may be on their way to surgery and silly song provides a calming effect. “We try to cater to the patient’s needs and make them feel special. We try to bring our best material,” Wedemeyer says.

In the year since Clowns on Call began, the program has seen more than 1,500 children.

With the upcoming addition of two more clowns, Wedemeyer looks forward to expanding the outreach, knowing that the effect they can have is much appreciated. “For those tired parents who are sitting by their children’s bedsides, if they can see their kids laugh, we have done our job.”

MIDWEST MUSIC THERAPY SERVICES A therapist may play the guitar with his or her client, or help them isolate individual fingers to play the piano. They may sing songs to target specific sounds, or use music as a motivator in encouraging certain responses. With a range of outlets and targets, the evidence-based practice of music therapy has proven to make a difference for individuals with developmental disabilities, particularly autism. “I’ve see the effect music therapy can have, increasing communication

and social skills, for example,” says Maria Carron, owner of Midwest Music Therapy Services. “It’s a non-threatening way to target and work on important skills.”

Carron, a graduate of Maryville University’s music therapy program, started her company in 2000 after seeing the need for more school- and home-based music therapy options. Midwest Music Therapy Services mostly works with individuals with autism throughout the St. Louis area. Music therapy targets behavior, social, cognitive, communication, motor and sensory skills. “We assess individuals and determine their skills level, what they’re motivated by musically and their music-based behaviors,” Carron explains.

The company works with 200 to 250 clients ranging in ages, with the majority in the early childhood through elementary school levels.

Services are paid through the school district if individuals qualify, the State of Missouri’s Department of Mental Health, or private pay.

The organization also offers several community groups, including the recently launched pilot program Rockabilities, a rock band specifically for teens and adults. “The main focus is social and communication skills, and music is such a nice facilitator of that because you have to work together, have peer interaction and really be present in the activity,” Carron says.

With research showing its benefits, including increased attention to tasks, improvement in fine and gross motor skills, better auditory processing and stimulated cognitive functioning, Carron knows the invaluable impact of music therapy.

“We don’t work on musical skills specifically, but rather how we can use music to enhance the skills we’re targeting.”

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KIDS ROCK CANCER Launched in 2009 in conjunction with Maryville University’s music therapy program and area cancer treatment centers, Kids Rock Cancer offers a way for children to manage the impact of a cancer diagnosis and treatment through music. Working with a music therapist, they put their thoughts and feelings into writing, composing and recording a song. All sessions are provided free of charge to children and their families.

In three years, Kids Rock Cancer has worked with more than 250 children. For more information, visit maryville.edu/kidsrockcancer.

Circus Flora’s Clowns on Call coordinator Claire Wedemeyer

Midwest Music Therapy Services intern Katy Doyle works with client Kelly

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CHARITY SPOTLIGHT

MISSION: The American Red Cross prevents and alleviates human suffering in the face of emergencies by mobilizing the power of volunteers and the generosity of donors.

Relying on financial and volunteer support from the community to achieve its mission, the Red Cross provides emergency relief services, with disaster teams on the scene following fires, tornadoes, floods and power outages. The humanitarian organization also educates the community in emergency preparedness and lifesaving skills such as First Aid, CPR and water safety. In addition, the Red Cross provides communication and financial support to military families, supplies half of the region’s blood, and reconnects international families separated by war or disaster. The organization operates solely on gifts from donors and receives significant investments as a member agency of the United Way. HISTORY: The St. Louis chapter of the Red Cross was officially chartered in 1917 with the escalation of World War I. The chapter produced relief materials for war victims and raised $3 million for war relief in 1919 with its Red Cross War Fund Drive.

After the war, the local division expanded into public health nursing and began providing various services through the years, including blood services, relief to disaster victims and HIV/AIDS education. In 1993, it provided critical assistance during the Great Flood, opening shelters, delivering

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Children receive meals from a Red Cross emergency response vehicle.

What/When/Where: LIFESAVER AWARDS BREAKFAST, MAY 9, 2013 AT THE HILTON ST. LOUIS FRONTENAC The annual breakfast is the Red Cross’ biggest fundraiser, with the organization recognizing lifesavers in 10 categories: Disaster Relief, Lifesaving Organization, Firefighter, Water Safety, Good Samaritan Youth, Good Samaritan Adult, Blood Services, Law Enforcement, Military and Healthcare Professional.

HOW TO GET INVOLVED: The local chapter has almost 2,000 volunteers who assist with blood drives, serve meals to disaster victims, teach health and safety classes and help with disaster preparedness and recovery. For more information call 516-2800 or visit redcross.org/stl under the ‘Volunteer’ tab.

meals and providing more than $18 million in relief.

In 1995, the Red Cross aided Bosnian war victims with international tracing and messaging; and after 9/11, the St. Louis area raised more than $6 million for the Red Cross Liberty Fund. In 2009, the local chapter created Ready Rating, a free online program that helps businesses, organizations and schools prepare for emergencies.

COMMUNITY IMPACT: In 2011, four area chapters merged to become the American Red Cross

Greater St. Louis Region, serving the city and 72 surrounding counties in Missouri and Illinois. That region stretches north past Hannibal, west past Jefferson City and east to include most of Southern Illinois. Last fiscal year, the chapter reached approximately 400,000 people. For example, the Red Cross responds to an average of three house fires every day in the St. Louis area, providing immediate assistance with food, shelter, clothing and emotional support.

ON THE BOARD: DICK CLARK Recently, Dick Clark participated in a telethon for Hurricane Sandy relief. For several hours, he answered phone calls and took donations to support the Red Cross’ efforts on the East Coast.

“People would call in and talk about when the Red Cross helped their own families,” Clark recalls.

“That’s one of the things that strengthens the community support for this organization—that people know that the Red Cross will be there whenever it’s needed.”

As the Greater St. Louis Region’s board chairman, Clark is focused on helping the Red Cross continue its positive impact on the local community and beyond. He became involved with the organization six years ago when he joined the board. That opportunity opened his eyes to the extensive services the Red Cross provides, beyond the well-known disaster relief. “We see the Red Cross on the news and the impact it has immediately after a disaster, but it has so much more going on, such as the health and safety training classes, service to armed forces, and preparedness education,” Clark says. “As I learned more

about that, it really increased my level of passion for the organization.”

Following his retirement from Monsanto in 2010 after 35 years as a senior executive, Clark became more involved with the St. Louis chapter, and was elected chairman in 2012. His extra free time allows him to reach out to people and businesses to “share the story of the Red Cross,” he explains.

Clark also spends time meeting with the volunteers who contribute to the organization’s mission in a variety of ways. “It’s amazing what people will do to help their neighbors,” he says. “One of the more rewarding things I’ve been able to do is participate in our events that recognize people who save lives through CPR training or disaster response. They may have taken our training class not knowing that they would one day use it to save someone’s life.”

When Clark’s tenure as board chair is over in June 2014, he looks forward to finding other ways to stay involved with the Red Cross. In the meantime, he says, “We want to put the Red Cross in the position to optimize the services it offers the community, and make sure it’s always ready and available to help out.”

March Charity Calendar Friday 1

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Seventh annual BLOOM 2013: A BENEFIT FOR MARYGROVE dinner and auction at The Chase Park Plaza to benefit the therapeutic residential treatment program, 830-6249 or marygrovechildren.org.

THE BALLET BALL: I LOVE NEW YORK gala honoring Barbara Eagleton and Nancy and Ken Kranzberg at the Hilton St. Louis at the Ballpark to benefit Dance St. Louis, 289-4104 or dancestlouis.org.

Friday 1 and Saturday 2 FAMILY & FRIENDS CONCERTS at Washington University 560 Music Center to benefit St. Louis Children’s Choirs, 993-9626 or slccsing.org.

Saturday 9

23RD ANNUAL ORCHID AAFAIR at the Four Seasons Hotel St. Louis to benefit the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America, St. Louis Chapter, 645-2422 or aafastl.org.

A NIGHT FOR HOPE AND HEALING GALA at The Chase Park Plaza to benefit Lydia’s House, 771-4411, ext. 103, or lydiashouse.org.

ANNUAL TRIVIA NIGHT at IBEW Local One Union Hall to benefit Habitat for Humanity Saint Louis, 371-0400 or habitatstl.org.

Sunday 3 ANGEL GALA honoring Archbishop Joseph Naumann at Kemoll’s Top of the Met to benefit Our Lady’s Inn, 351-4590 or ourladysinn.org.

‘MUSICAL MAYHEM—HOLLYWOOD STYLE’ annual fundraiser at Hollywood St. Louis Hotel and Casino to benefit the Center for Hearing & Speech, 968-4710 or hearing-speechstlouis.org.

Monday 4 2013 SPRING LUNCHEON & FASHION SHOW at the Hilton St. Louis Frontenac to benefit Friends of Birthright, St. Louis, 803-4076 or friendsofbirthright.org.

Thursday 7 Ninth annual ARMED FORCES SALUTE at the Hyatt Regency St. Louis at the Arch to benefit the USO of Missouri, 429-2938 or 9tharmedforcessalute.eventbrite.com.

2013 POT O’ GOLD KETTLE DRIVE at participating locations to benefit St. Patrick Center, 802-5489 or stpatrickcenter.org.

Friday 22 SPRING FASHION SHOW AND LUNCHEON at the Hilton St. Louis Frontenac to benefit the Salvation Army Women’s Auxiliary of St. Louis, 646-3039.

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Saturday 2 FIFTH ANNUAL FESTIVALE at Mad Art Galleries to benefit the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, 733-1241 or gateway.cff.org/festivale.

Friday 15 and Saturday 16

CELEBRATE FITNESS 2013 90-minute workshop at the Washington University Athletic Complex to benefit the Young Women’s Breast Cancer Program and the Director’s Discovery Fund at Siteman Cancer Center, 935-5511 or celebrate-events.org/fitness.org.

WYMAN ORANGE CARPET GALA: A NIGHT ON FIRE at the Four Seasons Hotel St. Louis to benefit the Wyman Center, 636-549-1247 or wymancenter.org.

ANNUAL BENEFIT GALA, ‘Inspiring…A Jewish Tomorrow,’ honoring Michael and Carol Staenberg at the Coronado Ballroom to benefit the Jewish Student Union of St. Louis, 498-6279 or jsustl.com.

Monday 11 95TH ANNUAL URBAN LEAGUE DINNER honoring James Buford at the Millennium Hotel Ballroom to benefit the Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis, 615-3668 or urbanleague-stl.org.

Wednesday 13 TABLE FOR FOUR fundraiser at The RitzCarlton St. Louis to benefit Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater St. Louis, 335-8014 or bgcstl.org.

Friday 15 Eighth annual COCKTAILS AND CLOWNS fundraiser at NEO on Locust to benefit the Clown Docs program at St. Louis Children’s Hospital, stlouischildrens.org.

TAFELMUSIK BAROQUE ORCHESTRA at Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis to benefit Saint Louis Cathedral Concerts, 533-7662 or cathedralconcerts.org.

HUNT FOR A CURE egg hunt at Forest Park Central Fields to benefit The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, 590-2237 or lls.org/gat.

Eighth annual ‘BONES, BOOTS AND BLING’ TACKY BALL at the Hyatt Regency St. Louis at the Arch to benefit Support Dogs, 997-2325 or supportdogs.org.

First annual ADULT EASTER EGG HUNT at Grant’s Farm to benefit The Jack and J.T. Snow Scientific Research Foundation, thesnowfoundation.org.

Coming in APRIL 3 Fourth annual ST. LOUIS DINING IN THE DARK honoring St. Louis Blues chairman Tom Stillman and St. Louis Rams running back Steven Jackson at The Ritz-Carlton St. Louis to benefit the Foundation Fighting Blindess, 847-680-0100 or fightblindness.org/dininginthedark.

6 Eighth annual AUTHORS BRUNCH featuring Thrity Umrigar and Antony John at the Missouri Athletic Club to benefit Assistance League St. Louis, 636-2276200 or stlouis.assistanceleague.org.

18 BE THE DIFFERENCE dinner honoring Judges Michael Burton and Jimmie Edwards with the 2013 Community Superhero Awards at Windows on Washington to benefit Voices for Children, 552-2052 or voices-stl.org.

BOOMERS & BEYOND EXPO hosted by the Mid-East Area Agency on Aging at Queeny Park to benefit Meals on Wheels, 636-207-0847 or agingmissouri.org.

20 Third annual A GATHERING PLACE KITCHEN TOUR to benefit the Junior League of St. Louis’ training and community programs, 822-2344 or jlsl.org.

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Board News For 2013, Circle Of Concern elected new directors, officers and executive directors: president NANCY PARKER, VP DOUG SCHAEFFLER, treasurer ROD BISHOP, secretary CALVIN HOLDERBY. New directors are SUE HOFFMAN, HARRY LEMAY, JUNE SCHROEDER and GREG SHOEMAKER. CHRIS PALLOZOLA was promoted to executive director.

DIANE DROLLINGER is now president and CEO of the Nonprofit Services Center.

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Dr. DAVID POHL was elected president of the St. Louis Metropolitan Medical Society. Other elected officers are Dr. JOSEPH CRAFT III as president-elect; Dr. MICHAEL STADNYK as VP; Diane Drollinger Dr. GORDON GOLDMAN as secretary; and Dr. VIKRAM RAO as treasurer. Elected councilors are Drs. GREGORY BAKER, DAVID BUTLER, KAREN GOODHOPE, JASON SKYLES and ALAN WILD. The Camp Rainbow Foundation has named DEBBI BRAUNSTEIN as its executive director.

St. Luke’s Hospital announced JOSEPH SHEEHAN as secretary of its board of directors. Three new board members are OSCAR BERRYMAN, PHILIP CADY JR. and ANN SULLINS.

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Ronald McDonald House Charities of St. Louis welcomed five new board members: GEORGE GIPSON III, ED HARMON, SIRUS KARIMI, DAVE SADLER and KEITH SCHIELER. Paraquad announced AIMEE WEHMEIER as CEO and executive director. CEO ROBERT FUNK will retire after 11 years.

Saint Louis Crisis Nursery has welcomed Dr. JOVITA ORUWARI to its board of directors.

DISCOVERING OUR COMMUNITY 2013 Shared Tables

Exploring Sustainable Solutions to Food Deserts in St. Louis

Saturday, March 9, 2013 • 9 AM until 12:00 PM

Missouri Botanical Garden’s Monsanto Center, 4500 Shaw Blvd, 1.5 blocks west of the Garden CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST

Find out about Food Deserts in St. Louis and what new programs are working!

BRINGING VOICES to the TABLE • Educator, Business and Healthcare Leaders voices • Neighborhood and Community Leaders voices • Tour a working City Greens Food Truck Register Early—space is limited!

This special educational event is open to Spirit of St. Louis (SOS) Women’s Fund members, their guests and the general public as an opportunity to learn more about our community, its needs, and the SOS Women’s Fund.

Questions or additional information, contact Greater Saint Louis Community Foundation, 314.880.4962

Speakers

Kirby Burkholder IFF Sunny L. Schaefer OPERATION FOOD SEARCH Mildred Mattfeldt-Beman, PhD ST LOUIS UNIVERSITY Lucinda Perry Save-A-Lot food stores Eileen Wolfington CASA DE SALUD Kara Lubischer UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-ST LOUIS Chris P. Krehmeyer BEYOND HOUSING

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KEVIN CUNNEEN JR. has been elected board president of Kids In The Middle. Newly appointed directors include VALERIE CARR, RANDI MOZENTER, DEBORAH WEBER and MARK WITZLING. Joining as board officers are BRIAN PRATT as VP, JOE PIMMEL as treasurer and DON ROCHLEAU II as secretary.

The National Blues Museum announced DEVON ALLMAN and JEFF BABINSKI as its newest board members.

The St. Louis Association of REALTORS announced its new board of directors: president DONNA ZEREGA, president-elect ELIZABETH BRAZNELL, VP and treasurer BARB KEATHLEY, secretary SANDY HANCOCK, member-at-large BOB BAX, immediate past-president GLENN VATTEROTT, Commercial Division president ADAM GLOSIER and CEO DAWN KENNEDY. It also announced its directors for 2013: BOB BAX, SUE MIDDENDORF, CAROLE MULINA, DAVID TOWNSEND, JOHN WILLIAMS and associate director LAWANDA ELGIN; for 2014: MIKE CARTER, TIFFANY HAMILTON, PAT MALLOY, ERIC FRIEDMAN, MIKE TRAVAGLINI and associate director JANET RUDD; for 2015: KIMBERLY CAMERON, JAN THOMAS, GAIL BROWN, SANDY HANCOCK and associate director MARC LEVINSON. TERRA RITCHIE was announced as affiliate director.

The American Institute of Architects St. Louis Chapter announced DUSTIN BOPP as president for 2013.

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The Alzheimer’s Association St. Louis Chapter welcomed FRANK WOLFF and JAN CERNY to its board.

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Celebrate Fitness celebrate-events.org Celebrate Fitness is a fundraising fitness workshop to benefit Siteman Cancer Center at Washington University School of Medicine and Barnes-Jewish Hospital. Participants choose from one of eight workouts, including Zumba, yoga and water aerobics. This year’s event will be March 9 at the Washington University Athletic Complex.

Spirit of St. Louis Women’s Fund 319 N. 4th St., Ste. 300, 588-8200, soswomensfund.org SOS strengthens St. Louis through informed, focused grant-making by educating and inspiring women to engage in giving. Be a force for change through sound social investing and join us! Learn about SOS at Shared Tables: Exploring Sustainable Solutions to Food Deserts in St. Louis on Saturday, March 9, at 9 a.m.

Winter Opera Saint Louis 2105 Marconi Ave., 865-0038, winteroperastl.org Winter Opera presents Puccini’s Tosca, March 8 at 8 p.m. and March 10 at 3 p.m. at the Skip Viragh Center for the Arts (425 S. Lindbergh). Starring the Metropolitan Opera’s Stella Zambalis as Tosca, Nelson Martinez (Miami Lyric Opera) as Scarpia and Alex Richardson (Santa Fe Opera) as Cavaradossi. Sung in Italian with English supertitles.

Five Acres Animal Shelter 109 Pralle Lane, 636-949-9918, fiveacresanimalshelter.org/events

Junior League of St. Louis 106 N. Kirkwood Road, 822-2344, jlsl.org

Enjoy wine, beer and food at the sixth annual Uncorked—A Cause for the Paws on Sunday, May 19, 2013 at the beautiful Wine Country Gardens in Defiance. All proceeds from the event will benefit Five Acres Animal Shelter.

A Gathering Place Kitchen Tour takes place April 20 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., and will feature a self-guided tour showcasing spectacular and innovative designer kitchens in private homes. Ladue News is the event’s print media sponsor. For tickets, call or visit our website. {LadueNews.com} March 1, 2013

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Saturated Spring SPRING IS UPON US AND WHILE I’M THRILLED ABOUT SOME OF THE NEW trends, I love that bold color is still big. But this year, instead of neon, think saturated primary colors: classic reds, bold blues and sunny yellows—tones that add a punch to any outfit.

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Mara Hoffman tank, $210, Esther

Nicole Miller dress, $265, Alixandra Collections

Mother jean, $188, Esther bag, $345, J. McLaughlin

belt, $20, Paperdolls Boutique

Tulle blouse, $55, Cha Boutique

Milly jacket, $350, Esther

Lilly Pulitzer jacket, $TK, Pink Magnolia Sam Edelman shoes, $140, Cha Boutique

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MONOGRAMS HAVE A SUBTLE PRESENCE AND SPECIAL MEANING. “IT MAKES the product yours,” says Margaret Spooner, founder and owner of MACs Designs in Ladue, which also provides appliqué items. “One mom called from the delivery room and we gave her the monogrammed items by the end of the day,” Spooner says. “It just made things more special.” Spooner and her specialists can monogram or appliqué items within a week. The items can be a company logo on a quarter-zip pullover or personal initials on towels, sheets, shirts, handkerchiefs, boxers and babies’ clothing.

“Be your own brand and wear your monogram,” is the store’s motto.

IT’S ALL ABOUT THE DANGLY EARRING FOR SPRING (CHECK out any red carpet). The bigger and more colorful, the better. So don’t be shy when it comes to dressing your lobes this season. $26, Alixandra Collections

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PEDRO PUMPS PEDRO GARCIA IS KNOWN FOR TRADITIONAL CRAFTSMANship and avant-garde fashion. Experimental luxury has become the brand’s design philosophy, and this new shoe is no exception. The ‘Lucy’ sandal might be the best shoe I’ve tried on in months. Soft suede and a perfect heel height with an anatomically correct sole, this is the perfect transitional heel.

The most surprising thing, though, is how unbelievably comfortable they are (think slipper-comfy).

The hardest decision here is choosing which color to buy!

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LIV ING WhoWhatWear: THE GUCCI LOAFER TURNS 60 ONE OF THE MOST WELL-KNOWN SYMBOLS OF STATUS IS the Gucci loafer. Created in the 1950s by Gucci founder Guccio Gucci, the iconic loafer was given its trademark horsebit accessory as a nod to the company’s equestrian pretensions. It was initially available only for men in three colors: black, brown and white. By the ‘60s, the Gucci loafer was a status symbol, worn by movie stars from Clark Gable and John Wayne to Fred Astaire and Peter Sellers. By the ‘80s, they were a must-have for the yuppie set. They continue to be a best-seller year in and year out. According to current designer, Frieda Giannini, “The loafer has become iconic because it is one of the most functional items in both a man and a woman’s wardrobe—worn not only just by successful businessmen, but also by stylists, artists, musicians, actors, mothers, weekenders and so on.”

To commemorate its 60th year, Gucci is launching the ‘1953’ loafer in 53 colors (for men and women)—sure to appeal to a whole new generation of loafer lovers.

FASHION & BEAUTY COLORFUL COLLABORATION AS PART OF AN OVERALL RE-BRANDING SCHEME, JCPENNEY IS COLLABOrating with London-based and Nigerian-born designer Duro Olowu for a new limited-edition collection that includes women’s apparel and accessories. Beloved by fashion insiders (the accessories editor I worked with at Glamour loved and lived in his dresses) for brilliantly updating classic silhouettes by using unique prints and bright hues, Olowu has a distinctive, global point of view. And with the very fashionable First Lady Michelle Obama acknowledged as one of his biggest fans, you know these pieces won’t stay on shelves long.

Available at JCPenney from March to May 2013

Line I Love NIEVES LAVI WITH WARM WEATHER AROUND THE corner I am already thinking of breezy printed dresses (spring break, anyone?). One of my favorite designers of said dress is Nieves Lavi, the go-to designer for perfect summer clothing, party dresses and whenever ladies like Sarah Jessica Parker and Jessica Alba want to look glamorous. Designed in New York’s fashion district by Sam Nieves and Sharon Lavi, this duo understands perfectly what a cool girl wants to wear. There is something about their designs that manages to be both luxurious and comfortable at the same time. Working with beautiful silks and textiles, they design their own beautiful prints, making their collection super-unique and divine to wear.

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HEN I WAS IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, I DISTINCTLY remember earning ‘letter’ grades. In fact, I also remember the occasional—OK, frequent—parental lecture that went along with my C-quality work. To mom and dad, my ‘average’ marks signified that I was “not working to my fullest potential.”

Things have really changed in modern-day education. My elementary-age kids do not earn traditional grades; rather, their school uses a standards-based approach, which consists of telling students that their skills are emerging, satisfactory or exceeding expectations. Interestingly, educators have long debated the merits of a standards-based evaluation system versus the traditional letter-grade approach.

Most professionals tend to prefer the newer, modern-day methodology because evaluation is based on a clearly defined set of standards, as opposed to a more subjective teacher-generated letter grade. Further, it has been validated that younger kids are not motivated to study harder when given a letter grade; rather, they look for easier assignments so they can score a better mark.

Parents typically are frustrated when their children do not meet expectations, and this new standard of evaluation can be confusing.

Some students score low marks because they are disorganized, have difficulty communicating their knowledge, and/or need additional assistance. Others, however, may be on the verge of a light-bulb moment and about to master the content. Don’t panic; instead, consult with the classroom teacher for additional insight and strategies that can assist with building your student’s educational development. Furthermore, parents should make sure they truly understand the grading system because most schools provide different marks for mastery, attitude and behavior.

To ensure the best possible performance, speak with your kids in an age-appropriate manner about academics. Younger kids often are mystified about how grades are determined—sometimes assuming they are based on luck or magic. Parents should communicate that good grades are a result of hard work, without focusing too much on the actual outcome. When excessive emphasis is placed on a final score, younger children often develop premature anxiety about performance.

As students enter middle school, the grading system changes to a more traditional ‘letter’ system. Kids also start to understand the importance of doing well as they wonder about what it takes to be successful.

However, some question if middle school marks matter because colleges will not see them. While that is true, grades still are important because they impact what classes a student takes in high school. Additionally, a large number of St. Louis students attend private preparatory schools and an academic record review is part of the admission process.

If a family has not done so, middle school is the time to instill proper Continued on page 69

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BULLYING: SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL

Breaking Character S

I T T I N G D O W N T O TA L K A B O U T Shakespeare Festival St. Louis’ programs to avert bullying, the first obvious question is, What does Shakespeare have to do with bulling?

As it turns out, the Bard answered that question himself: “All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players: They have their exits and their entrances; and one man in his time plays many parts.” That’s a quote Shakespeare Festival’s education director Christopher Limber often uses to start the discussion in the nonprofit’s workshops with students. “My main source book is The Bully, The Bullied and the Bystander by Barbara Coloroso. She starts out with Shakespeare’s Seven Stages of Man, and her point is you weren’t born a bully. It’s a learned behavior, and it’s a role that you play.”

The Festival’s emphasis on the subject started a couple of years ago, when artistic director Rick Dildine challenged the staff to identify a social issue that was important to parents and teachers,

and to identify a way of using Shakespeare’s works to help deal with it. After all, making Shakespeare accessible and relevant in a changing world is part of Shakespeare Festival’s mission. “We have a playwright who has been dead for some400 years, but he has stood the test as one of the greatest playwrights of all time,” he notes. “For young people today, the interaction between a king and queen and their servants in 1500s Italy might not be recognizable, but really the relationships and situations are transferable. We try to show them the relationships between human beings and the decisions they make repeat themselves generation after generation. What we want to do today through our community programs is to continually make this work accessible.”

As part of that ongoing effort, Shakespeare Festival will present Winning Juliet, an original work by Limber and co-author Elizabeth Birkenmeier, with director Emily Kohring. It will be performed April 27 through May 5 at Clayton

H.S., and all schools are welcome to attend. The play was written with input from students at Grand Center Arts Academy and Nerinx Hall, and will be performed mainly by high school students.

The story is about a high school putting on a performance of Romeo and Juliet, and the competition for the part of Juliet. There is a senior who everyone expects to get the role, but when a new student turns out to be a fantastic actress, other students cyber-bully her to convince her not to audition, Limber says. “Competition is a big thing in schools: Who’s the most popular, who gets the most likes on Facebook. That’s a real reflection of our society and a lot of the bullying that goes on.”

After a draft was done, the writers returned to the students to see how they’d done. “They liked how the characters spoke and said it was real to them, that this happens in their school. It’s very important that when you do a play that’s issueoriented, what you can’t do is write a lecture. You have to write a great story.”

When the play is performed, it will be in conjunction with a workshop designed to get kids to discuss the role bullying plays in their own lives. Limber says having a work of art to discuss takes away the fear kids might have about talking through their experiences. And the play gets at some ways bullying has changed in recent years:

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“One of the things about cyber-bullying is it’s so easy to do. You aren’t in front of somebody; you’re in front of a screen. You can be as mean as you want and don’t even know you’re causing incredible pain. One thing I like about theater is it’s live. They’re going to see a story unfolding in front of them with living, breathing people, and I think that is very compelling.”

Winning Juliet also will be performed, along with a version of The Twelfth Night, as part of Metro Youth Shakespeare. The project, funded by a Kickstarter campaign, allows seven schools to divide the play into scenes, perfect their parts, then put it on as one big production. “We get to watch all the schools—public, private, city and rural—come together for a weekend and put on a production together,” Dildine says. “It’s exciting to see kids create, and explore and share their ideas.”

Dildine adds that in spite of the ever-changing forms of communication for kids to deal with, he has hope that society is changing for the better, and becoming more accepting of differences.

“There is an incredible amount of resources and unending support for anyone who is in need of them. It is a phone call or a Google search away.

The world is completely on the side of those in need; and young people don’t have to hide—they don’t have to be scared anymore.”

Cruel to be Kind was the first of three commissioned plays about bullying for young audiences by Shakespeare Festival St. Louis. Pictured: Drew Pannebaker and Khnemu MenuRa

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Coed, ages 5-12. Camp Whitfield offers fabulous field trips, amazing art, great games and delicious dining. Sports camps give developing athletes access to Whitfield’s star coaches and premium facilities.

BURR OAK CAMP John Burroughs School, 755 Price Road 993-4040, jburroughs.org Co-ed

CAMP PEGASUS AT MICDS 101 N. Warson Road, 995-7342, micds.org/pegasus

The traditional full-day camp emphasizes swimming instruction and includes crafts, woodworking and games. Extended day is available. Three two-week camp sessions run from June 17 through July 26.

CHESTERFIELD DAY SCHOOL 1100 White Road 469-6622, chesterfielddayschool.org Co-ed, ages 18 months to sixth grade

Coed, ages 5-18. Pegasus offers a variety of camp choices featuring science and technology, athletics, swimming, visual/performing arts and unique hobbies. Professional instructors on staff. Hot lunches served daily, and before- and after-camp care are available.

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Community Camps 2013 Arts. Academics. Adventure.

 Ages 3 - 13  June 10 - August 16  Staffed by Community School faculty.  On Community’s beautiful 16-acre campus  Full and half-day camps available

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Clayton Early Childhood Center Summer Program 1 Oak Knoll Park 725-2325, claytonecc.org Co-ed ages 3 to 5 Children ages 3 to 5 are invited to join Clayton Early Childhood Center’s Summer Camp.

Kindergarten readiness will be taught through thematic lessons, and fun outdoor activities.

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COCA Summer Arts 524 Trinity Ave. and Whitfield School (175 S. Mason Road), 725-6555, cocastl.org Coed, ages 3 to 18. Professional artists lead more than 300 one-week programs and theme-based camps in vocal music, poetry, cooking, dance, acting, painting, songwriting, photography and more.

College Nannies & Tutors 636-926-2681, collegenannies.com Coed, infants to age 16. With occasional, weekly or full summer programs. We can help coordinate camps and transportation.

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FORSYTH SUMMER DISCOVERY 6235 Wydown Blvd., 726-4542, forsythonline.com

Coed, ages 3-13. A variety of camps, including arts, academics and just plain summer fun, staffed by Community School faculty and held on the school’s beautiful 16-acre campus.

Coed, ages 3-12. Sports, arts and adventure! From June 10 to Aug. 9, there are dozens of one-week themed camps at Forsyth Summer Discovery. Early childhood program. Extended day.

Cor Jesu day camps are designed for girls in third-eighth grades and are taught by CJA teachers and coaches.

ID TECH CAMPS Washington University, One Brookings Drive, 888-709-8324, internaldrive.com iD Tech Campers ages 7-18 create video games, iPhone and iPad apps, websites, movies, robots, C++/Java programs, and 3-D animations at Washington University.

MARYVILLE SUMMER SCIENCE & ROBOTICS PROGRAM Maryville University (650 Maryville University Drive), 529-9567, maryville.edu/robot Coed, ages 5-15. An expert faculty of professors, engineers, computer programmers and gifted-certified teachers instruct small classes of high-ability students in robotics and hands-on science courses.

METRO THEATER COMPANY’S ARTS INTERSECTION New City School, 5209 Waterman Blvd., 932-7414, metroplays.org At Arts Intersection, children enjoy fun-filled days exploring drama, visual art, creative movement and music with professional teaching artists. Creative discovery is what it’s all about!

Baskin Farm Summer Camp

Summer camp at Baskin Farm provides a great opportunity for horse-loving kids to spend their day riding and learning horsemanship.

We offer six one-week camp sessions suitable for both beginner and intermediate riders. Age 7-14. For more information and a free brochure call today or download a registration form at www.baskinfarm.net

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COR JESU ACADEMY ENRICHMENT & SPORTS CAMPS Cor Jesu Academy, 10230 Gravois Road 842-1546, corjesu.org/camps, Girls, third-eighth grade

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Strengthening Mind and Heart

Missouri Military Academy Summer Opportunities 204 N. Grand St., Mexico, Mo., 573-581-1776 Co-ed, ages 13-17

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Missouri Military Academy offers two summer programs that build self confidence and develop skills: A for credit Summer Academy and a leadership-oriented Summer Leadership Camp. ACA accredited camp.

Wilson School Summer Camp The Willson School 400 DeMun Ave. 725-4999, wilsonschool.com Co-ed, ages 3 through grade six

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Eight weekly sessions beginning June 10 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. with before and after care. Campers enjoy swimming at Shaw Park, field trips, crafts and organized games.

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Maryville University Summer Science and Robotics Programs

Check out these options and others at www.maryville.edu/robot All camps offered at Maryville University, 650 Maryville University Drive, St. Louis, MO 63141. Email robot@maryville.edu for more information.

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Raintree Wildlands Trek 265 Steamboat Lane, 636-386-0900, undertheraintree.org Co-ed, ages 30 months to 6 years Whether trekking through the forest at Castlewood or running through flowering prairies at Shaw, campers will learn the science and art of our great outdoors.

SummerQuest Clayton High School, Shaw Park and the Center of Clayton (2 Mark Twain Circle), 854-6023, summerquest.org Coed, ages kindergarten to eighth grade. SummerQuest unites outstanding programs and state-of-the-art facilities to provide a fun-filled summer camp experience. Located at the Center of Clayton, Shaw Park and Clayton High School.

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Summer Science Blast Saint Louis Science Center, 5050 Oakland Ave., 289-4439, slsc.org Blast off to a summer of fun! Build your own robot, launch rockets and fly a real plane! Half-day and full-day camps available with before- and after-care option.

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9 a.m. – 12 p.m.

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Based in the Montessori tradition, Chesterfield Day School’s early childhood and lower elementary program is an academically challenging environment that promotes a love of learning and fosters concentration, initiative, respect, and independence.

Mathematically Artistic July 22– 26

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Coed, ages 7-17. Feed monkeys, pet kangaroos, and take classes in veterinary medicine, animal care, survival skills, crime science, zip-lining, archery, riflery, pottery, cooking, swimming and crafts.

CAMP TAUM SAUK Lesterville, Mo., 993-1655, camptaumsauk.com Coed, ages 8-15. Experienced staff members lead horseback riding, mountain biking, caving, a rope course, zip-lining, fishing, radio broadcasting, archery, riflery, nature, crafts, snorkeling and sports. Transportation provided, ACA-accredited.

YMCA CAMP LAKEWOOD 13528 State Hwy AA, Potosi, Mo. 241-9622 or 1-888-386-9622, camplakewood.org Co-ed, ages 6-17 YMCA Camp Lakewood is a traditional overnight camp for ages 6-17. Campers experience life lessons through accomplishing goals, making friends, building character and having FUN!

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TERRY BLOOMBERG Executive Director Developmental Child Care 1211 Tamm Ave., 645-1211, childdaycarelearningcenter.com/daycarecenter Our highly educated and experienced teachers make the ordinary world of young children extraordinary. Through self-chosen activities in our constructivist classrooms, children exercise autonomy as they pursue their interests, answer provocative questions raised by their teachers and exercise reasoning to figure out personal goals. Academic goals are embedded in the context of play, allowing children to develop a seriousness of purpose.

MATTHEW GOULD Head of School Community School 900 Lay Road, 991-0005, communityschool.com

JANET MCMILLION Head of Lower School MICDS 101 N. Warson Road, 995-7434, micds.org

Our school’s focus on academics, integrated with innovative arts and differentiated learning, creates a well-balanced program.

The purposeful combination of arts and academics allows students to demonstrate understanding in ways that capitalize on their strengths and interests. Differentiated instruction for diverse learners allows each student to be fully engaged and challenged.

The Early Childhood Program at MICDS reflects advanced learning standards and establishes the foundation for future learning in a junior kindergarten (age 4) through 12th grade setting.

Class sizes are small with two teachers per classroom. In addition to core subjects of reading, writing and math, we offer specialist classes in Spanish, art, music, library, technology, physical education, drama and science.

2013 Summer Camp From our LEGO NXT Robotics to Bugs, Bees, and Butterflies, Chesterfield Day School has an amazing array of exciting and educational activities for the 2013 summer camp season. Have a Summer of Find and Go Seek in Nature, explore the Games People Play or learn Theme Park Design in Geo World.

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SAM SCIORTINO Oak Hill Principal Villa Duchesne and Oak Hill School 801 S. Spoede Road, 432-2021, vdoh.org Oak Hill has integrated iPads into its art, music and computing curriculum this school year. Teachers use programs like Garage Band, iMovie and other educational apps to create multi-sensory lesson plans. Students from junior kindergarten through grade six are engaged in learning through sight, sound and touch.

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Terry Bloomberg, Executive Director PAT SHIPLEY Head of School Rossman School 12660 Conway Road, 434-5877, rossmanschool.org A low student-teacher ratio provides a personal and supportive climate as Rossman students explore a curriculum focused on strong character and strong academics. Junior kindergarteners explore Rossman’s nature trail, study great artists, and develop public speaking and interpersonal skills. As part of Rossman, they benefit from Spanish and music lessons, daily physical education and meaningful relationships with older children.

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GINA SIEBE Executive Director Clayton Early Childhood Center 1 Oak Knoll Park, 725-2325, claytonecc.org Clayton Early Childhood Center sits in beautiful Oak Knoll Park. Our school is small by design, creating studentteacher ratios that meet or exceed state guidelines, promoting a balanced program that is attentive to the unique needs of children. Our state-approved curriculum addresses developmental milestones in infants and toddlers, and prepares young children for both private and public school kindergarten. {LadueNews.com} MARCH 1, 2013

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Judy Talleur Principal Our Lady of the Pillar School 403 S. Lindbergh Blvd., 993-3353, olpillar.com Our faith-based preschool program offers 3- to 5-year-old children a nurturing, flexible and safe environment in which to learn and have fun. Your children will thrive intellectually, socially and emotionally through different types of play, enrichment activities, and an exceptionally low student-to-teacher ratio (11 students: 2 teachers). We offer numerous program options, including extended day and after care services.

Matt Virgil Head of School Chesterfield Day School 1100 White Road, 469-6622, chesterfielddayschool.org Chesterfield Day School delivers a personalized education focused on premier preparation for students beginning at 18 months. Our early childhood program is based in the Montessori tradition, with experienced faculty who work with students in a hands-on and challenging learning environment. Chesterfield Day School’s early childhood and lower elementary program promotes a love of learning and fosters concentration, initiative, respect and independence.

Michael Vachow Head of School Forsyth School 6235 Wydown Blvd., 726-4542, forsythonline.com Forsyth’s curriculum is challenging and engaging, founded on positive beliefs in children’s capacity for learning.

Curriculum strengths include geography, including memory mapping, the visual and performing arts, science at every grade level, challenge education in the Adventure Center and in the field, and P.E. every day with a league sports program. Forsyth graduates are wellprepared for and thrive in exceptional secondary schools.

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A Night in Macau Betting for a Cure

2013 ADA Dinner Gala Saturday, April 6, 2013 Peabody Opera House

LIV ING AMERICAN DIABETES ASSOCIATION

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HE WORLD-CLASS LUXURY AND GLAMour of international entertainment epicenter Macau, the Monte Carlo of the Orient, will take center stage at Peabody Opera House on April 6. Amid soft lighting, red velvet curtains and exquisite carvings, guests of the A Night at Macau: Betting for a Cure Gala will indulge in fine dining on the venue’s stage and enjoy entertainment in an upscale casino atmosphere reminiscent of the James Bond thriller, Skyfall.

The high-rolling evening will benefit the American Diabetes Association, which works to prevent and cure diabetes and improve the lives of those affected by the disease. Robyn Pilliod, the organization’s new executive director, infused new life into the gala last year. “We needed to pump new blood into the event and blaze new trails with the theme,” Pilliod says. The idea was a sold-out success, drawing 400 attendees and raising a record $485,000. And Pilliod hopes to continue that fundraising growth this year.

Dave Glover of 97.1 FM News Talk will emcee this year’s event, while Dr. Robert Hagan and

his wife, Brenda, serve as gala chairs. At Hagan’s private practice, the Neuropax Clinic in west St. Louis County, one of the focuses is nerve damage repair related to neuropathy, a complication that affects diabetics.

Pilliod says the gala fundraiser provides muchneeded dollars for local diabetes research and programs. Organization-wide, the American Diabetes Association has donated more than $35 million to researching the disease. “What’s really Continued on page 69 ON THE COVER A world-class casino experience—A Night at Macau: Betting for a Cure Gala—will take the Peabody Opera House stage April 6 to benefit the American Diabetes Association, which works to prevent and cure diabetes. Pictured on the cover: Venue, Peabody Opera House; flower arrangement, Peacock Blooms Floral Design. For more information, call 822-5490 or 888-342-2383, or visit diabetes.org.

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HEALTH & WELLNESS NOSEBLEEDS

More Common than You Think

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BOUT ONE IN SEVEN PEOPLE EXPERIences a random nosebleed at some point in his or her life, according to the American Academy of Otolaryngology. Children and people older than 50 are the most likely to have a sudden nosebleed, and the trigger can be as minor as blowing one’s nose too hard or as serious as a clotting disorder.

“People of all ages experience nosebleeds, although often for different reasons,” says Dr. Jane DeFalco, a pediatrician with Mercy Clinic Pediatrics Chesterfield. “Children, who get more frequent colds, are more prone to suffer minor nasal traumas while playing and are more likely to pick or rub their nose. This means the lining of the nose is more likely to occasionally bleed.

This time of year is especially hard on nasal passages, as colds and sinusitis, along with dry, cold air, cause mucous membranes to dry and become more prone to bleeding. “Using a cool mist vaporizer at night, applying a dab of Vaseline on the inner surface of the nostrils, or using saline spray or rinse can provide lubrication to the lining of the nose and may prevent recurrent bleeding,” says Dr. Julia

Young, a pediatrician with Cardinal Glennon SSM Medical Group Pediatrics in South County.

If your child has a nosebleed, the first step is to stay calm. “Nosebleeds are rarely prolonged or serious,” DeFalco says. “Have the child sit up and bend slightly forward. Tilting the head backwards increases the likelihood of swallowing blood. Gently pinch the lower nose (not the bridge) between your finger and thumb, using a tissue. Apply consistent pressure for 10 minutes—no peeking!—before checking to see if the bleeding has stopped.”

To prevent bleeding from starting again, avoid picking or blowing the nose, don’t strain or bend down to lift a heavy object, and keep the head elevated above the level of the heart, says Dr. Divya Chauhan, a family physician with Creve Coeur Family Medicine and on staff at St. Luke’s Hospital.

After it’s over, DeFalco suggests that parents use their detective skills to identify a possible cause. Questions to ask may include: Is the air in our house too dry? Is my child frequently rubbing his nose, as if allergies are causing it to itch? Has a runny nose caused the inside of his nose to become inflamed? Did his brother truly just ‘tap’

him on the face during that last argument? Could that small plastic toy I saw him playing with yesterday now be up his nose?

In most cases, children’s nosebleeds are minor.

However, if nosebleeds occur frequently, it’s time for the child to see a physician.

“The most important thing to remember is that nosebleeds in children are common; and—although intimidating for both the child and parent—using a calm, controlled approach, nosebleeds generally can be managed safely at home,” Young concludes.

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ORNINGS CAN BE MADNESS. WITH CHILdren getting ready for school and grown-ups heading off to work, a sit-down breakfast may not be on the morning agenda. But eating breakfast is known to help improve concentration, creativity and problem-solving in children; and can help adults enhance productivity and control weight.

“You wouldn’t drive your car to work if it’s running on empty with no gas in the tank,” says Jessica Germanese, a registered dietitian. “Breakfast is filling your body’s tank—it wakes up your brain and gives your metabolism the fuel it needs.”

Yet some children and adults just don’t feel like eating first thing in the morning. Forcing food on a child is not a good idea, says Cassandra Saxon, a pediatric dietitian with Mercy Clinic Kids GI at Mercy Children’s Hospital. However, “education on why breakfast is important could help them be more open to eating or drinking a small amount in the morning.”

Saxon recommends waking children up 30 minutes earlier if they simply aren’t hungry until they’ve been awake for a while, and making a healthy, appetizing breakfast that will tempt their tastebuds. For example, fruit and yogurt smoothies or peanut butter and jelly on a whole-grain English muffin may be appealing to kids.

Also appealing are the many s u ga ry ce rea l s a dve r t i se d directly to children. But Saxon advises parents avoid serving these kinds of products. “A sugary cereal is no way to start the day,” she says. “Nutrition is not only about the present, it’s also about establishing healthy habits for the future. Should we eat chocolate chip cookies for breakfast? No. Just because they’re made into a cereal does not make it OK.” Germanese recommends reading ingredient labels and JESSICA GERMANESE, avoiding cereals that list sugar among the top three ingredi- registerd dietitian ents. She suggests looking for whole-grain cereals with at least three grams of fiber and no more than five grams of sugar per serving. “Oatmeal is great,” she notes.

“Even instant oatmeal is good, but make sure it doesn’t have added sugar.” Her other favorite breakfast choice: protein-rich eggs.

“Proteins are the body’s building blocks,” says Dr. Divya Chauhan, a family physician with Creve Coeur Family Medicine

“BREAKFAST IS FILLING YOUR BODY’S TANK— IT WAKES UP YOUR BRAIN AND GIVES YOUR METABOLISM THE FUEL IT NEEDS.”

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“Everyone can benefit from a small amount of protein at every meal,” Saxon adds. “The amount of protein children need depends on their age, size and activity level. A basic rule for older children and adolescents is half a gram of protein per pound of healthy body weight. You want to spread this amount out throughout the day. Most people in the United States don’t have a problem getting enough total protein in a day; however, breakfast is often the lowest-protein, highest-sugar meal.”

A breakfast combination of protein, healthy fats and fiber is optimal for both children and adults. For those who simply don’t have a moment to sit down to a healthy breakfast, Germanese says a low-sugar granola bar, handful of nuts and piece of fruit can be a healthy breakfast on the go.

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Guide to Pain Management Ladue News Special Section

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Patients First Kim Uzzetta, administrator of Parkcrest Orthopedics, is busy. That’s because the practice of four orthopedic surgeons and two certified physician assistants offers a full range of services.

Yet Uzzetta is never too busy to provide the kind of personalized service she would expect for her own family, and that philosophy is at the heart of the practice, she says.

“Everyone in this practice is very well trained, and we really go above and beyond in the way we serve our patients,” Uzzetta notes. “There’s a sense of family here—patients aren’t transferred to lots of different people before they get what they need.

Everyone here can do what’s needed to take care of patients’ requests and answer their questions.”

Although the practice is small compared to others in the region, Uzzetta points out that its size is one factor that allows for timely, individualized responses to patient needs. All four surgeons were trained at Washington University School of Medicine and perform state-of-theart procedures.

A complete range of orthopedic care is available at Parkcrest. For instance, Dr. James Emanuel specializes in arm and shoulder injuries; and has

Jeffrey Todd, Dr. David King, Dr. Glen Johnson, Dr. James Emanuel, Dr. Richard Johnston, and Allen Mathieu

extensive experience in arthroscopic shoulder repair and performs arthroscopic elbow surgery, including rotator cuff and labrum repair, ulnar nerve decompression and carpal tunnel surgery.

Dr. Richard Johnston specializes in total joint replacement, performing minimally invasive joint replacement, arthroscopic procedures and partial knee replacement as an alternative to full knee replacement.

Sports medicine is one focal area for the practice, and staff expertise is deep. “Our doctors and physician assistants volunteer their time to attend sporting events and treat injured athletes on site,” Uzzetta says.

Dr. Glen Johnson served numerous times as team orthopedist for the USA National Soccer Continued on page 69 ON THE COVER Parkcrest Orthopedics, located at 845 N. New Ballas Court, Ste. 130, offers a full range of services, including sports medicine and assistance for those who have sustained work-related injuries. Pictured on the cover: Drs. David King, Glen Johnson, James Emanuel and Richard Johnston. For more information, call 997-1777 or visit parkcrestortho.net.

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Since the surgery, I’m hiking and I’m back on the golf course – pain free. The enjoyment is back in the game again.

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The Padda Institute — Center for Interventional Pain Management (CIPM) is a nationally recognized center of excellence for the treatment and management of acute and chronic pain.

The Center provides comprehensive inpatient and outpatient treatment plans customized to fit each patient’s individual needs. The Padda Institute treats the entire person, not just the affected area. Pain doesn’t influence a person in an isolated way; rather it effects them physically, emotionally and psychologically.

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Mercy is now the Official Medical Provider of the St. Louis Cardinals.

Here’s to a healthy season.

The smell of the nachos. The freshly raked grass. The sound of 40,000 plus fans joined in one unanimous groan as the batter takes a hard, fast one on the wrist. Good to know Mercy is in the clubhouse to keep the Cards as healthy as possible. With three hospitals and more than 570 Mercy Clinic physicians throughout the St. Louis area, we can do the same for you.

Learn more about our doctors and services at mercy.net.

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“We’re very service-oriented and family-centered.

I’m a third-generation physician, and most of my staff has been with me from 10 to 20 years. Patients can get in to be seen quickly because I practice orthopedics with a family practitioner philosophy. We have followed the care of elderly patients, their kids and then their kids over the years, all with the goal of making them pain-free.” His service orientation includes offering evening and Saturday morning hours for patients who can’t take off from work or school, and having three office locations: Creve Coeur and two Illinois locations: Fairview Heights and Breese. Bassman’s high-touch practice is also high-tech. In the past two years, he has gone to electronic medical records, allowing access to these from any office or on-the-go. This enables him to see the plan or prescribe medications and share this information with referring physicians, including same-day notes to workers’ compensation carriers.

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PROUDLY ADMIT IT: I AM A Downton Abbey fan. More important, I am a fan of English architecture and design, and what better example is there than Highclere Castle, the historic home of the eighth Earl of Carnarvon and the inspiration behind the hit series?

This rather large dwelling, the centerpiece of the 1,000-acre estate in Hampshire, is located atop an Iron Age hill in the English countryside. The current home stands on the site of an earlier structure that was built for the

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Bishops of Winchester. Since 1679, the Carnarvon family has lived on the estate. The third Earl of Carnarvon, at age 38, began the remodel and rebuilding of the castle, engaging the talents of Sir Charles Barry, who had built the Houses of Parliament. A combination of the Jacobethan and Italianate styles, this property has all the grandeur of a palace built for royalty! Construction of a home this size obviously takes several years; and as a result, several builders and architects were involved. Upon Barry’s death in 1860, an

associate, Thomas Allom, was hired to supervise the work that was completed in 1878.

The famous landscape architect, Lancelot ‘Capability’ Brown, designed the grounds. Often referred to as ‘England’s greatest gardener,’ Brown created a sort of garden-less landscape, with rolling meadows approaching the house.

The gardens are full of architectural follies and mature trees—some of which were planted as seeds in the 18th century, while others were added by subsequent earls.

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One interesting part of this home’s story begins in 1895, when the fifth Earl of Carnarvon, 31-year-old George Edward Stanhope Molyneux Herbert, married 19-year-old Almina Victoria Maria Alexandra Wombwell. She was the love child of her mother and banking tycoon Alfred de Rothschild. Times being what they were in polite society, Almina brought the Rothschild wealth into the marriage, safeguarding—for the time being—the future of Highclere, which had fallen on difficult times.

Because it was so important to her biological father that Almina be accepted in polite society, Sir Alfred pulled some strings to arrange for the Prince of Wales to visit Highclere shortly after she took up residence there. Money was spent like running water to ‘gild the lily’ and impress England’s future king. The young 19-year-old was lauded for her hostess skills, thus securing her place in society.

As for Almina’s husband, the wealth allowed him to support interesting hobbies. The fifth

THIS RATHER LARGE DWELLING, THE CENTERPIECE OF THE 1,000ACRE ESTATE IN HAMPSHIRE, IS LOCATED ATOP AN IRON AGE HILL IN THE ENGLISH COUNTRYSIDE.

Lord and Lady Carnarvon

Earl was fascinated with Egyptology. In 1907, he began funding archeologists Howard Carter’s excavations in the various valleys of Egypt. They struck ‘gold,’ so to speak, when they opened the tomb of Tutankhamun in the Valley of the Kings—the largest cache discovered intact of an Egyptian king. Some still say it was this discovery that began the curse of Tutankhamun. In March 1923, Carnarvon developed an infection due to a razor’s nick on a mosquito bite on his skin. Days later, on April 5, he passed away in Cairo. Lady Carnarvon ended up selling many of the items to the Metropolitan Museum of Art to pay taxes upon his death. The lower level of Highclere, which once housed the scullery and kitchen, is now home to what remained of the earl’s Egyptian collection of artifacts (many of which were not discovered until the 1980s), which can now be viewed by the public. The fifth Earl’s final resting place is on a hill at Highclere, overlooking the house and grounds.

Now, the eighth Earl of Carnarvon, George Reginald Oliver Molyneux Herbert, and his second wife, Fiona J. M. Aitken, run and live at Highclere.

Taking on the project of this great house was very daunting. The home had been vacant for many years and had fallen (once again) in a sad state of repair. Fortunately, the couple’s friend, Downton Abbey creator Julian Fellowes, has helped save the day with the popularity of the show by drawing tourists from all over the world to visit.

For more information or to plan your visit, go to highclerecastle.co.uk. The Countess of Carnarvon also has chronicled Highclere’s history in her book, Lady Almina and the Real Downton Abbey.

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CIRCLE DRIVE LEADS TO A traditional-style brick home with an in-ground pool and near a community lake. Situated on a 1-acre lot with mature trees, the home’s two-story foyer leads to a center-hall floor plan that offers 4,141 square feet of living space. The gourmet kitchen offers a center island with gas stove, wine cabinets, and adjoins the breakfast room, with French doors leading to the pool. The main floor master has a vaulted ceiling and walk-in ceilings. The updated master bath offers dual vanities, a Jacuzzi tub and separate shower. Three bedrooms, two baths and an additional lounge area are on the second floor.

Design aesthetics include custom and builtin cabinets, a three-car garage and a partially completed lower level.

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A two-story home in Town & Country with 11 rooms, 4 bedrooms, 3 full- and 1 half-bath is listed for $739,000.

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Janet McAfee Weakley, along with 10 other real estate agents, started Janet McAfee in 1975. The firm currently has 150 sales associates and a sales volume of $400 million. Locally owned and operated, the agency is among the largest privately owned luxury real estate firms in St. Louis.

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EW YORK CITY BALLET MOVES IS coming to St. Louis for the first time since 1994, in conjunction with Dance St. Louis.

The touring group of 20 performers will present five pieces that run the gamut, giving viewers the chance to experience the ballet’s diverse repertory without leaving St. Louis. We caught up with artistic director and ballet master Jean-Pierre Frohlich in advance of the March 9 and 10 performances at the Fox Theatre.

I understand you’ve been with the company since 1972. Is it a challenge to always keep things fresh?

I’m very fortunate because I also travel and stage productions of ballets in many other places. I also have been made part of the Jerome Robbins Trust, so I was put on an advisory committee to supervise his works and maintain them. I get to travel and work with many companies all over Europe and America.

It keeps me fresh. I’ve never felt stifled or bored.

Also, I’m a native New Yorker and I’m happy to stay in New York.

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Tell me about working with the Jerome Robbins Trust. (Robbins joined New York City Ballet shortly after its formation and was known, in addition to his ballet choreography, for his work on Broadway shows, including West Side Story, The King and I and Fiddler on the Roof.)

I was one of his ballet master’s assistants, and I worked very closely with him; and then I became ballet master here at New York City Ballet. After he passed away, a committee was created to oversee his ballet works because he cared so much about them.

You have much more control over that type of a performance than when you are part of a Broadway show. We advise the trustees on what companies should be given a license to do his ballets.

What are some of the highlights of the upcoming performance in St. Louis?

One that I’m looking forward to is Justin Peck’s piece, called In Creases, which is set to Phillip Glass music. It shows the young side of the company and has a sense of energy, and it’s lyrical at the same time. Another highlight is Duo Concertant, which was created by George Balanchine to music by Stravinsky in 1972. There’s also Polyphonia, which is Christopher Wheeldon’s first major ballet that became a hit in New York, and is done all over the world. We’ll also be performing In the Night, which was created in 1970 and is set to Chopin. It follows three couples with three very different personalities: one is a young couple; the second is an older,

Jean-Pierre Frohlich rehearses with Joaquin de Luz and Sebastien Marcovici.

Justin Peck’s In Creases.

more aristocratic, bourgeois couple; and the third is a couple who can’t find an even keel in their relationship, so they always seem to be having a bit of a disagreement. By the end, they reconcile.

There’s no story per se, but when you watch it, you feel there’s a story. Then there’s Red Angels, which is performed with electric violin. It’s fantastic and has high energy—the audience loves it.

actually haven’t premiered it at Lincoln Center yet.

So the St. Louis audience is getting it first before the New York audience. It’s full of imagination and energy—it can be difficult for the dancers but they love doing it.

How are the pieces chosen?

The whole performance shows what New York City Ballet is about. You get a range of moods and you’ll see different sides of the company.

Even though we have four piano ballets, they all sound so different, you’ll really see the variety. We perform to live music—I think that is so important, because when you use canned music, or music out of a speaker, it loses the aesthetic of the live performance. There’s something about everything happening live that is very special.

Are there additional challenges putting together a performance like this on the road?

It’s actually easier to tour with a smaller group like this; we have about 20 dancers. It’s a lot less hectic because you only have to manage a small group and we all get along, which is great. It’s nice for the dancers to have time to spend with each other; whereas in New York, they perform and then go back to their apartments or go home.

They get to create friendship on the tour. (Ballet master-in-chief) Peter Martins also goes on these tours, so they get the opportunity to really have time with him, which they don’t necessarily get in New York.

I understand one of the pieces, In Creases, has just recently premiered?

It premiered last year in Saratoga Springs—we

Dance St. Louis presents New York City Ballet MOVES at 8 p.m. on March 9 and 2 p.m. on March 10 at the Fox Theatre.

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Ryan Robertson: Full Circle

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E WALKED ON WATER IN high school. He made it look so effortless. He never seemed l i ke h e wa s ra t t l e d . W hy should Ryan Roberston have been worried? He was the perfect guard. He was long at 6 foot 5. He was skilled with incredible range. He saw the game of basketball

in slow motion. Robertson was All-State and All-American.

Ryan Robertson arguably posted the best career stats of any high school player in our town’s history. At St. Charles West, he scored more than 2,700 points, dished out 1,100-plus assists and won a state championship. That’s why Kansas and Roy Williams recruited him hard. And even though Mizzou was only 90

minutes away, Robertson became a Jayhawk. And the success continued in Lawrence: four NCAA tourney appearances, 1,000 points, and picked 45th overall in the 1999 NBA draft.

After one season with the Sacramento Kings, Robertson became a world traveler. He played in Holland, Greece and France. He has returned to his home in St. Charles, and is now the regional marketing director for Goldman Sachs.

Robertson is a married father of three; and when he’s not working, he is coaching his children’s basketball teams.

How do you approach basketball with your kids?

It’s my biggest struggle. I can’t remember how serious I am supposed to take it. My daughter is in second grade, and my son is in kindergarten.

Do I ask them to practice layups in the driveway?

I have to enjoy it—they have to enjoy it.

Best player you have ever been on the floor with?

Kevin Garnett and I played together in the McDonald’s All-American game. He is 7 feet tall.

He could shoot it, and he did things I have never seen done before. He did all of this while he was constantly talking.

Best moment ever for you on a court?

Winning the state championship in 1995. I was playing with my brother, Troy. My dad was the assistant coach, and Coach Hollander and I were close.

Are Missouri fans still razzing you about choosing Kansas?

Four years ago, I walked into a Bread Company in Columbia. I had my suit on and was doing business. I ordered my coffee and bagels. My head was down, and as I am walking out, there was a table by the door with four frat boys, who started to boo me. I smiled and waved, and walked out.

Most rewarding game against Mizzou?

My senior year. We were ranked No. 1 or 2 my first three years that we went to Columbia.

We had great teams, but Mizzou always won in Columbia. So my senior year, we traveled to Columbia...and we won the game. I think I had 18 points.

Craziest moment overseas?

When I played in Greece, the fans were nuts.

The league required riot-geared police. About 50 policemen in full armor would surround the court at every game. It happened all the time where the police would come out and have to use tear gas.

5 THINGS I THINK 1. The Rams should solve a lot of problems and go sign a wide receiver with a resume. You would make Sam Bradford better. You would make the running backs better. Why do they have to be almost the only team in the NFL without a really good receiver for a long time? Sign Mike Wallace.

2. I would rather listen to Ken Hitchcock talk about hockey than any sports figure in this town talk about anything else. He doesn’t give you quotes, he gives you prose. The man is so thoughtful and brilliant.

3. Argo is one of the best movies I have ever seen. It’s not quite The Godfather, Rocky, Vertigo, Jaws or The Exorcist, but it’s in my top 10.

4. John Mozeliak and Mike Matheny will be together longer than any GM and coach/manager team in St. Louis sports history. Power and success often corrupt. It won’t happen here. They both have the humility gene. Matheny knows Mo took a big chance on him, and Mo knows just how good Matheny will be one day as a manager.

5. Heaven for me would be a SLU-Mizzou first-round match-up in the NCAA Tourney. The athletic department in Columbia won’t force the basketball program to play SLU, but the NCAA could.

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TANGENTIAL THINKER

KIM KARDASHIAN The famous-for-no-reason reality ‘star’ got in a little hot water last week when she tweeted a photograph of a diamond-encrusted hand gun. In the wake of all the recent gun violence, Kim’s people quickly pointed out the error of her ways and deleted the tweet.

Besides, we all know Kim doesn’t use a gun. She prefers to kill us slowly from the inside, sapping our brains and our souls.

TAYLOR LAUTNER The former hottest-thing-in-Hollywood found himself in a sticky situation last week. It seems the Twilight wolf wandered into a private section of an Oscar party, where a den of waiting cougars was ready to pounce. It took his wingman, Glee star Chord Overstreet, to jump to the rescue and help Lautner make his escape. Now, I know what you’re thinking, and I honestly don’t have an answer: How on earth did Taylor Lautner get invited to an Oscar Party?

JENNIFER LAWRENCE The recently crowned Oscar winner had a few choice words for the press after the ceremony last week. Upon entering the press room, she immediately, ahem, flipped the bird to the waiting members of the media.

She then proceeded to give an extremely candid interview discussing mental illness, her meteoric rise to fame, and her now-infamous fall on her way up to the podium. Lawrence then confessed she was a bit tipsy, as she had done shots before she came out. My God, woman, have a little dignity. It’s not the Golden Globes, for heaven’s sake.

KRISTEN STEWART The Twilight siren had fans and colleagues scratching their heads at the Oscars last week. She showed up to the award show limping and occasionally using crutches.

She had an obvious bruise on her arm, mussed hair and was looking quite dazed. Her people have yet to release a statement explaining Stewart’s condition, but I do know if the painkillers precede the injury, there tend to be complications. *so don’t quote me.

BY DEBBIE BALDWIN

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O LAST WEEK MY FAMILY AND I were spending an uncharacteristically quiet evening at home.

Homework was finished, and Cranky Whiny and Punch inexplicably were not bickering (I wondered idly if they had run out of ideas). Anyway, we were lolling around the family room, watching some vaguely inappropriate crime show when Pebbles, our puggle, hopped onto my lap and settled in. Wow, how Norman Rockwell! I guess every family deserves one night like this…and then I heard the noise.

You see, I had made lamb chops for dinner that night, and after consulting everything from Wikipedia to Google, I came to the controversial conclusion that dogs should not be given lamb bones. That apparently is not an opinion dogs themselves share. So there I sat, dog on lap, clearly aware that she was munching on a bone that she shouldn’t be. I also was aware of the fact that I should probably take this bone away from her. The puppy, however, does not share this sentiment. I weigh my options, and a content dog and quiet family win out. I scratched the puppy behind her ears, and smiled as the kids tried to figure out who the killer on the TV show was—it was almost serene. And that’s when things took a turn for the worse.

My husband came home from the office and shattered our familial bliss with one simple horrifying comment: What are all these feathers doing all over the floor? I still. Pebbles—almost sensing the firestorm—hops off my lap and scuttles under the couch. The realization dawns: I have nestled this dog gently on my lap while she quietly lay there and ate a bird.

My long and sordid history—a.k.a. phobia— with birds goes back decades. I think it started when, as a child, I found a colorful bird feather in our yard. My mother smacked it out of my hand, cautioning me that bird feathers are filthy and spread disease.

When I lived in New York City, I was getting ready to go for a run around Central Park one day when a bookishly handsome man wearing a Harvard Medical School sweatshirt started stretching next to me. I was just about to give him the smile/hair toss combo when a pigeon—shall we say—relieved himself on my head. Although in retrospect the pigeon was probably saving me

from myself—that guy was way out of my league.

Then, there was the goose incident. Walking into work one spring day at a renowned local performance improvement company, I apparently wandered too close to a nest of hatchlings.

I won’t sugar-coat it. I was attacked. The mother goose—quite unlike the sweet lady from the nursery rhymes—chased me across a lawn and into a parking lot biting me soundly on my backside until I beat a hasty retreat to my Honda Accord.

I won’t get into the bird nest in the chimney story—I’m still in therapy. I also got a very nasty look from a peacock while touring Monticello while in graduate school. He didn’t try anything, but he was thinking about it.

So there I stood in my living room, my dog cowering, my children convulsing with laughter and my husband quickly gathering up the carnage. I rolled my eyes and realized something: I do not like birds; and apparently, they are not too crazy about me, either.

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The Book of Mormon

ET ME START OFF BY SAYING THAT HAD I WRITTEN MY traditional list of Oscar predictions—for which I have a remarkably accurate record, well, I would have failed miserably this year. This had to have been one of the most unusual, scattered, unpredictable Academy Awards I have ever seen. That being said, I am prepared to eat a little crow and perhaps do a little Monday morning-quarterbacking.

Best Picture: Argo Revenge is a dish that is best served cold. Ben Affleck won both the Golden Globe and the Directors Guild award for best director and was unceremoniously—no pun intended—snubbed

by Oscar. Well, the Academy members showed the powers that be just what they thought of the affront. Were I a voting member of the academy, Argo would have received my vote.

Best Actor: Daniel Day-Lewis (Lincoln) This was a lock. I mean, there was an outside chance that Hugh Jackman could cause an upset, but not likely. Daniel Day-Lewis is not only a brilliant actor, he’s the type of guy you root for; you want him to win. He was my pick…and that is where my streak ends.

Best Actress: Jennifer Lawrence (Silver Linings Playbook) OK, I liked Silver Linings Playbook, but come on. It’s a really good romantic comedy, but is it Oscar-worthy? Jennifer Lawrence was terrific; but honestly, if I’m comparing her to Jessica Chastain in Zero Dark Thirty or Naomi Watts in The Impossible, I just don’t get it. My pick here was Jessica Chastain.

Best Director: Ang Lee (Life of Pi) Something hit me during the Oscar acceptance speeches. When the visual effects/ cinematography team from Life of Pi received their awards, the group’s designated spokesman commented that it was odd to be winning an award in that category because all the visual effects were fake: They didn’t film it in the ocean, the tiger was computer-generated, and the water was a giant tank on the studio lot. And I realized that’s what bothers me about the film.

Yes, there is a dream-like, fairy-tale component, but in the back of my head it just seemed fake. Spielberg had my vote here.

STORY A group of eager young missionaries graduates from the LatterDay Saints Church Ministry Training Center in Utah, and each of the young men is given his two-year assignment, as well as the name of his partner during that period. Elder Kevin Price is shocked when he learns that his destination is Uganda, and that his partner is the nerdy class dunce, Elder Arnold Cunningham.

When the pairs arrives in Uganda, they are greeted by skeptical natives who are mired in poverty. Kevin joins a cadre of other Mormon missionaries there who have failed to convert a single Ugandan, while Arnold is befriended by Nabulungi, who inspires Arnold to teach her neighbors about Mormonism, but unfortunately he’s never actually read the book.

No worries; Arnold simply uses his knowledge of science-fiction and fantasy tales to re-interpret the story of the Book of Mormon to give the natives hope for salvation from the torments of their daily lives.

HIGHLIGHTS Written by Trey Parker and Matt Stone, of TV’s South Park fame, and Robert Lopez, who co-created Avenue Q, the brash and vulgar show garnered an impressive nine Tony Awards in 2011, including Best Musical, Best Book and Best Score.

MUSICAL: The Book of Mormon GROUP: Touring Company VENUE: Fox Theatre, 527 N. Grand Blvd.

DATES: Through March 3 TICKETS: From $25, including a daily pre-show lottery at the box office two hours prior to each performance. For regular tickets, 534-1111 or metrotix.com RATING: A 4 on a scale of 1-to-5.

All you need to know about The Book of Mormon is that it ‘faithfully’ follows the combination of irreverence and low-brow humor that permeates the South Park TV series. Nonetheless, the ho-hum lyrics are offset by consistently sprightly music that gives The Book of Mormon a jaunty, convivial spirit.

There’s even a sweet inner core to the story, as Arnold finds the courage to help the people of the village, and Kevin is able to get past his self-importance to contribute, as well.

Mark Evans is fine as Elder Price, giving him the swagger and delusional bravado the role requires. As Arnold, Christopher John O’Neill has the dumpy look and eager countenance to convey the innate good nature of the nerdy missionary.

Parker, Stone and Lopez have found a formula that works for them and has a sizable audience with a penchant for bathroom humor.

If that appeals to you, or if you like a salty story with a surprisingly sweet center, then The Book of Mormon will not disappoint.

BY MARK BRETZ

Best Supporting Actress: Anne Hathaway (Les Miserables) This was the only other guaranteed win. She gave an incredible performance—and she shaved her head. Give the woman a statue.

Just don’t ever let her host the Oscars again.

So, another Oscar season comes and goes. There’s a hint of spring in the air. I guess it’s time to sit back and get ready to enjoy some car chases and alien invasions.

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Best Supporting Actor: Christoph Waltz (Django Unchained) It’s possible I have some residual hostility pent up from his mediocre performance hosting Saturday Night Live. Frankly, any supporting member of the Argo cast or the Lincoln cast would have been preferable.

spicybits On Saturday, March 9, STL Culinary Tours will conduct a tour of some of Clayton’s finest eateries.

The tour will start at Bar Les Freres, stopping at Extra Virgin, Oceano Bistro, Little Bar Les Freres Country Gentlemen and I Fratellini.

For more info, visit StlCulinaryTours.com.

La Patisserie Chouquette, the long-awaited boutique bakery from former Ritz-Carlton pastry chef SIMONE FAURE, has finally opened its doors at 1626 Tower Grove Ave. Faure tells us the bakery will specialize in overthe-top custom creations, as well as edible wedding dress recreations. The venture is a partnership between Faure and BEN POREMBA, chef/ owner at Elaia & Olio across the street.

DINING OUT

Lu Lu Seafood Restaurant

Sample & Savor

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MICHELE COEN-RACANELLI of Michele C. Catering & Events has announced she’ll be opening The Dam, a new burger restaurant located at 3173 Morgan Ford Road in South City, sometime in May.

LIVE BOULEVARD BETWEEN 1-70 AND Skinker Boulevard is home to an array of noteworthy (and authentic) Asian restaurants and markets. While foodies in-the-know recognize the variety of goodness available along these blocks, there are still those out there who have never ventured down this stretch of road.

Recently, we’ve begun exploring some of the eateries in this vicinity in order to get the word out. The latest: a long overdue introduction to Lu Lu Seafood Restaurant, a fixture in the area for some 20 years that has been on our short list of must-trys for a while.

First, the space itself. The interior of the restaurant was a riot of red and gold, with barely a spot on the walls and floors (or any flat surface, for that matter) that didn’t sport a tapestry, wall-hanging, Chinese vase or other knick-knack. Over the top?

Most certainly—and we loved it! The dining room was expansive, with plenty of seating for all sizes of parties and a good-sized bar, as well. Another plus: ample parking in the surrounding lot.

The Lu Lu menu was voluminous, so we took a small-plate approach in order to sample as much as possible. From the Dim Sum, we got the Steamed Egg Custard Buns ($4), three palm-sized globes of smooth, sticky dough filled with a luscious, mildly sweet custard. These came out first and were so substantial and filling, the rest of the meal was temporarily in jeopardy as we slowly made our way through the other items. The Soups And

BY MATT SORRELL

BY SIDNEY LEWIS

Kudos to chefs GERARD CRAFT of Craft Restaurants Ltd. and KEVIN NASHAN of Sidney Street Cafe. Both have been named semi-finalists for the James Beard Foundation Awards’ Best Chef-Midwest.

They’ll find out Monday, March 18, if they made it to the finals. Good luck, chefs!

Congratulations to Cielo, Niche, Giovanni’s on the Hill, The Grill (at The Ritz-Carlton) and Tony’s, for once again being honored with a AAA Four Diamond Award. Only 2.6 percent of the 29,000 AAA-rated restaurants earned the Four Diamond Award in 2013. Well done!

Saveur magazine has been showing St. Louis lots of love recently. South County’s The Donut Stop was featured on its list of the 50 best donut shops in the country. And Whiskey Seduction, an original cocktail from CORY CUFF of Cielo, was featured on the publication’s website.

Apps section yielded an impressive array of dishes for noshing, like the Steamed Juicy Pork Buns ($6) (aka Shangai Dumplings according to the menu caption); Steamed Shrimp and Pork Wontons ($6); and the Scallion Pancakes ($5). The pork buns were actually more like dumplings (versus the hefty buns found under the Dim Sum offerings). They were small but flavorful, full of mild shredded pork. The pancakes were thick, dense and bread-like, reminiscent of focaccia. The scallions were a low-key flavor presence, very subtle and detectable mostly in the finish. The pancakes came with a thick, rich, sweet hoisin sauce that we ended up using with almost everything else we ordered.

To mitigate some of the heaviness of the other plates, we tried to even things out with the Broccoli With Garlic Sauce ($9) from the Vegetable And Tofu list. Surprisingly, this dish was the standout of the evening. We expected a simple side but it was actually very complex, with a sauce that was sweet but not cloying or sticky, and a judicious use of garlic that created a great balance and depth of flavors.

Unfortunately, we invested our time and appetites in so many starters that we didn’t get around to sampling the impressive array of lamb, beef, chicken, duck and seafood items also available. Sounds like a good excuse to make a return trip in the near future.

8224 Olive Blvd., 997-3108, luluseafood.com

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DIV ER SIONS Across 1. Carve in stone 5. Minor 10. ___-bodied 14. Filly’s mother 15. Courtyards 16. Coaster 17. Persia, now 18. ‘I ___ return’ 19. Spiritual, e.g.

20. World Series Champ ‘60, ‘71 23. Mission 24. Eagerness 25. Appraised 28. ‘___ it the truth!’

30. Fencing need 31. Artillery burst 33. 100 lbs.

36. World Series Champ ‘89 40. Make sense, with ‘up’ 41. Pirate’s pal 42. Aquarium 43. Planet of the ___ 44. Go by, as time 46. Harshly criticize 49. More rational

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Down 1. Arabic for ‘commander’ 2. Hawaiian tuber 3. Complain 4. Twine plant 5. Glued 6. Character 7. Piece of land 8. Bill collector?

9. Princeton rival 10. Declare 11. Dye option 12. Slow, musically 13. Garden tool 21. Morgue, for one

22. Mount Vernon, for one 25. Sacred Hindu writings 26. Acted like 27. Advance 28. Sot 29. ‘___ fallen, and I can’t get up’ 31. Adjusts, as a clock 32. Trick taker, often 33. Applaud 34. Cysts 35. Kid 37. Drive 38. Frat row letters 39. Enterprise, for one 43. Book 44. Catch, as in a net 45. Fantasy Island prop 46. Deep-six 47. Fine dinnerware 48. Desert sight 49. Close call 50. Blood carrier 52. Bounce back, in a way 53. Concrete section 54. Narc’s find, perhaps 55. Cut, maybe 56. Affirmative votes

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MARCH MORPHO MANIA Experience the flight of some 3,000 Costa Rican Blue Morpho butterflies in the tropical rainforest atmosphere of the Butterfly House. $4-$6. 636-530-0076 or butterflyhouse.org.

VARSITY ART XVII Art Saint Louis presents top multimedia artwork from students of 20 Midwest colleges. An opening reception will be held from 6-8 p.m. March 8. Free.

241-4810 or artsaintlouis.org.

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KENNETH KRAEGEL Children’s author Kenneth Kraegel will read from his picture book, King Arthur’s Very Great Grandson, at St. Louis County Library’s Headquarters. 10 a.m.

Free. 289-4424 or slsc.org.

NITE AT THE NEO See The Big Muddy Dance Company perform a self-produced concert featuring dancers from Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago and River North Dance Chicago, then meet the dancers and join them on the dance floor. 8 p.m. $25. 920-5017 or thebigmuddydanceco.org.

3/2-3 DR. SEUSS BIRTHDAY BASH Kids can listen to local celebrities read Dr. Seuss books, make their own Dr. Seuss hat and watch The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! at The Magic House.

9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. March 2; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. March 3. Free admission for children with the donation of a Dr. Seuss book.

822-8900 or magichouse.org.

CELEBRATE FITNESS A 90-minute fitness workshop, featuring workouts ranging from Zumba, yoga and water aerobics to a 10K run, at Washington University Athletic Complex will benefit Siteman Cancer Center. 7 a.m. registration, 8:30 a.m. workout. $30-$35, adults; $20-$25, ages 13-18; free, kids 12 and younger; cost includes a tote bag or T-shirt. celebrate-events.org.

A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM Alexandra Ballet will perform Shakespeare’s enchanting tale, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, at Touhill Performing Arts Center.

7:30 p.m. March 9; 2 p.m.

March 10. $10-$30. 516-4949 or touhill.org.

MOVES Dance St. Louis presents the New York City Ballet performance of modern and classic dance to the sounds of the New York City Ballet Orchestra during Moves at Fox Theatre. 8 p.m. March 9; 2 p.m. March 10. $40-$80.

534-6622 or dancestlouis.org.

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THE JOURNEY Nishmah’s prePassover event, The Journey, returns with a dinner and music program, as well as hands-on learning stations, Passover food tasting and recipe sharing, and Passover gifts and artwork for women and girls at the Jewish Community Center’s Staenberg Family Complex. 5:30 p.m. $54.

442-3268 or nishmah.org.

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3/6-24 VENUS IN FUR The Repertory Theatre presents Venus in Fur, an emotional play based off a seductive story of a woman’s stage audition, at the Loretto-Hilton Center.

Various times. $47. 968-4925 or repstl.org.

BON JOVI American rock icons Bon Jovi will play classic hits and new songs from What About Now as part of the Because We Can tour at Scottrade Center.

7:30 p.m. $27-$127. 622-5435 or scottradecenter.com.

3/13-24 WAR HORSE Fox Theatre hosts best play Tony Award-winner War Horse, which follows the stirring journey of a young man and his horse during World War I. Various times. $15-$74. 534-1111 or fabulousfox.com.

3/14-17 GUYS & DOLLS Explore New York City’s underworld in the colorful classic, Guys and Dolls, at J. Scheidegger Center for the Arts. Various times. $10-$18.

636-949-4433 or lindenwood.edu.

3/13-16 JOHN AND GERALD CLAYTON DUO Grammy-nominated jazz bassist John Clayton and his son, jazz pianist Gerald Clayton, will perform at Jazz at the Bistro. 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. $15-$37. 534-1111 or jazzstl.org.

3/15 LIVINGSTON TAYLOR & JANIS JAN Folk music legends Janis Ian and Livingston Taylor, brother of James Taylor, will perform at the Sheldon Concert Hall. 8 p.m. $35-$40.

534-1111 or thesheldon.org.

3/8 MUSE In support of its latest release, The 2nd Law, British alternative rock band Muse will take the Chafeitz Arena stage. 8 p.m. $45-$65. thechafeitzarena.com.

Series continues with former Mexican president Vicente Fox at Powell Hall.

8 p.m. $285-$420, series subscription only. 534-1700 or stlouisspeakersseries.org.

VICENTE FOX Maryville University’s St. Louis Speaker

CHECK THIS OUT AFTERNOON AT THE OSCARS Hear Hollywood film score favorites such as Casablanca, Doctor Zhivago, The Godfather, Star Wars and Out of Africa by the St. Louis Symphony at Powell Hall. 3 p.m. March 3. $30-$65. 534-1700 or stlsymphony.org.

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continued from page 18 11 Call-A-Thon for Kids on April 23 and the Imo’s for Kids Day on April 24, before Young Variety hosts its annual Night of the Rising Stars on April 26 at City Cottage.

Dinner with Stars serves as a culmination of the week, chaired once again by Marilyn Fox, who Albus says is vital to the success of the event. In her 16 years, the money raised has quadrupled, with $1.4 million garnered in one night last year.

The evening also will honor the 2013 Man and Woman of the Year, Edward Jones managing partner Jim Weddle and champion of the arts Noémi Neidorff for their efforts in leading and improving the St. Louis community.

The Variety Children’s Chorus will perform before Carlos Santana takes the stage at the Latin American-themed gala. “Santana is a worldclass entertainer and one of the best guitarists of all time,” Albus says. “He’s doing this as a big favor to Variety and we’re very excited.”

Tickets for Dinner with the Stars are available at a range of price points. Tables of 10 at the Diamond, Platinum and Ruby levels can be purchased for $35,000, $25,000 or $15,000, respectively. Nancy and Walter Galvin are chairs for the Patron Ballroom ($10,000 per table or $1,000 per ticket), while Kelly and Steve Gross are overseeing the Gold Ballroom ($5,000 per table or $500 per ticket), and Mary Ann Srenco is heading up the Caberet Club inside the Peabody’s Kiel Club, where individual tickets are $150.

With World Wide Technology, Centene Corporation and the David Steward family underwriting the cost of the event for the second year, all money raised will go directly to helping Variety’s children, and Albus is hoping to raise the bar again this year. “It’s a big responsibility, but this community has provided the support to make sure these children get the help they need.”

Throughout the curriculum, the teachers blur the lines between subjects so connections can be made across disciplines during in-depth, handson projects, Bugnitz explains. For example, art and math were combined in a recent project where students’ pieces were guided by geometric measurements. In another recent hands-on activity, students meshed their science and engineering skills to design, test and launch rockets.

Flexible schedules and small class sizes allow teachers to dedicate more time to each kid’s experiential learning. “We can be creative in terms of the way each school day is scheduled,” Taylor says. “In science, I may only see half of the thirdgraders for half of the week, which affords me the chance to go much deeper into the project.”

Through this innovative and creative approach to learning, City Academy hopes students will experience ‘affective transformation,’ Taylor notes. “We are finding those projects that not only supply content, but really provide that aha moment, because education needs to inspire. Kids are only going to pursue career paths that they are challenged and inspired by.”

The school aims to develop problem-solvers, risk-takers and innovators through fostering skills that provoke a curious mind; an eagerness to learn and apply knowledge; and a desire to be resourceful. This is what future secondary schools and employers are looking for, Taylor adds.

And the STEAM initiative is prepping City Academy graduates for attending top-tier independent secondary schools. Taylor says the school is excited to see students “getting a fire” for certain subjects that will further fuel their future schooling and careers. “Now when students are pursuing secondary schools, they are asking questions like: What are your math and science programs like?”

Taylor says. “For a sixth-grader to say that, it really speaks volumes.”

teams and has extensive experience in reconstruction of women’s sports injuries. Dr. David King participated in the care of the St. Louis rams and St. Louis cardinals during his residency at Washington University. In addition, King has a ‘unique interest’ in arthroscopic hip surgery. He performs a procedure that uses bioabsorbable bone anchors, similar to those used in shoulder surgery, and removes bony abnormalities entirely through the arthroscope.

Another important service area for Parkcrest physicians and staff is care of people who experience work-related injuries. “Just as we use all the modern tools of orthopedic surgery and rehabilitation to return an athlete to sports, we use the same tools to return a worker to their occupation,” Uzzetta notes. Appointment requests are accommodated within 24 hours.

Although many practices offer a wide range of services, Uzzetta believes Parkcrest is special. “It’s in the little extras we offer and the responsiveness that defines our approach to patient care,” Uzzetta says, adding that she plans to stay busy, but never too busy to make a difference.

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exciting is the fact that annually, $3.2 million returns to our own community to fund research projects at institutions such as Washington University and Saint Louis University,” she notes.

The gala funds also will benefit local programs such as the annual Camp EDI held at Blue Mountain Camp in Fredericktown, Miss., running June 8 to 15 for diabetic patients ages 9 to 17.

Locally and nationwide, Pilliod emphasizes the rising number of diabetics is staggering. In the greater St. Louis area, about 291,000 or 9 percent of adults 20 and older have diabetes, while 3,000 youth have the disease. “Every 17 seconds, someone is diagnosed with diabetes; and there are 9,000 new cases annually,” she notes. The disease has become the seventh-leading cause of death and the leading cause of blindness, kidney failure and non-traumatic amputations.

As the association’s new leader in St. Louis, Pilliod hopes to help prevent and cure the disease that has affected so many lives around her. “It seems like every time you turn around, someone in your life is challenged with this disease,” she says.

“We have to make a positive impact.”

motivation. Create a family culture that values hard work by celebrating good grades received on papers or projects, not just high scores on report cards. This doesn’t mean buying the latest video game or paying for As, instead bake a special dessert or go out to a fun family dinner, making the hard-earned grade a celebratory event. Emphasize that you are just as proud of the process as you are of the high mark.

In high school, academic measurement becomes even more confusing with GPAs, weighted grades and AP curriculums. Furthermore, your child may actually work very hard at a difficult subject only to receive a low mark. Examine effort before criticizing a performance. Have a conversation about why your student is struggling, and ask what can be done differently to improve the situation.

Good grades can have a rewarding effect. Earning a C in trigonometry; however, does not doom one to a life of underachievement.Yes, grades do provide valuable insight into a student’s proficiency, but keeping scores in perspective is the key to creating a child who is a lifelong learner. To earn high marks as a parent, teach your children to celebrate successes, understand failures, and work to the best of their ability.

Alternative Therapies continued from page 23 TOUCH Program, Support Dogs In 1989, Support Dogs’ TOUCH Program graduated 12 dogs and their volunteers as the first teams trained to visit patients or residents in hospitals and nursing homes. Since that first year, 1,500 teams have graduated; and today, almost 300 are active participants, visiting a host of local facilities that also now include special school districts, rehab units and cancer centers.

“The dogs help the patients or residents take their minds off their problems or illnesses, bringing some much-needed smiles and happiness,” says Support Dogs executive director Bill Dahlkamp.

Support Dogs started the TOUCH Program in response to multiple requests from the medical community for dog visitors, and it has grown as more facilities recognize the validity of the service.

Studies are now being conducted, documenting its tangible medical effects, Dahlkamp says. The benefits of pet visitation therapy are numerous, from lowering blood pressure to providing incentives to patients, particularly children. Some rehab facilities may incorporate the dogs into therapy, encouraging patients to walk the dog or throw balls for retrieval. The dog visitors also offer a pleasant distraction. “It’s a friendly visitor, a wet nose and a good interaction that makes the situation better,” Dahlkamp explains.

Potential volunteers submit an application and their dog undergoes a temperament evaluation, with dogs of all breeds welcomed. After passing the evaluation, teams take a 15-week certification course, learning to work better together and preparing for scenarios they will encounter on visits. Whether the patient is 2 years old or 110, has had a dog or never owned a pet, the TOUCH Program offers a diversion from their everyday struggles, Dahlkamp says. “It’s the one thing in these people’s days when someone isn’t telling them what they can or can’t do. It’s just a fun, relaxing interaction with a loving animal.” {LadueNews.com} March 1, 2013

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Over 40 Years Experience For a free estimate call 314-426-2911 or e-mail us at info@buntonmeyerstl.com

The Standard in Tree and Lawn Care Free Estimates by Certified Arborists Emergency Service - Insured

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MASSEY TUCKPOINTING & MASONRY Tuckpointing with Color Match.

Chimney, Brick & Stone Repair.

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B.S. Horticulture Board Certified Master Arborist Fertilization, Trimming, Pruning, & Spraying

www.gammatree.com Trees Trimmed & Removed

GILLS TREE SERVICE • Stone Retaining Walls • Stump Grinding • Fully Insured

(636) 274-1378 AFFORDABLE TREE SERVICE: Professional Service at a Affordable Price. Call Baumann Tree for a free property inspection at 636.375.2812 You'll be glad you called!

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Chimney & Complete Houses, Spot Tuckpointing with Color Match.Brick & Stone Repair. Flagstone & Patio Repair. Basement Waterproofing. Caulking, Silicon Waterproofing. Powerwashing.

Prompt Free Est. Fully Insured.

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Luxury 3BR, 3BA Home, All Amenities, Sleeps 10, Spectacular Views, Jacuzzi, Only 75 Miles from Denver.

Available NOW for Spring Break! Call 314-993-0915 or 314-313-2072

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Call Bob 636-296-5240

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Hakimian Brothers

ORIENTAL RUGS

St. Louis Most Trusted Name For Over 45 Years

GOING OUT OF BUSINESS SALE DOORS CLOSE MARCH 3RD NOW EVERYTHING IS:

19C-29C ON THE DOLLAR

Due to the extensive amount of Merchandise remaining from our multi-million dollar Inventory, we are extending the sale until MARCH 3RD, And offering a higher discount on each and every rug in our showroom.

Hakimian Brothers Oriental Rugs

7911 CLAYTON RD. CLAYTON, MO. OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK. 10AM-6PM TEL: 314 - 725 - 3600